Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$11,564

1.07% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$18,903

After Financial Aid

2022 Acceptance Rate

39.8%

5,130,906 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

3,719,583

83% Full-Time

About

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2022, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity were General Business Administration & Management (42,175 degrees awarded), General Psychology (31,217 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (29,050 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is $11,564, which is $1,008 more than than the national median of $10,556. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $36,239, which is 313% of the cost for in-state students, and is $21,306 more than than the national median $14,933.

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Costs

The median in-state tuition for Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is $11,564, which is $884 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,680. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $36,239, which is 313% of the cost for in-state students, and is $21,306 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,933.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $18,903.

Tuition Costs

$11,564

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was $36,239, which is 313% of the cost for in-state students, which was $11,564. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is $21,306 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,933, and the in-state tuition is $884 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,680.

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

Average Net Price

$18,903

2022 Value

2.95%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $18,903. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity grew by 2.95%.

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

$12,989

Room and Board

$1,168

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was of $12,989 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 5.45% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,168. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.849% 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

67%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

28%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

67% of undergraduate students at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 3.08% with respect to 2021, when 65% 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 5,130,906 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 7.36% annual growth. Out of those 5,130,906 applicants, 2,039,633 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 39.8% acceptance rate.

There were 3,719,583 students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2022. 38.4% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity has an overall enrollment yield of 26.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

39.8%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

2,039,633

Accepted Out of 5,130,906

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity was 39.8% (2,039,633 admissions from 5,130,906 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 43.1%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 7.36%, while admissions declined by 0.922%.

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

38.4%

Submission Percentage (2022)

174,223

Scores Submitted (2022)

38.4% of enrolled first-time students at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity had a total enrollment of 3,719,583 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is 3,088,642 students and the part-time enrollment is 630,941. This means that 83% of students enrolled at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity are enrolled full-time.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

83%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,719,583 students. The full-time enrollment at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is 3,088,642 and the part-time enrollment is 630,941.

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

Graduates

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (88.8%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity is Female and Asian (88.8% graduation rate). Across all , Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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.

Operations

Instructional Salaries

$22.8B

Instructional Salaries

173,606

Number of Employees

In 2022, Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity paid a total of $22.8B to 173,606 employees working as instructors, which represents 15.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $73.7M (30%) for similar Doctoral Universities.