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U. Minnesota, Duluth

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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
2021 221 38.4 583 262 29.5 909
2020 249 27.9 915
2019 209 36 589 243 27.3 913
2018 247 27.8 910
2017 206 36.4 575 247 28.2 897
2016 238 27.2 895
2015 226 40.2 570 234 26.7 897
2014 254 29.3 887
2013 221 38.1 588 258 29.8 884
2012 262 30 892
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 sources
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Data

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  All R&D fields 23,767        26,137        27,530        25,189        24,956        27,528        27,550        21,904        21,383        21,530       
    Science 20,884        23,448        24,460        22,123        22,296        24,887        24,848        19,171        18,731        18,405       
      Computer and information sciences 242        289        283        123        167        294        225        197        162        195       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 451        2,480        3,466        1,245        1,166        3,106        21,246        15,724        14,994        14,636       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geological and earth sciences 451        2,480        3,466        1,245        1,166        3,106        4,579        583        483        413       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        2,891        2,362        3,379        2,981       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        13,776        12,779        11,132        11,242       
      Life sciences 19,119        19,580        19,286        19,392        19,522        19,978        1,346        1,556        1,894        2,090       
        Agricultural sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,279        1,090        1,182        1,211        1,104        1,327        1,346        1,556        1,894        2,090       
        Health sciences 0        1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Natural resources and conservation 17,840        18,489        18,103        18,181        18,418        18,651        0        0        0        0       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Mathematics and statistics 274        152        236        242        401        366        274        294        146        171       
      Physical sciences 624        840        1,065        1,005        914        1,046        1,513        1,183        1,249        1,147       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Chemistry 374        717        828        775        627        705        1,097        920        918        838       
        Materials science 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Physics 250        123        237        230        287        341        416        263        331        309       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Psychology 20        25        1        6        36        16        8        56        61        72       
      Social sciences 154        82        123        110        90        81        233        157        221        91       
        Anthropology 11        3        11        11        8        3        0        0        0        0       
        Economics 0        14        0        0        0        5        0        8        14        6       
        Political science and government 23        47        93        6        23        28        46        6        5        2       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0        0        0        0        0        0        4        6        17        12       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 120        18        19        93        59        45        183        137        185        71       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        3        4        4        3       
    Engineering 2,392        2,186        2,399        2,570        2,156        2,062        2,110        1,951        2,087        2,458       
      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 99        181        108        82        322        93        28        101        105        3       
      Civil engineering 1,133        953        737        1,144        851        1,035        1,101        1,015        1,107        1,613       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 150        168        262        270        247        373        378        216        193        243       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 692        451        838        561        300        219        0        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        278        271        341        338       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 318        433        454        513        436        342        325        348        341        261       
    Non-S&E 491        503        671        496        504        579        592        782        565        667       
      Business management and business administration 104        168        168        142        128        147        107        218        221        290       
      Communication and communications technologies 79        7        18        23        47        52        296        320        112        95       
      Education 117        44        196        105        70        89        21        21        44        44       
      Humanities 5        10        26        49        74        71        65        113        76        61       
      Law 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Social work 3        5        12        0        1        0        2        2        1        11       
      Visual and performing arts 27        63        91        76        77        114        95        94        96        101       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 156        206        160        101        107        106        6        14        15        65       

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: 2021
(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 23,767        5,325        6,341        11,624        381        77        19       
    Science 20,884        4,941        5,711        9,925        263        33        11       
      Computer and information sciences 242        136        0        102        0        0        4       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 451        199        60        192        0        0        0       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geological and earth sciences 451        199        60        192        0        0        0       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Life sciences 19,119        3,952        5,649        9,223        263        25        7       
        Agricultural sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,279        774        110        381        0        14        0       
        Health sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Natural resources and conservation 17,840        3,178        5,539        8,842        263        11        7       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Mathematics and statistics 274        210        0        64        0        0        0       
      Physical sciences 624        337        2        279        0        6        0       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Chemistry 374        162        0        206        0        6        0       
        Materials science 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Physics 250        175        2        73        0        0        0       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Psychology 20        0        0        18        0        2        0       
      Social sciences 154        107        0        47        0        0        0       
        Anthropology 11        0        0        11        0        0        0       
        Economics 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Political science and government 23        0        0        23        0        0        0       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 120        107        0        13        0        0        0       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
    Engineering 2,392        341        567        1,322        118        44        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 99        0        0        99        0        0        0       
      Civil engineering 1,133        93        441        437        118        44        0       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 150        9        66        75        0        0        0       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 692        239        60        393        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 318        0        0        318        0        0        0       
    Non-S&E 491        43        63        377        0        0        8       
      Business management and business administration 104        0        34        69        0        0        1       
      Communication and communications technologies 79        0        0        79        0        0        0       
      Education 117        4        29        84        0        0        0       
      Humanities 5        0        0        5        0        0        0       
      Law 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Social work 3        0        0        3        0        0        0       
      Visual and performing arts 27        0        0        27        0        0        0       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 156        39        0        110        0        0        7       

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: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Federal Agencies 5,325        6,454        7,143        5,520        6,033        8,055        10,025        5,940        7,264        7,597       
  DOD 133        69        123        67        111        367        613        662        497        496       
  DOE 133        97        235        314        153        309        191        400        389        352       
  HHS 279        283        270        47        0        124        179        226        322        572       
  NASA 9        6        4        5        54        91        159        94        79        19       
  NSF 2,594        3,867        4,292        2,907        2,924        5,146        6,558        2,377        2,952        2,809       
  USDA 296        480        636        445        547        173        219        146        217        291       
  Other 1,881        1,652        1,583        1,735        2,244        1,845        2,106        2,035        2,808        3,058       

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: 2021–15 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2021 .    .        .        .       
2020 .    .        .        .       
2019 603    134        469        .       
2018 616    134        482        .       
2017 655    122        533        .       
2016 650    121        529        .       
2015 646    106        540        17       

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 228    236    243    207    208   
    Agricultural sciences 0    0    0    0    154   
    Biological and biomedical sciences 17    17    18    14    13   
    Computer and information sciences 1    1    1    0    0   
    Engineering 25    31    29    7    5   
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 20    23    22    24    23   
    Health sciences 0    0    0    0    0   
    Mathematics and statistics 0    0    0    0    0   
    Natural resources and conservation 135    143    148    150    .   
    Physical sciences 2    2    3    2    2   
    Psychology 3    2    2    1    1   
    Social sciences 2    2    2    2    2   
    Other 22    14    18    7    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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space .    .    13,450    .    .   
    Physical sciences .    .    13,450    .    .   

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0    1,369    0    0    368   
    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    1,369    0    0    368   
    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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