American University

Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total federal obligations | Total R&D expenditures | ||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2017 | 190 | 21.8 | 902 | |||||||||
2016 | 209 | 48.9 | 431 | 125 | 18.7 | 693 | 304 | 31.3 | 992 | 188 | 21.7 | 896 |
2015 | 200 | 47.1 | 428 | 127 | 19.1 | 690 | 302 | 30.5 | 1,010 | 180 | 20.8 | 898 |
2014 | 203 | 48.3 | 424 | 120 | 18.2 | 685 | 361 | 36.8 | 997 | 174 | 20.3 | 888 |
2013 | 190 | 45.8 | 419 | 112 | 20.8 | 555 | 340 | 34.8 | 993 | 182 | 21.3 | 885 |
2012 | 194 | 47.2 | 415 | 115 | 21.4 | 555 | 296 | 28.4 | 1,069 | 209 | 24.1 | 893 |
2011 | 208 | 51.4 | 408 | 121 | 22.5 | 553 | 400 | 36 | 1,128 | 204 | 23.1 | 911 |
2010 | 204 | 49.7 | 414 | 121 | 22.2 | 562 | 388 | 32.6 | 1,212 | 208 | 28.7 | 742 |
2009 | 200 | 48.1 | 419 | 126 | 22.9 | 565 | 392 | 33.9 | 1,178 | 210 | 30.3 | 708 |
2008 | 182 | 44 | 418 | 131 | 23.8 | 566 | 788 | 69 | 1,146 | 266 | 39.1 | 690 |
2007 | 204 | 50 | 411 | 135 | 24.4 | 567 | 653 | 54.3 | 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 |
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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 |