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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 228 66.8 679 415 31.8 602 338 63.5 914
2022 237 65.6 680 337 63 900
2021 242 65.4 691 400 32.1 583 332 63.9 908
2020 240 66 698 336 63.8 916
2019 271 61.6 697 397 33.3 589 295 68.1 914
2018 264 62.8 700 290 68.6 911
2017 276 60.1 684 387 33.4 575 311 65.8 898
2016 265 62.4 697 321 64.6 896
2015 273 61.1 693 369 36 570 287 68.4 898
2014 257 63.1 688 298 66.9 889
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.
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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 275 228 199 179 149 151 126 157 172 170
    Female 290 282 247 235 183 198 213 228 205 234
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 322 349 362 363 286 302 311 335 306 325
    Hispanic or Latino 201 195 194 193 133 143 148 154 128 107
    Not Hispanic or Latino 110 140 159 153 131 137 140 147 151 194
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 26 37 34 30 25 20 24 15 16 17
      Black or African American 14 17 21 18 16 19 19 24 32 38
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
      White 56 66 86 89 78 89 80 87 90 123
      More than one race 14 20 18 16 12 8 15 20 12 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 14 9 17 22 22 23 34 27 24
  Temporary visa holders 243 161 84 51 46 47 28 50 71 79
  Science and engineering 540 481 411 378 297 283 264 345 360 380
    Science 540 481 411 378 297 283 264 345 360 380
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 40 24 21 17 11 7 14 15 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 13 15
      Computer and information sciences 257 203 142 116 96 73 39 25 49 47
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 21
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 1 4 7 5 4 3 3 3 4
      Mathematics and statistics 18 18 19 26 19 23 23 17 20 25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 8 8 5 2 4 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 135 143 144 140 116 113 119 68 60 65
      Social sciences 68 68 70 63 42 55 70 176 188 190
    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 25 29 35 36 35 66 75 40 17 24
    Clinical medicine 25 29 35 36 35 33 43 31 10 12
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 33 32 9 7 12

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 42 37 34 29 45 32 35 79 92 78
    Female 41 36 38 29 41 56 38 94 116 138
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 50 57 65 47 79 86 65 155 175 208
    Hispanic or Latino 28 32 33 22 36 49 30 68 68 75
    Not Hispanic or Latino 20 24 29 22 37 34 31 70 93 105
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Asian 6 6 7 2 5 5 4 14 15 14
      Black or African American 3 0 2 5 3 6 2 12 18 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 8 17 17 15 25 18 24 42 59 57
      More than one race 2 1 3 0 4 5 1 0 1 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 3 3 6 3 4 17 14 28
  Temporary visa holders 33 16 7 11 7 2 8 18 33 8
  Science and engineering 83 73 71 56 86 81 71 160 188 193
    Science 83 73 71 56 86 81 71 160 188 193
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 7 8 7 9 8 10 9 11 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 5
      Computer and information sciences 44 31 19 16 13 5 11 16 24 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 6
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 3 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics 10 8 10 6 15 14 10 16 25 31
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 7 6 10 10 26 34 9 6 11 19
      Social sciences 18 19 20 14 17 19 30 91 92 110
    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 1 2 0 7 2 13 20 23
    Clinical medicine 0 0 1 2 0 4 2 3 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 20 23

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 17 16 16 15 10 8 10 0 18 9
  Science and engineering 17 16 16 15 10 8 10 0 18 9
    Science 17 16 16 15 10 8 10 0 18 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
      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 14 15 16 15 10 8 10 0 9 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
    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

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 565 510 446 414 332 349 339 385 377 404
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 32 25 22 20 15 18 9 0 17 16
    Federal 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9
    Institutional 26 23 22 20 15 18 9 0 3 7
    Nonfederal 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 38 20 11 5 4 4 3 0 49 48
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 38 20 11 5 4 4 3 0 49 48
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 495 465 413 389 313 327 327 385 303 339
    Federal 14 15 16 15 10 8 10 0 0 0
    Institutional 126 101 79 61 47 69 62 65 199 272
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 355 349 318 313 256 250 255 320 104 67

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 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

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 13,152 11,929 11,607 10,819 16,062 16,702 12,924 10,771 15,317 13,582
    Science 10,341 7,663 6,617 5,817 9,985 10,402 10,315 9,724 14,200 12,572
      Computer and information sciences 1,228 672 228 472 1,831 1,155 691 623 38 14
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 239 75 51 87 118 40 72 41 54 166
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 232 73 51 87 118 40 72 41 39 36
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 130
      Life sciences 1,559 1,251 1,016 948 2,115 1,898 2,123 1,987 2,288 2,354
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 400 509 493 767 723 828 875
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,477 1,187 882 539 1,549 1,312 1,089 938 983 940
        Health sciences 82 63 11 9 57 88 267 322 0 15
        Natural resources and conservation 0 1 121 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 477 524
      Mathematics and statistics 462 311 466 633 681 948 1,576 1,864 2,245 2,367
      Physical sciences 3,067 2,635 1,992 1,569 1,219 1,337 1,233 1,384 1,496 993
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 25 35 98 24 180 176 152
        Chemistry 2,052 1,994 1,706 4 23 20 51 112 52 51
        Materials science 40 112 206 992 1,156 1,211 1,156 1,090 0 0
        Physics 975 529 80 0 5 1 2 2 1,098 615
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 548 0 7 0 0 170 175
      Psychology 3,229 2,206 2,299 1,775 2,708 3,461 3,663 3,396 2,540 1,874
      Social sciences 349 278 208 320 534 1,270 925 279 5,444 4,482
        Anthropology 20 15 11 20 9 5 12 12 0 0
        Economics 1 6 0 22 2 0 13 6 0 15
        Political science and government 3 0 8 0 2 2 2 0 1 406
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 33 35 9 0 7 42 5 6 86 133
        Social sciences nec 292 222 180 278 514 1,221 893 255 5,357 3,928
      Sciences nec 208 235 357 13 779 293 32 150 95 322
    Engineering 1,108 658 1,382 1,598 2,434 1,133 4 1 142 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 24 7 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,084 651 1,079 1,598 2,434 1,133 4 1 142 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 0 267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,703 3,608 3,608 3,404 3,643 5,167 2,605 1,046 975 1,010
      Business management and business administration 16 23 9 0 11 35 31 10 46 125
      Communication and communications technologies 8 22 2 0 14 12 69 167 9 0
      Education 1,255 3,378 3,456 3,397 3,589 4,815 1,806 548 402 591
      Humanities 38 7 0 0 5 93 339 211 120 161
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 10 12 5 4 3 0 8 0 6 3
      Visual and performing arts 12 43 4 0 15 38 32 34 51 125
      Non-S&E nec 364 123 132 3 6 174 320 76 341 5

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 13,152 7,606 2,799 2,051 1 695 0
    Science 10,341 6,374 1,858 1,413 1 695 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,228 1,189 0 39 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 239 210 0 29 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 232 210 0 22 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,559 453 820 286 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,477 441 785 251 0 0 0
        Health sciences 82 12 35 35 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 462 188 177 86 0 11 0
      Physical sciences 3,067 2,947 45 75 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,052 1,951 45 56 0 0 0
        Materials science 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 975 956 0 19 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 3,229 1,351 599 595 0 684 0
      Social sciences 349 36 217 95 1 0 0
        Anthropology 20 5 0 15 0 0 0
        Economics 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
        Political science and government 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 33 21 0 12 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 292 10 217 65 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 208 0 0 208 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,108 0 935 173 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 24 0 0 24 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,084 0 935 149 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 1,703 1,232 6 465 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 16 0 0 16 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Education 1,255 876 0 379 0 0 0
      Humanities 38 0 5 33 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 12 0 0 12 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 364 356 1 7 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

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 7,606 6,693 5,867 5,886 8,651 7,920 6,565 6,348 5,959 6,414
  DOD 56 94 0 133 1,281 1,548 332 182 151 600
  DOE 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 1,518 772 664 374 533 839 1,430 2,052 1,628 1,580
  NASA 139 99 111 60 18 18 25 20 95 189
  NSF 4,485 3,345 2,809 2,474 3,316 2,213 1,916 2,248 2,870 2,327
  USDA 17 1 106 346 447 446 652 663 656 775
  Other 1,333 2,382 2,177 2,499 3,056 2,856 2,210 1,183 559 943

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 710 65 645 .
2018 976 77 899 .
2017 686 43 643 .

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 88 88 88 88 85
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15 15 15 15 15
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 3 3 3
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 5 5 5 5
    Health sciences 10 10 10 10 10
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 2 2 2 2 2
    Physical sciences 16 16 16 16 15
    Psychology 17 17 17 17 17
    Social sciences 17 17 17 17 17
    Other 0 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)

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 1,004 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,004 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 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

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