U. Michigan

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 2 99.8 631
2023 2 99.8 679
2022 1 100 680
2021 1 100 691
2020 1 100 698
2019 1 100 697
2018 1 100 700
2017 1 100 684
2016 1 100 697
2015 3 99.7 693
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   5,453   5,242   5,392   5,649   5,178   4,713   4,682   4,441   4,034   3,857
    Hispanic or Latino   607   596   623   612   538   483   495   448   338   325
    Not Hispanic or Latino   4,609   4,447   4,548   4,781   4,377   4,007   3,942   3,744   3,493   3,306
      American Indian or Alaska Native   21   15   18   21   16   14   11   14   11   13
      Asian   983   893   876   864   702   634   590   534   449   436
      Black or African American   371   346   363   371   330   285   282   255   215   183
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   5   6   4   4   1   3   6   4   6
      White   2,947   2,925   3,042   3,273   3,093   2,878   2,871   2,771   2,666   2,530
      More than one race   285   263   243   248   232   195   185   164   148   138
    Unknown ethnicity and race   237   199   221   256   263   223   245   249   203   226
  Temporary visa holders   4,668   4,743   4,775   4,045   3,414   3,647   3,599   3,685   3,445   2,887
  Science and engineering   9,393   9,276   9,445   8,938   7,982   7,808   7,697   7,534   6,906   6,192
    Science   5,530   5,531   5,573   5,359   4,812   4,641   4,384   4,200   3,867   3,400
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,669   1,571   1,582   1,567   1,391   1,418   1,405   1,351   970   966
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   30
      Computer and information sciences   981   1,014   1,042   1,039   769   630   542   494   433   120
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   136   136   131   129   127   133   113   124   413   412
      Mathematics and statistics   492   491   502   450   423   463   428   409   355   298
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   203   244   216   57   32   37   22   1   124   97
      Natural resources and conservation   483   458   484   492   422   299   220   261   0   0
      Physical sciences   591   596   564   574   614   602   596   574   426   398
      Psychology   192   199   205   218   203   214   191   182   147   133
      Social sciences   783   822   847   833   831   845   867   804   918   891
    Engineering   3,863   3,745   3,872   3,579   3,170   3,167   3,313   3,334   3,039   2,792
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   279   279   326   291   213   217   211   224   195   176
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   287   264   227   232   228   222   216   199   202   193
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   183   172   143   166   170   164   160   147   161   155
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   187   202   191   171   164   194   195   177   162   159
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1,321   1,234   1,372   1,270   1,063   1,055   1,081   1,118   1,095   978
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   339   338   462   401   299   270   341   325   250   244
      Mechanical engineering   764   761   729   666   610   568   615   633   573   528
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   155   163   148   131   140   132   124   116   123   113
      Other engineering   348   332   274   251   283   345   370   395   278   246
    Health   728   709   722   756   610   552   584   592   573   552
      Clinical medicine   285   274   329   347   248   211   232   241   244   240
      Other health   443   435   393   409   362   341   352   351   329   312

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).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,019   1,053   1,052   1,014   1,019   1,150   1,070   1,095   618   507
    Hispanic or Latino   70   71   69   72   75   64   54   65   40   21
    Not Hispanic or Latino   902   935   940   902   911   1,039   970   982   549   437
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   0   0   1   4   4   4   1   1
      Asian   184   184   189   165   161   148   124   105   76   60
      Black or African American   45   42   38   35   41   50   54   66   25   23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   1   1   4
      White   633   667   670   669   678   802   767   778   425   332
      More than one race   38   39   41   33   29   35   20   28   21   17
    Unknown ethnicity and race   47   47   43   40   33   47   46   48   29   49
  Temporary visa holders   381   526   544   346   411   380   360   413   281   243
  Science and engineering   1,374   1,560   1,580   1,345   1,390   1,501   1,403   1,476   843   664
    Science   635   708   696   571   551   397   232   205   278   214
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   17   15   15   10   27   17   16   11   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   517   574   542   442   395   247   94   134   106   48
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   12   13
      Mathematics and statistics   7   6   11   6   6   17   30   23   9   19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   63   71   68   55   57   37   19   1   118   111
      Natural resources and conservation   19   17   27   21   25   16   21   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   3   3   3   5   8   8   4   0   0
      Psychology   4   4   5   4   8   8   7   0   0   1
      Social sciences   10   16   24   25   43   37   36   13   22   13
    Engineering   739   852   884   774   839   1,104   1,171   1,271   565   450
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   10   6   7   18   19   14   13   12   21
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   5   3   6   15   7   10   13   9   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   0   2   2   4   4   2   4   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   6   9   5   14   20   15   12   13   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   146   188   224   211   257   255   229   207   194   133
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   244   317   350   250   201   334   389   357   111   80
      Mechanical engineering   103   113   123   127   177   197   225   232   208   178
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   15   10   10   4   10   8   7   5   3   2
      Other engineering   214   202   159   162   145   260   278   430   11   8
    Health   26   19   16   15   40   29   27   32   56   86
      Clinical medicine   10   9   7   9   6   11   11   8   17   19
      Other health   16   10   9   6   34   18   16   24   39   67

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).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   2,286   2,210   2,411   1,842   1,918   1,734   1,658   1,647   1,574   1,515
  Science and engineering   2,045   1,973   2,173   1,758   1,846   1,651   1,584   1,562   1,502   1,436
    Science   1,297   1,255   1,328   988   990   834   799   814   744   693
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   668   617   636   538   516   456   436   426   347   326
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   148   151   158   31   22   22   15   10   12   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   40   46   59   59   59   55   46   58   70   64
      Mathematics and statistics   44   40   33   40   42   34   27   30   48   48
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   4   3
      Natural resources and conservation   110   94   112   21   13   4   8   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   199   211   210   229   258   199   212   209   168   158
      Psychology   26   19   22   20   24   18   20   24   17   19
      Social sciences   61   77   95   50   56   46   35   46   55   42
    Engineering   748   718   845   770   856   817   785   748   758   743
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   83   82   92   64   66   54   60   63   66   57
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   98   89   84   83   73   79   59   60   51   39
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   73   53   53   67   78   76   57   57   64   60
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   27   35   32   29   30   46   31   25   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   194   196   261   229   283   273   249   253   269   285
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   32   28   34   20   27   18   32   25   20   22
      Mechanical engineering   139   131   149   145   160   139   128   128   111   101
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   43   42   41   42   48   48   47   39   53   54
      Other engineering   65   70   96   88   92   100   107   92   99   93
    Health   241   237   238   84   72   83   74   85   72   79
      Clinical medicine   127   116   137   28   23   36   25   32   29   38
      Other health   114   121   101   56   49   47   49   53   43   41

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).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   10,121   9,985   10,167   9,694   8,592   8,360   8,281   8,126   7,479   6,744
  Fellowships   2,129   2,086   1,902   2,132   2,153   1,991   2,094   2,091   1,786   1,700
    Federal   498   475   446   465   496   454   439   451   381   384
    Institutional   1,631   1,611   1,456   1,643   1,632   1,523   1,642   1,618   1,383   1,281
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   24   25   14   13   22   22   35
  Research assistantships   1,641   1,621   1,688   1,965   1,975   1,892   1,867   1,748   1,681   1,644
    Federal   1,121   1,080   1,193   1,336   1,371   1,226   1,182   1,143   1,165   1,110
    Institutional   371   378   317   377   368   409   433   365   309   336
    Nonfederal   149   163   178   252   236   257   252   240   207   198
  Teaching assistantships   1,533   1,550   1,544   1,448   1,497   1,348   1,303   1,298   1,200   1,110
    Federal   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2   0
    Institutional   1,533   1,549   1,543   1,448   1,497   1,346   1,303   1,298   1,198   1,110
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   4,818   4,728   5,033   4,149   2,967   3,129   3,017   2,989   2,812   2,290
    Federal   667   654   771   41   51   53   37   53   26   21
    Institutional   3,579   3,458   3,585   439   480   393   409   375   347   301
    Nonfederal   68   90   113   33   23   28   37   40   56   43
    Personal resources   504   526   564   3,636   2,413   2,655   2,534   2,521   2,383   1,925

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 Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   904   909   735   870   923   945   893   934   901   881
    Science   639   656   527   654   719   721   678   719   669   651
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   297   319   290   323   346   382   358   340   292   281
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   45   36   18   14   26   14   8   6   4   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   35   28   25   30   38   36   25   33   47   52
      Mathematics and statistics   65   63   3   79   74   69   67   67   67   66
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   2   2   3   4   6   5   49   72   53
      Natural resources and conservation   27   29   28   25   25   26   18   23   0   0
      Physical sciences   95   111   101   113   116   114   120   127   111   116
      Psychology   26   22   21   21   26   24   22   21   19   19
      Social sciences   46   46   39   46   56   50   55   53   33   41
    Engineering   265   253   208   216   204   224   215   215   232   230
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   17   14   22   16   19   17   19   18   17
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   32   26   25   25   33   39   40   35   33   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   30   33   22   21   15   16   17   24   30   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   28   17   15   20   15   14   18   7   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   66   54   49   57   56   60   52   34   60   54
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   5   4   2   5   3   2   7   4   2
      Mechanical engineering   60   59   53   52   1   45   39   43   49   55
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   9   12   17   17   23
      Other engineering   38   31   24   22   58   18   22   18   14   17
    Health   429   409   362   397   393   411   458   434   416   419
      Clinical medicine   321   285   260   278   308   294   329   336   328   336
      Other health   108   124   102   119   85   117   129   98   88   83

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).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   710   734   652   718   807   779   765   781   778   771
  Science and engineering   496   492   436   495   599   564   495   528   540   531
    Science   339   356   314   369   443   428   378   418   410   382
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   199   211   187   226   252   263   244   238   216   189
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   5   4   2   10   2   2   2   2   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   22   17   21   22   29   25   22   26   28   33
      Mathematics and statistics   3   2   2   5   15   13   4   11   19   24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   2   1   2   3   1   32   42   30
      Natural resources and conservation   10   14   13   14   16   14   13   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   68   77   63   75   89   86   74   79   68   74
      Psychology   16   15   12   14   17   12   10   9   10   10
      Social sciences   16   14   10   10   13   10   8   12   11   12
    Engineering   157   136   122   126   156   136   117   110   130   149
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   11   11   8   11   11   7   14   9   12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   12   13   20   25   27   23   16   21   19
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   14   10   12   13   13   8   8   15   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   8   8   6   12   6   7   4   0   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   37   36   38   49   30   29   20   30   41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   2   0   2   1   0   1   3   0
      Mechanical engineering   32   30   27   26   0   26   18   23   28   30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   7   9   10   14   15
      Other engineering   31   22   15   16   44   15   16   14   10   13
    Health   214   242   216   223   208   215   270   253   238   240
      Clinical medicine   158   168   152   157   158   146   207   206   193   194
      Other health   56   74   64   66   50   69   63   47   45   46

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).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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