Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge

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 254 45.3 459 458 51 925
2023 237 49 459 447 51.5 911 217 64.4 602
2022 305 34 457 450 50.6 900
2021 302 33.2 447 415 54.8 908 219 62.9 583
2020 291 36.1 450 441 52.4 916
2019 285 37 447 426 53.9 914 215 64 589
2018 310 28.4 428 424 54 911
2017 349 18.8 425 424 53.3 898 212 63.6 575
2016 285 34.5 430 407 55.1 896
2015 273 36.6 426 396 56.4 898 239 58.6 570
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: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 35 37 17 17 21 21 15 8 21 24
  Science and engineering 22 33 11 16 16 16 12 5 14 14
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 4 6 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 8
      Agricultural sciences . . 1 . . 1 1 1 1 3
      Natural resources and conservation 4 6 4 6 5 3 2 2 2 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 1 . 1 5 3 1 . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 1 . 1 4 3 1 . . .
    Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Computer science . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 1 1 . 1 2 2 2 2 5 1
      Nursing science . . . . 2 2 2 2 4 1
      Public health 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 16 25 6 8 4 7 6 . 5 5
      Economics . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Public policy analysis 16 25 5 8 4 7 5 . 5 5
  Non-science and engineering 13 4 6 1 5 5 3 3 7 10
    Education 10 2 3 1 5 4 3 3 7 10
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Education research 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 6 6
      Education, other 2 . 2 . . 1 . . . .
    Humanities and arts 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 2 2 3 . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 2 2 2 . . . . . . .
      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   5,483   5,201   4,344   4,943   3,849   4,492   4,171   4,043   4,322   4,766
    Science   2,361   2,201   1,735   1,617   1,808   1,808   2,009   2,702   2,009   2,346
      Computer and information sciences   254   417   611   473   202   172   80   131   135   230
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   294   692   831
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   294   692   831
      Life sciences   809   1,211   837   492   338   430   357   381   266   359
        Agricultural sciences   0   12   27   112   122   156   184   219   23   234
        Biological and biomedical sciences   617   882   605   261   128   210   168   154   145   125
        Health sciences   125   148   120   19   2   10   5   8   23   0
        Natural resources and conservation   67   169   85   100   86   54   0   0   75   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   184   100   87   68   5   39   16   0   0   5
      Physical sciences   955   433   200   583   735   1,167   1,556   1,895   915   640
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   479   150   132   133   101   451   592   664   121   113
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   476   283   68   450   634   716   964   1,231   794   527
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   159   40   0   1   528   0   0   1   1   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   159   40   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   527   0   0   0   1   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   281
    Engineering   3,122   2,338   1,938   2,282   1,424   1,905   1,523   852   1,258   1,708
      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   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   5   0   7   69   176   154   144   305
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   194   194   271   171   86   87   199   107   210   296
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,915   2,122   1,662   2,111   1,331   1,749   1,148   591   904   1,107
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   13   22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   0   662   671   1,044   617   779   639   489   1,055   712
      Business management and business administration   0   0   5   0   0   54   60   119   47   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   20   45   321   429   509   469   2   0   0
      Humanities   0   592   595   723   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0   50   26   0   188   215   109   368   1,008   712

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   5,483   5,298   73   34   78   0   0
    Science   2,361   2,334   2   0   25   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   254   254   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        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   809   784   0   0   25   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   617   592   0   0   25   0   0
        Health sciences   125   125   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   67   67   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   184   184   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   955   953   2   0   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   479   479   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   476   474   2   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   159   159   0   0   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   159   159   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   3,122   2,964   71   34   53   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   194   194   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,915   2,770   71   34   40   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   13   0   0   0   13   0   0
    Non-S&E   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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.
  • 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   5,298   4,444   3,595   3,770   2,996   3,243   3,431   2,866   2,778   3,258
  DOD   324   168   255   303   396   354   350   280   304   891
  DOE   58   191   172   100   0   162   539   309   180   471
  HHS   1,047   106   432   175   185   324   306   533   478   245
  NASA   284   213   163   336   223   301   247   67   94   267
  NSF   3,442   3,730   2,492   2,743   1,847   1,859   1,697   1,514   1,493   1,147
  USDA   0   36   5   26   122   156   184   132   35   212
  Other   143   0   76   87   223   87   108   31   194   25

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   166   28   138   .
2018   149   26   123   .

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   235   230   230   230   178
    Agricultural sciences   18   18   18   18   18
    Biological and biomedical sciences   20   20   20   20   20
    Computer and information sciences   23   23   23   23   23
    Engineering   70   65   65   65   65
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   2   2   2   2   2
    Mathematics and statistics   6   6   6   6   6
    Natural resources and conservation   52   52   52   52   0
    Physical sciences   26   26   26   26   26
    Psychology   2   2   2   2   2
    Social sciences   16   15   15   15   15
    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

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   6,000   0   0   0   1,244
    Agricultural sciences   500   0   0   0   319
    Biological and biomedical sciences   1,500   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   1,000   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,000   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   500   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   1,500   0   0   0   925
    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

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