Oklahoma 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
2024
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
2014 80 88.6 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 774 750 720 658 698 701 780 960 1,018 1,058 0
    Female 757 700 655 603 609 587 575 704 746 812 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 705 760 809 797 765 748 716 887 909 945 0
    Hispanic or Latino 53 63 60 48 47 53 60 54 45 46 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 652 697 748 748 718 695 646 813 841 881 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 30 23 25 25 22 25 16 16 26 33 0
      Asian 21 26 19 16 20 19 11 26 21 18 0
      Black or African American 29 26 26 29 32 36 33 36 35 35 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
      White 505 574 620 614 597 567 540 686 682 711 0
      More than one race 67 48 57 63 47 48 45 47 76 83 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 20 23 18 0
  Temporary visa holders 826 690 566 464 542 540 639 777 855 925 0
  Science and engineering 1,422 1,344 1,276 1,184 1,246 1,231 1,299 1,601 1,686 1,794 0
    Science 1,084 1,022 970 897 948 960 971 1,207 1,283 1,287 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 145 139 130 143 153 147 133 164 148 155 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 270 223 222 206 222 231 187 206 188 203 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 12 0
      Computer and information sciences 171 171 140 73 88 124 156 169 240 208 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 61 57 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 32 35 38 37 40 41 39 50 56 61 0
      Mathematics and statistics 69 57 64 69 66 65 73 55 57 58 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 34 26 27 26 34 21 26 3 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 16 18 18 12 13 12 17 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 99 106 87 94 94 86 96 105 96 100 0
      Psychology 163 160 162 161 132 119 115 249 261 262 0
      Social sciences 85 87 82 76 106 114 129 144 160 171 0
    Engineering 338 322 306 287 298 271 328 394 403 507 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 39 38 35 39 42 36 36 38 32 40 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 61 45 45 41 53 46 41 55 65 70 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 47 45 40 36 31 37 58 71 104 191 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 59 52 41 32 42 32 73 110 86 81 0
      Mechanical engineering 98 108 111 106 103 91 84 77 85 88 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 14 16 18 13 12 11 11 16 10 0 0
      Other engineering 20 18 16 20 15 18 25 27 21 37 0
  Health 109 106 99 77 61 57 56 63 78 76 0
    Clinical medicine 41 26 27 13 12 11 17 5 7 0 0
    Other health 68 80 72 64 49 46 39 58 71 76 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 290 316 310 327 331 361 367 316 339 370 0
    Female 228 232 225 227 204 234 243 263 275 270 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 430 450 435 457 444 486 504 465 474 494 0
    Hispanic or Latino 46 35 36 30 24 25 31 26 27 28 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 383 415 395 423 416 457 452 422 437 456 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 12 19 15 9 12 15 17 17 20 11 0
      Asian 18 20 21 23 18 22 15 9 10 13 0
      Black or African American 25 26 25 26 23 24 19 23 22 22 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
      White 286 323 306 342 340 368 374 340 340 369 0
      More than one race 42 26 27 21 21 26 25 33 44 40 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 0 4 4 4 4 21 17 10 10 0
  Temporary visa holders 88 98 100 97 91 109 106 114 140 146 0
  Science and engineering 479 511 503 543 523 578 597 545 587 621 0
    Science 314 340 361 375 361 395 392 431 435 473 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 64 54 57 55 53 59 80 27 41 40 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 68 84 73 60 60 46 43 54 67 56 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 9 0
      Computer and information sciences 29 21 27 30 42 64 45 44 34 54 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 23 26 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15 15 20 24 24 37 42 36 34 26 0
      Mathematics and statistics 23 23 29 30 18 15 10 5 3 8 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 10 8 11 14 12 9 6 0 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 19 20 19 16 18 14 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 16 18 17 19 19 21 16 21 17 0
      Psychology 60 83 85 107 69 76 82 126 125 135 0
      Social sciences 16 17 21 19 48 52 49 75 72 101 0
    Engineering 165 171 142 168 162 183 205 114 152 148 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 10 9 7 6 9 6 11 10 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 12 11 17 17 15 19 22 13 11 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 20 13 14 14 26 21 30 44 43 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 11 6 5 7 8 16 17 19 25 0
      Mechanical engineering 39 32 18 20 23 26 29 31 41 46 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 11 9 11 8 7 6 4 6 0 0
      Other engineering 78 78 75 92 86 95 105 4 18 13 0
  Health 39 37 32 11 12 17 13 34 27 19 0
    Clinical medicine 38 37 28 10 8 14 13 24 11 4 0
    Other health 1 0 4 1 4 3 0 10 16 15 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 110 118 71 87 70 184 180 188 165 248 0
  Science and engineering 110 118 71 86 68 183 179 186 158 244 0
    Science 57 61 38 32 45 143 135 140 104 148 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 4 1 1 1 26 28 47 43 55 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 34 35 24 22 29 64 59 35 31 35 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 2 0 0 11 5 7 1 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 0 0 0 6 5 5 5 8 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 12 5 4 8 13 12 12 10 14 0
      Psychology 1 3 3 3 4 6 11 15 3 3 0
      Social sciences 4 3 1 0 0 14 9 14 9 21 0
    Engineering 53 57 33 54 23 40 44 46 54 96 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 7 8 6 7 4 1 3 5 7 10 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 10 4 4 4 15 17 19 14 23 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 19 10 3 13 5 1 1 5 8 15 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 3 2 2 0 3 5 0 6 11 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 21 15 26 9 12 10 6 7 18 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 0 7 6 9 10 19 0
  Health 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 7 4 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,531 1,450 1,375 1,261 1,307 1,288 1,355 1,664 1,764 1,870
  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 752 667 626 604 633 591 563 568 625 685
    Federal 110 118 71 87 70 184 180 179 155 241
    Institutional 602 525 529 486 541 379 339 341 470 439
    Nonfederal 40 24 26 31 22 28 44 48 0 5
  Teaching assistantships 553 572 514 508 495 508 514 673 625 661
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 7
    Institutional 553 572 514 508 495 508 514 663 616 654
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Other types of support 226 211 235 149 179 189 278 423 514 524
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Institutional 40 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 177 184 235 149 179 189 278 422 513 524

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 53 58 54 50 43 48 46 45 40 46 0
    Science 40 47 46 37 37 41 40 36 33 40 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 8 13 13 10 5 6 6 12 8 14 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 15 15 14 12 15 12 14 13 12 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 1 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 6 4 3 5 8 7 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 7 6 3 5 4 8 5 7 10 0
      Psychology 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 3 2 0
    Engineering 13 11 8 13 6 7 6 9 7 6 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 6 3 2 7 3 3 1 2 2 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Other engineering 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 5 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 7 4 7 8 13 11 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 7 4 7 8 13 11 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 9 14 12 12 8 32 30 33 27 35 0
  Science and engineering 9 14 12 12 4 29 25 27 21 28 0
    Science 6 12 10 10 4 27 22 21 18 25 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 3 2 0 5 5 10 5 11 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 8 6 7 4 11 5 5 7 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 1 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 1 1 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 0 1 0 3 4 5 4 4 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0
    Engineering 3 2 2 2 0 2 3 6 3 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 6 6 7 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 6 6 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

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