Southern U. and A&M C.
Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | |||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2022 | 328 | 52.3 | 680 | |||||||||
2021 | 311 | 55.5 | 691 | |||||||||
2020 | 351 | 50.2 | 697 | |||||||||
2019 | 340 | 51.7 | 696 | |||||||||
2018 | 317 | 55.1 | 698 | |||||||||
2017 | 308 | 55.5 | 684 | |||||||||
2016 | 292 | 58.6 | 697 | |||||||||
2015 | 256 | 63.5 | 693 | |||||||||
2014 | 299 | 57.1 | 688 | |||||||||
2013 | 299 | 46.8 | 555 |
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
All races | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All full-time students | 270 | 283 | 201 | 221 | 253 | 268 | 342 | 405 | 301 | 287 |
Male | 107 | 121 | 69 | 67 | 86 | 97 | 125 | 161 | 108 | 91 |
Female | 163 | 162 | 132 | 154 | 167 | 171 | 217 | 244 | 193 | 196 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | 270 | 283 | 201 | 221 | 218 | 179 | 240 | 299 | 228 | 266 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 273 | 197 | 217 | 213 | 175 | 234 | 294 | 222 | 262 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Asian | 104 | 82 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 6 |
Black or African American | 136 | 162 | 150 | 168 | 200 | 151 | 209 | 246 | 206 | 240 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
White | 25 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 14 |
More than one race | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Unknown ethnicity and race | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Temporary visa holders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 89 | 102 | 106 | 73 | 21 |
Science and engineering | 218 | 234 | 166 | 177 | 205 | 215 | 256 | 309 | 244 | 218 |
Science | 207 | 223 | 150 | 165 | 190 | 201 | 235 | 281 | 216 | 198 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | 41 | 33 | 25 | 20 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 24 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 24 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
Computer and information sciences | 92 | 80 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 42 | 55 | 88 | 41 | 19 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | 33 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 32 | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | 18 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 34 | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | 39 | 68 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 55 | 116 | 129 | 130 | 128 |
Engineering | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
Health | 52 | 49 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 86 | 96 | 57 | 69 |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | 52 | 49 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 86 | 96 | 57 | 69 |
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).
All races | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All part-time students | 196 | 146 | 141 | 152 | 173 | 200 | 223 | 168 | 205 | 221 |
Male | 82 | 37 | 29 | 53 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 56 | 61 | 68 |
Female | 114 | 109 | 112 | 99 | 118 | 132 | 147 | 112 | 144 | 153 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | 195 | 145 | 140 | 150 | 164 | 181 | 197 | 161 | 182 | 215 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 144 | 138 | 148 | 161 | 172 | 188 | 156 | 180 | 205 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Asian | 45 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Black or African American | 146 | 130 | 127 | 139 | 159 | 165 | 179 | 149 | 174 | 184 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
White | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
More than one race | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Unknown ethnicity and race | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Temporary visa holders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 6 |
Science and engineering | 190 | 140 | 141 | 152 | 162 | 186 | 204 | 152 | 178 | 178 |
Science | 182 | 134 | 133 | 138 | 151 | 174 | 195 | 138 | 174 | 165 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 4 |
Computer and information sciences | 47 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | 16 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | 107 | 86 | 98 | 92 | 103 | 116 | 139 | 109 | 143 | 131 |
Engineering | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
Health | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 43 |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 43 |
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).
Field | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All surveyed fields | 141 | 140 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Science and engineering | 134 | 126 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Science | 123 | 120 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 22 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
Computer and information sciences | 59 | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | 25 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | 15 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Health | 7 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | 7 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
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).
Type and primary source of support | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All types and sources of support | 270 | 283 | 201 | 221 | 253 | 268 | 342 | 405 | 301 | 287 |
Fellowships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Federal | 1 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Research assistantships | 82 | 87 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Federal | 82 | 87 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Institutional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonfederal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teaching assistantships | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Federal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Institutional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonfederal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other types of support | 178 | 196 | 160 | 221 | 253 | 235 | 342 | 405 | 301 | 287 |
Federal | 49 | 53 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Institutional | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
Nonfederal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal resources | 122 | 128 | 92 | 221 | 253 | 216 | 339 | 394 | 301 | 242 |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
All races | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Science and engineering | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Science | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Field | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All surveyed fields | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Science and engineering | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Science | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).