Amherst College
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 | 422 | 47.3 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 457 | 46.6 | 992 | 409 | 46.1 | 896 | ||||||
| 2015 | 428 | 42.9 | 1,010 | 407 | 45.8 | 898 | ||||||
| 2014 | 411 | 41.8 | 997 | 405 | 46.1 | 888 | ||||||
| 2013 | 447 | 45.5 | 993 | 373 | 42.7 | 885 | ||||||
| 2012 | 424 | 40.2 | 1,069 | 392 | 44.4 | 893 | ||||||
| 2011 | 492 | 44.1 | 1,128 | 403 | 44.7 | 911 | ||||||
| 2010 | 473 | 39.6 | 1,212 | 415 | 56.3 | 742 | ||||||
| 2009 | 502 | 43.1 | 1,178 | 374 | 53.2 | 708 | ||||||
| 2008 | 525 | 46.3 | 1,146 | 360 | 52.6 | 690 | ||||||
| 2007 | 517 | 43.2 | 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 |
|---|
| Federal obligations for science and engineering |
| by agency: 2016–07 |
| by agency and type of activity: 2016 |
| by type of activity: 2016–07 |
| 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 |
