Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$11,442

2021 Average Net Price

$18,362

After Financial Aid

2021 Acceptance Rate

43.1%

4,779,227 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

3,739,282

82.3% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

78.7%

362,062 Graduates

About

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2021, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity were General Business Administration & Management (42,303 degrees awarded), General Psychology (31,576 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (29,391 degrees).

In 2021, 1,091,866 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity. 54.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (540,160 degrees), 3.93 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (137,296 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is $11,442, which is $1,242 more than than the national median of $10,200. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $34,882, which is 305% of the cost for in-state students, and is $20,308 more than than the national median $14,574.

Doctoral Universities

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is $11,442, which is $1,044 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,398. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $34,882, which is 305% of the cost for in-state students, and is $20,308 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,574.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $18,362.

Tuition Costs

$11,442

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was $34,882, which is 305% of the cost for in-state students, which was $11,442. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is $20,308 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,574, and the in-state tuition is $1,044 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,398.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$18,362

2021 Value

1.57%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $18,362. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity grew by 1.57%.

This chart compares the average net price of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$12,318

Room and Board

$1,178

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was of $12,318 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 0.342% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,178. The cost of books and supplies increased by 1.73% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

65%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

30%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

65% of undergraduate students at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 1.56% with respect to 2020, when 64% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity received 4,779,227 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 15.7% annual growth. Out of those 4,779,227 applicants, 2,058,605 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 43.1% acceptance rate.

There were 3,739,282 students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2021. 34.7% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity has an overall enrollment yield of 26.2%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

43.1%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

2,058,605

Accepted Out of 4,779,227

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was 43.1% (2,058,605 admissions from 4,779,227 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 45.7%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 15.7%, while admissions grew by 9.13%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

34.7%

Submission Percentage (2021)

156,935

Scores Submitted (2021)

34.7% of enrolled first-time students at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had a total enrollment of 3,739,282 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is 3,076,992 students and the part-time enrollment is 662,290. This means that 82.3% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity, both undergraduate and graduate, is 47.7% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 6.72% Black or African American, 4.27% Two or More Races, 0.283% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.116% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (26%), followed by White Male (23.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.82%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (22.7%), followed by White Male (17.6%) and Asian Female (5.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

82.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,739,282 students. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is 3,076,992 and the part-time enrollment is 662,290. This means that 82.3% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are enrolled full-time compared with 76.6% at similar Doctoral Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

91.5%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was 91.5%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,783,776 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
520,868 enrolled students
Asian
453,685 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is 47.7% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 6.72% Black or African American, 4.27% Two or More Races, 0.283% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.116% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 48.9% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.56% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 103,233 students (2.76%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 91,146 more women than men received degrees from Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is white (540,160 degrees awarded). There were 3.93 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (137296 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is General Psychology (29,709 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (27,536 degrees) and General Political Science & Government (18,962 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Architecture and Related Services (9,713 degrees awarded), Engineering (111,540 degrees), and Math & Statistics (27,766 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are Software developers (471,919 people), Other managers (392,947 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (359,682 people), Civil engineers (269,699 people), and Postsecondary teachers (212,415 people).

The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2021 are Architecture and Related Services (9,713 degrees awarded), Engineering (111,540 degrees), Math & Statistics (27,766 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (8,521 degrees), and Physical Sciences (22,280 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Podiatrists

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are Podiatrists, Surgeons, Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are Architecture and Related Services (9,713 degrees awarded), Engineering (111,540 degrees), Math & Statistics (27,766 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (8,521 degrees), and Physical Sciences (22,280 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Architectural, engineering & related services

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are Architectural, engineering & related services (576,656 people), Computer Systems Design (526,699 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (374,941 people), Construction (316,534 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (238,168 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity.

Most Common (2021)

General Psychology
29,709 degree-majors awarded
General Biological Sciences
27,536 degree-majors awarded
General Political Science & Government
18,962 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was General Psychology with 29,709 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

500,360

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

591,506

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 500,360 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity, which is 0.846 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (591,506).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 24963 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.44 times more than the 17340 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 24643 degrees were awarded to men at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in General Psychology, which is 3.55 times more than the 6933 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

64%

100% Completion Time

83%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 64% of students graduating from Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 83% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 84% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (88.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is Female and Asian (88.6% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.26% of graduates (8173 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
540,160 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
137,296 degrees awarded
Asian
121,287 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is white (540,160 degrees awarded). There were 3.93 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (137296 degrees).

2.55% of degree recipients (27,882 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
292,973 degrees awarded
White Male
247,187 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
81,682 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is white female (292,973 degrees awarded). There were 1.19 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (247187 degrees).

Operations

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity has an endowment valued at nearly $1.75B, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 157B (8.98k%) compared to the 10.4% average return (40.5M on 388M) across all Doctoral Universities.

In 2021, Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had a total salary expenditure of 1.62B. Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity employs 59,613 Professors, 41,178 Associate professors and 37,316 Assistant professors. Most academics at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are Male Professor (41,713), Male Associate professor (22,887), and Female Assistant professor (18,759).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are: Computer, Engineering, and Science, with 91,152 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 86,140 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 82,950 employees.

Endowment

$1.75B

2021 Endowment

29.7%

growth from 2020

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity has an endowment valued at about $1.75B, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity grew 29.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.36B higher than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$40.3B - Federal
$3.48B - State
$690M - Local

As of 2021, Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity received $40.3B in grants and contracts from the federal government, $3.48B from state grants and contracts, and $690M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$769M

2021 Salaries

1.95%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity paid a median of $769M in salaries, which represents 47.6% of their overall expenditure ($1.62B) and a 1.95% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 234M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$21.8B

Instructional Salaries

171,608

Number of Employees

In 2021, Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity paid a total of $21.8B to 171,608 employees working as instructors, which represents 16% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $71M (30.3%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

59,613 Employees

Computer, Engineering, and Science

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

91,152 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity were Professor with 59,613 employees, Associate professor with 41,178 employees, and Assistant professor with 37,316 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity were Computer, Engineering, and Science with 91,152 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 86,140 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 82,950 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Male Associate professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was Male Professor with 41,713 employees, Male Associate professor with 22,887 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 18,759 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity.