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Louisiana State 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
2021 85 13 691
2020 80 12.2 697
2019 76 11.7 696
2018 78 11.9 698
2017 78 12.2 684
2016 74 11.4 697
2015 69 10.7 693
2014 63 9.9 688
2013 57 11 555
2012 56 10.8 555
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 sources
Download all tables in Excel formatzip file.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All full-time students 1,767    1,778    1,887    1,893    1,862    2,026    2,122    2,235    2,279    2,267   
    Male 876    872    926    961    976    1,028    1,168    1,259    1,314    1,309   
    Female 891    906    961    932    886    998    954    976    965    958   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 986    1,025    1,035    1,053    1,017    1,136    1,189    1,264    1,333    1,322   
    Hispanic or Latino 67    73    79    85    74    68    59    65    60    62   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 898    926    926    932    920    1,048    1,108    1,171    1,243    1,218   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4    1    2    3    1    3    5    3    5    4   
      Asian 53    67    67    67    72    68    73    58    51    43   
      Black or African American 122    120    120    109    91    145    138    137    144    144   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2    3    3    2    2    2    0    0    0    1   
      White 697    713    718    738    739    806    866    951    1,021    1,007   
      More than one race 20    22    16    13    15    24    26    22    22    19   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21    26    30    36    23    20    22    28    30    42   
  Temporary visa holders 781    753    852    840    845    890    933    971    946    945   
  Science and engineering 1,585    1,572    1,673    1,652    1,627    1,915    2,008    2,056    2,096    2,076   
    Science 1,258    1,224    1,289    1,243    1,215    1,502    1,551    1,604    1,626    1,632   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 102    94    102    101    107    200    221    195    182    198   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 385    340    345    313    313    423    420    393    409    365   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    76    84    93    105    102   
      Computer and information sciences 70    72    83    86    71    77    65    91    105    102   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    11    12    15    20    17   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 98    99    107    108    101    107    115    152    142    125   
      Mathematics and statistics 86    85    82    80    75    78    94    99    101    107   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1    3    8    4    4    12    6    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 54    64    74    74    73    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    5    4    7    10    13   
      Physical sciences 207    214    233    218    211    216    219    229    230    246   
      Psychology 90    92    81    84    78    72    71    67    70    87   
      Social sciences 165    161    174    175    182    225    240    263    252    270   
    Engineering 327    348    384    409    412    413    457    452    470    444   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9    9    8    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 76    86    105    106    113    109    121    112    110    104   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 91    74    80    96    94    81    84    90    88    87   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 50    60    67    73    79    93    107    108    117    93   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 20    11    5    6    8    11    10    8    12    6   
      Mechanical engineering 43    50    52    59    59    57    64    68    79    92   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other engineering 38    58    67    68    59    62    71    66    64    62   
    Health 182    206    214    241    235    111    114    179    183    191   
      Clinical medicine 109    128    122    154    120    8    9    9    15    18   
      Other health 73    78    92    87    115    103    105    170    168    173   

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: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All part-time students 317    266    258    243    262    312    340    426    478    439   
    Male 148    146    139    121    134    150    171    222    246    245   
    Female 169    120    119    122    128    162    169    204    232    194   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 272    226    223    197    218    276    296    364    420    367   
    Hispanic or Latino 15    13    15    14    7    13    12    15    17    10   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 250    206    205    178    205    258    274    333    383    335   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    0    1    1    0    1    0    2    2    1   
      Asian 19    12    14    18    16    17    14    18    20    15   
      Black or African American 34    21    23    14    22    35    37    37    60    39   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      White 191    171    164    143    165    201    220    275    297    278   
      More than one race 4    2    3    1    2    4    3    1    4    2   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7    7    3    5    6    5    10    16    20    22   
  Temporary visa holders 45    40    35    46    44    36    44    62    58    72   
  Science and engineering 259    247    225    200    232    302    329    378    413    379   
    Science 189    170    159    137    161    250    267    308    343    295   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 27    28    31    26    28    44    54    46    44    33   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15    15    17    11    11    35    31    48    56    18   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    20    18    19    21    23   
      Computer and information sciences 14    15    13    8    15    10    12    19    20    24   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    3    3    8    8    13   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12    10    11    12    13    21    18    24    27    26   
      Mathematics and statistics 3    4    3    4    8    6    7    9    10    6   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3    1    4    5    1    8    8    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 48    27    13    14    19    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Physical sciences 7    6    7    8    7    5    11    9    8    7   
      Psychology 21    28    20    13    18    24    25    30    28    17   
      Social sciences 39    36    40    36    41    74    80    96    121    128   
    Engineering 70    77    66    63    71    52    62    70    70    84   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2    4    1    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9    5    8    9    13    14    7    7    6    8   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 24    28    23    16    16    13    14    28    23    31   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5    11    8    9    10    7    4    3    7    6   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 17    3    5    7    6    2    2    5    3    4   
      Mechanical engineering 4    8    4    8    7    3    13    12    14    16   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other engineering 9    18    17    14    19    13    22    15    17    19   
    Health 58    19    33    43    30    10    11    48    65    60   
      Clinical medicine 56    18    32    41    22    2    1    2    4    2   
      Other health 2    1    1    2    8    8    10    46    61    58   

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: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 309    304    257    239    272    286    274    329    363    426   
  Science and engineering 286    288    245    218    244    279    268    312    344    409   
    Science 229    230    197    182    207    234    221    240    280    328   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10    21    12    11    16    65    49    46    48    43   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 80    81    62    55    58    69    66    67    87    106   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    1    1    0    0    1   
      Computer and information sciences 14    13    11    12    12    10    13    17    16    11   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    2    3    2   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25    19    16    17    21    17    15    15    21    19   
      Mathematics and statistics 4    6    4    8    11    10    12    16    14    19   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 11    17    13    15    29    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    6    2    4   
      Psychology 4    4    2    0    0    0    1    3    12    15   
      Physical sciences 63    53    61    53    46    47    41    47    53    67   
      Social sciences 18    16    16    11    14    15    23    21    24    41   
    Engineering 57    58    48    36    37    45    47    72    64    81   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2    5    4    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5    11    10    8    9    9    6    13    17    14   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22    9    6    6    7    8    9    8    9    18   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9    11    7    8    10    14    11    19    12    14   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1   
      Mechanical engineering 4    8    7    7    6    5    5    12    12    23   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other engineering 9    12    14    7    5    9    16    20    13    11   
    Health 23    16    12    21    28    7    6    17    19    17   
      Clinical medicine 22    16    12    20    20    1    0    0    1    2   
      Other health 1    0    0    1    8    6    6    17    18    15   

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: 2021–12
Type and primary source of support 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All types and sources of support 1,767    1,778    1,887    1,893    1,862    2,026    2,122    2,235    2,279    2,267   
  Fellowships 73    123    142    118    126    116    113    131    140    136   
    Federal 26    41    33    34    34    20    19    39    39    40   
    Institutional 46    80    108    83    91    93    91    87    95    90   
    Nonfederal 1    2    1    1    1    3    3    5    6    6   
  Research assistantships 730    710    728    730    714    740    976    992    1,004    1,030   
    Federal 238    232    210    181    220    244    226    263    283    338   
    Institutional 406    382    383    433    388    394    618    612    590    564   
    Nonfederal 86    96    135    116    106    102    132    117    131    128   
  Teaching assistantships 632    614    679    685    685    730    557    568    544    547   
    Federal 3    2    2    7    6    3    2    8    17    17   
    Institutional 614    597    661    665    657    711    533    545    519    521   
    Nonfederal 15    15    16    13    22    16    22    15    8    9   
  Other types of support 332    331    338    360    337    440    476    544    591    554   
    Federal 42    29    12    17    12    19    27    19    24    31   
    Institutional 97    110    122    119    107    124    133    159    188    147   
    Nonfederal 82    14    24    30    36    54    54    54    47    36   
    Personal resources 111    178    180    194    182    243    262    312    332    340   

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: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  Science and engineering 162    190    195    201    185    177    225    195    214    215   
    Science 155    182    183    186    172    169    215    181    204    202   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24    26    19    20    17    21    17    20    19    15   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 82    97    104    119    100    89    120    93    118    122   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 2    2    1    1    2    1    1    1    1    1   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    2    6    4    3    2    14    15    8    7   
      Mathematics and statistics 8    6    6    8    7    9    7    3    3    5   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 7    9    5    3    5    6    9    8    10    8   
      Natural resources and conservation 2    3    3    0    4    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    15    14    15    17    16   
      Physical sciences 23    37    39    31    33    25    32    26    28    27   
      Psychology 0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0    0   
      Social sciences 0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    1   
    Engineering 7    8    12    15    13    8    10    14    10    13   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3    4    6    8    5    5    6    8    7    6   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1    2    3    3    3    2    0    0    0    2   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1    1    1    0    2    1    0    1    0    0   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 2    1    2    4    3    0    3    3    0    2   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    1   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    3    2   
    Health 0    1    13    16    14    32    32    30    21    23   
      Clinical medicine 0    1    0    0    0    15    14    15    0    6   
      Other health 0    0    13    16    14    17    18    15    21    17   

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: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 93    117    111    121    110    121    129    106    128    140   
  Science and engineering 93    117    103    113    100    104    114    92    114    125   
    Science 91    112    98    107    95    99    110    87    110    120   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 16    15    11    12    12    14    9    13    12    9   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52    60    62    73    59    56    67    42    59    75   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4    2    4    2    2    1    3    4    2    3   
      Mathematics and statistics 1    1    0    1    2    2    0    0    0    0   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    4    1    1    2    3    0    2    1    1   
      Natural resources and conservation 1    2    2    0    3    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    8    13    14    16    13   
      Psychology 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Physical sciences 16    27    18    18    15    15    18    12    20    17   
      Social sciences 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   
    Engineering 2    5    5    6    5    5    4    5    4    5   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1    3    3    4    2    3    2    4    4    3   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0    1    1    1    0    1    0    0    0    1   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1    1    1    0    2    1    0    0    0    0   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 0    0    0    1    1    0    2    1    0    1   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
    Health 0    0    8    8    10    17    15    14    14    15   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    0    0    7    7    8    0    3   
      Other health 0    0    8    8    10    10    8    6    14    12   

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

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