There's a special function n() in dplyr to count rows (potentially within groups):
library(dplyr)
mtcars %>%
group_by(cyl, gear) %>%
summarise(n = n())
#Source: local data frame [8 x 3]
#Groups: cyl [?]
#
# cyl gear n
# (dbl) (dbl) (int)
#1 4 3 1
#2 4 4 8
#3 4 5 2
#4 6 3 2
#5 6 4 4
#6 6 5 1
#7 8 3 12
#8 8 5 2
But dplyr also offers a handy count function which does exactly the same with less typing:
count(mtcars, cyl, gear) # or mtcars %>% count(cyl, gear)
#Source: local data frame [8 x 3]
#Groups: cyl [?]
#
# cyl gear n
# (dbl) (dbl) (int)
#1 4 3 1
#2 4 4 8
#3 4 5 2
#4 6 3 2
#5 6 4 4
#6 6 5 1
#7 8 3 12
#8 8 5 2