U. Southern California
Rankings
| Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | Research space | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |||||
| 2024 | 29 | 94 | 459 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 24 | 95 | 459 | 3 | 99.7 | 679 | 28 | 97.1 | 914 | 63 | 89.8 | 602 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 93.3 | 457 | 2 | 99.8 | 680 | 27 | 97.1 | 900 | |||||||
| 2021 | 35 | 92.4 | 447 | 3 | 99.7 | 691 | 28 | 97 | 908 | 58 | 90.3 | 583 | ||||
| 2020 | 32 | 93.2 | 450 | 3 | 99.7 | 698 | 27 | 97.2 | 916 | |||||||
| 2019 | 25 | 94.7 | 447 | 3 | 99.7 | 697 | 27 | 97.2 | 914 | 59 | 90.2 | 589 | ||||
| 2018 | 30 | 93.3 | 428 | 5 | 99.4 | 700 | 23 | 97.6 | 911 | |||||||
| 2017 | 30 | 93.2 | 425 | 5 | 99.4 | 684 | 27 | 97.1 | 898 | 63 | 89.3 | 575 | ||||
| 2016 | 26 | 94.2 | 430 | 2 | 99.9 | 697 | 30 | 96.8 | 896 | |||||||
| 2015 | 31 | 93 | 426 | 2 | 99.9 | 693 | 28 | 97 | 898 | 60 | 89.7 | 570 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 100 | 688 | 27 | 97.1 | 889 | ||||||||||
NOTES:
- 1. This table only show data for past 10 years from each survey.
- 2. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 3. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
- 4. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.
Selected data for this institution are provided in the profile tables listed below.
| Data Tables |
|---|
| Earned doctorates: 2024–15 |
| by trend major field of study |
| Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2023–14 |
| 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: 2023–14 |
| by characteristic |
| federally supported |
| R&D expenditures |
| total |
| by field: 2023–14 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2023 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2023–14 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued] |
| Research space and costs for repair and renovation of research space |
| science and engineering research space by field: 2023–14 |
| new construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction |
| costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space by field and time of repair and renovation |