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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
7.6 |
902 |
2016 |
56 |
13.7 |
431 |
55 |
8.7 |
693 |
43 |
5.2 |
992 |
63 |
7.9 |
896 |
2015 |
46 |
11.4 |
428 |
52 |
8.3 |
690 |
45 |
5.3 |
1,010 |
40 |
5.3 |
898 |
2014 |
57 |
14.1 |
424 |
53 |
8.5 |
685 |
42 |
5.1 |
997 |
42 |
5.6 |
888 |
2013 |
57 |
14.3 |
419 |
47 |
9.2 |
555 |
43 |
5.2 |
993 |
39 |
5.3 |
885 |
2012 |
52 |
13.2 |
415 |
44 |
8.7 |
555 |
44 |
5 |
1,069 |
50 |
6.4 |
893 |
2011 |
53 |
13.6 |
408 |
45 |
8.9 |
553 |
46 |
5 |
1,128 |
50 |
6.3 |
911 |
2010 |
56 |
14.2 |
414 |
45 |
8.8 |
562 |
42 |
4.4 |
1,212 |
51 |
7.7 |
742 |
2009 |
51 |
12.8 |
419 |
40 |
7.8 |
565 |
51 |
5.2 |
1,178 |
62 |
9.5 |
708 |
2008 |
56 |
14.1 |
418 |
39 |
7.7 |
566 |
48 |
5.1 |
1,146 |
72 |
11.2 |
690 |
2007 |
60 |
15.2 |
411 |
38 |
7.5 |
567 |
50 |
5 |
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 |
317 |
372 |
313 |
315 |
325 |
300 |
271 |
310 |
282 |
271 |
Science and engineering |
250 |
304 |
245 |
244 |
263 |
237 |
211 |
239 |
218 |
199 |
Science |
178 |
218 |
184 |
176 |
197 |
176 |
166 |
179 |
181 |
157 |
Life science |
87 |
96 |
84 |
75 |
91 |
71 |
74 |
84 |
91 |
64 |
Biological sciences |
61 |
51 |
58 |
55 |
59 |
55 |
53 |
57 |
62 |
40 |
Health |
26 |
45 |
26 |
20 |
32 |
16 |
21 |
27 |
29 |
24 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
34 |
43 |
36 |
51 |
44 |
37 |
33 |
46 |
38 |
42 |
Chemistry |
20 |
22 |
14 |
27 |
24 |
23 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
6 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
Physics and astronomy |
8 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
18 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
17 |
22 |
20 |
Computer sciences |
10 |
13 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
Mathematics |
8 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
Psychology and social sciences |
39 |
52 |
37 |
20 |
37 |
43 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
31 |
Psychology |
11 |
21 |
15 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
13 |
Anthropology |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
. |
4 |
1 |
. |
Economics |
7 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Political science and government |
4 |
7 |
1 |
. |
4 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Sociology |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
Other social sciences |
8 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Engineering |
72 |
86 |
61 |
68 |
66 |
61 |
45 |
60 |
37 |
42 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
22 |
18 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
6 |
13 |
7 |
15 |
Chemical engineering |
15 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
Civil engineering |
4 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
5 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
4 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Mechanical engineering |
6 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
Other engineering |
16 |
22 |
13 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
Non-science and engineering |
67 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
62 |
63 |
60 |
71 |
64 |
72 |
Education |
20 |
12 |
23 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
35 |
Education administration |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. |
3 |
5 |
8 |
Education research |
9 |
5 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
21 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
Teaching fields |
6 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
Other education |
3 |
. |
. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Humanities |
18 |
26 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
17 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
Foreign languages & literature |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
. |
1 |
History |
4 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Letters |
6 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
Other humanities |
8 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
Other |
29 |
30 |
26 |
31 |
24 |
25 |
23 |
30 |
25 |
21 |
Business management/administration |
6 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
Communication |
17 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
6 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
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 |
. |
210,793 |
227,759 |
207,314 |
220,261 |
211,674 |
250,999 |
222,690 |
181,189 |
177,273 |
Departments |
. |
168,907 |
191,318 |
169,816 |
184,989 |
183,142 |
222,445 |
188,581 |
159,367 |
154,273 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
69 |
90 |
49 |
64 |
501 |
41 |
419 |
125 |
Department of Commerce |
. |
799 |
747 |
276 |
35 |
213 |
213 |
353 |
299 |
541 |
Department of Defense |
. |
13,571 |
14,507 |
8,540 |
13,068 |
9,846 |
5,494 |
3,808 |
7,465 |
3,001 |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
429 |
Department of Energy |
. |
11,099 |
13,009 |
6,643 |
5,988 |
7,352 |
38,503 |
12,421 |
8,811 |
4,930 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
141,112 |
161,967 |
152,863 |
163,344 |
163,914 |
175,901 |
170,287 |
141,143 |
144,211 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
216 |
833 |
543 |
555 |
418 |
349 |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
125 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
1,660 |
36 |
585 |
1,125 |
1,097 |
1,312 |
1,636 |
1,153 |
1,036 |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
450 |
150 |
150 |
825 |
238 |
172 |
34 |
77 |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
41,886 |
36,441 |
37,498 |
35,272 |
28,533 |
28,555 |
34,109 |
21,822 |
23,000 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
200 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
1,000 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
900 |
. |
180 |
200 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
1,877 |
1,978 |
1,661 |
835 |
573 |
768 |
1,098 |
1,233 |
799 |
National Science Foundation |
. |
38,809 |
34,464 |
35,838 |
34,437 |
27,960 |
26,887 |
33,011 |
20,409 |
22,001 |
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 |
. |
210,793 |
227,759 |
207,314 |
220,261 |
211,674 |
250,999 |
222,690 |
181,189 |
177,273 |
Research and development |
. |
201,418 |
214,777 |
195,128 |
206,310 |
200,067 |
230,180 |
214,486 |
170,582 |
164,684 |
R&D plant |
. |
7 |
507 |
3,097 |
0 |
1,004 |
10,197 |
1,146 |
643 |
1,007 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
165 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
4,180 |
7,093 |
5,572 |
4,813 |
4,640 |
7,051 |
4,265 |
4,325 |
7,297 |
General support for S&E |
. |
2,036 |
917 |
786 |
2,259 |
444 |
1,777 |
0 |
4,806 |
667 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
3,151 |
4,464 |
2,731 |
6,880 |
5,519 |
1,795 |
2,793 |
833 |
3,453 |
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 |
2,534 |
2,661 |
2,555 |
2,699 |
2,762 |
2,569 |
2,636 |
2,768 |
2,634 |
2,678 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
1,518 |
1,571 |
1,586 |
1,706 |
1,728 |
1,580 |
1,638 |
1,648 |
1,570 |
1,571 |
Female |
1,016 |
1,090 |
969 |
993 |
1,034 |
989 |
998 |
1,120 |
1,064 |
1,107 |
First-year full-time |
698 |
759 |
638 |
660 |
707 |
735 |
747 |
816 |
807 |
787 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
1,752 |
1,815 |
1,699 |
1,856 |
1,950 |
1,798 |
1,849 |
1,970 |
1,841 |
1,960 |
Hispanic or Latino |
86 |
95 |
58 |
58 |
64 |
57 |
66 |
63 |
74 |
66 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,594 |
1,668 |
1,607 |
1,767 |
1,851 |
1,701 |
1,753 |
1,861 |
1,729 |
1,826 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
10 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
Asian |
119 |
95 |
107 |
81 |
84 |
86 |
80 |
79 |
59 |
83 |
Black or African American |
25 |
30 |
23 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
15 |
21 |
17 |
17 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
White |
1,401 |
1,496 |
1,454 |
1,642 |
1,724 |
1,578 |
1,632 |
1,740 |
1,632 |
1,710 |
More than one race |
33 |
36 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
4 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
72 |
52 |
34 |
31 |
35 |
40 |
30 |
46 |
38 |
68 |
Temporary visa holders |
782 |
846 |
856 |
843 |
812 |
771 |
787 |
798 |
793 |
718 |
Science and engineering |
2,167 |
2,297 |
2,189 |
2,304 |
2,340 |
2,179 |
2,263 |
2,100 |
2,022 |
2,005 |
Science |
1,466 |
1,586 |
1,498 |
1,492 |
1,540 |
1,497 |
1,492 |
1,382 |
1,415 |
1,399 |
Agricultural sciences |
6 |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
338 |
386 |
354 |
318 |
390 |
363 |
375 |
382 |
367 |
392 |
Communication |
53 |
85 |
58 |
84 |
90 |
68 |
56 |
59 |
44 |
47 |
Computer sciences |
239 |
236 |
231 |
213 |
176 |
169 |
113 |
97 |
156 |
117 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
85 |
112 |
104 |
112 |
118 |
81 |
103 |
99 |
100 |
102 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
Mathematics and statistics |
117 |
117 |
100 |
114 |
112 |
110 |
162 |
91 |
84 |
87 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
24 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
24 |
31 |
25 |
26 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
72 |
68 |
79 |
49 |
47 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
281 |
258 |
252 |
268 |
253 |
250 |
271 |
258 |
260 |
263 |
Psychology |
59 |
61 |
62 |
60 |
62 |
60 |
58 |
59 |
59 |
58 |
Social sciences |
183 |
209 |
232 |
248 |
264 |
361 |
320 |
296 |
307 |
298 |
Engineering |
701 |
711 |
691 |
812 |
800 |
682 |
771 |
718 |
607 |
606 |
Chemical engineering |
65 |
62 |
76 |
81 |
59 |
56 |
50 |
50 |
45 |
34 |
Civil engineering |
80 |
83 |
74 |
85 |
80 |
69 |
69 |
59 |
47 |
62 |
Electrical engineering |
141 |
181 |
212 |
168 |
163 |
97 |
141 |
132 |
122 |
131 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
150 |
129 |
98 |
135 |
139 |
141 |
171 |
164 |
114 |
113 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
85 |
83 |
91 |
87 |
89 |
82 |
99 |
90 |
82 |
74 |
Other engineering |
180 |
173 |
140 |
256 |
270 |
237 |
241 |
223 |
197 |
192 |
Health |
367 |
364 |
366 |
395 |
422 |
390 |
373 |
668 |
612 |
673 |
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 |
594 |
541 |
522 |
604 |
611 |
881 |
491 |
659 |
717 |
692 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
392 |
329 |
361 |
416 |
404 |
565 |
329 |
381 |
423 |
419 |
Female |
202 |
212 |
161 |
188 |
207 |
316 |
162 |
278 |
294 |
273 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
502 |
472 |
1,699 |
511 |
524 |
755 |
425 |
573 |
634 |
606 |
Hispanic or Latino |
28 |
18 |
58 |
28 |
27 |
35 |
20 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
444 |
429 |
1,607 |
464 |
471 |
668 |
394 |
512 |
590 |
548 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Asian |
32 |
35 |
107 |
34 |
20 |
42 |
21 |
13 |
20 |
33 |
Black or African American |
10 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
White |
388 |
379 |
1,454 |
418 |
435 |
606 |
359 |
484 |
563 |
510 |
More than one race |
9 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
30 |
25 |
34 |
19 |
26 |
52 |
11 |
37 |
21 |
35 |
Temporary visa holders |
92 |
69 |
856 |
93 |
87 |
126 |
66 |
86 |
83 |
86 |
Science and engineering |
490 |
449 |
429 |
480 |
484 |
766 |
405 |
446 |
494 |
504 |
Science |
287 |
291 |
244 |
292 |
290 |
550 |
277 |
297 |
302 |
291 |
Agricultural sciences |
16 |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
30 |
38 |
21 |
32 |
18 |
28 |
21 |
17 |
27 |
16 |
Communication |
0 |
49 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
44 |
40 |
24 |
44 |
46 |
Computer sciences |
70 |
68 |
56 |
54 |
58 |
61 |
47 |
58 |
44 |
43 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Mathematics and statistics |
31 |
29 |
0 |
30 |
73 |
74 |
11 |
10 |
22 |
33 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
53 |
47 |
30 |
32 |
34 |
48 |
46 |
46 |
35 |
24 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Psychology |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
75 |
33 |
114 |
129 |
90 |
223 |
94 |
134 |
117 |
103 |
Engineering |
203 |
158 |
185 |
188 |
194 |
216 |
128 |
149 |
192 |
213 |
Chemical engineering |
24 |
23 |
23 |
19 |
14 |
17 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
20 |
Civil engineering |
25 |
25 |
34 |
33 |
38 |
36 |
39 |
55 |
55 |
52 |
Electrical engineering |
61 |
20 |
17 |
13 |
8 |
35 |
9 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
58 |
49 |
73 |
78 |
84 |
86 |
40 |
51 |
82 |
71 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
Other engineering |
28 |
34 |
33 |
39 |
40 |
33 |
16 |
12 |
16 |
37 |
Health |
104 |
92 |
93 |
124 |
127 |
115 |
86 |
213 |
223 |
188 |
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 |
803 |
801 |
885 |
852 |
883 |
737 |
799 |
835 |
778 |
774 |
Science and engineering |
767 |
759 |
822 |
790 |
827 |
693 |
751 |
780 |
700 |
684 |
Science |
500 |
506 |
541 |
541 |
564 |
456 |
500 |
520 |
512 |
513 |
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
127 |
165 |
171 |
171 |
203 |
174 |
214 |
213 |
202 |
206 |
Communication |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Computer sciences |
102 |
101 |
97 |
110 |
79 |
81 |
51 |
56 |
78 |
71 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
43 |
48 |
39 |
43 |
52 |
30 |
42 |
42 |
36 |
36 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mathematics and statistics |
18 |
14 |
25 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
33 |
31 |
23 |
26 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
44 |
53 |
55 |
31 |
32 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
129 |
93 |
129 |
134 |
140 |
113 |
134 |
130 |
129 |
129 |
Psychology |
18 |
22 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
Social sciences |
18 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
31 |
31 |
33 |
Engineering |
267 |
253 |
281 |
249 |
263 |
237 |
251 |
260 |
188 |
171 |
Chemical engineering |
18 |
17 |
17 |
35 |
37 |
41 |
37 |
40 |
25 |
20 |
Civil engineering |
28 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
8 |
4 |
Electrical engineering |
56 |
57 |
56 |
43 |
42 |
18 |
27 |
36 |
38 |
28 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
51 |
41 |
39 |
19 |
39 |
33 |
37 |
38 |
27 |
20 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
41 |
49 |
52 |
53 |
51 |
42 |
34 |
37 |
25 |
31 |
Other engineering |
73 |
78 |
107 |
94 |
86 |
97 |
109 |
91 |
65 |
68 |
Health |
36 |
42 |
63 |
62 |
56 |
44 |
48 |
55 |
78 |
90 |
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 |
2,534 |
2,661 |
2,555 |
2,699 |
2,762 |
2,569 |
2,636 |
2,768 |
2,634 |
2,678 |
Fellowships |
212 |
304 |
213 |
192 |
224 |
229 |
264 |
236 |
225 |
256 |
Federal |
90 |
121 |
96 |
100 |
106 |
85 |
101 |
110 |
104 |
118 |
Nonfederal |
42 |
38 |
27 |
10 |
20 |
40 |
47 |
23 |
23 |
15 |
Institutional |
80 |
145 |
90 |
82 |
98 |
104 |
116 |
103 |
98 |
123 |
Research assistantships |
1,069 |
1,016 |
1,071 |
1,062 |
1,126 |
926 |
929 |
946 |
902 |
927 |
Federal |
700 |
677 |
779 |
751 |
760 |
648 |
695 |
712 |
659 |
635 |
Nonfederal |
148 |
128 |
139 |
99 |
95 |
96 |
145 |
103 |
111 |
115 |
Institutional |
221 |
211 |
153 |
212 |
271 |
182 |
89 |
131 |
132 |
177 |
Teaching assistantships |
573 |
603 |
593 |
625 |
614 |
631 |
622 |
571 |
609 |
627 |
Federal |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
Institutional |
568 |
598 |
590 |
620 |
592 |
631 |
613 |
561 |
609 |
623 |
Other types of support |
680 |
738 |
678 |
820 |
798 |
783 |
821 |
1,015 |
898 |
868 |
Federal |
8 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
20 |
Nonfederal |
19 |
27 |
21 |
54 |
64 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
22 |
62 |
Institutional |
56 |
95 |
53 |
65 |
62 |
67 |
93 |
152 |
131 |
79 |
Self-support |
597 |
613 |
597 |
700 |
666 |
679 |
690 |
816 |
730 |
707 |
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 |
504 |
487 |
429 |
384 |
389 |
392 |
484 |
194 |
169 |
149 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
307 |
308 |
282 |
245 |
242 |
246 |
302 |
139 |
128 |
109 |
Female |
197 |
179 |
147 |
139 |
147 |
146 |
182 |
55 |
41 |
40 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
266 |
272 |
223 |
203 |
192 |
172 |
241 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
238 |
215 |
206 |
181 |
197 |
220 |
243 |
194 |
169 |
149 |
Science and engineering |
344 |
346 |
326 |
276 |
259 |
367 |
455 |
165 |
145 |
127 |
Science |
315 |
318 |
296 |
233 |
218 |
323 |
392 |
126 |
126 |
111 |
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
149 |
149 |
134 |
135 |
128 |
230 |
310 |
79 |
71 |
70 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Computer sciences |
8 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
9 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mathematics and statistics |
25 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
15 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
7 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
34 |
30 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
21 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
59 |
59 |
77 |
51 |
55 |
55 |
49 |
32 |
39 |
34 |
Psychology |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
5 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Engineering |
29 |
28 |
30 |
43 |
41 |
44 |
63 |
39 |
19 |
16 |
Chemical engineering |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
3 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
4 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
12 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
Other engineering |
9 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Health |
160 |
141 |
103 |
108 |
130 |
25 |
29 |
29 |
24 |
22 |
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 |
278 |
282 |
290 |
241 |
236 |
283 |
353 |
270 |
247 |
224 |
Science and engineering |
217 |
210 |
219 |
192 |
175 |
263 |
330 |
242 |
226 |
202 |
Science |
197 |
189 |
196 |
161 |
154 |
241 |
308 |
210 |
212 |
183 |
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
106 |
98 |
97 |
104 |
101 |
184 |
257 |
132 |
127 |
129 |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Computer sciences |
6 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
4 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mathematics and statistics |
2 |
2 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
13 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
29 |
27 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
13 |
16 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Physical sciences |
31 |
31 |
44 |
32 |
39 |
39 |
35 |
54 |
52 |
28 |
Psychology |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Social sciences |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Engineering |
20 |
21 |
23 |
31 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
32 |
14 |
19 |
Chemical engineering |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electrical engineering |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
8 |
11 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
Other engineering |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
Health |
61 |
72 |
71 |
49 |
61 |
20 |
23 |
28 |
21 |
22 |
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 |
380,295 |
|
350,212 |
|
518,928 |
|
486,140 |
|
494,058 |
|
430,056 |
|
414,316 |
|
379,200 |
|
334,002 |
|
254,632 |
|
Science |
278,963 |
|
284,317 |
|
405,043 |
|
401,285 |
|
405,990 |
|
341,654 |
|
338,452 |
|
309,313 |
|
281,200 |
|
218,537 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
28,660 |
|
30,756 |
|
31,500 |
|
28,992 |
|
23,463 |
|
24,172 |
|
23,124 |
|
18,692 |
|
14,521 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
11,668 |
|
13,199 |
|
12,633 |
|
12,302 |
|
12,160 |
|
10,431 |
|
9,261 |
|
11,029 |
|
11,512 |
|
9,427 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
500 |
|
4,586 |
|
4,613 |
|
4,239 |
|
4,891 |
|
4,443 |
|
3,606 |
|
3,570 |
|
3,261 |
|
2,738 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
11,168 |
|
8,613 |
|
8,004 |
|
8,063 |
|
7,269 |
|
5,988 |
|
5,655 |
|
7,459 |
|
8,251 |
|
6,689 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
16 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
229,488 |
|
209,924 |
|
326,552 |
|
321,624 |
|
327,807 |
|
269,486 |
|
265,135 |
|
237,655 |
|
215,203 |
|
169,573 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
183 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
50,471 |
|
65,171 |
|
52,034 |
|
56,591 |
|
51,487 |
|
46,348 |
|
48,372 |
|
47,382 |
|
53,365 |
|
48,483 |
|
Health sciences |
168,137 |
|
141,740 |
|
193,906 |
|
179,223 |
|
188,776 |
|
158,774 |
|
155,660 |
|
139,275 |
|
112,701 |
|
95,669 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
10,880 |
|
2,830 |
|
80,597 |
|
85,810 |
|
87,544 |
|
64,364 |
|
61,103 |
|
50,998 |
|
49,137 |
|
25,421 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
3,176 |
|
3,453 |
|
5,959 |
|
5,816 |
|
5,633 |
|
3,691 |
|
4,031 |
|
3,509 |
|
2,919 |
|
2,329 |
|
Physical sciences |
25,908 |
|
22,257 |
|
19,361 |
|
18,783 |
|
18,725 |
|
28,406 |
|
30,893 |
|
28,309 |
|
27,862 |
|
19,435 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
10,116 |
|
6,263 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
15,140 |
|
14,447 |
|
11,963 |
|
11,442 |
|
11,570 |
|
18,863 |
|
23,175 |
|
20,114 |
|
22,498 |
|
14,139 |
|
Materials science |
192 |
|
1,547 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
446 |
|
0 |
|
7,398 |
|
7,341 |
|
7,155 |
|
9,543 |
|
7,718 |
|
8,195 |
|
5,364 |
|
5,296 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
4,640 |
|
3,954 |
|
3,545 |
|
3,588 |
|
3,681 |
|
2,100 |
|
1,576 |
|
2,525 |
|
1,960 |
|
1,794 |
|
Social sciences |
4,083 |
|
2,870 |
|
6,237 |
|
7,672 |
|
8,992 |
|
4,077 |
|
3,384 |
|
3,162 |
|
3,052 |
|
1,458 |
|
Anthropology |
559 |
|
412 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
0 |
|
163 |
|
225 |
|
181 |
|
153 |
|
374 |
|
97 |
|
247 |
|
171 |
|
45 |
|
Political science and government |
0 |
|
221 |
|
67 |
|
75 |
|
110 |
|
84 |
|
31 |
|
10 |
|
5 |
|
98 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
3,445 |
|
2,074 |
|
486 |
|
478 |
|
326 |
|
258 |
|
286 |
|
345 |
|
296 |
|
263 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
79 |
|
0 |
|
5,459 |
|
6,938 |
|
8,403 |
|
3,361 |
|
2,970 |
|
2,560 |
|
2,580 |
|
1,052 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
39,993 |
|
38,353 |
|
104,366 |
|
74,732 |
|
80,255 |
|
83,904 |
|
71,940 |
|
66,107 |
|
49,937 |
|
35,354 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
2,218 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
7,624 |
|
7,243 |
|
6,603 |
|
7,273 |
|
8,816 |
|
8,219 |
|
8,646 |
|
8,262 |
|
7,293 |
|
5,323 |
|
Chemical engineering |
8,292 |
|
8,262 |
|
8,479 |
|
7,986 |
|
8,460 |
|
8,475 |
|
10,198 |
|
9,261 |
|
7,486 |
|
6,386 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
3,224 |
|
21,123 |
|
19,756 |
|
21,328 |
|
28,727 |
|
17,338 |
|
19,457 |
|
12,009 |
|
10,417 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
9,942 |
|
6,820 |
|
5,808 |
|
5,801 |
|
7,263 |
|
8,357 |
|
10,231 |
|
6,274 |
|
4,663 |
|
4,129 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
5,669 |
|
4,615 |
|
4,872 |
|
4,549 |
|
4,386 |
|
3,086 |
|
3,028 |
|
2,976 |
|
2,632 |
|
2,388 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
7,684 |
|
6,228 |
|
7,829 |
|
7,778 |
|
8,185 |
|
8,024 |
|
6,643 |
|
5,332 |
|
5,437 |
|
5,196 |
|
Engineering, nec |
782 |
|
1,961 |
|
47,434 |
|
21,589 |
|
21,817 |
|
19,016 |
|
15,856 |
|
14,545 |
|
10,417 |
|
1,515 |
|
Non-S&E |
61,339 |
|
27,542 |
|
9,519 |
|
10,123 |
|
7,813 |
|
4,498 |
|
3,924 |
|
3,780 |
|
2,865 |
|
741 |
|
Business management and business administration |
2,354 |
|
961 |
|
1,315 |
|
1,312 |
|
629 |
|
190 |
|
78 |
|
66 |
|
77 |
|
38 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
29,639 |
|
310 |
|
1,360 |
|
1,703 |
|
1,318 |
|
933 |
|
720 |
|
790 |
|
618 |
|
9 |
|
Education |
345 |
|
312 |
|
3,000 |
|
3,132 |
|
3,589 |
|
2,036 |
|
1,543 |
|
1,280 |
|
1,033 |
|
266 |
|
Humanities |
177 |
|
370 |
|
2,570 |
|
2,649 |
|
1,950 |
|
887 |
|
840 |
|
629 |
|
766 |
|
380 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
29 |
|
1,139 |
|
1,211 |
|
167 |
|
389 |
|
587 |
|
533 |
|
282 |
|
11 |
|
Social work |
3,463 |
|
941 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
77 |
|
44 |
|
135 |
|
116 |
|
160 |
|
63 |
|
156 |
|
138 |
|
89 |
|
37 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
25,284 |
|
24,575 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
344 |
|
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 |
380,295 |
|
248,908 |
|
3,384 |
|
68,674 |
|
31,643 |
|
24,245 |
|
3,441 |
|
Science |
278,963 |
|
187,862 |
|
1,163 |
|
39,187 |
|
28,457 |
|
19,297 |
|
2,997 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
11,668 |
|
5,696 |
|
210 |
|
3,216 |
|
1,106 |
|
1,185 |
|
255 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
500 |
|
0 |
|
161 |
|
0 |
|
323 |
|
16 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
11,168 |
|
5,696 |
|
49 |
|
3,216 |
|
783 |
|
1,169 |
|
255 |
|
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 |
229,488 |
|
151,578 |
|
783 |
|
32,467 |
|
26,198 |
|
16,071 |
|
2,391 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
50,471 |
|
33,572 |
|
0 |
|
16,675 |
|
20 |
|
95 |
|
109 |
|
Health sciences |
168,137 |
|
107,234 |
|
783 |
|
15,684 |
|
26,178 |
|
15,976 |
|
2,282 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
10,880 |
|
10,772 |
|
0 |
|
108 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
3,176 |
|
2,894 |
|
8 |
|
178 |
|
0 |
|
81 |
|
15 |
|
Physical sciences |
25,908 |
|
20,933 |
|
162 |
|
2,783 |
|
1,153 |
|
541 |
|
336 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
10,116 |
|
8,885 |
|
0 |
|
1,231 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
15,140 |
|
12,048 |
|
14 |
|
1,396 |
|
1,088 |
|
504 |
|
90 |
|
Materials science |
192 |
|
0 |
|
92 |
|
76 |
|
24 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
446 |
|
0 |
|
56 |
|
66 |
|
41 |
|
37 |
|
246 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
4,640 |
|
2,986 |
|
0 |
|
266 |
|
0 |
|
1,388 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
4,083 |
|
3,775 |
|
0 |
|
277 |
|
0 |
|
31 |
|
0 |
|
Anthropology |
559 |
|
441 |
|
0 |
|
93 |
|
0 |
|
25 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Political science and government |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
3,445 |
|
3,334 |
|
0 |
|
111 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
79 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
73 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
39,993 |
|
30,543 |
|
261 |
|
6,677 |
|
1,454 |
|
1,051 |
|
7 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
7,624 |
|
6,321 |
|
14 |
|
108 |
|
479 |
|
702 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
8,292 |
|
6,472 |
|
12 |
|
1,523 |
|
285 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
9,942 |
|
7,513 |
|
83 |
|
2,082 |
|
264 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
5,669 |
|
4,644 |
|
0 |
|
800 |
|
185 |
|
34 |
|
6 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
7,684 |
|
4,981 |
|
152 |
|
2,164 |
|
241 |
|
145 |
|
1 |
|
Engineering, nec |
782 |
|
612 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
170 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
61,339 |
|
30,503 |
|
1,960 |
|
22,810 |
|
1,732 |
|
3,897 |
|
437 |
|
Business management and business administration |
2,354 |
|
85 |
|
0 |
|
2,269 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
29,639 |
|
22,230 |
|
0 |
|
7,408 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
Education |
345 |
|
76 |
|
0 |
|
133 |
|
0 |
|
54 |
|
82 |
|
Humanities |
177 |
|
177 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
3,463 |
|
2,400 |
|
650 |
|
52 |
|
0 |
|
194 |
|
167 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
77 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
77 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
25,284 |
|
5,535 |
|
1,310 |
|
12,871 |
|
1,732 |
|
3,649 |
|
187 |
|
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 |
248,908 |
|
233,652 |
|
274,375 |
|
288,514 |
|
301,045 |
|
273,150 |
|
264,234 |
|
227,021 |
|
192,354 |
|
171,737 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
453 |
|
606 |
|
745 |
|
370 |
|
635 |
|
433 |
|
361 |
|
428 |
|
359 |
|
146 |
|
Department of Defense |
23,931 |
|
18,295 |
|
17,543 |
|
16,292 |
|
17,444 |
|
14,679 |
|
14,835 |
|
10,309 |
|
10,228 |
|
7,075 |
|
Department of Energy |
19,139 |
|
18,945 |
|
18,115 |
|
19,533 |
|
21,767 |
|
31,058 |
|
24,178 |
|
19,090 |
|
12,540 |
|
12,940 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
160,479 |
|
150,814 |
|
178,867 |
|
192,461 |
|
204,650 |
|
188,132 |
|
191,818 |
|
166,121 |
|
142,046 |
|
128,273 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
3,086 |
|
2,843 |
|
3,554 |
|
3,679 |
|
2,806 |
|
1,972 |
|
1,955 |
|
1,981 |
|
2,261 |
|
1,707 |
|
National Science Foundation |
37,170 |
|
37,051 |
|
36,850 |
|
36,641 |
|
33,450 |
|
28,448 |
|
24,548 |
|
23,768 |
|
21,396 |
|
19,457 |
|
Other Agencies |
4,650 |
|
5,098 |
|
18,701 |
|
19,538 |
|
20,293 |
|
8,428 |
|
6,539 |
|
5,324 |
|
3,524 |
|
2,139 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
5,491 |
|
1,014 |
|
4,477 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
7,140 |
|
840 |
|
6,300 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
6,883 |
|
804 |
|
6,079 |
|
503 |
|
2014 |
6,700 |
|
788 |
|
5,912 |
|
501 |
|
2013 |
6,839 |
|
773 |
|
6,066 |
|
507 |
|
2012 |
6,779 |
|
766 |
|
6,013 |
|
538 |
|
2011 |
6,622 |
|
736 |
|
5,886 |
|
544 |
|