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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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