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 | |||||
| 2023 | 33 | 93.1 | 459 | 38 | 94.6 | 679 | 29 | 97 | 914 | 19 | 97 | 602 | ||||
| 2022 | 31 | 93.5 | 457 | 39 | 94.5 | 680 | 29 | 96.9 | 900 | |||||||
| 2021 | 31 | 93.3 | 447 | 38 | 94.7 | 691 | 30 | 96.8 | 908 | 18 | 97.1 | 583 | ||||
| 2020 | 33 | 92.9 | 450 | 36 | 95 | 698 | 29 | 97 | 916 | |||||||
| 2019 | 28 | 94 | 447 | 36 | 95 | 697 | 29 | 97 | 914 | 53 | 91.2 | 589 | ||||
| 2018 | 32 | 92.8 | 428 | 48 | 93.3 | 700 | 28 | 97.1 | 911 | |||||||
| 2017 | 31 | 93 | 425 | 44 | 93.8 | 684 | 29 | 96.9 | 898 | 59 | 90 | 575 | ||||
| 2016 | 33 | 92.6 | 430 | 46 | 93.6 | 697 | 29 | 96.9 | 896 | |||||||
| 2015 | 36 | 91.8 | 426 | 46 | 93.6 | 693 | 29 | 96.9 | 898 | 58 | 90.1 | 570 | ||||
| 2014 | 36 | 91.8 | 422 | 45 | 93.7 | 688 | 30 | 96.8 | 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 |
