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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