Boston College

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 | 187 | 21.4 | 902 | |||||||||
2016 | 127 | 30 | 431 | 189 | 27.9 | 693 | 177 | 18.6 | 992 | 193 | 22.2 | 896 |
2015 | 122 | 29 | 428 | 184 | 27.3 | 690 | 177 | 18.3 | 1,010 | 195 | 22.4 | 898 |
2014 | 120 | 28.8 | 424 | 188 | 28.1 | 685 | 164 | 17.2 | 997 | 195 | 22.6 | 888 |
2013 | 122 | 29.7 | 419 | 185 | 33.9 | 555 | 168 | 17.7 | 993 | 198 | 23.1 | 885 |
2012 | 127 | 31.1 | 415 | 158 | 29.1 | 555 | 187 | 18.2 | 1,069 | 198 | 22.9 | 893 |
2011 | 120 | 30 | 408 | 170 | 31.3 | 553 | 202 | 18.7 | 1,128 | 198 | 22.4 | 911 |
2010 | 113 | 27.8 | 414 | 178 | 32.2 | 562 | 184 | 16 | 1,212 | 191 | 26.4 | 742 |
2009 | 104 | 25.4 | 419 | 184 | 33.1 | 565 | 178 | 15.9 | 1,178 | 192 | 27.8 | 708 |
2008 | 108 | 26.4 | 418 | 185 | 33.2 | 566 | 176 | 16.1 | 1,146 | 190 | 28.2 | 690 |
2007 | 103 | 25.6 | 411 | 160 | 28.8 | 567 | 172 | 15 | 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 |