Luther C.

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 896 3 914
2022 880 3.2 900
2021 849 7.4 908
2020 813 12.1 916
2019 782 15.3 914
2018 715 22.3 911
2017 680 25.1 898
2016 684 24.4 896
2015 725 20.1 898
2014 745 17 889
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

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 204 200 275 i 343 405 679 817 736 575 498
    Science 174 163 232 i 266 332 221 171 301 236 202
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 i 3 15 22 12 12 4 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 29 30 59 21 42 55 6
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 53 76 88 i 66 188 30 42 73 63 68
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 4 5 i 8 5 5 8 23 10 11
      Physical sciences 95 75 130 i 150 79 84 79 137 88 98
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 19 6 7 i 10 15 19 6 13 15 17
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 2 3 1 1 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 30 37 43 i 77 73 458 646 435 339 296
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 204 71 . . . 0 0
    Science 174 71 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 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 53 4 . . . 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 5 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 95 67 . . . 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 19 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 0 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 30 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
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  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
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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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