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 98 84 602 182 80.4 914
2022 161 65.3 457 195 78.6 900
2021 144 68.3 447 98 83.5 583 184 80 908
2020 148 67.6 450 178 80.8 916
2019 166 63.4 447 86 85.7 589 179 80.7 914
2018 158 63.6 428 184 80.1 911
2017 165 61.7 425 104 82.2 575 187 79.5 898
2016 173 60.3 430 187 79.4 896
2015 188 56.4 426 100 82.8 570 185 79.7 898
2014 188 56 422 70 92.3 889
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

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 87,648 64,162 65,330 70,778 67,635 60,501 58,056 57,853 55,973 324,261
    Science 64,213 50,058 52,251 56,300 51,420 48,236 45,562 46,602 44,859 308,592
      Computer and information sciences 6,191 5,049 4,643 5,006 3,920 3,509 2,965 2,591 2,395 2,933
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,598 1,393 938 1,272 926 1,266 1,164 1,043 1,004 669
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,598 1,393 938 1,272 926 1,266 1,164 896 761 589
        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 0 147 243 80
      Life sciences 27,536 21,631 22,890 21,874 20,263 19,393 18,607 20,695 18,869 283,120
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,927 6,436 7,420 7,136 5,449 5,183 5,364 8,058 5,676 57,625
        Health sciences 17,881 14,064 14,909 14,127 14,273 13,353 11,662 11,669 7,752 216,957
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 728 1,131 561 611 541 857 1,581 968 5,441 8,538
      Mathematics and statistics 601 177 404 601 610 543 742 1,083 964 798
      Physical sciences 3,382 2,736 2,748 2,306 2,396 2,132 1,889 1,524 1,485 1,258
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,342 1,744 2,262 1,783 1,832 1,912 1,590 1,259 1,172 1,065
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,038 990 486 507 418 205 272 231 287 157
        Physical sciences nec 2 2 0 16 146 15 27 34 26 36
      Psychology 3,439 4,196 4,030 4,667 4,165 3,954 4,139 4,175 3,789 2,880
      Social sciences 18,507 11,122 11,605 15,556 13,123 13,373 11,668 12,139 11,696 9,521
        Anthropology 98 53 41 40 259 24 18 101 0 0
        Economics 119 156 85 99 284 119 125 212 131 205
        Political science and government 9,761 4,541 5,643 7,875 7,659 8,227 7,127 6,559 5,892 4,097
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,605 4,347 3,622 5,644 4,160 3,199 2,274 2,932 2,430 2,649
        Social sciences nec 2,924 2,025 2,214 1,898 761 1,804 2,124 2,335 3,243 2,570
      Sciences nec 2,959 3,754 4,993 5,018 6,017 4,066 4,388 3,352 4,657 7,413
    Engineering 9,390 6,626 6,604 7,177 6,730 6,034 6,221 5,448 6,620 8,058
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,099 1,642 2,096 2,083 1,832 1,815 1,724 1,973 2,191 3,641
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 60 14 52 28 9 14 5 24 59 123
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,422 1,381 1,671 1,564 1,995 1,180 1,001 839 1,387 1,082
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,806 3,078 2,310 3,194 2,492 2,645 3,100 2,137 2,573 2,759
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,003 511 475 308 402 380 391 380 410 453
    Non-S&E 14,045 7,478 6,475 7,301 9,485 6,231 6,273 5,803 4,494 7,611
      Business management and business administration 2,689 1,667 1,229 1,347 1,697 1,833 1,961 1,925 2,049 2,073
      Communication and communications technologies 238 4 22 54 115 229 223 251 111 219
      Education 1,839 1,691 1,472 1,296 1,482 1,629 1,764 1,482 1,272 1,647
      Humanities 846 898 939 1,286 1,159 928 1,061 1,095 152 150
      Law 269 34 1 79 26 29 39 55 37 14
      Social work 4,632 1,207 1,174 1,205 1,703 626 397 541 329 402
      Visual and performing arts 588 433 417 374 449 337 362 174 288 231
      Non-S&E nec 2,944 1,544 1,221 1,660 2,854 620 466 280 256 2,875

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 87,648 39,869 3,029 34,236 3,434 6,776 304
    Science 64,213 31,469 790 22,656 2,938 6,087 273
      Computer and information sciences 6,191 3,503 0 1,973 663 0 52
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,598 1,019 94 395 37 53 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,598 1,019 94 395 37 53 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 27,536 14,902 238 9,296 1,578 1,383 139
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,927 6,868 5 1,763 18 273 0
        Health sciences 17,881 7,890 233 6,983 1,560 1,076 139
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 728 144 0 550 0 34 0
      Mathematics and statistics 601 459 0 107 0 35 0
      Physical sciences 3,382 2,535 0 837 0 10 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,342 1,527 0 806 0 9 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,038 1,008 0 30 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Psychology 3,439 2,881 0 481 3 74 0
      Social sciences 18,507 5,493 458 7,290 657 4,527 82
        Anthropology 98 0 0 98 0 0 0
        Economics 119 85 0 34 0 0 0
        Political science and government 9,761 4,841 426 3,231 119 1,110 34
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,605 94 32 2,025 538 2,914 2
        Social sciences nec 2,924 473 0 1,902 0 503 46
      Sciences nec 2,959 677 0 2,277 0 5 0
    Engineering 9,390 6,049 16 2,900 369 46 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,099 1,421 0 676 2 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 60 0 0 60 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,422 1,510 0 691 215 6 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,806 2,588 3 1,075 100 40 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,003 530 13 398 52 0 10
    Non-S&E 14,045 2,351 2,223 8,680 127 643 21
      Business management and business administration 2,689 115 0 2,574 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 238 31 0 80 127 0 0
      Education 1,839 599 0 1,085 0 155 0
      Humanities 846 0 0 744 0 102 0
      Law 269 0 0 139 0 130 0
      Social work 4,632 985 2,181 1,371 0 95 0
      Visual and performing arts 588 0 0 427 0 161 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,944 621 42 2,260 0 0 21

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 39,869 29,353 30,290 31,862 27,349 22,834 20,035 19,954 18,479 143,386
  DOD 2,065 1,408 1,338 1,364 1,331 1,281 788 676 1,544 6,169
  DOE 1,205 1,009 831 1,035 447 221 298 460 573 497
  HHS 22,924 17,939 18,586 19,079 16,837 14,424 13,148 12,675 10,344 130,168
  NASA 20 51 118 95 15 15 22 46 326 411
  NSF 8,876 6,373 6,271 6,810 5,412 4,358 4,384 3,917 3,737 3,874
  USDA 147 148 125 181 347 312 274 124 89 0
  Other 4,632 2,425 3,021 3,298 2,960 2,223 1,121 2,056 1,866 2,267

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 1,878 303 1,575 .
2018 1,580 335 1,245 .
2017 1,516 264 1,252 .

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 757 740 752 637 654
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 169 160 161 55 65
    Computer and information sciences 7 9 15 8 9
    Engineering 41 40 27 16 16
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 10 14 7 3
    Health sciences 483 477 495 498 512
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 30 28 25 34 36
    Psychology 11 12 11 10 7
    Social sciences 5 3 3 7 6
    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: 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 170,301 46,182 . 53,690 58,662
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30,045 0 . 23,560 0
    Computer and information sciences 849 0 . 0 0
    Engineering 6,012 0 . 30,130 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,663 0 . 0 0
    Health sciences 71,413 0 . 0 58,662
    Physical sciences 43,955 0 . 0 0
    Psychology 16,364 0 . 0 0
    Other 0 46,182 . 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 15,568 4,792 9,653 21,866 12,991
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,720 1,025 3,269 397 0
    Computer and information sciences 300 750 1,218 0 0
    Engineering 583 292 2,321 2,303 902
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 258 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 10,707 2,725 2,844 19,166 12,088
    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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