U. Virginia

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 66 89.8 631
2023 68 90.2 679
2022 63 91 680
2021 56 92.1 691
2020 57 92 698
2019 53 92.6 697
2018 57 92.1 700
2017 60 91.4 684
2016 80 88.8 697
2015 87 87.7 693
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   1,633   1,579   1,647   1,615   1,498   1,493   1,394   1,296   1,198   1,191
    Hispanic or Latino   144   140   125   111   93   82   86   29   53   41
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,447   1,415   1,497   1,472   1,379   1,379   1,279   1,232   1,110   1,110
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   2   1   1   1   2   3   2
      Asian   171   147   179   168   140   126   110   120   88   97
      Black or African American   112   98   104   109   92   92   76   63   54   55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   4   3   1   0   1   0   2   0
      White   1,072   1,091   1,143   1,125   1,072   1,094   1,042   966   931   925
      More than one race   89   75   65   65   73   66   49   81   32   31
    Unknown ethnicity and race   42   24   25   32   26   32   29   35   35   40
  Temporary visa holders   1,007   1,011   961   976   944   1,023   960   860   693   568
  Science and engineering   2,463   2,428   2,433   2,409   2,281   2,347   2,157   2,075   1,799   1,673
    Science   1,696   1,703   1,695   1,679   1,570   1,625   1,448   1,407   1,242   1,138
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   389   333   323   323   263   295   291   275   228   205
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   223   219   208   239   241   241   214   161   107   77
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   6   8   45   49   56
      Mathematics and statistics   135   143   153   157   131   177   107   123   99   111
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   106   93   72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   63   135   142   137   138   134   98   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   309   302   318   294   280   292   272   335   258   240
      Psychology   127   133   139   160   153   142   124   131   129   91
      Social sciences   344   345   340   369   364   338   334   337   339   335
    Engineering   767   725   738   730   711   722   709   668   557   535
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   131   132   126   122   123   109   89   94   81   89
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   82   84   74   65   62   68   67   53   44   43
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   66   66   66   63   69   79   88   93   61   57
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   190   159   180   185   184   190   202   208   116   105
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   95   91   94   105   89   100   78   108   78   60
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   108   100   107
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   76   85   89   91   90   78   74   0   68   62
      Other engineering   127   108   109   99   94   98   111   4   9   12
    Health   177   162   175   182   161   169   197   81   92   86
      Clinical medicine   65   54   60   69   62   51   67   47   65   53
      Other health   112   108   115   113   99   118   130   34   27   33

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   361   367   388   535   355   108   137   62   78   79
    Hispanic or Latino   26   31   20   25   21   4   11   2   2   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   306   320   300   404   262   101   120   60   74   71
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   55   51   46   68   52   9   14   7   11   6
      Black or African American   31   25   15   23   14   9   10   2   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   201   231   227   287   185   78   89   50   59   60
      More than one race   19   12   11   25   9   5   7   1   1   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   29   16   68   106   72   3   6   0   2   6
  Temporary visa holders   51   60   80   44   100   65   60   14   16   12
  Science and engineering   402   412   454   563   431   149   183   70   69   68
    Science   235   228   287   356   279   87   87   33   31   14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   49   62   60   264   179   41   37   15   17   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   10   5   22   11   38   24   19   7   6   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   152   116   140   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   4   2   8   4   2   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   4   2   2   6   0   0   5   1   1
      Psychology   14   28   45   58   38   12   15   3   3   0
      Social sciences   7   8   13   13   14   7   13   3   4   9
    Engineering   167   184   167   207   152   62   96   37   38   54
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   12   7   12   8   1   2   1   1   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   16   11   12   6   1   5   10   7   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   34   24   39   49   29   7   10   1   1   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   24   31   30   32   20   13   18   13   10   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   59   57   29   45   45   32   40   0   0   13
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   12   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   14   11   19   17   1   4   0   7   1
      Other engineering   29   30   40   38   27   7   17   0   0   1
    Health   10   15   14   16   24   24   14   6   25   23
      Clinical medicine   6   9   10   9   11   9   3   6   13   17
      Other health   4   6   4   7   13   15   11   0   12   6

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   449   147   131   272   456   467   500   501   481   441
  Science and engineering   445   147   130   256   456   464   499   501   480   440
    Science   288   93   83   194   290   284   319   329   278   231
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   157   65   58   8   121   100   144   133   101   80
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   36   5   3   15   42   37   30   53   32   22
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   3   8   11
      Mathematics and statistics   4   8   0   13   14   5   5   16   11   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   2   7   34   9   15   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   68   8   5   16   90   100   111   119   79   78
      Psychology   8   3   6   50   8   14   20   5   23   11
      Social sciences   4   2   4   58   6   10   3   0   4   14
    Engineering   157   54   47   62   166   180   180   172   202   209
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   56   32   33   0   37   43   35   50   49   66
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   3   1   0   20   15   10   13   12   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   6   3   0   10   7   16   15   16   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   28   3   2   27   37   52   56   64   50   41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   6   3   16   17   14   7   7   11   11
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   18   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   20   2   2   5   21   27   27   0   41   40
      Other engineering   17   2   3   14   24   22   29   3   5   7
    Health   4   0   1   16   0   3   1   0   1   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   13   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   1   1

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   2,640   2,590   2,608   2,591   2,442   2,516   2,354   2,156   1,891   1,759
  Fellowships   1,182   788   109   778   192   235   320   514   447   390
    Federal   182   147   106   104   120   109   112   132   147   110
    Institutional   988   637   3   669   70   125   193   347   268   251
    Nonfederal   12   4   0   5   2   1   15   35   32   29
  Research assistantships   748   1,191   1,884   704   902   999   877   684   566   593
    Federal   264   0   25   167   309   346   388   353   319   323
    Institutional   410   1,191   1,852   499   443   520   360   244   188   198
    Nonfederal   74   0   7   38   150   133   129   87   59   72
  Teaching assistantships   72   0   1   348   448   434   449   474   490   483
    Federal   0   0   0   1   27   0   0   13   11   0
    Institutional   72   0   1   347   415   434   449   460   477   482
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   1   2   1
  Other types of support   638   611   614   761   900   848   708   484   388   293
    Federal   3   0   0   0   0   12   0   3   4   8
    Institutional   26   6   11   11   224   186   43   39   59   30
    Nonfederal   3   0   0   0   42   17   0   8   8   7
    Personal resources   606   605   603   750   634   633   665   434   317   248

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   305   288   278   311   333   301   266   228   250   232
    Science   260   239   237   266   269   248   216   195   208   205
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   132   122   110   132   153   136   136   129   134   151
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   9   8   1   1   5   3   6   4   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   10   4
      Mathematics and statistics   8   8   12   12   11   5   2   0   2   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   15   19   12   26   20   16   10   2   2   4
      Natural resources and conservation   10   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   50   38   44   44   41   38   38   43   28   28
      Psychology   16   17   24   20   22   18   11   9   17   8
      Social sciences   25   22   27   31   21   30   16   1   6   0
    Engineering   45   49   41   45   64   53   50   33   42   27
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   12   10   11   16   17   16   10   19   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   6   6   5   5   2   2   4   4   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   7   7   9   12   12   11   7   5   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   6   3   6   8   5   0   4   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10   9   6   5   11   8   8   3   6   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   9   9   9   12   9   10   0   8   6
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Health   93   114   70   65   82   89   136   78   96   188
      Clinical medicine   85   108   70   64   79   86   132   78   96   188
      Other health   8   6   0   1   3   3   4   0   0   0

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   207   192   146   177   197   179   175   158   184   191
  Science and engineering   160   130   122   148   161   148   117   120   150   142
    Science   138   113   103   127   136   124   99   107   125   123
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   84   71   72   85   94   85   76   77   92   94
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   6   2   1   1   0   0   2   1   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   2
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   3   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   6   2   8   9   8   3   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   35   24   15   21   26   19   18   25   18   17
      Psychology   7   2   5   4   4   4   2   2   9   4
      Social sciences   2   2   4   3   2   8   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   22   17   19   21   25   24   18   13   25   19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   9   6   9   6   11   9   8   18   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   2   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   1   2   3   4   5   2   1   0   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   2   2   4   1   0   3   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   2   3   3   4   4   2   0   3   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   2   4   3   6   2   5   0   4   3
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Health   47   62   24   29   36   31   58   38   34   49
      Clinical medicine   45   60   24   29   36   31   58   38   34   49
      Other health   2   2   0   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.
  • 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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