Oklahoma State U.

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
2025
2024 117 81.8 631
2023 113 83.6 679
2022 116 83.2 680
2021 112 84.1 691
2020 116 83.7 698
2019 113 84.1 697
2018 112 84.3 700
2017 107 84.6 684
2016 93 86.9 697
2015 86 87.8 693
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   729   705   760   809   797   765   748   716   887   909   0
    Hispanic or Latino   62   53   63   60   48   47   53   60   54   45   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   667   652   697   748   748   718   695   646   813   841   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   22   30   23   25   25   22   25   16   16   26   0
      Asian   23   21   26   19   16   20   19   11   26   21   0
      Black or African American   30   29   26   26   29   32   36   33   36   35   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   2   1   0
      White   497   505   574   620   614   597   567   540   686   682   0
      More than one race   95   67   48   57   63   47   48   45   47   76   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   10   20   23   0
  Temporary visa holders   788   826   690   566   464   542   540   639   777   855   0
  Science and engineering   1,415   1,422   1,344   1,276   1,184   1,246   1,231   1,299   1,601   1,686   0
    Science   1,083   1,084   1,022   970   897   948   960   971   1,207   1,283   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   148   145   139   130   143   153   147   133   164   148   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   286   270   223   222   206   222   231   187   206   188   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   15   0
      Computer and information sciences   129   171   171   140   73   88   124   156   169   240   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   46   61   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   40   32   35   38   37   40   41   39   50   56   0
      Mathematics and statistics   73   69   57   64   69   66   65   73   55   57   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   34   34   26   27   26   34   21   26   3   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   20   16   18   18   12   13   12   17   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   95   99   106   87   94   94   86   96   105   96   0
      Psychology   171   163   160   162   161   132   119   115   249   261   0
      Social sciences   87   85   87   82   76   106   114   129   144   160   0
    Engineering   332   338   322   306   287   298   271   328   394   403   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   36   39   38   35   39   42   36   36   38   32   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   64   61   45   45   41   53   46   41   55   65   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   44   47   45   40   36   31   37   58   71   104   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   54   59   52   41   32   42   32   73   110   86   0
      Mechanical engineering   94   98   108   111   106   103   91   84   77   85   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   7   14   16   18   13   12   11   11   16   10   0
      Other engineering   33   20   18   16   20   15   18   25   27   21   0
    Health   102   109   106   99   77   61   57   56   63   78   0
      Clinical medicine   41   41   26   27   13   12   11   17   5   7   0
      Other health   61   68   80   72   64   49   46   39   58   71   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   418   430   450   435   457   444   486   504   465   474   0
    Hispanic or Latino   33   46   35   36   30   24   25   31   26   27   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   385   383   415   395   423   416   457   452   422   437   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   19   12   19   15   9   12   15   17   17   20   0
      Asian   15   18   20   21   23   18   22   15   9   10   0
      Black or African American   22   25   26   25   26   23   24   19   23   22   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   2   2   2   2   0   1   0
      White   285   286   323   306   342   340   368   374   340   340   0
      More than one race   44   42   26   27   21   21   26   25   33   44   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   1   0   4   4   4   4   21   17   10   0
  Temporary visa holders   111   88   98   100   97   91   109   106   114   140   0
  Science and engineering   491   479   511   503   543   523   578   597   545   587   0
    Science   322   314   340   361   375   361   395   392   431   435   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   58   64   54   57   55   53   59   80   27   41   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   74   68   84   73   60   60   46   43   54   67   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   15   0
      Computer and information sciences   35   29   21   27   30   42   64   45   44   34   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   23   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   15   15   20   24   24   37   42   36   34   0
      Mathematics and statistics   24   23   23   29   30   18   15   10   5   3   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   10   8   11   14   12   9   6   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   11   19   20   19   16   18   14   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   21   18   16   18   17   19   19   21   16   21   0
      Psychology   54   60   83   85   107   69   76   82   126   125   0
      Social sciences   18   16   17   21   19   48   52   49   75   72   0
    Engineering   169   165   171   142   168   162   183   205   114   152   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   9   9   7   10   9   7   6   9   6   11   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   8   12   11   17   17   15   19   22   13   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   19   16   20   13   14   14   26   21   30   44   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   5   11   6   5   7   8   16   17   19   0
      Mechanical engineering   32   39   32   18   20   23   26   29   31   41   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   10   11   9   11   8   7   6   4   6   0
      Other engineering   85   78   78   75   92   86   95   105   4   18   0
    Health   38   39   37   32   11   12   17   13   34   27   0
      Clinical medicine   37   38   37   28   10   8   14   13   24   11   0
      Other health   1   1   0   4   1   4   3   0   10   16   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   119   110   118   71   87   70   184   180   188   165   0
  Science and engineering   119   110   118   71   86   68   183   179   186   158   0
    Science   62   57   61   38   32   45   143   135   140   104   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   1   4   1   1   1   26   28   47   43   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   34   34   35   24   22   29   64   59   35   31   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   2   1   2   0   0   11   5   7   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   2   1   0   0   0   6   5   5   5   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   2   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   3   1   1   1   2   1   4   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   9   12   5   4   8   13   12   12   10   0
      Psychology   4   1   3   3   3   4   6   11   15   3   0
      Social sciences   4   4   3   1   0   0   14   9   14   9   0
    Engineering   57   53   57   33   54   23   40   44   46   54   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   9   7   8   6   7   4   1   3   5   7   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   4   10   4   4   4   15   17   19   14   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   19   10   3   13   5   1   1   5   8   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   4   3   2   2   0   3   5   0   6   0
      Mechanical engineering   17   15   21   15   26   9   12   10   6   7   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   3   4   3   2   1   1   2   2   2   0
      Other engineering   2   1   1   0   0   0   7   6   9   10   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   2   7   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7   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   1,517   1,531   1,450   1,375   1,261   1,307   1,288   1,355   1,664   1,764
  Fellowships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   749   752   667   626   604   633   591   563   568   625
    Federal   119   110   118   71   87   70   184   180   179   155
    Institutional   588   602   525   529   486   541   379   339   341   470
    Nonfederal   42   40   24   26   31   22   28   44   48   0
  Teaching assistantships   575   553   572   514   508   495   508   514   673   625
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   9
    Institutional   575   553   572   514   508   495   508   514   663   616
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
  Other types of support   193   226   211   235   149   179   189   278   423   514
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Institutional   38   40   18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   10   9   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   145   177   184   235   149   179   189   278   422   513

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   66   53   58   54   50   43   48   46   45   40   0
    Science   53   40   47   46   37   37   41   40   36   33   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   13   8   13   13   10   5   6   6   12   8   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   11   15   15   14   12   15   12   14   13   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   4   4   4   4   6   4   3   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   5   6   4   3   5   8   7   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   9   7   6   3   5   4   8   5   7   0
      Psychology   1   1   1   3   2   0   1   1   1   0   0
      Social sciences   2   1   0   0   0   4   3   3   3   3   0
    Engineering   13   13   11   8   13   6   7   6   9   7   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   3   6   3   2   7   3   3   1   2   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   3   3   1   2   1   2   3   2   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   1   1   2   1   1   1   1   1   0
      Other engineering   2   2   3   3   2   1   1   1   3   2   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   7   4   7   8   13   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   7   4   7   8   13   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   14   9   14   12   12   8   32   30   33   27   0
  Science and engineering   14   9   14   12   12   4   29   25   27   21   0
    Science   9   6   12   10   10   4   27   22   21   18   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   3   2   1   3   2   0   5   5   10   5   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   2   8   6   7   4   11   5   5   7   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   1   1   0   0   7   6   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   1   2   0   1   0   3   4   5   4   0
      Psychology   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   0
    Engineering   5   3   2   2   2   0   2   3   6   3   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   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2   2   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   2   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   5   6   6   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   5   6   6   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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