Northwestern Polytechnic University

Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | |||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2021 | ||||||||||||
2020 | 642 | 92.2 | 697 | |||||||||
2019 | 638 | 91.7 | 696 | |||||||||
2018 | 640 | 91.8 | 698 | |||||||||
2017 | 496 | 72.8 | 684 | |||||||||
2016 | 63 | 9.8 | 697 | |||||||||
2015 | 63 | 9.9 | 693 | |||||||||
2014 | 68 | 10.7 | 688 | |||||||||
2013 | ||||||||||||
2012 |
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

All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All full-time students | . | 16 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 2,245 | 2,283 | 2,150 | . | . |
Male | . | 8 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 1,676 | 1,761 | 1,660 | . | . |
Female | . | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 569 | 522 | 490 | . | . |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 5 | . | . |
Hispanic or Latino | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Not Hispanic or Latino | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | . | . |
American Indian or Alaska Native | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Asian | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | . | . |
Black or African American | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
White | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | . | . |
More than one race | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Unknown ethnicity and race | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Temporary visa holders | . | 16 | 17 | 13 | 60 | 2,180 | 2,278 | 2,145 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | 16 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 2,245 | 2,283 | 2,150 | . | . |
Science | . | 16 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 2,116 | 1,610 | 1,489 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | 16 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 2,116 | 1,610 | 1,489 | . | . |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 129 | 673 | 661 | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 129 | 673 | 661 | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All part-time students | . | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 189 | 272 | 269 | . | . |
Male | . | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 156 | 164 | 162 | . | . |
Female | . | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 108 | 107 | . | . |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | . | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 24 | . | . |
Hispanic or Latino | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Not Hispanic or Latino | . | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 24 | . | . |
American Indian or Alaska Native | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Asian | . | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20 | . | . |
Black or African American | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
White | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | . | . |
More than one race | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Unknown ethnicity and race | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Temporary visa holders | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 248 | 245 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 189 | 272 | 269 | . | . |
Science | . | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 127 | 200 | 198 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 127 | 200 | 198 | . | . |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 72 | 71 | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 72 | 71 | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Field | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All surveyed fields | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Type and primary source of support | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All types and sources of support | . | 16 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 2,245 | 2,283 | 2,150 | . | . |
Fellowships | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Research assistantships | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Teaching assistantships | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Other types of support | . | 16 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 2,245 | 2,283 | 2,150 | . | . |
Federal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Personal resources | . | 16 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 2,245 | 2,283 | 2,150 | . | . |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Science and engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Field | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All surveyed fields | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mathematics and statistics | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).