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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330 |
37.2 |
902 |
2016 |
386 |
89.6 |
431 |
316 |
46.1 |
693 |
510 |
51.8 |
992 |
342 |
38.7 |
896 |
2015 |
361 |
84.5 |
428 |
269 |
39.5 |
690 |
839 |
83.2 |
1,010 |
397 |
44.7 |
898 |
2014 |
|
|
|
389 |
57.2 |
685 |
713 |
71.8 |
997 |
500 |
56.7 |
888 |
2013 |
412 |
98.3 |
419 |
|
|
|
546 |
55.4 |
993 |
389 |
44.4 |
885 |
2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
479 |
45.3 |
1,069 |
439 |
49.6 |
893 |
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
428 |
38.5 |
1,128 |
521 |
57.6 |
911 |
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
339 |
28.6 |
1,212 |
503 |
68.1 |
742 |
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
37.9 |
1,178 |
583 |
82.5 |
708 |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
527 |
46.5 |
1,146 |
549 |
79.7 |
690 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
472 |
39.5 |
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 |
4 |
7 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science and engineering |
1 |
7 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science |
1 |
7 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology and social sciences |
1 |
7 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Political science and government |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other social sciences |
1 |
6 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Non-science and engineering |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Humanities |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other humanities |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Business management/administration |
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 |
. |
186 |
120 |
700 |
926 |
1,175 |
4,492 |
1,735 |
889 |
1,032 |
Departments |
. |
186 |
120 |
700 |
926 |
1,175 |
756 |
385 |
201 |
426 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
120 |
120 |
903 |
832 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
186 |
. |
580 |
23 |
343 |
756 |
385 |
201 |
426 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3,736 |
1,350 |
688 |
606 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Science Foundation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3,736 |
1,350 |
688 |
606 |
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 |
. |
186 |
120 |
700 |
926 |
1,175 |
4,492 |
1,735 |
889 |
1,032 |
Research and development |
. |
186 |
120 |
700 |
23 |
343 |
1,305 |
505 |
290 |
472 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
135 |
184 |
0 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
General support for S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
832 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
903 |
0 |
3,052 |
1,046 |
599 |
516 |
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 |
289 |
383 |
173 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
163 |
169 |
64 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Female |
126 |
214 |
109 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
First-year full-time |
107 |
124 |
78 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
212 |
287 |
133 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Hispanic or Latino |
12 |
13 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
180 |
252 |
116 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
1 |
1 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Asian |
18 |
23 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Black or African American |
64 |
80 |
32 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
White |
92 |
141 |
77 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
More than one race |
4 |
7 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
20 |
22 |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
77 |
96 |
40 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science and engineering |
258 |
295 |
156 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science |
238 |
276 |
156 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
24 |
19 |
14 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
7 |
17 |
24 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
144 |
180 |
44 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
30 |
25 |
22 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
13 |
14 |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
20 |
21 |
39 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
20 |
19 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
5 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
10 |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
4 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
1 |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
31 |
88 |
17 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
461 |
443 |
216 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
281 |
270 |
110 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Female |
180 |
173 |
106 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
438 |
425 |
133 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Hispanic or Latino |
23 |
23 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
397 |
380 |
116 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Asian |
47 |
43 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Black or African American |
125 |
126 |
32 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
White |
214 |
203 |
77 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
More than one race |
11 |
8 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
18 |
22 |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
23 |
18 |
40 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science and engineering |
444 |
432 |
201 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science |
355 |
365 |
201 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
15 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
198 |
216 |
44 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
47 |
54 |
58 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
93 |
94 |
97 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
89 |
67 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
13 |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
46 |
34 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
30 |
21 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
17 |
11 |
15 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science and engineering |
12 |
6 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science |
12 |
6 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
8 |
4 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
289 |
383 |
173 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Fellowships |
0 |
4 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federal |
0 |
4 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Institutional |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Research assistantships |
135 |
101 |
59 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federal |
12 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Nonfederal |
2 |
0 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Institutional |
121 |
99 |
56 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Teaching assistantships |
2 |
0 |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Institutional |
2 |
0 |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other types of support |
152 |
278 |
102 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Institutional |
6 |
36 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Self-support |
146 |
242 |
102 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
3 |
2 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Female |
1 |
1 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
3 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science and engineering |
4 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science |
4 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
2 |
3 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
1 |
0 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
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 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science and engineering |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Science |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
1 |
3 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
1 |
0 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
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 |
9,510 |
|
8,279 |
|
4,762 |
|
2,192 |
|
5,062 |
|
3,511 |
i |
1,961 |
|
1,854 |
|
790 |
|
1,084 |
|
Science |
6,894 |
|
6,181 |
|
1,312 |
|
1,881 |
|
2,100 |
|
1,738 |
i |
1,374 |
|
1,401 |
|
592 |
|
634 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
1,129 |
|
238 |
|
37 |
|
0 |
|
19 |
|
17 |
i |
9 |
|
34 |
|
25 |
|
30 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
3,611 |
|
561 |
|
519 |
|
982 |
|
1,144 |
|
992 |
i |
848 |
|
527 |
|
349 |
|
292 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
3,555 |
|
546 |
|
479 |
|
834 |
|
1,128 |
|
980 |
i |
424 |
|
218 |
|
221 |
|
148 |
|
Health sciences |
56 |
|
15 |
|
8 |
|
148 |
|
16 |
|
12 |
i |
312 |
|
0 |
|
128 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
32 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
112 |
|
309 |
|
0 |
|
144 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
89 |
|
93 |
|
107 |
|
17 |
|
47 |
|
39 |
i |
14 |
|
6 |
|
11 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
1,895 |
|
363 |
|
286 |
|
686 |
|
299 |
|
255 |
i |
184 |
|
510 |
|
71 |
|
83 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
1,857 |
|
231 |
|
158 |
|
517 |
|
252 |
|
213 |
i |
184 |
|
510 |
|
71 |
|
83 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
38 |
|
132 |
|
128 |
|
169 |
|
47 |
|
42 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
Social sciences |
170 |
|
257 |
|
353 |
|
196 |
|
591 |
|
435 |
i |
319 |
|
324 |
|
136 |
|
217 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
36 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
0 |
|
105 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
54 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
167 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
27 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
i |
265 |
|
297 |
|
136 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
143 |
|
152 |
|
311 |
|
196 |
|
586 |
|
431 |
i |
0 |
|
27 |
|
0 |
|
50 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
4,669 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
834 |
|
98 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
806 |
|
98 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
16 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
1,782 |
|
2,000 |
|
3,446 |
|
311 |
|
2,962 |
|
1,773 |
i |
587 |
|
453 |
|
198 |
|
450 |
|
Business management and business administration |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
798 |
|
0 |
|
961 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
338 |
|
174 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
963 |
|
882 |
|
2,368 |
|
310 |
|
2,962 |
|
1,773 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
341 |
|
Humanities |
8 |
|
6 |
|
30 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
189 |
|
153 |
|
136 |
|
4 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
7 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
49 |
|
126 |
|
50 |
|
105 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
87 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
6 |
|
1,112 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
11 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
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 |
9,510 |
|
2,085 |
|
112 |
|
5,909 |
|
235 |
|
943 |
|
226 |
|
Science |
6,894 |
|
997 |
|
74 |
|
5,320 |
|
196 |
|
212 |
|
95 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
1,129 |
|
66 |
|
0 |
|
882 |
|
181 |
|
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 |
3,611 |
|
528 |
|
50 |
|
2,968 |
|
0 |
|
65 |
|
0 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
3,555 |
|
528 |
|
50 |
|
2,968 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
Health sciences |
56 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
56 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
89 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
74 |
|
Physical sciences |
1,895 |
|
403 |
|
0 |
|
1,470 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
0 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
1,857 |
|
365 |
|
0 |
|
1,470 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
38 |
|
38 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
170 |
|
0 |
|
24 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
125 |
|
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 |
27 |
|
0 |
|
18 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
143 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
116 |
|
21 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
834 |
|
185 |
|
0 |
|
587 |
|
39 |
|
0 |
|
23 |
|
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 |
806 |
|
173 |
|
0 |
|
587 |
|
23 |
|
0 |
|
23 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
12 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
16 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
16 |
|
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 |
1,782 |
|
903 |
|
38 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
731 |
|
108 |
|
Business management and business administration |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
798 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
690 |
|
108 |
|
Education |
963 |
|
895 |
|
38 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
28 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
8 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
7 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
7 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
6 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
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 |
2,085 |
|
1,925 |
|
2,329 |
|
1,413 |
|
3,374 |
|
2,214 |
i |
1,054 |
|
1,246 |
|
524 |
|
383 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Defense |
15 |
|
116 |
|
98 |
|
234 |
|
320 |
|
285 |
i |
251 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Energy |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
492 |
|
351 |
|
246 |
|
270 |
|
372 |
|
329 |
i |
432 |
|
881 |
|
412 |
|
0 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
0 |
|
0 |
|
29 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
13 |
|
National Science Foundation |
885 |
|
835 |
|
1,306 |
|
909 |
|
1,491 |
|
983 |
i |
349 |
|
332 |
|
99 |
|
94 |
|
Other Agencies |
693 |
|
623 |
|
650 |
|
0 |
|
1,191 |
|
617 |
i |
22 |
|
33 |
|
0 |
|
276 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
427 |
|
77 |
|
350 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
95 |
|
45 |
|
50 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
86 |
|
39 |
|
47 |
|
3 |
|
2014 |
45 |
|
13 |
|
32 |
|
1 |
|
2013 |
85 |
|
35 |
|
50 |
|
0 |
|
2012 |
85 |
i |
35 |
i |
50 |
i |
0 |
i |
2011 |
66 |
|
15 |
|
51 |
|
1 |
|