Western Kentucky 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 | 326 | 47.6 | 691 | 376 | 41.9 | 909 | 294 | 50.8 | 583 | |||
| 2020 | 294 | 42.7 | 697 | 363 | 40.2 | 915 | ||||||
| 2019 | 305 | 44.3 | 696 | 346 | 38.4 | 913 | 297 | 50.8 | 589 | |||
| 2018 | 309 | 44.8 | 698 | 338 | 37.7 | 910 | ||||||
| 2017 | 286 | 42.3 | 684 | 323 | 36.6 | 897 | 286 | 50.2 | 575 | |||
| 2016 | 272 | 39.6 | 697 | 336 | 38.1 | 895 | ||||||
| 2015 | 266 | 38.9 | 693 | 346 | 39.1 | 897 | 284 | 50.2 | 570 | |||
| 2014 | 260 | 38.3 | 688 | 337 | 38.5 | 887 | ||||||
| 2013 | 246 | 44.8 | 555 | 329 | 37.8 | 884 | 278 | 47.7 | 588 | |||
| 2012 | 244 | 44.4 | 555 | 318 | 36.2 | 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
