U. Houston-Downtown

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 538 42.5 925
2023 584 36.6 911
2022 605 33.5 900
2021 560 39 908
2020 514 44.5 916
2019 521 43.6 914
2018 506 45.1 911
2017 492 45.8 898
2016 539 40.5 896
2015 484 46.7 898
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   3,049   1,967   1,485   1,828   2,299   2,216   2,508   2,397   1,784   2,459
    Science   1,793   828   477   805   646   439   946   1,109   771   869
      Computer and information sciences   136   367   135   194   95   71   551   75   58   345
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   30   14   52   94   27   8   6   9   114
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   4   0   94   27   8   6   9   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   30   10   17   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   35   0   0   0   0   0   114
      Life sciences   146   245   135   25   46   38   75   135   87   27
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1
        Biological and biomedical sciences   146   97   135   25   46   37   71   135   60   20
        Health sciences   0   45   0   0   0   0   4   0   4   6
        Natural resources and conservation   0   103   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   52   35   2   19   10   75   119   402   134   141
      Physical sciences   220   110   88   382   72   77   73   89   44   214
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   46   46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   220   0   35   139   72   77   73   52   44   57
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   64   7   243   0   0   0   37   0   157
      Psychology   0   41   37   0   0   0   0   1   12   13
      Social sciences   430   0   66   128   247   143   78   27   12   15
        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   7   55   0   10   51   16   0   8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   50   0   0   0   0   10   0   0
        Social sciences nec   430   0   9   73   247   133   27   1   12   7
      Sciences nec   809   0   0   5   82   8   42   374   415   0
    Engineering   81   79   71   189   36   42   7   2   47   147
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   66   0   0   0   28   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   38   37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   15   0   0   0   8   0   0   2   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   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   41   34   189   0   42   0   0   47   147
    Non-S&E   1,175   1,060   937   834   1,617   1,735   1,555   1,286   966   1,443
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   9   3   105   113   143   205
      Communication and communications technologies   0   63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   1,029   930   639   759   1,519   1,596   1,105   838   518   829
      Humanities   0   0   0   3   0   30   0   0   16   213
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   225   0   0   0   5   3   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   146   67   73   72   89   106   340   332   289   196

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   3,049   1,975   537   382   63   92   0
    Science   1,793   1,056   417   176   52   92   0
      Computer and information sciences   136   107   0   13   16   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   146   58   2   86   0   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   146   58   2   86   0   0   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   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   52   38   0   14   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   220   150   0   30   36   4   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   220   150   0   30   36   4   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   430   140   278   12   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   430   140   278   12   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   809   563   137   21   0   88   0
    Engineering   81   66   0   15   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   66   66   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   15   0   0   15   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   1,175   853   120   191   11   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   1,029   850   0   179   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   146   3   120   12   11   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   1,975   1,495   903   1,169   1,392   1,437   1,836   1,710   1,165   1,571
  DOD   0   43   37   14   0   9   520   20   43   35
  DOE   32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  HHS   602   129   98   78   28   0   0   0   0   6
  NASA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  NSF   314   331   139   248   392   365   273   276   287   522
  USDA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  Other   1,027   992   629   829   972   1,063   1,043   1,414   835   1,006

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   109   13   96   .
2018   63   13   50   .

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

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