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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
1.3 |
902 |
2016 |
31 |
7.9 |
431 |
49 |
7.9 |
693 |
6 |
1.5 |
992 |
3 |
1.2 |
896 |
2015 |
25 |
6.6 |
428 |
42 |
6.9 |
690 |
6 |
1.5 |
1,010 |
17 |
2.8 |
898 |
2014 |
31 |
8 |
424 |
42 |
6.9 |
685 |
5 |
1.4 |
997 |
18 |
2.9 |
888 |
2013 |
34 |
8.8 |
419 |
44 |
8.7 |
555 |
6 |
1.5 |
993 |
18 |
2.9 |
885 |
2012 |
28 |
7.5 |
415 |
50 |
9.8 |
555 |
6 |
1.5 |
1,069 |
13 |
2.3 |
893 |
2011 |
23 |
6.4 |
408 |
52 |
10.2 |
553 |
6 |
1.4 |
1,128 |
11 |
2.1 |
911 |
2010 |
23 |
6.3 |
414 |
47 |
9.1 |
562 |
5 |
1.3 |
1,212 |
10 |
2.2 |
742 |
2009 |
18 |
5 |
419 |
47 |
9.1 |
565 |
4 |
1.2 |
1,178 |
12 |
2.5 |
708 |
2008 |
22 |
6 |
418 |
47 |
9.1 |
566 |
5 |
1.4 |
1,146 |
9 |
2.2 |
690 |
2007 |
20 |
5.6 |
411 |
51 |
9.8 |
567 |
5 |
1.3 |
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 |
464 |
481 |
452 |
436 |
442 |
464 |
458 |
547 |
465 |
484 |
Science and engineering |
348 |
356 |
338 |
312 |
291 |
318 |
316 |
362 |
273 |
309 |
Science |
292 |
293 |
303 |
261 |
242 |
267 |
269 |
308 |
219 |
261 |
Life science |
141 |
140 |
150 |
125 |
128 |
140 |
125 |
132 |
101 |
115 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
132 |
124 |
137 |
108 |
114 |
122 |
114 |
120 |
89 |
102 |
Health |
9 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
49 |
53 |
44 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
36 |
57 |
35 |
45 |
Chemistry |
27 |
25 |
29 |
23 |
19 |
23 |
20 |
35 |
18 |
31 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
Physics and astronomy |
21 |
25 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
28 |
22 |
45 |
26 |
23 |
24 |
29 |
39 |
22 |
32 |
Computer sciences |
13 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
15 |
22 |
Mathematics |
15 |
10 |
31 |
11 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
21 |
7 |
10 |
Psychology and social sciences |
74 |
78 |
64 |
71 |
53 |
64 |
79 |
80 |
61 |
69 |
Psychology |
9 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
11 |
13 |
Anthropology |
10 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
10 |
13 |
Economics |
25 |
18 |
22 |
24 |
18 |
14 |
25 |
24 |
10 |
18 |
Political science and government |
5 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Sociology |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
Other social sciences |
21 |
24 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
26 |
13 |
20 |
12 |
Engineering |
56 |
63 |
35 |
51 |
49 |
51 |
47 |
54 |
54 |
48 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
13 |
24 |
13 |
23 |
17 |
25 |
19 |
21 |
14 |
18 |
Chemical engineering |
10 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
Electrical engineering |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
14 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
Mechanical engineering |
5 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
Other engineering |
9 |
6 |
5 |
. |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Non-science and engineering |
116 |
125 |
114 |
124 |
151 |
146 |
142 |
185 |
192 |
175 |
Education |
17 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
59 |
80 |
66 |
Education administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
24 |
23 |
28 |
Education research |
7 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
26 |
40 |
27 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
2 |
Teaching fields |
4 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Other education |
6 |
. |
1 |
. |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
Humanities |
67 |
74 |
63 |
62 |
85 |
84 |
82 |
79 |
81 |
59 |
Foreign languages & literature |
12 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
History |
22 |
28 |
19 |
13 |
23 |
19 |
27 |
19 |
22 |
11 |
Letters |
20 |
16 |
22 |
14 |
31 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
Other humanities |
13 |
19 |
14 |
21 |
24 |
33 |
21 |
27 |
31 |
15 |
Other |
32 |
35 |
31 |
45 |
47 |
44 |
42 |
47 |
31 |
50 |
Business management/administration |
17 |
21 |
14 |
23 |
27 |
19 |
19 |
26 |
13 |
28 |
Communication |
11 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
4 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
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 |
. |
547,172 |
596,355 |
540,124 |
533,792 |
551,527 |
663,325 |
664,577 |
519,703 |
536,396 |
Departments |
. |
500,376 |
556,047 |
501,184 |
502,566 |
516,962 |
629,419 |
613,971 |
489,796 |
506,984 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
1,184 |
718 |
1,128 |
293 |
208 |
835 |
108 |
398 |
1,352 |
Department of Commerce |
. |
177 |
35 |
1,287 |
1,777 |
2,360 |
192 |
575 |
778 |
1,352 |
Department of Defense |
. |
48,103 |
53,778 |
33,779 |
27,285 |
26,469 |
27,939 |
35,680 |
25,518 |
31,492 |
Department of Education |
. |
193 |
207 |
45 |
44 |
88 |
1,025 |
938 |
850 |
2,239 |
Department of Energy |
. |
7,743 |
9,045 |
6,578 |
9,010 |
7,320 |
12,446 |
10,716 |
9,069 |
8,414 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
442,976 |
492,264 |
458,366 |
463,845 |
480,367 |
586,858 |
565,707 |
452,708 |
459,707 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
238 |
. |
. |
. |
320 |
610 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
25 |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
75 |
75 |
125 |
248 |
130 |
90 |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
75 |
. |
. |
. |
1,728 |
Other agencies |
. |
46,795 |
40,307 |
38,940 |
31,225 |
34,565 |
33,906 |
50,606 |
29,907 |
29,412 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
1,000 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
2,671 |
2,605 |
2,279 |
1,706 |
1,721 |
2,150 |
1,805 |
1,788 |
1,257 |
National Science Foundation |
. |
44,029 |
36,632 |
36,586 |
29,348 |
32,769 |
31,506 |
48,380 |
27,990 |
27,751 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Office of Justice Programs |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Social Security Administration |
. |
95 |
71 |
75 |
171 |
75 |
250 |
421 |
129 |
404 |
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 |
. |
547,172 |
596,355 |
540,124 |
533,792 |
551,527 |
663,325 |
664,577 |
519,703 |
536,396 |
Research and development |
. |
494,607 |
542,396 |
498,295 |
497,030 |
515,718 |
609,005 |
630,261 |
486,396 |
498,549 |
R&D plant |
. |
282 |
774 |
414 |
522 |
1,061 |
13,319 |
630 |
435 |
2,127 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
269 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
32,407 |
28,400 |
26,708 |
27,135 |
31,028 |
33,328 |
28,659 |
27,349 |
31,920 |
General support for S&E |
. |
405 |
3,476 |
3,766 |
752 |
602 |
5,869 |
1,892 |
3,899 |
1,903 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
19,470 |
21,309 |
10,941 |
8,353 |
3,119 |
1,804 |
3,135 |
1,624 |
1,628 |
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 |
2,907 |
3,098 |
3,078 |
2,873 |
2,472 |
2,342 |
2,393 |
2,363 |
2,239 |
2,146 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
1,647 |
1,742 |
1,768 |
1,613 |
1,468 |
1,357 |
1,413 |
1,375 |
1,316 |
1,260 |
Female |
1,260 |
1,356 |
1,310 |
1,260 |
1,004 |
985 |
980 |
988 |
923 |
886 |
First-year full-time |
765 |
758 |
700 |
545 |
514 |
601 |
544 |
531 |
498 |
443 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
1,830 |
2,010 |
1,954 |
1,831 |
1,590 |
1,569 |
1,597 |
1,577 |
1,491 |
1,426 |
Hispanic or Latino |
142 |
124 |
106 |
89 |
61 |
67 |
73 |
75 |
67 |
62 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,659 |
1,850 |
1,805 |
1,698 |
1,498 |
1,477 |
1,497 |
1,444 |
1,389 |
1,349 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
4 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
Asian |
296 |
304 |
306 |
297 |
267 |
273 |
255 |
221 |
202 |
186 |
Black or African American |
97 |
123 |
91 |
91 |
49 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
52 |
51 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
1 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
White |
1,208 |
1,340 |
1,346 |
1,282 |
1,152 |
1,130 |
1,171 |
1,157 |
1,119 |
1,101 |
More than one race |
53 |
66 |
53 |
23 |
25 |
17 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
29 |
36 |
43 |
44 |
31 |
25 |
27 |
58 |
35 |
15 |
Temporary visa holders |
1,077 |
1,088 |
1,124 |
1,042 |
882 |
773 |
796 |
786 |
748 |
720 |
Science and engineering |
2,794 |
3,006 |
3,008 |
2,833 |
2,472 |
2,342 |
2,393 |
2,363 |
2,239 |
2,146 |
Science |
2,041 |
2,319 |
2,225 |
2,086 |
1,772 |
1,698 |
1,837 |
1,861 |
1,840 |
1,767 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
168 |
59 |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
739 |
712 |
728 |
737 |
662 |
645 |
623 |
623 |
613 |
598 |
Communication |
83 |
92 |
83 |
78 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
108 |
105 |
114 |
40 |
105 |
117 |
267 |
255 |
260 |
221 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
13 |
14 |
17 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
114 |
107 |
106 |
105 |
82 |
83 |
76 |
77 |
68 |
59 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
25 |
31 |
28 |
20 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
116 |
110 |
117 |
121 |
121 |
124 |
128 |
122 |
130 |
131 |
Physical sciences |
256 |
272 |
261 |
251 |
313 |
267 |
274 |
288 |
287 |
278 |
Psychology |
60 |
59 |
62 |
55 |
60 |
54 |
52 |
53 |
58 |
55 |
Social sciences |
527 |
649 |
650 |
654 |
413 |
388 |
399 |
425 |
407 |
408 |
Engineering |
753 |
687 |
783 |
747 |
700 |
644 |
556 |
502 |
399 |
379 |
Chemical engineering |
114 |
96 |
111 |
106 |
111 |
117 |
86 |
69 |
63 |
59 |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
22 |
22 |
14 |
19 |
Electrical engineering |
82 |
84 |
80 |
70 |
77 |
78 |
68 |
66 |
65 |
56 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
80 |
61 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
210 |
202 |
162 |
177 |
176 |
133 |
122 |
105 |
66 |
68 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
127 |
109 |
148 |
145 |
141 |
115 |
93 |
83 |
70 |
66 |
Other engineering |
220 |
196 |
202 |
188 |
195 |
201 |
165 |
157 |
121 |
111 |
Health |
113 |
92 |
70 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
131 |
214 |
329 |
275 |
88 |
36 |
41 |
41 |
108 |
102 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
47 |
84 |
149 |
139 |
61 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
72 |
66 |
Female |
84 |
130 |
180 |
136 |
27 |
15 |
18 |
15 |
36 |
36 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
127 |
211 |
1,954 |
219 |
60 |
29 |
35 |
38 |
79 |
74 |
Hispanic or Latino |
4 |
7 |
106 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
123 |
190 |
1,805 |
198 |
53 |
28 |
28 |
32 |
75 |
72 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
16 |
22 |
306 |
40 |
15 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
15 |
Black or African American |
15 |
20 |
91 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
88 |
135 |
1,346 |
136 |
35 |
21 |
24 |
25 |
54 |
57 |
More than one race |
3 |
13 |
53 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
0 |
14 |
43 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
Temporary visa holders |
4 |
3 |
1,124 |
56 |
28 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
29 |
28 |
Science and engineering |
65 |
146 |
264 |
222 |
88 |
36 |
41 |
41 |
108 |
102 |
Science |
50 |
112 |
216 |
147 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
85 |
81 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
0 |
86 |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
35 |
96 |
110 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
3 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
64 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Physical sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
9 |
8 |
18 |
35 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
16 |
Engineering |
15 |
34 |
48 |
75 |
76 |
26 |
34 |
30 |
23 |
21 |
Chemical engineering |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
17 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
Electrical engineering |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
3 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
4 |
10 |
23 |
17 |
26 |
9 |
16 |
20 |
14 |
13 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other engineering |
9 |
20 |
18 |
21 |
29 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Health |
66 |
68 |
65 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2016–07
Field |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All surveyed fields |
1,098 |
1,041 |
1,175 |
1,098 |
1,171 |
1,036 |
1,092 |
1,051 |
1,083 |
985 |
Science and engineering |
1,098 |
1,041 |
1,173 |
1,097 |
1,171 |
1,036 |
1,092 |
1,051 |
1,083 |
985 |
Science |
826 |
776 |
872 |
813 |
879 |
767 |
832 |
801 |
833 |
778 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
0 |
4 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
444 |
442 |
452 |
461 |
458 |
410 |
407 |
412 |
420 |
410 |
Communication |
9 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
95 |
92 |
100 |
35 |
92 |
35 |
80 |
77 |
101 |
91 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
3 |
7 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
14 |
10 |
5 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
91 |
97 |
103 |
100 |
92 |
94 |
104 |
93 |
101 |
97 |
Physical sciences |
149 |
81 |
132 |
127 |
161 |
163 |
174 |
169 |
166 |
141 |
Psychology |
12 |
23 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
16 |
19 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
Social sciences |
22 |
29 |
44 |
49 |
34 |
27 |
25 |
21 |
24 |
23 |
Engineering |
272 |
265 |
301 |
284 |
292 |
269 |
260 |
250 |
250 |
207 |
Chemical engineering |
44 |
35 |
47 |
44 |
51 |
44 |
38 |
30 |
33 |
30 |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
82 |
84 |
80 |
70 |
77 |
67 |
58 |
56 |
55 |
35 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
40 |
36 |
40 |
45 |
39 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
41 |
31 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
30 |
36 |
49 |
45 |
38 |
32 |
36 |
36 |
31 |
23 |
Other engineering |
76 |
74 |
85 |
80 |
87 |
91 |
92 |
90 |
90 |
88 |
Health |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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 |
2,907 |
3,098 |
3,078 |
2,873 |
2,472 |
2,342 |
2,393 |
2,363 |
2,239 |
2,146 |
Fellowships |
1,139 |
1,250 |
1,149 |
1,046 |
1,054 |
1,008 |
1,041 |
985 |
1,028 |
951 |
Federal |
540 |
545 |
547 |
459 |
524 |
462 |
502 |
449 |
550 |
478 |
Nonfederal |
32 |
38 |
44 |
72 |
48 |
65 |
59 |
45 |
39 |
61 |
Institutional |
567 |
667 |
558 |
515 |
482 |
481 |
480 |
491 |
439 |
412 |
Research assistantships |
735 |
678 |
788 |
731 |
724 |
666 |
671 |
699 |
640 |
577 |
Federal |
553 |
483 |
615 |
630 |
642 |
571 |
582 |
599 |
532 |
479 |
Nonfederal |
24 |
18 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
30 |
27 |
14 |
36 |
22 |
Institutional |
158 |
177 |
160 |
89 |
67 |
65 |
62 |
86 |
72 |
76 |
Teaching assistantships |
255 |
206 |
272 |
271 |
226 |
222 |
217 |
227 |
234 |
263 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
Nonfederal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
254 |
205 |
272 |
271 |
226 |
222 |
217 |
227 |
234 |
240 |
Other types of support |
778 |
964 |
869 |
825 |
468 |
446 |
464 |
452 |
337 |
355 |
Federal |
5 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
Nonfederal |
1 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
Institutional |
18 |
13 |
22 |
54 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
16 |
25 |
Self-support |
754 |
931 |
831 |
762 |
461 |
436 |
439 |
417 |
307 |
312 |
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 |
964 |
901 |
919 |
947 |
956 |
966 |
1,024 |
531 |
541 |
524 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
567 |
519 |
524 |
544 |
556 |
576 |
622 |
334 |
350 |
348 |
Female |
397 |
382 |
395 |
403 |
400 |
390 |
402 |
197 |
191 |
176 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
433 |
429 |
457 |
456 |
451 |
444 |
468 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
531 |
472 |
462 |
491 |
505 |
522 |
556 |
531 |
541 |
524 |
Science and engineering |
629 |
594 |
578 |
594 |
617 |
637 |
676 |
360 |
368 |
356 |
Science |
523 |
490 |
495 |
512 |
531 |
557 |
593 |
305 |
314 |
306 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
317 |
302 |
307 |
323 |
361 |
412 |
426 |
219 |
188 |
192 |
Communication |
8 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
21 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
8 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
24 |
11 |
5 |
18 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
23 |
22 |
24 |
27 |
25 |
17 |
23 |
12 |
14 |
27 |
Physical sciences |
86 |
76 |
75 |
73 |
84 |
85 |
106 |
66 |
89 |
78 |
Psychology |
22 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
31 |
19 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
Social sciences |
14 |
16 |
21 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Engineering |
106 |
104 |
83 |
82 |
86 |
80 |
83 |
55 |
54 |
50 |
Chemical engineering |
17 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Electrical engineering |
25 |
21 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
13 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
15 |
17 |
18 |
27 |
23 |
20 |
22 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
Other engineering |
36 |
32 |
23 |
17 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
Health |
335 |
307 |
341 |
353 |
339 |
329 |
348 |
171 |
173 |
168 |
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 |
619 |
627 |
606 |
636 |
668 |
683 |
811 |
628 |
614 |
637 |
Science and engineering |
424 |
418 |
405 |
410 |
463 |
475 |
542 |
463 |
427 |
432 |
Science |
339 |
340 |
344 |
348 |
392 |
414 |
484 |
391 |
367 |
382 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
202 |
212 |
204 |
211 |
238 |
286 |
342 |
257 |
215 |
244 |
Communication |
4 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
21 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
2 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
22 |
13 |
16 |
22 |
19 |
12 |
21 |
13 |
15 |
28 |
Physical sciences |
64 |
58 |
66 |
63 |
79 |
80 |
89 |
88 |
105 |
82 |
Psychology |
14 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
31 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
Social sciences |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Engineering |
85 |
78 |
61 |
62 |
71 |
61 |
58 |
72 |
60 |
50 |
Chemical engineering |
11 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
25 |
21 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
11 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
15 |
12 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
Other engineering |
23 |
23 |
16 |
11 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
29 |
26 |
16 |
Health |
195 |
209 |
201 |
226 |
205 |
208 |
269 |
165 |
187 |
205 |
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 |
1,374,293 |
|
1,296,429 |
|
864,068 |
|
828,350 |
|
828,422 |
|
847,077 |
|
886,036 |
|
836,322 |
|
758,159 |
|
740,410 |
|
Science |
1,183,407 |
|
1,079,467 |
|
782,618 |
|
745,969 |
|
742,083 |
|
767,369 |
|
810,675 |
|
756,872 |
|
692,175 |
|
674,676 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
20,149 |
|
17,589 |
|
13,751 |
|
15,453 |
|
18,373 |
|
16,562 |
|
14,891 |
|
13,964 |
|
11,391 |
|
8,776 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
1,935 |
|
1,724 |
|
1,359 |
|
1,976 |
|
3,697 |
|
1,842 |
|
1,565 |
|
797 |
|
490 |
|
743 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
1,935 |
|
1,724 |
|
1,270 |
|
1,976 |
|
3,697 |
|
1,842 |
|
1,565 |
|
797 |
|
490 |
|
743 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
89 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
1,022,472 |
|
942,243 |
|
680,065 |
|
655,541 |
|
646,852 |
|
680,601 |
|
725,635 |
|
663,497 |
|
606,702 |
|
590,059 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
918 |
|
620 |
|
172 |
|
202 |
|
209 |
|
68 |
|
81 |
|
5,908 |
|
347 |
|
985 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
692,343 |
|
628,134 |
|
205,927 |
|
204,651 |
|
205,395 |
|
227,700 |
|
249,673 |
|
227,786 |
|
204,664 |
|
193,597 |
|
Health sciences |
262,444 |
|
247,503 |
|
463,167 |
|
440,513 |
|
429,798 |
|
440,877 |
|
461,929 |
|
413,490 |
|
386,099 |
|
379,389 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
66,767 |
|
65,986 |
|
10,799 |
|
10,175 |
|
11,450 |
|
11,956 |
|
13,952 |
|
16,313 |
|
15,592 |
|
16,088 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
7,373 |
|
6,173 |
|
3,294 |
|
2,806 |
|
3,617 |
|
3,337 |
|
3,629 |
|
2,856 |
|
2,675 |
|
1,909 |
|
Physical sciences |
46,244 |
|
39,426 |
|
29,134 |
|
25,561 |
|
27,877 |
|
29,509 |
|
30,065 |
|
31,918 |
|
32,377 |
|
28,680 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
1,421 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
15,403 |
|
13,506 |
|
10,595 |
|
9,423 |
|
11,780 |
|
13,615 |
|
13,374 |
|
15,096 |
|
15,728 |
|
14,546 |
|
Materials science |
6,604 |
|
6,055 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
22,816 |
|
19,865 |
|
18,539 |
|
16,138 |
|
16,097 |
|
15,894 |
|
16,691 |
|
16,822 |
|
16,649 |
|
14,134 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
21,397 |
|
20,638 |
|
22,774 |
|
14,926 |
|
14,512 |
|
10,321 |
|
9,128 |
|
8,044 |
|
6,378 |
|
5,644 |
|
Social sciences |
48,579 |
|
41,676 |
|
25,956 |
|
24,786 |
|
23,945 |
|
20,183 |
|
20,083 |
|
22,790 |
|
26,820 |
|
32,199 |
|
Anthropology |
1,491 |
|
729 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
4,977 |
|
3,986 |
|
1,242 |
|
1,188 |
|
1,244 |
|
838 |
|
1,183 |
|
1,455 |
|
1,877 |
|
2,151 |
|
Political science and government |
2,015 |
|
191 |
|
4,512 |
|
3,954 |
|
3,609 |
|
2,426 |
|
2,691 |
|
4,321 |
|
7,239 |
|
13,579 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
21,052 |
|
20,400 |
|
5,378 |
|
7,943 |
|
6,770 |
|
6,676 |
|
5,805 |
|
6,511 |
|
7,082 |
|
6,697 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
19,044 |
|
16,370 |
|
14,824 |
|
11,701 |
|
12,322 |
|
10,243 |
|
10,404 |
|
10,503 |
|
10,622 |
|
9,772 |
|
Sciences, nec |
15,258 |
|
9,998 |
|
6,285 |
|
4,920 |
|
3,210 |
|
5,014 |
|
5,679 |
|
13,006 |
|
5,342 |
|
6,666 |
|
Engineering |
64,279 |
|
61,366 |
|
46,031 |
|
46,345 |
|
48,182 |
|
45,841 |
|
40,847 |
|
36,651 |
|
34,593 |
|
33,568 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
15,979 |
|
15,886 |
|
10,898 |
|
8,969 |
|
10,418 |
|
10,896 |
|
10,976 |
|
9,472 |
|
8,960 |
|
7,183 |
|
Chemical engineering |
9,911 |
|
7,468 |
|
4,383 |
|
4,152 |
|
4,846 |
|
4,497 |
|
3,596 |
|
3,501 |
|
5,045 |
|
6,630 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
14,850 |
|
18,657 |
|
14,673 |
|
15,633 |
|
14,358 |
|
15,126 |
|
11,736 |
|
8,633 |
|
6,253 |
|
6,683 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
15,212 |
|
11,719 |
|
8,333 |
|
6,509 |
|
6,324 |
|
6,037 |
|
6,021 |
|
6,311 |
|
5,487 |
|
4,056 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
6,625 |
|
8,811 |
|
9,382 |
|
7,579 |
|
7,461 |
|
6,814 |
|
6,088 |
|
6,522 |
|
Engineering, nec |
8,327 |
|
7,636 |
|
1,119 |
|
2,271 |
|
2,854 |
|
1,706 |
|
1,057 |
|
1,920 |
|
2,760 |
|
2,494 |
|
Non-S&E |
126,607 |
|
155,596 |
|
35,419 |
|
36,036 |
|
38,157 |
|
33,867 |
|
34,514 |
|
42,799 |
|
31,391 |
|
32,166 |
|
Business management and business administration |
63,576 |
|
47,397 |
|
10,454 |
|
11,728 |
|
15,047 |
|
12,192 |
|
11,906 |
|
18,901 |
|
9,028 |
|
7,539 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
8,989 |
|
8,564 |
|
7,038 |
|
6,710 |
|
4,413 |
|
4,671 |
|
6,573 |
|
5,863 |
|
4,490 |
|
3,830 |
|
Education |
18,428 |
|
14,214 |
|
7,212 |
|
7,997 |
|
7,786 |
|
7,705 |
|
7,415 |
|
9,756 |
|
9,522 |
|
11,743 |
|
Humanities |
7,673 |
|
3,903 |
|
3,078 |
|
2,800 |
|
4,058 |
|
4,482 |
|
2,720 |
|
2,736 |
|
2,820 |
|
3,916 |
|
Law |
15,628 |
|
13,299 |
|
2,083 |
|
1,726 |
|
1,828 |
|
1,478 |
|
1,038 |
|
1,705 |
|
1,618 |
|
1,590 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
4,298 |
|
3,494 |
|
3,573 |
|
2,301 |
|
4,223 |
|
2,877 |
|
2,496 |
|
2,335 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
2,985 |
|
3,709 |
|
1,256 |
|
1,581 |
|
1,452 |
|
1,038 |
|
639 |
|
961 |
|
1,417 |
|
1,213 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
9,328 |
|
64,510 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
Field |
All R&D expenditures |
|
Federal government |
|
State and local government |
|
Institution funds |
|
Business |
|
Nonprofit organizations |
|
All other sources |
|
All R&D fields |
1,374,293 |
|
669,911 |
|
16,697 |
|
445,519 |
|
140,197 |
|
99,155 |
|
2,814 |
|
Science |
1,183,407 |
|
617,440 |
|
16,509 |
|
322,064 |
|
138,210 |
|
86,746 |
|
2,438 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
20,149 |
|
13,037 |
|
0 |
|
6,445 |
|
271 |
|
316 |
|
80 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
1,935 |
|
1,387 |
|
0 |
|
528 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
1,935 |
|
1,387 |
|
0 |
|
528 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
1,022,472 |
|
540,710 |
|
12,464 |
|
259,064 |
|
137,273 |
|
70,861 |
|
2,100 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
918 |
|
160 |
|
0 |
|
653 |
|
0 |
|
105 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
692,343 |
|
366,337 |
|
5,693 |
|
151,326 |
|
123,292 |
|
44,278 |
|
1,417 |
|
Health sciences |
262,444 |
|
141,807 |
|
6,771 |
|
78,201 |
|
13,721 |
|
21,402 |
|
542 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
66,767 |
|
32,406 |
|
0 |
|
28,884 |
|
260 |
|
5,076 |
|
141 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
7,373 |
|
2,772 |
|
0 |
|
3,213 |
|
0 |
|
1,388 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
46,244 |
|
32,675 |
|
0 |
|
10,819 |
|
506 |
|
2,222 |
|
22 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
1,421 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1,421 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
15,403 |
|
11,081 |
|
0 |
|
3,406 |
|
300 |
|
616 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
6,604 |
|
3,933 |
|
0 |
|
2,304 |
|
206 |
|
139 |
|
22 |
|
Physics |
22,816 |
|
17,661 |
|
0 |
|
3,688 |
|
0 |
|
1,467 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
21,397 |
|
11,641 |
|
0 |
|
2,521 |
|
98 |
|
7,116 |
|
21 |
|
Social sciences |
48,579 |
|
15,142 |
|
155 |
|
28,368 |
|
62 |
|
4,637 |
|
215 |
|
Anthropology |
1,491 |
|
631 |
|
0 |
|
683 |
|
50 |
|
107 |
|
20 |
|
Economics |
4,977 |
|
830 |
|
46 |
|
3,233 |
|
12 |
|
821 |
|
35 |
|
Political science and government |
2,015 |
|
11 |
|
17 |
|
1,818 |
|
0 |
|
169 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
21,052 |
|
12,062 |
|
57 |
|
6,748 |
|
0 |
|
2,078 |
|
107 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
19,044 |
|
1,608 |
|
35 |
|
15,886 |
|
0 |
|
1,462 |
|
53 |
|
Sciences, nec |
15,258 |
|
76 |
|
3,890 |
|
11,106 |
|
0 |
|
186 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
64,279 |
|
35,965 |
|
1 |
|
24,164 |
|
1,643 |
|
2,217 |
|
289 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
15,979 |
|
10,172 |
|
1 |
|
3,237 |
|
826 |
|
1,527 |
|
216 |
|
Chemical engineering |
9,911 |
|
6,184 |
|
0 |
|
3,088 |
|
169 |
|
470 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
14,850 |
|
9,733 |
|
0 |
|
4,714 |
|
325 |
|
77 |
|
1 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
15,212 |
|
9,876 |
|
0 |
|
4,798 |
|
323 |
|
143 |
|
72 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
8,327 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
8,327 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
126,607 |
|
16,506 |
|
187 |
|
99,291 |
|
344 |
|
10,192 |
|
87 |
|
Business management and business administration |
63,576 |
|
756 |
|
51 |
|
61,047 |
|
257 |
|
1,456 |
|
9 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
8,989 |
|
5,880 |
|
0 |
|
2,958 |
|
0 |
|
151 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
18,428 |
|
5,663 |
|
77 |
|
5,731 |
|
1 |
|
6,940 |
|
16 |
|
Humanities |
7,673 |
|
729 |
|
4 |
|
5,878 |
|
0 |
|
1,006 |
|
56 |
|
Law |
15,628 |
|
225 |
|
55 |
|
15,006 |
|
86 |
|
256 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
2,985 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2,866 |
|
0 |
|
113 |
|
6 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
9,328 |
|
3,253 |
|
0 |
|
5,805 |
|
0 |
|
270 |
|
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 |
669,911 |
|
655,791 |
|
611,620 |
|
620,396 |
|
636,589 |
|
669,970 |
|
707,051 |
|
642,180 |
|
499,498 |
|
482,321 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
848 |
|
834 |
|
1,276 |
|
912 |
|
1,144 |
|
1,476 |
|
1,604 |
|
1,106 |
|
1,104 |
|
1,306 |
|
Department of Defense |
55,373 |
|
55,334 |
|
64,987 |
|
48,940 |
|
47,181 |
|
48,541 |
|
42,160 |
|
39,913 |
|
28,364 |
|
24,025 |
|
Department of Energy |
9,672 |
|
10,187 |
|
11,406 |
|
11,496 |
|
12,380 |
|
11,411 |
|
11,080 |
|
9,762 |
|
8,422 |
|
8,094 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
543,959 |
|
529,947 |
|
481,614 |
|
501,266 |
|
514,342 |
|
548,652 |
|
597,158 |
|
539,667 |
|
425,938 |
|
417,898 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
5,043 |
|
3,823 |
|
3,659 |
|
3,613 |
|
4,572 |
|
5,029 |
|
2,703 |
|
2,237 |
|
2,144 |
|
1,714 |
|
National Science Foundation |
41,970 |
|
40,912 |
|
36,768 |
|
35,469 |
|
39,177 |
|
36,636 |
|
35,927 |
|
35,341 |
|
28,047 |
|
24,161 |
|
Other Agencies |
13,046 |
|
14,754 |
|
11,910 |
|
18,700 |
|
17,793 |
|
18,225 |
|
16,419 |
|
14,154 |
|
5,479 |
|
5,123 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
12,875 |
|
1,702 |
|
11,173 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
12,579 |
|
1,665 |
|
10,914 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
13,011 |
|
1,733 |
|
11,278 |
|
276 |
|
2014 |
13,254 |
|
1,731 |
|
11,523 |
|
294 |
|
2013 |
13,570 |
|
1,735 |
|
11,835 |
|
315 |
|
2012 |
14,017 |
|
1,719 |
|
12,298 |
|
338 |
|
2011 |
14,108 |
|
1,705 |
|
12,403 |
|
650 |
|