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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
689 |
76.6 |
902 |
2016 |
|
|
|
517 |
74.8 |
693 |
|
|
|
697 |
78 |
896 |
2015 |
|
|
|
509 |
74 |
690 |
|
|
|
710 |
79.2 |
898 |
2014 |
|
|
|
500 |
73.2 |
685 |
919 |
92.2 |
997 |
652 |
73.7 |
888 |
2013 |
|
|
|
468 |
84.4 |
555 |
|
|
|
660 |
74.8 |
885 |
2012 |
|
|
|
462 |
83.4 |
555 |
792 |
74.3 |
1,069 |
684 |
76.8 |
893 |
2011 |
|
|
|
464 |
84 |
553 |
568 |
50.8 |
1,128 |
681 |
75 |
911 |
2010 |
|
|
|
486 |
86.6 |
562 |
842 |
69.8 |
1,212 |
627 |
84.6 |
742 |
2009 |
|
|
|
487 |
86.3 |
565 |
953 |
81.1 |
1,178 |
587 |
83.1 |
708 |
2008 |
|
|
|
483 |
85.5 |
566 |
968 |
84.6 |
1,146 |
599 |
86.9 |
690 |
2007 |
|
|
|
476 |
84.1 |
567 |
938 |
77.5 |
1,213 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES:
Data
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 |
. |
. |
70 |
. |
231 |
777 |
323 |
138 |
104 |
117 |
Departments |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
335 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Agriculture |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Commerce |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Defense |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Energy |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Health and Human Services |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
335 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Homeland Security |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of the Interior |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Labor |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Department of Transportation |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other agencies |
. |
. |
70 |
. |
231 |
442 |
323 |
138 |
104 |
117 |
Agency for International Development |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Environmental Protection Agency |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
108 |
115 |
. |
. |
. |
National Science Foundation |
. |
. |
70 |
. |
231 |
334 |
209 |
138 |
104 |
117 |
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 |
. |
. |
70 |
. |
231 |
777 |
323 |
138 |
104 |
117 |
Research and development |
. |
. |
70 |
. |
231 |
733 |
323 |
138 |
104 |
117 |
R&D plant |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
General support for S&E |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other S&E activities |
. |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
66 |
70 |
69 |
57 |
61 |
61 |
43 |
43 |
49 |
51 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
18 |
11 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Female |
48 |
59 |
55 |
53 |
49 |
54 |
38 |
38 |
45 |
46 |
First-year full-time |
37 |
33 |
43 |
28 |
29 |
31 |
24 |
24 |
10 |
26 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
62 |
67 |
63 |
57 |
61 |
61 |
43 |
43 |
49 |
50 |
Hispanic or Latino |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
50 |
66 |
62 |
56 |
58 |
60 |
43 |
43 |
49 |
50 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Black or African American |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
47 |
64 |
62 |
54 |
53 |
57 |
40 |
40 |
46 |
49 |
More than one race |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Temporary visa holders |
4 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Science and engineering |
40 |
40 |
42 |
27 |
37 |
34 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
Science |
40 |
40 |
42 |
27 |
37 |
34 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
9 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
18 |
14 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
19 |
23 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
Social sciences |
12 |
5 |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
26 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
24 |
27 |
24 |
24 |
30 |
31 |
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 |
18 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
25 |
30 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
Not Available |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Male |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Female |
13 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
20 |
19 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
18 |
14 |
63 |
16 |
24 |
30 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
Hispanic or Latino |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
17 |
12 |
62 |
15 |
23 |
29 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Black or African American |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
White |
15 |
10 |
62 |
13 |
21 |
27 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
More than one race |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Temporary visa holders |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
18 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
25 |
30 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
Science |
18 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
25 |
30 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
4 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
18 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
12 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
Social sciences |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Communication |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Computer sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2016–07
Type and primary source of support |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All types and sources of support |
66 |
70 |
69 |
57 |
61 |
61 |
43 |
43 |
49 |
51 |
Fellowships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Research assistantships |
11 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
11 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Teaching assistantships |
7 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other types of support |
48 |
52 |
53 |
47 |
45 |
47 |
36 |
36 |
45 |
48 |
Federal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonfederal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Institutional |
9 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
Self-support |
39 |
46 |
45 |
36 |
39 |
42 |
35 |
35 |
41 |
44 |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Civil engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
468 |
|
428 |
|
554 |
|
1,250 |
|
996 |
|
1,075 |
|
791 |
i |
718 |
|
753 |
|
654 |
|
Science |
468 |
|
411 |
|
509 |
|
442 |
|
512 |
|
607 |
|
501 |
i |
373 |
|
398 |
|
358 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
20 |
|
77 |
|
36 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
28 |
|
34 |
|
14 |
|
7 |
|
17 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
80 |
|
39 |
|
0 |
|
Atmospheric science and meteorology |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
20 |
|
24 |
|
0 |
|
Geological and earth sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
60 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
Ocean sciences and marine sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Life sciences |
97 |
|
136 |
|
168 |
|
277 |
|
265 |
|
88 |
|
72 |
i |
181 |
|
185 |
|
236 |
|
Agricultural sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
29 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Biological and biomedical sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
25 |
i |
181 |
|
185 |
|
236 |
|
Health sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
11 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Natural resources and conservation |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Life sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
7 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Mathematics and statistics |
65 |
|
88 |
|
46 |
|
41 |
|
36 |
|
37 |
|
31 |
i |
0 |
|
42 |
|
37 |
|
Physical sciences |
39 |
|
31 |
|
101 |
|
37 |
|
158 |
|
382 |
|
302 |
i |
31 |
|
89 |
|
73 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
10 |
i |
19 |
|
17 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
155 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Physics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
90 |
i |
12 |
|
72 |
|
73 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
47 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
2 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
100 |
|
78 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
18 |
i |
76 |
|
11 |
|
7 |
|
Anthropology |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Economics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
3 |
i |
37 |
|
11 |
|
7 |
|
Political science and government |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sociology, demography, and population studies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
3 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
11 |
i |
39 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Sciences, nec |
237 |
|
122 |
|
159 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
5 |
|
32 |
|
5 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
|
17 |
|
45 |
|
52 |
|
44 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Civil engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
Mechanical engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Engineering, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Non-S&E |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
290 |
i |
345 |
|
355 |
|
296 |
|
Business management and business administration |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
51 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
Communication and communications technologies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
13 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
|
Education |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
89 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Humanities |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
13 |
i |
71 |
|
76 |
|
0 |
|
Law |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
10 |
i |
89 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Social work |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
10 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Visual and performing arts |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
8 |
i |
16 |
|
8 |
|
1 |
|
Non-S&E, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
96 |
i |
169 |
|
271 |
|
277 |
|
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 |
468 |
|
192 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Science |
468 |
|
192 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Computer and information sciences |
0 |
|
0 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
28 |
|
28 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
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 |
97 |
|
60 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
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 |
65 |
|
65 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences |
39 |
|
38 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Astronomy and astrophysics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Chemistry |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Materials science |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physics |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Physical sciences, nec |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Psychology |
1 |
|
1 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
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 |
237 |
|
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 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
438 |
i |
411 |
|
300 |
|
290 |
|
Department of Agriculture |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
8 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Defense |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
38 |
i |
39 |
|
32 |
|
30 |
|
Department of Energy |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
56 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Department of Health and Human Services (including NIH) |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
99 |
i |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
62 |
i |
33 |
|
82 |
|
66 |
|
National Science Foundation |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
101 |
i |
195 |
|
134 |
|
160 |
|
Other Agencies |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
74 |
i |
144 |
|
52 |
|
34 |
|
Headcount of R&D personnel: 2017–11
Year |
Total |
|
Principal investigators |
|
Other personnel |
|
Postdocs |
|
2017 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2016 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2015 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2014 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2013 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2012 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2011 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|