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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 337 50.9 679
2022 328 52.3 680
2021 311 55.5 691
2020 351 50.3 698
2019 340 51.8 697
2018 317 55.2 700
2017 308 55.5 684
2016 292 58.6 697
2015 256 63.5 693
2014 299 57.1 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 121 107 121 69 67 86 97 125 161 108
    Female 154 163 162 132 154 167 171 217 244 193
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 275 270 283 201 221 218 179 240 299 228
    Hispanic or Latino 0 2 3 0 4 4 3 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 269 268 273 197 217 213 175 234 294 222
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Asian 106 104 82 28 30 0 2 4 19 1
      Black or African American 148 136 162 150 168 200 151 209 246 206
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 13 25 26 18 16 11 20 20 26 14
      More than one race 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 0 2 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 0 7 4 0 1 1 6 5 6
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 35 89 102 106 73
  Science and engineering 229 218 234 166 177 205 215 256 309 244
    Science 208 207 223 150 165 190 201 235 281 216
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 33 25
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 24 20 21 25 32 34 18 26 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 95 92 80 31 28 25 42 55 88 41
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 1 1 2 3 7 4 5 5 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 29 33 43 22 20 23 32 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 18 11 22 27 32 34 0 0 0
      Social sciences 60 39 68 52 62 71 55 116 129 130
    Engineering 21 11 11 16 12 15 14 21 28 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 21 11 11 16 12 15 14 21 28 28
  Health 46 52 49 35 44 48 53 86 96 57
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 46 52 49 35 44 48 53 86 96 57

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 86 82 37 29 53 55 68 76 56 61
    Female 109 114 109 112 99 118 132 147 112 144
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 195 195 145 140 150 164 181 197 161 182
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 195 195 144 138 148 161 172 188 156 180
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2
      Asian 56 45 8 6 6 0 1 1 2 1
      Black or African American 131 146 130 127 139 159 165 179 149 174
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 6 4 3
      More than one race 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 1 2 2 3 9 7 3 2
  Temporary visa holders 0 1 1 1 2 9 19 26 7 23
  Science and engineering 188 190 140 141 152 162 186 204 152 178
    Science 180 182 134 133 138 151 174 195 138 174
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 9
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 8 5 7 10 7 17 8 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 56 47 8 5 8 12 21 24 8 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 3 8 10 13 12 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 16 21 14 15 12 15 0 0 0
      Social sciences 110 107 86 98 92 103 116 139 109 143
    Engineering 8 8 6 8 14 11 12 9 14 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 8 6 8 14 11 12 9 14 4
  Health 7 6 6 0 0 11 14 19 16 27
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 7 6 6 0 0 11 14 19 16 27

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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 56 141 140 100 0 0 6 3 6 0
  Science and engineering 56 134 126 85 0 0 6 0 0 0
    Science 40 123 120 72 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 22 13 12 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 59 51 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 15 25 30 19 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 15 24 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 16 11 6 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 16 11 6 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Health 0 7 14 15 0 0 0 3 6 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 7 14 15 0 0 0 3 6 0

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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 275 270 283 201 221 253 268 342 405 301
  Fellowships 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Federal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 13 82 87 41 0 0 27 0 0 0
    Federal 13 82 87 39 0 0 6 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 5 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
    Federal 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 257 178 196 160 221 253 235 342 405 301
    Federal 38 49 53 61 0 0 0 3 6 0
    Institutional 3 6 15 6 0 0 19 0 5 0
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 216 122 128 92 221 253 216 339 394 301

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
    Science 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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.
  • 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
    Science 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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.
  • 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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