Howard University
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 | 203 | 23.2 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 155 | 36.5 | 431 | 230 | 33.8 | 693 | 207 | 21.6 | 992 | 209 | 24 | 896 |
| 2015 | 147 | 34.8 | 428 | 212 | 31.3 | 690 | 191 | 19.6 | 1,010 | 197 | 22.6 | 898 |
| 2014 | 139 | 33.3 | 424 | 214 | 31.8 | 685 | 183 | 19.1 | 997 | 208 | 24.1 | 888 |
| 2013 | 149 | 36 | 419 | 212 | 38.7 | 555 | 186 | 19.5 | 993 | 207 | 24.1 | 885 |
| 2012 | 154 | 37.6 | 415 | 191 | 35 | 555 | 179 | 17.5 | 1,069 | 208 | 24 | 893 |
| 2011 | 145 | 36 | 408 | 193 | 35.4 | 553 | 199 | 18.4 | 1,128 | 211 | 23.8 | 911 |
| 2010 | 167 | 40.8 | 414 | 213 | 38.4 | 562 | 206 | 17.8 | 1,212 | 207 | 28.5 | 742 |
| 2009 | 135 | 32.7 | 419 | 218 | 39.1 | 565 | 201 | 17.8 | 1,178 | 212 | 30.6 | 708 |
| 2008 | 133 | 32.3 | 418 | 232 | 41.5 | 566 | 166 | 15.3 | 1,146 | 199 | 29.4 | 690 |
| 2007 | 135 | 33.4 | 411 | 229 | 40.9 | 567 | 158 | 13.8 | 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 |
