Indiana Wesleyan U.

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 708 23.3 914
2022 710 21.9 900
2021 662 27.8 908
2020 834 9.9 916
2019 707 23.4 914
2018 799 13.2 911
2017 732 19.3 898
2016 405 42.5 697 869 4 896
2015 836 7.8 898
2014 833 7.2 889
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

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 . . . . . . . 33 . .
    Female . . . . . . . 117 . .
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents . . . . . . . 150 . .
    Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 3 . .
    Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 147 . .
      American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Asian . . . . . . . 2 . .
      Black or African American . . . . . . . 71 . .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . . . 0 . .
      White . . . . . . . 65 . .
      More than one race . . . . . . . 8 . .
    Unknown ethnicity and race . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Temporary visa holders . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 114 . .
    Science . . . . . . . 114 . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 114 . .
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Health . . . . . . . 36 . .
      Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 36 . .
      Other health . . . . . . . 0 . .

NOTE:
  • . = 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 . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Female . . . . . . . 3 . .
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents . . . . . . . 3 . .
    Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 3 . .
      American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Asian . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Black or African American . . . . . . . 2 . .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . . . 0 . .
      White . . . . . . . 1 . .
      More than one race . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Unknown ethnicity and race . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Temporary visa holders . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 3 . .
    Science . . . . . . . 3 . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 3 . .
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Health . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other health . . . . . . . 0 . .

NOTE:
  • . = 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 . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Science . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Health . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other health . . . . . . . 0 . .

NOTE:
  • . = 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support . . . . . . . 150 . .
  Fellowships . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Research assistantships . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Teaching assistantships . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Other types of support . . . . . . . 150 . .
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Personal resources . . . . . . . 150 . .

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 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 . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Science . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Health . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other health . . . . . . . 0 . .

NOTE:
  • . = 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 . . . . . . . 0 . .
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Science . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 . .
    Health . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 . .
      Other health . . . . . . . 0 . .

NOTE:
  • . = 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

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 812 722 869 272 706 418 615 231 280 277
    Science 644 394 516 210 478 65 483 81 101 90
      Computer and information sciences 0 8 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 0
      Life sciences 184 191 141 107 267 42 28 14 34 30
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 426 138 286 91 210 18 286 26 65 60
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 17 57 72 11 1 5 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 17 0 0 0 0 0 169 41 2 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 168 328 353 62 228 353 132 150 179 187
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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 812 275 . . . 0 0
    Science 644 275 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . . 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 184 91 . . . 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 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 426 184 . . . 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 17 0 . . . 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 17 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 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 168 0 . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . .
  DOD . . . . . . . . . .
  DOE . . . . . . . . . .
  HHS . . . . . . . . . .
  NASA . . . . . . . . . .
  NSF . . . . . . . . . .
  USDA . . . . . . . . . .
  Other . . . . . . . . . .

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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