Western Michigan U.

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
2024 145 68.9 459
2023 149 68 459 171 75.2 679
2022 127 72.6 457 159 77 680
2021 131 71.1 447 152 78.3 691
2020 125 72.7 450 140 80.3 698
2019 137 69.8 447 135 80.9 697
2018 129 70.3 428 130 81.7 700
2017 130 69.9 425 120 82.8 684
2016 132 69.8 430 121 82.9 697
2015 140 67.6 426 119 83.1 693
2014 114 83.7 688
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 108 100 124 116 134 113 124 120 119 108
  Science and engineering 76 67 88 82 83 82 90 75 66 69
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 1 2 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 2 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 2 8 3 3 1 9 2 3 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . . . 2 . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . 1
    Computer and information sciences . 2 2 6 9 8 7 2 3 .
      Computer science . 2 1 5 9 7 7 2 3 .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 1 1 . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 18 18 22 19 18 21 12 10 13 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 2 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 2 . . 1 2 1 . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 3 7 5 2 4 3 1 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 4 8 7 4 6 7 5 6 4
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 3 3 4 3 2 . 1 2 1
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 2 2 6 4 1 3 2 3
      Engineering, other . 1 1 . 2 2 . . 1 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 5 6 2 4 3 2 1 4
      Geological sciences 3 3 4 4 2 4 3 1 . 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 2 . . . 1 1 1
    Health sciences 8 1 7 8 7 4 7 3 5 5
      Public health 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 1
      Health sciences, other 7 . 6 7 7 4 7 2 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 4 9 5 8 4 7 12 5 6 6
      Applied mathematics 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Mathematics . . . 1 . . 1 . . 1
      Statistics 3 6 3 2 . 2 5 2 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 3 2 5 4 5 6 3 6 3
    Physical sciences 3 4 5 5 9 4 6 9 5 7
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 2 1 4 3 4 2 5 6 4 4
      Physics . 2 1 2 5 2 1 3 1 3
    Psychology 24 16 19 19 24 21 25 27 18 20
      Clinical psychology 9 4 3 4 7 6 4 6 4 2
      Counseling and applied psychology 14 11 14 13 6 12 19 19 12 14
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other . 1 2 2 11 3 2 2 2 4
    Social sciences 7 12 15 8 7 12 9 14 10 12
      Economics 3 4 8 5 1 5 3 8 3 4
      Political science and government 1 1 3 . 1 1 4 3 1 3
      Public policy analysis . . . 1 1 2 . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 3 3
      Social sciences, other 3 4 . 1 1 . . . 3 2
  Non-science and engineering 32 33 36 34 51 31 34 45 53 39
    Business . . 1 2 . . . 1 3 .
      Business . . 1 2 . . . 1 3 .
    Education 25 29 27 25 39 21 26 31 41 32
      Education leadership and administration 7 12 12 14 23 11 8 13 19 14
      Education research 11 10 8 5 11 8 8 10 11 8
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 5 6 5 4 2 9 7 6 9
      Education, other 1 2 1 1 1 . 1 1 5 1
    Humanities and arts 4 3 6 2 9 4 4 10 9 6
      Letters 3 3 3 1 6 2 3 3 6 5
      Foreign languages and literature 1 . 2 . . 2 . 2 1 1
      History . . 1 1 3 . 1 5 2 .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 1 2 5 3 6 4 3 . 1
      Public administration and social services 2 . 1 3 3 4 . 3 . 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 1 1 2 . 2 4 . . .

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 Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 439 429 458 485 502 576 659 709 757 781 0
    Female 484 495 464 493 517 497 515 599 582 568 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 489 512 569 652 630 615 647 737 731 725 0
    Hispanic or Latino 40 41 48 49 52 42 32 39 34 31 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 439 462 509 593 569 565 608 691 684 685 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0
      Asian 29 27 21 24 24 27 20 23 25 17 0
      Black or African American 47 50 51 66 59 60 66 73 68 63 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
      White 350 369 419 481 462 456 505 571 565 582 0
      More than one race 10 14 16 20 22 20 15 21 23 20 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 9 12 10 9 8 7 7 13 9 0
  Temporary visa holders 434 412 353 326 389 458 527 571 608 624 0
  Science and engineering 825 835 817 867 900 963 1,055 1,205 1,261 1,271 0
    Science 659 643 609 636 648 647 695 820 860 893 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 70 62 63 71 76 74 71 75 67 61 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 14 0
      Computer and information sciences 117 78 66 49 63 58 58 61 76 97 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 28 28 30 37 30 33 44 37 44 47 0
      Mathematics and statistics 40 47 48 63 65 65 76 88 90 98 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 84 58 32 18 16 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 45 46 53 48 54 43 47 59 53 68 0
      Psychology 195 223 213 242 263 276 296 303 303 269 0
      Social sciences 80 101 104 108 81 94 103 181 210 239 0
    Engineering 166 192 208 231 252 316 360 385 401 378 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13 14 11 11 7 6 7 11 3 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 6 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 13 14 19 21 19 11 12 9 13 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 24 35 36 33 36 45 58 52 68 70 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 26 28 32 56 55 57 63 88 133 150 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 29 44 51 37 70 118 140 108 90 52 0
      Mechanical engineering 46 41 42 55 55 64 73 78 70 70 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 12 0
      Other engineering 14 11 18 14 5 7 8 27 17 11 0
  Health 98 89 105 111 119 110 119 103 78 78 0
    Clinical medicine 14 15 15 22 33 39 41 44 16 17 0
    Other health 84 74 90 89 86 71 78 59 62 61 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 39 49 64 82 179 225 206 236 210 192 0
    Female 49 65 82 84 113 152 154 165 169 195 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 71 93 130 122 185 206 231 296 293 329 0
    Hispanic or Latino 6 6 13 7 8 18 14 14 15 13 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 65 87 117 115 176 187 214 280 273 309 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0
      Asian 1 2 4 5 7 3 5 6 7 12 0
      Black or African American 8 8 14 20 27 30 27 32 32 41 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 53 72 95 87 139 150 174 234 226 248 0
      More than one race 2 3 3 2 1 2 7 6 5 6 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 5 7 0
  Temporary visa holders 17 21 16 44 107 171 129 105 86 58 0
  Science and engineering 76 91 120 142 276 348 342 379 362 366 0
    Science 59 62 86 86 160 207 230 278 285 300 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 8 3 7 10 15 13 11 14 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 8 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 4 7 11 19 32 31 25 20 16 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 6 9 7 15 24 24 17 18 17 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 6 1 6 4 15 8 12 11 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 2 4 6 18 13 5 10 9 0
      Psychology 29 37 48 49 74 83 96 81 87 97 0
      Social sciences 2 3 4 8 32 35 36 123 121 128 0
    Engineering 17 29 34 56 116 141 112 101 77 66 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 3 2 5 6 13 2 2 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 1 0 0 11 19 14 11 2 5 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 3 7 10 19 32 30 32 35 24 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7 8 5 29 45 47 28 21 9 13 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 15 18 12 32 32 23 28 18 20 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 3 5 1 0
  Health 12 23 26 24 16 29 18 22 17 21 0
    Clinical medicine 8 9 15 4 2 1 1 22 17 21 0
    Other health 4 14 11 20 14 28 17 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 32 37 32 22 20 12 10 12 11 6 0
  Science and engineering 32 36 31 22 20 12 10 12 11 6 0
    Science 17 22 21 15 17 9 7 7 2 3 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 6 4 5 2 3 1 0 2 0
      Psychology 4 10 8 8 6 4 2 2 1 0 0
      Social sciences 7 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 15 14 10 7 3 3 3 5 9 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
  Health 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 1 1 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 923 924 922 978 1,019 1,073 1,174 1,308 1,339 1,349
  Fellowships 14 20 18 17 22 7 6 11 12 9
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 13 17 13 11 17 1 0 1 3 1
    Nonfederal 1 3 5 6 5 6 6 10 9 8
  Research assistantships 90 99 100 78 89 88 104 118 106 97
    Federal 22 27 23 18 10 8 10 11 11 5
    Institutional 52 59 64 49 76 68 73 85 90 90
    Nonfederal 16 13 13 11 3 12 21 22 5 2
  Teaching assistantships 264 273 282 313 322 303 304 351 237 217
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 264 273 282 313 322 303 304 351 232 217
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  Other types of support 555 532 522 570 586 675 760 828 984 1,026
    Federal 10 10 9 4 10 4 0 1 0 1
    Institutional 28 28 24 35 37 38 33 15 5 28
    Nonfederal 24 27 23 6 53 9 4 1 2 0
    Personal resources 493 467 466 525 486 624 723 811 977 997

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 13 7 9 8 8 3 3 5 8 7 0
    Science 5 3 5 7 5 1 1 2 5 3 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8 4 4 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 7 3 4 6 6 1 1 2 0 3 0
  Science and engineering 7 3 4 6 6 1 1 2 0 3 0
    Science 2 1 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 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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