U. Houston-Downtown

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
2024
2023 581 37.1 914
2022 603 33.7 900
2021 558 39.2 908
2020 514 44.5 916
2019 521 43.6 914
2018 506 45.1 911
2017 492 45.8 898
2016 538 40.6 896
2015 484 46.7 898
2014 487 45.8 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 1,967 1,485 1,828 2,299 2,216 2,508 2,397 1,784 2,459 2,414
    Science 828 477 805 646 439 946 1,109 771 869 605
      Computer and information sciences 367 135 194 95 71 551 75 58 345 195
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 30 14 52 94 27 8 6 9 114 20
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 4 0 94 27 8 6 9 0 6
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 30 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 114 14
      Life sciences 245 135 25 46 38 75 135 87 27 60
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 97 135 25 46 37 71 135 60 20 12
        Health sciences 45 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 6 0
        Natural resources and conservation 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
      Mathematics and statistics 35 2 19 10 75 119 402 134 141 183
      Physical sciences 110 88 382 72 77 73 89 44 214 147
        Astronomy and astrophysics 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 35 139 72 77 73 52 44 57 145
        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 64 7 243 0 0 0 37 0 157 2
      Psychology 41 37 0 0 0 0 1 12 13 0
      Social sciences 0 66 128 247 143 78 27 12 15 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 7 55 0 10 51 16 0 8 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 50 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 9 73 247 133 27 1 12 7 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 5 82 8 42 374 415 0 0
    Engineering 79 71 189 36 42 7 2 47 147 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 41 34 189 0 42 0 0 47 147 0
    Non-S&E 1,060 937 834 1,617 1,735 1,555 1,286 966 1,443 1,809
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 9 3 105 113 143 205 0
      Communication and communications technologies 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 930 639 759 1,519 1,596 1,105 838 518 829 1,552
      Humanities 0 0 3 0 30 0 0 16 213 7
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Visual and performing arts 0 225 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 67 73 72 89 106 340 332 289 196 249

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: 2023
(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 1,967 1,495 183 140 68 81 0
    Science 828 666 75 41 0 46 0
      Computer and information sciences 367 352 0 15 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 30 0 30 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 30 0 30 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 245 199 20 26 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 97 71 0 26 0 0 0
        Health sciences 45 45 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 103 83 20 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 35 10 25 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 110 64 0 0 0 46 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 46 0 0 0 0 46 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 64 64 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 41 41 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 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 0 0 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 79 79 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 38 38 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 41 41 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,060 750 108 99 68 35 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 63 0 63 0 0 0 0
      Education 930 750 22 55 68 35 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 67 0 23 44 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 1,495 903 1,169 1,392 1,437 1,836 1,710 1,165 1,571 1,800
  DOD 43 37 14 0 9 520 20 43 35 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250
  HHS 129 98 78 28 0 0 0 0 6 15
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
  NSF 331 139 248 392 365 273 276 287 522 657
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Other 992 629 829 972 1,063 1,043 1,414 835 1,006 876

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 109 13 96 .
2018 63 13 50 .
2017 71 17 54 .

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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