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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 406 12.5 459 637 7.1 679 456 25 602 440 52.4 914
2022 615 10.5 680 446 51 900
2021 602 13.8 691 459 22.1 583 458 50.1 908
2020 421 7.4 450 603 14.5 698 473 48.9 916
2019 346 23.4 447 579 17.8 697 458 23.1 589 385 58.4 914
2018 578 18.3 700 388 57.9 911
2017 582 15.8 684 477 17.9 575 407 55.2 898
2016 550 21.9 697 425 53.1 896
2015 580 17.2 693 486 15.6 570 459 49.4 898
2014 550 20.9 688 434 51.7 889
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.
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Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 4 . . 2 10 . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 4 . . 2 10 . . . . .
    Business 4 . . 2 10 . . . . .
      Business 4 . . 2 10 . . . . .

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 3 9 8 14 13 12 14 29 18 18
    Female 11 15 22 16 23 23 17 22 18 22
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 12 21 28 28 33 32 28 48 34 37
    Hispanic or Latino 11 20 25 24 29 31 26 42 30 35
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1 1 3 4 4 1 1 6 4 2
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Black or African American 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3
  Science and engineering 14 24 30 30 36 35 31 51 36 40
    Science 14 24 30 30 36 35 31 51 36 40
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 7 11 18 12 8 12 18 15 18
      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 3 6 7 3 8 13 8 3 3 6
      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 7 11 12 8 11 8 8 6 6 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 1 5 6 3 24 12 16
    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
    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

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 16 20 23 22 29 30 24 29 33 24
    Female 43 35 49 53 52 54 45 56 60 50
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 59 55 71 75 80 82 66 82 91 74
    Hispanic or Latino 53 51 67 71 78 78 59 74 83 69
    Not Hispanic or Latino 6 4 4 4 2 3 7 8 8 5
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 1
      Black or African American 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 3
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0
  Science and engineering 59 55 72 75 81 84 69 85 93 74
    Science 59 55 72 75 81 84 69 85 93 74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 15 16 9 21 23 22 19 24 18
      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 15 16 15 19 21 12 14 7 5 3
      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 22 18 30 34 26 32 25 21 23 11
      Social sciences 7 6 11 13 13 17 8 38 41 42
    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
    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

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 2 3 0 1 2 4 4 7 9
  Science and engineering 0 2 3 0 1 2 4 4 7 9
    Science 0 2 3 0 1 2 4 4 7 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 6
      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 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 3
      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 1 1 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

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 14 24 30 30 36 35 31 51 36 40
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 1 2 4 4 3 8 12 11 5 9
    Federal 0 2 3 0 1 2 4 3 1 4
    Institutional 1 0 1 4 2 6 0 8 0 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 0
  Teaching assistantships 3 9 10 8 9 0 0 3 5 5
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 3 9 10 8 9 0 0 3 0 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  Other types of support 10 13 16 18 24 27 19 37 22 21
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 10 13 16 18 24 27 19 36 20 21

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
    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 5,602 4,486 3,740 3,067 6,068 5,735 4,745 3,742 2,917 3,441
    Science 3,112 2,574 2,095 1,642 4,004 3,638 2,808 1,561 925 1,351
      Computer and information sciences 9 1 0 80 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 106 53 39 84 96 232 152 89 72 101
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 106 53 39 84 96 232 152 76 72 101
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
      Life sciences 743 531 216 333 3,569 3,150 2,244 903 304 423
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 12 78 48 58 64 39
        Biological and biomedical sciences 575 173 185 9 64 494 205 331 219 344
        Health sciences 145 305 8 220 3,439 2,578 1,991 514 21 40
        Natural resources and conservation 23 53 23 104 54 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 152 101 91 1 8 1 32 148 213 190
      Physical sciences 314 275 154 42 4 12 70 219 80 416
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 136 155 112 0 1 4 17 194 73 412
        Materials science 125 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 53 43 37 38 3 8 53 25 7 4
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 81 17 53 34 100 61 15 67 177 162
      Social sciences 820 743 914 59 17 44 40 9 15 55
        Anthropology 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 18 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 31 2 50 49 17 32 2 1 4 49
        Social sciences nec 765 735 861 10 0 11 35 4 11 4
      Sciences nec 887 853 628 1,009 208 138 255 126 64 4
    Engineering 175 127 241 71 30 91 166 56 0 99
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 5 1 0 10 4 43 45 0 45
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 1 80 122 0 0 20
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 173 122 240 71 14 6 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,315 1,785 1,404 1,354 2,034 2,006 1,771 2,125 1,992 1,991
      Business management and business administration 299 103 116 91 70 85 57 175 198 165
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
      Education 522 238 131 68 92 114 141 49 19 20
      Humanities 1 5 2 2 15 9 18 5 39 16
      Law 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Visual and performing arts 18 48 58 11 86 2 34 35 5 34
      Non-S&E nec 1,475 1,391 1,097 1,182 1,769 1,794 1,521 1,860 1,730 1,730

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 5,602 1,966 1,011 1,542 170 913 0
    Science 3,112 1,725 271 1,091 0 25 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 106 50 41 15 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 106 50 41 15 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 743 333 156 254 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 575 230 138 207 0 0 0
        Health sciences 145 103 0 42 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 23 0 18 5 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 152 150 0 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 314 279 8 6 0 21 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 136 101 8 6 0 21 0
        Materials science 125 125 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 53 53 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 81 0 62 19 0 0 0
      Social sciences 820 520 4 292 0 4 0
        Anthropology 6 0 0 2 0 4 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 31 0 0 31 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 765 520 4 241 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 887 393 0 494 0 0 0
    Engineering 175 106 55 14 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 173 106 55 12 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,315 135 685 437 170 888 0
      Business management and business administration 299 0 0 100 170 29 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 522 130 0 139 0 253 0
      Humanities 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,475 5 685 179 0 606 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 1,966 1,624 1,243 986 1,847 2,008 1,730 924 658 977
  DOD 125 77 0 317 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 50 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 20
  HHS 145 332 37 38 102 253 294 182 0 48
  NASA 0 0 0 19 37 91 87 13 0 33
  NSF 524 372 206 11 3 473 48 81 61 351
  USDA 27 0 35 43 45 105 48 58 64 37
  Other 1,095 843 965 530 1,660 1,086 1,253 590 533 488

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 51 i 1 i 50 i .
2018 51 1 50 .
2017 58 1 57 .

i=imputed

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 45 40 40 29 22
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 20 20 20 15 11
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 1 1 7 6
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 1 1
    Health sciences 2 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 1 1 0 0
    Physical sciences 17 17 17 3 3
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences 0 0 0 1 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

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 57,200 . . . 11,400
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . . . 3,200
    Computer and information sciences 0 . . . 1,200
    Engineering 0 . . . 7,000
    Health sciences 57,200 . . . 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 650 0 0 0 350
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 250 0 0 0 350
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 400 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

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