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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 |
12.2 |
902 |
2016 |
84 |
20.1 |
431 |
92 |
14 |
693 |
76 |
8.5 |
992 |
65 |
8.1 |
896 |
2015 |
88 |
21.2 |
428 |
96 |
14.6 |
690 |
80 |
8.8 |
1,010 |
66 |
8.2 |
898 |
2014 |
84 |
20.4 |
424 |
100 |
15.3 |
685 |
83 |
9.2 |
997 |
66 |
8.2 |
888 |
2013 |
90 |
22.1 |
419 |
102 |
19 |
555 |
80 |
8.9 |
993 |
63 |
7.9 |
885 |
2012 |
74 |
18.5 |
415 |
98 |
18.3 |
555 |
80 |
8.3 |
1,069 |
63 |
7.9 |
893 |
2011 |
76 |
19.2 |
408 |
102 |
19.1 |
553 |
84 |
8.3 |
1,128 |
65 |
8 |
911 |
2010 |
79 |
19.7 |
414 |
119 |
21.8 |
562 |
84 |
7.8 |
1,212 |
63 |
9.3 |
742 |
2009 |
91 |
22.3 |
419 |
121 |
22.1 |
565 |
84 |
8 |
1,178 |
102 |
15.1 |
708 |
2008 |
78 |
19.3 |
418 |
120 |
21.8 |
566 |
89 |
8.6 |
1,146 |
99 |
15.1 |
690 |
2007 |
94 |
23.5 |
411 |
123 |
22.3 |
567 |
86 |
7.9 |
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 |
235 |
215 |
227 |
204 |
232 |
216 |
204 |
185 |
205 |
168 |
Science and engineering |
178 |
163 |
180 |
153 |
174 |
163 |
159 |
144 |
148 |
139 |
Science |
154 |
144 |
158 |
131 |
153 |
132 |
137 |
119 |
120 |
127 |
Life science |
39 |
38 |
44 |
38 |
50 |
37 |
42 |
24 |
28 |
39 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
Biological sciences |
34 |
38 |
44 |
34 |
46 |
29 |
37 |
20 |
24 |
36 |
Health |
5 |
. |
. |
4 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
46 |
43 |
40 |
30 |
36 |
31 |
33 |
38 |
25 |
30 |
Chemistry |
20 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
8 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
Physics and astronomy |
18 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
11 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
22 |
33 |
32 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
23 |
27 |
22 |
Computer sciences |
12 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
11 |
Mathematics |
10 |
21 |
23 |
11 |
11 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
11 |
Psychology and social sciences |
47 |
30 |
42 |
42 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
34 |
40 |
36 |
Psychology |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
Anthropology |
3 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
Economics |
13 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
Political science and government |
9 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Sociology |
6 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
Other social sciences |
8 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
Engineering |
24 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
31 |
22 |
25 |
28 |
12 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
3 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
Chemical engineering |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. |
4 |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
. |
5 |
Mechanical engineering |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Other engineering |
10 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
Non-science and engineering |
57 |
52 |
47 |
51 |
58 |
53 |
45 |
41 |
57 |
29 |
Education |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
Education research |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
Teaching fields |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Humanities |
54 |
52 |
46 |
51 |
58 |
50 |
41 |
40 |
56 |
27 |
Foreign languages & literature |
9 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
History |
10 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
Letters |
13 |
16 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
6 |
Other humanities |
22 |
15 |
31 |
27 |
23 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
21 |
14 |
Other |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
3 |
4 |
1 |
. |
2 |
Communication |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
4 |
1 |
. |
2 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
102,840 |
103,138 |
98,648 |
101,850 |
106,760 |
122,824 |
128,525 |
99,734 |
96,601 |
Departments |
. |
72,737 |
73,047 |
72,687 |
76,533 |
81,897 |
91,842 |
88,097 |
73,380 |
72,234 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
252 |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
17 |
8 |
14 |
203 |
164 |
113 |
117 |
52 |
Department of Defense |
. |
7,524 |
10,351 |
10,785 |
10,574 |
8,875 |
11,408 |
7,568 |
7,829 |
7,354 |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
28 |
43 |
178 |
129 |
44 |
132 |
. |
276 |
Department of Energy |
. |
4,645 |
6,648 |
6,272 |
5,994 |
6,641 |
5,153 |
5,293 |
3,080 |
2,364 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
60,510 |
56,003 |
55,489 |
59,688 |
65,971 |
74,946 |
74,879 |
62,247 |
61,856 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
57 |
. |
91 |
85 |
78 |
128 |
113 |
107 |
80 |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
30,104 |
30,091 |
25,960 |
25,317 |
24,862 |
30,982 |
40,427 |
26,354 |
24,367 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1,190 |
74 |
. |
400 |
61 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
3,189 |
2,401 |
2,233 |
2,615 |
2,950 |
2,388 |
3,323 |
4,007 |
3,531 |
National Science Foundation |
. |
26,914 |
27,690 |
23,728 |
22,703 |
20,722 |
28,521 |
37,104 |
21,947 |
20,775 |
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 |
. |
102,840 |
103,138 |
98,648 |
101,850 |
106,760 |
122,824 |
128,525 |
99,734 |
99,990 |
Research and development |
. |
97,076 |
96,239 |
89,597 |
95,064 |
100,395 |
111,234 |
118,297 |
90,641 |
92,839 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
1,397 |
347 |
280 |
467 |
1,134 |
3,502 |
810 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
4,855 |
5,416 |
4,861 |
4,893 |
4,416 |
5,684 |
5,468 |
5,651 |
5,099 |
General support for S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
600 |
256 |
0 |
1,252 |
0 |
645 |
403 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
910 |
86 |
3,244 |
1,358 |
1,482 |
3,519 |
1,257 |
1,987 |
1,649 |
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 |
1,680 |
1,640 |
1,522 |
1,473 |
1,426 |
1,410 |
1,183 |
1,140 |
1,085 |
1,080 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
911 |
909 |
829 |
792 |
753 |
739 |
643 |
643 |
631 |
630 |
Female |
769 |
731 |
693 |
681 |
673 |
671 |
540 |
497 |
454 |
450 |
First-year full-time |
515 |
541 |
462 |
426 |
414 |
380 |
316 |
327 |
283 |
266 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
930 |
911 |
873 |
856 |
837 |
855 |
683 |
658 |
617 |
619 |
Hispanic or Latino |
88 |
75 |
71 |
77 |
69 |
63 |
45 |
47 |
36 |
29 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
721 |
713 |
693 |
682 |
682 |
721 |
569 |
560 |
506 |
494 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Asian |
90 |
89 |
77 |
75 |
70 |
78 |
59 |
60 |
54 |
43 |
Black or African American |
60 |
62 |
48 |
45 |
48 |
47 |
30 |
33 |
36 |
27 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
White |
556 |
547 |
553 |
545 |
546 |
579 |
466 |
456 |
408 |
414 |
More than one race |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
121 |
123 |
109 |
97 |
86 |
71 |
69 |
51 |
75 |
96 |
Temporary visa holders |
750 |
729 |
649 |
617 |
589 |
555 |
500 |
482 |
468 |
461 |
Science and engineering |
1,572 |
1,553 |
1,433 |
1,385 |
1,426 |
1,410 |
1,123 |
1,085 |
1,036 |
1,040 |
Science |
1,322 |
1,333 |
1,236 |
1,218 |
1,254 |
1,264 |
983 |
943 |
879 |
894 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
266 |
281 |
252 |
236 |
293 |
303 |
296 |
272 |
249 |
265 |
Communication |
16 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
151 |
147 |
116 |
126 |
116 |
102 |
103 |
109 |
108 |
99 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
54 |
51 |
51 |
61 |
71 |
74 |
54 |
55 |
46 |
48 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
105 |
108 |
109 |
105 |
103 |
97 |
99 |
96 |
84 |
81 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
27 |
20 |
17 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
64 |
65 |
59 |
63 |
68 |
59 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
187 |
179 |
179 |
176 |
174 |
197 |
203 |
181 |
171 |
166 |
Psychology |
44 |
41 |
40 |
48 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
47 |
41 |
44 |
Social sciences |
408 |
423 |
396 |
379 |
371 |
373 |
184 |
183 |
180 |
191 |
Engineering |
250 |
220 |
197 |
167 |
172 |
146 |
140 |
142 |
157 |
146 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
250 |
220 |
197 |
167 |
172 |
146 |
140 |
142 |
157 |
146 |
Health |
108 |
87 |
89 |
88 |
. |
. |
60 |
55 |
49 |
40 |
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 |
65 |
72 |
59 |
51 |
82 |
67 |
99 |
45 |
24 |
4 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
27 |
29 |
20 |
19 |
38 |
43 |
49 |
27 |
7 |
4 |
Female |
38 |
43 |
39 |
32 |
44 |
24 |
50 |
18 |
17 |
0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
61 |
68 |
873 |
48 |
61 |
47 |
80 |
37 |
21 |
4 |
Hispanic or Latino |
3 |
0 |
71 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
53 |
61 |
693 |
40 |
51 |
36 |
37 |
22 |
16 |
4 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
7 |
7 |
77 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Black or African American |
2 |
1 |
48 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
43 |
52 |
553 |
35 |
42 |
33 |
35 |
18 |
14 |
4 |
More than one race |
1 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
5 |
7 |
109 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
Temporary visa holders |
4 |
4 |
649 |
3 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
46 |
51 |
40 |
37 |
82 |
67 |
99 |
45 |
24 |
4 |
Science |
38 |
45 |
38 |
32 |
74 |
62 |
94 |
45 |
24 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
6 |
17 |
11 |
7 |
36 |
21 |
72 |
26 |
24 |
0 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
8 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
20 |
29 |
21 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
3 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Psychology |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
19 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
8 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
8 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Health |
19 |
21 |
19 |
14 |
. |
. |
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 |
116 |
99 |
90 |
80 |
188 |
290 |
275 |
281 |
253 |
323 |
Science and engineering |
112 |
95 |
88 |
75 |
188 |
290 |
233 |
243 |
221 |
301 |
Science |
106 |
91 |
85 |
74 |
186 |
250 |
201 |
207 |
189 |
239 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
34 |
29 |
31 |
37 |
93 |
105 |
98 |
85 |
67 |
62 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
24 |
12 |
13 |
1 |
30 |
20 |
15 |
19 |
19 |
31 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
14 |
18 |
30 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
21 |
26 |
24 |
21 |
13 |
16 |
20 |
11 |
14 |
20 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
15 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
29 |
33 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
44 |
45 |
52 |
49 |
70 |
Psychology |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
Social sciences |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
Engineering |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
32 |
36 |
32 |
62 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
32 |
36 |
32 |
62 |
Health |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
. |
. |
42 |
38 |
32 |
22 |
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 |
1,680 |
1,640 |
1,522 |
1,473 |
1,426 |
1,410 |
1,183 |
1,140 |
1,085 |
1,080 |
Fellowships |
381 |
345 |
309 |
290 |
322 |
343 |
282 |
255 |
263 |
239 |
Federal |
5 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
55 |
78 |
76 |
69 |
81 |
55 |
Nonfederal |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
Institutional |
374 |
337 |
302 |
278 |
266 |
259 |
192 |
177 |
173 |
171 |
Research assistantships |
365 |
369 |
364 |
385 |
395 |
427 |
428 |
401 |
416 |
397 |
Federal |
85 |
79 |
76 |
61 |
100 |
182 |
177 |
180 |
157 |
259 |
Nonfederal |
20 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
25 |
24 |
33 |
55 |
Institutional |
260 |
282 |
278 |
316 |
293 |
235 |
226 |
197 |
226 |
83 |
Teaching assistantships |
302 |
305 |
335 |
311 |
281 |
273 |
235 |
249 |
211 |
234 |
Federal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
302 |
304 |
334 |
311 |
281 |
273 |
234 |
248 |
211 |
233 |
Other types of support |
632 |
621 |
514 |
487 |
428 |
367 |
238 |
235 |
195 |
210 |
Federal |
26 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
33 |
30 |
22 |
32 |
15 |
8 |
Nonfederal |
21 |
11 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Institutional |
133 |
169 |
197 |
166 |
182 |
108 |
58 |
74 |
43 |
62 |
Self-support |
452 |
430 |
302 |
297 |
207 |
224 |
158 |
127 |
132 |
138 |
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 |
305 |
252 |
244 |
259 |
274 |
279 |
271 |
113 |
95 |
97 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
190 |
148 |
150 |
152 |
160 |
165 |
166 |
81 |
73 |
68 |
Female |
115 |
104 |
94 |
107 |
114 |
114 |
105 |
32 |
22 |
29 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
171 |
143 |
129 |
134 |
133 |
155 |
147 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
134 |
109 |
115 |
125 |
141 |
124 |
124 |
113 |
95 |
97 |
Science and engineering |
291 |
248 |
239 |
255 |
274 |
279 |
248 |
104 |
86 |
88 |
Science |
242 |
203 |
205 |
211 |
220 |
229 |
211 |
86 |
67 |
70 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
42 |
45 |
50 |
56 |
88 |
105 |
103 |
42 |
41 |
45 |
Communication |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
23 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
21 |
20 |
24 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
45 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
23 |
21 |
21 |
26 |
24 |
28 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
23 |
14 |
17 |
23 |
33 |
27 |
36 |
25 |
16 |
9 |
Psychology |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
12 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
Social sciences |
42 |
40 |
32 |
31 |
24 |
28 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Engineering |
49 |
45 |
34 |
44 |
54 |
50 |
37 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
49 |
45 |
34 |
44 |
54 |
50 |
37 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
Health |
14 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
. |
. |
23 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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 |
187 |
158 |
165 |
188 |
192 |
179 |
186 |
166 |
152 |
145 |
Science and engineering |
178 |
154 |
160 |
184 |
192 |
179 |
169 |
155 |
139 |
130 |
Science |
145 |
127 |
137 |
150 |
157 |
150 |
144 |
138 |
127 |
119 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
21 |
27 |
32 |
42 |
71 |
74 |
77 |
77 |
77 |
78 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
12 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
18 |
20 |
23 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
43 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
15 |
14 |
15 |
22 |
19 |
22 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
12 |
12 |
14 |
21 |
27 |
24 |
31 |
28 |
23 |
13 |
Psychology |
13 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
Social sciences |
7 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Engineering |
33 |
27 |
23 |
34 |
35 |
29 |
25 |
17 |
12 |
11 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
33 |
27 |
23 |
34 |
35 |
29 |
25 |
17 |
12 |
11 |
Health |
9 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
. |
. |
17 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
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 |
212,290 |
|
347,016 |
|
342,040 |
i |
341,531 |
i |
361,010 |
|
365,120 |
|
344,090 |
|
335,838 |
|
187,380 |
|
182,596 |
|
Science |
176,455 |
|
203,638 |
|
249,820 |
i |
247,222 |
i |
195,130 |
|
205,978 |
|
196,608 |
|
180,276 |
|
144,939 |
|
140,605 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
10,670 |
|
11,838 |
|
15,387 |
i |
11,845 |
i |
11,641 |
|
11,327 |
|
11,552 |
|
10,969 |
|
8,961 |
|
9,458 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
3,540 |
|
6,731 |
|
6,524 |
i |
8,801 |
i |
14,513 |
|
11,977 |
|
9,523 |
|
9,932 |
|
10,278 |
|
11,192 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
237 |
|
227 |
|
486 |
i |
412 |
i |
0 |
|
244 |
|
289 |
|
330 |
|
171 |
|
61 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
1,881 |
|
3,772 |
|
3,405 |
i |
5,560 |
i |
12,159 |
|
8,546 |
|
6,186 |
|
7,495 |
|
6,915 |
|
7,112 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
110 |
|
144 |
|
350 |
i |
1,241 |
i |
0 |
|
1,034 |
|
528 |
|
46 |
|
54 |
|
38 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
1,312 |
|
2,588 |
|
2,283 |
i |
1,588 |
i |
2,354 |
|
2,153 |
|
2,520 |
|
2,061 |
|
3,138 |
|
3,981 |
|
Life sciences |
104,671 |
|
105,618 |
|
135,232 |
i |
140,662 |
i |
114,981 |
|
114,006 |
|
109,473 |
|
98,748 |
|
78,219 |
|
77,755 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
343 |
|
3 |
|
175 |
|
263 |
|
223 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
35,578 |
|
30,653 |
|
45,293 |
i |
43,137 |
i |
40,708 |
|
34,678 |
|
32,998 |
|
28,436 |
|
23,858 |
|
28,886 |
|
Health sciences |
41,288 |
|
49,259 |
|
54,876 |
i |
62,588 |
i |
48,860 |
|
54,703 |
|
52,321 |
|
46,863 |
|
37,874 |
|
34,028 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
27,805 |
|
25,706 |
|
35,063 |
i |
34,937 |
i |
25,413 |
|
24,282 |
|
24,151 |
|
23,274 |
|
16,224 |
|
14,618 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
14,427 |
|
18,807 |
|
23,986 |
i |
22,174 |
i |
16,462 |
|
14,599 |
|
13,059 |
|
11,228 |
|
9,863 |
|
9,583 |
|
Physical sciences |
18,050 |
|
25,132 |
|
25,425 |
i |
29,434 |
i |
18,202 |
|
24,904 |
|
25,437 |
|
23,530 |
|
18,980 |
|
16,668 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
163 |
|
1,158 |
|
189 |
|
330 |
|
349 |
|
Chemistry |
3,498 |
|
6,892 |
|
6,957 |
i |
9,229 |
i |
8,090 |
|
8,622 |
|
8,407 |
|
7,758 |
|
6,328 |
|
6,251 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
8,325 |
|
11,993 |
|
11,319 |
i |
12,027 |
i |
10,112 |
|
9,714 |
|
8,383 |
|
9,185 |
|
8,616 |
|
8,088 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
6,227 |
|
6,247 |
|
7,149 |
i |
8,178 |
i |
0 |
|
6,405 |
|
7,489 |
|
6,398 |
|
3,706 |
|
1,980 |
|
Psychology |
5,688 |
|
6,202 |
|
8,826 |
i |
9,127 |
i |
3,487 |
|
4,358 |
|
4,088 |
|
3,938 |
|
3,106 |
|
2,876 |
|
Social sciences |
12,079 |
|
23,186 |
|
25,252 |
i |
17,243 |
i |
15,463 |
|
17,215 |
|
18,210 |
|
17,951 |
|
13,639 |
|
12,406 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
4,396 |
|
7,555 |
|
7,478 |
i |
5,453 |
i |
3,774 |
|
4,899 |
|
4,210 |
|
3,613 |
|
4,095 |
|
3,466 |
|
Political science and government |
1,440 |
|
2,454 |
|
2,649 |
i |
2,612 |
i |
2,019 |
|
2,253 |
|
2,294 |
|
4,226 |
|
1,441 |
|
1,393 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
862 |
|
3,631 |
|
3,840 |
i |
2,764 |
i |
6,221 |
|
3,131 |
|
4,618 |
|
3,954 |
|
4,492 |
|
4,741 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
5,381 |
|
9,546 |
|
11,285 |
i |
6,414 |
i |
3,449 |
|
6,932 |
|
7,088 |
|
6,158 |
|
3,611 |
|
2,806 |
|
Sciences, nec |
7,330 |
|
6,124 |
|
9,188 |
i |
7,936 |
i |
381 |
|
7,592 |
|
5,266 |
|
3,980 |
|
1,893 |
|
667 |
|
Engineering |
24,798 |
|
31,735 |
|
36,512 |
i |
44,695 |
i |
27,815 |
|
28,928 |
|
26,847 |
|
20,840 |
|
16,711 |
|
17,065 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
316 |
|
1,125 |
i |
574 |
i |
0 |
|
19 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
5,911 |
|
6,087 |
|
9,080 |
i |
9,545 |
i |
470 |
|
7,616 |
|
5,474 |
|
2,683 |
|
1,235 |
|
2,367 |
|
Chemical engineering |
1,617 |
|
728 |
|
844 |
i |
923 |
i |
818 |
|
892 |
|
3,438 |
|
977 |
|
264 |
|
253 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
4,250 |
|
9,125 |
|
7,265 |
i |
6,457 |
i |
17,444 |
|
10,434 |
|
7,367 |
|
6,777 |
|
5,452 |
|
4,311 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
4,220 |
|
6,518 |
|
7,663 |
i |
12,044 |
i |
5,450 |
|
4,564 |
|
4,230 |
|
3,829 |
|
3,341 |
|
2,483 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
3,371 |
|
3,462 |
|
6,206 |
i |
3,814 |
i |
2,998 |
|
3,189 |
|
3,504 |
|
2,808 |
|
2,326 |
|
1,837 |
|
Engineering, nec |
5,429 |
|
5,499 |
|
4,329 |
i |
11,338 |
i |
635 |
|
2,214 |
|
2,834 |
|
3,766 |
|
4,093 |
|
5,809 |
|
Non-S&E |
11,037 |
|
111,643 |
|
55,708 |
i |
49,614 |
i |
138,065 |
|
130,214 |
|
120,635 |
|
134,722 |
|
25,730 |
|
24,926 |
|
Business management and business administration |
444 |
|
3,272 |
|
3,587 |
i |
199 |
i |
5,405 |
|
2,021 |
|
2,865 |
|
3,124 |
|
598 |
|
702 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
46 |
|
16,102 |
|
2,777 |
i |
0 |
i |
1,441 |
|
857 |
|
801 |
|
902 |
|
717 |
|
653 |
|
Education |
4,239 |
|
40,777 |
|
21,626 |
i |
20,736 |
i |
13,797 |
|
12,776 |
|
7,837 |
|
18,165 |
|
7,277 |
|
6,524 |
|
Humanities |
3,551 |
|
18,572 |
|
20,429 |
i |
19,922 |
i |
17,236 |
|
15,515 |
|
15,865 |
|
15,552 |
|
13,380 |
|
13,260 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
190 |
|
3,131 |
|
3,734 |
i |
3,530 |
i |
4,117 |
|
3,345 |
|
3,116 |
|
2,824 |
|
2,519 |
|
2,676 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
2,567 |
|
29,789 |
|
3,555 |
i |
5,227 |
i |
96,069 |
|
95,700 |
|
90,151 |
|
94,155 |
|
1,239 |
|
1,111 |
|
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 |
212,290 |
|
145,556 |
|
182 |
|
40,936 |
|
2,864 |
|
18,976 |
|
3,776 |
|
Science |
176,455 |
|
123,960 |
|
114 |
|
31,581 |
|
2,072 |
|
15,628 |
|
3,100 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
10,670 |
|
6,810 |
|
0 |
|
2,759 |
|
162 |
|
819 |
|
120 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
3,540 |
|
2,192 |
|
17 |
|
1,086 |
|
49 |
|
184 |
|
12 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
237 |
|
203 |
|
0 |
|
34 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
1,881 |
|
927 |
|
0 |
|
826 |
|
0 |
|
128 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
110 |
|
100 |
|
0 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
1,312 |
|
962 |
|
17 |
|
216 |
|
49 |
|
56 |
|
12 |
|
Life sciences |
104,671 |
|
76,256 |
|
77 |
|
14,883 |
|
1,386 |
|
9,254 |
|
2,815 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
35,578 |
|
27,833 |
|
77 |
|
5,251 |
|
712 |
|
1,153 |
|
552 |
|
Health sciences |
41,288 |
|
30,474 |
|
0 |
|
4,680 |
|
610 |
|
3,528 |
|
1,996 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
27,805 |
|
17,949 |
|
0 |
|
4,952 |
|
64 |
|
4,573 |
|
267 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
14,427 |
|
11,580 |
|
0 |
|
2,536 |
|
0 |
|
311 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
18,050 |
|
11,988 |
|
0 |
|
4,963 |
|
311 |
|
729 |
|
59 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
3,498 |
|
2,087 |
|
0 |
|
1,278 |
|
11 |
|
82 |
|
40 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
8,325 |
|
4,400 |
|
0 |
|
3,023 |
|
267 |
|
616 |
|
19 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
6,227 |
|
5,501 |
|
0 |
|
662 |
|
33 |
|
31 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
5,688 |
|
5,347 |
|
0 |
|
297 |
|
0 |
|
44 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
12,079 |
|
4,463 |
|
20 |
|
3,659 |
|
0 |
|
3,843 |
|
94 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
4,396 |
|
160 |
|
0 |
|
1,916 |
|
0 |
|
2,226 |
|
94 |
|
Political science and government |
1,440 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
700 |
|
0 |
|
740 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
862 |
|
109 |
|
0 |
|
543 |
|
0 |
|
210 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
5,381 |
|
4,194 |
|
20 |
|
500 |
|
0 |
|
667 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
7,330 |
|
5,324 |
|
0 |
|
1,398 |
|
164 |
|
444 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
24,798 |
|
17,904 |
|
19 |
|
4,969 |
|
627 |
|
933 |
|
346 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
5,911 |
|
3,756 |
|
0 |
|
986 |
|
481 |
|
688 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
1,617 |
|
1,508 |
|
0 |
|
109 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
4,250 |
|
3,682 |
|
0 |
|
437 |
|
50 |
|
81 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
4,220 |
|
3,539 |
|
19 |
|
494 |
|
14 |
|
6 |
|
148 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
3,371 |
|
2,779 |
|
0 |
|
476 |
|
20 |
|
96 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
5,429 |
|
2,640 |
|
0 |
|
2,467 |
|
62 |
|
62 |
|
198 |
|
Non-S&E |
11,037 |
|
3,692 |
|
49 |
|
4,386 |
|
165 |
|
2,415 |
|
330 |
|
Business management and business administration |
444 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
399 |
|
0 |
|
41 |
|
4 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
46 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
46 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
4,239 |
|
3,311 |
|
45 |
|
610 |
|
125 |
|
137 |
|
11 |
|
Humanities |
3,551 |
|
141 |
|
4 |
|
1,706 |
|
0 |
|
1,385 |
|
315 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
190 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
97 |
|
0 |
|
93 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
2,567 |
|
240 |
|
0 |
|
1,528 |
|
40 |
|
759 |
|
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 |
145,556 |
|
136,931 |
|
132,142 |
|
129,248 |
|
126,559 |
|
131,994 |
|
128,628 |
|
127,087 |
|
93,753 |
|
95,145 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
86 |
|
35 |
|
0 |
|
64 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
66 |
|
163 |
|
Department of Defense |
15,020 |
|
12,801 |
|
12,566 |
|
15,645 |
|
10,921 |
|
9,557 |
|
10,453 |
|
9,599 |
|
9,095 |
|
10,658 |
|
Department of Energy |
8,542 |
|
8,666 |
|
7,986 |
|
7,350 |
|
7,572 |
|
6,399 |
|
6,065 |
|
5,463 |
|
3,692 |
|
3,414 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
87,283 |
|
78,408 |
|
74,598 |
|
70,613 |
|
70,748 |
|
77,181 |
|
77,451 |
|
76,870 |
|
57,755 |
|
57,908 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
3,747 |
|
4,504 |
|
4,912 |
|
4,603 |
|
4,770 |
|
5,455 |
|
5,124 |
|
5,910 |
|
4,630 |
|
4,271 |
|
National Science Foundation |
27,226 |
|
28,618 |
|
28,783 |
|
27,320 |
|
28,117 |
|
29,314 |
|
25,836 |
|
23,264 |
|
17,608 |
|
18,180 |
|
Other Agencies |
3,652 |
|
3,899 |
|
3,297 |
|
3,653 |
|
4,431 |
|
4,088 |
|
3,698 |
|
5,981 |
|
907 |
|
551 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
2,055 |
i |
336 |
i |
1,719 |
i |
. |
|
2016 |
3,439 |
i |
540 |
i |
2,899 |
i |
. |
|
2015 |
3,450 |
i |
559 |
i |
2,891 |
i |
375 |
i |
2014 |
3,602 |
i |
548 |
i |
3,054 |
i |
380 |
i |
2013 |
3,790 |
i |
580 |
i |
3,210 |
i |
422 |
i |
2012 |
3,881 |
i |
579 |
i |
3,302 |
i |
442 |
i |
2011 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|