U. Richmond

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 543 41.9 925
2023 514 44.2 911 282 53.7 602
2022 522 42.6 900
2021 526 42.7 908 295 50 583
2020 502 45.8 916
2019 487 47.3 914 305 48.8 589
2018 485 47.4 911
2017 466 48.7 898 311 46.5 575
2016 460 49.2 896
2015 449 50.6 898 302 47.6 570
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   2,961   3,058   2,670   2,294   2,469   2,783   2,784   3,106   3,047   3,069
    Science   2,034   2,248   2,347   2,117   2,073   2,311   2,301   2,532   2,559   2,484
      Computer and information sciences   6   0   19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   22   135   369   218   62   49   49   75   115   136
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   22   135   369   218   62   49   49   75   115   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   136
      Life sciences   956   1,051   835   766   765   937   823   691   616   458
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   949   1,051   835   766   765   937   823   691   616   458
        Health sciences   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   113   56   36   114   106   90   103   118   96   25
      Physical sciences   577   563   519   454   430   450   600   946   992   898
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   473   424   431   363   318   318   411   517   508   558
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   104   139   88   91   112   132   189   429   484   340
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   249   322   438   354   316   206   193   174   246   395
      Social sciences   111   121   131   211   394   579   533   528   494   572
        Anthropology   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   67   148   326   524   471   461   358   0
        Political science and government   45   50   51   60   51   16   13   22   31   25
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   4   7   13   0   17   39   49   45   105   38
        Social sciences nec   62   64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   509
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    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   927   810   323   177   396   472   483   574   488   585
      Business management and business administration   320   359   151   75   169   213   218   218   188   288
      Communication and communications technologies   109   168   35   18   53   42   18   10   13   14
      Education   0   0   0   0   1   1   3   3   1   1
      Humanities   307   166   103   35   111   145   146   257   223   226
      Law   6   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   51   46   29   49   62   71   98   86   63   56
      Non-S&E nec   134   61   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   2,961   1,552   6   1,128   0   275   0
    Science   2,034   1,334   6   545   0   149   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   0   6   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   22   15   0   7   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   22   15   0   7   0   0   0
        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   956   698   0   234   0   24   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   949   698   0   227   0   24   0
        Health sciences   7   0   0   7   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   113   39   0   74   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   577   437   0   71   0   69   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   473   361   0   43   0   69   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   104   76   0   28   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   249   131   0   62   0   56   0
      Social sciences   111   14   0   97   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   45   14   0   31   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   4   0   0   4   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   62   0   0   62   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   927   218   0   583   0   126   0
      Business management and business administration   320   0   0   320   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   109   0   0   37   0   72   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   307   107   0   200   0   0   0
      Law   6   0   0   0   0   6   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   51   25   0   26   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   134   86   0   0   0   48   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   1,552   1,379   1,624   1,534   1,628   1,575   1,628   1,870   1,924   2,013
  DOD   0   0   0   0   0   2   97   115   156   55
  DOE   71   122   81   78   98   99   96   293   311   285
  HHS   318   193   137   443   838   1,049   892   768   656   412
  NASA   15   85   365   217   40   0   0   13   57   103
  NSF   675   680   843   631   493   325   509   638   640   419
  USDA   337   238   185   153   116   45   6   7   64   5
  Other   136   61   13   12   43   55   28   36   40   734

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   126   24   102   .
2018   156   21   135   .

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   134   123   116   102   106
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   47   40   43   41   41
    Computer and information sciences   3   4   4   13   13
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   1   1
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   4   3   4   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   53   50   47   39   39
    Psychology   9   8   8   8   13
    Social sciences   18   18   10   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

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   1,201   860   0   2,700   2,324
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   419   0   0   900   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   783   0   0   1,800   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   2,324
    Social sciences   0   860   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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