Purdue 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
2024 18 97.3 631
2023 20 97.2 679
2022 21 97.1 680
2021 24 96.7 691
2020 25 96.6 698
2019 27 96.3 697
2018 21 97.2 700
2017 19 97.4 684
2016 14 98.2 697
2015 15 98 693
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   2,490   2,254   2,238   2,201   2,189   1,988   2,066   2,079   2,249   2,154
    Hispanic or Latino   252   239   237   210   218   175   167   157   150   141
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,161   1,962   1,932   1,934   1,918   1,762   1,847   1,873   2,049   1,950
      American Indian or Alaska Native   10   9   0   13   11   10   10   10   10   8
      Asian   368   304   280   254   206   203   184   181   194   184
      Black or African American   83   83   83   94   106   92   83   87   106   94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   0   3   2   1   3   2   5   3
      White   1,594   1,476   1,483   1,492   1,506   1,394   1,492   1,527   1,656   1,593
      More than one race   104   88   86   78   87   62   75   66   78   68
    Unknown ethnicity and race   77   53   69   57   53   51   52   49   50   63
  Temporary visa holders   3,608   3,495   3,290   2,930   2,409   2,562   2,695   2,641   2,831   2,796
  Science and engineering   5,729   5,417   5,216   4,808   4,319   4,305   4,407   4,386   4,718   4,630
    Science   2,820   2,717   2,489   2,254   2,099   1,762   2,120   2,105   2,367   2,432
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   264   256   237   219   205   130   180   196   207   200
      Biological and biomedical sciences   484   469   446   413   380   291   421   403   475   491
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   79
      Computer and information sciences   773   782   647   494   347   377   346   335   390   446
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   59   60
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   85   71   72   67   69   38   67   59   64   61
      Mathematics and statistics   251   254   247   234   264   228   289   255   236   230
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   5   3   4   3   4   0   4   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   57   59   59   60   59   43   59   59   0   0
      Physical sciences   592   523   484   455   423   324   442   429   523   539
      Psychology   105   99   94   106   118   46   62   63   64   61
      Social sciences   203   199   200   202   231   281   254   302   280   265
    Engineering   2,909   2,700   2,727   2,554   2,220   2,543   2,287   2,281   2,351   2,198
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   336   324   328   311   304   329   255   282   325   290
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   210   185   155   137   134   89   104   95   92   85
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   215   202   189   196   178   143   201   161   151   143
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   275   289   319   274   234   273   256   253   239   291
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   580   484   494   400   301   477   357   333   330   337
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   154   188   199   179   134   183   182   185   219   149
      Mechanical engineering   574   546   559   600   529   438   519   541   485   430
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   186   155   153   145   156   117   172   147   136   94
      Other engineering   379   327   331   312   250   494   241   284   374   379
    Health   369   332   312   323   279   245   354   334   362   320
      Clinical medicine   96   90   72   64   34   53   49   47   21   27
      Other health   273   242   240   259   245   192   305   287   341   293

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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   2,445   2,255   2,194   2,094   1,637   1,390   1,179   1,141   1,753   1,685
    Hispanic or Latino   226   227   207   186   135   96   76   67   122   97
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,142   1,971   1,926   1,844   1,448   1,257   1,071   1,035   1,582   1,535
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   5   0   5   4   1   2   2   5   7
      Asian   329   300   254   233   177   140   132   106   120   121
      Black or African American   106   95   101   100   70   55   45   46   106   101
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   2   1   1   1   0   1   2   4
      White   1,591   1,479   1,483   1,421   1,145   1,014   864   848   1,301   1,263
      More than one race   111   91   86   84   51   46   28   32   48   39
    Unknown ethnicity and race   77   57   61   64   54   37   32   39   49   53
  Temporary visa holders   1,367   1,311   1,216   1,046   962   1,110   817   798   839   762
  Science and engineering   3,699   3,433   3,203   2,959   2,464   2,369   1,943   1,891   2,546   2,397
    Science   1,027   880   825   755   655   1,010   504   542   1,200   1,060
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   24   29   30   29   23   70   32   26   27   27
      Biological and biomedical sciences   71   68   64   58   52   182   53   57   77   63
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   445   358
      Computer and information sciences   468   359   310   257   231   212   209   206   249   236
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   19
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   14   13   12   6   33   2   4   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   125   102   63   61   59   119   33   31   29   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   15   14   9   8   32   5   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   86   83   72   61   58   166   41   49   174   152
      Psychology   15   7   13   3   13   26   3   3   4   4
      Social sciences   211   203   246   264   204   170   126   156   168   170
    Engineering   2,672   2,553   2,378   2,204   1,809   1,359   1,439   1,349   1,346   1,337
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   303   298   272   288   281   217   260   221   200   174
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   27   26   18   9   43   4   7   3   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   22   16   8   11   64   8   11   7   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   195   220   170   147   119   123   118   128   121   102
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   930   831   771   627   548   230   353   333   367   367
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   103   109   104   69   96   91   100   112   68   50
      Mechanical engineering   516   515   514   474   252   218   120   118   111   118
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   10   8   10   12   60   6   8   6   6
      Other engineering   549   521   497   563   481   313   470   411   463   516
    Health   113   133   207   181   135   131   53   48   46   50
      Clinical medicine   83   101   176   157   123   33   29   15   6   10
      Other health   30   32   31   24   12   98   24   33   40   40

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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   1,391   1,442   1,336   1,190   1,172   836   995   1,100   1,069   987
  Science and engineering   1,326   1,355   1,256   1,124   1,111   812   945   1,056   1,008   937
    Science   532   534   489   452   464   291   399   429   453   446
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   80   76   59   43   39   25   35   53   55   51
      Biological and biomedical sciences   117   137   111   97   121   52   77   83   119   102
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
      Computer and information sciences   68   65   66   79   68   77   70   69   72   77
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   7
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   33   37   35   37   17   24   23   25   28
      Mathematics and statistics   20   23   22   13   20   20   27   29   27   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   20   12   13   8   9   3   9   23   0   0
      Physical sciences   162   145   143   139   129   82   114   109   119   123
      Psychology   16   15   16   20   18   4   8   7   11   7
      Social sciences   20   26   21   17   23   11   35   33   20   25
    Engineering   794   821   767   672   647   521   546   627   555   491
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   103   118   106   98   103   72   76   89   85   75
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   56   51   53   42   44   24   36   36   43   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   70   68   64   57   56   23   50   56   44   56
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   54   79   57   46   45   46   34   36   30   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   134   132   141   95   76   139   70   104   82   68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   25   33   23   23   23   18   22   29   19   14
      Mechanical engineering   181   171   181   168   165   94   119   129   122   101
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   95   86   75   75   81   53   79   76   53   29
      Other engineering   76   83   67   68   54   52   60   72   77   93
    Health   65   87   80   66   61   24   50   44   61   50
      Clinical medicine   15   14   3   1   1   0   2   0   0   0
      Other health   50   73   77   65   60   24   48   44   61   50

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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   6,098   5,749   5,528   5,131   4,598   4,550   4,761   4,720   5,080   4,950
  Fellowships   103   223   551   257   447   284   389   342   333   486
    Federal   63   127   164   145   284   74   148   152   129   115
    Institutional   35   79   367   93   139   189   189   164   153   307
    Nonfederal   5   17   20   19   24   21   52   26   51   64
  Research assistantships   2,798   2,662   2,320   2,391   2,147   1,837   2,294   2,260   2,254   2,004
    Federal   1,327   1,310   1,165   1,040   883   759   847   942   926   862
    Institutional   1,147   1,024   772   968   992   776   1,117   952   1,308   1,117
    Nonfederal   324   328   383   383   272   302   330   366   20   25
  Teaching assistantships   1,499   1,385   1,304   1,235   1,111   967   1,152   1,140   1,278   1,244
    Federal   0   4   5   3   4   2   0   2   2   4
    Institutional   1,496   1,374   1,296   1,226   1,094   964   1,145   1,137   1,275   1,239
    Nonfederal   3   7   3   6   13   1   7   1   1   1
  Other types of support   1,698   1,479   1,353   1,248   893   1,462   926   978   1,215   1,216
    Federal   1   1   2   2   1   1   0   4   12   6
    Institutional   19   31   26   36   44   73   119   98   133   160
    Nonfederal   0   10   1   7   0   0   6   1   4   0
    Personal resources   1,678   1,437   1,324   1,203   848   1,388   801   875   1,066   1,050

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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   479   449   439   567   412   396   367   349   364   349
    Science   295   285   257   310   248   252   234   228   236   233
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   55   44   35   36   39   31   31   24   38   41
      Biological and biomedical sciences   74   79   80   98   85   98   88   85   86   87
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   16   17   8   13   13   14   15   8   11   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   13   10   12   8   7   2   2   8   5
      Mathematics and statistics   7   4   8   5   4   3   2   4   5   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   10   13   14   16   18   15   21   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   87   85   79   105   67   73   62   70   76   72
      Psychology   13   14   13   16   9   7   6   8   4   6
      Social sciences   22   16   10   9   5   4   7   12   7   3
    Engineering   184   164   182   257   164   144   133   121   128   116
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7   3   6   12   8   4   4   7   7   7
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   12   19   27   13   15   10   8   17   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   36   28   33   21   21   19   18   13   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   11   22   29   19   17   15   16   9   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   34   32   54   24   19   18   14   22   16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   5   3   6   5   5   6   6   5   6
      Mechanical engineering   41   30   36   43   31   23   21   16   17   24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   14   11   13   19   25   22   16   18   12   5
      Other engineering   19   22   23   34   18   18   24   18   26   20
    Health   55   49   46   56   58   66   58   38   49   42
      Clinical medicine   7   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Other health   48   48   46   56   56   65   58   38   49   42

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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   302   299   280   346   259   200   210   197   223   205
  Science and engineering   269   266   253   317   230   173   189   179   198   190
    Science   154   160   147   170   137   111   126   109   120   122
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   30   25   26   12   17   14   19   10   14   16
      Biological and biomedical sciences   36   48   48   60   50   41   49   50   53   43
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   7   9   5   8   8   11   13   4   5   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   4   6   7   0   1   1   2   5   4
      Mathematics and statistics   3   1   4   1   1   0   1   3   2   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   10   7   8   7   2   7   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   52   52   45   64   47   39   31   29   35   36
      Psychology   9   8   5   9   6   3   2   3   1   5
      Social sciences   4   3   1   1   1   0   3   6   4   3
    Engineering   115   106   106   147   93   62   63   70   78   68
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   2   3   10   8   3   2   4   7   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   9   12   13   4   7   6   5   10   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   15   20   12   13   8   7   7   7   5   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   8   10   13   9   5   4   4   2   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   21   21   37   15   10   7   10   16   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   4   3   4   2   2   3   4   4   5
      Mechanical engineering   26   20   24   24   17   8   8   9   9   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   14   9   8   11   18   13   12   13   10   1
      Other engineering   13   13   13   22   12   7   14   14   15   12
    Health   33   33   27   29   29   27   21   18   25   15
      Clinical medicine   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   29   33   27   29   29   27   21   18   25   15

NOTE:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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