Florida International U.

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 87 81.4 459 85 87.7 679 125 79.6 602 104 88.8 914
2022 92 80.2 457 76 89.1 680 100 89.1 900
2021 96 78.9 447 77 89.1 691 124 79.1 583 105 88.6 908
2020 102 77.7 450 73 89.8 698 105 88.8 916
2019 95 79.1 447 81 88.6 697 136 77.3 589 107 88.5 914
2018 102 76.6 428 85 88.1 700 114 87.7 911
2017 104 76 425 88 87.4 684 148 74.6 575 122 86.6 898
2016 121 72.3 430 81 88.6 697 119 87 896
2015 105 75.8 426 92 87 693 150 74.1 570 119 87 898
2014 115 73.2 422 101 85.6 688 131 85.5 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 236 208 193 186 204 187 184 138 173 143
  Science and engineering 193 172 149 145 159 157 153 115 141 123
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 . 2 .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 2 . . 1 1 . 2 .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 1 2 1 . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 31 22 21 25 31 31 26 18 22 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 7 4 1 2 8 8 6 3 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 14 4 5 4 5 4 6 . 1 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 7 7 9 8 8 7 7 7 7
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . 2 . . . 2
      Molecular biology . . 1 3 2 2 1 2 3 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 2 . . 1 . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 6 3 7 6 5 5 6 6 1
    Computer and information sciences 14 11 13 8 13 10 8 9 15 11
      Computer science 12 9 10 7 13 9 8 7 14 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 2 3 1 . 1 . 2 1 2
    Engineering 49 42 37 43 33 41 42 36 29 29
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 5 4 4 2 1 2 4 5 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 15 14 10 9 8 10 18 11 10 8
      Electrical and computer engineering 19 17 19 20 13 21 14 12 6 11
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering 4 2 2 4 6 5 6 3 3 4
      Mechanical engineering 5 1 1 5 2 3 2 4 4 1
      Engineering, other 1 2 1 1 2 1 . 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 4 6 5 7 4 3 6 5 8
      Geological sciences 10 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 3 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 3 3 3 4 3 1 5 2 4
    Health sciences 13 13 8 6 14 13 13 5 13 6
      Nursing science 2 2 2 2 . 3 1 2 4 3
      Public health 11 11 6 4 14 9 12 2 9 3
      Health sciences, other . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 24 19 16 15 25 24 17 17 16 24
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Chemistry 18 14 8 12 20 20 12 13 12 17
      Physics 6 5 8 3 5 4 4 4 4 7
    Psychology 20 25 21 15 7 10 13 11 21 11
      Clinical psychology 3 1 6 8 2 3 7 . 1 .
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 7 3
      Research and experimental psychology 13 18 7 2 3 3 2 8 11 6
      Psychology, other 2 3 3 2 . 2 2 1 2 2
    Social sciences 26 31 23 26 28 23 30 13 18 17
      Anthropology 3 4 5 6 3 1 2 1 4 4
      Economics 5 5 . 3 8 5 6 4 5 1
      Political science and government 8 4 2 2 4 2 9 1 4 2
      Public policy analysis . 2 . . 1 1 . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 . 3 . 1 3 1 1 2 2
      Social sciences, other 9 16 13 15 11 11 12 5 3 8
  Non-science and engineering 43 36 44 41 45 30 31 23 32 20
    Business 11 11 13 10 12 5 13 4 9 9
      Business 11 11 13 10 12 5 13 4 9 9
    Education 13 7 14 19 13 8 6 7 5 2
      Education research 5 7 12 16 11 7 2 3 5 2
      Teacher education and teaching fields 5 . . 2 2 1 4 3 . .
      Education, other 3 . 2 1 . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 8 11 7
      Foreign languages and literature 5 4 5 . 6 2 2 2 9 2
      History 4 3 2 5 4 5 5 6 2 5
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 2 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 10 11 10 5 10 10 5 4 7 2
      Public administration and social services 9 10 9 5 10 10 5 4 7 2
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 1 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 976 987 920 918 916 887 817 920 850 804
    Female 1,094 1,162 1,151 1,043 937 882 817 954 840 687
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,358 1,396 1,438 1,391 1,222 1,167 1,065 1,246 1,039 854
    Hispanic or Latino 809 797 844 788 641 602 542 629 512 365
    Not Hispanic or Latino 538 592 587 593 569 555 510 597 514 478
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 1
      Asian 45 48 61 51 54 52 41 39 38 38
      Black or African American 163 165 170 173 154 129 136 180 146 125
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 282 325 308 318 312 334 299 341 299 287
      More than one race 46 52 46 48 46 38 33 35 29 27
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 7 7 10 12 10 13 20 13 11
  Temporary visa holders 712 753 633 570 631 602 569 628 651 637
  Science and engineering 1,810 1,850 1,754 1,664 1,570 1,488 1,388 1,629 1,466 1,360
    Science 1,418 1,437 1,366 1,300 1,175 1,127 1,074 1,296 1,135 1,024
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 174 180 155 146 145 138 132 145 180 171
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 68 0
      Computer and information sciences 364 362 244 219 179 211 183 213 215 195
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 65 74 75 59 52 59 49 70 80 74
      Mathematics and statistics 28 22 22 19 19 10 13 17 14 23
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 125 137 169 177 179 161 92 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 23 10 18 38 35 33 35 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 147 145 147 147 148 138 126 133 131 156
      Psychology 342 338 347 297 223 202 184 158 136 151
      Social sciences 150 169 189 198 195 175 260 455 311 254
    Engineering 392 413 388 364 395 361 314 333 331 336
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 61 55 54 49 64 57 39 46 28 31
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 90 103 101 86 87 82 68 67 69 75
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 148 175 169 170 169 165 154 149 179 169
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 1 4 10 12 8 4 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 43 44 38 34 42 33 25 35 29 31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 40 35 22 15 21 16 24 28 26 30
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
  Health 260 299 317 297 283 281 246 245 224 131
    Clinical medicine 149 190 216 182 176 175 146 142 126 122
    Other health 111 109 101 115 107 106 100 103 98 9

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 286 324 301 274 280 252 252 335 370 277
    Female 278 287 278 227 192 176 158 260 355 286
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 487 553 536 434 422 387 369 522 655 496
    Hispanic or Latino 289 343 322 280 279 252 235 347 389 261
    Not Hispanic or Latino 198 208 210 149 138 128 129 171 260 229
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 20 36 28 26 26 14 13 24 27 39
      Black or African American 75 83 83 64 49 56 54 67 90 63
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 86 74 76 51 53 45 54 77 137 118
      More than one race 17 15 22 8 10 13 8 3 5 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 2 4 5 5 7 5 4 6 6
  Temporary visa holders 77 58 43 67 50 41 41 73 70 67
  Science and engineering 431 473 456 415 402 368 352 543 644 469
    Science 335 354 343 302 285 278 280 427 516 340
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 8 11 12 8 8 2 3 58 62
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 51 0
      Computer and information sciences 191 187 179 157 150 147 152 121 89 52
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 6 6 3 5 1 3 9 15 15
      Mathematics and statistics 11 12 15 16 8 7 7 5 6 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 16 6 8 7 8 2 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 15 11 5 7 5 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 3 6 7 6 3 2 6 12 15
      Psychology 34 39 19 18 18 16 16 7 14 17
      Social sciences 59 68 90 76 76 83 92 220 271 174
    Engineering 96 119 113 113 117 90 72 116 128 129
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 13 12 7 6 9 8 5 11 13
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 32 28 28 32 22 23 29 37 46
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 52 49 42 48 60 41 27 60 51 52
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 6 16 13 9 10 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 12 16 12 13 8 7 12 16 20 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 2 9 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
  Health 133 138 123 86 70 60 58 52 81 94
    Clinical medicine 121 128 111 77 58 49 49 39 62 79
    Other health 12 10 12 9 12 11 9 13 19 15

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 358 331 302 291 261 225 171 85 160 186
  Science and engineering 316 293 257 258 244 206 164 83 150 173
    Science 212 175 158 171 169 146 123 58 105 113
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 37 30 29 26 20 20 16 31 28
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 41 43 27 26 27 29 27 10 31 27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 13 9 11 12 16 15 2 12 17
      Mathematics and statistics 12 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 5 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 3 4 6 5 3 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 45 34 44 41 50 45 36 16 20 26
      Psychology 50 35 37 50 41 29 21 10 9 10
      Social sciences 3 4 5 4 3 1 0 2 2 5
    Engineering 104 118 99 87 75 60 41 25 45 60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13 8 9 9 8 2 3 2 4 10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 24 24 18 12 9 5 4 7 15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 38 56 45 46 42 38 24 17 27 25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 20 13 13 10 8 7 4 0 5 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 20 17 8 4 4 4 5 2 2 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 42 38 45 33 17 19 7 2 10 13
    Clinical medicine 16 13 16 15 17 19 7 2 10 13
    Other health 26 25 29 18 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 2,070 2,149 2,071 1,961 1,853 1,769 1,634 1,874 1,690 1,491
  Fellowships 292 227 211 175 166 152 126 117 35 35
    Federal 145 108 98 61 51 24 5 12 14 7
    Institutional 123 109 107 109 110 125 118 104 20 27
    Nonfederal 24 10 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 1
  Research assistantships 283 271 232 311 297 295 220 111 244 246
    Federal 155 152 127 208 192 190 149 70 137 174
    Institutional 94 88 70 47 43 43 36 15 66 41
    Nonfederal 34 31 35 56 62 62 35 26 41 31
  Teaching assistantships 220 245 280 340 371 376 392 352 459 537
    Federal 25 21 25 3 4 1 5 0 1 1
    Institutional 186 213 239 336 365 375 384 350 455 535
    Nonfederal 9 11 16 1 2 0 3 2 3 1
  Other types of support 1,275 1,406 1,348 1,135 1,019 946 896 1,294 952 673
    Federal 33 50 52 19 14 10 12 3 8 4
    Institutional 70 81 66 92 106 76 84 58 67 74
    Nonfederal 12 3 6 3 1 1 4 1 0 0
    Personal resources 1,160 1,272 1,224 1,021 898 859 796 1,232 877 595

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 261 245 255 208 229 221 210 192 68 58
    Science 208 191 179 146 177 185 168 154 52 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 43 40 35 48 66 78 75 57 16 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 7 5 4 0 0 0 2 3 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 86 79 60 21 26 24 15 16 6 8
      Mathematics and statistics 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 5 8 12 14 10 5 3 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation 18 18 19 15 15 14 10 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 19 28 30 36 44 40 33 22 19
      Psychology 16 16 18 12 16 14 17 17 2 3
      Social sciences 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 14 0 1
    Engineering 53 54 76 62 52 36 42 38 16 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 4 8 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 13 10 3 3 4 4 5 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 19 17 39 31 28 14 16 15 5 2
      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 18 20 19 21 16 14 18 13 6 0
  Health 13 17 23 27 31 21 12 19 7 6
    Clinical medicine 13 17 23 26 27 18 11 16 7 4
    Other health 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 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

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 41 46 40 36 32 24 23 30 35 29
  Science and engineering 37 44 38 31 25 22 22 27 30 26
    Science 25 30 17 18 16 16 18 20 22 22
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 8 6 6 8 12 14 11 8 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 6 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 7 3 6 4 2 2 4 11 8
      Psychology 4 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12 14 21 13 9 6 4 7 8 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 1 7 5 1 1 1 0 5 2
      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 9 7 4 6 3 2 4 1 0
  Health 4 2 2 5 7 2 1 3 5 3
    Clinical medicine 4 2 2 5 7 2 1 3 5 3
    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 306,434 281,665 246,075 236,842 225,864 196,180 177,292 170,846 163,033 132,531
    Science 224,769 201,157 174,133 170,432 156,616 134,338 117,325 103,272 86,994 80,389
      Computer and information sciences 22,726 18,348 16,708 16,175 14,911 14,645 10,302 14,431 12,227 10,975
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 29,061 18,793 16,584 16,023 14,955 14,800 10,799 6,422 6,785 4,495
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 8,661 6,102 4,651 4,262 3,216 2,804 3,265 3,136 3,211 1,151
        Geological and earth sciences 4,172 1,701 2,129 1,952 2,643 2,386 2,923 1,879 2,917 3,236
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 16,228 10,990 9,804 9,809 9,096 9,610 4,611 1,407 657 108
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 71,169 67,166 55,462 55,877 51,676 46,906 46,662 39,780 41,709 43,977
        Agricultural sciences 76 39 5 84 62 129 456 265 4,297 16,215
        Biological and biomedical sciences 50,113 46,249 37,940 39,760 33,053 31,331 28,504 24,241 20,155 16,108
        Health sciences 17,697 16,489 15,751 13,961 16,019 12,635 15,433 12,256 10,317 7,174
        Natural resources and conservation 3,283 4,389 1,766 2,072 2,542 2,811 2,269 3,018 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,940 4,480
      Mathematics and statistics 3,628 2,201 1,915 1,470 1,394 1,162 1,147 972 1,150 338
      Physical sciences 31,704 33,613 27,997 27,354 24,968 18,688 13,119 8,447 8,314 5,296
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 25,467 28,705 22,439 18,412 17,688 11,455 7,254 3,768 3,914 2,585
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,058 4,440 5,218 8,185 5,911 6,587 5,299 4,305 4,274 2,711
        Physical sciences nec 2,179 468 340 757 1,369 646 566 374 126 0
      Psychology 41,054 37,185 34,345 34,642 29,269 24,056 20,528 18,818 9,741 7,798
      Social sciences 21,873 20,526 19,172 17,828 16,551 10,866 9,792 10,092 7,068 7,508
        Anthropology 0 0 11 207 257 131 68 5 0 0
        Economics 2,743 2,922 2,030 2,534 2,760 2,727 2,630 3,416 460 18
        Political science and government 2,939 1,749 1,340 2,120 1,247 1,010 606 606 2,311 1,067
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,800 1,311 1,300 1,189 1,101 865 998 729 668 140
        Social sciences nec 14,391 14,544 14,491 11,778 11,186 6,133 5,490 5,336 3,629 6,283
      Sciences nec 3,554 3,325 1,950 1,063 2,892 3,215 4,976 4,310 0 2
    Engineering 56,199 48,549 41,740 39,826 35,138 31,410 29,106 30,559 37,637 27,098
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 99
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,887 5,186 4,543 5,219 6,237 3,892 3,352 2,393 3,070 2,872
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 64
      Civil engineering 17,998 15,560 14,140 13,669 11,603 10,073 10,357 15,504 22,556 14,625
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 15,955 13,396 12,317 11,045 9,215 7,375 5,589 5,929 3,630 3,856
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 869 795 553 77 71 1,414 1,426 8 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,213 9,167 5,436 3,662 1,671 684 1,105 776 1,315 1,362
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 525 702 937 1,254 1,688 2,183 1,059 1,205 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,752 3,743 3,814 4,900 4,653 5,789 6,218 4,742 6,982 4,220
    Non-S&E 25,466 31,959 30,202 26,584 34,110 30,432 30,861 37,015 38,402 25,044
      Business management and business administration 9,996 8,505 8,537 7,964 8,689 8,003 8,106 8,881 7,380 2,943
      Communication and communications technologies 1,043 1,306 1,100 892 1,353 1,474 1,469 1,159 1,400 302
      Education 4,550 11,138 10,578 10,002 12,427 9,678 8,844 10,667 11,458 7,886
      Humanities 4,497 5,490 5,229 2,982 5,253 4,432 5,939 9,446 11,766 10,418
      Law 1,245 1,191 1,241 1,153 1,615 1,454 1,045 2,878 919 106
      Social work 484 194 130 142 217 197 525 836 1,214 1,793
      Visual and performing arts 1,859 1,797 1,751 1,691 1,540 1,341 1,468 1,409 2,332 501
      Non-S&E nec 1,792 2,338 1,636 1,758 3,016 3,853 3,465 1,739 1,933 1,095

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 306,434 156,381 21,887 115,737 3,019 7,971 1,439
    Science 224,769 112,754 19,851 82,593 1,754 6,608 1,209
      Computer and information sciences 22,726 13,542 538 7,218 663 422 343
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 29,061 15,441 3,004 8,263 7 2,314 32
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 8,661 4,039 1,033 2,258 0 1,331 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,172 576 272 3,324 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 16,228 10,826 1,699 2,681 7 983 32
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 71,169 33,432 3,394 32,083 950 1,292 18
        Agricultural sciences 76 58 0 18 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 50,113 28,259 2,261 18,448 280 854 11
        Health sciences 17,697 2,586 1,076 13,152 670 206 7
        Natural resources and conservation 3,283 2,529 57 465 0 232 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,628 633 0 2,959 0 36 0
      Physical sciences 31,704 19,452 275 11,413 0 206 358
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 25,467 16,789 275 7,997 0 48 358
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,058 2,657 0 1,243 0 158 0
        Physical sciences nec 2,179 6 0 2,173 0 0 0
      Psychology 41,054 22,453 9,458 8,187 134 512 310
      Social sciences 21,873 7,042 2,047 10,971 0 1,665 148
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 2,743 577 1,023 1,079 0 64 0
        Political science and government 2,939 1,302 65 1,572 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,800 523 0 1,182 0 95 0
        Social sciences nec 14,391 4,640 959 7,138 0 1,506 148
      Sciences nec 3,554 759 1,135 1,499 0 161 0
    Engineering 56,199 37,670 1,674 14,590 1,265 793 207
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,887 3,439 2 1,891 173 382 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 17,998 13,028 1,042 3,481 0 346 101
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 15,955 10,273 630 3,802 1,092 65 93
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 869 0 0 869 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,213 8,762 0 1,451 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 525 50 0 475 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,752 2,118 0 2,621 0 0 13
    Non-S&E 25,466 5,957 362 18,554 0 570 23
      Business management and business administration 9,996 3,237 128 6,516 0 115 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,043 0 0 1,022 0 21 0
      Education 4,550 2,499 34 1,708 0 286 23
      Humanities 4,497 168 0 4,310 0 19 0
      Law 1,245 0 0 1,245 0 0 0
      Social work 484 0 0 359 0 125 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,859 50 114 1,691 0 4 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,792 3 86 1,703 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 156,381 129,683 105,309 103,366 96,912 85,541 71,579 76,127 76,528 78,961
  DOD 23,309 24,093 14,133 10,180 7,295 6,798 5,243 4,328 4,515 3,893
  DOE 10,226 8,389 6,963 6,827 7,422 6,570 5,568 5,156 4,458 4,182
  HHS 52,808 44,561 36,876 36,501 33,326 26,935 23,478 23,260 22,259 21,496
  NASA 2,929 1,948 2,012 1,212 764 601 268 547 629 939
  NSF 31,761 23,519 22,802 24,368 23,890 22,626 14,794 16,220 12,977 15,083
  USDA 1,093 738 1,034 1,172 1,332 1,443 1,256 1,323 1,406 1,467
  Other 34,255 26,435 21,489 23,106 22,883 20,568 20,972 25,293 30,284 31,901

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 4,401 517 3,884 .
2018 4,220 463 3,757 .
2017 3,641 382 3,259 .

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 1,195 1,183 1,100 990 884
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 316 313 219 177 282
    Computer and information sciences 21 21 21 25 24
    Engineering 323 323 320 335 293
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25 25 25 25 1
    Health sciences 58 55 53 26 30
    Mathematics and statistics 25 25 25 20 18
    Natural resources and conservation 16 16 19 58 50
    Physical sciences 227 230 248 263 120
    Psychology 169 160 151 54 41
    Social sciences 14 14 18 7 23
    Other 1 1 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
  All research space 32,779 82,435 . 5,057 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 20,689 . 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 32,838 . 0 .
    Computer and information sciences 0 748 . 0 .
    Engineering 32,779 26,298 . 5,057 .
    Health sciences 0 1,172 . 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 690 . 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 6,451 18,794 11,703 15,254 34,059
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,861 6,587 8,346 1,201 1,151
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,050 2,556 3,357 3,903 25,590
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 281 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 280
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 357
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,540 9,651 0 9,870 5,073
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 1,609
    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