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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 590 14 679 478 21.4 602 637 31 914
2022 627 8.7 680 589 35.2 900
2021 587 15.9 691 625 31.9 908
2020 694 1.6 698 697 24.7 916
2019 691 1.8 697 713 22.8 914
2018 698 1.3 700 666 27.6 911
2017 683 1.1 684 759 16.3 898
2016 693 1.6 697 791 12.6 896
2015 689 1.6 693 805 11.3 898
2014 684 1.6 688 710 21 889
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

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 10 6 13 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
    Female 25 12 23 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 35 18 36 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Hispanic or Latino 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 31 18 32 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Black or African American 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 22 16 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      More than one race 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 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 and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 35 18 36 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
    Clinical medicine 35 18 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 1

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 70 69 26 0 2 2 3 2 1 2
    Female 121 97 64 0 0 3 3 3 2 3
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 191 166 90 0 2 4 4 4 1 2
    Hispanic or Latino 14 12 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 170 147 79 0 1 3 3 4 1 2
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 11 10 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 2
      Black or African American 17 16 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 135 115 71 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
      More than one race 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3
  Science and engineering 58 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 58 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 58 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 133 126 90 0 2 5 6 5 3 5
    Clinical medicine 133 125 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 1 1 0 2 5 6 5 3 5

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 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 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 and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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

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 35 18 36 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 35 18 36 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
    Federal 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 31 17 28 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.

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 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

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
    Science 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Physical sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Psychology 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences 0 0 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 . . . . . . . .
      Other engineering 0 0 . . . . . . . .
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 1,396 1,691 1,051 651 667 845 480 282 272 607
    Science 1,270 1,493 907 499 599 845 480 282 265 234
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 3 4 8 6 0 6 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 821 1,276 829 383 240 246 81 110 185 162
        Agricultural sciences 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 321 583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 370 638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 0 5 0 4 0 0 9 9 0
      Physical sciences 406 154 52 112 144 167 190 135 63 64
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 406 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11 48 21 1 207 412 1 4 2 8
      Social sciences 28 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 12 202 24 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 126 198 144 152 68 0 0 0 0 373
      Business management and business administration 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 52 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 48 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.
  • 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: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 1,396 1,077 0 199 20 100 0
    Science 1,270 1,077 0 121 20 52 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 821 739 0 63 0 19 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 321 258 0 63 0 0 0
        Health sciences 370 351 0 0 0 19 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 130 130 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 406 317 0 36 20 33 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 406 317 0 36 20 33 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 28 10 0 18 0 0 0
        Anthropology 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 126 0 0 78 0 48 0
      Business management and business administration 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 52 0 0 28 0 24 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 48 0 0 24 0 24 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 1,077 1,227 . . . . . . . .
  DOD 0 0 . . . . . . . .
  DOE 0 0 . . . . . . . .
  HHS 375 348 . . . . . . . .
  NASA 76 0 . . . . . . . .
  NSF 616 879 . . . . . . . .
  USDA 0 0 . . . . . . . .
  Other 10 0 . . . . . . . .

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

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 37 . . . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 . . . .
    Engineering 0 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . . . .
    Health sciences 5 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 . . . .
    Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . .
    Physical sciences 12 . . . .
    Psychology 4 . . . .
    Social sciences 0 . . . .
    Other 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)

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
  All research space 0 0 . . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 . . .
    Engineering 0 0 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . .
    Health sciences 0 0 . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . .
    Physical sciences 0 0 . . .
    Psychology 0 0 . . .
    Social sciences 0 0 . . .
    Other 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