Doctoral awards conferred per 100 FTE (compared to doctoral universities: highest research activity)
UNLV and UNR aspire to the Carnegie classification of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity.
| Institution | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 1.57 | 1.39 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.13 |
| Boston University | 3.68 | 3.48 | 3.52 | 3.77 | 3.26 | 3.37 | 3.2 | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.09 |
| Brandeis University | 1.34 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.2 | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.14 | 1.16 |
| Brown University | 3.61 | 3.58 | 3.52 | 3.75 | 3.46 | 3.32 | 3.52 | 3.49 | 2.87 | 4.06 |
| California Institute of Technology | 10.51 | 8.24 | 8.19 | 8.42 | 8.04 | 8.55 | 9.23 | 6.49 | 8.23 | 8.49 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 2.08 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 2.61 | 2.26 | 2.4 | 1.97 | 2.39 | 2.58 | 2.48 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 7.84 | 6.79 | 6.61 | 6.15 | 6.11 | 6.11 | 6.07 | 6.31 | 6.11 | 5.46 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 1.49 | 1.4 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.65 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | 5.34 | 5.25 | 4.33 | 4.65 | 4.57 | 4.86 | 4.46 | 4.94 | 5.28 | 4.13 |
| Cornell University | 3.61 | 3.52 | 3.41 | 3.47 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.21 | 3.31 | 3.24 | 3.3 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | 16.26 | 17.19 | 17.85 | 15.4 | 13.06 | 10.84 | 10.48 | 10.49 | 7.56 | 7.82 |
| Dartmouth College | 3.02 | 2.83 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.91 | 2.75 | 2.7 | 3.02 |
| Duke University | 6.64 | 6.29 | 5.25 | 5.6 | 6.66 | 5.92 | 5.17 | 5.25 | 5.82 | 6.31 |
| Emory University | 4.48 | 4.81 | 5.32 | 5.08 | 5.32 | 5.49 | 5.21 | 5.31 | 5.01 | 5.05 |
| Florida State University | 1.87 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.8 |
| George Washington University | 4.93 | 5.11 | 4.43 | 4.93 | 4.99 | 4.86 | 4.55 | 3.83 | 4.83 | 4.67 |
| Georgetown University | 6.33 | 6.22 | 6.21 | 6.03 | 6.19 | 5.84 | 5.84 | 6.13 | 5.99 | 5.82 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 2.2 | 2.47 | 2.23 | 2.16 | 1.91 | 1.9 | 1.78 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.57 |
| Georgia State University | 1.45 | 1.38 | 1.5 | 1.48 | 1.66 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.53 |
| Harvard University | 6.24 | 6.53 | 6.16 | 5.93 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.63 | 5.25 | 5.44 | 5.73 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 1.91 | 1.84 | 1.9 | 1.72 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.54 |
| Iowa State University | 1.68 | 1.58 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.65 | 1.75 | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 3.15 | 2.91 | 2.99 | 2.87 | 2.85 | 3.05 | 2.69 | 2.45 | 2.64 | 2.99 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.08 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 1.8 | 1.92 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5.3 | 5.31 | 5.42 | 5.75 | 5.53 | 5.72 | 6 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 6.21 |
| Michigan State University | 2.25 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.62 | 2.5 | 2.53 | 3.06 | 3.03 | 3.13 |
| Mississippi State University | 1.1 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.24 |
| Montana State University | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.6 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| New York University | 3.35 | 3.12 | 3.06 | 3.16 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 2.93 | 2.81 | 2.8 | 2.67 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 1.83 | 1.9 | 1.96 | 2.04 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 1.97 | 2.1 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 1.31 | 1.46 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.44 | 1.77 | 1.46 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.81 |
| Northwestern University | 5.3 | 5.12 | 5.13 | 4.97 | 4.78 | 4.84 | 5.26 | 4.83 | 4.85 | 5.02 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 2.74 | 2.82 | 2.95 | 2.78 | 2.72 | 2.8 | 2.79 | 2.84 | 2.83 | 2.95 |
| Oregon State University | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.4 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 1.6 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.68 |
| Princeton University | 3.94 | 4.78 | 4.43 | 4.52 | 4.35 | 4.75 | 4.48 | 3.77 | 3.72 | 5.22 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | 2.33 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.41 | 2.43 | 2.33 | 2.24 | 2.3 | 2.25 | 2.16 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2.16 | 1.89 | 2.3 | 1.95 | 1.57 | 2.05 | 1.65 | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.7 |
| Rice University | 2.65 | 2.83 | 2.43 | 3.21 | 2.95 | 2.8 | 3.09 | 2.6 | 2.51 | 2.53 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 2.95 | 2.87 | 2.74 | 2.85 |
| Stanford University | 6.84 | 6.47 | 6.26 | 6.75 | 6.59 | 5.66 | 5.78 | 5.75 | 6.76 | 6.12 |
| Stony Brook University | 2.41 | 2.47 | 2.52 | 2.58 | 2.39 | 2.33 | 2.52 | 2.04 | 2.46 | 2.34 |
| SUNY at Albany | 0.99 | 1.19 | 1.05 | 1.23 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 1.11 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | 1.75 | 2.76 | 2.68 | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.27 |
| The Rockefeller University | 35.42 | 38.33 | 45.9 | 50.82 | 36.51 | 44.12 | 42.86 | 41.67 | 12.94 | 9.76 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 3.89 | 3.66 | 2.18 | 2.23 | 2.1 | 2.19 | 2.1 | 2.19 | 2.06 | 1.97 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.99 | 3.02 | 2.77 | 2.69 | 2.75 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.68 |
| Tufts University | 5.46 | 5.5 | 5.19 | 5.33 | 5.58 | 5.63 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 5.15 | 5.02 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | 4.33 | 4.09 | 4.49 | 4.47 | 4.24 | 4.01 | 3.6 | 4.26 | 4.13 | 4.13 |
| University at Buffalo | 3.55 | 3.33 | 3.84 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 3.22 | 3.39 | 3.19 | 3.23 | 3.23 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 3.36 | 3.29 | 3.43 | 3.12 | 2.88 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 3.02 | 2.92 | 3.24 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.73 |
| University of Arizona | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.38 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.3 | 2.18 | 2.26 | 2.03 |
| University of Arkansas | 1.47 | 1.2 | 1.28 | 1.2 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.39 |
| University of California-Berkeley | 3.41 | 3.33 | 2.94 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 2.95 | 2.92 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.74 |
| University of California-Davis | 3.14 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 2.59 | 2.56 | 2.68 | 2.48 | 2.41 | 2.29 | 2.77 |
| University of California-Irvine | 2.13 | 1.95 | 1.84 | 1.9 | 1.71 | 1.6 | 1.74 | 1.69 | 1.86 | 2.04 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | 3.39 | 3.41 | 3.22 | 3.18 | 3.12 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.68 | 2.84 | 3.06 |
| University of California-Riverside | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.11 | 1.35 | 1.54 | 1.39 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 1.54 |
| University of California-San Diego | 2.28 | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2 | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.71 | 1.71 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 1.7 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.3 | 1.42 | 1.24 | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.4 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 0.9 | 1.03 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.8 | 0.96 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.97 |
| University of Central Florida | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.7 | 0.77 | 0.8 | 0.99 |
| University of Chicago | 5.18 | 5.2 | 4.79 | 4.78 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.21 | 3.88 | 4.49 | 4.32 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.14 | 2.33 | 2 | 1.98 | 2.22 | 2.02 | 2.15 | 2.18 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1.93 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 1.94 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.74 |
| University of Connecticut | 3.06 | 3.15 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 3.08 | 2.69 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.9 |
| University of Delaware | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.37 | 1.4 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.41 |
| University of Florida | 4.13 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.08 | 4.12 | 4.05 | 3.94 | 3.65 | 3.49 | 3.66 |
| University of Georgia | 2.6 | 2.71 | 2.52 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.55 | 2.3 | 2.38 | 2.23 | 2.49 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | 2.41 | 2.23 | 2.85 | 2.3 | 2.46 | 2.8 | 2.52 | 2.6 | 2.25 | 2.41 |
| University of Houston | 2.36 | 2.28 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.17 | 2.25 | 2.12 | 2.06 | 2.19 | 2.13 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 3.44 | 3.43 | 3.49 | 3.6 | 3.62 | 3.46 | 3.43 | 3.44 | 4.19 | 4.31 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 2.36 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.12 | 2.01 | 2.13 | 1.75 | 1.98 |
| University of Iowa | 3.71 | 3.58 | 3.38 | 3.17 | 3.12 | 3.11 | 2.91 | 3.05 | 3.01 | 3.21 |
| University of Kansas | 3.48 | 3.39 | 3.8 | 3.46 | 3.64 | 3.74 | 3.6 | 3.72 | 3.7 | 4.12 |
| University of Kentucky | 3.36 | 3.32 | 2.98 | 3.16 | 3.29 | 3.23 | 3.62 | 3.39 | 3.24 | 3.43 |
| University of Louisville | 2.82 | 2.94 | 3.07 | 2.94 | 2.74 | 2.99 | 3.06 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 3.07 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 1.99 | 1.98 | 2.06 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.91 | 1.81 | 1.69 | 1.61 | 1.79 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.26 |
| University of Miami | 5.46 | 4.91 | 5.24 | 4.68 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.92 | 4.9 | 4.92 | 4.84 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 3.7 | 3.67 | 3.6 | 3.43 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.21 | 3.28 | 3.15 | 3.19 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 3.36 | 3.32 | 3.62 | 3.73 | 3.43 | 3.35 | 3.53 | 3.3 | 3.72 | 3.73 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 2.41 | 2.36 | 2.48 | 2.29 | 2.73 | 2.9 | 2.95 | 2.79 | 2.9 | 2.86 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 2.19 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 1.99 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 1.5 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.2 | 1.34 | 1.42 | 1.64 | 1.77 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | 1.17 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.93 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 1.26 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 1.98 | 2.11 | 2.25 | 2.14 | 2.22 | 2.38 | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.37 | 2.73 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 4.12 | 4.25 | 4.27 | 4.38 | 4.32 | 4.13 | 4.03 | 4.28 | 3.95 | 3.9 |
| University of Notre Dame | 3.11 | 3.03 | 3.3 | 2.96 | 3.36 | 3.68 | 3.25 | 3.22 | 3.08 | 3.62 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 1.7 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.5 |
| University of Oregon | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.55 | 1.4 | 1.65 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 5.08 | 5.26 | 5.24 | 4.88 | 5.28 | 4.99 | 4.81 | 5.04 | 4.98 | 5.08 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 3.7 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.6 | 3.46 | 3.32 | 3.72 | 3.65 | 3.7 |
| University of Rochester | 3.71 | 3.55 | 3.39 | 3.58 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 2.96 | 3.04 | 3.07 | 3.24 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 2.41 | 2.2 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.41 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 2.35 | 2.38 |
| University of South Florida | 1.24 | 1.5 | 1.65 | 1.9 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 2 | 1.75 | 1.61 | 1.77 |
| University of Southern California | 4.33 | 3.91 | 3.98 | 4.06 | 4.53 | 4.13 | 4.26 | 4.23 | 4.58 | 4.38 |
| University of Utah | 2.47 | 2.46 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2.77 | 2.61 | 2.83 | 2.89 | 2.73 | 3.01 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 3.79 | 3.85 | 3.69 | 3.27 | 3.18 | 3.14 | 2.95 | 3.03 | 3.04 | 3.23 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 2.93 | 2.87 | 2.97 | 2.76 | 2.55 | 2.58 | 2.71 | 2.82 | 2.9 | 2.66 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 3.82 | 3.9 | 3.93 | 3.77 | 3.68 | 3.75 | 3.83 | 3.25 | 3.48 | 3.39 |
| Vanderbilt University | 5.67 | 5.75 | 6.19 | 5.8 | 5.86 | 5.69 | 5.9 | 5.38 | 6.12 | 6.65 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 2.67 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 2.56 | 2.64 | 2.77 | 2.85 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.92 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.95 | 1.72 | 1.73 |
| Washington State University | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 2 | 1.87 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 2.14 | 2.18 | 2.42 |
| Washington University in St Louis | 5.86 | 5.65 | 5.34 | 4.84 | 5.19 | 4.54 | 4.82 | 4.81 | 4.62 | 4.48 |
| Wayne State University | 3.01 | 3.22 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.18 | 3.27 | 3.06 | 3.12 | 2.93 | 3.33 |
| Yale University | 5.59 | 5.27 | 5.25 | 4.89 | 4.81 | 5.07 | 4.52 | 4.56 | 5.01 | 4.34 |
| Yeshiva University | 12.65 | 11.67 | 11.16 | 12.22 | 10.28 | 9.49 | 6.34 | 8.18 | 6.96 | 6.44 |