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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 29 94 459 4 99.5 631 18 98.2 925
2023 39 91.8 459 5 99.4 679 12 98.8 911 62 90 602
2022 41 91.3 457 3 99.7 680 15 98.5 900
2021 38 91.8 447 4 99.6 691 23 97.6 908 65 89.1 583
2020 38 91.8 450 4 99.6 698 25 97.4 916
2019 34 92.7 447 5 99.4 697 24 97.5 914 69 88.6 589
2018 34 92.4 428 6 99.3 700 24 97.5 911
2017 34 92.3 425 25 96.5 684 18 98.1 898 67 88.6 575
2016 27 94 430 25 96.6 697 23 97.6 896
2015 34 92.3 426 26 96.4 693 35 96.2 898 56 90.4 570
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 2,813 2,947 3,233 3,388 2,879 2,676 2,219 1,250 1,300 1,268
    Hispanic or Latino 399 482 542 542 405 367 280 148 154 133
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,150 2,228 2,458 2,576 2,224 2,072 1,723 961 1,061 1,045
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 8 8 10 10 6 3 32 8 4
      Asian 660 609 655 663 516 432 353 195 223 208
      Black or African American 278 292 300 275 232 207 123 60 65 60
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 5 5 3 4 2 0 0 0
      White 1,076 1,177 1,343 1,471 1,341 1,309 1,136 604 729 734
      More than one race 131 141 147 152 122 114 106 70 36 39
    Unknown ethnicity and race 264 237 233 270 250 237 216 141 85 90
  Temporary visa holders 5,942 5,408 5,774 5,220 3,714 4,181 3,735 3,002 3,230 2,851
  Science and engineering 8,495 7,898 8,481 8,076 6,146 6,422 5,346 4,241 4,530 4,119
    Science 6,769 6,191 6,461 6,343 4,931 5,166 4,384 3,223 3,312 3,089
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,536 1,604 1,705 1,650 1,349 1,211 730 577 480 477
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2,128 1,474 1,472 1,732 1,035 1,224 1,226 918 828 811
      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 600 978 997 893 849 893 816 486 428 201
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 424 75 72 59 28 37 47 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 8 13 18 15 15 18 16 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 428 389 390 386 332 341 331 234 230 207
      Psychology 720 761 792 647 506 587 386 269 282 291
      Social sciences 924 897 1,015 959 816 854 831 739 958 993
    Engineering 1,726 1,707 2,020 1,733 1,215 1,256 962 1,018 1,218 1,030
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 102 88 70 53 31 20 43 32 31 38
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 54 47 58 47 38 34 26 20 19 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 195 241 259 228 164 163 158 183 145 123
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1,104 1,016 1,243 1,081 761 812 549 574 719 621
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 83 82 96 92 58 65 65 81 115 97
      Mechanical engineering 188 233 292 229 158 159 116 116 105 71
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10
      Other engineering 0 0 2 3 5 3 5 12 73 56
    Health 260 457 526 532 447 435 608 11 0 0
      Clinical medicine 45 53 56 50 42 65 389 0 0 0
      Other health 215 404 470 482 405 370 219 11 0 0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,465 1,673 2,034 2,214 1,881 1,505 1,451 646 1,051 1,167
    Hispanic or Latino 200 251 287 324 295 224 199 78 102 105
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,137 1,319 1,609 1,752 1,460 1,188 1,118 507 847 945
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 5 6 9 7 6 1 16 2 2
      Asian 366 420 503 507 385 279 228 127 189 202
      Black or African American 147 144 177 223 161 124 103 37 86 92
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 4 3 2 3 0 3 2
      White 576 693 875 953 852 726 731 302 542 618
      More than one race 46 56 46 56 52 51 52 25 25 29
    Unknown ethnicity and race 128 103 138 138 126 93 134 61 102 117
  Temporary visa holders 303 302 630 389 308 171 169 184 202 203
  Science and engineering 1,692 1,842 2,457 2,342 1,940 1,473 1,169 805 1,253 1,370
    Science 1,580 1,689 2,191 2,118 1,730 1,298 981 584 1,015 1,111
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 288 309 366 312 314 258 207 80 71 56
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 942 920 1,203 1,122 745 479 340 178 203 213
      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 65 90 115 114 114 99 106 42 76 92
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 33 7 11 11 7 4 3 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 11 4 6 12 8 10 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 30 44 52 34 50 56 65 3 13 10
      Psychology 71 132 217 301 281 222 33 41 107 144
      Social sciences 141 169 220 218 204 172 217 240 544 596
    Engineering 112 153 266 224 210 175 188 221 238 259
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 1 9 6 2 4 4 9 8 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 9 4 5 2 1 2 0 3 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 35 43 59 76 78 88 82 103 63 64
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 47 77 146 92 86 44 60 56 74 91
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 6 24 21 22 21 24 30 37 38
      Mechanical engineering 16 16 22 21 20 16 16 22 20 19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 33 39
    Health 76 133 207 261 249 203 451 25 0 0
      Clinical medicine 19 15 10 10 7 6 166 0 0 0
      Other health 57 118 197 251 242 197 285 25 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 448 530 680 385 386 327 565 284 449 406
  Science and engineering 420 491 651 367 386 326 512 284 449 406
    Science 334 403 549 309 314 266 461 274 348 329
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 170 190 264 175 171 153 185 155 116 93
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 52 56 81 45 37 44 47 21 64 71
      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 7 24 31 20 26 15 39 8 30 27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 21 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 29 46 42 23 66 38 82 60 44 47
      Psychology 26 40 87 21 12 15 71 22 20 23
      Social sciences 27 36 36 21 2 1 36 8 22 18
    Engineering 86 88 102 58 72 60 51 10 101 77
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 7 10 1 0 0 4 1 1 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 13 14 8 7 5 3 1 5 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 10 19 8 11 12 9 4 14 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 48 43 40 25 43 34 26 2 60 43
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
      Mechanical engineering 7 14 18 15 10 9 8 1 14 19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Health 28 39 29 18 0 1 53 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 1 6 5 2 0 0 13 0 0 0
      Other health 27 33 24 16 0 1 40 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 8,755 8,355 9,007 8,608 6,593 6,857 5,954 4,252 4,530 4,119
  Fellowships 2,248 1,686 1,616 1,279 1,168 1,191 577 862 811 779
    Federal 51 101 285 54 58 65 68 115 117 136
    Institutional 2,104 1,510 1,287 1,160 1,076 1,100 498 727 631 629
    Nonfederal 93 75 44 65 34 26 11 20 63 14
  Research assistantships 549 502 451 451 445 390 232 187 369 338
    Federal 297 282 261 233 296 243 86 147 240 197
    Institutional 183 149 104 132 54 64 125 31 109 122
    Nonfederal 69 71 86 86 95 83 21 9 20 19
  Teaching assistantships 456 400 364 227 271 219 212 14 20 9
    Federal 2 2 6 2 0 0 160 0 0 0
    Institutional 454 398 341 214 271 219 22 14 17 9
    Nonfederal 0 0 17 11 0 0 30 0 3 0
  Other types of support 5,502 5,767 6,576 6,651 4,709 5,057 4,933 3,189 3,330 2,993
    Federal 98 145 128 96 32 19 251 22 92 73
    Institutional 1,152 1,035 722 691 461 528 158 1,490 432 332
    Nonfederal 61 76 53 46 27 44 434 26 21 48
    Personal resources 4,191 4,511 5,673 5,818 4,189 4,466 4,090 1,651 2,785 2,540

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 566 602 598 600 621 612 576 478 567 589
    Science 538 576 576 578 599 589 553 452 548 576
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 357 389 407 393 408 403 358 363 262 315
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 12 14 9 9 18 17 19 21 19 17
      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 32 35 34 45 44 38 31 22 24 20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 38 18
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 61 62 53 52 58 63 59 35 36 46
      Psychology 56 49 52 62 55 42 47 10 44 42
      Social sciences 14 19 14 14 14 26 38 1 4 1
    Engineering 28 26 22 22 22 23 23 26 19 13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 6 7 6 5 8 7 6 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 7 2 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 5 6 7 8 0 14 10 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
    Health 265 219 218 208 213 162 177 188 80 91
      Clinical medicine 252 207 196 197 204 147 152 180 80 91
      Other health 13 12 22 11 9 15 25 8 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 425 424 481 397 613 553 550 549 536 579
  Science and engineering 284 296 343 276 403 395 389 361 456 488
    Science 277 289 333 269 393 386 379 351 446 478
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 216 229 263 216 311 318 291 300 240 296
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 8 5 4 3 4 5 8 7 6
      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 9 6 5 12 19 12 12 13 14 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 18
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 24 29 29 21 31 28 32 20 20 21
      Psychology 20 14 26 15 26 18 27 10 25 22
      Social sciences 3 1 2 1 1 6 12 0 3 1
    Engineering 7 7 10 7 10 9 10 10 10 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 1 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 3 3 3 5 0 5 9 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 141 128 138 121 210 158 161 188 80 91
      Clinical medicine 135 124 123 112 201 146 152 180 80 91
      Other health 6 4 15 9 9 12 9 8 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 1,500,732 1,457,424 1,276,038 1,063,704 947,293 934,720 887,558 917,744 809,739 602,041
    Science 1,244,977 1,201,089 1,041,763 887,587 757,983 745,538 716,194 742,528 691,611 494,823
      Computer and information sciences 20,307 16,701 14,731 15,246 14,584 14,607 17,178 20,892 17,434 13,123
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,538 732 800 436 401 434 361 468 145 904
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,182 405 548 242 279 290 323 468 145 904
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 356 327 252 194 122 144 38 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,096,606 1,065,030 909,144 771,663 643,638 630,246 609,745 633,746 598,566 407,733
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 337,775 338,972 321,462 297,690 250,446 250,281 241,316 166,380 152,076 141,763
        Health sciences 755,859 723,188 584,887 469,714 389,211 377,195 361,753 288,035 271,941 240,311
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,972 2,870 2,795 4,259 3,981 2,770 6,676 179,331 174,549 25,659
      Mathematics and statistics 18,995 19,747 20,916 16,998 13,465 12,002 10,475 9,950 10,101 11,545
      Physical sciences 32,783 30,409 26,391 26,417 26,698 26,098 23,915 20,631 17,360 15,295
        Astronomy and astrophysics 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 16,890 15,549 13,103 14,156 13,753 14,483 12,254 11,525 9,760 9,182
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 15,884 14,860 13,288 12,261 12,945 11,615 11,661 9,106 7,600 6,113
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 31,053 26,613 30,932 27,209 28,468 30,002 25,145 25,636 23,719 26,030
      Social sciences 43,520 41,857 38,528 29,601 30,676 31,003 29,375 31,205 24,286 20,193
        Anthropology 29 15 14 11 43 33 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,940 995 1,898 1,448 1,748 1,390 1,585 1,001 1,023 904
        Political science and government 9,554 9,625 10,309 8,579 7,151 7,944 4,534 4,448 5,243 4,772
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 14,975 12,896 10,074 6,550 7,563 6,804 9,676 8,327 5,204 1,121
        Social sciences nec 17,022 18,326 16,233 13,013 14,171 14,832 13,580 17,429 12,816 13,396
      Sciences nec 175 0 321 17 53 1,146 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 142,831 132,311 119,160 99,307 100,207 99,711 85,767 79,801 59,782 10,248
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13 123 71 87 107 123 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 3,797 3,530 3,470 3,231 1,874 2,148 1,460 1,386 1,209 624
      Civil engineering 960 1,272 1,604 1,327 1,394 1,364 3,055 2,168 2,340 1,695
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 19,789 18,588 15,842 14,570 15,280 14,385 9,690 10,047 7,444 3,837
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,373 2,192 2,682 3,129 2,888 2,651 2,933 3,384 1,643 1,302
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 115,899 106,606 95,491 76,963 78,664 79,040 68,629 62,816 47,146 2,790
    Non-S&E 112,924 124,024 115,115 76,810 89,103 89,471 85,597 95,415 58,346 96,970
      Business management and business administration 9,355 8,788 7,270 5,973 7,050 7,113 7,208 6,720 5,318 1,710
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Education 31,893 31,012 26,248 21,308 27,628 34,363 28,899 28,995 24,956 25,791
      Humanities 21,676 26,973 25,247 12,109 14,449 19,281 15,876 23,876 10,861 13,804
      Law 30,694 40,785 38,726 23,641 21,952 9,428 13,717 13,238 4,785 2,696
      Social work 6,772 5,849 5,913 5,391 9,578 12,030 10,558 11,442 5,014 6,070
      Visual and performing arts 2,234 1,734 1,800 778 1,069 1,928 1,462 1,400 1,931 583
      Non-S&E nec 10,300 8,883 9,911 7,610 7,377 5,327 7,877 9,744 5,481 46,316

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 1,500,732 805,148 9,365 346,001 74,378 109,283 156,557
    Science 1,244,977 756,274 6,464 291,177 71,281 84,586 35,195
      Computer and information sciences 20,307 13,822 0 2,082 1,271 1,304 1,828
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,538 544 0 314 0 144 536
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,182 544 0 314 0 144 180
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 356 0 0 0 0 0 356
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,096,606 678,855 6,269 268,137 67,612 62,848 12,885
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 337,775 216,712 1,748 79,180 2,596 29,106 8,433
        Health sciences 755,859 460,649 4,521 188,201 65,016 33,149 4,323
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,972 1,494 0 756 0 593 129
      Mathematics and statistics 18,995 9,793 0 2,221 1,587 4,350 1,044
      Physical sciences 32,783 19,398 167 3,952 268 4,111 4,887
        Astronomy and astrophysics 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
        Chemistry 16,890 10,605 167 2,271 268 2,798 781
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 15,884 8,793 0 1,672 0 1,313 4,106
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 31,053 22,292 0 3,691 503 3,936 631
      Social sciences 43,520 11,570 28 10,605 40 7,893 13,384
        Anthropology 29 0 0 29 0 0 0
        Economics 1,940 436 0 884 1 562 57
        Political science and government 9,554 632 20 2,685 23 2,830 3,364
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 14,975 7,130 8 4,282 0 3,164 391
        Social sciences nec 17,022 3,372 0 2,725 16 1,337 9,572
      Sciences nec 175 0 0 175 0 0 0
    Engineering 142,831 27,857 1,783 10,715 2,477 2,221 97,778
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13 0 0 13 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 3,797 2,973 0 0 418 387 19
      Civil engineering 960 883 1 76 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 19,789 11,749 1,725 2,941 1,328 260 1,786
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,373 1,965 0 152 21 128 107
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 115,899 10,287 57 7,533 710 1,446 95,866
    Non-S&E 112,924 21,017 1,118 44,109 620 22,476 23,584
      Business management and business administration 9,355 280 0 984 208 1,933 5,950
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 31,893 12,144 663 9,181 27 7,293 2,585
      Humanities 21,676 49 0 17,086 0 178 4,363
      Law 30,694 727 321 10,300 154 9,933 9,259
      Social work 6,772 3,338 0 1,480 0 1,925 29
      Visual and performing arts 2,234 158 0 917 2 666 491
      Non-S&E nec 10,300 4,321 134 4,161 229 548 907

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 805,148 787,204 668,381 547,027 448,850 436,850 416,143 391,144 350,355 344,570
  DOD 25,400 21,849 19,381 20,716 21,608 23,849 23,003 16,223 11,576 15,203
  DOE 3,957 4,386 5,322 4,065 4,453 4,094 3,817 4,649 4,522 4,187
  HHS 705,582 696,483 583,692 466,971 368,652 353,281 330,985 317,435 290,768 284,089
  NASA 2,066 1,829 1,572 1,050 1,033 1,353 1,313 1,010 715 529
  NSF 45,156 43,877 43,497 42,854 40,824 39,534 38,657 36,947 31,908 32,510
  USDA 490 523 840 905 854 845 760 543 885 979
  Other 22,497 18,257 14,077 10,466 11,426 13,894 17,608 14,337 9,981 7,073

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 6,628 1,560 5,068 .
2018 6,363 1,476 4,887 .

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 1,084 1,023 912 948 1,014
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 865 826 729 661 642
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 19
    Engineering 119 72 74 109 119
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 11 21 21 56 49
    Mathematics and statistics 4 2 2 4 19
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 58 71 57 89 135
    Psychology 20 17 16 21 22
    Social sciences 6 13 14 9 9
    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 0 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 49,362 119,337 276,780 151,783 159,226
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 48,550 58,008 270,680 116,637 123,940
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 61,329 6,100 33,102 32,500
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 1,679 2,786
    Psychology 812 0 0 366 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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