Kent State 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 132 80.9 679 211 65.4 602 215 76.8 914
2022 148 78.6 680 211 76.9 900
2021 149 78.8 691 207 65 583 205 77.7 908
2020 149 79 698 200 78.5 916
2019 143 79.8 697 220 63.1 589 206 77.8 914
2018 138 80.6 700 206 77.7 911
2017 139 80 684 235 59.6 575 208 77.2 898
2016 130 81.6 697 221 75.7 896
2015 120 83 693 240 58.4 570 214 76.5 898
2014 124 82.3 688 239 73.5 889
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

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 585 472 406 339 391 411 414 510 585 577
    Female 686 605 587 539 543 556 551 636 736 632
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 559 560 635 587 593 627 594 654 769 681
    Hispanic or Latino 20 20 25 20 21 12 12 16 18 11
    Not Hispanic or Latino 516 515 593 547 556 595 563 631 675 661
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1
      Asian 18 21 29 25 20 20 24 18 30 22
      Black or African American 35 38 43 46 45 41 39 39 42 32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
      White 442 438 503 458 478 520 485 563 594 597
      More than one race 21 17 16 18 11 11 12 10 5 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 23 25 17 20 16 20 19 7 76 9
  Temporary visa holders 712 517 358 291 341 340 371 492 552 528
  Science and engineering 1,055 852 761 669 719 747 743 1,030 1,213 1,097
    Science 1,019 828 754 669 719 747 743 1,030 1,213 1,097
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 173 171 179 156 166 161 158 288 289 256
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 48 48
      Computer and information sciences 347 218 108 85 97 88 98 163 221 193
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 23 22 28 27 26 27 27 32 22 34
      Mathematics and statistics 43 44 48 46 58 63 71 66 62 57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 88 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 134 139 148 122 135 151 153 152 180 189
      Psychology 91 93 104 104 107 111 108 81 79 89
      Social sciences 120 117 136 129 130 146 128 199 308 222
    Engineering 36 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 17 14 7 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 19 10 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 216 225 232 209 215 220 222 116 108 112
    Clinical medicine 124 120 122 113 117 131 123 11 15 15
    Other health 92 105 110 96 98 89 99 105 93 97

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 133 131 124 117 100 116 116 106 96 105
    Female 260 312 348 290 232 249 227 213 197 146
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 332 413 454 379 315 332 324 271 254 219
    Hispanic or Latino 12 18 18 16 8 10 8 6 8 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 312 391 427 353 296 310 303 232 240 207
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
      Asian 14 18 17 10 14 12 9 7 6 6
      Black or African American 49 56 69 62 28 46 40 29 29 20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      White 235 294 323 266 245 240 245 193 199 169
      More than one race 13 21 15 14 9 12 9 3 2 9
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 4 9 10 11 12 13 33 6 6
  Temporary visa holders 61 30 18 28 17 33 19 48 39 32
  Science and engineering 209 202 211 201 179 188 184 301 274 225
    Science 204 200 210 201 179 188 184 301 274 225
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 43 40 34 24 14 16 38 32 51
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 15
      Computer and information sciences 49 24 17 13 14 16 11 31 18 21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 14
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 7 10 11 10 20 16 11 13 1
      Mathematics and statistics 7 4 10 17 14 18 15 36 34 31
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 3 1 2 5 3 2 1 1 1
      Psychology 32 37 31 29 14 9 15 0 0 0
      Social sciences 63 82 100 95 98 108 109 154 138 91
    Engineering 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 0 1 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 2 2 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 184 241 261 206 153 177 159 18 19 26
    Clinical medicine 180 240 258 202 149 171 152 9 7 13
    Other health 4 1 3 4 4 6 7 9 12 13

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 0 50 106 2 1 3 3 73 72 73
  Science and engineering 0 48 78 2 0 0 0 68 67 68
    Science 0 45 78 2 0 0 0 68 67 68
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 20 20 24
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 38 46 0 0 0 0 2 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 6 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 1 10 0 0 0 0 38 36 31
      Psychology 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 5
    Engineering 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 3 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 2 28 0 1 3 3 5 5 5
    Clinical medicine 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 13 0 1 3 3 5 5 5

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, 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 1,271 1,077 993 878 934 967 965 1,146 1,321 1,209
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 27 50
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 9
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 35
  Research assistantships 113 111 120 89 80 92 125 134 194 199
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 64 62
    Institutional 113 111 120 89 80 92 125 55 107 118
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 23 19
  Teaching assistantships 342 343 360 330 405 401 376 415 361 389
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Institutional 342 343 360 330 405 401 376 414 358 389
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Other types of support 816 623 513 459 449 474 464 576 739 571
    Federal 0 50 106 2 1 3 3 2 1 2
    Institutional 102 93 94 110 160 189 55 40 28 11
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 54 42
    Personal resources 714 480 313 347 288 282 406 477 656 516

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 23 18 15 15 19 19 21 37 43 38
    Science 22 16 14 15 19 19 21 37 43 38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 4 7 3 5 4 5 8 5 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 1 4 6 5 5 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 7 9 6 9 6 7 9 14 21 18
      Psychology 6 3 1 2 2 0 2 6 7 4
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
    Engineering 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 2 1 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 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 1 1 0 1 1 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 2 12 14 15
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14 15
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14 15
      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 1 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 1 1
      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 1 1 1
      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 2 9 11 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 58,984 52,175 50,408 50,307 47,188 42,792 42,003 34,661 38,069 25,666
    Science 40,387 34,593 32,308 31,186 30,537 24,846 25,921 20,799 24,944 21,151
      Computer and information sciences 2,228 1,619 1,509 1,766 1,766 1,477 1,215 541 1,808 379
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,472 1,088 1,038 958 942 1,022 940 594 616 490
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 131 6 25 199 140 107 0 43 73 220
        Geological and earth sciences 1,031 882 959 692 725 825 805 322 394 123
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 139 134 0 3 53 43 0 0 52 65
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 171 66 54 64 24 47 135 229 97 82
      Life sciences 11,557 10,845 9,034 8,335 8,388 5,611 5,771 3,911 5,416 4,794
        Agricultural sciences 91 86 15 0 0 0 220 384 31 153
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,579 7,478 6,047 6,330 5,919 3,815 3,448 2,903 4,128 4,220
        Health sciences 3,773 3,242 2,924 1,965 2,281 1,559 1,330 238 479 147
        Natural resources and conservation 96 5 46 35 93 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 18 34 2 5 95 237 773 386 778 274
      Mathematics and statistics 1,591 1,824 1,385 1,309 1,637 1,156 1,387 534 627 438
      Physical sciences 10,220 8,065 9,048 8,381 7,744 6,597 7,455 7,992 8,974 11,342
        Astronomy and astrophysics 162 88 45 94 45 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,290 2,155 2,387 2,091 2,087 1,390 1,980 1,595 2,690 4,568
        Materials science 3,697 2,652 3,441 2,685 2,814 491 249 0 0 0
        Physics 3,664 2,666 2,378 2,591 2,205 2,636 2,641 3,142 4,257 2,761
        Physical sciences nec 407 504 797 920 593 2,080 2,585 3,255 2,027 4,013
      Psychology 5,320 4,245 4,536 4,776 4,410 3,891 3,343 2,629 2,447 1,537
      Social sciences 6,091 5,668 4,930 4,793 5,031 4,529 5,142 4,369 4,829 2,099
        Anthropology 260 376 300 443 249 316 306 83 0 0
        Economics 919 823 709 751 871 858 855 791 701 30
        Political science and government 687 563 577 704 865 870 846 527 547 183
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,199 1,288 1,110 1,163 1,077 828 1,004 938 969 158
        Social sciences nec 3,026 2,618 2,234 1,732 1,969 1,657 2,131 2,030 2,612 1,728
      Sciences nec 1,908 1,239 828 868 619 563 668 229 227 72
    Engineering 1,904 1,847 3,732 2,743 2,330 1,857 1,492 1,152 973 634
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 230 802 1,835 521 329 167 286 22 30 3
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 156 11 103 506 512 550 378 516 17 12
      Chemical engineering 16 92 422 534 434 408 375 244 196 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 12 56 75 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 417 316 222 341 303 97 73 11 77 80
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 128 50 18 40 46 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 38 104 111 65 87 170 1 3 30 5
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 11 14 35 0 0 0 0 82 437 476
      Engineering nec 908 458 986 736 607 409 304 274 186 58
    Non-S&E 16,693 15,735 14,368 16,378 14,321 16,089 14,590 12,710 12,152 3,881
      Business management and business administration 5,298 5,030 4,320 4,112 3,532 4,207 3,444 3,412 2,750 31
      Communication and communications technologies 1,392 1,309 1,374 1,516 1,229 1,149 263 888 1,147 105
      Education 4,713 4,742 4,182 4,823 4,685 4,577 4,574 3,667 3,990 2,354
      Humanities 2,110 2,113 2,033 2,894 3,471 3,346 3,146 3,136 2,545 829
      Law 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 6 34 28 24 25 21 30 36
      Visual and performing arts 1,211 1,004 926 1,472 481 617 520 0 624 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,922 1,537 1,527 1,527 895 2,169 2,618 1,586 1,066 526

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 58,984 17,959 1,021 37,300 753 1,872 79
    Science 40,387 15,467 850 21,827 581 1,590 72
      Computer and information sciences 2,228 1,108 0 1,024 78 18 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,472 520 69 627 0 256 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 131 124 0 7 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,031 389 0 396 0 246 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 139 0 69 60 0 10 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 171 7 0 164 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,557 5,229 289 5,491 66 419 63
        Agricultural sciences 91 0 71 20 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,579 2,997 218 4,211 3 150 0
        Health sciences 3,773 2,146 0 1,235 60 269 63
        Natural resources and conservation 96 68 0 25 3 0 0
        Life sciences nec 18 18 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,591 135 90 1,355 0 11 0
      Physical sciences 10,220 4,710 76 4,923 245 266 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 162 160 0 2 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,290 1,204 0 1,077 0 9 0
        Materials science 3,697 748 0 2,597 190 162 0
        Physics 3,664 2,421 0 1,199 0 44 0
        Physical sciences nec 407 177 76 48 55 51 0
      Psychology 5,320 2,294 151 2,413 132 329 1
      Social sciences 6,091 993 145 4,637 17 291 8
        Anthropology 260 4 0 243 0 11 2
        Economics 919 4 6 904 0 5 0
        Political science and government 687 19 0 668 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,199 135 68 936 0 57 3
        Social sciences nec 3,026 831 71 1,886 17 218 3
      Sciences nec 1,908 478 30 1,357 43 0 0
    Engineering 1,904 574 138 1,084 100 1 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 230 65 44 120 1 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 156 149 0 7 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 16 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 417 303 0 8 99 0 7
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 128 0 94 34 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 38 28 0 10 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 11 9 0 2 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 908 4 0 903 0 1 0
    Non-S&E 16,693 1,918 33 14,389 72 281 0
      Business management and business administration 5,298 0 0 5,298 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,392 0 0 1,385 0 7 0
      Education 4,713 1,113 0 3,466 72 62 0
      Humanities 2,110 0 0 2,074 0 36 0
      Law 47 0 33 14 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,211 0 0 1,205 0 6 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,922 805 0 947 0 170 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 17,959 16,195 15,179 15,004 13,350 11,118 10,524 10,013 11,158 11,181
  DOD 682 850 1,011 1,081 1,488 855 539 436 449 721
  DOE 1,142 1,095 1,679 1,487 1,331 1,023 954 1,046 1,358 1,446
  HHS 9,106 7,962 6,795 6,507 5,638 3,904 2,982 2,881 2,833 3,284
  NASA 164 156 169 216 306 381 318 148 142 65
  NSF 5,691 5,055 4,203 4,082 3,130 3,683 4,560 4,026 4,235 3,524
  USDA 23 5 2 8 90 110 186 353 264 141
  Other 1,151 1,072 1,320 1,623 1,367 1,162 985 1,123 1,877 2,000

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 1,411 161 1,250 .
2018 1,316 155 1,161 .
2017 1,255 114 1,141 .

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 1,148 923 921 760 648
    Agricultural sciences 75 6 5 84 22
    Biological and biomedical sciences 288 315 247 134 167
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 15 10 9
    Engineering 195 52 75 56 72
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 142 167 193 130 145
    Health sciences 183 138 134 168 65
    Mathematics and statistics 5 4 3 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 12 8 10 10 7
    Physical sciences 166 158 167 114 126
    Psychology 30 29 32 30 18
    Social sciences 35 33 41 23 16
    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)
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 . 23,230 . 54,889 12,766 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 30,000 6,383 0
    Engineering . 3,060 . 0 0 0
    Health sciences . 5,400 . 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . . 0 6,383 0
    Social sciences . 14,770 . 0 0 0
    Other . . . 24,889 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 3,325 2,567 19,746 13,125 53,376
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 4,312 988
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,325 426 2,783 1,277 3,900
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1,071 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 6,372 2,178 34,705
    Health sciences 0 0 3,025 0 6,100
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 2,438 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 692 1,450 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 894 4,496 2,921 2,455
    Psychology 0 555 550 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 5,228
    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