Sofia U.

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 | 386 | 86.3 | 448 | |||||||||
2020 | 343 | 76.4 | 450 | |||||||||
2019 | 376 | 84.2 | 447 | |||||||||
2018 | 341 | 79.8 | 428 | |||||||||
2017 | 349 | 82.2 | 425 | 602 | 88.1 | 684 | ||||||
2016 | 340 | 79.2 | 430 | 612 | 87.9 | 697 | ||||||
2015 | 292 | 68.8 | 426 | |||||||||
2014 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 219 | 52.9 | 417 | |||||||||
2012 | 234 | 57.1 | 412 |
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

Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All fields | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18 | . | 39 | 32 |
Science and engineering | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18 | . | 39 | 32 |
Science | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18 | . | 39 | 32 |
Life science | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
Biological sciences | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
Health sciences | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Psychology and social sciences | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 18 | . | 39 | 32 |
Psychology | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 18 | . | 39 | 32 |
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
All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All full-time students | . | . | . | . | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Male | . | . | . | . | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Female | . | . | . | . | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | . | . | . | . | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Hispanic or Latino | . | . | . | . | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Not Hispanic or Latino | . | . | . | . | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
American Indian or Alaska Native | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Asian | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Black or African American | . | . | . | . | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
White | . | . | . | . | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
More than one race | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Unknown ethnicity and race | . | . | . | . | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Temporary visa holders | . | . | . | . | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | . | . | . | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science | . | . | . | . | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 |
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All part-time students | . | . | . | . | 64 | 64 | 92 | 88 | . | . |
Male | . | . | . | . | 14 | 24 | 24 | 23 | . | . |
Female | . | . | . | . | 50 | 40 | 68 | 65 | . | . |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | . | . | . | . | 64 | 60 | 92 | 88 | . | . |
Hispanic or Latino | . | . | . | . | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Not Hispanic or Latino | . | . | . | . | 39 | 31 | 78 | 75 | . | . |
American Indian or Alaska Native | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Asian | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Black or African American | . | . | . | . | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | . | . |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | . | . |
White | . | . | . | . | 28 | 27 | 72 | 69 | . | . |
More than one race | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Unknown ethnicity and race | . | . | . | . | 14 | 23 | 14 | 13 | . | . |
Temporary visa holders | . | . | . | . | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | . | . | . | 64 | 64 | 92 | 88 | . | . |
Science | . | . | . | . | 64 | 64 | 92 | 88 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | 64 | 64 | 92 | 88 | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 |
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All types and sources of support | . | . | . | . | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Fellowships | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Research assistantships | . | . | . | . | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | . | . | . | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Teaching assistantships | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Other types of support | . | . | . | . | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Federal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Institutional | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Nonfederal | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Personal resources | . | . | . | . | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
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 | . | . |
Science | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . |
Science and engineering | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Science | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological and biomedical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Physical sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Social sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).