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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 189 70.5 631
2023 195 71.7 679
2022 200 71 680
2021 179 74.5 691
2020 175 75.3 698
2019 196 72.3 697
2018 188 73.5 700
2017 183 73.6 684
2016 341 51.6 697
2015 208 70.4 693
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 576 581 568 593 560 502 513 542 186 498
    Hispanic or Latino 32 36 35 33 24 17 23 18 4 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 535 528 509 549 529 480 481 511 177 442
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 0 0 8 4 3 5 9 1 2
      Asian 6 5 8 6 8 7 6 7 3 3
      Black or African American 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 494 496 476 512 493 451 449 475 166 427
      More than one race 22 21 20 20 24 19 21 19 6 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 17 24 11 7 5 9 13 5 47
  Temporary visa holders 203 185 158 151 118 122 113 127 46 88
  Science and engineering 779 766 726 744 678 624 626 669 232 586
    Science 613 596 560 569 526 481 486 519 149 447
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 74 57 56 62 46 45 48 60 20 96
      Biological and biomedical sciences 109 114 96 86 87 64 70 95 14 84
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 52 43 36 41 48 45 35 35 19 27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 31 32 34 38 32 39 36 32 14 32
      Mathematics and statistics 71 75 72 67 62 58 66 79 8 65
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 97 101 93 69 85 47 57 60 0 0
      Physical sciences 147 144 141 172 134 155 147 132 57 109
      Psychology 14 13 17 18 16 14 12 12 7 12
      Social sciences 18 17 15 16 16 14 15 14 7 15
    Engineering 166 170 166 175 152 143 140 150 83 139
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 23 26 22 29 14 28 33 37 13 23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 32 29 35 41 28 33 36 37 17 44
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 33 38 37 38 25 19 19 24 29 29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 15 12 8 0 9 0 0 0 24 43
      Mechanical engineering 41 43 41 67 23 63 52 52 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 22 22 23 0 53 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 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.
  • 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 132 146 141 148 144 150 143 119 487 147
    Hispanic or Latino 5 3 7 5 7 4 2 1 12 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 124 136 131 141 134 141 136 113 463 140
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 6 3
      Asian 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 6 4
      Black or African American 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 118 129 123 132 127 130 126 106 430 81
      More than one race 3 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 18 51
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 7 3 2 3 5 5 5 12 3
  Temporary visa holders 6 13 14 11 9 12 8 10 72 9
  Science and engineering 138 159 155 159 153 162 151 129 559 156
    Science 119 129 128 133 132 140 132 110 466 142
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 6 11 12 7 11 8 11 6 142 60
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 4 9 16 7 26 28 23 91 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 3 5 3 7 7 7 9 27 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 10 7 9 10 10 10 11 36 16
      Mathematics and statistics 16 21 21 30 29 36 32 23 77 30
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 64 68 63 62 62 47 35 32 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 10 9 6 5 6 7 6 75 20
      Psychology 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
      Social sciences 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 1
    Engineering 19 30 27 26 21 22 19 19 93 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 4 4 6 1 3 3 3 32 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 5 3 5 4 3 2 3 33 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 2 4 3 4 9 4 1 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 27 9
      Mechanical engineering 5 10 10 11 4 12 5 9 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 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.
  • 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 310 331 281 283 238 194 175 190 57 201
  Science and engineering 310 331 281 283 238 194 175 190 57 201
    Science 233 250 208 215 185 147 137 164 35 161
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 39 31 28 29 12 9 11 21 5 37
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47 55 50 50 46 34 41 57 2 52
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 15 13 13 13 9 11 7 9 4 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 18 14 6 15 13 11 4 8 3 5
      Mathematics and statistics 6 17 9 14 16 15 13 12 2 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 31 42 38 18 25 11 10 10 0 0
      Physical sciences 72 74 63 75 61 52 51 45 15 47
      Psychology 3 4 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 77 81 73 68 53 47 38 26 22 40
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 14 10 17 7 18 17 13 1 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 6 5 8 2 5 6 4 3 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 29 24 20 15 11 4 4 14 15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10
      Mechanical engineering 23 23 27 23 6 13 11 5 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 9 6 6 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 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.
  • 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 779 766 726 744 678 624 626 669 232 586
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Research assistantships 358 312 287 339 302 274 257 270 79 240
    Federal 266 244 215 249 205 174 159 172 52 192
    Institutional 92 68 72 90 97 100 98 98 27 34
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
  Teaching assistantships 296 211 217 294 221 267 288 294 100 270
    Federal 41 8 2 33 5 19 16 17 3 0
    Institutional 255 203 215 261 216 248 272 277 97 270
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 125 243 222 111 155 83 81 105 53 55
    Federal 3 79 64 1 28 1 0 1 2 0
    Institutional 1 48 42 1 4 0 1 0 0 21
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 3
    Personal resources 121 116 116 109 117 82 79 104 51 31

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 39 38 47 58 61 42 48 47 47 51
    Science 34 33 35 48 54 37 42 40 39 45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 9 9 11 8 5 6 7 11 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 8 8 12 25 13 15 15 11 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 4 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 9 14 20 18 16 16 12 11 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 5 12 10 7 5 6 7 8 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 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.
  • 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 32 32 36 42 41 29 37 33 33 44
  Science and engineering 32 32 36 42 41 29 37 33 33 44
    Science 28 27 26 32 35 24 32 28 29 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 9 6 7 9 6 3 5 5 7 9
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 7 6 8 16 8 12 10 10 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 8 10 13 12 10 11 8 9 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 5 10 10 6 5 5 5 4 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 4 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 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.
  • 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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