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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273 |
30.9 |
902 |
2016 |
|
|
|
144 |
21.5 |
693 |
246 |
25.5 |
992 |
289 |
32.9 |
896 |
2015 |
|
|
|
153 |
22.8 |
690 |
242 |
24.6 |
1,010 |
335 |
37.9 |
898 |
2014 |
|
|
|
153 |
23 |
685 |
290 |
29.7 |
997 |
311 |
35.6 |
888 |
2013 |
|
|
|
162 |
29.8 |
555 |
285 |
29.3 |
993 |
301 |
34.6 |
885 |
2012 |
|
|
|
170 |
31.2 |
555 |
276 |
26.5 |
1,069 |
303 |
34.5 |
893 |
2011 |
|
|
|
167 |
30.8 |
553 |
276 |
25.2 |
1,128 |
295 |
33 |
911 |
2010 |
|
|
|
181 |
32.8 |
562 |
277 |
23.6 |
1,212 |
286 |
39.1 |
742 |
2009 |
|
|
|
157 |
28.4 |
565 |
265 |
23.2 |
1,178 |
282 |
40.4 |
708 |
2008 |
|
|
|
156 |
28.2 |
566 |
255 |
23 |
1,146 |
264 |
38.8 |
690 |
2007 |
|
|
|
166 |
29.9 |
567 |
196 |
16.9 |
1,213 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES:
Data
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 |
. |
9,887 |
5,722 |
5,512 |
6,372 |
7,395 |
9,413 |
9,766 |
8,026 |
18,508 |
Departments |
. |
9,030 |
4,337 |
3,803 |
5,194 |
5,526 |
8,595 |
6,322 |
6,380 |
15,655 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
30 |
30 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
296 |
. |
295 |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
642 |
930 |
5,043 |
3,443 |
2,536 |
10,286 |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
1,291 |
. |
. |
40 |
40 |
114 |
74 |
. |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
7,709 |
4,307 |
3,803 |
4,512 |
4,526 |
3,438 |
2,265 |
3,844 |
5,005 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
30 |
. |
. |
. |
69 |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
245 |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
858 |
1,385 |
1,708 |
1,178 |
1,869 |
819 |
3,445 |
1,646 |
2,853 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
150 |
75 |
350 |
297 |
. |
. |
750 |
750 |
750 |
National Science Foundation |
. |
708 |
1,310 |
1,358 |
882 |
1,869 |
819 |
2,695 |
896 |
2,028 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Office of Justice Programs |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social Security Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
75 |
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 |
. |
9,887 |
5,722 |
5,512 |
6,372 |
7,395 |
9,413 |
9,766 |
8,026 |
18,508 |
Research and development |
. |
6,660 |
5,382 |
4,923 |
6,082 |
7,151 |
8,738 |
8,475 |
5,342 |
14,397 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
0 |
334 |
0 |
0 |
310 |
335 |
0 |
344 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
3,227 |
340 |
223 |
219 |
214 |
245 |
522 |
391 |
836 |
General support for S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,793 |
2,189 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
0 |
0 |
31 |
71 |
29 |
120 |
434 |
500 |
742 |
Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2016–07
Selected characteristics |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All full-time students |
999 |
961 |
957 |
791 |
739 |
759 |
708 |
847 |
904 |
769 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
495 |
541 |
572 |
463 |
393 |
409 |
409 |
451 |
400 |
358 |
Female |
504 |
420 |
385 |
328 |
346 |
350 |
299 |
396 |
504 |
411 |
First-year full-time |
502 |
399 |
382 |
398 |
390 |
419 |
370 |
384 |
410 |
335 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
683 |
555 |
475 |
445 |
551 |
571 |
505 |
573 |
847 |
546 |
Hispanic or Latino |
194 |
156 |
138 |
102 |
123 |
114 |
107 |
93 |
131 |
95 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
451 |
355 |
291 |
303 |
380 |
377 |
349 |
409 |
630 |
374 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
Asian |
157 |
119 |
89 |
97 |
137 |
126 |
126 |
125 |
335 |
99 |
Black or African American |
31 |
22 |
26 |
27 |
32 |
37 |
30 |
35 |
52 |
34 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
7 |
30 |
White |
229 |
183 |
151 |
151 |
185 |
197 |
167 |
226 |
231 |
207 |
More than one race |
34 |
30 |
19 |
23 |
23 |
14 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
38 |
44 |
46 |
40 |
48 |
80 |
49 |
71 |
86 |
77 |
Temporary visa holders |
316 |
406 |
482 |
346 |
188 |
188 |
203 |
274 |
57 |
223 |
Science and engineering |
797 |
773 |
875 |
731 |
680 |
696 |
634 |
742 |
674 |
590 |
Science |
593 |
499 |
564 |
509 |
507 |
516 |
430 |
506 |
479 |
420 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
52 |
22 |
28 |
31 |
46 |
40 |
30 |
25 |
36 |
22 |
Communication |
5 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
Computer sciences |
134 |
138 |
185 |
150 |
96 |
125 |
120 |
103 |
74 |
59 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
6 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
17 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
61 |
52 |
51 |
56 |
67 |
67 |
54 |
75 |
52 |
54 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
10 |
6 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
16 |
25 |
21 |
23 |
20 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
35 |
31 |
Psychology |
103 |
58 |
48 |
37 |
42 |
46 |
43 |
41 |
46 |
53 |
Social sciences |
206 |
180 |
211 |
195 |
221 |
190 |
134 |
217 |
216 |
184 |
Engineering |
204 |
274 |
311 |
222 |
173 |
180 |
204 |
236 |
195 |
170 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
46 |
40 |
25 |
26 |
36 |
44 |
45 |
34 |
21 |
14 |
Electrical engineering |
85 |
162 |
217 |
132 |
85 |
78 |
85 |
124 |
125 |
111 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
27 |
30 |
38 |
22 |
11 |
18 |
21 |
29 |
0 |
15 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
46 |
42 |
31 |
42 |
41 |
40 |
53 |
49 |
49 |
30 |
Health |
202 |
188 |
82 |
60 |
59 |
63 |
74 |
105 |
230 |
179 |
Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2016–07
Selected characteristics |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All part-time students |
782 |
893 |
838 |
862 |
951 |
1,040 |
1,050 |
951 |
869 |
1,173 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
429 |
496 |
477 |
492 |
579 |
593 |
604 |
528 |
442 |
574 |
Female |
353 |
397 |
361 |
370 |
372 |
447 |
446 |
423 |
427 |
599 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
657 |
751 |
475 |
818 |
900 |
969 |
937 |
855 |
804 |
1,076 |
Hispanic or Latino |
210 |
227 |
138 |
181 |
197 |
213 |
130 |
162 |
165 |
199 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
391 |
463 |
291 |
552 |
595 |
603 |
658 |
571 |
532 |
733 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
Asian |
126 |
129 |
89 |
176 |
206 |
229 |
230 |
191 |
215 |
208 |
Black or African American |
32 |
43 |
26 |
49 |
45 |
47 |
45 |
53 |
52 |
78 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
36 |
5 |
69 |
White |
200 |
264 |
151 |
295 |
309 |
316 |
341 |
283 |
256 |
370 |
More than one race |
29 |
22 |
19 |
27 |
29 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
56 |
61 |
46 |
85 |
108 |
153 |
149 |
122 |
107 |
144 |
Temporary visa holders |
125 |
142 |
482 |
44 |
51 |
71 |
113 |
96 |
65 |
97 |
Science and engineering |
760 |
864 |
807 |
838 |
925 |
999 |
982 |
897 |
724 |
979 |
Science |
562 |
659 |
604 |
643 |
696 |
724 |
718 |
626 |
540 |
698 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
76 |
85 |
89 |
90 |
65 |
79 |
59 |
57 |
62 |
69 |
Communication |
22 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
25 |
20 |
22 |
11 |
21 |
Computer sciences |
63 |
55 |
53 |
70 |
99 |
99 |
124 |
93 |
59 |
79 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
15 |
22 |
27 |
23 |
31 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
7 |
8 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
87 |
103 |
102 |
113 |
105 |
115 |
113 |
79 |
55 |
70 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
16 |
21 |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
20 |
90 |
78 |
65 |
69 |
44 |
49 |
46 |
39 |
45 |
Psychology |
36 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
20 |
21 |
28 |
19 |
14 |
26 |
Social sciences |
227 |
259 |
230 |
258 |
287 |
314 |
297 |
284 |
291 |
379 |
Engineering |
198 |
205 |
203 |
195 |
229 |
275 |
264 |
271 |
184 |
281 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
23 |
28 |
32 |
48 |
65 |
76 |
80 |
64 |
28 |
51 |
Electrical engineering |
70 |
104 |
92 |
70 |
77 |
82 |
93 |
85 |
85 |
113 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
52 |
42 |
33 |
23 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
46 |
36 |
45 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
53 |
31 |
46 |
54 |
57 |
86 |
60 |
76 |
35 |
72 |
Health |
22 |
29 |
31 |
24 |
26 |
41 |
68 |
54 |
145 |
194 |
Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2016–07
Field |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All surveyed fields |
49 |
49 |
39 |
29 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
29 |
50 |
82 |
Science and engineering |
31 |
33 |
32 |
23 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
29 |
26 |
4 |
Science |
15 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
25 |
1 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
Psychology |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
0 |
Engineering |
16 |
19 |
20 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
3 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
7 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
Health |
18 |
16 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
78 |
Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2016–07
Type and primary source of support |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All types and sources of support |
999 |
961 |
957 |
791 |
739 |
759 |
708 |
847 |
904 |
769 |
Fellowships |
20 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
30 |
80 |
Federal |
15 |
14 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
26 |
78 |
Nonfederal |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Institutional |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Research assistantships |
29 |
34 |
28 |
20 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
54 |
26 |
26 |
Federal |
21 |
25 |
24 |
16 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
6 |
2 |
Nonfederal |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
Institutional |
6 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
32 |
19 |
24 |
Teaching assistantships |
96 |
87 |
74 |
70 |
81 |
83 |
78 |
83 |
102 |
118 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
96 |
87 |
74 |
70 |
81 |
83 |
78 |
77 |
96 |
118 |
Other types of support |
854 |
822 |
846 |
692 |
634 |
649 |
605 |
705 |
746 |
545 |
Federal |
13 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
Nonfederal |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Institutional |
47 |
33 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
3 |
26 |
25 |
31 |
Self-support |
790 |
774 |
823 |
670 |
609 |
628 |
597 |
672 |
707 |
510 |
Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2016–07
Selected characteristics |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All postdoctorates |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Female |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2016–07
Field |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All surveyed fields |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Science and engineering |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Science |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
18,805 |
|
16,390 |
|
8,830 |
|
10,097 |
|
12,796 |
|
13,696 |
i |
14,595 |
i |
15,494 |
|
13,453 |
|
16,400 |
|
Science |
14,724 |
|
12,597 |
|
7,154 |
|
7,610 |
|
9,499 |
|
10,036 |
i |
10,573 |
i |
9,495 |
|
7,346 |
|
7,478 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
68 |
|
101 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
30 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
276 |
|
437 |
|
435 |
|
242 |
|
451 |
|
477 |
i |
505 |
i |
523 |
|
486 |
|
144 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
276 |
|
437 |
|
435 |
|
242 |
|
451 |
|
477 |
i |
505 |
i |
516 |
|
474 |
|
56 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
7 |
|
12 |
|
88 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
3,130 |
|
3,208 |
|
2,916 |
|
3,281 |
|
4,673 |
|
4,955 |
i |
5,237 |
i |
4,106 |
|
2,784 |
|
3,716 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
1,535 |
|
1,211 |
|
1,092 |
|
1,650 |
|
2,316 |
|
2,461 |
i |
2,605 |
i |
2,470 |
|
1,988 |
|
2,572 |
|
Health sciences |
1,595 |
|
1,997 |
|
0 |
|
7 |
|
123 |
|
137 |
i |
152 |
i |
618 |
|
502 |
|
409 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
1,824 |
|
1,624 |
|
2,234 |
|
2,357 |
i |
2,480 |
i |
1,018 |
|
294 |
|
735 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
581 |
|
617 |
|
78 |
|
39 |
|
38 |
|
40 |
i |
42 |
i |
95 |
|
38 |
|
79 |
|
Physical sciences |
3,808 |
|
2,722 |
|
1,321 |
|
1,926 |
|
1,544 |
|
1,625 |
i |
1,706 |
i |
986 |
|
912 |
|
1,160 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
219 |
|
201 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
3,230 |
|
2,271 |
|
1,027 |
|
1,568 |
|
1,008 |
|
1,061 |
i |
1,112 |
i |
842 |
|
852 |
|
980 |
|
Materials science |
356 |
|
203 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
3 |
|
47 |
|
294 |
|
358 |
|
536 |
|
564 |
i |
594 |
i |
144 |
|
60 |
|
180 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
3,128 |
|
2,573 |
|
1,995 |
|
1,860 |
|
2,387 |
|
2,510 |
i |
2,631 |
i |
2,062 |
|
1,650 |
|
1,832 |
|
Social sciences |
329 |
|
223 |
|
146 |
|
86 |
|
169 |
|
180 |
i |
191 |
i |
359 |
|
445 |
|
63 |
|
Anthropology |
35 |
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
29 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
40 |
|
45 |
i |
49 |
i |
0 |
|
1 |
|
52 |
|
Political science and government |
5 |
|
53 |
|
50 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
444 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
9 |
|
0 |
|
56 |
|
32 |
|
56 |
|
59 |
i |
62 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
251 |
|
149 |
|
34 |
|
49 |
|
73 |
|
76 |
i |
80 |
i |
359 |
|
0 |
|
11 |
|
Sciences, nec |
3,404 |
|
2,716 |
|
263 |
|
176 |
|
237 |
|
249 |
i |
261 |
i |
1,334 |
|
1,031 |
|
484 |
|
Engineering |
2,269 |
|
1,578 |
|
954 |
|
2,136 |
|
2,995 |
|
3,214 |
i |
3,433 |
i |
5,267 |
|
5,319 |
|
7,493 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
257 |
|
41 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
23 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
75 |
|
2 |
|
12 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
41 |
|
31 |
|
Civil engineering |
582 |
|
504 |
|
70 |
|
89 |
|
42 |
|
44 |
i |
46 |
i |
636 |
|
527 |
|
720 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
225 |
|
66 |
|
167 |
|
43 |
|
23 |
|
26 |
i |
28 |
i |
31 |
|
69 |
|
244 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
489 |
|
9 |
|
132 |
|
1,358 |
|
991 |
|
1,098 |
i |
1,208 |
i |
684 |
|
490 |
|
460 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
641 |
|
956 |
|
573 |
|
638 |
|
1,939 |
|
2,046 |
i |
2,151 |
i |
3,888 |
|
4,192 |
|
6,038 |
|
Non-S&E |
1,812 |
|
2,215 |
|
722 |
|
351 |
|
302 |
|
446 |
i |
589 |
i |
732 |
|
788 |
|
1,429 |
|
Business management and business administration |
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
4 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
11 |
|
12 |
|
19 |
i |
27 |
i |
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
1,031 |
|
883 |
|
516 |
|
138 |
|
81 |
|
106 |
i |
132 |
i |
392 |
|
739 |
|
1,171 |
|
Humanities |
258 |
|
535 |
|
47 |
|
21 |
|
46 |
|
51 |
i |
54 |
i |
78 |
|
44 |
|
223 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
64 |
|
71 |
|
109 |
|
178 |
|
133 |
|
242 |
i |
350 |
i |
24 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
168 |
|
168 |
|
50 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
5 |
|
35 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
273 |
|
548 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
30 |
|
28 |
i |
26 |
i |
237 |
|
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 |
18,805 |
|
13,085 |
|
772 |
|
2,895 |
|
587 |
|
882 |
|
584 |
|
Science |
14,724 |
|
11,947 |
|
625 |
|
1,104 |
|
140 |
|
532 |
|
376 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
68 |
|
6 |
|
43 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
4 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
276 |
|
123 |
|
79 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
74 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
276 |
|
123 |
|
79 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
74 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
3,130 |
|
1,906 |
|
287 |
|
401 |
|
130 |
|
370 |
|
36 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
1,535 |
|
946 |
|
165 |
|
205 |
|
57 |
|
132 |
|
30 |
|
Health sciences |
1,595 |
|
960 |
|
122 |
|
196 |
|
73 |
|
238 |
|
6 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
581 |
|
576 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
3,808 |
|
3,254 |
|
158 |
|
158 |
|
0 |
|
118 |
|
120 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
219 |
|
193 |
|
0 |
|
24 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
3,230 |
|
3,061 |
|
0 |
|
53 |
|
0 |
|
116 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
356 |
|
0 |
|
158 |
|
78 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
120 |
|
Physics |
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
3,128 |
|
2,769 |
|
0 |
|
218 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
136 |
|
Social sciences |
329 |
|
127 |
|
58 |
|
102 |
|
10 |
|
26 |
|
6 |
|
Anthropology |
35 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
35 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
29 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
16 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
251 |
|
127 |
|
58 |
|
50 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
Sciences, nec |
3,404 |
|
3,186 |
|
0 |
|
218 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
2,269 |
|
1,044 |
|
84 |
|
432 |
|
447 |
|
54 |
|
208 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
257 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
257 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
75 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
70 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
582 |
|
344 |
|
2 |
|
74 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
162 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
225 |
|
195 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
18 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
489 |
|
379 |
|
0 |
|
35 |
|
21 |
|
54 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
641 |
|
126 |
|
82 |
|
306 |
|
99 |
|
0 |
|
28 |
|
Non-S&E |
1,812 |
|
94 |
|
63 |
|
1,359 |
|
0 |
|
296 |
|
0 |
|
Business management and business administration |
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
1,031 |
|
60 |
|
63 |
|
726 |
|
0 |
|
182 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
258 |
|
25 |
|
0 |
|
233 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
64 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
19 |
|
0 |
|
36 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
168 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
160 |
|
0 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
273 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
203 |
|
0 |
|
70 |
|
0 |
|
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 |
13,085 |
|
11,176 |
|
6,198 |
|
7,879 |
|
10,701 |
|
11,379 |
i |
12,055 |
i |
12,731 |
|
9,963 |
|
12,702 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
30 |
|
539 |
|
486 |
|
688 |
|
920 |
|
973 |
i |
1,024 |
i |
200 |
|
25 |
|
15 |
|
Department of Defense |
144 |
|
159 |
|
112 |
|
366 |
|
1,915 |
|
2,012 |
i |
2,107 |
i |
3,920 |
|
4,322 |
|
6,345 |
|
Department of Energy |
761 |
|
476 |
|
448 |
|
324 |
|
383 |
|
402 |
i |
421 |
i |
119 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
8,624 |
|
7,211 |
|
2,705 |
|
3,691 |
|
3,971 |
|
4,272 |
i |
4,572 |
i |
3,070 |
|
3,054 |
|
3,390 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
392 |
|
508 |
|
659 |
|
1,010 |
|
1,313 |
|
1,379 |
i |
1,444 |
i |
1,158 |
|
640 |
|
0 |
|
National Science Foundation |
1,567 |
|
1,188 |
|
1,318 |
|
1,726 |
|
1,849 |
|
1,947 |
i |
2,049 |
i |
1,808 |
|
812 |
|
925 |
|
Other Agencies |
1,567 |
|
1,095 |
|
470 |
|
74 |
|
350 |
|
394 |
i |
438 |
i |
2,456 |
|
1,110 |
|
2,007 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
893 |
|
156 |
|
737 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
567 |
|
109 |
|
458 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
452 |
|
101 |
|
351 |
|
0 |
|
2014 |
504 |
|
83 |
|
421 |
|
0 |
|
2013 |
382 |
|
69 |
|
313 |
|
1 |
|
2012 |
382 |
i |
69 |
i |
313 |
i |
1 |
i |
2011 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|