University of Alabama at Birmingham, The
Rankings
| Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total federal obligations | Total R&D expenditures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
| 2017 | 41 | 5.4 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 111 | 26.3 | 431 | 128 | 19.2 | 693 | 36 | 4.5 | 992 | 42 | 5.5 | 896 |
| 2015 | 104 | 24.9 | 428 | 131 | 19.7 | 690 | 33 | 4.1 | 1,010 | 41 | 5.4 | 898 |
| 2014 | 103 | 24.9 | 424 | 133 | 20.1 | 685 | 34 | 4.3 | 997 | 48 | 6.2 | 888 |
| 2013 | 108 | 26.3 | 419 | 137 | 25.3 | 555 | 39 | 4.8 | 993 | 44 | 5.8 | 885 |
| 2012 | 101 | 24.9 | 415 | 128 | 23.7 | 555 | 41 | 4.7 | 1,069 | 41 | 5.4 | 893 |
| 2011 | 102 | 25.6 | 408 | 128 | 23.8 | 553 | 37 | 4.2 | 1,128 | 36 | 4.8 | 911 |
| 2010 | 117 | 28.8 | 414 | 113 | 20.8 | 562 | 41 | 4.3 | 1,212 | 36 | 5.7 | 742 |
| 2009 | 106 | 25.9 | 419 | 111 | 20.3 | 565 | 37 | 4 | 1,178 | 38 | 6.2 | 708 |
| 2008 | 102 | 25 | 418 | 79 | 14.7 | 566 | 37 | 4.1 | 1,146 | 39 | 6.5 | 690 |
| 2007 | 99 | 24.7 | 411 | 59 | 11.1 | 567 | 32 | 3.5 | 1,213 | |||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||
NOTES:
- 1. Grayed cells indicate data not yet available or data outside the 10-year span for these rankings. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
Selected data for this institution are provided in the profile tables listed below.
| Data Tables |
|---|
| Earned doctorates: 2016–07 |
| by major field of study |
| Federal obligations for science and engineering |
| by agency: 2016–07 |
| by agency and type of activity: 2016 |
| by type of activity: 2016–07 |
| Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2016–07 |
| by characteristic |
| full-time students |
| part-time students |
| full-time students with financial support |
| from federal sources, by field |
| by type and source of support |
| Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health: 2016–07 |
| by characteristic |
| federally supported |
| R&D expenditures |
| total |
| by field: 2017–08 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2017 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2017–08 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2017–11 |
