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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
549 |
61.2 |
902 |
2016 |
270 |
62.9 |
431 |
287 |
41.9 |
693 |
369 |
37.8 |
992 |
486 |
54.6 |
896 |
2015 |
305 |
71.5 |
428 |
296 |
43.4 |
690 |
487 |
48.7 |
1,010 |
474 |
53.2 |
898 |
2014 |
272 |
64.4 |
424 |
282 |
41.7 |
685 |
346 |
35.3 |
997 |
448 |
50.9 |
888 |
2013 |
322 |
77 |
419 |
287 |
52.1 |
555 |
408 |
41.6 |
993 |
498 |
56.7 |
885 |
2012 |
277 |
67 |
415 |
297 |
53.9 |
555 |
421 |
39.9 |
1,069 |
455 |
51.4 |
893 |
2011 |
273 |
67.2 |
408 |
300 |
54.6 |
553 |
405 |
36.5 |
1,128 |
481 |
53.2 |
911 |
2010 |
273 |
66.2 |
414 |
302 |
54.1 |
562 |
464 |
38.8 |
1,212 |
469 |
63.5 |
742 |
2009 |
319 |
76.3 |
419 |
312 |
55.6 |
565 |
332 |
28.8 |
1,178 |
397 |
56.4 |
708 |
2008 |
278 |
66.8 |
418 |
276 |
49.2 |
566 |
342 |
30.5 |
1,146 |
419 |
61.1 |
690 |
2007 |
247 |
60.4 |
411 |
284 |
50.5 |
567 |
481 |
40.2 |
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 |
25 |
15 |
23 |
11 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
21 |
29 |
Science and engineering |
25 |
14 |
21 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
Science |
25 |
14 |
21 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
Life science |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
Psychology and social sciences |
25 |
14 |
21 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
Psychology |
25 |
14 |
21 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
Other social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
Non-science and engineering |
. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
8 |
15 |
Education |
. |
1 |
2 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
7 |
9 |
Education administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
5 |
Education research |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
Teaching fields |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
2 |
Other education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
Humanities |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
Letters |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
Other humanities |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
4 |
Business management/administration |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
4 |
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 |
. |
1,150 |
2,905 |
1,672 |
1,699 |
2,178 |
1,893 |
5,161 |
3,428 |
1,065 |
Departments |
. |
350 |
450 |
169 |
243 |
240 |
392 |
753 |
675 |
. |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
Department of Education |
. |
350 |
450 |
169 |
243 |
240 |
250 |
150 |
150 |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
462 |
525 |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
142 |
141 |
. |
. |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
800 |
2,455 |
1,503 |
1,456 |
1,938 |
1,501 |
4,407 |
2,753 |
1,065 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
90 |
. |
85 |
85 |
. |
. |
110 |
109 |
98 |
National Science Foundation |
. |
710 |
2,455 |
1,418 |
1,371 |
1,938 |
1,501 |
4,297 |
2,644 |
967 |
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 |
. |
1,150 |
2,905 |
1,672 |
1,699 |
2,178 |
1,893 |
5,161 |
3,428 |
1,065 |
Research and development |
. |
615 |
1,773 |
554 |
274 |
381 |
444 |
1,660 |
924 |
567 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
0 |
449 |
0 |
361 |
1,199 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
350 |
949 |
169 |
243 |
240 |
250 |
150 |
150 |
0 |
General support for S&E |
. |
185 |
182 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
96 |
0 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
0 |
0 |
500 |
1,182 |
1,196 |
0 |
3,241 |
2,258 |
498 |
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 |
353 |
331 |
345 |
326 |
287 |
287 |
282 |
260 |
345 |
335 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
118 |
123 |
115 |
109 |
101 |
96 |
80 |
70 |
74 |
77 |
Female |
235 |
208 |
230 |
217 |
186 |
191 |
202 |
190 |
271 |
258 |
First-year full-time |
121 |
131 |
129 |
122 |
119 |
106 |
112 |
111 |
115 |
107 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
308 |
287 |
308 |
301 |
268 |
270 |
267 |
248 |
326 |
320 |
Hispanic or Latino |
36 |
27 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
5 |
14 |
10 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
262 |
247 |
271 |
274 |
245 |
243 |
234 |
228 |
282 |
280 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
20 |
21 |
30 |
20 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
Black or African American |
23 |
24 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
25 |
26 |
14 |
11 |
15 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
207 |
193 |
213 |
228 |
202 |
200 |
190 |
198 |
254 |
247 |
More than one race |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
10 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
30 |
30 |
Temporary visa holders |
45 |
44 |
37 |
25 |
19 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
19 |
15 |
Science and engineering |
214 |
211 |
216 |
195 |
197 |
210 |
197 |
181 |
270 |
258 |
Science |
214 |
211 |
216 |
195 |
197 |
210 |
197 |
181 |
270 |
258 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
16 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
29 |
20 |
13 |
8 |
16 |
Communication |
7 |
12 |
13 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
5 |
10 |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
34 |
27 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
157 |
157 |
175 |
165 |
157 |
153 |
147 |
139 |
253 |
235 |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
139 |
120 |
129 |
131 |
90 |
77 |
85 |
79 |
75 |
77 |
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 |
75 |
77 |
71 |
89 |
66 |
105 |
117 |
111 |
138 |
145 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
40 |
34 |
28 |
32 |
27 |
50 |
58 |
59 |
56 |
54 |
Female |
35 |
43 |
43 |
57 |
39 |
55 |
59 |
52 |
82 |
91 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
69 |
74 |
308 |
86 |
66 |
99 |
115 |
109 |
134 |
145 |
Hispanic or Latino |
8 |
10 |
21 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
59 |
63 |
271 |
71 |
55 |
85 |
94 |
93 |
109 |
118 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
10 |
9 |
30 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
Black or African American |
9 |
11 |
21 |
19 |
12 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
38 |
42 |
213 |
45 |
37 |
58 |
64 |
65 |
88 |
100 |
More than one race |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
2 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
19 |
14 |
21 |
24 |
Temporary visa holders |
6 |
3 |
37 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
51 |
52 |
42 |
51 |
50 |
91 |
106 |
98 |
123 |
131 |
Science |
51 |
52 |
42 |
51 |
50 |
91 |
106 |
98 |
123 |
131 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
10 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
25 |
30 |
Communication |
3 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
13 |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
20 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
17 |
42 |
40 |
36 |
33 |
24 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
18 |
21 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
17 |
23 |
24 |
57 |
71 |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
24 |
25 |
29 |
38 |
16 |
14 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
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 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
353 |
331 |
345 |
326 |
287 |
287 |
282 |
260 |
345 |
335 |
Fellowships |
14 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
33 |
31 |
26 |
67 |
Federal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Institutional |
13 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
33 |
31 |
26 |
64 |
Research assistantships |
7 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
7 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
Teaching assistantships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other types of support |
332 |
315 |
333 |
316 |
270 |
268 |
240 |
217 |
310 |
256 |
Federal |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
7 |
39 |
27 |
23 |
24 |
Institutional |
10 |
7 |
15 |
15 |
19 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
Self-support |
310 |
305 |
316 |
301 |
221 |
244 |
196 |
189 |
283 |
216 |
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 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Female |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Science |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Communication |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Communication |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
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 |
1,702 |
|
2,440 |
|
2,585 |
|
3,102 |
|
2,394 |
|
3,237 |
|
2,472 |
|
2,552 |
|
3,888 |
|
3,065 |
|
Science |
496 |
|
436 |
|
609 |
|
1,155 |
|
783 |
|
1,183 |
|
1,057 |
|
1,032 |
|
732 |
|
541 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
12 |
|
9 |
|
45 |
|
91 |
|
195 |
|
156 |
|
144 |
|
182 |
|
49 |
|
1 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
20 |
|
38 |
|
63 |
|
129 |
|
42 |
|
92 |
|
72 |
|
167 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
20 |
|
38 |
|
63 |
|
129 |
|
42 |
|
92 |
|
72 |
|
167 |
|
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 |
361 |
|
300 |
|
360 |
|
616 |
|
297 |
|
650 |
|
358 |
|
193 |
|
205 |
|
298 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
273 |
|
288 |
|
336 |
|
607 |
|
295 |
|
647 |
|
358 |
|
193 |
|
205 |
|
298 |
|
Health sciences |
79 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
9 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
24 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
8 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Physical sciences |
62 |
|
25 |
|
38 |
|
21 |
|
23 |
|
12 |
|
176 |
|
187 |
|
216 |
|
100 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
38 |
|
4 |
|
13 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
16 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
15 |
|
21 |
|
25 |
|
18 |
|
9 |
|
7 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
160 |
|
181 |
|
211 |
|
94 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
Psychology |
12 |
|
17 |
|
15 |
|
268 |
|
152 |
|
186 |
|
252 |
|
259 |
|
207 |
|
49 |
|
Social sciences |
21 |
|
46 |
|
88 |
|
30 |
|
69 |
|
87 |
|
55 |
|
44 |
|
54 |
|
92 |
|
Anthropology |
12 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
3 |
|
7 |
|
9 |
|
3 |
|
8 |
|
10 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
|
16 |
|
69 |
|
27 |
|
61 |
|
75 |
|
52 |
|
40 |
|
48 |
|
85 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
3 |
|
15 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
959 |
|
1,480 |
|
1,430 |
|
199 |
|
172 |
|
363 |
|
38 |
|
119 |
|
136 |
|
110 |
|
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 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
1 |
|
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 |
958 |
|
1,480 |
|
1,430 |
|
199 |
|
172 |
|
363 |
|
36 |
|
119 |
|
136 |
|
110 |
|
Non-S&E |
247 |
|
524 |
|
546 |
|
1,748 |
|
1,439 |
|
1,691 |
|
1,377 |
|
1,401 |
|
3,020 |
|
2,414 |
|
Business management and business administration |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
10 |
|
47 |
|
50 |
|
70 |
|
52 |
|
30 |
|
6 |
|
Education |
164 |
|
387 |
|
283 |
|
1,580 |
|
1,301 |
|
1,543 |
|
1,256 |
|
1,281 |
|
2,937 |
|
2,366 |
|
Humanities |
63 |
|
53 |
|
77 |
|
87 |
|
77 |
|
84 |
|
43 |
|
67 |
|
41 |
|
40 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
59 |
|
167 |
|
62 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
20 |
|
25 |
|
19 |
|
9 |
|
14 |
|
11 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
9 |
|
2 |
|
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 |
1,702 |
|
1,471 |
|
18 |
|
172 |
|
9 |
|
32 |
|
0 |
|
Science |
496 |
|
350 |
|
18 |
|
88 |
|
9 |
|
31 |
|
0 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
12 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
20 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
20 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
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 |
361 |
|
285 |
|
18 |
|
23 |
|
9 |
|
26 |
|
0 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
273 |
|
235 |
|
0 |
|
18 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
0 |
|
Health sciences |
79 |
|
47 |
|
18 |
|
5 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
9 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
8 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
62 |
|
38 |
|
0 |
|
23 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
38 |
|
38 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
15 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
21 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
Anthropology |
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
959 |
|
957 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
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 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
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 |
958 |
|
957 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
247 |
|
164 |
|
0 |
|
83 |
|
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 |
164 |
|
164 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
63 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
63 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
20 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
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 |
1,471 |
|
2,149 |
|
2,119 |
|
2,577 |
|
1,967 |
|
2,660 |
|
2,182 |
|
2,206 |
|
546 |
|
498 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Defense |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
37 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Energy |
15 |
|
37 |
|
17 |
|
0 |
|
36 |
|
83 |
|
230 |
|
336 |
|
194 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
47 |
|
0 |
|
36 |
|
79 |
|
24 |
|
97 |
|
142 |
|
49 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
46 |
|
80 |
|
23 |
|
123 |
|
140 |
|
79 |
|
15 |
|
94 |
|
107 |
|
145 |
|
National Science Foundation |
1,360 |
|
2,029 |
|
1,962 |
|
2,199 |
|
1,766 |
|
2,368 |
|
1,795 |
|
1,710 |
|
242 |
|
349 |
|
Other Agencies |
3 |
|
3 |
|
81 |
|
139 |
|
1 |
|
33 |
|
0 |
|
17 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
42 |
|
13 |
|
29 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
42 |
|
11 |
|
31 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
62 |
|
11 |
|
51 |
|
0 |
|
2014 |
77 |
|
12 |
|
65 |
|
1 |
|
2013 |
79 |
|
10 |
|
69 |
|
2 |
|
2012 |
79 |
|
12 |
|
67 |
|
2 |
|
2011 |
90 |
|
17 |
|
73 |
|
2 |
|