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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
296 |
33.4 |
902 |
2016 |
371 |
86.2 |
431 |
366 |
53.2 |
693 |
254 |
26.3 |
992 |
284 |
32.3 |
896 |
2015 |
351 |
82.2 |
428 |
360 |
52.6 |
690 |
257 |
26.1 |
1,010 |
275 |
31.2 |
898 |
2014 |
352 |
83.2 |
424 |
343 |
50.5 |
685 |
252 |
26 |
997 |
277 |
31.8 |
888 |
2013 |
298 |
71.3 |
419 |
335 |
60.7 |
555 |
248 |
25.6 |
993 |
264 |
30.4 |
885 |
2012 |
316 |
76.3 |
415 |
321 |
58.2 |
555 |
243 |
23.4 |
1,069 |
254 |
29.1 |
893 |
2011 |
362 |
88.8 |
408 |
316 |
57.5 |
553 |
208 |
19.2 |
1,128 |
249 |
28 |
911 |
2010 |
341 |
82.5 |
414 |
309 |
55.4 |
562 |
240 |
20.5 |
1,212 |
240 |
32.9 |
742 |
2009 |
330 |
78.9 |
419 |
305 |
54.4 |
565 |
209 |
18.5 |
1,178 |
221 |
31.8 |
708 |
2008 |
329 |
78.9 |
418 |
306 |
54.4 |
566 |
194 |
17.7 |
1,146 |
215 |
31.8 |
690 |
2007 |
337 |
82.1 |
411 |
318 |
56.4 |
567 |
174 |
15.1 |
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 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
Science and engineering |
6 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
Science |
6 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
Life science |
6 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
Biological sciences |
6 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
Non-science and engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Humanities |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other humanities |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
8,304 |
8,795 |
8,560 |
9,562 |
17,267 |
14,423 |
20,061 |
18,410 |
22,600 |
Departments |
. |
8,225 |
8,795 |
8,560 |
9,562 |
17,267 |
14,423 |
20,061 |
18,399 |
22,600 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2,053 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
212 |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
8,225 |
8,795 |
8,560 |
9,562 |
15,214 |
14,423 |
20,061 |
18,399 |
22,388 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
80 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
11 |
. |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Science Foundation |
. |
80 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
11 |
. |
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 |
. |
8,304 |
8,795 |
8,560 |
9,562 |
17,267 |
14,423 |
20,061 |
18,410 |
22,600 |
Research and development |
. |
8,304 |
8,082 |
7,832 |
9,363 |
14,488 |
13,017 |
19,134 |
17,635 |
21,868 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
0 |
713 |
728 |
199 |
841 |
905 |
828 |
671 |
732 |
General support for S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,938 |
0 |
98 |
104 |
0 |
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 |
202 |
216 |
219 |
208 |
229 |
251 |
270 |
272 |
267 |
250 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
62 |
53 |
55 |
62 |
75 |
79 |
86 |
89 |
74 |
77 |
Female |
140 |
163 |
164 |
146 |
154 |
172 |
184 |
183 |
193 |
173 |
First-year full-time |
87 |
90 |
102 |
92 |
108 |
103 |
107 |
121 |
77 |
76 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
174 |
188 |
187 |
183 |
201 |
218 |
234 |
235 |
228 |
199 |
Hispanic or Latino |
16 |
14 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
9 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
146 |
150 |
133 |
144 |
174 |
188 |
206 |
206 |
206 |
189 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
27 |
32 |
28 |
30 |
37 |
34 |
49 |
51 |
49 |
39 |
Black or African American |
28 |
30 |
25 |
22 |
19 |
28 |
36 |
33 |
21 |
23 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
White |
87 |
87 |
78 |
91 |
116 |
124 |
120 |
118 |
135 |
126 |
More than one race |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
12 |
24 |
37 |
21 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
Temporary visa holders |
28 |
28 |
32 |
25 |
28 |
33 |
36 |
37 |
39 |
51 |
Science and engineering |
119 |
128 |
133 |
125 |
154 |
140 |
167 |
168 |
123 |
98 |
Science |
119 |
128 |
133 |
125 |
154 |
140 |
167 |
168 |
123 |
98 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
119 |
128 |
133 |
125 |
154 |
140 |
167 |
168 |
123 |
98 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
83 |
88 |
86 |
83 |
75 |
111 |
103 |
104 |
144 |
152 |
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 |
158 |
144 |
145 |
135 |
138 |
310 |
308 |
283 |
207 |
219 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
48 |
38 |
43 |
46 |
39 |
107 |
94 |
85 |
69 |
77 |
Female |
110 |
106 |
102 |
89 |
99 |
203 |
214 |
198 |
138 |
142 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
146 |
131 |
187 |
127 |
132 |
295 |
293 |
260 |
184 |
202 |
Hispanic or Latino |
13 |
5 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
22 |
24 |
15 |
17 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
107 |
97 |
133 |
95 |
105 |
250 |
248 |
213 |
158 |
174 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Asian |
20 |
21 |
28 |
15 |
14 |
43 |
50 |
35 |
33 |
35 |
Black or African American |
44 |
34 |
25 |
31 |
36 |
76 |
68 |
54 |
38 |
34 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
White |
41 |
37 |
78 |
47 |
48 |
130 |
127 |
122 |
85 |
104 |
More than one race |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
26 |
29 |
37 |
24 |
19 |
32 |
23 |
23 |
11 |
11 |
Temporary visa holders |
12 |
13 |
32 |
8 |
6 |
15 |
15 |
23 |
23 |
17 |
Science and engineering |
53 |
45 |
46 |
39 |
45 |
65 |
74 |
71 |
117 |
120 |
Science |
53 |
45 |
46 |
39 |
45 |
65 |
74 |
71 |
117 |
120 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
53 |
45 |
46 |
39 |
45 |
65 |
74 |
71 |
117 |
120 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
105 |
99 |
99 |
96 |
93 |
245 |
234 |
212 |
90 |
99 |
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 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
Science and engineering |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
Science |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
202 |
216 |
219 |
208 |
229 |
251 |
270 |
272 |
267 |
250 |
Fellowships |
24 |
27 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
23 |
27 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
23 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
Research assistantships |
10 |
7 |
14 |
8 |
16 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
57 |
58 |
Federal |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
20 |
16 |
24 |
24 |
Nonfederal |
5 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
Institutional |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
29 |
30 |
Teaching assistantships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other types of support |
168 |
182 |
182 |
178 |
192 |
203 |
218 |
216 |
210 |
192 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Institutional |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Self-support |
163 |
177 |
182 |
178 |
192 |
202 |
217 |
216 |
209 |
189 |
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 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
7 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Female |
14 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
7 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
14 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
20 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
21 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
21 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
21 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
12 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
12 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
12 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
15,637 |
i |
17,311 |
|
17,653 |
|
17,908 |
|
20,243 |
|
23,277 |
|
27,316 |
|
28,400 |
|
30,584 |
|
31,644 |
|
Science |
15,637 |
i |
17,311 |
|
17,653 |
|
17,908 |
|
20,243 |
|
23,277 |
|
27,316 |
|
28,400 |
|
30,584 |
|
31,644 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
15,637 |
i |
17,311 |
|
17,653 |
|
17,908 |
|
20,243 |
|
23,277 |
|
27,316 |
|
28,400 |
|
30,584 |
|
31,644 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
5,983 |
i |
6,711 |
|
6,978 |
|
8,250 |
|
8,151 |
|
9,195 |
|
15,559 |
|
24,200 |
|
23,720 |
|
24,699 |
|
Health sciences |
9,141 |
i |
9,986 |
|
10,029 |
|
9,658 |
|
12,092 |
|
14,082 |
|
11,757 |
|
4,200 |
|
6,864 |
|
6,945 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
513 |
i |
614 |
|
646 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Business management and business administration |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
0 |
i |
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 |
15,637 |
i |
9,000 |
i |
17 |
i |
293 |
i |
3,968 |
i |
1,635 |
i |
724 |
i |
Science |
15,637 |
i |
9,000 |
i |
17 |
i |
293 |
i |
3,968 |
i |
1,635 |
i |
724 |
i |
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Geological and earth sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Life sciences |
15,637 |
i |
9,000 |
i |
17 |
i |
293 |
i |
3,968 |
i |
1,635 |
i |
724 |
i |
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Biological and biomedical sciences |
5,983 |
i |
3,857 |
i |
5 |
i |
94 |
i |
1,271 |
i |
524 |
i |
232 |
i |
Health sciences |
9,141 |
i |
4,630 |
i |
12 |
i |
199 |
i |
2,697 |
i |
1,111 |
i |
492 |
i |
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Life sciences, nec |
513 |
i |
513 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Physical sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Chemistry |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Materials science |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Physics |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Psychology |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Social sciences |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Anthropology |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Economics |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Political science and government |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Social sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Sciences, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Chemical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Civil engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Engineering, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Non-S&E |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Business management and business administration |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Communication and communications technologies |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Education |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Humanities |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Law |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Social work |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Visual and performing arts |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
Non-S&E, nec |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
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 |
9,000 |
i |
10,772 |
|
11,326 |
|
11,421 |
|
13,806 |
|
16,471 |
|
21,013 |
|
21,095 |
|
22,253 |
|
23,107 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Defense |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
292 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Energy |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
763 |
|
74 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
8,172 |
i |
9,781 |
|
10,284 |
|
10,789 |
|
13,806 |
|
16,471 |
|
20,721 |
|
21,095 |
|
21,490 |
|
22,979 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
315 |
i |
377 |
|
396 |
|
116 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
National Science Foundation |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
54 |
|
Other Agencies |
513 |
i |
614 |
|
646 |
|
516 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
375 |
i |
89 |
|
286 |
i |
. |
|
2016 |
303 |
i |
89 |
|
214 |
i |
. |
|
2015 |
533 |
i |
125 |
|
408 |
i |
32 |
i |
2014 |
539 |
i |
137 |
|
402 |
i |
31 |
i |
2013 |
600 |
i |
141 |
|
459 |
i |
32 |
i |
2012 |
683 |
i |
153 |
|
530 |
i |
38 |
i |
2011 |
0 |
|
160 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|