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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
117 |
13.8 |
902 |
2016 |
88 |
21 |
431 |
107 |
16.2 |
693 |
138 |
14.7 |
992 |
118 |
13.9 |
896 |
2015 |
96 |
23 |
428 |
103 |
15.7 |
690 |
135 |
14.2 |
1,010 |
115 |
13.6 |
898 |
2014 |
100 |
24.2 |
424 |
98 |
15 |
685 |
140 |
14.8 |
997 |
116 |
13.8 |
888 |
2013 |
98 |
24 |
419 |
96 |
18 |
555 |
147 |
15.6 |
993 |
114 |
13.6 |
885 |
2012 |
95 |
23.5 |
415 |
92 |
17.3 |
555 |
112 |
11.3 |
1,069 |
112 |
13.3 |
893 |
2011 |
86 |
21.7 |
408 |
94 |
17.7 |
553 |
129 |
12.2 |
1,128 |
115 |
13.4 |
911 |
2010 |
89 |
22.1 |
414 |
94 |
17.4 |
562 |
120 |
10.7 |
1,212 |
115 |
16.2 |
742 |
2009 |
103 |
25.2 |
419 |
90 |
16.6 |
565 |
132 |
12 |
1,178 |
117 |
17.2 |
708 |
2008 |
95 |
23.3 |
418 |
86 |
15.9 |
566 |
126 |
11.8 |
1,146 |
116 |
17.5 |
690 |
2007 |
106 |
26.4 |
411 |
76 |
14.1 |
567 |
129 |
11.5 |
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 |
224 |
199 |
182 |
181 |
188 |
199 |
181 |
155 |
170 |
143 |
Science and engineering |
176 |
150 |
128 |
130 |
137 |
137 |
126 |
107 |
135 |
105 |
Science |
136 |
113 |
99 |
102 |
111 |
102 |
99 |
84 |
102 |
81 |
Life science |
58 |
47 |
35 |
44 |
53 |
46 |
41 |
31 |
43 |
38 |
Agricultural sciences |
13 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
Biological sciences |
30 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
25 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
25 |
Health |
15 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
7 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
28 |
16 |
25 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
Chemistry |
10 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
8 |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
. |
1 |
2 |
Physics and astronomy |
10 |
9 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
7 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
Computer sciences |
1 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
. |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Mathematics |
6 |
. |
3 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
. |
5 |
2 |
Psychology and social sciences |
43 |
41 |
34 |
34 |
39 |
39 |
34 |
33 |
33 |
28 |
Psychology |
22 |
29 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
Economics |
10 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
Political science and government |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Other social sciences |
9 |
4 |
. |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Engineering |
40 |
37 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
35 |
27 |
23 |
33 |
24 |
Aeronautical/astronautical engineering |
2 |
. |
4 |
. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
2 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. |
1 |
Chemical engineering |
3 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Civil engineering |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Electrical engineering |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
Industrial engineering |
4 |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
1 |
. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
10 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
Other engineering |
9 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Non-science and engineering |
48 |
49 |
54 |
51 |
51 |
62 |
55 |
48 |
35 |
38 |
Education |
24 |
19 |
32 |
29 |
31 |
37 |
42 |
30 |
23 |
23 |
Education administration |
5 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
Education research |
8 |
8 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
9 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
Teaching fields |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Other education |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
1 |
Humanities |
18 |
25 |
15 |
17 |
14 |
20 |
11 |
17 |
10 |
13 |
History |
9 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
Letters |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
. |
7 |
1 |
3 |
Other humanities |
8 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Other |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Business management/administration |
1 |
1 |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
Communication |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
41,111 |
44,014 |
39,365 |
63,625 |
51,784 |
78,061 |
61,347 |
48,840 |
45,501 |
Departments |
. |
31,891 |
33,733 |
30,610 |
53,019 |
43,590 |
71,679 |
52,068 |
40,841 |
38,947 |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
11,278 |
11,440 |
10,062 |
13,735 |
11,890 |
11,496 |
12,003 |
12,278 |
13,513 |
Department of Commerce |
. |
811 |
585 |
366 |
312 |
. |
85 |
. |
. |
191 |
Department of Defense |
. |
663 |
538 |
986 |
1,606 |
1,216 |
9,652 |
1,527 |
927 |
394 |
Department of Education |
. |
200 |
. |
337 |
332 |
336 |
331 |
271 |
598 |
443 |
Department of Energy |
. |
850 |
5,713 |
4,566 |
2,009 |
1,292 |
9,246 |
2,958 |
5,645 |
2,071 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
17,913 |
14,992 |
14,033 |
34,095 |
28,328 |
40,194 |
34,627 |
21,041 |
21,923 |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
76 |
464 |
260 |
930 |
529 |
674 |
219 |
352 |
412 |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
100 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
462 |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
9,220 |
10,281 |
8,755 |
10,606 |
8,194 |
6,382 |
9,279 |
7,999 |
6,554 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
48 |
200 |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
176 |
. |
. |
2,526 |
2,370 |
3,660 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
974 |
1,042 |
920 |
56 |
109 |
136 |
. |
National Science Foundation |
. |
9,220 |
10,281 |
7,781 |
9,387 |
7,274 |
6,278 |
6,444 |
5,493 |
2,894 |
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 |
. |
41,111 |
44,014 |
39,365 |
63,625 |
51,784 |
78,061 |
61,347 |
48,840 |
45,501 |
Research and development |
. |
31,395 |
33,849 |
30,390 |
54,054 |
34,785 |
51,413 |
42,036 |
38,111 |
35,289 |
R&D plant |
. |
0 |
176 |
217 |
210 |
7,412 |
16,544 |
8,931 |
0 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
99 |
0 |
98 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
2,161 |
2,807 |
1,116 |
2,112 |
2,099 |
2,535 |
3,876 |
3,405 |
3,487 |
General support for S&E |
. |
124 |
422 |
638 |
0 |
0 |
454 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
7,430 |
6,760 |
7,005 |
7,249 |
7,488 |
7,016 |
6,405 |
7,324 |
6,627 |
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 |
1,464 |
1,522 |
1,543 |
1,570 |
1,529 |
1,507 |
1,528 |
1,564 |
1,601 |
1,711 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
864 |
879 |
868 |
907 |
880 |
889 |
908 |
906 |
852 |
889 |
Female |
600 |
643 |
675 |
663 |
649 |
618 |
620 |
658 |
749 |
822 |
First-year full-time |
409 |
322 |
335 |
353 |
339 |
341 |
310 |
366 |
411 |
424 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
893 |
916 |
966 |
999 |
974 |
968 |
970 |
996 |
1,047 |
1,115 |
Hispanic or Latino |
30 |
31 |
28 |
26 |
29 |
26 |
26 |
23 |
14 |
20 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
855 |
871 |
927 |
962 |
935 |
912 |
925 |
957 |
1,016 |
1,075 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Asian |
34 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
26 |
32 |
27 |
21 |
28 |
26 |
Black or African American |
38 |
38 |
37 |
33 |
40 |
40 |
33 |
34 |
30 |
28 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
751 |
770 |
828 |
873 |
853 |
822 |
843 |
877 |
956 |
1,019 |
More than one race |
31 |
29 |
27 |
22 |
14 |
15 |
19 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
8 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
30 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
20 |
Temporary visa holders |
571 |
606 |
577 |
571 |
555 |
539 |
558 |
568 |
554 |
596 |
Science and engineering |
1,296 |
1,331 |
1,324 |
1,372 |
1,340 |
1,331 |
1,323 |
1,328 |
1,273 |
1,347 |
Science |
874 |
915 |
909 |
940 |
932 |
921 |
899 |
893 |
881 |
908 |
Agricultural sciences |
134 |
144 |
141 |
139 |
131 |
134 |
90 |
96 |
109 |
167 |
Biological sciences |
141 |
142 |
128 |
131 |
134 |
123 |
130 |
121 |
132 |
145 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
68 |
64 |
59 |
58 |
70 |
57 |
62 |
59 |
51 |
50 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
33 |
34 |
42 |
38 |
38 |
43 |
41 |
38 |
30 |
29 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
12 |
Mathematics and statistics |
94 |
112 |
116 |
121 |
100 |
90 |
92 |
81 |
74 |
77 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
19 |
21 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
7 |
Physical sciences |
144 |
137 |
136 |
140 |
146 |
136 |
122 |
122 |
126 |
115 |
Psychology |
87 |
87 |
96 |
96 |
103 |
103 |
101 |
103 |
98 |
95 |
Social sciences |
154 |
174 |
173 |
197 |
191 |
219 |
247 |
255 |
248 |
207 |
Engineering |
422 |
416 |
415 |
432 |
408 |
410 |
424 |
435 |
392 |
439 |
Chemical engineering |
10 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
21 |
32 |
31 |
Civil engineering |
42 |
40 |
43 |
51 |
43 |
48 |
54 |
56 |
49 |
55 |
Electrical engineering |
53 |
62 |
59 |
67 |
54 |
49 |
. |
69 |
89 |
112 |
Industrial engineering |
18 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
15 |
24 |
29 |
39 |
40 |
Mechanical engineering |
41 |
44 |
46 |
47 |
41 |
59 |
117 |
58 |
106 |
93 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
258 |
243 |
246 |
247 |
242 |
231 |
216 |
202 |
77 |
108 |
Health |
168 |
191 |
219 |
198 |
189 |
176 |
205 |
236 |
328 |
364 |
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 |
307 |
406 |
407 |
409 |
443 |
396 |
404 |
451 |
519 |
545 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
193 |
231 |
227 |
231 |
255 |
218 |
224 |
212 |
250 |
269 |
Female |
114 |
175 |
180 |
178 |
188 |
178 |
180 |
239 |
269 |
276 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
264 |
313 |
966 |
337 |
348 |
307 |
306 |
365 |
401 |
453 |
Hispanic or Latino |
7 |
6 |
28 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
253 |
300 |
927 |
319 |
327 |
294 |
295 |
352 |
386 |
436 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
6 |
18 |
31 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
Black or African American |
9 |
14 |
37 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
11 |
16 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
White |
229 |
261 |
828 |
284 |
289 |
262 |
254 |
317 |
366 |
408 |
More than one race |
9 |
6 |
27 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
4 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
Temporary visa holders |
43 |
93 |
577 |
72 |
95 |
89 |
98 |
86 |
118 |
92 |
Science and engineering |
248 |
336 |
348 |
328 |
361 |
343 |
348 |
331 |
353 |
388 |
Science |
137 |
189 |
210 |
206 |
234 |
226 |
230 |
211 |
185 |
208 |
Agricultural sciences |
27 |
22 |
34 |
34 |
44 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
24 |
35 |
Biological sciences |
5 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
14 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
18 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
6 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
16 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
Mathematics and statistics |
21 |
24 |
36 |
28 |
29 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
23 |
19 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Physical sciences |
3 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
Psychology |
14 |
27 |
33 |
37 |
36 |
43 |
41 |
35 |
36 |
30 |
Social sciences |
47 |
60 |
56 |
57 |
68 |
67 |
79 |
71 |
58 |
61 |
Engineering |
111 |
147 |
138 |
122 |
127 |
117 |
118 |
120 |
168 |
180 |
Chemical engineering |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Civil engineering |
14 |
20 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
25 |
Electrical engineering |
50 |
50 |
59 |
42 |
37 |
30 |
. |
38 |
75 |
65 |
Industrial engineering |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
Mechanical engineering |
6 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
50 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
39 |
57 |
47 |
42 |
51 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
55 |
62 |
Health |
59 |
70 |
59 |
81 |
82 |
53 |
56 |
120 |
166 |
157 |
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 |
351 |
174 |
258 |
288 |
149 |
418 |
311 |
164 |
299 |
527 |
Science and engineering |
344 |
167 |
248 |
279 |
135 |
391 |
286 |
154 |
286 |
493 |
Science |
193 |
87 |
124 |
138 |
87 |
201 |
150 |
96 |
158 |
268 |
Agricultural sciences |
33 |
20 |
31 |
33 |
19 |
37 |
21 |
17 |
40 |
71 |
Biological sciences |
36 |
16 |
21 |
25 |
13 |
35 |
37 |
18 |
31 |
54 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
14 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
24 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
10 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
Mathematics and statistics |
7 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
7 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
Physical sciences |
55 |
17 |
29 |
24 |
13 |
51 |
26 |
15 |
32 |
57 |
Psychology |
10 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
Social sciences |
21 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
29 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
25 |
Engineering |
151 |
80 |
124 |
141 |
48 |
190 |
136 |
58 |
128 |
225 |
Chemical engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
26 |
Civil engineering |
11 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
17 |
12 |
4 |
18 |
38 |
Electrical engineering |
20 |
17 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
. |
13 |
26 |
60 |
Industrial engineering |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
20 |
Mechanical engineering |
5 |
9 |
14 |
11 |
4 |
26 |
34 |
7 |
37 |
54 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
110 |
47 |
86 |
105 |
31 |
120 |
76 |
33 |
18 |
27 |
Health |
7 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
27 |
25 |
10 |
13 |
34 |
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 |
1,464 |
1,522 |
1,543 |
1,570 |
1,529 |
1,507 |
1,528 |
1,564 |
1,601 |
1,711 |
Fellowships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
Research assistantships |
403 |
384 |
582 |
611 |
666 |
579 |
564 |
579 |
547 |
708 |
Federal |
142 |
59 |
219 |
233 |
95 |
328 |
274 |
152 |
250 |
446 |
Nonfederal |
25 |
12 |
55 |
45 |
29 |
41 |
47 |
102 |
36 |
0 |
Institutional |
236 |
313 |
308 |
333 |
542 |
210 |
243 |
325 |
261 |
262 |
Teaching assistantships |
226 |
228 |
420 |
468 |
445 |
289 |
283 |
258 |
296 |
411 |
Federal |
64 |
25 |
34 |
52 |
49 |
75 |
23 |
6 |
32 |
52 |
Nonfederal |
20 |
20 |
16 |
11 |
26 |
19 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
Institutional |
142 |
183 |
370 |
405 |
370 |
195 |
254 |
241 |
258 |
359 |
Other types of support |
835 |
910 |
541 |
491 |
418 |
638 |
681 |
727 |
758 |
592 |
Federal |
145 |
90 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
17 |
29 |
Nonfederal |
36 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Institutional |
490 |
604 |
340 |
300 |
265 |
51 |
89 |
41 |
103 |
271 |
Self-support |
164 |
188 |
194 |
188 |
147 |
573 |
575 |
678 |
637 |
292 |
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 |
54 |
51 |
67 |
38 |
46 |
93 |
81 |
47 |
52 |
36 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
36 |
34 |
44 |
22 |
24 |
65 |
51 |
39 |
41 |
29 |
Female |
18 |
17 |
23 |
16 |
22 |
28 |
30 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
23 |
38 |
28 |
9 |
18 |
61 |
39 |
. |
. |
. |
Temporary visa holders |
31 |
13 |
39 |
29 |
28 |
32 |
42 |
47 |
52 |
36 |
Science and engineering |
53 |
49 |
64 |
37 |
45 |
82 |
77 |
47 |
52 |
36 |
Science |
39 |
39 |
50 |
33 |
36 |
50 |
56 |
31 |
37 |
22 |
Agricultural sciences |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
Biological sciences |
17 |
19 |
23 |
17 |
20 |
25 |
31 |
17 |
29 |
12 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
Mathematics and statistics |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Physical sciences |
15 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
Psychology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Social sciences |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Engineering |
14 |
10 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
32 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
Chemical engineering |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Civil engineering |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mechanical engineering |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
3 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Health |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
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 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
30 |
41 |
25 |
26 |
Science and engineering |
10 |
6 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
17 |
30 |
38 |
25 |
26 |
Science |
10 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
13 |
Agricultural sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
Biological sciences |
8 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
16 |
12 |
17 |
6 |
Communication |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
Mathematics and statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
. |
. |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Physical sciences |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Social sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
3 |
13 |
Chemical engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
Civil engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Electrical engineering |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Industrial engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mechanical engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2017–08
(Dollars in thousands)
Field |
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
All R&D fields |
185,606 |
|
172,477 |
|
170,145 |
|
164,454 |
|
167,144 |
|
169,303 |
|
166,420 |
|
154,926 |
|
145,656 |
|
145,107 |
|
Science |
138,656 |
|
131,553 |
|
126,520 |
|
118,374 |
|
122,807 |
|
120,473 |
|
118,303 |
|
111,412 |
|
109,920 |
|
112,265 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
1,948 |
|
600 |
|
871 |
|
462 |
|
369 |
|
409 |
|
427 |
|
320 |
|
625 |
|
611 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
7,546 |
|
13,090 |
|
10,160 |
|
9,015 |
|
8,927 |
|
6,044 |
|
6,731 |
|
7,096 |
|
6,974 |
|
7,221 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
6,016 |
|
11,516 |
|
7,384 |
|
7,254 |
|
7,415 |
|
6,044 |
|
6,731 |
|
7,096 |
|
6,974 |
|
7,221 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
1,530 |
|
1,574 |
|
2,776 |
|
1,761 |
|
1,512 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
109,929 |
|
102,088 |
|
96,104 |
|
94,535 |
|
98,776 |
|
97,057 |
|
97,008 |
|
88,708 |
|
87,416 |
|
90,290 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
16,220 |
|
17,020 |
|
29,391 |
|
26,274 |
|
30,351 |
|
30,225 |
|
27,195 |
|
24,028 |
|
23,774 |
|
24,143 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
17,397 |
|
13,837 |
|
17,226 |
|
17,808 |
|
19,894 |
|
17,754 |
|
19,897 |
|
18,277 |
|
16,016 |
|
17,722 |
|
Health sciences |
65,835 |
|
59,642 |
|
26,480 |
|
31,938 |
|
37,163 |
|
45,276 |
|
45,632 |
|
43,561 |
|
43,350 |
|
43,451 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
9,860 |
|
10,684 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
617 |
|
905 |
|
23,007 |
|
18,515 |
|
11,368 |
|
3,802 |
|
4,284 |
|
2,842 |
|
4,276 |
|
4,974 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
933 |
|
1,129 |
|
678 |
|
572 |
|
460 |
|
532 |
|
650 |
|
457 |
|
339 |
|
354 |
|
Physical sciences |
12,133 |
|
9,475 |
|
9,916 |
|
9,200 |
|
9,583 |
|
9,473 |
|
8,008 |
|
6,320 |
|
4,515 |
|
3,843 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
2,742 |
|
2,520 |
|
2,496 |
|
2,505 |
|
3,341 |
|
3,247 |
|
2,321 |
|
2,675 |
|
1,995 |
|
1,657 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
9,391 |
|
6,955 |
|
7,417 |
|
6,695 |
|
6,242 |
|
6,226 |
|
5,687 |
|
3,645 |
|
2,520 |
|
2,186 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
2,101 |
|
1,113 |
|
881 |
|
568 |
|
1,181 |
|
656 |
|
525 |
|
558 |
|
826 |
|
954 |
|
Social sciences |
3,584 |
|
3,546 |
|
7,628 |
|
3,776 |
|
3,303 |
|
3,534 |
|
2,453 |
|
3,566 |
|
3,434 |
|
3,755 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
726 |
|
1,062 |
|
5,649 |
|
1,969 |
|
1,861 |
|
1,976 |
|
924 |
|
1,948 |
|
2,020 |
|
2,191 |
|
Political science and government |
133 |
|
186 |
|
374 |
|
304 |
|
158 |
|
199 |
|
165 |
|
71 |
|
181 |
|
755 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
881 |
|
777 |
|
700 |
|
557 |
|
235 |
|
268 |
|
183 |
|
151 |
|
197 |
|
111 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
1,844 |
|
1,521 |
|
905 |
|
946 |
|
1,049 |
|
1,091 |
|
1,181 |
|
1,396 |
|
1,036 |
|
698 |
|
Sciences, nec |
482 |
|
512 |
|
282 |
|
246 |
|
208 |
|
2,768 |
|
2,501 |
|
4,387 |
|
5,791 |
|
5,237 |
|
Engineering |
36,747 |
|
32,948 |
|
34,040 |
|
38,572 |
|
37,058 |
|
41,488 |
|
40,903 |
|
35,532 |
|
29,672 |
|
27,505 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
30 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
3,961 |
|
2,966 |
|
4,648 |
|
4,932 |
|
5,016 |
|
4,771 |
|
4,607 |
|
5,105 |
|
4,017 |
|
3,950 |
|
Civil engineering |
4,855 |
|
4,437 |
|
3,673 |
|
4,505 |
|
4,385 |
|
5,136 |
|
5,101 |
|
5,886 |
|
4,608 |
|
3,868 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
7,199 |
|
7,137 |
|
7,690 |
|
8,827 |
|
9,296 |
|
10,674 |
|
9,641 |
|
6,632 |
|
5,361 |
|
5,212 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
2,476 |
|
2,926 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
10,539 |
|
11,177 |
|
12,011 |
|
12,735 |
|
11,293 |
|
13,983 |
|
14,374 |
|
13,557 |
|
12,769 |
|
12,083 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
1,563 |
|
1,580 |
|
1,549 |
|
1,025 |
|
1,043 |
|
730 |
|
385 |
|
370 |
|
543 |
|
220 |
|
Engineering, nec |
6,145 |
|
2,725 |
|
4,469 |
|
6,548 |
|
6,025 |
|
6,194 |
|
6,795 |
|
3,952 |
|
2,374 |
|
2,159 |
|
Non-S&E |
10,203 |
|
7,976 |
|
9,585 |
|
7,508 |
|
7,279 |
|
7,342 |
|
7,214 |
|
7,982 |
|
6,064 |
|
5,337 |
|
Business management and business administration |
2,064 |
|
1,122 |
|
858 |
|
233 |
|
254 |
|
759 |
|
1,021 |
|
171 |
|
13 |
|
225 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
336 |
|
250 |
|
282 |
|
108 |
|
191 |
|
239 |
|
248 |
|
258 |
|
121 |
|
180 |
|
Education |
1,146 |
|
706 |
|
1,448 |
|
1,227 |
|
1,115 |
|
2,851 |
|
3,314 |
|
4,612 |
|
3,761 |
|
2,239 |
|
Humanities |
740 |
|
608 |
|
1,760 |
|
1,877 |
|
2,418 |
|
1,744 |
|
1,157 |
|
892 |
|
1,184 |
|
1,361 |
|
Law |
382 |
|
332 |
|
583 |
|
118 |
|
311 |
|
252 |
|
419 |
|
110 |
|
59 |
|
13 |
|
Social work |
44 |
|
98 |
|
90 |
|
30 |
|
104 |
|
243 |
|
212 |
|
216 |
|
179 |
|
61 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
291 |
|
141 |
|
143 |
|
134 |
|
150 |
|
271 |
|
98 |
|
147 |
|
96 |
|
22 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
5,200 |
|
4,719 |
|
4,421 |
|
3,781 |
|
2,736 |
|
983 |
|
745 |
|
1,576 |
|
651 |
|
1,236 |
|
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 |
185,606 |
|
72,767 |
|
9,290 |
|
72,107 |
|
8,990 |
|
2,409 |
|
20,043 |
|
Science |
138,656 |
|
51,669 |
|
9,105 |
|
53,300 |
|
7,629 |
|
1,787 |
|
15,166 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
1,948 |
|
1,632 |
|
0 |
|
123 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
193 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
7,546 |
|
4,172 |
|
397 |
|
2,331 |
|
86 |
|
75 |
|
485 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
6,016 |
|
3,303 |
|
397 |
|
1,688 |
|
86 |
|
75 |
|
467 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
1,530 |
|
869 |
|
0 |
|
643 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
18 |
|
Life sciences |
109,929 |
|
35,201 |
|
8,408 |
|
43,081 |
|
7,543 |
|
1,612 |
|
14,084 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
16,220 |
|
5,160 |
|
5,052 |
|
4,953 |
|
177 |
|
11 |
|
867 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
17,397 |
|
9,973 |
|
0 |
|
6,350 |
|
130 |
|
289 |
|
655 |
|
Health sciences |
65,835 |
|
15,747 |
|
810 |
|
28,766 |
|
7,099 |
|
1,051 |
|
12,362 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
9,860 |
|
4,038 |
|
2,546 |
|
2,899 |
|
137 |
|
147 |
|
93 |
|
Life sciences, nec |
617 |
|
283 |
|
0 |
|
113 |
|
0 |
|
114 |
|
107 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
933 |
|
571 |
|
0 |
|
356 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
Physical sciences |
12,133 |
|
7,553 |
|
152 |
|
4,284 |
|
0 |
|
60 |
|
84 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
2,742 |
|
1,641 |
|
0 |
|
1,077 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
18 |
|
Materials science |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
9,391 |
|
5,912 |
|
152 |
|
3,207 |
|
0 |
|
54 |
|
66 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
2,101 |
|
1,449 |
|
0 |
|
602 |
|
0 |
|
17 |
|
33 |
|
Social sciences |
3,584 |
|
984 |
|
0 |
|
2,300 |
|
0 |
|
19 |
|
281 |
|
Anthropology |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Economics |
726 |
|
97 |
|
0 |
|
521 |
|
0 |
|
10 |
|
98 |
|
Political science and government |
133 |
|
21 |
|
0 |
|
109 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
881 |
|
366 |
|
0 |
|
437 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
78 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
1,844 |
|
500 |
|
0 |
|
1,233 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
|
102 |
|
Sciences, nec |
482 |
|
107 |
|
148 |
|
223 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering |
36,747 |
|
18,587 |
|
98 |
|
14,592 |
|
1,270 |
|
270 |
|
1,930 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
9 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
7 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
3,961 |
|
2,172 |
|
0 |
|
1,543 |
|
84 |
|
37 |
|
125 |
|
Civil engineering |
4,855 |
|
2,291 |
|
0 |
|
2,209 |
|
28 |
|
127 |
|
200 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
7,199 |
|
2,914 |
|
0 |
|
3,699 |
|
158 |
|
0 |
|
428 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
2,476 |
|
1,498 |
|
0 |
|
934 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
44 |
|
Mechanical engineering |
10,539 |
|
6,213 |
|
98 |
|
3,586 |
|
524 |
|
39 |
|
79 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
1,563 |
|
636 |
|
0 |
|
600 |
|
14 |
|
67 |
|
246 |
|
Engineering, nec |
6,145 |
|
2,861 |
|
0 |
|
2,014 |
|
462 |
|
0 |
|
808 |
|
Non-S&E |
10,203 |
|
2,511 |
|
87 |
|
4,215 |
|
91 |
|
352 |
|
2,947 |
|
Business management and business administration |
2,064 |
|
37 |
|
0 |
|
825 |
|
83 |
|
15 |
|
1,104 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
336 |
|
0 |
|
16 |
|
148 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
172 |
|
Education |
1,146 |
|
845 |
|
0 |
|
228 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
70 |
|
Humanities |
740 |
|
31 |
|
0 |
|
241 |
|
8 |
|
334 |
|
126 |
|
Law |
382 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
178 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
204 |
|
Social work |
44 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
28 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
291 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
291 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
5,200 |
|
1,595 |
|
71 |
|
2,276 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1,258 |
|
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 |
72,767 |
|
72,751 |
|
68,731 |
|
69,165 |
|
74,704 |
|
82,149 |
|
88,419 |
|
79,415 |
|
64,388 |
|
68,147 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
7,476 |
|
8,024 |
|
8,549 |
|
8,100 |
|
9,226 |
|
8,987 |
|
9,163 |
|
8,955 |
|
8,917 |
|
8,067 |
|
Department of Defense |
2,954 |
|
1,460 |
|
2,275 |
|
3,279 |
|
5,359 |
|
6,551 |
|
5,605 |
|
2,171 |
|
1,462 |
|
2,467 |
|
Department of Energy |
11,842 |
|
14,034 |
|
10,100 |
|
11,045 |
|
11,891 |
|
14,533 |
|
15,901 |
|
15,590 |
|
14,217 |
|
13,231 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
27,700 |
|
28,035 |
|
24,182 |
|
24,798 |
|
25,350 |
|
26,191 |
|
32,064 |
|
28,948 |
|
24,234 |
|
24,872 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
4,444 |
|
4,319 |
|
4,394 |
|
4,594 |
|
3,989 |
|
4,137 |
|
3,979 |
|
1,601 |
|
1,097 |
|
1,501 |
|
National Science Foundation |
12,261 |
|
10,691 |
|
11,978 |
|
10,533 |
|
9,956 |
|
9,098 |
|
7,679 |
|
6,645 |
|
5,051 |
|
5,671 |
|
Other Agencies |
6,090 |
|
6,188 |
|
7,253 |
|
6,816 |
|
8,933 |
|
12,652 |
|
14,028 |
|
15,505 |
|
9,410 |
|
12,338 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
3,575 |
|
539 |
|
3,036 |
|
. |
|
2016 |
3,659 |
|
471 |
|
3,188 |
|
. |
|
2015 |
3,538 |
|
496 |
|
3,042 |
|
88 |
|
2014 |
3,440 |
|
566 |
|
2,874 |
|
93 |
|
2013 |
3,455 |
|
500 |
|
2,955 |
|
101 |
|
2012 |
3,207 |
|
735 |
|
2,472 |
|
137 |
|
2011 |
3,479 |
|
564 |
|
2,915 |
|
94 |
|