Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis

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 135 71 459
2022 161 65.3 457 194 78.5 890
2021 144 68.3 447 98 83.5 583 184 80 907
2020 148 67.6 450 178 80.8 915
2019 166 63.4 447 86 85.7 589 179 80.7 913
2018 158 63.6 428 184 80.1 910
2017 165 61.7 425 104 82.2 575 187 79.4 897
2016 173 60.3 430 187 79.4 895
2015 188 56.4 426 100 82.8 570 185 79.7 897
2014 188 56 422 70 92.3 887
2013 86 85.7 588 69 92.4 884
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 119 89 101 106 83 91 87 74 67 61
  Science and engineering 102 78 86 93 66 85 78 60 53 54
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 2 . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 2 . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 61 40 45 55 29 58 56 36 42 41
      Biochemistry and biophysics 10 4 5 5 2 4 12 3 6 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . 1 3 5 5 4 7 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 12 9 7 10 5 6 9 1 5 4
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 5 3 2 2 5 4 3 3 5 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 2 4 4 1 2 2 . 2 .
      Genetics and genomics 1 4 3 1 . 5 1 3 5 3
      Microbiology and immunology 7 3 8 4 2 6 6 4 4 8
      Molecular biology 3 1 2 4 . 4 2 1 1 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 12 10 11 9 3 12 6 6 2 7
      Pharmacology and toxicology 4 2 . 7 . 3 5 1 4 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 4 2 1 6 5 7 5 3 7 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 . 1 . 1 4 . .
    Computer and information sciences 5 5 1 5 6 2 5 5 1 .
      Computer science 5 3 1 2 3 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 2 . 3 3 2 5 5 1 .
    Engineering 2 1 2 1 . . . . . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 1 2 1 . . . . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 2 1 . 1 1 1 2 . .
      Geological sciences 4 2 1 . 1 1 1 2 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 5 12 13 13 17 14 10 13 7 6
      Nursing science 1 8 5 4 8 7 4 7 5 3
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . 1 1 1
      Public health 1 3 4 2 3 2 . . . .
      Health sciences, other 3 1 4 7 6 5 6 5 1 2
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 7 5 1 2 . 1 . 1
      Applied mathematics 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics . 1 . 3 . . . . . .
      Statistics . 1 . . . . . 1 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 6 2 1 1 . . . .
    Physical sciences 8 6 5 6 2 2 . . . .
      Chemistry 6 5 4 4 . 2 . . . .
      Physics 2 1 1 2 2 . . . . .
    Psychology 9 6 8 4 4 4 . . . 4
      Clinical psychology 7 3 7 4 2 3 . . . 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 3 . . 1 . . . . .
      Psychology, other . . . . 1 1 . . . 1
    Social sciences 5 4 4 4 4 2 5 3 3 1
      Economics 2 2 1 1 4 . 2 1 . .
      Public policy analysis 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . 2 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 2 1 2 2 . 2 2 1 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 17 11 15 13 17 6 9 14 14 7
    Business 1 1 . . . 1 2 . . 1
      Business 1 1 . . . 1 2 . . 1
    Education 3 4 7 4 3 1 6 4 3 1
      Education leadership and administration 1 3 5 4 2 1 3 2 . .
      Education research . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 2 . 1 . 2 1 3 .
      Education, other 1 1 . . . . . 1 . 1
    Humanities and arts 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 2 4 1
      Letters . . 1 . . . . . . .
      History . . . 1 . 1 . . 2 .
      Music and performing arts 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . . . . . 2 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering 12 5 7 8 14 3 1 8 7 4
      Communication 2 2 3 3 1 . . 1 . .
      Public administration and social services 10 2 4 5 13 3 1 7 6 4
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 . . . . . . 1 .

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, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 64,162 65,330 70,778 67,635 60,501 58,056 57,853 55,973 324,261 332,760
    Science 50,058 52,251 56,300 51,420 48,236 45,562 46,602 44,859 308,592 318,873
      Computer and information sciences 5,049 4,643 5,006 3,920 3,509 2,965 2,591 2,395 2,933 3,858
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,393 938 1,272 926 1,266 1,164 1,043 1,004 669 771
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,393 938 1,272 926 1,266 1,164 896 761 589 761
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 243 80 10
      Life sciences 21,631 22,890 21,874 20,263 19,393 18,607 20,695 18,869 283,120 293,766
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,436 7,420 7,136 5,449 5,183 5,364 8,058 5,676 57,625 63,616
        Health sciences 14,064 14,909 14,127 14,273 13,353 11,662 11,669 7,752 216,957 219,813
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,131 561 611 541 857 1,581 968 5,441 8,538 10,337
      Mathematics and statistics 177 404 601 610 543 742 1,083 964 798 821
      Physical sciences 2,736 2,748 2,306 2,396 2,132 1,889 1,524 1,485 1,258 1,857
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,744 2,262 1,783 1,832 1,912 1,590 1,259 1,172 1,065 1,636
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 990 486 507 418 205 272 231 287 157 145
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 2 0 16 146 15 27 34 26 36 76
      Psychology 4,196 4,030 4,667 4,165 3,954 4,139 4,175 3,789 2,880 1,505
      Social sciences 11,122 11,605 15,556 13,123 13,373 11,668 12,139 11,696 9,521 10,793
        Anthropology 53 41 40 259 24 18 101 0 0 0
        Economics 156 85 99 284 119 125 212 131 205 387
        Political science and government 4,541 5,643 7,875 7,659 8,227 7,127 6,559 5,892 4,097 4,575
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,347 3,622 5,644 4,160 3,199 2,274 2,932 2,430 2,649 2,598
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,025 2,214 1,898 761 1,804 2,124 2,335 3,243 2,570 3,233
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 3,754 4,993 5,018 6,017 4,066 4,388 3,352 4,657 7,413 5,502
    Engineering 6,626 6,604 7,177 6,730 6,034 6,221 5,448 6,620 8,058 6,689
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,642 2,096 2,083 1,832 1,815 1,724 1,973 2,191 3,641 3,403
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 14 52 28 9 14 5 24 59 123 174
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,381 1,671 1,564 1,995 1,180 1,001 839 1,387 1,082 482
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,078 2,310 3,194 2,492 2,645 3,100 2,137 2,573 2,759 2,197
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 511 475 308 402 380 391 380 410 453 433
    Non-S&E 7,478 6,475 7,301 9,485 6,231 6,273 5,803 4,494 7,611 7,198
      Business management and business administration 1,667 1,229 1,347 1,697 1,833 1,961 1,925 2,049 2,073 1,725
      Communication and communications technologies 4 22 54 115 229 223 251 111 219 819
      Education 1,691 1,472 1,296 1,482 1,629 1,764 1,482 1,272 1,647 1,420
      Humanities 898 939 1,286 1,159 928 1,061 1,095 152 150 230
      Law 34 1 79 26 29 39 55 37 14 22
      Social work 1,207 1,174 1,205 1,703 626 397 541 329 402 468
      Visual and performing arts 433 417 374 449 337 362 174 288 231 246
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,544 1,221 1,660 2,854 620 466 280 256 2,875 2,268

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: 2022
(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 64,162 29,353 413 27,461 1,313 5,475 147
    Science 50,058 22,794 306 20,680 941 5,190 147
      Computer and information sciences 5,049 2,759 0 1,808 399 0 83
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,393 972 103 254 0 64 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,393 972 103 254 0 64 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 21,631 11,144 83 8,579 512 1,255 58
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,436 5,192 83 913 92 150 6
        Health sciences 14,064 5,515 0 7,048 420 1,029 52
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,131 437 0 618 0 76 0
      Mathematics and statistics 177 142 0 35 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,736 1,998 0 713 0 25 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,744 1,086 0 658 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 990 912 0 54 0 24 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Psychology 4,196 3,075 0 689 0 430 2
      Social sciences 11,122 2,156 120 5,433 30 3,380 3
        Anthropology 53 0 0 53 0 0 0
        Economics 156 48 0 59 0 49 0
        Political science and government 4,541 1,632 53 2,442 23 388 3
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,347 33 67 1,431 7 2,809 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,025 443 0 1,448 0 134 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 3,754 548 0 3,169 0 36 1
    Engineering 6,626 4,375 71 1,736 372 72 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,642 1,285 0 357 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,381 806 19 269 287 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,078 2,103 0 864 39 72 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 511 181 52 232 46 0 0
    Non-S&E 7,478 2,184 36 5,045 0 213 0
      Business management and business administration 1,667 111 0 1,556 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
      Education 1,691 506 0 1,059 0 126 0
      Humanities 898 128 0 759 0 11 0
      Law 34 0 0 34 0 0 0
      Social work 1,207 727 0 477 0 3 0
      Visual and performing arts 433 0 0 403 0 30 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,544 712 36 755 0 41 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 29,353 30,290 31,862 27,349 22,834 20,035 19,954 18,479 143,386 152,578
  DOD 1,408 1,338 1,364 1,331 1,281 788 676 1,544 6,169 5,856
  DOE 1,009 831 1,035 447 221 298 460 573 497 675
  HHS 17,939 18,586 19,079 16,837 14,424 13,148 12,675 10,344 130,168 139,822
  NASA 51 118 95 15 15 22 46 326 411 341
  NSF 6,373 6,271 6,810 5,412 4,358 4,384 3,917 3,737 3,874 3,541
  USDA 148 125 181 347 312 274 124 89 0 60
  Other 2,425 3,021 3,298 2,960 2,223 1,121 2,056 1,866 2,267 2,283

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,878 303 1,575 .
2018 1,580 335 1,245 .
2017 1,516 264 1,252 .
2016 1,396 305 1,091 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 740 752 637 654 704
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 160 161 55 65 108
    Computer and information sciences 9 15 8 9 3
    Engineering 40 27 16 16 9
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 14 7 3 3
    Health sciences 477 495 498 512 553
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 2 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 28 25 34 36 22
    Psychology 12 11 10 7 1
    Social sciences 3 3 7 6 1
    Other 0 0 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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 78,000 . 53,690 58,662 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . 23,560 0 .
    Engineering 0 . 30,130 0 .
    Health sciences 78,000 . 0 58,662 .

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 9,653 21,866 12,991 30,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3,269 397 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 1,218 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2,321 2,303 902 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 2,844 19,166 12,088 30,000
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 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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