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Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 62 91.1 679
2022 123 82.2 680
2021 129 81.6 691
2020 118 83.4 698
2019 133 81.2 697
2018 107 85 700
2017 116 83.3 684
2016 175 75.2 697 489 46 896
2015 123 82.6 693 496 45.4 898
2014 132 81.1 688 506 43.7 889
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 sources
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Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 790 332 296 301 330 377 357 234 414 387
    Female 1,870 1,051 860 938 746 988 843 520 850 759
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,660 1,383 1,155 1,219 1,047 1,340 1,132 707 1,199 1,093
    Hispanic or Latino 780 522 446 469 356 414 323 183 327 277
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,618 731 597 624 577 742 730 498 806 763
      American Indian or Alaska Native 13 2 1 1 1 4 2 4 4 8
      Asian 189 145 110 111 104 143 117 78 122 112
      Black or African American 535 136 102 140 145 158 146 109 198 170
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 8 5 6 7 4 8 6 16 16
      White 769 383 323 306 263 384 406 273 417 412
      More than one race 100 57 56 60 57 49 51 28 49 45
    Unknown ethnicity and race 262 130 112 126 114 184 79 26 66 53
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 1 20 29 25 68 47 65 53
  Science and engineering 2,538 1,302 1,077 1,129 831 1,113 932 602 1,039 974
    Science 2,538 1,302 1,077 1,129 831 1,113 932 602 1,039 963
      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 11 18 25
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30
      Computer and information sciences 390 82 70 84 129 157 182 110 172 138
      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 38 19 29 35 49 26 20 7 7 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
      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 2,110 1,201 978 1,010 653 930 730 377 598 554
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 212 209
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
      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 11
      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 122 81 79 110 245 252 268 152 225 172
    Clinical medicine 102 64 59 88 229 233 251 152 225 172
    Other health 20 17 20 22 16 19 17 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 668 233 232 237 302 208 470 693 476 473
    Female 1,870 846 1,017 878 1,176 685 994 1,201 806 748
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,538 1,079 1,249 1,115 1,477 885 1,416 1,779 1,203 1,182
    Hispanic or Latino 630 432 472 459 589 318 418 496 326 309
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,695 548 652 541 734 459 894 1,157 805 806
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 0 1 1 2 2 5 4 8 4
      Asian 155 108 137 111 144 101 169 172 123 118
      Black or African American 660 124 127 90 125 88 228 306 210 233
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 23 5 7 12 14 8 13 23 16 15
      White 758 256 317 282 391 223 427 565 390 385
      More than one race 90 55 63 45 58 37 52 87 58 51
    Unknown ethnicity and race 213 99 125 115 154 108 104 126 72 67
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 1 8 48 115 79 39
  Science and engineering 2,459 1,017 1,201 1,071 1,394 789 1,116 1,505 1,029 1,047
    Science 2,459 1,017 1,201 1,071 1,394 789 1,116 1,505 1,029 1,038
      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 43 40 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 45 34
      Computer and information sciences 330 33 40 42 52 42 206 286 201 193
      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 21 14 8 6 2 4 18 8 10 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 3
      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 2,108 970 1,153 1,023 1,340 742 892 771 512 526
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 338 212 241
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
      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 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 79 62 48 44 84 104 348 389 253 174
    Clinical medicine 70 44 34 37 71 92 319 387 248 174
    Other health 9 18 14 7 13 12 29 2 5 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 4 44 0 1 5 560 711 3 6 0
  Science and engineering 4 35 0 1 4 423 562 3 6 0
    Science 4 35 0 1 4 423 562 3 6 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 3 15 0 0 2 42 43 0 4 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 2 0 0 0 8 7 1 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 1 18 0 1 2 373 512 2 2 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 9 0 0 1 137 149 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 8 0 0 1 129 141 0 0 0
    Other health 0 1 0 0 0 8 8 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 2,660 1,383 1,156 1,239 1,076 1,365 1,200 754 1,264 1,146
  Fellowships 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
  Research 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
  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 2,660 1,383 1,156 1,239 1,076 1,365 1,200 754 1,264 1,146
    Federal 4 44 0 1 5 560 711 3 6 0
    Institutional 672 253 122 25 6 78 57 16 22 8
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 1,984 1,086 1,034 1,213 1,065 724 432 735 1,236 1,138

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields . . . . . . . 2,400 2,305 2,154
    Science . . . . . . . 911 288 1
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . . . 911 288 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . . . 911 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . . . 0 288 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Physics . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Economics . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . . . 0 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . . . 0 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . . . 1,489 2,017 2,153
      Business management and business administration . . . . . . . 0 0 6
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Education . . . . . . . 1,489 2,017 2,147
      Humanities . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Law . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Social work . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . . . 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . . . 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: 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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . 2,012 1,848 1,968
  DOD . . . . . . . 0 0 0
  DOE . . . . . . . 0 0 0
  HHS . . . . . . . 676 288 5
  NASA . . . . . . . 0 0 0
  NSF . . . . . . . 0 0 0
  USDA . . . . . . . 0 0 0
  Other . . . . . . . 1,336 1,560 1,963

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 . . . .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

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

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