Colorado School of Mines

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 135 71 459 130 79.7 631 174 81.5 925
2023 126 73 459 135 80.4 679 173 81.3 911 255 58.2 602
2022 127 72.6 457 134 80.6 680 172 81.2 900
2021 158 65.2 447 127 81.9 691 173 81.2 908 190 67.8 583
2020 131 71.3 450 126 82.2 698 173 81.4 916
2019 155 65.8 447 128 81.9 697 177 80.9 914 240 59.8 589
2018 142 67.3 428 132 81.4 700 186 79.9 911
2017 151 65 425 125 82 684 184 79.8 898 267 54.1 575
2016 136 68.8 430 136 80.8 697 180 80.2 896
2015 130 70 426 140 80.1 693 179 80.4 898 244 57.7 570
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

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 974 895 913 913 858 784 698 703 709 728
    Hispanic or Latino 81 79 48 58 52 54 46 52 50 56
    Not Hispanic or Latino 869 790 843 831 796 724 644 640 644 655
      American Indian or Alaska Native 8 4 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2
      Asian 40 38 33 42 32 31 31 25 27 25
      Black or African American 16 12 11 15 12 9 8 12 11 9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
      White 741 675 728 714 706 648 572 570 578 594
      More than one race 63 60 66 55 42 33 29 31 26 24
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24 26 22 24 10 6 8 11 15 17
  Temporary visa holders 336 335 320 306 305 342 352 383 367 372
  Science and engineering 1,310 1,230 1,233 1,219 1,163 1,126 1,050 1,086 1,076 1,100
    Science 498 462 433 428 375 365 360 334 469 502
      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 98 103 92 93 47 61 71 47 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 107 103 104 106 103 108 110 133 215 228
      Mathematics and statistics 48 37 40 33 39 43 34 25 32 28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 40 26 28 33 24 6 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 119 121 107 105 105 97 89 70 107 120
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 86 72 62 58 57 50 56 59 115 126
    Engineering 812 768 800 791 788 761 690 752 607 598
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12 22 11 11 12 9 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 119 105 133 132 137 141 136 148 151 148
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 75 67 78 71 88 89 72 80 106 101
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 55 30 25 34 32 39 35 35 75 70
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 65 71 80 75 66 35 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 149 136 131 132 119 126 133 146 133 120
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 286 296 303 293 302 301 293 317 142 159
      Other engineering 51 41 39 43 32 21 19 26 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 281 285 238 263 239 200 145 138 135 123
    Hispanic or Latino 26 23 13 15 13 9 14 15 22 17
    Not Hispanic or Latino 250 255 218 238 213 180 126 119 108 103
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Asian 14 15 14 10 13 11 7 9 8 7
      Black or African American 6 9 4 6 2 2 2 1 2 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 218 220 193 216 191 162 110 107 97 95
      More than one race 10 10 7 6 6 4 6 1 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 7 7 10 13 11 5 4 5 3
  Temporary visa holders 59 52 48 41 21 15 14 10 13 14
  Science and engineering 340 337 286 304 260 215 159 148 148 137
    Science 92 84 71 61 57 56 36 42 48 52
      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 36 25 28 21 15 11 8 10 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 26 24 22 11 15 20 12 8 30 22
      Mathematics and statistics 4 8 3 1 3 7 3 6 2 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 11 13 7 12 9 1 0 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 8 5 9 6 10 7 7 4 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 9 6 6 7 9 7 6 10 12 17
    Engineering 248 253 215 243 203 159 123 106 100 85
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 3 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 12 8 8 5 12 15 12 8 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 19 17 13 18 13 15 18 19 28 27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 21 19 15 21 21 19 20 23 32 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 75 77 70 79 90 52 3 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 50 40 31 23 19 25 24 17 18 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 59 73 67 79 46 33 41 32 14 4
      Other engineering 6 12 9 10 7 2 1 3 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 235 231 211 315 260 294 158 201 232 212
  Science and engineering 235 231 211 315 260 294 158 201 232 212
    Science 83 81 68 85 75 86 58 60 80 77
      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 5 10 10 12 4 6 10 9 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 19 15 14 13 18 20 15 19 16 25
      Mathematics and statistics 8 4 5 5 10 6 3 3 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 44 49 35 46 32 46 25 23 52 43
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 7 3 4 9 8 8 5 6 8 7
    Engineering 152 150 143 230 185 208 100 141 152 135
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 29 25 29 31 28 29 13 26 18 32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 9 12 14 24 22 27 14 22 43 28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 6 5 9 8 8 9 7 20 9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 20 4 23 11 1 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 27 21 28 41 34 44 16 21 32 25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 60 59 57 94 72 94 47 60 39 41
      Other engineering 7 4 3 5 6 3 1 5 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 1,310 1,230 1,233 1,219 1,163 1,126 1,050 1,086 1,076 1,100
  Fellowships 151 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 65
    Federal 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14
    Institutional 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 38
    Nonfederal 149 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13
  Research assistantships 542 540 535 494 412 540 467 432 476 508
    Federal 233 227 209 302 171 279 133 155 201 189
    Institutional 55 51 74 95 168 182 309 238 107 129
    Nonfederal 254 262 252 97 73 79 25 39 168 190
  Teaching assistantships 119 98 163 180 126 120 154 182 152 172
    Federal 0 0 2 13 42 12 11 30 2 2
    Institutional 0 0 3 105 59 104 134 142 149 166
    Nonfederal 119 98 158 62 25 4 9 10 1 4
  Other types of support 498 428 535 545 625 466 429 472 385 355
    Federal 0 0 0 0 47 3 14 16 8 7
    Institutional 0 0 0 19 43 32 123 117 92 52
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 4 23 2 8 8 1 2
    Personal resources 498 428 535 522 512 429 284 331 284 294

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 67 48 54 83 65 62 49 40 58 65
    Science 17 13 8 25 15 13 5 5 23 23
      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 2 2 1 7 3 1 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 4 4 5 10 7 5 2 1 2 7
      Mathematics and statistics 3 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 4 2
      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 8 5 2 6 3 4 1 3 17 14
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 50 35 46 58 50 49 44 35 35 42
      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 9 2 3 0 10 10 9 4 16 18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 8 15 21 12 10 14 9 6 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 7 3 12 11 12 4 5 4 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 13 10 18 17 14 14 14 13 9 11
      Other engineering 8 8 7 8 3 2 2 4 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 9 12 26 39 39 32 22 18 33 20
  Science and engineering 9 12 26 39 39 32 22 18 33 20
    Science 2 1 4 13 7 3 1 3 13 6
      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 1 5 3 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 1 0 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 11 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 11 22 26 32 29 21 15 20 14
      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 2 0 5 6 5 1 7 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 8 11 9 1 8 5 5 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 0 5 9 11 3 3 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 3 7 5 7 8 5 4 6 7
      Other engineering 0 3 5 5 2 2 0 2 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 109,905 104,297 98,404 81,443 78,517 70,397 60,372 59,477 60,931 58,349
    Science 39,716 40,115 30,493 25,402 28,069 23,115 22,784 25,351 24,736 17,916
      Computer and information sciences 4,700 3,677 3,443 3,894 3,748 2,782 1,429 900 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11,521 13,053 9,411 5,713 8,916 8,238 8,380 10,340 10,458 10,586
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 70 50 110 0 0 123 95 186 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 10,999 12,253 8,553 5,052 7,679 7,654 8,003 9,693 10,458 10,586
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 295 273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 157 477 748 661 1,237 461 282 461 0 0
      Life sciences 2,418 1,960 2,918 3,081 2,073 2,324 2,282 3,033 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 298 0 188 310 382 288 29 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,058 1,925 2,627 2,458 1,549 1,948 2,185 2,966 0 0
        Health sciences 62 35 67 257 132 88 68 67 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 31 56 10 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,455 969 1,012 682 583 404 302 569 355 421
      Physical sciences 18,210 18,977 12,923 10,812 11,346 8,796 8,980 9,396 12,741 6,643
        Astronomy and astrophysics 462 345 116 47 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,013 5,333 3,703 3,333 2,691 2,839 3,576 3,794 3,949 2,631
        Materials science 7,055 5,646 2,818 1,699 697 206 751 1,901 5,209 0
        Physics 4,141 6,694 5,455 5,336 5,398 4,841 3,128 3,180 3,583 4,012
        Physical sciences nec 539 959 831 397 2,560 910 1,525 521 0 0
      Psychology 14 46 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,373 1,088 696 1,220 1,403 571 1,411 1,113 1,182 266
        Anthropology 210 90 59 244 220 220 165 154 0 0
        Economics 1,002 993 553 976 1,173 336 1,245 956 1,182 265
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 36 5 84 0 10 15 1 3 0 1
      Sciences nec 25 345 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 67,559 61,175 60,371 54,062 46,694 44,195 35,504 32,824 34,840 39,509
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,012 1,994 1,384 956 369 161 171 68 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,585 2,332 1,998 1,213 1,627 1,375 414 170 7 61
      Chemical engineering 3,486 3,795 4,141 4,467 5,512 5,114 4,463 5,104 5,304 10,006
      Civil engineering 11,335 8,848 13,493 11,742 7,318 5,041 5,277 4,591 4,764 4,156
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 760 849 491 262 476 664 1,069 949 675 583
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 994 2,701 2,508 1,688 0 0 0 0 94 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,957 5,568 3,250 3,389 7,364 6,130 3,834 2,700 4,937 3,115
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 14,710 15,259 13,612 12,605 15,810 17,834 14,181 11,127 9,716 14,491
      Engineering nec 29,720 19,829 19,494 17,740 8,218 7,876 6,095 8,115 9,343 7,097
    Non-S&E 2,630 3,007 7,540 1,979 3,754 3,087 2,084 1,302 1,355 924
      Business management and business administration 0 83 45 66 36 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Education 677 2,225 108 47 59 8 161 658 1,221 871
      Humanities 0 6 10 15 8 7 4 65 128 50
      Law 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,953 693 7,347 1,851 3,651 3,072 1,919 579 6 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: 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 109,905 71,415 2,655 14,794 12,464 3,070 5,507
    Science 39,716 32,697 1,235 739 2,576 1,411 1,058
      Computer and information sciences 4,700 3,966 0 349 2 139 244
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11,521 8,992 257 0 1,509 197 566
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 70 70 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 10,999 8,509 218 0 1,509 197 566
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 295 295 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 157 118 39 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,418 1,919 131 0 300 25 43
        Agricultural sciences 298 0 0 0 298 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,058 1,912 77 0 2 24 43
        Health sciences 62 7 54 0 0 1 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 1,455 611 125 91 610 18 0
      Physical sciences 18,210 16,119 722 299 155 710 205
        Astronomy and astrophysics 462 462 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,013 4,693 721 299 9 86 205
        Materials science 7,055 6,882 1 0 127 45 0
        Physics 4,141 3,713 0 0 19 409 0
        Physical sciences nec 539 369 0 0 0 170 0
      Psychology 14 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,373 1,051 0 0 0 322 0
        Anthropology 210 133 0 0 0 77 0
        Economics 1,002 757 0 0 0 245 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 125 125 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 36 36 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 25 25 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 67,559 37,481 1,250 14,055 8,840 1,488 4,445
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,012 1,882 0 0 11 0 119
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,585 1,774 0 0 0 811 0
      Chemical engineering 3,486 2,067 134 394 597 60 234
      Civil engineering 11,335 7,997 676 783 381 341 1,157
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 760 472 0 200 33 0 55
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 994 942 0 22 19 0 11
      Mechanical engineering 1,957 1,437 98 0 314 95 13
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 14,710 9,912 268 224 3,782 156 368
      Engineering nec 29,720 10,998 74 12,432 3,703 25 2,488
    Non-S&E 2,630 1,237 170 0 1,048 171 4
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 677 492 3 0 62 116 4
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,953 745 167 0 986 55 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 71,415 68,795 66,200 61,421 55,560 49,603 40,161 37,505 35,677 34,266
  DOD 11,590 12,241 11,603 15,048 9,593 8,779 5,205 3,474 3,585 4,681
  DOE 26,652 25,289 24,478 20,880 20,441 19,191 17,030 17,298 16,851 15,434
  HHS 3,245 2,769 3,060 2,926 2,785 2,878 2,156 2,390 2,283 1,324
  NASA 4,085 3,975 3,060 2,550 2,160 1,645 1,230 1,502 1,793 1,262
  NSF 19,059 19,536 15,207 14,905 16,181 13,112 10,799 9,823 9,292 9,954
  USDA 273 538 638 843 600 637 208 330 36 43
  Other 6,511 4,447 8,154 4,269 3,800 3,361 3,533 2,688 1,837 1,568

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
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,585 220 1,365 .
2018 1,483 213 1,270 .

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 158 278 187 140 165
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 15 4 8
    Computer and information sciences 2 4 3 2 2
    Engineering 107 183 109 86 84
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11 34 11 7 4
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 2 0 1 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 5 0
    Physical sciences 37 55 33 35 67
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 15 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
  All research space 72,518 0 0 0 26,618
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 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 72,518 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 26,618
    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

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 10,181 7,823 872 1,713
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 307 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 10,181 7,823 565 1,713
    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