Rankings
| Data year |
Earned doctorates |
Full-time graduate students |
Total federal obligations |
Total R&D expenditures |
| Rank |
Percentile |
Institutions ranked |
Rank |
Percentile |
Institutions ranked |
Rank |
Percentile |
Institutions ranked |
Rank |
Percentile |
Institutions ranked |
| 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
115 |
13.5 |
902 |
| 2016 |
73 |
17.6 |
431 |
|
|
|
150 |
15.9 |
992 |
126 |
14.8 |
896 |
| 2015 |
72 |
17.5 |
428 |
|
|
|
158 |
16.4 |
1,010 |
130 |
15.2 |
898 |
| 2014 |
71 |
17.4 |
424 |
|
|
|
155 |
16.3 |
997 |
125 |
14.8 |
888 |
| 2013 |
75 |
18.5 |
419 |
|
|
|
151 |
16 |
993 |
124 |
14.8 |
885 |
| 2012 |
66 |
16.5 |
415 |
|
|
|
155 |
15.3 |
1,069 |
130 |
15.3 |
893 |
| 2011 |
83 |
21 |
408 |
|
|
|
141 |
13.3 |
1,128 |
119 |
13.8 |
911 |
| 2010 |
82 |
20.4 |
414 |
|
|
|
142 |
12.5 |
1,212 |
120 |
16.9 |
742 |
| 2009 |
77 |
19 |
419 |
|
|
|
127 |
11.6 |
1,178 |
|
|
|
| 2008 |
84 |
20.7 |
418 |
|
|
|
121 |
11.4 |
1,146 |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
79 |
19.8 |
411 |
|
|
|
118 |
10.6 |
1,213 |
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES:
Data
Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2016–07
| Fields |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
| All fields |
270 |
257 |
250 |
236 |
248 |
204 |
198 |
214 |
194 |
196 |
| Science and engineering |
188 |
184 |
191 |
184 |
181 |
141 |
143 |
158 |
135 |
133 |
| Science |
123 |
123 |
135 |
131 |
129 |
91 |
104 |
120 |
96 |
95 |
| Life science |
63 |
51 |
75 |
66 |
54 |
42 |
49 |
59 |
49 |
46 |
| Agricultural sciences |
25 |
20 |
32 |
26 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
| Biological sciences |
30 |
20 |
31 |
27 |
25 |
18 |
26 |
34 |
23 |
13 |
| Health |
8 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences |
6 |
4 |
18 |
20 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
| Chemistry |
4 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1 |
. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Physics and astronomy |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
16 |
27 |
20 |
24 |
25 |
14 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
| Computer sciences |
7 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
| Mathematics |
9 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
| Psychology and social sciences |
38 |
41 |
22 |
21 |
34 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
23 |
| Psychology |
28 |
27 |
15 |
14 |
23 |
17 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
| Economics |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
. |
2 |
. |
| Political science and government |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Other social sciences |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Engineering |
65 |
61 |
56 |
53 |
52 |
50 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
38 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
4 |
. |
| Biological/biomedical sciences |
1 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chemical engineering |
12 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
| Civil engineering |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Electrical engineering |
17 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
| Industrial engineering |
6 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Mechanical engineering |
6 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
| Other engineering |
11 |
17 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| Non-science and engineering |
82 |
73 |
59 |
52 |
67 |
63 |
55 |
56 |
59 |
63 |
| Education |
62 |
45 |
50 |
33 |
53 |
40 |
34 |
33 |
39 |
40 |
| Education administration |
11 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
| Education research |
23 |
25 |
20 |
13 |
25 |
12 |
17 |
12 |
16 |
21 |
| Teacher education |
17 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
| Teaching fields |
5 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
| Other education |
6 |
. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| Humanities |
11 |
16 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
| Foreign languages & literature |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| History |
2 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
| Letters |
8 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Other humanities |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
| Other |
9 |
12 |
3 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
| Business management/administration |
5 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
| Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
Federal obligations for science and engineering, by agency: 2016–07
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
| All agencies |
. |
33,746 |
34,018 |
35,649 |
33,616 |
44,984 |
52,536 |
71,214 |
56,734 |
61,396 |
| Departments |
. |
28,461 |
25,507 |
25,660 |
26,985 |
33,651 |
41,138 |
58,264 |
48,304 |
55,490 |
| Department of Agriculture |
. |
20,916 |
18,551 |
16,945 |
17,834 |
20,106 |
22,820 |
21,257 |
19,275 |
18,692 |
| Department of Commerce |
. |
174 |
146 |
71 |
131 |
200 |
141 |
14,456 |
332 |
215 |
| Department of Defense |
. |
983 |
1,136 |
2,060 |
1,638 |
5,067 |
4,994 |
6,974 |
19,723 |
29,136 |
| Department of Education |
. |
200 |
200 |
350 |
344 |
525 |
525 |
674 |
775 |
261 |
| Department of Energy |
. |
1,933 |
1,025 |
1,610 |
1,529 |
3,896 |
7,715 |
10,136 |
4,214 |
2,063 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
3,883 |
3,685 |
3,009 |
3,432 |
2,271 |
3,123 |
3,059 |
2,288 |
3,642 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
216 |
. |
. |
. |
161 |
802 |
296 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of the Interior |
. |
190 |
314 |
157 |
1,126 |
883 |
872 |
606 |
595 |
385 |
| Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Transportation |
. |
182 |
450 |
1,241 |
951 |
702 |
946 |
942 |
300 |
800 |
| Other agencies |
. |
5,285 |
8,511 |
9,989 |
6,632 |
11,333 |
11,398 |
12,950 |
8,430 |
5,906 |
| Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
41 |
| Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
160 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
498 |
1,185 |
740 |
346 |
297 |
828 |
857 |
1,446 |
260 |
| National Science Foundation |
. |
4,787 |
7,327 |
9,249 |
6,285 |
11,036 |
10,571 |
12,092 |
6,984 |
5,445 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Office of Justice Programs |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Social Security Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federal obligations for science and engineering, by agency and type of activity: 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Federal obligations for science and engineering, by type of activity: 2016–07
(Dollars in thousands)
| Type of activity |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
| All federal obligations |
. |
33,746 |
34,018 |
35,649 |
33,616 |
44,984 |
52,536 |
71,214 |
56,734 |
61,396 |
| Research and development |
. |
20,481 |
21,055 |
22,461 |
21,367 |
28,331 |
34,918 |
41,872 |
44,188 |
49,587 |
| R&D plant |
. |
0 |
1 |
521 |
0 |
1,524 |
4,905 |
293 |
17 |
0 |
| Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
940 |
2,203 |
1,079 |
535 |
688 |
1,045 |
920 |
1,217 |
906 |
| General support for S&E |
. |
265 |
352 |
415 |
227 |
398 |
164 |
156 |
153 |
0 |
| Other S&E activities |
. |
12,060 |
10,409 |
11,172 |
11,487 |
13,948 |
11,503 |
27,973 |
11,159 |
10,903 |
Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2017–08
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
| All R&D fields |
190,340 |
|
152,381 |
|
135,899 |
|
142,487 |
|
147,229 |
|
133,013 |
|
163,335 |
|
145,115 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Science |
110,695 |
|
103,839 |
|
92,721 |
|
93,847 |
|
91,873 |
|
84,852 |
|
111,764 |
|
99,162 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Computer and information sciences |
1,799 |
|
1,331 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
240 |
|
10 |
|
47 |
|
94 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
3,820 |
|
2,633 |
|
3,461 |
|
2,988 |
|
2,386 |
|
2,092 |
|
2,011 |
|
2,039 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Atmospheric science and meteorology |
59 |
|
112 |
|
117 |
|
151 |
|
44 |
|
84 |
|
307 |
|
439 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Geological and earth sciences |
1,690 |
|
757 |
|
858 |
|
543 |
|
1,095 |
|
970 |
|
971 |
|
1,018 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
190 |
|
186 |
|
352 |
|
240 |
|
70 |
|
104 |
|
174 |
|
29 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
1,881 |
|
1,578 |
|
2,134 |
|
2,054 |
|
1,177 |
|
934 |
|
559 |
|
553 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Life sciences |
85,135 |
|
85,307 |
|
75,745 |
|
77,333 |
|
75,569 |
|
68,894 |
|
90,565 |
|
81,100 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Agricultural sciences |
47,872 |
|
58,753 |
|
56,845 |
|
56,182 |
|
55,449 |
|
52,598 |
|
55,774 |
|
59,366 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
10,317 |
|
12,248 |
|
6,975 |
|
6,732 |
|
7,508 |
|
5,109 |
|
6,352 |
|
4,630 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Health sciences |
20,321 |
|
6,358 |
|
9,377 |
|
12,257 |
|
9,995 |
|
8,766 |
|
24,668 |
|
13,756 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Life sciences, nec |
6,625 |
|
7,948 |
|
2,548 |
|
2,162 |
|
2,617 |
|
2,421 |
|
3,771 |
|
3,348 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Mathematics and statistics |
3,094 |
|
381 |
|
308 |
|
645 |
|
329 |
|
532 |
|
452 |
|
422 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Physical sciences |
9,622 |
|
6,415 |
|
4,678 |
|
5,770 |
|
5,847 |
|
5,363 |
|
5,578 |
|
4,912 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
29 |
|
37 |
|
207 |
|
182 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Chemistry |
4,441 |
|
1,645 |
|
1,558 |
|
2,547 |
|
1,682 |
|
1,556 |
|
1,319 |
|
1,834 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Materials science |
74 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Physics |
5,107 |
|
4,767 |
|
3,120 |
|
3,217 |
|
4,135 |
|
3,761 |
|
3,631 |
|
2,691 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
9 |
|
421 |
|
205 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Psychology |
1,572 |
|
452 |
|
390 |
|
447 |
|
508 |
|
600 |
|
536 |
|
521 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Social sciences |
4,619 |
|
4,217 |
|
2,838 |
|
3,970 |
|
3,482 |
|
3,278 |
|
3,519 |
|
3,956 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Anthropology |
0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Economics |
164 |
|
1,373 |
|
181 |
|
93 |
|
44 |
|
109 |
|
62 |
|
361 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Political science and government |
736 |
|
521 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Sociology, demography, and population studies |
46 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
6 |
|
48 |
|
8 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Social sciences, nec |
3,673 |
|
2,321 |
|
2,644 |
|
3,871 |
|
3,429 |
|
3,163 |
|
3,400 |
|
3,587 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Sciences, nec |
1,034 |
|
3,103 |
|
5,301 |
|
2,694 |
|
3,512 |
|
4,083 |
|
9,056 |
|
6,118 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Engineering |
56,657 |
|
45,572 |
|
40,249 |
|
46,263 |
|
51,672 |
|
45,370 |
|
50,021 |
|
44,712 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
1,677 |
|
727 |
|
373 |
|
503 |
|
636 |
|
1,171 |
|
1,579 |
|
1,401 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
773 |
|
919 |
|
1,322 |
|
5,010 |
|
1,179 |
|
7,314 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Chemical engineering |
6,198 |
|
4,749 |
|
4,749 |
|
5,741 |
|
6,735 |
|
5,246 |
|
7,123 |
|
5,342 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Civil engineering |
6,998 |
|
3,142 |
|
3,973 |
|
7,696 |
|
6,981 |
|
5,981 |
|
8,968 |
|
10,499 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
5,601 |
|
4,262 |
|
5,386 |
|
5,742 |
|
9,307 |
|
7,624 |
|
7,775 |
|
3,954 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
2,196 |
|
798 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Mechanical engineering |
10,021 |
|
6,450 |
|
4,239 |
|
5,471 |
|
6,343 |
|
4,774 |
|
6,575 |
|
4,491 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
456 |
|
1,207 |
|
1,175 |
|
809 |
|
1,608 |
|
1,445 |
|
1,672 |
|
1,741 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Engineering, nec |
22,737 |
|
23,318 |
|
19,032 |
|
15,291 |
|
18,883 |
|
11,815 |
|
16,329 |
|
17,284 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Non-S&E |
22,988 |
|
2,970 |
|
2,929 |
|
2,377 |
|
3,684 |
|
2,791 |
|
1,550 |
|
1,241 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Business management and business administration |
8,293 |
|
1,614 |
|
1,830 |
|
1,419 |
|
2,492 |
|
1,483 |
|
966 |
|
362 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
500 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Education |
3,173 |
|
1,299 |
|
1,065 |
|
925 |
|
1,147 |
|
1,305 |
|
584 |
|
374 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Humanities |
5,694 |
|
57 |
|
34 |
|
28 |
|
45 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Non-S&E, nec |
5,828 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
All R&D expenditures |
|
Federal government |
|
State and local government |
|
Institution funds |
|
Business |
|
Nonprofit organizations |
|
All other sources |
|
| All R&D fields |
190,340 |
|
55,700 |
|
32,280 |
|
88,038 |
|
5,110 |
|
1,568 |
|
7,644 |
|
| Science |
110,695 |
|
31,419 |
|
29,374 |
|
40,743 |
|
2,709 |
|
1,345 |
|
5,105 |
|
| Computer and information sciences |
1,799 |
|
171 |
|
0 |
|
1,481 |
|
40 |
|
0 |
|
107 |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
3,820 |
|
2,037 |
|
20 |
|
1,710 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
53 |
|
| Atmospheric science and meteorology |
59 |
|
59 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Geological and earth sciences |
1,690 |
|
711 |
|
0 |
|
926 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
53 |
|
| Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
190 |
|
190 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
1,881 |
|
1,077 |
|
20 |
|
784 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Life sciences |
85,135 |
|
21,548 |
|
29,014 |
|
26,202 |
|
2,569 |
|
1,158 |
|
4,644 |
|
| Agricultural sciences |
47,872 |
|
11,398 |
|
25,131 |
|
6,266 |
|
1,655 |
|
669 |
|
2,753 |
|
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
10,317 |
|
4,538 |
|
1,179 |
|
3,397 |
|
373 |
|
106 |
|
724 |
|
| Health sciences |
20,321 |
|
890 |
|
2,635 |
|
15,123 |
|
445 |
|
368 |
|
860 |
|
| Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Life sciences, nec |
6,625 |
|
4,722 |
|
69 |
|
1,416 |
|
96 |
|
15 |
|
307 |
|
| Mathematics and statistics |
3,094 |
|
337 |
|
0 |
|
2,748 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
| Physical sciences |
9,622 |
|
3,886 |
|
0 |
|
5,340 |
|
78 |
|
103 |
|
215 |
|
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Chemistry |
4,441 |
|
1,179 |
|
0 |
|
3,108 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
150 |
|
| Materials science |
74 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
74 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Physics |
5,107 |
|
2,707 |
|
0 |
|
2,232 |
|
0 |
|
103 |
|
65 |
|
| Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Psychology |
1,572 |
|
561 |
|
2 |
|
936 |
|
22 |
|
51 |
|
0 |
|
| Social sciences |
4,619 |
|
2,609 |
|
338 |
|
1,581 |
|
0 |
|
24 |
|
67 |
|
| Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Economics |
164 |
|
93 |
|
0 |
|
48 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
23 |
|
| Political science and government |
736 |
|
42 |
|
0 |
|
694 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Sociology, demography, and population studies |
46 |
|
46 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Social sciences, nec |
3,673 |
|
2,428 |
|
338 |
|
839 |
|
0 |
|
24 |
|
44 |
|
| Sciences, nec |
1,034 |
|
270 |
|
0 |
|
745 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
19 |
|
| Engineering |
56,657 |
|
23,274 |
|
1,922 |
|
27,229 |
|
2,034 |
|
206 |
|
1,992 |
|
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
1,677 |
|
614 |
|
0 |
|
928 |
|
81 |
|
38 |
|
16 |
|
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
773 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
773 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Chemical engineering |
6,198 |
|
2,073 |
|
8 |
|
3,877 |
|
118 |
|
0 |
|
122 |
|
| Civil engineering |
6,998 |
|
1,337 |
|
186 |
|
5,194 |
|
43 |
|
91 |
|
147 |
|
| Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
5,601 |
|
2,323 |
|
7 |
|
2,469 |
|
607 |
|
0 |
|
195 |
|
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
2,196 |
|
770 |
|
0 |
|
941 |
|
213 |
|
1 |
|
271 |
|
| Mechanical engineering |
10,021 |
|
4,386 |
|
146 |
|
4,578 |
|
570 |
|
0 |
|
341 |
|
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
456 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
340 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
113 |
|
| Engineering, nec |
22,737 |
|
11,768 |
|
1,575 |
|
8,129 |
|
402 |
|
76 |
|
787 |
|
| Non-S&E |
22,988 |
|
1,007 |
|
984 |
|
20,066 |
|
367 |
|
17 |
|
547 |
|
| Business management and business administration |
8,293 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
7,582 |
|
363 |
|
0 |
|
348 |
|
| Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Education |
3,173 |
|
690 |
|
0 |
|
2,284 |
|
0 |
|
17 |
|
182 |
|
| Humanities |
5,694 |
|
34 |
|
0 |
|
5,660 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Non-S&E, nec |
5,828 |
|
283 |
|
984 |
|
4,540 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
17 |
|
Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2017–08
(Dollars in thousands)
| Source of funds |
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
| All agencies |
55,700 |
|
54,751 |
|
48,352 |
|
50,088 |
|
57,253 |
|
55,557 |
|
59,559 |
|
53,971 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Department of Agriculture |
10,689 |
|
10,513 |
|
11,597 |
|
10,289 |
|
11,919 |
|
11,772 |
|
11,265 |
|
9,735 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Department of Defense |
6,463 |
|
5,059 |
|
5,984 |
|
7,501 |
|
9,794 |
|
11,556 |
|
14,883 |
|
8,666 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Department of Energy |
2,844 |
|
2,246 |
|
2,031 |
|
2,110 |
|
2,486 |
|
3,693 |
|
4,575 |
|
4,985 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
11,446 |
|
10,571 |
|
8,506 |
|
7,975 |
|
8,760 |
|
9,148 |
|
8,553 |
|
8,823 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,583 |
|
1,275 |
|
1,731 |
|
1,841 |
|
1,639 |
|
1,275 |
|
1,587 |
|
1,623 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| National Science Foundation |
9,072 |
|
8,664 |
|
8,117 |
|
9,465 |
|
9,305 |
|
8,718 |
|
7,863 |
|
8,181 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Other Agencies |
13,603 |
|
16,423 |
|
10,386 |
|
10,907 |
|
13,350 |
|
9,395 |
|
10,833 |
|
11,958 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
| Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
| 2017 |
2,229 |
|
733 |
|
1,496 |
|
. |
|
| 2016 |
1,690 |
|
551 |
|
1,139 |
|
. |
|
| 2015 |
2,275 |
|
425 |
|
1,850 |
|
85 |
|
| 2014 |
2,275 |
i |
425 |
i |
1,850 |
i |
85 |
i |
| 2013 |
2,275 |
i |
425 |
i |
1,850 |
i |
85 |
i |
| 2012 |
2,275 |
i |
425 |
i |
1,850 |
i |
85 |
i |
| 2011 |
0 |
|
1,227 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|