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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 147 68.4 459 179 80.9 925
2023 134 71.2 459 165 76 679 189 79.6 911 239 60.8 602
2022 119 74.4 457 206 70.1 680 185 79.7 900
2021 130 71.4 447 176 74.9 691 185 79.9 908 251 57.5 583
2020 138 69.8 450 186 73.7 698 186 80 916
2019 126 72.2 447 155 78.1 697 188 79.7 914 253 57.6 589
2018 122 72 428 211 70.3 700 189 79.6 911
2017 130 69.9 425 182 73.8 684 186 79.6 898 299 48.6 575
2016 127 70.9 430 189 73.3 697 193 78.8 896
2015 122 71.8 426 184 73.8 693 195 78.6 898 290 49.7 570
2014 188 73 688
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 105 124 142 117 116 133 137 120 130 139
  Science and engineering 56 73 79 65 63 84 59 62 66 71
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 3 3 8 4 7 3 10 13 11
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 2 . 1 . . . . 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 1 2 3 2 4 . 2 3 6
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . 1 . 1 . 2 1 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 2 . . . . 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 . . . 1 4 2 .
      Molecular biology . . . 3 . . 1 1 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . 2 1 1 2 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . . 1
    Engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Engineering, other . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Geological sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Health sciences 4 6 6 4 5 7 3 5 4 3
      Nursing science 4 6 6 4 4 6 3 5 3 3
      Public health . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 4 7 1 4 6 5 2 4 3
      Mathematics . . 2 . 4 3 5 1 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 4 5 1 . 3 . 1 2 1
    Physical sciences 9 16 27 26 23 24 22 12 16 19
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Chemistry 7 12 19 22 14 17 15 9 14 11
      Physics 2 4 8 4 9 7 6 3 2 8
    Psychology 16 18 17 11 8 15 13 12 8 14
      Clinical psychology . 1 1 . 2 . 1 . 1 .
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 8 7 6 2 6 2 4 5 8
      Research and experimental psychology 8 8 6 5 4 7 8 6 . 6
      Psychology, other 2 1 3 . . 2 2 2 2 .
    Social sciences 19 26 19 15 18 25 13 21 20 21
      Anthropology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Economics 10 14 13 6 11 11 9 8 10 14
      Political science and government 2 6 2 5 1 4 . 9 4 2
      Public policy analysis . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 4 3 . 4 8 4 2 6 5
      Social sciences, other 5 2 1 2 2 2 . 2 . .
  Non-science and engineering 49 51 63 52 53 49 78 58 64 68
    Business 9 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 5 8
      Business 9 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 5 8
    Education 13 20 23 15 18 20 23 23 19 25
      Education leadership and administration . 2 . . . . . 1 . 1
      Education research 11 16 20 14 14 12 20 17 16 21
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 2 2 1 1 6 2 3 3 3
      Education, other . . 1 . 3 2 1 2 . .
    Humanities and arts 23 19 27 23 27 18 41 25 35 30
      Letters . . 4 2 2 . 8 1 2 4
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . 3 2 1 3 2
      History 3 5 3 6 4 1 7 7 6 2
      Philosophy and religious studies 7 5 7 7 9 6 9 9 9 9
      Humanities and arts, other 13 9 13 8 12 8 15 7 15 13
    Other non-science and engineering 4 4 4 8 3 6 9 2 5 5
      Public administration and social services 4 3 4 8 3 6 9 2 5 5
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 . . . . . . . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 434 368 417 345 366 278 310 294 307 294
    Female 512 311 357 293 494 254 364 401 412 387
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 479 325 379 342 524 317 454 468 490 488
    Hispanic or Latino 36 22 20 16 28 15 30 28 27 31
    Not Hispanic or Latino 416 274 223 238 440 236 387 405 423 436
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 59 43 41 30 46 22 27 20 31 35
      Black or African American 26 11 14 13 20 8 21 23 18 30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 309 211 160 186 360 205 325 355 365 356
      More than one race 21 8 8 9 14 1 14 7 9 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27 29 136 88 56 66 37 35 40 21
  Temporary visa holders 467 354 395 296 336 215 220 227 229 193
  Science and engineering 927 661 751 620 624 511 654 675 698 659
    Science 927 661 751 620 624 509 652 675 698 659
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 66 57 56 53 39 37 65 36 40 43
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 29 27 26 15 2 23 15 16 14
      Mathematics and statistics 96 96 165 85 90 11 28 27 27 25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 34 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 197 171 173 162 173 162 130 164 165 138
      Psychology 271 67 76 81 80 74 198 245 252 235
      Social sciences 230 241 254 213 227 219 207 188 198 204
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 19 18 23 18 236 21 20 20 21 22
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 19 18 23 18 236 21 20 20 21 22

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 56 60 63 88 41 24 19 3 2 4
    Female 47 30 21 82 86 25 23 26 13 24
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 88 68 69 60 119 43 41 28 14 27
    Hispanic or Latino 7 7 6 6 10 1 3 1 1 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 80 57 52 44 96 29 35 24 10 21
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 15 6 1 4 3 1 2 5 1 3
      Black or African American 4 2 1 3 5 3 2 5 2 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 59 48 50 37 87 25 27 14 7 17
      More than one race 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 4 11 10 13 13 3 3 3 2
  Temporary visa holders 15 22 15 110 8 6 1 1 1 1
  Science and engineering 100 86 83 167 53 47 40 23 14 26
    Science 100 86 83 167 53 47 40 23 14 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 6 5 88 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11 2 1 10 15 13 17 23 13 22
      Social sciences 67 75 75 68 37 27 22 0 1 4
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 3 4 1 3 74 2 2 6 1 2
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 3 4 1 3 74 2 2 6 1 2

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 107 82 86 63 61 81 95 91 77 78
  Science and engineering 107 82 86 63 61 80 95 90 77 78
    Science 107 82 86 63 61 79 94 90 77 78
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 14 11 11 11 13 21 14 19 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 5 2 1 0 4 2 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 70 60 65 44 43 55 57 62 53 57
      Psychology 10 3 2 2 2 6 7 10 4 7
      Social sciences 2 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 946 679 774 638 860 532 674 695 719 681
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 108 48 94 72 49
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 6 2
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 98 45 85 65 45
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 2
  Research assistantships 137 99 109 76 119 161 214 187 168 187
    Federal 94 77 82 62 60 70 86 86 70 75
    Institutional 23 13 13 6 46 88 113 90 88 106
    Nonfederal 20 9 14 8 13 3 15 11 10 6
  Teaching assistantships 257 252 235 248 255 145 207 237 250 211
    Federal 12 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
    Institutional 243 246 229 248 255 144 200 237 250 211
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
  Other types of support 552 328 430 314 486 118 205 177 229 234
    Federal 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
    Institutional 169 120 132 112 97 9 22 10 39 46
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 8 2
    Personal resources 381 206 297 201 387 105 177 163 181 185

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 67 62 63 62 58 42 50 44 43 46
    Science 63 60 61 62 58 41 50 44 43 46
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 11 13 15 13 13 18 13 8 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 9 5 2 3 0 2 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 7 5 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 22 26 26 22 19 18 21 23 25
      Psychology 14 13 11 14 14 7 7 8 9 7
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
    Engineering 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 35 31 34 36 31 28 35 35 29 38
  Science and engineering 35 31 34 36 31 28 35 35 29 38
    Science 34 31 34 36 31 28 35 35 29 38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 5 6 6 5 10 15 13 5 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 13 14 19 15 16 13 15 15 20
      Psychology 8 8 6 7 6 2 3 6 7 5
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 96,310 81,425 68,958 65,156 63,063 61,956 57,030 58,088 54,469 47,761
    Science 62,001 53,228 46,125 45,676 43,168 44,768 42,801 43,825 40,724 26,123
      Computer and information sciences 1,497 1,408 1,399 663 599 559 521 387 343 142
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,572 9,394 9,912 7,414 5,836 5,130 5,533 6,058 6,106 6,161
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,382 7,055 7,610 6,176 4,786 4,498 4,682 5,226 5,041 5,614
        Geological and earth sciences 3,190 2,339 2,302 1,238 1,050 632 851 832 1,065 547
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 15,173 11,638 8,226 9,313 9,824 13,514 12,494 13,811 10,996 7,091
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,258 8,994 6,239 7,705 8,248 12,312 11,319 12,967 9,969 6,659
        Health sciences 3,915 2,644 1,987 1,608 1,576 1,202 1,175 844 1,027 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 432
      Mathematics and statistics 1,294 1,377 951 1,079 1,289 1,015 1,113 1,230 1,084 929
      Physical sciences 15,124 13,121 12,202 11,863 9,306 9,572 8,313 8,233 7,978 8,297
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,754 9,250 8,931 8,543 7,492 7,188 6,530 6,137 5,864 5,384
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,370 3,871 3,271 3,320 1,814 2,384 1,783 2,096 2,114 2,913
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,048 4,748 4,174 4,588 4,452 3,837 3,549 3,156 3,300 2,873
      Social sciences 13,293 11,542 9,261 10,756 11,862 11,141 11,278 10,950 10,917 630
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 410 502 430 525 821 702 572 616 545 397
        Political science and government 180 145 152 164 172 150 49 68 171 52
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 6,244 4,853 3,791 4,355 4,538 3,989 4,814 4,604 4,910 160
        Social sciences nec 6,459 6,042 4,888 5,712 6,331 6,300 5,843 5,662 5,291 21
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,305 592 438 50 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,305 592 438 50 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 33,004 27,605 22,395 19,430 19,895 17,188 14,229 14,263 13,745 21,638
      Business management and business administration 13 258 124 89 36 74 51 26 137 4,198
      Communication and communications technologies 56 81 30 10 58 61 39 28 27 12
      Education 20,876 17,200 13,237 11,664 11,563 11,045 10,307 11,512 10,383 14,731
      Humanities 947 712 974 564 806 399 460 559 513 525
      Law 267 192 162 586 543 551 73 96 89 13
      Social work 10,160 8,160 6,335 5,977 6,369 4,419 2,366 1,104 1,681 1,220
      Visual and performing arts 53 70 64 66 50 85 81 55 74 47
      Non-S&E nec 632 932 1,469 474 470 554 852 883 841 892

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 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
        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
      Physical sciences . . . . . 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
      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 . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 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

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies . 39,356 36,560 34,257 31,038 32,475 30,541 30,448 27,033 23,352
  DOD . 6,761 6,683 5,438 3,386 3,095 3,090 3,525 2,952 3,366
  DOE . 952 940 929 620 704 604 542 778 1,000
  HHS . 17,454 15,584 16,891 16,628 19,255 16,840 16,189 12,833 8,316
  NASA . 332 734 160 285 285 285 267 220 386
  NSF . 9,110 7,788 6,635 6,491 6,340 5,920 6,328 6,455 6,211
  USDA . 52 40 0 0 31 95 79 86 0
  Other . 4,695 4,791 4,204 3,628 2,765 3,707 3,518 3,709 4,073

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 746 125 621 .
2018 732 127 605 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space . 164 167 115 116
    Agricultural sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 40 43 38 37
    Computer and information sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . 1 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 16 18 8 8
    Health sciences . 4 3 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . 57 56 49 49
    Psychology . 17 19 8 7
    Social sciences . 28 27 11 13
    Other . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 31,225 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 4,208 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 4,208 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 4,208 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 4,608 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 4,208 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 9,785 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 2,687 1,837 7,786 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 288 611 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 920 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 1,500 541 1,998 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 267 1,007 5,177 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities