U. Minnesota

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
2023
2022 23 96.8 680
2021 21 97.1 691
2020 15 98 697
2019 13 98.3 696
2018 12 98.4 698
2017 12 98.4 684
2016 10 98.7 697
2015 12 98.4 693
2014 12 98.4 688
2013 12 98 555
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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 5,380 5,358 5,258 5,373 5,446 5,450 5,304 5,183 5,021 5,095
    Male 2,628 2,658 2,658 2,794 2,897 2,948 2,962 2,952 2,848 2,885
    Female 2,752 2,700 2,600 2,579 2,549 2,502 2,342 2,231 2,173 2,210
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 3,461 3,565 3,470 3,363 3,419 3,399 3,286 3,186 3,130 3,192
    Hispanic or Latino 260 257 211 199 204 172 143 116 108 114
    Not Hispanic or Latino 3,151 3,257 3,210 3,110 3,138 3,152 3,058 2,971 2,928 2,975
      American Indian or Alaska Native 18 24 23 43 36 41 21 21 23 18
      Asian 335 325 304 280 260 252 234 213 193 209
      Black or African American 167 179 135 107 103 101 93 84 65 61
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 5 4
      White 2,456 2,559 2,595 2,534 2,607 2,635 2,593 2,565 2,576 2,620
      More than one race 171 166 150 144 131 122 116 85 66 63
    Unknown ethnicity and race 50 51 49 54 77 75 85 99 94 103
  Temporary visa holders 1,919 1,793 1,788 2,010 2,027 2,051 2,018 1,997 1,891 1,903
  Science and engineering 4,726 4,723 4,606 4,727 4,774 4,810 4,813 4,657 4,509 4,585
    Science 3,549 3,577 3,476 3,489 3,506 3,464 3,455 3,390 3,308 3,382
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 213 203 215 172 175 179 288 253 237 233
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,111 1,083 1,019 1,028 1,000 940 851 848 843 902
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 84 126 132
      Computer and information sciences 315 359 352 361 363 345 299 397 385 383
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 45 47
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 115 120 105 56 58 56 63 59 54 60
      Mathematics and statistics 235 265 256 303 322 311 309 243 223 234
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 68 32 24 24 25 31 10 3 4 4
      Natural resources and conservation 92 92 77 90 98 108 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 53 56 53
      Physical sciences 415 451 445 432 441 458 453 464 441 433
      Psychology 456 449 436 401 389 372 352 355 376 378
      Social sciences 529 523 547 622 635 664 750 581 518 523
    Engineering 1,177 1,146 1,130 1,238 1,268 1,346 1,358 1,267 1,201 1,203
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 75 70 77 90 85 86 77 82 83 63
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 161 151 152 144 142 169 160 143 125 108
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 141 155 150 150 141 148 132 215 171 192
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 83 86 98 104 121 124 123 95 110 125
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 287 249 249 313 348 416 449 405 399 403
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 55 49 46 45 46 43 50 50 49 63
      Mechanical engineering 241 230 219 252 254 221 224 227 213 206
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 84 74 81 77 66 64 73 0 0 0
      Other engineering 50 82 58 63 65 75 70 50 51 43
    Health 654 635 652 646 672 640 491 526 512 510
      Clinical medicine 313 336 333 300 309 301 178 151 160 155
      Other health 341 299 319 346 363 339 313 375 352 355

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 551 548 536 521 526 572 562 382 461 461
    Male 254 276 292 269 268 316 321 233 276 283
    Female 297 272 244 252 258 256 241 149 185 178
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 432 421 435 431 411 451 429 315 355 382
    Hispanic or Latino 22 18 25 23 14 17 13 13 8 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 407 397 406 400 382 410 407 292 340 361
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 4 4 4
      Asian 38 46 42 27 33 34 25 8 24 31
      Black or African American 32 23 28 20 19 28 21 13 10 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 318 308 315 340 322 339 347 263 298 306
      More than one race 16 18 20 11 8 7 12 4 4 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 6 4 8 15 24 9 10 7 12
  Temporary visa holders 119 127 101 90 115 121 133 67 106 79
  Science and engineering 412 435 401 365 378 424 460 337 392 398
    Science 291 304 274 253 269 280 299 216 235 262
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 23 24 14 10 14 12 26 25 40 42
      Biological and biomedical sciences 78 103 104 101 106 117 105 55 47 79
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
      Computer and information sciences 50 54 49 38 44 46 56 53 46 52
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 6 6
      Mathematics and statistics 23 20 16 13 16 13 16 5 14 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 20 11 10 6 9 9 1 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 8 9 10 16 7 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 7 11 8 3 6 4 5 5 4
      Psychology 36 28 16 24 16 22 16 8 18 27
      Social sciences 45 47 44 43 44 46 73 62 42 37
    Engineering 121 131 127 112 109 144 161 121 157 136
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 7 8 5 4 4 4 2 10 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 26 25 14 11 19 13 22 15 16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 5 8 4 4 6 13 3 31 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 6 4 8 7 10 11 13 9 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 25 40 36 34 40 57 62 45 55 56
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 14 14 10 11 6 14 9 10 4
      Mechanical engineering 24 24 26 27 25 27 34 25 24 29
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 4 2 3 3 7 9 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 5 4 7 4 8 1 2 3 6
    Health 139 113 135 156 148 148 102 45 69 63
      Clinical medicine 124 99 122 131 129 134 90 27 40 38
      Other health 15 14 13 25 19 14 12 18 29 25

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 1,140 1,133 1,141 1,115 1,066 1,013 1,027 1,071 1,080 1,120 0
  Science and engineering 1,051 1,065 1,062 1,040 995 954 976 981 978 1,025 0
    Science 723 734 708 680 661 643 653 663 679 742 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 43 31 25 23 23 21 30 33 31 38 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 320 319 292 280 261 243 218 228 243 268 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 61 60 79 83 68 76 81 79 94 93 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28 30 28 10 15 11 10 12 12 12 0
      Mathematics and statistics 22 22 21 18 21 19 21 26 26 32 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 6 5 2 5 5 6 2 0 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 18 20 11 15 13 15 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 35 39 39 0
      Psychology 71 73 73 77 85 86 83 73 67 72 0
      Physical sciences 125 140 144 135 142 133 121 124 124 149 0
      Social sciences 29 34 33 34 28 33 54 50 35 35 0
    Engineering 328 331 354 360 334 311 323 318 299 283 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32 34 37 44 39 40 39 50 42 39 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 39 47 62 61 49 51 50 44 45 41 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 64 72 63 51 57 53 40 65 54 56 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16 13 14 15 13 18 18 19 17 17 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 64 63 62 75 74 70 93 81 78 68 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 3 4 3 4 4 6 6 8 0
      Mechanical engineering 68 58 65 68 66 46 47 51 52 48 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 38 30 39 37 28 25 25 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 14 9 5 5 4 7 2 5 6 0
    Health 89 68 79 75 71 59 51 90 102 95 0
      Clinical medicine 35 28 37 29 29 25 20 39 61 41 0
      Other health 54 40 42 46 42 34 31 51 41 54 0

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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 5,380 5,358 5,258 5,373 5,446 5,450 5,304 5,183 5,021 5,095
  Fellowships 673 713 685 664 652 660 693 740 721 681
    Federal 246 277 292 265 250 238 231 232 233 224
    Institutional 405 413 376 390 387 408 440 480 455 400
    Nonfederal 22 23 17 9 15 14 22 28 33 57
  Research assistantships 1,994 1,803 1,801 1,871 1,815 1,807 1,794 1,892 1,843 1,855
    Federal 875 826 830 828 815 774 792 835 817 869
    Institutional 825 707 737 785 790 776 745 678 679 647
    Nonfederal 294 270 234 258 210 257 257 379 347 339
  Teaching assistantships 1,185 1,212 1,282 1,253 1,318 1,332 1,302 1,306 1,282 1,309
    Federal 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3
    Institutional 1,184 1,207 1,277 1,252 1,317 1,329 1,299 1,299 1,279 1,305
    Nonfederal 0 4 5 0 0 2 2 7 2 1
  Other types of support 1,528 1,630 1,490 1,585 1,661 1,651 1,515 1,245 1,175 1,250
    Federal 18 29 19 21 0 0 3 4 29 24
    Institutional 150 147 120 158 150 140 118 153 394 391
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 31 28 46 53 30
    Personal resources 1,360 1,454 1,351 1,406 1,511 1,480 1,366 1,042 699 805

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 1,238 1,186 1,138 1,095 780 705 629 585 538 502
    Science 1,082 1,033 998 946 628 565 488 449 412 390
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 87 85 105 60 44 39 44 41 36 38
      Biological and biomedical sciences 811 753 691 672 396 362 283 236 215 196
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Computer and information sciences 7 5 5 5 10 8 5 7 7 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25 24 22 24 21 15 14 17 19 17
      Mathematics and statistics 16 21 23 25 16 17 23 14 14 17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 22 20 18 23 24 30 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 23 23 25
      Physical sciences 67 74 83 93 81 73 79 90 82 74
      Psychology 22 26 31 24 21 15 7 12 12 9
      Social sciences 25 25 20 20 15 6 3 8 4 3
    Engineering 156 153 140 149 152 140 141 136 126 112
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13 16 12 13 12 9 8 9 13 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 34 31 32 29 20 20 24 8 9 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 43 37 29 41 51 55 62 54 52 40
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 12 9 13 12 10 9 5 6 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 18 23 29 34 26 24 23 16 25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 31 33 29 22 22 20 14 22 17 16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 13 10
    Health 950 860 741 782 371 330 280 170 150 163
      Clinical medicine 881 781 666 629 278 253 195 143 120 125
      Other health 69 79 75 153 93 77 85 27 30 38

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 287 305 279 282 275 259 236 241 365 334
  Science and engineering 240 256 238 225 227 213 205 238 360 314
    Science 174 189 178 172 164 158 147 188 278 233
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 23 27 26 12 11 9 14 18 27 22
      Biological and biomedical sciences 64 77 56 66 59 69 52 74 122 82
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 3 2 5 5 3 5 6 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13 12 15 12 12 12 10 10 18 15
      Mathematics and statistics 5 6 8 9 7 6 16 11 14 17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 4 5 5 8 8 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 9 13 16 9 10 4 4 9 10 9
      Physical sciences 41 44 44 52 47 43 47 57 79 74
      Social sciences 8 5 5 5 5 2 1 3 2 3
    Engineering 66 67 60 53 63 55 58 50 82 81
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 7 7 5 6 4 5 5 9 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 14 11 10 9 10 10 12 4 9 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 18 22 17 13 18 20 20 19 22 17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 6 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 11 12 11 13 9 10 5 16 25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 13 12 12 15 11 8 12 17 16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2
    Health 47 49 41 57 48 46 31 3 5 20
      Clinical medicine 15 13 10 7 13 13 0 2 1 4
      Other health 32 36 31 50 35 33 31 1 4 16

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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