Northwestern 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 | |
| 2021 | 31 | 7.6 | 448 | 38 | 6.3 | 691 | 30 | 4.2 | 909 | 18 | 3.9 | 583 |
| 2020 | 33 | 8.1 | 450 | 36 | 6 | 697 | 29 | 4 | 915 | |||
| 2019 | 28 | 7 | 447 | 36 | 6 | 696 | 29 | 4 | 913 | 53 | 9.8 | 589 |
| 2018 | 32 | 8.2 | 428 | 48 | 7.7 | 698 | 28 | 3.9 | 910 | |||
| 2017 | 31 | 8 | 425 | 44 | 7.2 | 684 | 29 | 4.1 | 897 | 59 | 11 | 575 |
| 2016 | 33 | 8.4 | 430 | 46 | 7.4 | 697 | 29 | 4.1 | 895 | |||
| 2015 | 36 | 9.2 | 426 | 46 | 7.4 | 693 | 29 | 4.1 | 897 | 58 | 10.9 | 570 |
| 2014 | 36 | 9.2 | 422 | 45 | 7.3 | 688 | 30 | 4.2 | 887 | |||
| 2013 | 26 | 7 | 417 | 43 | 8.5 | 555 | 30 | 4.2 | 884 | 59 | 10.8 | 588 |
| 2012 | 47 | 12.1 | 412 | 41 | 8.2 | 555 | 28 | 4 | 892 | |||
NOTES:
- 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
- 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
- 3. 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: 2021–12 |
| by major field of study |
| Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2021–12 |
| 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: 2021–12 |
| by characteristic |
| federally supported |
| R&D expenditures |
| total |
| by field: 2021–12 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2021 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2021–12 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2021–15 [temporarily discontinued] |
| Research space and costs for repair and renovation of research space |
| science and engineering research space by field: 2021–12 |
| 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 |
