Iowa State 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 | 73 | 8.9 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 55 | 13.4 | 431 | 64 | 10 | 693 | 84 | 9.3 | 992 | 73 | 9 | 896 |
| 2015 | 58 | 14.2 | 428 | 49 | 7.9 | 690 | 75 | 8.3 | 1,010 | 77 | 9.4 | 898 |
| 2014 | 50 | 12.5 | 424 | 49 | 8 | 685 | 80 | 8.8 | 997 | 74 | 9.2 | 888 |
| 2013 | 49 | 12.4 | 419 | 55 | 10.6 | 555 | 79 | 8.8 | 993 | 80 | 9.8 | 885 |
| 2012 | 43 | 11 | 415 | 55 | 10.6 | 555 | 88 | 9.1 | 1,069 | 79 | 9.7 | 893 |
| 2011 | 45 | 11.7 | 408 | 55 | 10.7 | 553 | 71 | 7.2 | 1,128 | 77 | 9.3 | 911 |
| 2010 | 49 | 12.5 | 414 | 44 | 8.6 | 562 | 83 | 7.7 | 1,212 | 79 | 11.4 | 742 |
| 2009 | 49 | 12.4 | 419 | 45 | 8.7 | 565 | 94 | 8.8 | 1,178 | 83 | 12.5 | 708 |
| 2008 | 50 | 12.6 | 418 | 44 | 8.5 | 566 | 84 | 8.2 | 1,146 | 82 | 12.6 | 690 |
| 2007 | 52 | 13.3 | 411 | 46 | 8.9 | 567 | 91 | 8.4 | 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 |
