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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 799 13.5 914
2022 790 13.1 900
2021 869 5.3 908
2020 864 6.6 916
2019 845 8.5 914
2018 821 10.8 911
2017 768 15.4 898
2016 770 14.9 896
2015 701 22.7 898
2014 638 29 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 366 351 241 249 307 i 341 493 407 655 1,010
    Science 330 324 241 249 307 i 341 473 402 194 295
      Computer and information sciences 6 8 0 0 0 i 25 2 15 14 7
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 58 52 100 174 231 i 126 159 223 0 11
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 5
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 6
      Life sciences 82 81 114 58 66 i 53 165 15 120 18
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 65 18
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 30 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 25 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 7 8 3 2 i 46 16 10 60 119
      Physical sciences 67 66 16 14 8 i 56 101 47 0 137
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 99
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 8
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 29
      Psychology 8 8 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 2
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 102 102 3 0 0 i 35 30 92 0 0
    Engineering 24 27 0 0 0 i 0 20 5 0 0
    Engineering 24 27 0 0 0 i 0 20 5 52 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 52 0
    Non-S&E 12 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 409 715
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 409 715
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 366 337 . . . 0 0
    Science 330 301 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 6 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 58 43 . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Life sciences 82 73 . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 7 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 67 67 . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Psychology 8 8 . . . 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Economics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec 102 97 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 24 24 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 24 24 . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E 12 12 . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Education 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Law 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social work 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 . . . 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . 571 953
  DOD . . . . . . . . 0 0
  DOE . . . . . . . . 0 0
  HHS . . . . . . . . 98 0
  NASA . . . . . . . . 12 24
  NSF . . . . . . . . 52 214
  USDA . . . . . . . . 0 0
  Other . . . . . . . . 409 715

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

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