Oberlin 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 635 31.2 914
2022 660 27.4 900
2021 242 59 583 687 25.1 908
2020 616 33.5 916
2019 243 59.3 589 532 42.4 914
2018 552 40.1 911
2017 244 58.1 575 530 41.6 898
2016 596 34.2 896
2015 232 59.8 570 520 42.7 898
2014 533 40.7 889
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 1,408 1,036 776 1,182 2,076 1,803 1,887 1,305 1,932 1,819
    Science 1,211 974 702 1,147 1,991 1,610 1,832 1,223 1,801 1,755
      Computer and information sciences 122 175 62 144 179 47 10 30 147 159
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 88 11 27 93 157 224 500 219 241 325
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 79 0 27 93 157 224 500 219 145 178
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 147
      Life sciences 351 74 239 295 971 447 297 196 766 674
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 351 0 230 285 949 403 205 196 633 408
        Health sciences 0 0 9 10 22 44 92 0 133 266
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 49 7 39 4 44 35 21 44 6 7
      Physical sciences 467 405 298 483 485 616 800 551 532 534
        Astronomy and astrophysics 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 317 0 157 213 222 381 497 356 309 322
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 135 0 141 270 263 235 303 195 223 212
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 62 100 11 51 58 163 164 150 71 28
      Social sciences 44 54 26 77 97 78 40 33 38 28
        Anthropology 5 0 9 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
        Economics 10 0 4 21 39 17 12 6 11 11
        Political science and government 8 0 13 55 48 57 23 10 17 13
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 19 0 0 0 0 3 5 17 10 4
        Social sciences nec 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 28 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 197 62 74 35 85 193 55 82 131 64
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 83 0 66 20 35 114 37 58 62 38
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 92 0 8 15 48 77 18 24 69 26
      Non-S&E nec 2 0 0 0 2 2 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

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 1,408 880 9 463 1 55 0
    Science 1,211 880 9 266 1 55 0
      Computer and information sciences 122 58 0 53 0 11 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 88 19 9 58 0 2 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 79 10 9 58 0 2 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 351 326 0 25 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 351 326 0 25 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 49 46 0 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 467 377 0 48 0 42 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 15 15 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 317 238 0 37 0 42 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 135 124 0 11 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 62 53 0 9 0 0 0
      Social sciences 44 1 0 42 1 0 0
        Anthropology 5 0 0 4 1 0 0
        Economics 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
        Political science and government 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 19 0 0 19 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 28 0 0 28 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 197 0 0 197 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 20 0 0 20 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 83 0 0 83 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 92 0 0 92 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2 0 0 2 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
Federal Agencies 880 . 505 743 1,576 1,096 1,558 962 1,364 1,204
  DOD 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
  DOE 3 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 187 . 132 74 0 0 72 70 124 163
  NASA 0 . 0 62 99 48 0 0 0 0
  NSF 678 . 373 607 1,427 872 1,338 779 1,154 982
  USDA 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 12 . 0 0 50 176 148 83 86 59

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 116 11 105 .
2018 116 14 102 .
2017 93 18 75 .

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 . 185 184 184 196
    Agricultural sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 73 73 73 85
    Computer and information sciences . 2 2 2 2
    Engineering . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 6 6 6 6
    Health sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . 2 2 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation . 3 1 1 1
    Physical sciences . 65 65 65 65
    Psychology . 22 22 22 22
    Social sciences . 13 13 13 13
    Other . 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)

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 862 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 456 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 406 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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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