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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
707 |
78.6 |
902 |
2016 |
378 |
87.8 |
431 |
448 |
65 |
693 |
721 |
72.9 |
992 |
669 |
74.9 |
896 |
2015 |
316 |
74 |
428 |
462 |
67.2 |
690 |
686 |
68.2 |
1,010 |
685 |
76.5 |
898 |
2014 |
386 |
91.1 |
424 |
433 |
63.5 |
685 |
817 |
82.1 |
997 |
695 |
78.5 |
888 |
2013 |
347 |
83 |
419 |
376 |
68 |
555 |
678 |
68.6 |
993 |
668 |
75.7 |
885 |
2012 |
387 |
93.3 |
415 |
294 |
53.4 |
555 |
766 |
71.9 |
1,069 |
707 |
79.4 |
893 |
2011 |
342 |
84 |
408 |
273 |
49.8 |
553 |
770 |
68.6 |
1,128 |
736 |
81 |
911 |
2010 |
361 |
87.3 |
414 |
364 |
65.1 |
562 |
891 |
73.8 |
1,212 |
675 |
91 |
742 |
2009 |
366 |
87.4 |
419 |
413 |
73.3 |
565 |
785 |
66.9 |
1,178 |
672 |
95 |
708 |
2008 |
320 |
76.7 |
418 |
426 |
75.5 |
566 |
767 |
67.2 |
1,146 |
584 |
84.8 |
690 |
2007 |
367 |
89.4 |
411 |
422 |
74.6 |
567 |
759 |
62.9 |
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 |
5 |
14 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
5 |
Science and engineering |
2 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
Science |
2 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
Psychology and social sciences |
2 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
Psychology |
2 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
Other social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
Non-science and engineering |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Education |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Education research |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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 |
. |
440 |
197 |
325 |
251 |
221 |
262 |
313 |
291 |
278 |
Departments |
. |
315 |
197 |
196 |
251 |
211 |
262 |
262 |
291 |
278 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Commerce |
. |
18 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
221 |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
30 |
57 |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
296 |
197 |
196 |
251 |
211 |
262 |
262 |
261 |
. |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
125 |
. |
130 |
. |
10 |
. |
51 |
. |
. |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Science Foundation |
. |
125 |
. |
130 |
. |
10 |
. |
51 |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
440 |
197 |
325 |
251 |
221 |
262 |
313 |
291 |
278 |
Research and development |
. |
213 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
221 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
0 |
130 |
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 |
. |
227 |
197 |
196 |
251 |
211 |
262 |
262 |
291 |
57 |
General support for S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
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 |
110 |
101 |
114 |
146 |
296 |
353 |
180 |
117 |
111 |
114 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
64 |
52 |
76 |
92 |
143 |
187 |
114 |
68 |
50 |
53 |
Female |
46 |
49 |
38 |
54 |
153 |
166 |
66 |
49 |
61 |
61 |
First-year full-time |
43 |
39 |
42 |
69 |
81 |
144 |
76 |
66 |
59 |
39 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
55 |
51 |
37 |
57 |
166 |
215 |
140 |
89 |
84 |
96 |
Hispanic or Latino |
29 |
21 |
24 |
33 |
62 |
89 |
39 |
31 |
26 |
42 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
23 |
24 |
9 |
16 |
67 |
74 |
76 |
48 |
41 |
29 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Asian |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
33 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Black or African American |
5 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
White |
15 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
50 |
46 |
33 |
32 |
32 |
22 |
More than one race |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
3 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
37 |
52 |
25 |
10 |
17 |
25 |
Temporary visa holders |
55 |
50 |
77 |
89 |
130 |
138 |
40 |
28 |
27 |
18 |
Science and engineering |
110 |
101 |
114 |
146 |
296 |
353 |
180 |
117 |
111 |
114 |
Science |
82 |
83 |
92 |
102 |
229 |
264 |
125 |
104 |
96 |
93 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
5 |
8 |
. |
4 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
21 |
31 |
56 |
54 |
37 |
52 |
43 |
22 |
21 |
9 |
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 |
27 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
146 |
158 |
31 |
32 |
27 |
31 |
Social sciences |
29 |
29 |
29 |
34 |
39 |
49 |
45 |
50 |
48 |
53 |
Engineering |
28 |
18 |
22 |
44 |
67 |
89 |
55 |
13 |
15 |
21 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
13 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
19 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
Industrial engineering |
11 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
16 |
21 |
40 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
4 |
3 |
12 |
20 |
48 |
49 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
107 |
116 |
145 |
164 |
286 |
279 |
175 |
164 |
193 |
215 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
70 |
76 |
91 |
108 |
147 |
131 |
92 |
107 |
121 |
127 |
Female |
37 |
40 |
54 |
56 |
139 |
148 |
83 |
57 |
72 |
88 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
93 |
98 |
37 |
130 |
212 |
241 |
170 |
146 |
185 |
206 |
Hispanic or Latino |
29 |
37 |
24 |
47 |
77 |
91 |
63 |
45 |
57 |
64 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
52 |
53 |
9 |
67 |
103 |
113 |
84 |
66 |
74 |
76 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
Black or African American |
7 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
20 |
16 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
White |
39 |
41 |
5 |
48 |
68 |
84 |
67 |
42 |
54 |
63 |
More than one race |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
12 |
8 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
37 |
23 |
35 |
54 |
66 |
Temporary visa holders |
14 |
18 |
77 |
34 |
74 |
38 |
5 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
Science and engineering |
107 |
116 |
145 |
164 |
286 |
279 |
175 |
164 |
193 |
215 |
Science |
84 |
98 |
116 |
124 |
238 |
237 |
155 |
139 |
147 |
171 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
10 |
13 |
. |
8 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
10 |
17 |
25 |
19 |
28 |
28 |
23 |
30 |
19 |
28 |
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 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
96 |
92 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
15 |
Social sciences |
63 |
63 |
80 |
93 |
107 |
108 |
115 |
104 |
110 |
128 |
Engineering |
23 |
18 |
29 |
40 |
48 |
42 |
20 |
25 |
46 |
44 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
16 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
21 |
17 |
Industrial engineering |
5 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
25 |
27 |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
2 |
4 |
10 |
20 |
24 |
17 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
5 |
15 |
17 |
31 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
5 |
5 |
15 |
17 |
31 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
4 |
5 |
13 |
14 |
29 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
1 |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
2 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
110 |
101 |
114 |
146 |
296 |
353 |
180 |
117 |
111 |
114 |
Fellowships |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Federal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Research 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 |
Teaching assistantships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
2 |
Other types of support |
106 |
101 |
114 |
146 |
296 |
353 |
180 |
117 |
111 |
112 |
Federal |
4 |
5 |
15 |
17 |
31 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Institutional |
5 |
7 |
13 |
18 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
59 |
8 |
46 |
Self-support |
97 |
88 |
85 |
109 |
242 |
333 |
179 |
58 |
102 |
66 |
Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2016–07
Selected characteristics |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All postdoctorates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Female |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2016–07
Field |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All surveyed fields |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mathematics and statistics |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
1,236 |
|
794 |
|
1,404 |
|
1,260 |
|
1,445 |
|
1,334 |
|
564 |
|
495 |
|
319 |
|
785 |
|
Science |
148 |
|
0 |
|
16 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
40 |
|
0 |
|
43 |
|
562 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
16 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Health sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
40 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Anthropology |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
40 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
148 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
43 |
|
562 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
8 |
|
96 |
|
123 |
|
158 |
|
147 |
|
130 |
|
276 |
|
223 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
106 |
|
97 |
|
227 |
|
210 |
|
Chemical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
41 |
|
33 |
|
49 |
|
13 |
|
Non-S&E |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
377 |
|
365 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Business management and business administration |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
377 |
|
365 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
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 |
1,236 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Science |
148 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Health sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Anthropology |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
148 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Business management and business administration |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Education |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2017–08
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds |
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
All agencies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
36 |
|
20 |
|
319 |
|
785 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Defense |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
11 |
|
270 |
|
772 |
|
Department of Energy |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
49 |
|
13 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
National Science Foundation |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
15 |
|
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Other Agencies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2016 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2015 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2014 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2013 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2012 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2011 |
0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|