Montana 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
2023
2022 200 71 680
2021 179 74.5 691
2020 175 75.2 697
2019 196 72.2 696
2018 188 73.4 698
2017 183 73.6 684
2016 341 51.6 697
2015 208 70.4 693
2014 201 71.2 688
2013 216 61.6 555
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 726 744 678 624 626 669 232 586 631 529
    Male 441 462 426 395 395 429 170 363 411 347
    Female 285 282 252 229 231 240 62 223 220 182
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 568 593 560 502 513 542 186 498 536 458
    Hispanic or Latino 35 33 24 17 23 18 4 9 12 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 509 549 529 480 481 511 177 442 479 449
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 8 4 3 5 9 1 2 3 2
      Asian 8 6 8 7 6 7 3 3 16 17
      Black or African American 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 476 512 493 451 449 475 166 427 446 423
      More than one race 20 20 24 19 21 19 6 6 10 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24 11 7 5 9 13 5 47 45 3
  Temporary visa holders 158 151 118 122 113 127 46 88 95 71
  Science and engineering 726 744 678 624 626 669 232 586 631 515
    Science 560 569 526 481 486 519 149 447 490 390
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 56 62 46 45 48 60 20 96 105 56
      Biological and biomedical sciences 96 86 87 64 70 95 14 84 80 73
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 36 41 48 45 35 35 19 27 41 24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 34 38 32 39 36 32 14 32 43 13
      Mathematics and statistics 72 67 62 58 66 79 8 65 78 73
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 93 69 85 47 57 60 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 4 17
      Physical sciences 141 172 134 155 147 132 57 109 113 126
      Psychology 17 18 16 14 12 12 7 12 12 0
      Social sciences 15 16 16 14 15 14 7 15 14 8
    Engineering 166 175 152 143 140 150 83 139 141 125
      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 22 29 14 28 33 37 13 23 31 22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 35 41 28 33 36 37 17 44 32 31
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37 38 25 19 19 24 29 29 29 31
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 0 9 0 0 0 24 43 49 41
      Mechanical engineering 41 67 23 63 52 52 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 23 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 155 159 153 162 151 129 559 156 175 193
    Male 83 82 80 92 96 77 334 83 108 120
    Female 72 77 73 70 55 52 225 73 67 73
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 141 148 144 150 143 119 487 147 167 181
    Hispanic or Latino 7 5 7 4 2 1 12 4 5 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 131 141 134 141 136 113 463 140 141 165
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 2 3 2 1 6 3 1 4
      Asian 3 3 1 2 2 2 6 4 4 2
      Black or African American 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      White 123 132 127 130 126 106 430 81 130 157
      More than one race 4 4 4 6 5 4 18 51 6 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 3 5 5 5 12 3 21 15
  Temporary visa holders 14 11 9 12 8 10 72 9 8 12
  Science and engineering 155 159 153 162 151 129 559 156 175 193
    Science 128 133 132 140 132 110 466 142 158 169
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 12 7 11 8 11 6 142 60 23 48
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 16 7 26 28 23 91 6 17 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 3 7 7 7 9 27 8 10 24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7 9 10 10 10 11 36 16 57 42
      Mathematics and statistics 21 30 29 36 32 23 77 30 23 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 63 62 62 47 35 32 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10
      Physical sciences 9 6 5 6 7 6 75 20 24 11
      Psychology 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 11
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 1 4 6
    Engineering 27 26 21 22 19 19 93 14 17 24
      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 4 6 1 3 3 3 32 1 4 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 5 4 3 2 3 33 0 4 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 4 3 4 9 4 1 4 3 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 0 2 0 0 0 27 9 6 6
      Mechanical engineering 10 11 4 12 5 9 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 0 7 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 281 283 238 194 175 190 57 201 182 176 0
  Science and engineering 281 283 238 194 175 190 57 201 182 171 0
    Science 208 215 185 147 137 164 35 161 141 140 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 28 29 12 9 11 21 5 37 17 14 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 50 50 46 34 41 57 2 52 51 40 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 13 13 9 11 7 9 4 7 8 4 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 15 13 11 4 8 3 5 10 13 0
      Mathematics and statistics 9 14 16 15 13 12 2 8 5 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 38 18 25 11 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 4 0
      Psychology 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 63 75 61 52 51 45 15 47 46 61 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 73 68 53 47 38 26 22 40 41 31 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 17 7 18 17 13 1 10 14 7 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 8 2 5 6 4 3 5 2 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 24 20 15 11 4 4 14 15 14 15 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 11 7 0
      Mechanical engineering 27 23 6 13 11 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 726 744 678 624 626 669 232 586 631 529
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 15
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 10
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
  Research assistantships 287 339 302 274 257 270 79 240 243 215
    Federal 215 249 205 174 159 172 52 192 172 157
    Institutional 72 90 97 100 98 98 27 34 55 46
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 12
  Teaching assistantships 217 294 221 267 288 294 100 270 227 205
    Federal 2 33 5 19 16 17 3 0 0 0
    Institutional 215 261 216 248 272 277 97 270 227 205
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 222 111 155 83 81 105 53 55 147 94
    Federal 64 1 28 1 0 1 2 0 0 9
    Institutional 42 1 4 0 1 0 0 21 0 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 3 2
    Personal resources 116 109 117 82 79 104 51 31 144 82

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 44 54 57 41 48 47 47 51 38 38
    Science 33 45 51 36 42 40 39 45 33 27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 9 11 7 5 6 7 11 10 4 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 11 24 12 15 15 11 18 11 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 0
      Physical sciences 12 18 17 16 16 12 11 8 11 16
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Social sciences 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 9 6 5 6 7 8 6 5 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 0 2 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 0 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 4
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 36 42 41 29 37 33 33 44 28 30
  Science and engineering 36 42 41 29 37 33 33 44 28 27
    Science 26 32 35 24 32 28 29 39 26 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 7 9 6 3 5 5 7 9 2 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 16 8 12 10 10 14 8 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 10 13 12 10 11 8 9 8 10 11
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 10 6 5 5 5 4 5 2 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 3 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 0 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 3
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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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