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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
202 |
23.1 |
902 |
| 2016 |
148 |
34.8 |
431 |
191 |
28.2 |
693 |
222 |
23.1 |
992 |
242 |
27.7 |
896 |
| 2015 |
147 |
34.8 |
428 |
194 |
28.7 |
690 |
225 |
23 |
1,010 |
258 |
29.4 |
898 |
| 2014 |
141 |
33.8 |
424 |
189 |
28.2 |
685 |
230 |
23.8 |
997 |
251 |
28.9 |
888 |
| 2013 |
155 |
37.5 |
419 |
172 |
31.6 |
555 |
242 |
25 |
993 |
248 |
28.7 |
885 |
| 2012 |
137 |
33.5 |
415 |
166 |
30.5 |
555 |
223 |
21.6 |
1,069 |
178 |
20.6 |
893 |
| 2011 |
164 |
40.6 |
408 |
166 |
30.6 |
553 |
240 |
22 |
1,128 |
181 |
20.6 |
911 |
| 2010 |
151 |
37 |
414 |
163 |
29.6 |
562 |
219 |
18.8 |
1,212 |
182 |
25.2 |
742 |
| 2009 |
147 |
35.6 |
419 |
171 |
30.8 |
565 |
205 |
18.2 |
1,178 |
179 |
25.9 |
708 |
| 2008 |
148 |
35.9 |
418 |
172 |
31 |
566 |
232 |
21 |
1,146 |
181 |
26.9 |
690 |
| 2007 |
161 |
39.6 |
411 |
168 |
30.2 |
567 |
216 |
18.6 |
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 |
103 |
99 |
104 |
89 |
104 |
75 |
84 |
90 |
83 |
73 |
| Science and engineering |
54 |
61 |
50 |
52 |
57 |
50 |
52 |
44 |
37 |
44 |
| Science |
46 |
44 |
39 |
43 |
47 |
46 |
42 |
37 |
31 |
36 |
| Life science |
18 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
25 |
18 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
| Agricultural sciences |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
| Biological sciences |
11 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
| Health |
7 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences |
5 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
| Chemistry |
. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
| Physics and astronomy |
4 |
1 |
3 |
. |
4 |
. |
3 |
2 |
. |
1 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
9 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
| Computer sciences |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Mathematics |
5 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Psychology and social sciences |
14 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
| Psychology |
11 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
| Anthropology |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
| Political science and government |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sociology |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. |
| Other social sciences |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Engineering |
8 |
17 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Civil engineering |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Electrical engineering |
. |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| Mechanical engineering |
2 |
. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. |
3 |
2 |
. |
1 |
| Other engineering |
4 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Non-science and engineering |
49 |
38 |
54 |
37 |
47 |
25 |
32 |
46 |
46 |
29 |
| Education |
32 |
25 |
36 |
20 |
29 |
11 |
16 |
32 |
24 |
18 |
| Education administration |
14 |
11 |
19 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
| Education research |
15 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
| Teacher education |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
| Teaching fields |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
. |
| Other education |
1 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| Humanities |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Foreign languages & literature |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
| History |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
| Letters |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
. |
| Other humanities |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
. |
3 |
4 |
| Other |
14 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
17 |
6 |
| Business management/administration |
7 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
3 |
| Communication |
1 |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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 |
. |
12,303 |
11,121 |
9,351 |
12,300 |
10,621 |
17,197 |
21,049 |
11,393 |
14,098 |
| Departments |
. |
9,064 |
8,613 |
7,816 |
11,174 |
9,364 |
14,663 |
17,553 |
5,891 |
11,865 |
| Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
437 |
438 |
490 |
. |
| Department of Commerce |
. |
2,611 |
952 |
1,154 |
1,115 |
1,335 |
1,717 |
1,785 |
65 |
50 |
| Department of Defense |
. |
1,401 |
1,460 |
917 |
3,731 |
2,552 |
4,574 |
7,552 |
1,260 |
7,182 |
| Department of Education |
. |
198 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
99 |
. |
. |
| Department of Energy |
. |
. |
900 |
250 |
. |
250 |
3,439 |
1,189 |
. |
91 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
4,611 |
5,144 |
5,385 |
6,068 |
4,766 |
4,365 |
5,144 |
4,049 |
4,542 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of the Interior |
. |
243 |
157 |
110 |
261 |
461 |
130 |
1,346 |
27 |
. |
| Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other agencies |
. |
3,238 |
2,508 |
1,535 |
1,126 |
1,257 |
2,535 |
3,495 |
5,502 |
2,233 |
| Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
237 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
399 |
. |
. |
. |
| National Science Foundation |
. |
3,001 |
2,508 |
1,535 |
1,126 |
1,257 |
2,135 |
3,495 |
5,502 |
2,233 |
| 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 |
. |
12,303 |
11,121 |
9,351 |
12,300 |
10,621 |
17,197 |
21,049 |
11,393 |
14,098 |
| Research and development |
. |
10,862 |
9,921 |
8,627 |
11,666 |
9,474 |
16,556 |
18,996 |
7,580 |
11,944 |
| R&D plant |
. |
491 |
786 |
267 |
301 |
360 |
485 |
1,049 |
0 |
0 |
| Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
245 |
0 |
38 |
36 |
654 |
143 |
786 |
1,035 |
445 |
| General support for S&E |
. |
307 |
297 |
297 |
297 |
134 |
0 |
106 |
903 |
1,061 |
| Other S&E activities |
. |
398 |
117 |
121 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
112 |
1,875 |
648 |
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 |
688 |
667 |
677 |
724 |
782 |
770 |
791 |
749 |
776 |
766 |
| Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Male |
375 |
337 |
349 |
374 |
400 |
388 |
394 |
360 |
355 |
332 |
| Female |
313 |
330 |
328 |
350 |
382 |
382 |
397 |
389 |
421 |
434 |
| First-year full-time |
246 |
254 |
232 |
256 |
268 |
260 |
268 |
271 |
268 |
247 |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
516 |
535 |
565 |
603 |
644 |
638 |
610 |
564 |
581 |
571 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
105 |
78 |
102 |
118 |
91 |
88 |
77 |
75 |
72 |
65 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
411 |
457 |
444 |
465 |
532 |
523 |
523 |
473 |
506 |
505 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| Asian |
29 |
28 |
22 |
33 |
32 |
30 |
36 |
31 |
41 |
37 |
| Black or African American |
49 |
60 |
67 |
55 |
74 |
57 |
41 |
38 |
51 |
59 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| White |
317 |
356 |
353 |
374 |
425 |
435 |
442 |
403 |
410 |
406 |
| More than one race |
16 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Unknown ethnicity and race |
0 |
0 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
27 |
10 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
| Temporary visa holders |
172 |
132 |
112 |
121 |
138 |
132 |
181 |
185 |
195 |
195 |
| Science and engineering |
589 |
564 |
575 |
624 |
672 |
664 |
697 |
644 |
629 |
633 |
| Science |
466 |
455 |
481 |
514 |
584 |
556 |
581 |
524 |
526 |
546 |
| Agricultural sciences |
19 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
17 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| Biological sciences |
96 |
91 |
105 |
103 |
127 |
108 |
129 |
135 |
133 |
141 |
| Communication |
21 |
22 |
22 |
16 |
18 |
14 |
19 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
| Computer sciences |
59 |
36 |
32 |
49 |
38 |
44 |
50 |
37 |
44 |
41 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
25 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
26 |
27 |
19 |
16 |
7 |
5 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mathematics and statistics |
33 |
35 |
36 |
35 |
42 |
42 |
49 |
49 |
54 |
47 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
15 |
35 |
47 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Physical sciences |
29 |
33 |
34 |
38 |
43 |
55 |
62 |
53 |
55 |
57 |
| Psychology |
51 |
39 |
41 |
62 |
67 |
74 |
78 |
73 |
72 |
75 |
| Social sciences |
133 |
167 |
178 |
179 |
205 |
168 |
153 |
122 |
107 |
117 |
| Engineering |
123 |
109 |
94 |
110 |
88 |
108 |
116 |
120 |
103 |
87 |
| Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Civil engineering |
13 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
18 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
| Electrical engineering |
32 |
32 |
34 |
39 |
36 |
43 |
38 |
43 |
37 |
43 |
| Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mechanical engineering |
35 |
22 |
11 |
20 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
25 |
15 |
11 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other engineering |
43 |
40 |
38 |
42 |
32 |
34 |
44 |
38 |
44 |
25 |
| Health |
99 |
103 |
102 |
100 |
110 |
106 |
94 |
105 |
147 |
133 |
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 |
605 |
612 |
637 |
641 |
556 |
504 |
531 |
795 |
738 |
727 |
| Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Male |
351 |
327 |
318 |
326 |
286 |
274 |
282 |
284 |
227 |
243 |
| Female |
254 |
285 |
319 |
315 |
270 |
230 |
249 |
511 |
511 |
484 |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
536 |
552 |
565 |
578 |
510 |
446 |
484 |
748 |
714 |
685 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
105 |
112 |
102 |
104 |
83 |
58 |
81 |
88 |
89 |
86 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
430 |
437 |
444 |
456 |
412 |
378 |
392 |
654 |
625 |
597 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Asian |
27 |
23 |
22 |
33 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
41 |
45 |
45 |
| Black or African American |
74 |
72 |
67 |
94 |
74 |
61 |
52 |
119 |
134 |
115 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| White |
310 |
324 |
353 |
327 |
306 |
287 |
309 |
492 |
444 |
435 |
| More than one race |
19 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Unknown ethnicity and race |
1 |
3 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| Temporary visa holders |
69 |
60 |
112 |
63 |
46 |
58 |
47 |
47 |
24 |
42 |
| Science and engineering |
539 |
549 |
559 |
567 |
496 |
443 |
466 |
461 |
396 |
444 |
| Science |
403 |
441 |
442 |
456 |
392 |
342 |
359 |
363 |
328 |
359 |
| Agricultural sciences |
5 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Biological sciences |
72 |
77 |
60 |
67 |
53 |
48 |
30 |
26 |
31 |
38 |
| Communication |
17 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
15 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
| Computer sciences |
64 |
45 |
56 |
67 |
49 |
50 |
55 |
52 |
36 |
51 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
21 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mathematics and statistics |
22 |
26 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
38 |
18 |
16 |
13 |
22 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
51 |
60 |
57 |
51 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Physical sciences |
35 |
30 |
25 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
| Psychology |
25 |
39 |
40 |
26 |
32 |
24 |
24 |
21 |
15 |
16 |
| Social sciences |
142 |
181 |
197 |
208 |
180 |
136 |
146 |
158 |
158 |
156 |
| Engineering |
136 |
108 |
117 |
111 |
104 |
101 |
107 |
98 |
68 |
85 |
| Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Civil engineering |
23 |
14 |
21 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
12 |
16 |
| Electrical engineering |
55 |
48 |
60 |
61 |
52 |
49 |
48 |
52 |
38 |
47 |
| Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mechanical engineering |
29 |
25 |
17 |
14 |
17 |
19 |
23 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other engineering |
29 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
12 |
13 |
| Health |
66 |
63 |
78 |
74 |
60 |
61 |
65 |
334 |
342 |
283 |
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 |
36 |
30 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
26 |
48 |
34 |
65 |
51 |
| Science and engineering |
36 |
30 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
26 |
48 |
32 |
64 |
46 |
| Science |
14 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
31 |
21 |
35 |
25 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Biological sciences |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
| Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Computer sciences |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
| Psychology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Social sciences |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Engineering |
22 |
19 |
14 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
11 |
29 |
21 |
| Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Civil engineering |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Electrical engineering |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
| Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mechanical engineering |
7 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other engineering |
10 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
| Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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 |
688 |
667 |
677 |
724 |
782 |
770 |
791 |
749 |
776 |
766 |
| Fellowships |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Institutional |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Research assistantships |
86 |
81 |
78 |
66 |
86 |
62 |
99 |
116 |
140 |
115 |
| Federal |
35 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
19 |
26 |
48 |
30 |
55 |
47 |
| Nonfederal |
14 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
24 |
3 |
| Institutional |
37 |
38 |
39 |
31 |
61 |
33 |
46 |
76 |
61 |
65 |
| Teaching assistantships |
327 |
308 |
318 |
231 |
369 |
205 |
250 |
366 |
303 |
304 |
| Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Nonfederal |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Institutional |
323 |
306 |
315 |
231 |
369 |
205 |
250 |
363 |
301 |
301 |
| Other types of support |
274 |
276 |
279 |
424 |
325 |
492 |
437 |
266 |
332 |
344 |
| Federal |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
| Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
| Institutional |
53 |
54 |
56 |
191 |
67 |
283 |
233 |
62 |
113 |
98 |
| Self-support |
220 |
221 |
222 |
230 |
256 |
209 |
204 |
203 |
203 |
239 |
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 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
18 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Male |
0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Female |
0 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
| Temporary visa holders |
0 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Science and engineering |
0 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
18 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Science |
0 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Agricultural sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Biological sciences |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Physical sciences |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Psychology |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Engineering |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Civil engineering |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Science and engineering |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Science |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Agricultural sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Biological sciences |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Psychology |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Other engineering |
0 |
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 |
46,025 |
|
26,750 |
|
21,214 |
|
22,997 |
|
23,967 |
|
65,377 |
|
62,024 |
|
56,472 |
|
56,127 |
|
49,410 |
|
| Science |
34,333 |
|
20,229 |
|
16,667 |
|
17,459 |
|
18,299 |
|
36,768 |
|
37,034 |
|
30,074 |
|
31,926 |
|
28,789 |
|
| Computer and information sciences |
1,866 |
|
888 |
|
827 |
|
1,369 |
|
1,422 |
|
1,621 |
|
736 |
|
1,330 |
|
1,929 |
|
1,828 |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
405 |
|
217 |
|
584 |
|
790 |
|
449 |
|
1,073 |
|
1,256 |
|
2,441 |
|
475 |
|
1,842 |
|
| Atmospheric science and meteorology |
74 |
|
217 |
|
215 |
|
236 |
|
74 |
|
476 |
|
448 |
|
99 |
|
181 |
|
1,686 |
|
| Geological and earth sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
8 |
|
22 |
|
101 |
|
79 |
|
379 |
|
2,264 |
|
183 |
|
25 |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
331 |
|
0 |
|
361 |
|
532 |
|
274 |
|
518 |
|
429 |
|
78 |
|
111 |
|
131 |
|
| Life sciences |
25,082 |
|
15,877 |
|
13,276 |
|
12,739 |
|
12,985 |
|
21,931 |
|
23,119 |
|
14,413 |
|
15,620 |
|
13,850 |
|
| Agricultural sciences |
285 |
|
441 |
|
355 |
|
406 |
|
1,640 |
|
2,633 |
|
5,280 |
|
791 |
|
488 |
|
221 |
|
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
9,984 |
|
7,504 |
|
6,756 |
|
4,443 |
|
4,502 |
|
8,893 |
|
5,483 |
|
4,726 |
|
5,752 |
|
4,925 |
|
| Health sciences |
8,322 |
|
3,601 |
|
4,312 |
|
5,754 |
|
5,664 |
|
8,684 |
|
9,673 |
|
8,103 |
|
9,323 |
|
8,689 |
|
| Natural resources and conservation |
740 |
|
553 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Life sciences, nec |
5,751 |
|
3,778 |
|
1,853 |
|
2,136 |
|
1,179 |
|
1,721 |
|
2,683 |
|
793 |
|
57 |
|
15 |
|
| Mathematics and statistics |
357 |
|
216 |
|
123 |
|
98 |
|
229 |
|
1,868 |
|
1,469 |
|
1,744 |
|
1,946 |
|
1,853 |
|
| Physical sciences |
3,640 |
|
1,324 |
|
847 |
|
1,178 |
|
1,238 |
|
3,422 |
|
4,138 |
|
4,247 |
|
3,824 |
|
1,899 |
|
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
47 |
|
83 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Chemistry |
2,827 |
|
1,134 |
|
579 |
|
794 |
|
564 |
|
2,258 |
|
3,208 |
|
3,540 |
|
3,055 |
|
1,626 |
|
| Materials science |
81 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Physics |
323 |
|
190 |
|
221 |
|
301 |
|
489 |
|
1,164 |
|
908 |
|
674 |
|
769 |
|
273 |
|
| Physical sciences, nec |
409 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
185 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
33 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Psychology |
2,938 |
|
1,678 |
|
997 |
|
1,248 |
|
1,947 |
|
4,119 |
|
3,903 |
|
3,576 |
|
3,445 |
|
3,033 |
|
| Social sciences |
45 |
|
29 |
|
13 |
|
37 |
|
29 |
|
2,734 |
|
2,413 |
|
2,317 |
|
3,680 |
|
3,778 |
|
| 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 |
|
2,700 |
|
0 |
|
28 |
|
909 |
|
7 |
|
| Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
2,413 |
|
2,254 |
|
1,811 |
|
1,864 |
|
| Social sciences, nec |
45 |
|
29 |
|
13 |
|
37 |
|
15 |
|
34 |
|
0 |
|
35 |
|
960 |
|
1,907 |
|
| Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
1,007 |
|
706 |
|
| Engineering |
8,585 |
|
4,929 |
|
3,051 |
|
4,301 |
|
4,295 |
|
10,014 |
|
9,993 |
|
11,822 |
|
12,408 |
|
12,999 |
|
| 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 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Civil engineering |
1,317 |
|
760 |
|
998 |
|
449 |
|
229 |
|
153 |
|
631 |
|
405 |
|
280 |
|
355 |
|
| Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
74 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
18 |
|
112 |
|
373 |
|
590 |
|
837 |
|
1,006 |
|
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
| Mechanical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
110 |
|
229 |
|
217 |
|
653 |
|
436 |
|
319 |
|
465 |
|
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Engineering, nec |
7,194 |
|
4,169 |
|
2,051 |
|
3,742 |
|
3,819 |
|
9,532 |
|
8,336 |
|
10,391 |
|
10,972 |
|
11,173 |
|
| Non-S&E |
3,107 |
|
1,592 |
|
1,496 |
|
1,237 |
|
1,373 |
|
18,595 |
|
14,997 |
|
14,576 |
|
11,793 |
|
7,622 |
|
| Business management and business administration |
10 |
|
97 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5,867 |
|
5,201 |
|
5,371 |
|
4,419 |
|
2,633 |
|
| Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
985 |
|
644 |
|
510 |
|
0 |
|
233 |
|
| Education |
1,414 |
|
966 |
|
1,193 |
|
977 |
|
1,105 |
|
4,089 |
|
2,499 |
|
2,477 |
|
1,651 |
|
1,303 |
|
| Humanities |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
750 |
|
1,949 |
|
820 |
|
0 |
|
1,841 |
|
| Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Social work |
35 |
|
51 |
|
62 |
|
50 |
|
39 |
|
43 |
|
0 |
|
103 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
| Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1,370 |
|
1,541 |
|
1,283 |
|
2,172 |
|
532 |
|
| Non-S&E, nec |
1,648 |
|
478 |
|
241 |
|
210 |
|
227 |
|
5,491 |
|
3,163 |
|
4,012 |
|
3,551 |
|
1,076 |
|
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 |
46,025 |
|
17,172 |
|
2,661 |
|
19,127 |
|
1,088 |
|
3,734 |
|
2,243 |
|
| Science |
34,333 |
|
12,046 |
|
2,027 |
|
14,146 |
|
892 |
|
3,534 |
|
1,688 |
|
| Computer and information sciences |
1,866 |
|
616 |
|
76 |
|
900 |
|
75 |
|
0 |
|
199 |
|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
405 |
|
277 |
|
4 |
|
114 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Atmospheric science and meteorology |
74 |
|
74 |
|
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 |
331 |
|
203 |
|
4 |
|
114 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Life sciences |
25,082 |
|
7,624 |
|
1,835 |
|
9,858 |
|
807 |
|
3,490 |
|
1,468 |
|
| Agricultural sciences |
285 |
|
267 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
17 |
|
0 |
|
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
9,984 |
|
2,111 |
|
575 |
|
3,377 |
|
579 |
|
2,429 |
|
913 |
|
| Health sciences |
8,322 |
|
2,831 |
|
1,213 |
|
3,458 |
|
228 |
|
244 |
|
348 |
|
| Natural resources and conservation |
740 |
|
0 |
|
15 |
|
541 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
162 |
|
| Life sciences, nec |
5,751 |
|
2,415 |
|
31 |
|
2,482 |
|
0 |
|
778 |
|
45 |
|
| Mathematics and statistics |
357 |
|
156 |
|
6 |
|
181 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
| Physical sciences |
3,640 |
|
2,039 |
|
55 |
|
1,538 |
|
0 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Chemistry |
2,827 |
|
1,447 |
|
49 |
|
1,323 |
|
0 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
| Materials science |
81 |
|
81 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Physics |
323 |
|
145 |
|
6 |
|
172 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Physical sciences, nec |
409 |
|
366 |
|
0 |
|
43 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Psychology |
2,938 |
|
1,312 |
|
51 |
|
1,553 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
0 |
|
| Social sciences |
45 |
|
22 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
21 |
|
| 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 |
45 |
|
22 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
21 |
|
| Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Engineering |
8,585 |
|
4,384 |
|
562 |
|
3,314 |
|
192 |
|
26 |
|
107 |
|
| 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 |
1,317 |
|
191 |
|
400 |
|
552 |
|
67 |
|
0 |
|
107 |
|
| Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
74 |
|
74 |
|
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 |
7,194 |
|
4,119 |
|
162 |
|
2,762 |
|
125 |
|
26 |
|
0 |
|
| Non-S&E |
3,107 |
|
742 |
|
72 |
|
1,667 |
|
4 |
|
174 |
|
448 |
|
| Business management and business administration |
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Education |
1,414 |
|
472 |
|
0 |
|
779 |
|
0 |
|
163 |
|
0 |
|
| Humanities |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Social work |
35 |
|
0 |
|
33 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Non-S&E, nec |
1,648 |
|
270 |
|
39 |
|
876 |
|
4 |
|
11 |
|
448 |
|
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 |
17,172 |
|
15,356 |
|
11,574 |
|
13,234 |
|
13,555 |
|
17,226 |
|
15,579 |
|
17,268 |
|
15,115 |
|
17,642 |
|
| Department of Agriculture |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
23 |
|
57 |
|
172 |
|
529 |
|
593 |
|
366 |
|
150 |
|
| Department of Defense |
1,533 |
|
1,951 |
|
1,339 |
|
1,901 |
|
2,434 |
|
3,086 |
|
3,412 |
|
4,474 |
|
4,013 |
|
4,694 |
|
| Department of Energy |
582 |
|
1,014 |
|
693 |
|
1,156 |
|
1,148 |
|
1,802 |
|
786 |
|
80 |
|
26 |
|
0 |
|
| Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
6,673 |
|
5,202 |
|
5,119 |
|
5,791 |
|
5,718 |
|
5,204 |
|
5,256 |
|
4,301 |
|
3,827 |
|
4,403 |
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
174 |
|
130 |
|
55 |
|
121 |
|
285 |
|
397 |
|
109 |
|
52 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| National Science Foundation |
3,147 |
|
2,956 |
|
1,836 |
|
1,292 |
|
1,401 |
|
1,745 |
|
2,726 |
|
3,686 |
|
2,777 |
|
3,881 |
|
| Other Agencies |
5,063 |
|
4,103 |
|
2,532 |
|
2,950 |
|
2,512 |
|
4,820 |
|
2,761 |
|
4,082 |
|
4,106 |
|
4,514 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
| Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
| 2017 |
563 |
|
149 |
|
414 |
|
. |
|
| 2016 |
416 |
|
113 |
|
303 |
|
. |
|
| 2015 |
564 |
|
105 |
|
459 |
|
6 |
|
| 2014 |
617 |
|
115 |
|
502 |
|
6 |
|
| 2013 |
642 |
|
123 |
|
519 |
|
6 |
|
| 2012 |
673 |
|
119 |
|
554 |
|
12 |
|
| 2011 |
605 |
|
171 |
|
434 |
|
12 |
|