U. Pittsburgh

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 43 93.4 631
2023 45 93.6 679
2022 42 94 680
2021 40 94.4 691
2020 39 94.6 698
2019 43 94 697
2018 35 95.2 700
2017 37 94.8 684
2016 39 94.6 697
2015 37 94.8 693
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 1,950 1,835 1,930 1,989 1,920 1,670 1,826 1,694 1,740 1,726
    Hispanic or Latino 185 176 166 175 141 118 114 103 82 79
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,645 1,594 1,668 1,673 1,638 1,470 1,576 1,455 1,583 1,595
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 4 4 6 6 4 1 2 2 3
      Asian 214 212 207 189 170 139 143 126 141 139
      Black or African American 103 109 99 92 102 87 84 76 79 91
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 1
      White 1,251 1,190 1,272 1,294 1,280 1,171 1,282 1,188 1,321 1,328
      More than one race 72 78 85 89 78 67 64 60 39 33
    Unknown ethnicity and race 120 65 96 141 141 82 136 136 75 52
  Temporary visa holders 1,482 1,534 1,514 1,377 1,299 1,493 1,636 1,601 1,523 1,609
  Science and engineering 2,973 2,964 2,979 2,883 2,792 2,727 2,961 2,841 2,850 2,929
    Science 2,301 2,290 2,290 2,191 2,109 2,012 2,260 2,098 2,127 2,217
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,004 912 907 882 819 721 750 680 540 529
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 384 452 460 383 350 461 514 434 386 442
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 31 30 31 29 25 27 24 27 28
      Mathematics and statistics 104 111 105 108 114 115 111 116 110 118
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 17 14 11 2 2 3 5 5 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 311 309 312 290 303 298 307 295 306 279
      Psychology 122 140 140 132 121 141 145 133 157 149
      Social sciences 326 321 325 363 371 248 401 411 530 593
    Engineering 672 674 689 692 683 715 701 743 723 712
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 210 208 208 196 171 158 140 160 173 177
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 54 58 60 70 79 74 81 99 106 102
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 68 60 71 73 60 83 96 91 103 87
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 123 135 142 134 149 165 158 173 142 121
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 45 48 49 53 55 71 67 72 67 62
      Mechanical engineering 101 103 104 101 111 106 114 103 90 113
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 46 40 39 43 42 44 37 33 34 43
      Other engineering 25 22 16 22 16 14 8 12 8 7
    Health 459 405 465 483 427 436 501 454 413 406
      Clinical medicine 103 119 119 128 128 108 136 93 37 39
      Other health 356 286 346 355 299 328 365 361 376 367

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 483 546 580 603 512 465 450 503 570 585
    Hispanic or Latino 24 26 24 27 24 16 10 25 19 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 438 502 530 548 461 428 409 453 519 530
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 51 72 60 64 41 38 32 33 43 60
      Black or African American 34 38 32 42 23 17 16 25 23 27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
      White 343 373 419 424 380 354 346 380 429 425
      More than one race 10 17 19 17 16 18 14 14 23 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21 18 26 28 27 21 31 25 32 34
  Temporary visa holders 52 45 61 33 51 52 60 62 77 62
  Science and engineering 419 462 509 503 425 382 378 381 529 505
    Science 275 329 368 358 260 215 192 186 306 279
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 90 108 91 120 90 100 80 70 67 81
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 150 179 214 173 120 69 56 57 60 58
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 5 12 9 9 10 5 4 5 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 3 5 13 5 7 9 5 1 2
      Psychology 10 8 23 24 22 17 12 17 13 28
      Social sciences 18 20 17 18 12 8 27 30 157 107
    Engineering 144 133 141 145 165 167 186 195 223 226
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 17 18 16 11 10 11 11 18 19
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 7 8 6 7 8 12 15 11 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 17 17 22 29 23 26 36 44 38
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 33 26 23 27 26 28 32 28 38 37
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 2 6 8 14 8 15 14 15 10
      Mechanical engineering 31 39 45 47 56 68 63 65 73 81
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12 14 15 13 14 17 25 21 20 18
      Other engineering 21 11 9 6 8 5 2 5 4 8
    Health 116 129 132 133 138 135 132 184 118 142
      Clinical medicine 95 113 112 111 115 117 105 143 68 83
      Other health 21 16 20 22 23 18 27 41 50 59

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 1,149 1,151 1,132 1,139 747 678 595 578 784 793
  Science and engineering 1,091 1,090 1,042 1,073 673 608 519 505 711 726
    Science 740 735 681 711 449 349 282 303 497 493
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 480 489 453 449 398 312 249 254 219 221
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 43 39 42 66 43 37 27 35 50 57
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 9 6 7 0 0 0 0 10 8
      Mathematics and statistics 4 10 12 7 0 0 0 0 13 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 148 135 120 130 0 0 0 0 121 107
      Psychology 20 35 32 38 1 0 0 2 28 32
      Social sciences 31 12 11 13 7 0 6 12 16 15
    Engineering 351 355 361 362 224 259 237 202 214 233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 164 159 151 136 77 78 74 59 74 86
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 18 23 33 40 19 26 23 24 31 33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22 21 23 28 13 17 16 15 19 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 54 62 71 83 51 71 63 49 39 35
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16 13 11 12 13 13 12 19 15 14
      Mechanical engineering 44 47 44 40 36 38 32 24 24 31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 21 19 21 19 10 13 12 9 8 12
      Other engineering 12 11 7 4 5 3 5 3 4 2
    Health 58 61 90 66 74 70 76 73 73 67
      Clinical medicine 10 13 19 10 24 20 16 21 14 9
      Other health 48 48 71 56 50 50 60 52 59 58

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 3,432 3,369 3,444 3,366 3,219 3,163 3,462 3,295 3,263 3,335
  Fellowships 524 448 463 454 314 310 435 400 429 449
    Federal 193 166 189 185 210 178 153 159 170 180
    Institutional 313 247 261 246 86 107 274 231 242 257
    Nonfederal 18 35 13 23 18 25 8 10 17 12
  Research assistantships 1,176 1,202 1,229 1,194 690 684 699 600 800 775
    Federal 933 960 933 934 509 495 433 367 612 595
    Institutional 191 190 198 192 132 129 196 186 152 143
    Nonfederal 52 52 98 68 49 60 70 47 36 37
  Teaching assistantships 508 488 464 446 1,140 1,044 814 841 618 622
    Federal 0 4 0 11 4 1 3 4 0 0
    Institutional 507 483 464 431 1,134 1,043 808 828 617 621
    Nonfederal 1 1 0 4 2 0 3 9 1 1
  Other types of support 1,224 1,231 1,288 1,272 1,075 1,125 1,514 1,454 1,416 1,489
    Federal 23 21 10 9 24 4 6 48 2 18
    Institutional 129 83 80 116 79 18 132 116 173 154
    Nonfederal 32 24 13 21 49 11 22 33 31 25
    Personal resources 1,040 1,103 1,185 1,126 923 1,092 1,354 1,257 1,210 1,292

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 309 270 276 321 309 335 330 334 360 328
    Science 245 214 222 258 256 274 269 278 302 268
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 185 158 165 201 195 206 190 200 190 179
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 4 2 0 2 3 1 5 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 6 6 5 3 7 6 3 3
      Mathematics and statistics 6 6 5 7 8 10 8 9 7 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 6 7 4 3 2 2 2 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 31 28 23 28 30 38 43 40 53 44
      Psychology 4 2 4 6 5 4 7 4 6 5
      Social sciences 7 7 10 6 8 8 11 12 7 3
    Engineering 64 56 54 63 53 61 61 56 58 60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 19 17 18 13 12 10 10 8 13 17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 17 12 14 19 14 19 19 19 15 17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 11 8 8 7 6 3 1 2 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 2 5 6 2 3 4 6 5 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 3 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 6
      Mechanical engineering 15 11 8 14 14 18 20 18 17 14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
    Health 517 494 455 432 445 454 388 392 343 336
      Clinical medicine 504 481 440 417 430 422 368 384 312 308
      Other health 13 13 15 15 15 32 20 8 31 28

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 552 513 509 513 539 543 469 524 530 490
  Science and engineering 196 180 194 210 210 217 204 227 274 242
    Science 157 137 154 167 174 180 167 181 221 194
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 135 114 128 142 147 144 123 144 154 140
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 5 2 2 0 1 2 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 17 16 18 18 26 34 25 37 26
      Psychology 3 2 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Engineering 39 43 40 43 36 37 37 46 53 48
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 14 17 18 12 9 6 7 8 13 17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 10 9 12 12 13 14 17 15 13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 5 2 3 3 2 0 0 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 4 6 2 3 1 3 3 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 4
      Mechanical engineering 10 7 6 10 10 12 15 14 14 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 356 333 315 303 329 326 265 297 256 248
      Clinical medicine 344 324 305 291 315 296 249 292 239 226
      Other health 12 9 10 12 14 30 16 5 17 22

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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