Rivier 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
2023 244 64.5 679
2022 248 64 680
2021 418 40.2 691
2020 552 21.7 698
2019 581 17.5 697
2018 597 15.6 700
2017 504 27.1 684
2016 352 50.1 697
2015 350 50.1 693
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 . 4 i 4 11 9 35 11 29 161 i 179 i
    Hispanic or Latino . 0 i 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 i 1 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino . 3 i 3 10 8 35 11 28 159 i 175 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Asian . 0 i 0 1 4 30 1 26 156 i 162 i
      Black or African American . 2 i 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 i 0 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      White . 1 i 1 8 4 4 9 2 3 i 13 i
      More than one race . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race . 1 i 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 i 3 i
  Temporary visa holders . 490 i 474 124 40 0 19 37 55 i 57 i
  Science and engineering . 491 i 475 130 48 32 21 66 216 i 236 i
    Science . 491 i 475 130 48 32 21 66 216 i 236 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . 491 i 475 125 45 32 17 64 212 i 220 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . 0 i 0 5 3 0 4 2 4 i 16 i
      Social sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Health . 3 i 3 5 1 3 9 0 0 i 0 i
      Clinical medicine . 1 i 1 2 0 3 5 0 0 i 0 i
      Other health . 2 i 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . 309 i 269 450 420 35 328 52 74 i 77 i
    Hispanic or Latino . 9 i 8 12 10 0 7 0 0 i 0 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino . 268 i 233 398 371 34 288 50 71 i 74 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native . 0 i 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 i 0 i
      Asian . 12 i 10 11 15 17 6 42 59 i 58 i
      Black or African American . 37 i 32 46 41 2 17 0 0 i 0 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      White . 218 i 190 338 315 15 260 7 11 i 14 i
      More than one race . 0 i 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 i 2 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race . 32 i 28 40 39 1 33 2 3 i 3 i
  Temporary visa holders . 35 i 32 16 14 0 10 1 3 i 3 i
  Science and engineering . 27 i 25 22 29 24 17 53 77 i 80 i
    Science . 27 i 25 22 29 24 17 53 77 i 80 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . 27 i 25 18 22 24 5 53 75 i 74 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . 0 i 0 4 7 0 12 0 2 i 6 i
      Social sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Health . 317 i 276 444 405 11 321 0 0 i 0 i
      Clinical medicine . 5 i 5 9 0 11 9 0 0 i 0 i
      Other health . 312 i 271 435 405 0 312 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . 2 i 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 i 0 i
  Science and engineering . 1 i 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 i 0 i
    Science . 1 i 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . 0 i 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Health . 1 i 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 i 0 i
      Clinical medicine . 0 i 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 i 0 i
      Other health . 1 i 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . 494 i 478 135 49 35 30 66 216 i 236 i
  Fellowships . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Federal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Research assistantships . 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 i 0 i
    Federal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Teaching assistantships . 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 i 0 i
    Federal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Other types of support . 494 i 478 135 49 35 28 66 216 i 236 i
    Federal . 2 i 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . 23 i 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Personal resources . 469 i 454 135 49 35 19 66 216 i 236 i

i=imputed

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 . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Science . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Health . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Clinical medicine . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other health . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Science and engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Science . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Health . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Clinical medicine . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other health . 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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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