Knowledge Systems Institute

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
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016 344 51.2 697
2015 348 50.4 693
2014 345 50.4 688
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

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 . . . . . . . 164 i 170 i 152
    Female . . . . . . . 66 i 69 i 62
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Asian . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Black or African American . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      White . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      More than one race . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Temporary visa holders . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214
    Science . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Other health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0

i=imputed

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 . . . . . . . 5 i 5 i 4
    Female . . . . . . . 1 i 1 i 1
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents . . . . . . . 6 i 6 i 5
    Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . 6 i 6 i 5
      American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Asian . . . . . . . 5 i 5 i 4
      Black or African American . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      White . . . . . . . 1 i 1 i 1
      More than one race . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Temporary visa holders . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 6 i 6 i 5
    Science . . . . . . . 6 i 6 i 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 6 i 6 i 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Other health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0

i=imputed

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 . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Science . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Other health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0

i=imputed

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 . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214
  Fellowships . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Research assistantships . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Teaching assistantships . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Other types of support . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214
    Federal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Institutional . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Nonfederal . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Personal resources . . . . . . . 230 i 239 i 214

i=imputed

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 . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Science . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Other health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0

i=imputed

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 . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Science . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Communication . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
      Other engineering . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
  Health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Clinical medicine . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0
    Other health . . . . . . . 0 i 0 i 0

i=imputed

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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