U. Montana, Missoula

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 206 55.7 459 161 82.9 925
2023 189 59.4 459 164 82.3 911 193 68.4 602
2022 220 52.4 457 161 82.4 900
2021 210 53.6 447 155 83.2 908 191 67.7 583
2020 208 54.4 450 158 83 916
2019 214 52.7 447 157 83.1 914 189 68.4 589
2018 234 46 428 162 82.5 911
2017 205 52.4 425 163 82.1 898 189 67.6 575
2016 185 57.5 430 169 81.4 896
2015 209 51.6 426 175 80.8 898 212 63.3 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 60 68 47 48 49 47 38 53 66 49
  Science and engineering 55 54 38 37 41 44 26 39 56 34
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 5 3 2 6 2 5 5 6 6
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 5 3 2 6 2 5 5 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 17 14 15 13 19 11 19 23 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . 2 3 . 1 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 1 1 . 2 1 . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 1 1 . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 8 3 4 2 7 6 5 9 3
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 2 . 1 1 1 . 1 5 1
      Molecular biology 1 1 3 . . 1 . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . 1 1 . . 3 2 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 . 3 2 . 1 1 . 2 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 4 3 6 3 4 3 8 3 2
    Engineering 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . 1 1 . . . 1
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 1 2 1 2 . . 5 3
      Geological sciences . . . 2 1 1 . . 4 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 2 1 . . 1 . . 1 1
    Health sciences 8 3 5 1 1 . . . 2 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences 4 . . . . . . . . .
      Public health 2 2 4 1 . . . . . 1
      Health sciences, other 2 1 1 . 1 . . . 2 .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 1 2 4 3 . 1 2 1
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . 2 . . . 2 .
      Mathematics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Statistics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 2 1 1 2 3 . . . 1
    Physical sciences 4 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 3 3
      Chemistry 4 2 2 4 2 3 1 2 3 3
      Physics . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Psychology 12 11 8 10 7 9 6 10 11 5
      Clinical psychology 7 7 5 4 4 6 3 5 8 .
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2
      Research and experimental psychology 1 2 2 3 1 . 1 2 2 2
      Psychology, other . . . . . 1 . 1 . 1
    Social sciences 4 11 4 1 6 4 3 1 4 2
      Anthropology 3 6 3 1 5 3 2 1 3 1
      Economics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other 1 5 1 . 1 1 1 . . 1
  Non-science and engineering 5 14 9 11 8 3 12 14 10 15
    Education 4 12 6 6 6 2 12 13 5 14
      Education leadership and administration 1 4 3 3 3 2 7 7 1 6
      Education research 2 4 1 3 2 . 4 6 3 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 2 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 3
      Education, other . 2 . . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 1 2 2 3 1 1 . . 5 1
      Letters . 1 . . . . . . . .
      History 1 1 . 3 1 1 . . 3 .
      Humanities and arts, other . . 2 . . . . . 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 2 1 . . 1 . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 2 1 . . 1 . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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 143,810 133,958 125,603 121,571 110,218 104,665 90,563 85,044 70,059 60,485
    Science 131,010 122,536 113,897 112,294 101,504 96,246 86,096 84,109 69,994 60,282
      Computer and information sciences 2,684 1,971 2,206 2,207 1,746 1,291 759 234 121 319
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,694 5,945 5,818 6,212 5,878 6,376 5,035 3,068 2,376 1,429
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,718 1,960 2,126 2,677 2,668 2,803 1,741 1,217 1,258 1,238
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,976 3,978 3,692 3,535 3,210 3,573 3,294 1,851 1,118 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 191
      Life sciences 87,476 81,610 76,032 72,501 66,817 61,959 54,418 57,185 44,638 41,340
        Agricultural sciences 810 421 653 522 242 311 549 2,695 3,058 12,341
        Biological and biomedical sciences 27,628 25,568 23,548 21,407 22,464 20,283 17,081 17,620 15,401 17,938
        Health sciences 36,083 35,268 31,740 30,176 25,707 24,465 20,846 19,631 14,183 9,072
        Natural resources and conservation 22,955 20,353 20,091 20,396 18,404 16,900 15,939 17,112 11,996 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 127 0 1,989
      Mathematics and statistics 862 1,003 983 878 1,187 1,256 470 307 359 405
      Physical sciences 11,805 9,031 7,724 8,615 7,592 7,749 6,570 5,060 5,260 3,203
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,571 2,814 2,183 2,554 2,782 3,363 2,184 3,432 2,843 2,558
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1,124 0
        Physics 277 506 283 231 260 244 318 595 502 645
        Physical sciences nec 6,957 5,711 5,209 5,830 4,550 4,142 4,068 1,028 791 0
      Psychology 623 710 716 933 791 840 700 125 490 589
      Social sciences 21,866 22,266 20,418 20,948 17,493 16,775 18,144 18,130 16,750 4,524
        Anthropology 1,309 1,212 1,203 1,053 997 1,400 1,869 1,981 4,490 0
        Economics 5,762 4,128 4,801 4,674 2,391 1,917 2,137 1,874 1,417 1,603
        Political science and government 583 381 305 344 368 603 143 156 274 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 226 323 239 432 476 503 954 1,398 883 2,897
        Social sciences nec 13,986 16,222 13,870 14,445 13,261 12,352 13,041 12,721 9,686 24
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,473
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 12,800 11,422 11,706 9,277 8,714 8,419 4,467 935 65 203
      Business management and business administration 883 981 914 897 785 804 1 188 2 29
      Communication and communications technologies 1,556 301 260 189 234 163 398 0 3 1
      Education 2,702 2,218 3,093 2,566 2,832 2,779 2,917 691 37 155
      Humanities 765 1,153 1,108 1,211 1,269 1,367 20 42 11 17
      Law 591 781 772 745 685 711 0 7 4 0
      Social work 6,221 4,295 4,950 3,653 2,793 2,539 1,131 0 2 0
      Visual and performing arts 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1
      Non-S&E nec 81 1,691 609 16 116 56 0 0 4 0

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 143,810 88,952 1,267 49,820 1,018 2,253 500
    Science 131,010 81,851 1,254 44,159 1,018 2,228 500
      Computer and information sciences 2,684 2,205 0 404 0 75 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,694 2,836 11 2,318 113 271 145
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,718 1,129 0 476 113 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,976 1,707 11 1,842 0 271 145
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 87,476 62,979 1,157 20,547 734 1,704 355
        Agricultural sciences 810 0 0 810 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 27,628 20,063 398 6,572 33 513 49
        Health sciences 36,083 31,669 73 3,755 240 106 240
        Natural resources and conservation 22,955 11,247 686 9,410 461 1,085 66
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 862 425 2 398 27 10 0
      Physical sciences 11,805 9,355 38 2,252 82 78 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,571 3,460 0 996 73 42 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 277 185 0 56 0 36 0
        Physical sciences nec 6,957 5,710 38 1,200 9 0 0
      Psychology 623 216 8 392 0 7 0
      Social sciences 21,866 3,835 38 17,848 62 83 0
        Anthropology 1,309 799 14 496 0 0 0
        Economics 5,762 2,849 18 2,895 0 0 0
        Political science and government 583 50 2 386 62 83 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 226 137 0 89 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 13,986 0 4 13,982 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 12,800 7,101 13 5,661 0 25 0
      Business management and business administration 883 0 0 883 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,556 1,253 0 303 0 0 0
      Education 2,702 1,125 8 1,569 0 0 0
      Humanities 765 21 1 743 0 0 0
      Law 591 0 1 590 0 0 0
      Social work 6,221 4,702 3 1,503 0 13 0
      Visual and performing arts 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 81 0 0 69 0 12 0

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 88,952 75,490 73,507 70,686 62,067 55,566 54,708 44,534 38,753 33,718
  DOD 6,747 5,712 5,598 4,037 2,296 2,311 3,504 5,017 4,843 2,337
  DOE 626 878 1,092 559 473 141 146 100 124 140
  HHS 43,030 36,918 37,649 36,299 30,733 28,138 26,259 15,784 12,559 11,374
  NASA 1,627 1,822 2,050 1,840 2,566 2,466 2,606 3,535 4,225 2,867
  NSF 16,354 12,241 11,717 12,999 12,725 10,465 11,441 9,913 7,779 7,087
  USDA 7,458 5,424 5,310 5,006 5,802 6,527 6,405 6,014 5,743 5,952
  Other 13,110 12,495 10,091 9,946 7,472 5,518 4,347 4,171 3,480 3,961

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 1,169 294 875 .
2018 1,121 246 875 .

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 278 278 278 265 230
    Agricultural sciences 59 59 59 49 42
    Biological and biomedical sciences 92 92 92 91 62
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 19 19 19 13 19
    Health sciences 61 61 61 61 70
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 1 2
    Natural resources and conservation 4 4 4 7 5
    Physical sciences 19 19 19 25 8
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 3
    Social sciences 6 6 6 3 3
    Other 13 13 13 13 13

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 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 0 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

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 1,142 1,090 2,750
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1,142 290 2,250
    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 0 500 500
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 300 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

Open printer friendly view

Back to Top of page.