Boston U.
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 | |||||
| 2023 | 46 | 90.3 | 459 | 30 | 95.8 | 679 | 46 | 95.1 | 914 | 64 | 89.6 | 602 | ||||
| 2022 | 48 | 89.8 | 457 | 27 | 96.2 | 680 | 43 | 95.4 | 900 | |||||||
| 2021 | 53 | 88.5 | 447 | 26 | 96.4 | 691 | 43 | 95.4 | 908 | 63 | 89.4 | 583 | ||||
| 2020 | 50 | 89.2 | 450 | 31 | 95.7 | 698 | 48 | 94.9 | 916 | |||||||
| 2019 | 59 | 87.1 | 447 | 26 | 96.4 | 697 | 50 | 94.7 | 914 | 58 | 90.4 | 589 | ||||
| 2018 | 50 | 88.6 | 428 | 31 | 95.8 | 700 | 52 | 94.4 | 911 | |||||||
| 2017 | 51 | 88.3 | 425 | 35 | 95.1 | 684 | 57 | 93.8 | 898 | 61 | 89.6 | 575 | ||||
| 2016 | 45 | 89.8 | 430 | 33 | 95.4 | 697 | 57 | 93.8 | 896 | |||||||
| 2015 | 42 | 90.4 | 426 | 33 | 95.4 | 693 | 57 | 93.8 | 898 | 57 | 90.3 | 570 | ||||
| 2014 | 38 | 91.3 | 422 | 30 | 95.8 | 688 | 59 | 93.5 | 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: 2023–14 |
| 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 |
