U. Minnesota

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 23 96.5 631
2023 24 96.6 679
2022 23 96.8 680
2021 21 97.1 691
2020 15 98 698
2019 13 98.3 697
2018 12 98.4 700
2017 12 98.4 684
2016 10 98.7 697
2015 12 98.4 693
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 3,412 3,333 3,461 3,565 3,470 3,363 3,419 3,399 3,286 3,186
    Hispanic or Latino 267 265 260 257 211 199 204 172 143 116
    Not Hispanic or Latino 3,094 3,018 3,151 3,257 3,210 3,110 3,138 3,152 3,058 2,971
      American Indian or Alaska Native 16 19 18 24 23 43 36 41 21 21
      Asian 374 335 335 325 304 280 260 252 234 213
      Black or African American 177 157 167 179 135 107 103 101 93 84
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 3
      White 2,346 2,312 2,456 2,559 2,595 2,534 2,607 2,635 2,593 2,565
      More than one race 177 191 171 166 150 144 131 122 116 85
    Unknown ethnicity and race 51 50 50 51 49 54 77 75 85 99
  Temporary visa holders 2,050 2,000 1,919 1,793 1,788 2,010 2,027 2,051 2,018 1,997
  Science and engineering 4,852 4,692 4,726 4,723 4,606 4,727 4,774 4,810 4,813 4,657
    Science 3,650 3,538 3,549 3,577 3,476 3,489 3,506 3,464 3,455 3,390
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 204 210 213 203 215 172 175 179 288 253
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,113 1,088 1,111 1,083 1,019 1,028 1,000 940 851 848
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 84
      Computer and information sciences 323 332 315 359 352 361 363 345 299 397
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 123 115 115 120 105 56 58 56 63 59
      Mathematics and statistics 384 282 235 265 256 303 322 311 309 243
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 65 73 68 32 24 24 25 31 10 3
      Natural resources and conservation 73 87 92 92 77 90 98 108 0 0
      Physical sciences 434 435 415 451 445 432 441 458 453 464
      Psychology 458 433 456 449 436 401 389 372 352 355
      Social sciences 473 483 529 523 547 622 635 664 750 581
    Engineering 1,202 1,154 1,177 1,146 1,130 1,238 1,268 1,346 1,358 1,267
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 76 75 75 70 77 90 85 86 77 82
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 185 152 161 151 152 144 142 169 160 143
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 145 143 141 155 150 150 141 148 132 215
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 94 91 83 86 98 104 121 124 123 95
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 276 273 287 249 249 313 348 416 449 405
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 51 49 55 49 46 45 46 43 50 50
      Mechanical engineering 221 234 241 230 219 252 254 221 224 227
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 98 89 84 74 81 77 66 64 73 0
      Other engineering 56 48 50 82 58 63 65 75 70 50
    Health 610 641 654 635 652 646 672 640 491 526
      Clinical medicine 278 286 313 336 333 300 309 301 178 151
      Other health 332 355 341 299 319 346 363 339 313 375

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 396 408 432 421 435 431 411 451 429 315
    Hispanic or Latino 27 34 22 18 25 23 14 17 13 13
    Not Hispanic or Latino 359 366 407 397 406 400 382 410 407 292
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 4
      Asian 41 35 38 46 42 27 33 34 25 8
      Black or African American 26 33 32 23 28 20 19 28 21 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 274 286 318 308 315 340 322 339 347 263
      More than one race 13 10 16 18 20 11 8 7 12 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 8 3 6 4 8 15 24 9 10
  Temporary visa holders 111 117 119 127 101 90 115 121 133 67
  Science and engineering 347 378 412 435 401 365 378 424 460 337
    Science 266 281 291 304 274 253 269 280 299 216
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 20 12 23 24 14 10 14 12 26 25
      Biological and biomedical sciences 76 76 78 103 104 101 106 117 105 55
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 49 39 50 54 49 38 44 46 56 53
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 16 22 23 20 16 13 16 13 16 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 19 20 20 11 10 6 9 9 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 9 4 6 8 9 10 16 7 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 9 6 7 11 8 3 6 4 5
      Psychology 24 55 36 28 16 24 16 22 16 8
      Social sciences 42 43 45 47 44 43 44 46 73 62
    Engineering 81 97 121 131 127 112 109 144 161 121
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 6 7 7 8 5 4 4 4 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 10 22 26 25 14 11 19 13 22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 7 9 5 8 4 4 6 13 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 4 11 6 4 8 7 10 11 13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 28 36 25 40 36 34 40 57 62 45
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 10 12 14 14 10 11 6 14 9
      Mechanical engineering 17 19 24 24 26 27 25 27 34 25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 3 3 4 2 3 3 7 9 0
      Other engineering 3 2 8 5 4 7 4 8 1 2
    Health 160 147 139 113 135 156 148 148 102 45
      Clinical medicine 146 136 124 99 122 131 129 134 90 27
      Other health 14 11 15 14 13 25 19 14 12 18

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 1,157 1,154 1,140 1,133 1,141 1,115 1,066 1,013 1,027 1,071
  Science and engineering 1,086 1,068 1,051 1,065 1,062 1,040 995 954 976 981
    Science 752 738 723 734 708 680 661 643 653 663
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 39 39 43 31 25 23 23 21 30 33
      Biological and biomedical sciences 356 336 320 319 292 280 261 243 218 228
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 46 37 61 60 79 83 68 76 81 79
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 36 35 28 30 28 10 15 11 10 12
      Mathematics and statistics 22 19 22 22 21 18 21 19 21 26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 5 6 5 2 5 5 6 2 0
      Natural resources and conservation 14 17 18 20 11 15 13 15 0 0
      Physical sciences 127 126 125 140 144 135 142 133 121 124
      Psychology 78 92 71 73 73 77 85 86 83 73
      Social sciences 27 32 29 34 33 34 28 33 54 50
    Engineering 334 330 328 331 354 360 334 311 323 318
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 26 33 32 34 37 44 39 40 39 50
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 45 51 39 47 62 61 49 51 50 44
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 54 55 64 72 63 51 57 53 40 65
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 21 16 13 14 15 13 18 18 19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 62 51 64 63 62 75 74 70 93 81
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 3 1 0 3 4 3 4 4 6
      Mechanical engineering 80 76 68 58 65 68 66 46 47 51
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 38 36 38 30 39 37 28 25 25 0
      Other engineering 2 4 6 14 9 5 5 4 7 2
    Health 71 86 89 68 79 75 71 59 51 90
      Clinical medicine 28 34 35 28 37 29 29 25 20 39
      Other health 43 52 54 40 42 46 42 34 31 51

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 5,462 5,333 5,380 5,358 5,258 5,373 5,446 5,450 5,304 5,183
  Fellowships 654 672 673 713 685 664 652 660 693 740
    Federal 212 221 246 277 292 265 250 238 231 232
    Institutional 423 434 405 413 376 390 387 408 440 480
    Nonfederal 19 17 22 23 17 9 15 14 22 28
  Research assistantships 2,020 1,984 1,994 1,803 1,801 1,871 1,815 1,807 1,794 1,892
    Federal 928 916 875 826 830 828 815 774 792 835
    Institutional 783 768 825 707 737 785 790 776 745 678
    Nonfederal 309 300 294 270 234 258 210 257 257 379
  Teaching assistantships 1,168 1,191 1,185 1,212 1,282 1,253 1,318 1,332 1,302 1,306
    Federal 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
    Institutional 1,168 1,190 1,184 1,207 1,277 1,252 1,317 1,329 1,299 1,299
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 2 2 7
  Other types of support 1,620 1,486 1,528 1,630 1,490 1,585 1,661 1,651 1,515 1,245
    Federal 17 16 18 29 19 21 0 0 3 4
    Institutional 157 136 150 147 120 158 150 140 118 153
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 28 46
    Personal resources 1,446 1,334 1,360 1,454 1,351 1,406 1,511 1,480 1,366 1,042

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 1,005 989 921 893 871 830 780 705 629 585
    Science 842 834 776 750 737 686 628 565 488 449
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 74 71 67 68 90 51 44 39 44 41
      Biological and biomedical sciences 596 569 536 501 465 449 396 362 283 236
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 7 7 4 5 5 10 8 5 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 20 20 26 28 27 21 21 15 14 17
      Mathematics and statistics 24 25 19 20 21 22 16 17 23 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 31 27 19 17 18 23 24 30 0 0
      Physical sciences 66 80 65 70 72 82 81 73 79 90
      Psychology 17 17 19 23 24 19 21 15 7 12
      Social sciences 9 18 18 19 15 14 15 6 3 8
    Engineering 163 155 145 143 134 144 152 140 141 136
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9 8 11 13 12 13 12 9 8 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 39 40 30 28 26 24 20 20 24 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 37 43 38 33 31 41 51 55 62 54
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 8 11 12 9 14 12 10 9 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 20 17 19 24 30 34 26 24 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 42 31 32 33 27 20 22 20 14 22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 4 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15
    Health 682 623 554 511 441 476 371 330 280 170
      Clinical medicine 622 568 497 450 383 353 278 253 195 143
      Other health 60 55 57 61 58 123 93 77 85 27

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 263 294 287 305 279 282 275 259 236 241
  Science and engineering 226 257 240 256 238 225 227 213 205 238
    Science 160 188 174 189 178 172 164 158 147 188
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 35 35 23 27 26 12 11 9 14 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 65 71 64 77 56 66 59 69 52 74
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 2 1 3 2 5 5 3 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 8 13 12 15 12 12 12 10 10
      Mathematics and statistics 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 6 16 11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 10 9 4 5 5 8 8 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 45 41 44 44 52 47 43 47 57
      Psychology 8 6 9 13 16 9 10 4 4 9
      Social sciences 1 7 8 5 5 5 5 2 1 3
    Engineering 66 69 66 67 60 53 63 55 58 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5 5 8 7 7 5 6 4 5 5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 17 18 14 11 10 9 10 10 12 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 17 18 18 22 17 13 18 20 20 19
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 10 10 11 12 11 13 9 10 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16 15 14 13 12 12 15 11 8 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
    Health 37 37 47 49 41 57 48 46 31 3
      Clinical medicine 9 7 15 13 10 7 13 13 0 2
      Other health 28 30 32 36 31 50 35 33 31 1

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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