Portland State U.

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 190 59.2 459 222 65.3 631 236 74.8 925
2023 209 55 459 207 69.9 679 234 74.6 911 246 59.6 602
2022 180 61.1 457 198 71.3 680 229 74.9 900
2021 162 64.3 447 193 72.4 691 223 75.8 908 224 62.1 583
2020 177 61.2 450 146 79.4 698 211 77.3 916
2019 182 59.8 447 146 79.4 697 204 78 914 221 63 589
2018 172 60.4 428 153 78.5 700 202 78.1 911
2017 189 56.1 425 137 80.3 684 196 78.5 898 220 62.2 575
2016 185 57.5 430 139 80.4 697 189 79.2 896
2015 193 55.3 426 137 80.5 693 188 79.4 898 229 60.3 570
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 426 442 502 506 580 609 543 644 740 763
    Hispanic or Latino 80 72 72 73 54 60 53 56 55 60
    Not Hispanic or Latino 335 361 423 424 504 523 466 569 659 658
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 3 4 6 4 5 6 5 7 2
      Asian 30 29 34 30 36 33 30 40 34 30
      Black or African American 12 16 16 11 3 3 3 17 9 12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 1 1
      White 263 288 340 350 426 443 392 472 577 580
      More than one race 30 25 29 26 33 35 31 34 31 33
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 9 7 9 22 26 24 19 26 45
  Temporary visa holders 177 235 226 158 320 317 314 339 325 340
  Science and engineering 536 609 659 599 828 855 787 899 958 985
    Science 487 556 608 546 601 605 538 629 687 688
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 52
      Biological and biomedical sciences 34 34 32 34 47 47 42 46 46 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 18
      Computer and information sciences 131 176 162 114 119 109 99 97 76 83
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 11 9 9 15 17 17 17 19 18
      Mathematics and statistics 76 79 88 78 93 86 85 107 69 58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 11 12 12 6 13 26 24 33 37 17
      Natural resources and conservation 35 32 41 41 46 43 0 39 0 0
      Physical sciences 43 42 51 55 57 63 61 65 79 80
      Psychology 33 36 43 43 41 41 39 44 47 43
      Social sciences 116 134 170 166 170 173 171 181 266 256
    Engineering 49 53 51 53 227 250 249 270 271 297
      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 20 17 16 17 36 38 37 34 49 59
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 154 176 177 192 185 199
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 27 27 28 27 27 28 27 31 31 39
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 9 7 8 9 8 8 12 6 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 67 68 69 65 72 71 70 84 107 118
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 10 22 38
      Other health 67 68 69 64 71 68 67 74 85 80

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 355 333 358 428 503 630 566 555 586 589
    Hispanic or Latino 21 20 27 34 39 58 53 44 30 35
    Not Hispanic or Latino 321 297 314 378 443 554 496 483 521 533
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 4 7 10
      Asian 44 39 30 37 54 65 60 54 43 37
      Black or African American 13 10 6 9 14 22 20 13 15 12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 1 2
      White 245 231 253 299 346 435 389 382 423 450
      More than one race 18 15 22 30 23 26 25 26 32 22
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 16 17 16 21 18 17 28 35 21
  Temporary visa holders 53 54 40 64 78 107 101 95 96 76
  Science and engineering 388 368 383 463 562 711 643 624 652 636
    Science 327 311 303 359 357 473 408 402 429 444
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 40
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 2 5 6 4 13 7 4 11 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
      Computer and information sciences 97 89 87 102 88 115 101 72 64 57
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 6 7 7 7 16 16 12 10 10
      Mathematics and statistics 67 59 70 76 76 88 86 74 41 43
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 19 15 14 16 33 38 32 42 37 33
      Natural resources and conservation 22 15 15 17 24 24 0 29 0 0
      Physical sciences 19 17 11 19 26 18 18 21 18 16
      Psychology 11 14 9 9 10 12 9 13 8 9
      Social sciences 78 94 85 107 89 149 139 135 218 215
    Engineering 61 57 80 104 205 238 235 222 223 192
      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 17 14 21 26 29 44 44 57 49 37
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 97 104 101 111 136 128
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 16 17 19 23 23 4 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 29 24 27 37 31 40 40 32 32 27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 15 19 16 24 29 27 27 18 6 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 20 19 15 29 19 26 24 26 30 29
      Clinical medicine 1 4 5 6 11 12 10 16 27 22
      Other health 19 15 10 23 8 14 14 10 3 7

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 24 30 27 25 20 52 48 70 50 6
  Science and engineering 24 30 26 25 20 52 47 70 50 6
    Science 19 27 24 23 14 39 30 47 32 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 1 5 4 7 4 8 5 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 8 5 3 0 3 5 8 10 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 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 5 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 4 1 3 1 6 0 6 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 2 6 3 3 11 7 5 2 0
      Psychology 1 3 3 5 4 4 1 8 5 0
      Social sciences 0 2 3 2 1 5 10 6 2 0
    Engineering 5 3 2 2 6 13 17 23 18 3
      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 2 3 0 0 2 5 5 5 8 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 11 7 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 6 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 603 677 728 664 900 926 857 983 1,065 1,103
  Fellowships 1 4 2 1 1 3 6 3 20 7
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Institutional 1 4 2 1 1 2 6 3 17 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
  Research assistantships 111 86 115 83 155 115 129 150 84 18
    Federal 2 0 0 0 0 52 41 70 48 6
    Institutional 94 86 115 83 155 61 74 70 30 11
    Nonfederal 15 0 0 0 0 2 14 10 6 1
  Teaching assistantships 138 156 132 159 164 174 269 312 114 16
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 138 156 132 159 164 174 269 312 114 16
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 353 431 479 421 580 634 453 518 847 1,062
    Federal 22 30 27 25 20 0 7 0 0 0
    Institutional 24 34 26 30 32 11 9 13 33 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 2
    Personal resources 307 367 426 366 528 623 435 501 808 1,053

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 19 13 12 13 10 11 12 16 18 14
    Science 18 12 10 11 6 7 9 10 8 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 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 1 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 4 6 4 2 2 3 3 5 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 6 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 0
    Engineering 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 6 10 5
      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 1 2 3 4 1 3 5 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 13 10 10 7 6 6 6 8 11 11
  Science and engineering 13 10 10 7 6 6 6 8 11 11
    Science 12 9 8 6 4 4 5 6 6 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 3 5 3 2 1 2 1 4 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 5 2
      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 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 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 51,677 46,324 41,483 41,311 43,667 50,045 46,911 48,964 56,572 53,872
    Science 31,835 29,703 27,435 26,428 26,935 29,566 27,516 29,107 31,626 27,566
      Computer and information sciences 1,834 1,971 1,521 1,644 1,164 1,370 1,167 1,485 2,034 1,703
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,022 2,147 1,826 1,818 2,212 2,090 2,094 1,999 1,411 6,580
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 576 660 476 278 226 174 19 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,401 1,383 1,271 1,287 1,810 1,817 1,798 1,728 1,411 1,208
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 45 104 79 249 171 63 4 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 4 5 36 273 271 0 5,372
      Life sciences 15,912 14,371 14,531 13,784 13,547 15,844 13,266 11,670 10,548 2,335
        Agricultural sciences 4 0 46 16 46 111 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,088 8,533 8,790 9,159 7,666 2,702 2,835 2,280 2,333 2,226
        Health sciences 1,188 1,639 1,368 1,184 2,224 9,112 6,510 6,092 4,020 0
        Natural resources and conservation 6,486 4,049 4,228 3,393 3,611 3,515 3,921 3,298 4,195 0
        Life sciences nec 146 150 99 32 0 404 0 0 0 109
      Mathematics and statistics 2,019 1,505 1,192 947 1,115 933 832 1,267 782 521
      Physical sciences 1,221 1,932 2,410 1,977 2,326 2,911 3,450 4,101 3,946 3,403
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,166 1,775 2,161 1,646 1,782 2,667 3,360 3,576 3,268 2,744
        Materials science 19 0 0 14 126 49 0 0 0 0
        Physics 36 157 249 317 418 195 90 525 678 659
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,274 1,554 1,497 1,257 1,766 1,400 1,418 1,425 1,697 2,256
      Social sciences 7,234 6,170 3,900 4,338 3,882 5,018 5,289 6,210 10,287 8,523
        Anthropology 1,082 1,048 896 655 590 672 742 616 957 0
        Economics 79 40 85 124 123 492 260 591 367 251
        Political science and government 463 374 178 254 172 106 175 603 332 829
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,286 1,617 1,025 795 823 781 534 522 720 1,399
        Social sciences nec 4,324 3,091 1,716 2,510 2,174 2,967 3,578 3,878 7,911 6,044
      Sciences nec 319 53 558 663 923 0 0 950 921 2,245
    Engineering 6,803 7,108 5,582 6,668 6,719 9,160 9,010 7,488 7,091 8,789
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 148 134 200 122 221 193 73 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 89 15 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,712 3,441 1,988 2,730 3,088 4,479 3,873 3,799 4,024 5,046
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,673 1,758 2,079 2,229 1,794 2,038 2,419 1,793 1,512 1,323
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 21 150 257 218 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 550 682 716 589 559 1,307 1,898 713 1,257 1,711
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 51 125 170 458 702 639 508 424 134 269
      Engineering nec 669 947 279 283 137 415 223 759 164 440
    Non-S&E 13,039 9,513 8,466 8,215 10,013 11,319 10,385 12,369 17,855 17,517
      Business management and business administration 495 0 42 31 0 21 262 86 12 39
      Communication and communications technologies 43 172 310 59 7 48 39 90 77 76
      Education 3,624 3,618 1,824 2,790 2,068 2,717 2,439 3,460 3,277 2,537
      Humanities 68 3 733 280 84 286 156 344 315 134
      Law 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 3,911 2,186 1,797 2,115 3,000 3,756 3,659 4,205 14,038 14,731
      Visual and performing arts 73 61 105 14 0 7 5 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,825 3,473 3,655 2,926 4,849 4,484 3,825 4,184 136 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 51,677 35,955 5,048 8,085 246 1,960 383
    Science 31,835 23,399 3,671 3,250 157 1,208 150
      Computer and information sciences 1,834 1,708 56 43 27 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,022 1,773 28 221 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 576 565 0 11 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,401 1,191 0 210 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 45 17 28 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 15,912 13,721 419 1,163 130 479 0
        Agricultural sciences 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,088 7,260 0 423 130 275 0
        Health sciences 1,188 925 0 84 0 179 0
        Natural resources and conservation 6,486 5,386 419 656 0 25 0
        Life sciences nec 146 146 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,019 1,901 0 114 0 4 0
      Physical sciences 1,221 979 0 72 0 170 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,166 960 0 65 0 141 0
        Materials science 19 19 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 36 0 0 7 0 29 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,274 1,221 0 15 0 38 0
      Social sciences 7,234 2,034 2,911 1,622 0 517 150
        Anthropology 1,082 898 0 182 0 2 0
        Economics 79 56 0 23 0 0 0
        Political science and government 463 130 71 76 0 186 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,286 84 824 198 0 30 150
        Social sciences nec 4,324 866 2,016 1,143 0 299 0
      Sciences nec 319 62 257 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6,803 5,260 682 481 89 115 176
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 148 133 0 15 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,712 2,559 682 343 80 48 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,673 1,552 0 54 0 67 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 550 392 0 66 7 0 85
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 51 16 0 0 2 0 33
      Engineering nec 669 608 0 3 0 0 58
    Non-S&E 13,039 7,296 695 4,354 0 637 57
      Business management and business administration 495 0 0 495 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 43 0 33 9 0 0 1
      Education 3,624 2,797 197 362 0 268 0
      Humanities 68 50 0 3 0 0 15
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 3,911 1,844 289 1,465 0 313 0
      Visual and performing arts 73 0 0 32 0 0 41
      Non-S&E nec 4,825 2,605 176 1,988 0 56 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 35,955 31,731 30,922 29,842 31,315 33,055 31,234 32,727 32,021 29,987
  DOD 2,298 2,302 1,971 2,333 2,512 2,579 2,494 2,530 2,397 2,438
  DOE 1,553 1,479 1,262 1,288 871 1,270 755 693 1,043 1,582
  HHS 9,409 9,367 11,223 11,037 11,165 12,465 10,619 10,705 8,106 7,468
  NASA 555 610 783 1,024 1,500 1,494 1,312 958 895 645
  NSF 9,841 8,319 7,098 6,865 6,868 5,994 6,506 6,812 7,079 6,411
  USDA 1,371 711 749 992 945 1,123 1,092 843 1,106 1,117
  Other 10,928 8,943 7,836 6,303 7,454 8,130 8,456 10,186 11,395 10,326

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 1,289 212 1,077 .
2018 883 253 630 .

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 170 222 223 221 202
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 35 65 67 67 24
    Computer and information sciences 9 9 7 7 5
    Engineering 46 50 55 49 32
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 3 3 3 2
    Health sciences 1 2 3 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 5 1 0 1 2
    Natural resources and conservation 12 12 13 12 10
    Physical sciences 30 52 49 49 46
    Psychology 4 4 1 2 5
    Social sciences 21 21 23 26 69
    Other 3 3 2 3 6

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 29,105 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 29,105 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 541 0 14,497 0 410
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 541 0 12,432 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 1,040 0 410
    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 1,025 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