U. Minnesota, Duluth

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 274 70.8 925
2023 279 69.8 911 237 61.1 602
2022 274 69.9 900
2021 261 71.6 908 221 62.6 583
2020 249 73.2 916
2019 243 73.8 914 209 65 589
2018 247 73.2 911
2017 247 72.8 898 206 64.6 575
2016 238 73.8 896
2015 234 74.3 898 226 60.8 570
2014
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 29,901 25,534 23,362 23,767 26,137 27,530 25,189 24,956 27,528 27,550
    Science 27,017 23,074 21,045 20,884 23,448 24,460 22,123 22,296 24,887 24,848
      Computer and information sciences 342 257 133 242 289 283 123 167 294 225
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 596 621 528 451 2,480 3,466 1,245 1,166 3,106 21,246
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 596 621 528 451 2,480 3,466 1,245 1,166 3,106 4,579
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,891
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,776
      Life sciences 24,266 20,530 19,244 19,119 19,580 19,286 19,392 19,522 19,978 1,346
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,780 1,341 1,333 1,279 1,090 1,182 1,211 1,104 1,327 1,346
        Health sciences 70 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 22,416 19,186 17,911 17,840 18,489 18,103 18,181 18,418 18,651 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 289 248 184 274 152 236 242 401 366 274
      Physical sciences 762 619 493 624 840 1,065 1,005 914 1,046 1,513
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 343 289 285 374 717 828 775 627 705 1,097
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 419 330 208 250 123 237 230 287 341 416
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 438 473 198 20 25 1 6 36 16 8
      Social sciences 324 326 265 154 82 123 110 90 81 233
        Anthropology 1 12 6 11 3 11 11 8 3 0
        Economics 14 4 0 0 14 0 0 0 5 0
        Political science and government 35 79 18 23 47 93 6 23 28 46
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
        Social sciences nec 274 231 241 120 18 19 93 59 45 183
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Engineering 2,163 1,878 1,892 2,392 2,186 2,399 2,570 2,156 2,062 2,110
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 143 176 163 99 181 108 82 322 93 28
      Civil engineering 855 574 718 1,133 953 737 1,144 851 1,035 1,101
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 133 150 138 150 168 262 270 247 373 378
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 627 663 622 692 451 838 561 300 219 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 405 315 251 318 433 454 513 436 342 325
    Non-S&E 721 582 425 491 503 671 496 504 579 592
      Business management and business administration 195 206 112 104 168 168 142 128 147 107
      Communication and communications technologies 32 0 3 79 7 18 23 47 52 296
      Education 92 81 53 117 44 196 105 70 89 21
      Humanities 20 31 13 5 10 26 49 74 71 65
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 51 17 3 3 5 12 0 1 0 2
      Visual and performing arts 52 52 60 27 63 91 76 77 114 95
      Non-S&E nec 279 195 181 156 206 160 101 107 106 6

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 29,901 8,999 7,237 13,383 174 36 72
    Science 27,017 8,522 6,737 11,583 112 4 59
      Computer and information sciences 342 215 0 127 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 596 549 16 30 0 0 1
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 596 549 16 30 0 0 1
        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 24,266 6,599 6,683 10,887 75 4 18
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,780 753 394 622 0 0 11
        Health sciences 70 29 28 13 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 22,416 5,817 6,261 10,252 75 4 7
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 289 118 38 95 37 0 1
      Physical sciences 762 394 0 329 0 0 39
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 343 130 0 191 0 0 22
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 419 264 0 138 0 0 17
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 438 426 0 12 0 0 0
      Social sciences 324 221 0 103 0 0 0
        Anthropology 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Economics 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
        Political science and government 35 0 0 35 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 274 221 0 53 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,163 442 410 1,241 62 0 8
      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 143 0 0 135 0 0 8
      Civil engineering 855 177 278 338 62 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 133 13 41 79 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 627 252 91 284 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 405 0 0 405 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 721 35 90 559 0 32 5
      Business management and business administration 195 0 89 106 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 32 0 0 32 0 0 0
      Education 92 0 0 87 0 5 0
      Humanities 20 0 0 19 0 0 1
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 51 9 1 41 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 52 0 0 52 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 279 26 0 222 0 27 4

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 8,999 7,533 6,122 5,325 6,454 7,143 5,520 6,033 8,055 10,025
  DOD 658 325 51 133 69 123 67 111 367 613
  DOE 1,150 554 344 133 97 235 314 153 309 191
  HHS 164 59 270 279 283 270 47 0 124 179
  NASA 88 20 4 9 6 4 5 54 91 159
  NSF 2,589 2,476 2,292 2,594 3,867 4,292 2,907 2,924 5,146 6,558
  USDA 443 314 324 296 480 636 445 547 173 219
  Other 3,907 3,785 2,837 1,881 1,652 1,583 1,735 2,244 1,845 2,106

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 603 134 469 .
2018 616 134 482 .

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space 195 228 236 243 207
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 17 17 17 18 14
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 0
    Engineering 26 25 31 29 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 19 20 23 22 24
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 98 135 143 148 150
    Physical sciences 2 2 2 3 2
    Psychology 3 3 2 2 1
    Social sciences 6 2 2 2 2
    Other 21 22 14 18 7

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 0 13,450 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 13,450 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 1,369 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1,369 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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