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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
1.2 |
902 |
2016 |
128 |
30.2 |
431 |
148 |
22 |
693 |
4 |
1.3 |
992 |
4 |
1.3 |
896 |
2015 |
125 |
29.8 |
428 |
151 |
22.6 |
690 |
5 |
1.4 |
1,010 |
4 |
1.3 |
898 |
2014 |
119 |
28.6 |
424 |
152 |
22.9 |
685 |
6 |
1.5 |
997 |
5 |
1.4 |
888 |
2013 |
119 |
29 |
419 |
149 |
27.4 |
555 |
4 |
1.3 |
993 |
6 |
1.6 |
885 |
2012 |
122 |
29.9 |
415 |
139 |
25.7 |
555 |
5 |
1.4 |
1,069 |
6 |
1.6 |
893 |
2011 |
124 |
30.9 |
408 |
143 |
26.5 |
553 |
5 |
1.4 |
1,128 |
7 |
1.6 |
911 |
2010 |
107 |
26.4 |
414 |
176 |
31.9 |
562 |
8 |
1.6 |
1,212 |
8 |
1.9 |
742 |
2009 |
115 |
28 |
419 |
163 |
29.4 |
565 |
10 |
1.8 |
1,178 |
4 |
1.4 |
708 |
2008 |
110 |
26.9 |
418 |
145 |
26.2 |
566 |
4 |
1.3 |
1,146 |
5 |
1.6 |
690 |
2007 |
112 |
27.8 |
411 |
152 |
27.4 |
567 |
9 |
1.6 |
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 |
123 |
130 |
136 |
136 |
133 |
120 |
150 |
131 |
141 |
131 |
Science and engineering |
121 |
129 |
133 |
135 |
131 |
119 |
150 |
131 |
141 |
131 |
Science |
109 |
117 |
125 |
123 |
123 |
107 |
139 |
123 |
132 |
120 |
Life science |
94 |
107 |
114 |
112 |
116 |
99 |
119 |
114 |
121 |
109 |
Biological sciences |
67 |
85 |
92 |
101 |
89 |
77 |
93 |
84 |
84 |
79 |
Health |
27 |
22 |
22 |
11 |
27 |
22 |
26 |
30 |
37 |
30 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Chemistry |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Physics and astronomy |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology and social sciences |
9 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Anthropology |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
. |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Sociology |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
Other social sciences |
4 |
. |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
12 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
12 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
Non-science and engineering |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Education |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Teaching fields |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other education |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Humanities |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
History |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
571,143 |
582,895 |
573,638 |
571,436 |
560,303 |
573,861 |
551,448 |
524,066 |
470,405 |
Departments |
. |
565,304 |
576,923 |
568,521 |
568,440 |
557,924 |
569,036 |
547,625 |
522,068 |
464,897 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
37 |
42 |
. |
. |
. |
60 |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
23 |
48 |
116 |
Department of Defense |
. |
19,973 |
23,783 |
31,426 |
4,298 |
18,524 |
7,758 |
1,566 |
4,639 |
3,605 |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
100 |
920 |
894 |
894 |
850 |
850 |
651 |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
125 |
164 |
569 |
690 |
632 |
350 |
1,046 |
325 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
545,331 |
552,916 |
536,012 |
562,642 |
537,775 |
559,796 |
544,836 |
515,684 |
460,791 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
5,840 |
5,972 |
5,117 |
2,996 |
2,379 |
4,825 |
3,822 |
1,998 |
5,508 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1,509 |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
835 |
520 |
349 |
543 |
873 |
749 |
640 |
795 |
556 |
National Science Foundation |
. |
5,005 |
5,452 |
4,768 |
2,453 |
1,506 |
2,567 |
3,183 |
1,203 |
4,952 |
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 |
. |
571,143 |
582,895 |
573,638 |
571,436 |
560,303 |
573,861 |
551,948 |
524,066 |
470,405 |
Research and development |
. |
528,494 |
546,278 |
524,061 |
546,048 |
525,793 |
531,278 |
527,864 |
498,035 |
433,388 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
1,977 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
22,785 |
23,188 |
24,243 |
23,045 |
22,548 |
29,624 |
23,391 |
21,902 |
26,409 |
General support for S&E |
. |
1,915 |
600 |
507 |
1,182 |
5,004 |
9,720 |
693 |
4,043 |
4,417 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
17,950 |
12,829 |
24,763 |
1,161 |
6,958 |
1,261 |
0 |
86 |
6,191 |
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 |
977 |
978 |
984 |
954 |
991 |
920 |
726 |
795 |
954 |
884 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
427 |
418 |
415 |
409 |
416 |
400 |
318 |
353 |
425 |
380 |
Female |
550 |
560 |
569 |
545 |
575 |
520 |
408 |
442 |
529 |
504 |
First-year full-time |
218 |
228 |
260 |
52 |
261 |
249 |
99 |
146 |
151 |
137 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
864 |
868 |
887 |
869 |
917 |
811 |
679 |
729 |
886 |
826 |
Hispanic or Latino |
89 |
75 |
89 |
96 |
78 |
40 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
44 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
712 |
633 |
726 |
695 |
723 |
673 |
476 |
539 |
659 |
688 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
Asian |
220 |
183 |
210 |
183 |
178 |
138 |
108 |
137 |
156 |
176 |
Black or African American |
43 |
33 |
43 |
41 |
47 |
33 |
24 |
18 |
41 |
21 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
20 |
3 |
White |
404 |
377 |
426 |
434 |
459 |
455 |
339 |
362 |
437 |
449 |
More than one race |
42 |
38 |
44 |
33 |
33 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
63 |
160 |
72 |
78 |
116 |
98 |
150 |
137 |
174 |
94 |
Temporary visa holders |
113 |
110 |
97 |
85 |
74 |
109 |
47 |
66 |
68 |
58 |
Science and engineering |
730 |
711 |
689 |
697 |
695 |
627 |
491 |
543 |
678 |
583 |
Science |
621 |
599 |
599 |
609 |
614 |
559 |
437 |
473 |
534 |
511 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
342 |
333 |
344 |
359 |
361 |
343 |
325 |
351 |
379 |
374 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
33 |
32 |
30 |
34 |
40 |
38 |
26 |
31 |
33 |
33 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
54 |
50 |
32 |
24 |
13 |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
89 |
87 |
93 |
89 |
85 |
70 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
56 |
47 |
48 |
50 |
58 |
50 |
41 |
44 |
51 |
50 |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
47 |
50 |
52 |
53 |
57 |
50 |
45 |
47 |
71 |
54 |
Engineering |
109 |
112 |
90 |
88 |
81 |
68 |
54 |
70 |
144 |
72 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
109 |
112 |
90 |
88 |
81 |
68 |
54 |
70 |
144 |
72 |
Health |
247 |
267 |
295 |
257 |
296 |
293 |
235 |
252 |
276 |
301 |
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 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Female |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
2 |
0 |
887 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hispanic or Latino |
1 |
0 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
1 |
0 |
726 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
0 |
0 |
210 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Black or African American |
0 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
1 |
0 |
426 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
More than one race |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
0 |
0 |
72 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Temporary visa holders |
0 |
0 |
97 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Health |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
545 |
351 |
510 |
554 |
501 |
253 |
117 |
93 |
591 |
513 |
Science and engineering |
478 |
310 |
444 |
482 |
424 |
229 |
78 |
76 |
457 |
348 |
Science |
406 |
293 |
388 |
423 |
372 |
216 |
74 |
68 |
332 |
299 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
254 |
217 |
236 |
268 |
242 |
160 |
56 |
58 |
260 |
238 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
24 |
24 |
26 |
28 |
26 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
25 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
15 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
61 |
17 |
72 |
68 |
49 |
29 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
44 |
8 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
45 |
32 |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
8 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Engineering |
72 |
17 |
56 |
59 |
52 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
125 |
49 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
72 |
17 |
56 |
59 |
52 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
125 |
49 |
Health |
67 |
41 |
66 |
72 |
77 |
24 |
39 |
17 |
134 |
165 |
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 |
977 |
978 |
984 |
954 |
991 |
920 |
726 |
795 |
954 |
884 |
Fellowships |
503 |
632 |
532 |
364 |
395 |
543 |
475 |
482 |
591 |
545 |
Federal |
270 |
222 |
263 |
281 |
257 |
213 |
111 |
93 |
254 |
230 |
Nonfederal |
44 |
162 |
68 |
65 |
107 |
98 |
73 |
48 |
69 |
100 |
Institutional |
189 |
248 |
201 |
18 |
31 |
232 |
291 |
341 |
268 |
215 |
Research assistantships |
275 |
129 |
247 |
275 |
242 |
247 |
246 |
303 |
339 |
288 |
Federal |
275 |
129 |
247 |
273 |
242 |
39 |
6 |
0 |
337 |
283 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Institutional |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
208 |
237 |
303 |
2 |
3 |
Teaching assistantships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
Other types of support |
199 |
217 |
205 |
315 |
354 |
130 |
2 |
9 |
21 |
32 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
29 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
0 |
0 |
1 |
173 |
212 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Self-support |
170 |
212 |
204 |
142 |
140 |
129 |
2 |
9 |
21 |
32 |
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 |
1,037 |
1,041 |
1,051 |
1,047 |
1,066 |
1,091 |
1,094 |
689 |
705 |
617 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
515 |
514 |
518 |
536 |
550 |
567 |
566 |
385 |
423 |
366 |
Female |
522 |
527 |
533 |
511 |
516 |
524 |
528 |
304 |
282 |
251 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
452 |
476 |
508 |
509 |
509 |
822 |
834 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
585 |
565 |
543 |
538 |
557 |
269 |
260 |
689 |
705 |
617 |
Science and engineering |
342 |
322 |
352 |
361 |
377 |
652 |
647 |
415 |
434 |
369 |
Science |
285 |
268 |
297 |
311 |
326 |
652 |
647 |
415 |
434 |
369 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
275 |
263 |
290 |
306 |
325 |
652 |
647 |
415 |
434 |
369 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
57 |
54 |
55 |
50 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
57 |
54 |
55 |
50 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Health |
695 |
719 |
699 |
686 |
689 |
439 |
447 |
274 |
271 |
248 |
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 |
595 |
558 |
619 |
583 |
639 |
79 |
124 |
198 |
260 |
452 |
Science and engineering |
207 |
185 |
218 |
217 |
248 |
47 |
82 |
129 |
175 |
302 |
Science |
175 |
160 |
197 |
194 |
222 |
47 |
82 |
129 |
175 |
302 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
171 |
159 |
194 |
191 |
222 |
47 |
82 |
129 |
175 |
302 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
32 |
25 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
32 |
25 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Health |
388 |
373 |
401 |
366 |
391 |
32 |
42 |
69 |
85 |
150 |
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 |
1,409,398 |
|
1,294,261 |
|
1,126,620 |
|
1,084,031 |
|
1,042,841 |
|
1,032,673 |
|
995,226 |
i |
935,509 |
i |
947,697 |
|
885,182 |
|
Science |
1,409,398 |
|
1,294,261 |
|
1,126,620 |
|
1,084,031 |
|
1,042,841 |
|
1,032,673 |
|
995,226 |
i |
935,509 |
i |
947,697 |
|
885,182 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
1,346,383 |
|
1,237,736 |
|
1,075,635 |
|
1,052,759 |
|
1,030,983 |
|
1,018,481 |
|
981,233 |
i |
920,548 |
i |
930,283 |
|
862,987 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
16,654 |
|
18,481 |
|
15,170 |
|
42,509 |
|
25,960 |
|
31,737 |
|
32,676 |
i |
31,288 |
i |
29,667 |
|
28,737 |
|
Health sciences |
1,329,729 |
|
1,219,255 |
|
1,060,465 |
|
1,010,250 |
|
1,005,023 |
|
986,744 |
|
948,557 |
i |
889,260 |
i |
900,616 |
|
834,250 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
63,015 |
|
56,525 |
|
50,985 |
|
31,272 |
|
11,858 |
|
14,192 |
|
13,993 |
i |
14,961 |
i |
17,414 |
|
22,195 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
62,673 |
|
56,160 |
|
50,957 |
|
31,267 |
|
11,858 |
|
14,192 |
|
13,993 |
i |
14,961 |
i |
17,414 |
|
22,195 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
342 |
|
365 |
|
28 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
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 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Business management and business administration |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
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 |
1,409,398 |
|
606,768 |
|
32,952 |
|
333,955 |
|
96,903 |
|
221,430 |
|
117,390 |
|
Science |
1,409,398 |
|
606,768 |
|
32,952 |
|
333,955 |
|
96,903 |
|
221,430 |
|
117,390 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
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 |
1,346,383 |
|
570,478 |
|
32,565 |
|
324,688 |
|
90,646 |
|
213,947 |
|
114,059 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
16,654 |
|
9,497 |
|
171 |
|
3,607 |
|
639 |
|
1,459 |
|
1,281 |
|
Health sciences |
1,329,729 |
|
560,981 |
|
32,394 |
|
321,081 |
|
90,007 |
|
212,488 |
|
112,778 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
63,015 |
|
36,290 |
|
387 |
|
9,267 |
|
6,257 |
|
7,483 |
|
3,331 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
62,673 |
|
36,290 |
|
387 |
|
9,025 |
|
6,157 |
|
7,483 |
|
3,331 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
342 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
242 |
|
100 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Business management and business administration |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
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 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
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 |
606,768 |
|
602,705 |
|
535,457 |
|
544,697 |
|
566,117 |
|
559,329 |
|
570,116 |
|
514,693 |
|
483,667 |
|
472,642 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
87 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
120 |
|
117 |
|
60 |
|
Department of Defense |
21,515 |
|
21,949 |
|
20,657 |
|
14,832 |
|
10,766 |
|
8,992 |
|
5,177 |
|
4,283 |
|
5,155 |
|
7,557 |
|
Department of Energy |
340 |
|
300 |
|
246 |
|
490 |
|
634 |
|
605 |
|
857 |
|
555 |
|
578 |
|
706 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
547,779 |
|
523,341 |
|
504,874 |
|
525,308 |
|
544,236 |
|
537,601 |
|
542,877 |
|
500,350 |
|
470,319 |
|
455,872 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
766 |
|
859 |
|
848 |
|
564 |
|
836 |
|
838 |
|
746 |
|
933 |
|
591 |
|
567 |
|
National Science Foundation |
6,090 |
|
4,900 |
|
4,633 |
|
3,502 |
|
1,426 |
|
3,731 |
|
11,801 |
|
2,151 |
|
1,635 |
|
2,380 |
|
Other Agencies |
30,191 |
|
51,356 |
|
4,198 |
|
0 |
|
8,219 |
|
7,562 |
|
8,658 |
|
6,301 |
|
5,272 |
|
5,500 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
8,939 |
|
588 |
|
8,351 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
8,727 |
|
642 |
|
8,085 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
8,529 |
|
1,218 |
|
7,311 |
|
1,368 |
|
2014 |
8,159 |
|
1,352 |
|
6,807 |
|
1,368 |
|
2013 |
7,952 |
|
1,360 |
|
6,592 |
|
1,361 |
|
2012 |
8,191 |
|
1,297 |
|
6,894 |
|
1,379 |
|
2011 |
7,900 |
|
1,268 |
|
6,632 |
|
1,433 |
|