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 | 592 | 65.9 | 902 | ||||||
| 2015 | 413 | 60.2 | 690 | 702 | 70.1 | 1,005 | 617 | 69 | 898 | |||
| 2014 | 406 | 59.6 | 685 | 971 | 97.9 | 992 | 629 | 71 | 889 | |||
| 2013 | 379 | 68.6 | 555 | 936 | 94.8 | 988 | 629 | 71.2 | 886 | |||
| 2012 | 364 | 65.9 | 555 | 635 | 60 | 1,065 | 553 | 62.2 | 894 | |||
| 2011 | 368 | 66.8 | 553 | 585 | 52.4 | 1,125 | 581 | 64.1 | 911 | |||
| 2010 | 384 | 68.6 | 562 | 563 | 47.1 | 1,209 | 473 | 64.1 | 742 | |||
| 2009 | 370 | 65.8 | 565 | 1,001 | 85.3 | 1,176 | 421 | 59.8 | 708 | |||
| 2008 | 392 | 69.5 | 566 | 538 | 47.6 | 1,143 | 391 | 57 | 690 | |||
| 2007 | 330 | 58.6 | 567 | 629 | 52.4 | 1,211 | 407 | 61.2 | 669 | |||
| 2006 | 577 | 47.9 | 1,217 | |||||||||
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: 2015–06 |
| by agency and type of activity: 2015 |
| by type of activity: 2015–06 |
| 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 |
