Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey, Newark

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
2025 165 64.6 460
2024 181 61.1 459 288 69.2 925
2023 176 62.2 459 265 71.3 911 287 52.9 602
2022 193 58.3 457 258 71.7 900
2021 178 60.7 447 260 71.7 908 306 48.1 583
2020 193 57.7 450 242 73.9 916
2019 187 58.7 447 248 73.2 914 308 48.3 589
2018 178 59 428 242 73.8 911
2017 156 63.8 425 245 73.1 898 300 48.4 575
2016 175 59.8 430 260 71.4 896
2015 248 72.7 898 303 47.5 570
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: 2025–16
Fields 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
All fields 89 74 76 68 69 60 69 74 93 73
  Science and engineering 54 49 47 38 40 34 38 31 52 42
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation . 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 11 8 12 7 6 8 3 10 9 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . 1 . . 1 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 . . 1 1 1 . . . 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 . 3 . 1 1 . 3 1
      Molecular biology . 2 5 2 1 1 . 3 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 9 5 6 1 3 4 1 5 2 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 3 5 1 2 1 . 3 1 2 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 5 1 2 1 . 3 1 2 1
    Engineering . . . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 2 . . . . 2 1
      Geological sciences . . . 2 . . . . 2 1
    Health sciences 3 8 1 5 4 4 5 2 3 6
      Nursing science 3 8 1 5 4 3 5 2 3 6
      Health sciences, other . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 5 2 . 2 1 . 1 1 2 2
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics . . . 1 . . 1 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 1
    Physical sciences 12 2 6 5 6 8 5 4 4 4
      Chemistry 8 2 6 5 6 8 5 4 4 4
      Physics 4 . . . . . . . . .
    Psychology 4 4 4 3 4 . 3 2 8 3
      Research and experimental psychology 2 3 3 3 3 . 3 2 6 3
      Psychology, other 2 1 1 . 1 . . . 2 .
    Social sciences 16 18 22 10 15 12 17 10 19 17
      Economics 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Political science and government 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . 2
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 13 17 22 10 13 11 17 9 18 15
  Non-science and engineering 35 25 29 30 29 26 31 43 41 31
    Business 29 18 21 20 22 20 26 36 32 25
      Business 29 18 21 20 22 20 26 36 32 25
    Education 2 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 2
      Education leadership and administration 1 . 1 2 3 1 2 1 . 1
      Education research . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 1 . . 1 1 . . . .
      Education, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 2 2 1 1 2 . . . 2 .
      Letters . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      History 1 1 . . 1 . . . 2 .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 1 . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 2 4 6 7 1 4 3 6 6 4
      Communication . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Public administration and social services 2 4 6 6 1 4 3 6 5 4
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   26,222   29,787   28,345   23,854   28,006   26,661   27,206   25,898   21,492   24,387
    Science   22,373   25,098   23,306   20,252   23,118   21,291   23,070   21,586   17,738   19,766
      Computer and information sciences   953   1,107   2,252   2,013   2,269   1,970   2,535   1,089   353   516
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,484   3,154   2,487   1,873   1,485   3,313   3,312   2,525   1,203   1,439
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,484   3,154   2,487   1,873   1,485   3,313   3,312   2,525   992   1,298
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   103   104
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   108   37
      Life sciences   11,026   11,575   10,990   11,845   13,014   10,800   9,789   12,005   9,925   9,438
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   10,601   11,051   10,822   9,197   12,676   10,800   9,541   12,005   947   3,193
        Health sciences   425   524   168   2,648   338   0   80   0   5,975   5,450
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   168   0   3,003   795
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   439   431
      Physical sciences   2,844   4,188   4,099   2,667   2,384   1,978   2,162   2,099   1,750   1,518
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,901   3,098   2,414   2,296   1,976   1,869   2,000   1,844   745   1,107
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   943   1,090   1,685   371   408   109   162   255   300   137
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   705   274
      Psychology   1,242   1,638   1,039   1,139   2,132   2,169   1,590   1,114   819   1,304
      Social sciences   3,763   3,265   2,024   672   1,678   1,052   3,248   2,754   2,771   4,872
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   60   6   53   38
        Political science and government   672   578   216   99   88   88   696   1,712   1,030   2,941
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   459   294   33   0   68   23   100   0   4   8
        Social sciences nec   2,632   2,393   1,775   573   1,522   941   2,392   1,036   1,684   1,885
      Sciences nec   61   171   415   43   156   9   434   0   478   248
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   120   0   674   147
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   137   8
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   40   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   472   76
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   80   0   65   55
    Non-S&E   3,849   4,689   5,039   3,602   4,888   5,370   4,016   4,312   3,080   4,474
      Business management and business administration   2,090   2,343   2,322   1,732   2,436   1,916   2,317   2,340   682   1,186
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   933   24
      Education   457   383   137   118   4   300   452   630   133   555
      Humanities   208   243   169   77   208   441   119   13   0   1,033
      Law   478   685   1,814   781   672   452   187   341   1,332   1,327
      Social work   67   3   1   3   20   2   0   0   0   11
      Visual and performing arts   81   121   81   33   190   0   0   0   0   338
      Non-S&E nec   468   911   515   858   1,358   2,259   941   988   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: 2024
(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   26,222   17,099   525   5,416   216   2,745   221
    Science   22,373   15,641   294   3,768   216   2,233   221
      Computer and information sciences   953   836   0   86   0   31   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,484   1,892   1   301   0   159   131
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,484   1,892   1   301   0   159   131
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   11,026   8,529   48   1,638   8   803   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   10,601   8,529   48   1,213   8   803   0
        Health sciences   425   0   0   425   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2,844   2,282   0   453   0   109   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,901   1,522   0   270   0   109   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   943   760   0   183   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,242   765   138   241   0   98   0
      Social sciences   3,763   1,337   59   1,036   208   1,033   90
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   672   387   0   267   0   18   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   459   54   0   143   208   54   0
        Social sciences nec   2,632   896   59   626   0   961   90
      Sciences nec   61   0   48   13   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   3,849   1,458   231   1,648   0   512   0
      Business management and business administration   2,090   1,395   63   620   0   12   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   457   0   164   184   0   109   0
      Humanities   208   34   0   142   0   32   0
      Law   478   0   1   330   0   147   0
      Social work   67   29   0   38   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   81   0   0   81   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   468   0   3   253   0   212   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   17,099   16,315   16,099   16,281   16,196   15,397   17,516   16,617   13,737   12,611
  DOD   1,292   1,393   2,208   2,290   1,634   1,036   1,200   667   771   621
  DOE   344   225   455   393   515   247   120   105   98   320
  HHS   10,031   9,325   8,180   8,362   8,018   7,186   7,555   8,572   7,192   5,970
  NASA   0   0   0   0   0   125   185   405   200   16
  NSF   4,363   4,904   5,008   5,041   5,446   5,245   6,419   4,799   4,785   4,103
  USDA   82   46   49   56   29   37   44   2   34   33
  Other   987   422   199   139   554   1,521   1,993   2,067   657   1,548

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   580 i   103   477 i   .
2018   612 i   107   505 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, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   129   114   114   114   106
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   78   33   33   33   33
    Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   1   1
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9   2   2   2   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   5   5   5   5
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   29   34   34   34   32
    Psychology   13   13   13   13   13
    Social sciences   0   4   4   4   0
    Other   0   20   20   20   20

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   22,000   1,197   1,100   300   250
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   885   550   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   250
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   22,000   312   0   300   0
    Psychology   0   0   550   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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