Montana State U., Bozeman

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 187 59.8 459 171 72 602 127 86.3 914
2022 154 66.8 457 135 85.2 900
2021 189 58.3 447 173 70.7 583 130 85.9 908
2020 181 60.3 450 132 85.8 916
2019 177 60.9 447 173 71 589 135 85.5 914
2018 185 57.3 428 145 84.3 911
2017 184 57.3 425 171 70.7 575 140 84.7 898
2016 209 52 430 142 84.4 896
2015 174 59.7 426 173 70.1 570 141 84.6 898
2014 198 53.7 422 140 84.5 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 69 98 64 69 74 71 66 52 78 56
  Science and engineering 54 74 51 60 61 50 46 43 62 49
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 4 4 6 2 5 5 2 3 7 1
      Agricultural sciences 4 3 6 . 4 4 1 . 6 1
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 . 2 1 1 1 3 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 12 24 16 26 23 16 10 11 21 20
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 2 3 5 5 1 5 4 6 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 5 3 6 5 3 2 3 4 2
      Genetics and genomics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 9 4 10 8 8 1 3 8 4
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 2 3 1 . 1 1 . 1 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 5 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2
    Computer and information sciences 5 3 1 3 1 3 6 3 3 2
      Computer science 4 3 1 3 1 3 6 3 3 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 11 14 9 3 11 8 8 3 7 9
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 1 . . . 1 . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 4 3 3 1 4 1 . . . 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 3 . . 1 2 1 . 1 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 1 1 . 3 1 2 1 3 2
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 3 1 1 1 . . 1 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 3 . 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Engineering, other . . . . . 2 2 . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 1 2 4 . 2 2 3 7 1
      Geological sciences 4 1 1 2 . 2 2 3 6 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 2 . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Public health . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 7 6 3 5 1 4 7 2 6
      Applied mathematics . 1 1 . 2 1 1 3 1 3
      Mathematics 1 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 1
      Statistics 2 2 3 1 1 . 2 2 . 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 3 2 1 1 . 1 2 . .
    Physical sciences 9 16 5 12 14 13 11 11 14 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 2 1 . 2 1 2 4 2 3
      Chemistry 5 6 3 6 5 8 5 5 10 1
      Physics 3 8 1 6 7 4 4 2 2 5
    Psychology 5 1 2 . 1 . 1 . . .
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Psychology, other 5 . 1 . . . 1 . . .
    Social sciences 1 4 4 6 1 2 2 2 1 1
      Social sciences, other 1 4 4 6 1 2 2 2 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 15 24 13 9 13 21 20 9 16 7
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 9 21 8 7 11 19 17 7 14 7
      Education leadership and administration 3 7 3 4 5 6 1 3 8 .
      Education research 3 7 2 2 2 8 11 2 4 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 3 2 . 3 3 3 2 2 2
      Education, other . 4 1 1 1 2 2 . . 1
    Humanities and arts 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 .
      History 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 1 1 . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 2 . 2 . . 1 . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 . 2 . . 1 . . . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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 229,682 200,820 193,577 166,285 154,811 125,129 129,622 112,073 108,414 113,348
    Science 138,300 126,763 122,954 108,610 103,838 88,853 92,588 80,029 78,534 85,127
      Computer and information sciences 3,175 3,026 2,625 1,459 1,427 1,102 1,043 724 521 805
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,124 5,246 5,468 5,603 5,618 5,125 5,757 5,802 10,073 11,591
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,322 4,372 4,099 3,893 3,298 2,596 2,065 1,823 792 1,252
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,802 874 1,369 1,710 2,320 2,529 3,678 3,979 9,281 10,339
      Life sciences 81,492 82,986 74,897 71,440 72,765 65,459 65,910 48,622 41,460 39,049
        Agricultural sciences 54,025 51,177 43,975 40,695 40,178 38,172 38,144 26,209 23,462 27,598
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,576 16,954 18,017 19,994 19,659 16,600 15,363 13,414 12,185 5,588
        Health sciences 11,100 13,878 12,186 10,030 11,971 10,054 11,799 8,811 2,128 2,371
        Natural resources and conservation 156 118 199 186 302 146 153 188 0 0
        Life sciences nec 635 859 520 535 655 487 451 0 3,685 3,492
      Mathematics and statistics 2,828 2,852 2,527 2,536 1,565 758 562 828 828 958
      Physical sciences 27,448 19,778 23,329 17,990 15,021 10,912 12,248 15,519 15,638 17,373
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,929 8,821 13,389 8,796 7,838 6,178 5,951 7,861 9,312 10,245
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 19,519 10,957 9,940 9,194 7,183 4,734 6,297 7,658 6,322 7,088
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 40
      Psychology 956 673 415 359 235 223 468 819 685 577
      Social sciences 1,903 1,946 2,194 1,126 582 407 597 1,032 2,184 2,330
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,071 915
        Political science and government 591 416 530 466 310 127 118 129 147 43
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 417 416 460 644 257 267 422 791 402 274
        Social sciences nec 895 1,114 1,204 16 15 13 57 112 564 1,098
      Sciences nec 14,374 10,256 11,499 8,097 6,625 4,867 6,003 6,683 7,145 12,444
    Engineering 67,024 54,188 51,785 38,833 36,521 25,643 25,633 22,150 19,933 19,519
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 8,077 7,225 5,575 5,056 5,321 3,590 3,732 3,897 3,702 3,300
      Chemical engineering 1,985 2,426 2,544 1,169 1,188 839 427 578 557 505
      Civil engineering 6,256 6,800 6,942 6,597 7,421 5,567 7,611 7,169 7,314 7,573
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,800 6,567 5,168 2,987 2,546 2,551 3,409 2,657 2,029 1,954
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 86 18 18 16 338 408 271 161 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,559 8,063 7,540 5,113 3,030 1,759 1,832 2,054 1,424 1,511
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 35,261 23,089 23,998 17,895 16,673 10,929 8,351 5,634 4,907 4,676
    Non-S&E 24,358 19,869 18,838 18,842 14,452 10,633 11,401 9,894 9,947 8,702
      Business management and business administration 2,007 1,831 1,826 441 410 147 136 194 126 110
      Communication and communications technologies 70 174 143 246 328 221 143 109 136 145
      Education 5,062 3,546 3,136 2,645 1,874 1,489 1,883 2,491 3,047 3,064
      Humanities 1,799 1,736 1,686 1,786 513 58 163 397 61 39
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 7 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,201 1,207 1,199 1,975 219 44 75 34 24 65
      Non-S&E nec 14,219 11,375 10,848 11,737 11,108 8,674 9,001 6,662 6,553 5,279

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 229,682 142,965 18,379 59,067 956 4,403 3,912
    Science 138,300 76,811 18,061 38,615 509 2,664 1,640
      Computer and information sciences 3,175 1,981 0 955 3 0 236
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,124 4,029 0 1,758 0 181 156
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,322 2,567 0 1,488 0 181 86
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,802 1,462 0 270 0 0 70
      Life sciences 81,492 39,505 18,061 20,849 445 2,111 521
        Agricultural sciences 54,025 21,612 16,444 14,557 198 960 254
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,576 10,671 1,190 2,848 177 463 227
        Health sciences 11,100 7,158 427 2,717 70 688 40
        Natural resources and conservation 156 64 0 92 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 635 0 0 635 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,828 1,477 0 1,321 0 16 14
      Physical sciences 27,448 21,673 0 4,975 61 313 426
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,929 5,006 0 2,590 53 121 159
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 19,519 16,667 0 2,385 8 192 267
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 956 575 0 363 0 18 0
      Social sciences 1,903 686 0 1,040 0 25 152
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 591 146 0 445 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 417 4 0 413 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 895 536 0 182 0 25 152
      Sciences nec 14,374 6,885 0 7,354 0 0 135
    Engineering 67,024 54,709 104 9,263 447 779 1,722
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 8,077 4,736 104 2,450 50 463 274
      Chemical engineering 1,985 1,000 0 982 3 0 0
      Civil engineering 6,256 4,426 0 1,419 8 248 155
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,800 3,974 0 1,674 152 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 86 0 0 86 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,559 6,128 0 1,836 234 68 1,293
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 35,261 34,445 0 816 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 24,358 11,445 214 11,189 0 960 550
      Business management and business administration 2,007 136 0 1,838 0 33 0
      Communication and communications technologies 70 0 0 70 0 0 0
      Education 5,062 1,887 165 2,020 0 895 95
      Humanities 1,799 1 0 1,766 0 32 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,201 0 0 1,201 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 14,219 9,421 49 4,294 0 0 455

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 142,965 118,974 113,257 93,759 88,955 75,524 74,788 68,471 69,136 72,777
  DOD 52,929 38,791 35,768 28,685 22,807 18,126 14,998 10,698 10,170 10,039
  DOE 5,355 5,226 3,941 3,351 4,773 5,070 5,463 7,304 11,153 12,731
  HHS 19,246 23,459 23,707 21,729 23,631 21,379 20,477 18,910 17,548 17,045
  NASA 8,720 7,810 7,188 6,803 5,146 4,576 5,177 5,297 5,080 5,450
  NSF 22,324 13,996 16,102 12,179 12,131 12,298 13,112 11,912 11,011 13,243
  USDA 19,630 16,181 12,722 11,034 9,373 5,324 5,430 6,471 6,416 5,649
  Other 14,761 13,511 13,829 9,978 11,094 8,751 10,131 7,879 7,758 8,620

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 880 555 325 .
2018 877 562 315 .
2017 828 538 290 .

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space 324 320 309 309 309
    Agricultural sciences 146 146 146 146 146
    Biological and biomedical sciences 35 35 35 35 35
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 2 2 2
    Engineering 55 55 49 49 49
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 6 6 6 6
    Health sciences 1 1 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 7 7 7 7 6
    Physical sciences 66 62 59 59 59
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 4 4 4 4 4
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space . . . 10,000 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 1,000 . 0
    Engineering . . . 9,000 . 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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