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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 331 28.7 459 266 58.4 631 374 60 925
2023 388 16.4 459 269 60.9 679 384 58.3 911 365 40 602
2022 300 35.1 457 307 55.4 680 387 57.5 900
2021 282 37.6 447 282 59.7 691 397 56.8 908
2020 291 36.1 450 261 63.1 698 593 36 916
2019 267 41 447 265 62.4 697 573 38 914 437 26.6 589
2018 277 36 428 269 62 700 564 38.8 911
2017 284 33.9 425 278 59.8 684 555 38.9 898 438 24.6 575
2016 265 39.1 430 286 59.5 697 487 46.2 896
2015 301 30.1 426 295 57.9 693 475 47.7 898 429 25.5 570
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 348 336 258 302 302 302 301 298 308 287
    Hispanic or Latino 57 48 31 35 35 36 38 40 36 27
    Not Hispanic or Latino 285 283 222 262 259 255 250 244 262 247
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
      Asian 41 44 39 45 44 36 25 29 20 21
      Black or African American 33 22 14 26 22 21 17 22 23 24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 4
      White 205 208 158 175 179 190 203 185 207 193
      More than one race 5 6 11 15 13 6 3 3 3 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 5 5 5 8 11 13 14 10 13
  Temporary visa holders 102 97 52 39 51 45 41 39 45 44
  Science and engineering 304 277 174 190 188 190 192 210 214 211
    Science 304 277 174 190 188 190 192 210 214 211
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 19 12 17 14 17 12 25 16 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12
      Computer and information sciences 44 32 21 22 24 22 30 21 34 27
      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 105 82 2 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 143 144 139 151 150 151 150 164 157 157
      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 146 156 136 151 165 157 150 127 139 120
      Clinical medicine 25 39 40 52 57 54 50 44 51 39
      Other health 121 117 96 99 108 103 100 83 88 81

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 73 92 84 77 78 58 59 81 69 74
    Hispanic or Latino 12 11 7 8 11 6 12 12 8 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 56 76 69 63 64 49 42 65 59 63
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Asian 14 18 20 20 17 8 10 15 10 9
      Black or African American 8 13 16 13 14 8 5 10 9 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      White 33 44 29 28 32 32 25 39 38 42
      More than one race 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 5 8 6 3 3 5 4 2 1
  Temporary visa holders 7 6 8 7 7 7 5 6 6 3
  Science and engineering 54 66 38 39 45 44 33 41 51 52
    Science 54 66 38 39 45 44 33 41 51 52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 5 5 7 10 4 9 7 10 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
      Computer and information sciences 12 16 14 13 18 28 13 25 20 20
      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 23 27 2 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 13 18 17 19 17 12 11 9 18 21
      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 26 32 54 45 40 21 31 46 24 25
      Clinical medicine 12 17 18 18 22 7 14 20 20 23
      Other health 14 15 36 27 18 14 17 26 4 2

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 1 6 3 1 1 4 1 1 6 3
  Science and engineering 1 5 2 1 0 2 1 1 5 2
    Science 1 5 2 1 0 2 1 1 5 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
      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 1 1 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 1 2 1 0 2 1 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 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Other health 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 450 433 310 341 353 347 342 337 353 331
  Fellowships 17 21 20 17 9 12 16 9 14 11
    Federal 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 17 18 19 17 9 12 16 8 13 11
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Research assistantships 14 12 7 5 0 5 5 3 7 5
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 14 12 7 5 0 5 5 2 7 5
    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 419 400 283 319 344 330 321 325 332 315
    Federal 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 0 5 3
    Institutional 19 21 9 12 18 22 19 10 10 7
    Nonfederal 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
    Personal resources 391 375 272 305 325 304 301 314 310 305

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 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 1
      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 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
      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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 10,425 8,162 6,939 5,545 1,445 1,744 1,662 1,702 2,440 2,585
    Science 5,387 3,982 3,437 2,579 678 732 630 496 436 609
      Computer and information sciences 1,279 68 166 97 6 58 0 12 9 45
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 134 239 410 53 4 20 9 20 38 63
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 1 9 1 0 2 8 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5 7 67 50 0 0 0 20 38 63
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 24 52 137 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 105 179 197 0 4 18 1 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,886 2,155 1,232 1,062 575 472 433 361 300 360
        Agricultural sciences 0 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 743 1,288 709 590 337 412 334 273 288 336
        Health sciences 904 586 292 359 47 26 96 79 10 0
        Natural resources and conservation 239 247 225 113 191 34 3 9 2 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
      Mathematics and statistics 286 368 286 85 4 12 8 8 1 0
      Physical sciences 444 401 711 141 10 48 42 62 25 38
        Astronomy and astrophysics 151 0 79 119 4 38 24 38 4 13
        Chemistry 152 178 606 6 4 6 8 15 21 25
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 117 223 22 16 2 4 10 9 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 24 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 580 381 107 109 15 19 22 12 17 15
      Social sciences 778 370 525 1,032 64 103 116 21 46 88
        Anthropology 6 2 25 189 54 33 6 12 8 0
        Economics 214 3 0 242 2 56 59 3 0 0
        Political science and government 203 219 140 101 0 1 11 3 7 9
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 47 237 33 0 1 3 0 16 69
        Social sciences nec 352 99 123 467 8 12 37 3 15 10
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 431 642 521 528 299 521 717 959 1,480 1,430
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 237 249 38 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 21 27 13 17 10 7 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 138 253 293 427 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 7 11 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16 5 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1 12 117 63 289 514 717 958 1,480 1,430
    Non-S&E 4,607 3,538 2,981 2,438 468 491 315 247 524 546
      Business management and business administration 966 966 858 580 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 201 240 197 116 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 882 607 360 378 425 368 215 164 387 283
      Humanities 942 725 415 827 23 96 69 63 53 77
      Law 1,096 665 954 217 0 0 0 0 59 167
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 444 331 162 296 13 27 31 20 25 19
      Non-S&E nec 76 4 35 24 7 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: 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 10,425 2,990 212 7,070 0 153 0
    Science 5,387 2,083 212 2,973 0 119 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,279 1,060 0 219 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 134 60 0 74 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 24 24 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 105 36 0 69 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,886 438 212 1,121 0 115 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 743 406 0 337 0 0 0
        Health sciences 904 17 0 772 0 115 0
        Natural resources and conservation 239 15 212 12 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 286 276 0 10 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 444 95 0 349 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 151 43 0 108 0 0 0
        Chemistry 152 34 0 118 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 117 0 0 117 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 24 18 0 6 0 0 0
      Psychology 580 154 0 422 0 4 0
      Social sciences 778 0 0 778 0 0 0
        Anthropology 6 0 0 6 0 0 0
        Economics 214 0 0 214 0 0 0
        Political science and government 203 0 0 203 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 352 0 0 352 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 431 213 0 217 0 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 0 0 11 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 237 113 0 124 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 21 0 0 20 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 138 100 0 38 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16 0 0 16 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 4,607 694 0 3,880 0 33 0
      Business management and business administration 966 0 0 966 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 201 0 0 201 0 0 0
      Education 882 694 0 164 0 24 0
      Humanities 942 0 0 933 0 9 0
      Law 1,096 0 0 1,096 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 444 0 0 444 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 76 0 0 76 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 2,990 1,995 2,118 1,266 997 1,296 1,275 1,471 2,149 2,119
  DOD 12 1 33 45 3 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 37 17
  HHS 665 670 250 85 8 43 8 47 0 36
  NASA 43 0 0 2 9 44 124 46 80 23
  NSF 2,229 1,291 1,799 1,086 958 1,177 1,140 1,360 2,029 1,962
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 41 33 36 48 19 32 3 3 3 81

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 80 29 51 .
2018 61 25 36 .

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 85 . 47 40 38
    Agricultural sciences 1 . 1 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 7 . 5 5 5
    Computer and information sciences 14 . 6 3 3
    Engineering 16 . 9 9 9
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 . 1 1 1
    Health sciences 26 . 8 6 4
    Mathematics and statistics 0 . 2 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 1 . 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 13 . 10 10 10
    Psychology 2 . 2 2 2
    Social sciences 3 . 1 1 1
    Other 3 . 2 2 2

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 0 12,315 . 0 4,750
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 6,000 . 0 4,150
    Engineering 0 0 . 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Health sciences 0 6,315 . 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 . 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 . 0 600
    Other 0 0 . 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 500 0 . 3,031 297
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . 600 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 . 750 0
    Engineering 0 0 . 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 . 650 297
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . 1,031 0
    Psychology 0 0 . 0 0
    Social sciences 500 0 . 0 0
    Other 0 0 . 0 0

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

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