Northeastern 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 | 135 | 15.7 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 101 | 24 | 431 | 37 | 6.2 | 693 | 103 | 11.2 | 992 | 134 | 15.7 | 896 |
| 2015 | 115 | 27.4 | 428 | 44 | 7.2 | 690 | 109 | 11.6 | 1,010 | 136 | 15.9 | 898 |
| 2014 | 99 | 23.9 | 424 | 29 | 5 | 685 | 122 | 13 | 997 | 139 | 16.4 | 888 |
| 2013 | 100 | 24.4 | 419 | 37 | 7.4 | 555 | 123 | 13.2 | 993 | 138 | 16.3 | 885 |
| 2012 | 127 | 31.1 | 415 | 42 | 8.3 | 555 | 124 | 12.4 | 1,069 | 143 | 16.8 | 893 |
| 2011 | 120 | 30 | 408 | 50 | 9.8 | 553 | 122 | 11.6 | 1,128 | 157 | 18 | 911 |
| 2010 | 144 | 35.3 | 414 | 61 | 11.6 | 562 | 130 | 11.6 | 1,212 | 159 | 22.1 | 742 |
| 2009 | 135 | 32.7 | 419 | 73 | 13.6 | 565 | 144 | 13 | 1,178 | 166 | 24.1 | 708 |
| 2008 | 136 | 33 | 418 | 77 | 14.3 | 566 | 148 | 13.7 | 1,146 | 160 | 23.8 | 690 |
| 2007 | 148 | 36.5 | 411 | 70 | 13.1 | 567 | 151 | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
