CUNY, Advanced Science Research Center

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 307 67.2 925
2023 318 65.5 911 331 45.6 602
2022 315 65.4 900
2021 306 66.7 908 401 32 583
2020 334 64 916
2019 359 61.2 914 383 35.7 589
2018 390 57.7 911
2017 441 51.4 898 363 37.6 575
2016 517 42.9 896
2015 728 19.8 898
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 22,464 17,309 16,507 15,403 11,373 8,310 5,666 3,541 2,030 569
    Science 19,944 15,403 14,416 12,472 8,937 6,921 3,898 2,274 483 457
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 591 570 365 1,030 104 3 1,442 446 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 492 533 329 209 2 0 1,442 446 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 97 37 36 821 102 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 6,355 5,548 4,493 5,261 4,679 3,935 1,709 698 483 270
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,967 5,063 3,752 4,949 3,733 3,130 1,709 659 0 270
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 388 485 741 312 869 782 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 77 0 0 39 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12,998 9,285 9,558 6,107 4,154 2,983 747 1,130 0 37
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,117 3,157 2,563 1,617 1,376 478 340 372 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 865 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,881 6,128 6,640 4,490 2,778 1,640 329 235 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 355 0 0 0 78 523 0 37
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150
    Engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,220 0
    Engineering 2,511 1,871 2,083 2,928 2,289 1,379 1,564 1,019 1,220 112
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 615 599 242 21 335 278 285 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 366 190 359 136 423 25 12 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,447 956 896 1,167 913 1,076 483 1,019 0 112
      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 0 651 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 83 126 586 1,604 618 0 133 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 9 35 8 3 147 10 204 248 327 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 9 22 7 0 147 10 204 248 0 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

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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 0 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 . 11,916 12,580 11,840 9,208 6,859 4,027 2,355 . 257
  DOD . 5,272 5,729 4,569 3,247 1,944 800 528 . 0
  DOE . 488 239 17 0 30 161 160 . 0
  HHS . 4,019 3,557 3,800 3,417 2,886 1,449 488 . 187
  NASA . 139 132 347 388 420 78 0 . 0
  NSF . 1,656 2,560 2,931 2,067 1,553 1,452 1,084 . 70
  USDA . 215 259 6 33 23 83 95 . 0
  Other . 127 104 170 56 3 4 0 . 0

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
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 144 6 138 .
2018 117 4 113 .

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 101 60 67 72 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 12 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 49 23 39 48 .
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 .
    Engineering 40 0 5 0 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13 0 10 1 .
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 9 0 11 .
    Physical sciences 0 28 0 12 .
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 .
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 .
    Other 0 0 1 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 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 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

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 4,250 7,500 4,500 4,000 2,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,000 500 0 0 2,000
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,000 7,000 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 250 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 4,500 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 4,000 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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