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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
2024
2023 32 95.5 679
2022 30 95.8 680
2021 35 95.1 691
2020 37 94.9 698
2019 35 95.2 697
2018 34 95.3 700
2017 30 95.8 684
2016 24 96.7 697
2015 23 96.8 693
2014 21 97.1 688
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 2,191 2,247 1,824 1,809 1,841 1,869 2,044 2,592 2,452 2,461 0
    Female 2,379 2,416 2,370 1,701 1,712 1,680 1,808 1,996 2,087 2,111 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,000 2,189 3,024 2,024 2,025 2,077 2,276 2,565 2,703 2,857 0
    Hispanic or Latino 144 185 316 147 147 146 153 135 132 132 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,842 1,986 2,693 1,866 1,867 1,916 2,107 2,416 2,548 2,701 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 24 8 7 7 7 7 4 16 16 19 0
      Asian 208 208 245 153 158 177 171 194 196 171 0
      Black or African American 157 153 325 136 135 138 162 172 187 178 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 0
      White 1,370 1,536 2,032 1,492 1,489 1,518 1,683 1,985 2,092 2,283 0
      More than one race 82 80 84 78 78 76 87 46 53 44 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 18 15 11 11 15 16 14 23 24 0
  Temporary visa holders 2,570 2,474 1,170 1,486 1,528 1,472 1,576 2,023 1,836 1,715 0
  Science and engineering 3,431 3,484 3,041 2,971 3,022 2,992 3,110 4,118 3,961 3,979 0
    Science 3,216 3,275 2,891 2,767 2,796 2,751 2,888 3,799 3,683 3,747 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 12 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 631 819 1,079 645 639 601 612 562 572 568 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 23 175 0
      Computer and information sciences 840 818 270 430 450 439 494 842 833 809 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 35 37 35 41 41 45 49 71 80 80 0
      Mathematics and statistics 143 181 85 148 152 169 179 187 198 229 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 792 799 439 327 330 307 348 264 100 32 0
      Natural resources and conservation 48 0 0 59 58 60 56 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 219 208 454 375 378 347 349 369 363 359 0
      Psychology 148 152 160 176 176 177 198 172 234 130 0
      Social sciences 360 261 369 566 572 606 603 1,174 1,213 1,307 0
    Engineering 215 209 150 204 226 241 222 319 278 232 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 19 41 10 12 20 16 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 59 65 33 61 69 64 63 0 0 232 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 44 51 41 70 80 107 114 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 94 74 35 63 65 50 29 319 278 0 0
  Health 1,139 1,179 1,153 539 531 557 742 470 578 593 0
    Clinical medicine 343 336 650 179 173 178 176 111 286 310 0
    Other health 796 843 503 360 358 379 566 359 292 283 0

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 991 1,061 599 702 682 783 862 579 349 438 0
    Female 986 923 713 434 422 479 426 416 316 479 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,335 1,333 1,046 756 738 825 827 751 578 813 0
    Hispanic or Latino 95 94 105 53 52 52 49 38 26 25 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,221 1,217 939 698 681 763 763 701 541 780 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
      Asian 147 164 86 97 96 96 102 63 52 47 0
      Black or African American 114 103 134 51 51 55 56 75 56 96 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 0
      White 916 895 673 530 514 590 588 542 418 622 0
      More than one race 41 51 44 18 18 19 17 17 13 12 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 19 22 2 5 5 10 15 12 11 8 0
  Temporary visa holders 642 651 266 380 366 437 461 244 87 104 0
  Science and engineering 1,574 1,562 1,092 892 865 996 1,055 873 504 681 0
    Science 1,410 1,397 993 697 683 791 865 812 448 629 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 185 255 286 85 80 82 77 104 32 54 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 7 0
      Computer and information sciences 228 221 43 135 130 140 156 119 66 147 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 24 20 15 13 13 17 9 7 7 8 0
      Mathematics and statistics 112 152 19 53 52 55 54 40 49 33 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 327 293 102 277 277 333 380 280 73 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 19 0 0 10 9 11 7 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 168 188 229 19 18 24 24 12 10 12 0
      Psychology 47 54 14 16 16 21 39 22 22 9 0
      Social sciences 300 214 285 89 88 108 119 211 185 357 0
    Engineering 164 165 99 195 182 205 190 61 56 52 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 12 18 16 15 7 8 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 45 48 9 54 50 74 82 0 0 52 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 60 54 19 100 93 104 93 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 53 50 53 25 24 20 7 61 56 0 0
  Health 403 422 220 244 239 266 233 122 161 236 0
    Clinical medicine 279 284 152 157 154 144 117 51 127 177 0
    Other health 124 138 68 87 85 122 116 71 34 59 0

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 833 1,079 1,880 435 435 380 174 302 367 413 0
  Science and engineering 663 697 1,342 422 422 371 126 285 354 404 0
    Science 633 675 1,272 410 410 355 124 268 339 389 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 6 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 145 174 492 132 130 103 36 66 94 106 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Computer and information sciences 176 188 89 51 51 50 3 43 76 112 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 19 18 12 9 9 6 0 0 13 13 0
      Mathematics and statistics 13 14 28 4 4 4 8 8 7 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 165 184 108 3 3 4 5 2 3 14 0
      Natural resources and conservation 7 0 0 4 4 5 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 38 28 279 118 120 116 15 59 59 49 0
      Psychology 25 32 73 40 40 37 32 44 49 40 0
      Social sciences 45 37 191 49 49 30 23 33 26 36 0
    Engineering 30 22 70 12 12 16 2 17 15 15 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 1 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 2 12 2 2 1 2 0 0 15 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 3 11 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 22 16 14 8 8 11 0 17 15 0 0
  Health 170 382 538 13 13 9 48 17 13 9 0
    Clinical medicine 92 128 380 2 2 1 9 0 3 2 0
    Other health 78 254 158 11 11 8 39 17 10 7 0

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 4,570 4,663 4,194 3,510 3,553 3,549 3,852 4,588 4,539 4,572
  Fellowships 1,301 1,602 3,194 625 628 616 772 520 466 475
    Federal 521 527 1,778 115 115 83 110 94 109 125
    Institutional 594 865 1,273 496 499 511 638 357 326 317
    Nonfederal 186 210 143 14 14 22 24 69 31 33
  Research assistantships 431 367 164 748 748 444 543 638 786 744
    Federal 250 193 98 313 313 252 42 199 252 263
    Institutional 131 143 33 375 375 141 461 412 489 420
    Nonfederal 50 31 33 60 60 51 40 27 45 61
  Teaching assistantships 485 349 1 685 687 768 904 1,078 1,189 1,404
    Federal 9 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 17
    Institutional 473 348 1 684 686 763 900 1,073 1,184 1,375
    Nonfederal 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 2 12
  Other types of support 2,353 2,345 835 1,452 1,490 1,721 1,633 2,352 2,098 1,949
    Federal 53 358 4 7 7 43 18 9 3 8
    Institutional 206 167 82 134 134 250 549 494 116 110
    Nonfederal 38 31 42 34 34 32 27 97 93 105
    Personal resources 2,056 1,789 707 1,277 1,315 1,396 1,039 1,752 1,886 1,726

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 212 273 241 259 278 275 273 277 253 247 0
    Science 196 267 222 247 262 265 265 272 250 240 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 109 134 120 129 139 158 130 108 122 129 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 20 11 11 11 7 5 6 5 10 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 10 20 0 2 3 2 7 6 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 12 10 10 16 17 14 16 18 17 12 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 18 0 6 6 6 9 12 12 12 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 4 0 1 1 5 10 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 44 46 38 43 44 47 41 50 44 49 0
      Psychology 7 0 4 19 20 11 40 43 20 5 0
      Social sciences 8 24 19 22 22 14 12 11 9 8 0
    Engineering 16 6 19 12 16 10 8 5 3 7 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 16 6 19 6 16 10 8 5 3 0 0
  Health 155 166 174 160 156 157 180 162 141 146 0
    Clinical medicine 147 152 163 151 147 149 172 155 135 141 0
    Other health 8 14 11 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 0

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 215 222 256 214 215 197 251 220 221 200 0
  Science and engineering 128 150 159 130 139 129 171 152 152 128 0
    Science 121 145 146 124 132 127 169 151 151 124 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 74 81 76 70 78 81 94 73 84 86 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 8 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 5 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 5 14 0 0 1 2 4 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 7 0 4 4 5 7 11 9 8 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 32 27 27 26 27 25 28 27 19 0
      Psychology 7 0 2 12 14 8 30 26 20 4 0
      Social sciences 3 11 11 4 4 2 3 3 2 0 0
    Engineering 7 5 13 6 7 2 2 1 1 4 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 5 13 5 7 2 2 1 1 0 0
  Health 87 72 97 84 76 68 80 68 69 72 0
    Clinical medicine 83 68 91 79 73 66 78 68 69 71 0
    Other health 4 4 6 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 0

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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