Western Carolina 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 | |
| 2016 | 399 | 57.9 | 694 | 649 | 65.7 | 992 | 592 | 65.9 | 902 | |||
| 2015 | 413 | 60.2 | 690 | 708 | 70.4 | 1,010 | 617 | 69 | 898 | |||
| 2014 | 406 | 59.6 | 685 | 976 | 97.9 | 997 | 629 | 71 | 889 | |||
| 2013 | 379 | 68.6 | 555 | 942 | 94.9 | 993 | 629 | 71.2 | 886 | |||
| 2012 | 364 | 65.9 | 555 | 640 | 60.2 | 1,069 | 553 | 62.2 | 894 | |||
| 2011 | 368 | 66.8 | 553 | 590 | 52.7 | 1,128 | 581 | 64.1 | 911 | |||
| 2010 | 384 | 68.6 | 562 | 568 | 47.4 | 1,212 | 473 | 64.1 | 742 | |||
| 2009 | 370 | 65.8 | 565 | 1,003 | 85.3 | 1,178 | 421 | 59.8 | 708 | |||
| 2008 | 392 | 69.5 | 566 | 540 | 47.6 | 1,146 | 391 | 57 | 690 | |||
| 2007 | 330 | 58.6 | 567 | 632 | 52.5 | 1,213 | 407 | 61.2 | 669 | |||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||
NOTES:
- 1. Grayed cells indicate data not yet available or data outside the 10-year span for these rankings. See WebCASPAR 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 |
| 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: 2016–07 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2016 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2016–07 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2016–10 |
