St. Olaf C.

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 637 31.9 925
2023 601 34.7 911 479 21.3 602
2022 602 33.8 900
2021 679 26 908
2020 643 30.5 916
2019 654 29.2 914
2018 624 32.2 911
2017 576 36.5 898 505 13.1 575
2016 560 38.2 896
2015 585 35.6 898 506 12.1 570
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

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   1,500   1,724   1,532   816   1,032   1,010   1,155   1,539   1,605   1,346
    Science   1,431   1,547   1,410   727   873   836   904   1,346   1,386   1,118
      Computer and information sciences   35   129   67   114   167   22   33   187   52   46
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   133   111   86   71   38   102   13   8   21   43
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   75   30   0   13   14   67   2   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   20   2   0   0   0   9   0   8   21   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   38   79   0   58   24   26   10   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   43
      Life sciences   897   908   882   321   249   288   372   423   523   254
        Agricultural sciences   5   0   0   1   48   77   1   18   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   690   496   0   182   90   128   280   306   425   249
        Health sciences   0   69   0   69   81   75   67   99   59   5
        Natural resources and conservation   5   0   0   23   30   8   23   0   39   0
        Life sciences nec   197   343   0   46   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   33   71   51   4   51   109   90   312   378   302
      Physical sciences   229   196   223   82   106   139   254   302   256   381
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   5   0   0   0   60   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   156   123   0   78   75   79   186   244   249   227
        Materials science   16   0   0   0   0   0   38   0   0   0
        Physics   57   68   0   4   31   0   30   58   7   154
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   52   42   32   51   43   37   59   42   47   64
      Social sciences   52   90   69   84   219   139   83   72   109   28
        Anthropology   1   0   0   0   15   54   0   1   0   0
        Economics   41   34   0   8   1   23   1   40   34   6
        Political science and government   0   13   0   4   21   32   55   31   26   1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   36   0   16   16   11   14   0   26   0
        Social sciences nec   10   7   0   56   166   19   13   0   23   21
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   69   177   122   89   159   174   251   193   216   228
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   5   5   0   0   0   17
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   13   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   6   29   0   8   13   39   70   39   74   21
      Humanities   37   82   0   39   97   72   135   63   31   121
      Law   0   0   0   17   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   14   2   10   18   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   4   40   0   24   16   56   36   73   111   48
      Non-S&E nec   22   26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   21

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   1,500   796   12   593   0   99   0
    Science   1,431   793   2   537   0   99   0
      Computer and information sciences   35   0   0   35   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   133   105   0   28   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   75   75   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   20   0   0   20   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   38   30   0   8   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   897   639   2   217   0   39   0
        Agricultural sciences   5   0   0   5   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   690   449   2   205   0   34   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   5   0   0   5   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   197   190   0   2   0   5   0
      Mathematics and statistics   33   0   0   33   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   229   41   0   138   0   50   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   156   1   0   109   0   46   0
        Materials science   16   0   0   12   0   4   0
        Physics   57   40   0   17   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   52   8   0   34   0   10   0
      Social sciences   52   0   0   52   0   0   0
        Anthropology   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Economics   41   0   0   41   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   10   0   0   10   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   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   69   3   10   56   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   6   3   0   3   0   0   0
      Humanities   37   0   10   27   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   4   0   0   4   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   22   0   0   22   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   796   933   .   271   230   255   333   797   849   668
  DOD   0   0   .   0   0   0   37   61   0   0
  DOE   39   0   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  HHS   178   23   .   5   7   0   10   78   113   77
  NASA   0   0   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  NSF   553   806   .   236   186   213   255   591   699   545
  USDA   0   0   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other   26   104   .   30   37   42   31   67   37   46

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   153   60   93   .
2018   170   46   124   .

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   37   .   .   21   16
    Agricultural sciences   0   .   .   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   9   .   .   7   5
    Computer and information sciences   1   .   .   2   2
    Engineering   0   .   .   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   .   .   0   0
    Health sciences   4   .   .   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   4   .   .   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   3   .   .   0   0
    Physical sciences   6   .   .   8   6
    Psychology   6   .   .   3   2
    Social sciences   3   .   .   0   0
    Other   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
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Engineering   0   0   .   .   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Health sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   .   .   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   .   .   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Psychology   0   0   .   .   0
    Social sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Other   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   0   0   .   .   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Engineering   0   0   .   .   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Health sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   .   .   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   .   .   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Psychology   0   0   .   .   0
    Social sciences   0   0   .   .   0
    Other   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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