Pontifical Catholic U. Puerto Rico, Ponce

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 299 35.6 459 801 13.2 914
2022 251 45.7 457 830 8.7 900
2021 261 42.3 447 820 10.6 908
2020 306 32.8 450 872 5.8 916
2019 318 29.6 447 853 7.6 914
2018 305 29.5 428 910 1.1 911
2017 311 27.6 425 882 2.8 898
2016 271 37.7 430 884 2.3 896
2015 284 34.1 426 888 2.1 898
2014 293 31.3 422
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 23 33 26 16 15 16 13 24 20 18
  Science and engineering 23 33 26 16 15 16 13 24 19 18
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Psychology 23 32 25 16 15 16 11 24 19 18
      Clinical psychology 9 22 12 6 8 16 4 10 6 10
      Counseling and applied psychology 14 10 7 5 . . 5 11 13 8
      Psychology, other . . 6 5 7 . 2 3 . .
    Social sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 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 351 270 349 239 287 149 206 186 181 .
    Science 351 260 349 239 251 117 189 181 166 .
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Life sciences 351 241 335 162 39 91 84 120 34 .
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 66 61 23 0 9 0 .
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Psychology 0 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 10 .
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Sciences nec 0 15 14 11 147 0 105 20 113 .
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 .
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
    Non-S&E 0 10 0 0 29 32 17 5 0 .
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
      Non-S&E nec 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.
  • 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 351 167 . . . 0 0
    Science 351 167 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Life sciences 351 167 . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Economics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Education 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Law 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social work 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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

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 . . . . . . . . . .
  DOD . . . . . . . . . .
  DOE . . . . . . . . . .
  HHS . . . . . . . . . .
  NASA . . . . . . . . . .
  NSF . . . . . . . . . .
  USDA . . . . . . . . . .
  Other . . . . . . . . . .

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 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

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

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