University of Southern California
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 | 27 | 3.9 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 26 | 6.8 | 431 | 2 | 1.1 | 693 | 25 | 3.4 | 992 | 30 | 4.2 | 896 |
| 2015 | 31 | 8 | 428 | 2 | 1.1 | 690 | 28 | 3.6 | 1,010 | 28 | 4 | 898 |
| 2014 | 34 | 8.7 | 424 | 1 | 1 | 685 | 27 | 3.6 | 997 | 27 | 3.9 | 888 |
| 2013 | 32 | 8.3 | 419 | 1 | 1 | 555 | 27 | 3.6 | 993 | 29 | 4.1 | 885 |
| 2012 | 26 | 7 | 415 | 1 | 1 | 555 | 25 | 3.2 | 1,069 | 30 | 4.2 | 893 |
| 2011 | 27 | 7.3 | 408 | 5 | 1.7 | 553 | 23 | 2.9 | 1,128 | 31 | 4.3 | 911 |
| 2010 | 24 | 6.5 | 414 | 4 | 1.5 | 562 | 22 | 2.7 | 1,212 | 27 | 4.5 | 742 |
| 2009 | 12 | 3.6 | 419 | 5 | 1.7 | 565 | 24 | 2.9 | 1,178 | 29 | 4.9 | 708 |
| 2008 | 18 | 5 | 418 | 4 | 1.5 | 566 | 28 | 3.3 | 1,146 | 26 | 4.6 | 690 |
| 2007 | 17 | 4.9 | 411 | 6 | 1.9 | 567 | 27 | 3.1 | 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 |
