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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 418 55.3 925
2023 412 55.3 911 297 51.2 602
2022 401 56 900
2021 387 57.9 908 319 45.9 583
2020 365 60.6 916
2019 352 61.9 914 387 35 589
2018 324 64.9 911
2017 326 64.1 898 419 27.9 575
2016 315 65.3 896
2015 324 64.4 898 402 30.2 570
2014
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 6,989 6,320 6,326 6,252 8,088 8,810 11,530 10,326 11,664 9,595
    Science 4,697 4,895 4,119 4,356 4,324 5,076 4,896 5,489 6,896 5,653
      Computer and information sciences 260 208 437 505 431 632 469 668 562 474
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 555 420 169 86 161 154 30 0 0 42
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 17 1 2 2 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 186 240 169 69 160 152 28 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 367 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
      Life sciences 1,138 1,171 1,033 1,554 1,455 1,515 1,099 862 1,291 1,206
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 987 1,104 1,033 1,554 1,454 1,330 1,099 862 1,274 1,206
        Health sciences 144 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 7 26 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 17 0
      Mathematics and statistics 203 644 179 263 255 109 79 4 32 60
      Physical sciences 1,004 879 214 327 391 1,426 1,240 926 1,895 516
        Astronomy and astrophysics 45 42 0 0 0 617 726 239 587 286
        Chemistry 564 766 208 277 283 487 438 470 1,114 64
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 279 71 0 23 0 322 76 217 178 166
        Physical sciences nec 116 0 6 27 108 0 0 0 16 0
      Psychology 659 636 954 899 229 0 77 103 19 1
      Social sciences 878 923 1,133 722 1,402 1,240 263 341 226 339
        Anthropology 0 0 0 3 46 11 0 0 0 0
        Economics 229 325 520 344 311 2 52 53 111 104
        Political science and government 37 0 32 61 1 81 55 1 0 98
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 52 0 0 0 235 1,041 156 275 39 66
        Social sciences nec 560 598 581 314 809 105 0 12 76 71
      Sciences nec 0 14 0 0 0 0 1,639 2,585 2,871 3,015
    Engineering 33 50 395 345 633 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 33 50 390 345 633 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,259 1,375 1,812 1,551 3,131 3,734 6,634 4,837 4,768 3,942
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,853 2,299 2,083 1,437
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 203 0 1,231 0 0 14 52 21
      Education 1,483 1,125 1,050 1,077 1,530 139 244 0 0 0
      Humanities 209 75 35 87 134 133 17 6 45 9
      Law 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 87 0 81 25 86 116 11 115 353 117
      Non-S&E nec 480 175 443 362 112 3,184 3,509 2,403 2,235 2,358

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 6,989 2,890 1,013 0 289 2,797 0
    Science 4,697 2,559 91 0 289 1,758 0
      Computer and information sciences 260 260 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 555 311 0 0 0 244 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 186 173 0 0 0 13 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 367 138 0 0 0 229 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Life sciences 1,138 630 0 0 10 498 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 987 479 0 0 10 498 0
        Health sciences 144 144 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 203 196 0 0 0 7 0
      Physical sciences 1,004 681 44 0 279 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 45 45 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 564 520 44 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 279 0 0 0 279 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 116 116 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 659 257 0 0 0 402 0
      Social sciences 878 224 47 0 0 607 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 229 5 0 0 0 224 0
        Political science and government 37 0 0 0 0 37 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 52 0 47 0 0 5 0
        Social sciences nec 560 219 0 0 0 341 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33 33 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 33 33 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 2,259 298 922 0 0 1,039 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,483 0 922 0 0 561 0
      Humanities 209 0 0 0 0 209 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 87 0 0 0 0 87 0
      Non-S&E nec 480 298 0 0 0 182 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 2,890 2,921 2,915 3,469 4,441 3,602 3,947 3,815 5,197 2,980
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 28 27 7
  HHS 1,651 1,614 1,215 1,332 1,894 1,444 1,449 1,114 1,013 1,270
  NASA 78 92 390 345 633 724 720 362 720 336
  NSF 1,161 1,215 1,310 1,792 1,511 1,272 1,167 1,548 2,572 1,150
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 0 0 0 0 403 155 611 763 865 217

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 309 68 241 .
2018 326 52 274 .

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 122 104 66 46 45
    Agricultural sciences 4 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 41 36 33 14 14
    Computer and information sciences 10 9 6 3 3
    Engineering 5 2 2 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 7 6 4 4
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 1 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 4 4 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 37 33 13 17 17
    Psychology 7 7 4 3 3
    Social sciences 4 4 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

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 29,173 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 8,237 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 2,909 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 1,158 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2,586 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 2,407 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 4,747 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 6,938 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 191 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 0 0 0 75,751 3,534
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 33,707 1,131
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 11,734 530
    Engineering 0 0 0 2,764 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 10,788 283
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 488 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 16,005 1,590
    Psychology 0 0 0 264 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

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