Elon U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 541 42.1 925
2023 545 40.8 911
2022 582 36 900
2021 541 41.1 908
2020 545 41.1 916
2019 500 45.9 914 346 41.9 589
2018 507 45 911
2017 491 45.9 898 342 41.2 575
2016 477 47.4 896
2015 473 47.9 898
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   2,997   2,544   1,797   2,032   1,968   2,545   2,486   2,407   2,606   2,608
    Science   1,447   1,289   914   892   845   1,075   1,221   1,048   1,051   1,012
      Computer and information sciences   56   42   25   41   36   90   84   90   96   56
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23
      Life sciences   520   457   287   288   344   367   397   337   296   195
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   168   102   49   108   140   79   69   113   136   106
        Health sciences   234   196   238   180   45   268   307   204   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   57   0
        Life sciences nec   118   159   0   0   159   20   21   0   103   89
      Mathematics and statistics   104   109   135   87   0   161   75   72   80   85
      Physical sciences   139   116   45   59   83   89   146   139   170   237
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   103   84   26   38   39   40   38   40   51   76
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   35   31   19   21   27   49   108   99   75   123
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   17   0   0   0   44   38
      Psychology   243   212   215   132   108   159   260   126   83   84
      Social sciences   339   297   193   264   274   209   259   284   326   332
        Anthropology   1   17   18   21   22   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   82   73   48   70   67   0   67   69   79   79
        Political science and government   72   55   40   53   51   58   52   56   64   60
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   54   46   30   41   46   55   52   54   59   58
        Social sciences nec   130   106   57   79   88   96   88   105   124   135
      Sciences nec   46   56   14   21   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   53   30   18   29   45   87   83   82   90   42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   13   22   21   28   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   43   30   18   16   23   66   49   82   90   42
    Non-S&E   1,497   1,225   865   1,111   1,078   1,383   1,182   1,277   1,465   1,554
      Business management and business administration   491   403   291   354   337   459   349   325   343   346
      Communication and communications technologies   264   222   146   217   220   257   217   215   272   258
      Education   151   124   62   78   76   103   98   231   326   386
      Humanities   320   265   193   245   245   303   279   272   297   307
      Law   0   0   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   237   189   129   192   174   235   216   211   227   257
      Non-S&E nec   34   22   33   25   26   26   23   23   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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(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   2,997   480   0   2,437   10   20   50
    Science   1,447   367   0   1,032   0   2   46
      Computer and information sciences   56   0   0   56   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   520   174   0   345   0   1   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   168   68   0   100   0   0   0
        Health sciences   234   106   0   127   0   1   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   118   0   0   118   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   104   0   0   104   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   139   51   0   87   0   1   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
        Chemistry   103   51   0   52   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   35   0   0   35   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   243   141   0   102   0   0   0
      Social sciences   339   1   0   338   0   0   0
        Anthropology   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   82   0   0   82   0   0   0
        Political science and government   72   0   0   72   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   54   0   0   54   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   130   0   0   130   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   46   0   0   0   0   0   46
    Engineering   53   0   0   34   10   9   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   10   0   0   0   10   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   43   0   0   34   0   9   0
    Non-S&E   1,497   113   0   1,371   0   9   4
      Business management and business administration   491   59   0   432   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   264   0   0   264   0   0   0
      Education   151   54   0   97   0   0   0
      Humanities   320   0   0   314   0   2   4
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   237   0   0   237   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   34   0   0   27   0   7   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   480   479   428   138   106   284   309   358   423   376
  DOD   59   51   48   0   0   78   0   0   0   0
  DOE   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  HHS   247   253   235   63   81   76   179   47   0   0
  NASA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  NSF   123   131   145   75   22   129   116   266   344   342
  USDA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other   51   44   0   0   3   1   14   45   79   34

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   277   10   267   .
2018   281   10   271   .

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   .   .   88   84   .
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   1   0   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   13   13   .
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   4   2   .
    Engineering   .   .   8   8   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   0   0   .
    Health sciences   .   .   32   30   .
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   1   1   .
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   3   3   .
    Physical sciences   .   .   14   14   .
    Psychology   .   .   11   11   .
    Social sciences   .   .   2   2   .
    Other   .   .   0   0   .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Health sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Psychology   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Social sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Other   .   .   .   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   .   .   .   425   314   0
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   425   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Health sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Psychology   .   .   .   0   0   0
    Social sciences   .   .   .   0   314   0
    Other   .   .   .   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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