U. Washington, Bothell

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 555 8.7 602 435 52.9 914
2022 370 59.4 900
2021 553 6.1 583 359 60.9 908
2020 372 59.9 916
2019 522 12.3 589 362 60.9 914
2018 354 61.6 911
2017 327 64 898
2016 341 62.4 896
2015 350 61.5 898
2014 354 60.6 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 5,738 8,197 8,311 7,107 7,950 8,097 10,219 8,406 7,657 7,550
    Science 3,672 2,979 1,942 1,260 2,195 1,275 1,114 625 1,606 741
      Computer and information sciences 369 537 188 41 738 381 629 24 228 160
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 293 351 405 371 462 116 485 419 737 510
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 159 347 362 318 462 116 485 419 724 510
        Geological and earth sciences 48 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 31 4 7 53 0 0 0 0 13 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,365 784 668 558 653 229 0 127 606 21
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 172 0 0 0 0 185 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 234 254 493 0 314 181 0 0 0 21
        Health sciences 1,131 530 175 297 251 48 0 0 421 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 89 88 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 82 33 0 31 20 85 0 45 14 1
      Physical sciences 884 1,194 681 156 256 35 0 10 0 8
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 838 1,152 681 156 256 0 0 0 0 2
        Physical sciences nec 46 42 0 0 0 35 0 10 0 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
      Social sciences 372 68 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 246 68 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 307 12 0 103 31 429 0 0 21 0
    Engineering 530 387 304 0 161 86 0 119 562 1
      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 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 562 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 81 2 0 146 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 375 306 302 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 15 86 0 0 0 1
    Non-S&E 1,536 4,831 6,065 5,847 5,594 6,736 9,105 7,662 5,489 6,808
      Business management and business administration 110 531 167 293 117 758 1,224 907 0 769
      Communication and communications technologies 12 254 0 41 0 1 110 131 21 39
      Education 1,390 3,837 5,858 5,469 5,456 5,452 4,372 5,581 5,468 5,088
      Humanities 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 24 209 37 44 21 525 3,399 1,043 0 912

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: 2023
(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 5,738 3,787 617 486 1 667 180
    Science 3,672 2,361 403 313 1 470 124
      Computer and information sciences 369 310 0 32 0 0 27
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 293 267 0 26 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 159 145 0 14 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 48 48 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 31 24 0 7 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 55 50 0 5 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,365 789 290 118 1 125 42
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 234 214 0 20 0 0 0
        Health sciences 1,131 575 290 98 1 125 42
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 82 75 0 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 884 808 0 76 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 838 766 0 72 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 46 42 0 4 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 372 112 113 32 0 115 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 126 0 0 11 0 115 0
        Social sciences nec 246 112 113 21 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 307 0 0 22 0 230 55
    Engineering 530 343 142 45 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 155 0 142 13 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 375 343 0 32 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 1,536 1,083 72 128 0 197 56
      Business management and business administration 110 45 5 10 0 50 0
      Communication and communications technologies 12 0 0 0 0 12 0
      Education 1,390 1,038 67 115 0 114 56
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 24 0 0 3 0 21 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 3,787 4,009 2,956 2,815 3,353 2,920 3,169 2,863 2,236 2,005
  DOD 540 473 505 158 591 186 120 344 0 84
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 41
  HHS 509 440 180 182 152 48 29 27 21 37
  NASA 0 0 0 53 0 8 11 0 0 0
  NSF 2,369 2,856 1,938 1,959 2,148 2,122 2,148 1,583 1,208 1,059
  USDA 0 45 0 7 22 0 0 26 285 0
  Other 369 195 333 456 440 556 861 883 701 784

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 143 28 115 .
2018 129 27 102 .
2017 160 27 133 .

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 16 i 11 21 . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 5 2 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 i 0 4 . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 i 1 2 . .
    Engineering 3 i 2 6 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 i 2 1 . .
    Health sciences 3 i 0 0 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 0 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 1 i 0 1 . .
    Physical sciences 3 i 2 2 . .
    Psychology 0 i 0 0 . .
    Social sciences 1 i 0 2 . .
    Other 0 i 0 0 . .

i=imputed

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 3,753 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 3,000 . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 753 . . 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 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 .
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 .

i=imputed

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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