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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 247 64.1 679 172 71.8 602 300 67.6 914
2022 244 64.6 680 292 68 900
2021 216 69.2 691 171 71.1 583 293 68.1 908
2020 191 73 698 263 71.6 916
2019 178 74.8 697 165 72.4 589 240 74.1 914
2018 155 78.2 700 232 74.9 911
2017 131 81.2 684 165 71.7 575 210 76.9 898
2016 122 82.8 697 186 79.5 896
2015 117 83.4 693 164 71.6 570 177 80.6 898
2014 109 84.4 688 162 82 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 258 260 296 342 406 489 625 805 839 831
    Female 228 225 229 271 300 360 414 498 522 555
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 252 256 289 322 347 387 432 566 627 660
    Hispanic or Latino 8 10 16 15 18 16 20 20 18 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 229 236 270 304 322 363 406 543 605 631
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2
      Asian 11 14 16 16 23 26 29 23 32 25
      Black or African American 15 15 16 16 18 23 27 43 55 66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 195 198 229 258 272 304 339 472 508 531
      More than one race 8 9 9 13 9 10 11 4 6 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 10 3 3 7 8 6 3 4 9
  Temporary visa holders 234 229 236 291 359 462 607 737 734 726
  Science and engineering 415 424 463 543 638 764 955 1,124 1,177 1,201
    Science 256 271 286 324 369 442 544 645 687 730
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 46 47 47 59 54 48 57 64 61 51
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 19
      Computer and information sciences 35 27 14 15 16 22 41 40 44 61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 6 7 7 3 4 9 36 44 34
      Mathematics and statistics 6 7 9 10 17 29 32 43 49 59
      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 85 100 115 137 167 217 262 289 279 272
      Psychology 54 59 66 66 61 59 71 68 67 69
      Social sciences 26 25 28 30 51 63 72 90 127 153
    Engineering 159 153 177 219 269 322 411 479 490 471
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 17 9 5 5 12 25 25 39 28 30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 58 56 53 82 105 136 174 70 87 98
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 17 16 29 41 36 54 75 78 62
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 7 15 17 26 41 64 79 75 60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 41 37 20 37 60 81 91 92 87 86
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 135 135
      Other engineering 12 27 68 49 25 3 3 0 0 0
  Health 71 61 62 70 68 85 84 179 184 185
    Clinical medicine 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 7 3
    Other health 68 61 62 70 66 82 81 175 177 182

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 88 106 107 139 141 143 130 119 120 137
    Female 80 80 93 87 107 128 122 176 157 170
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 140 151 165 174 185 212 184 249 243 269
    Hispanic or Latino 3 6 6 6 3 6 4 6 2 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 123 140 154 160 177 199 169 241 238 258
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 12 11 11 12 10 9 8 4 7 7
      Black or African American 4 5 9 14 11 13 14 21 23 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 102 120 128 129 145 171 142 214 197 223
      More than one race 5 4 6 5 10 6 5 2 9 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 5 5 8 5 7 11 2 3 9
  Temporary visa holders 28 35 35 52 63 59 68 46 34 38
  Science and engineering 138 152 164 201 217 228 212 198 196 221
    Science 88 96 95 116 126 133 127 118 125 142
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 10 16 19 7 8 3 2 3 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 22
      Computer and information sciences 13 17 14 9 7 17 25 6 5 12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 5 7 13 18 11 12 7 7 11
      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 16 23 17 40 43 31 22 13 18 14
      Psychology 32 27 26 18 31 41 42 29 24 19
      Social sciences 14 13 14 16 20 24 21 55 62 59
    Engineering 50 56 69 85 91 95 85 80 71 79
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 3 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 12 16 18 22 28 22 9 7 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 8 11 15 15 17 16 18 20 22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 25 21 28 37 32 28 32 28 24 22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13 16
      Other engineering 2 4 7 9 12 10 7 0 0 0
  Health 30 34 36 25 31 43 40 97 81 86
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 5 8 6 8 11 7
    Other health 30 34 36 24 26 35 34 89 70 79

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 66 78 90 64 136 188 130 140 130 185
  Science and engineering 66 78 90 64 136 187 129 129 118 162
    Science 28 39 54 29 68 84 52 56 26 40
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 8 5 8 10 7 3 3 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 24 35 43 23 60 72 40 45 14 19
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 4
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
    Engineering 38 39 36 35 68 103 77 73 92 122
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 6 2 2 6 10 9 1 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 14 8 11 27 45 26 17 27 45
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 2 1 1 7 7 8 9 15 18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 3 3 5 14 14 21 18 17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 6 2 6 14 27 19 9 9 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 22 23
      Other engineering 5 10 20 12 9 0 1 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 12 23
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 12 23

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 486 485 525 613 706 849 1,039 1,303 1,361 1,386
  Fellowships 0 0 6 1 2 1 4 32 38 14
    Federal 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 13 13 11
    Institutional 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 1
  Research assistantships 126 141 162 132 207 277 339 417 389 409
    Federal 65 76 84 46 113 165 121 123 112 151
    Institutional 38 37 23 59 50 78 144 216 214 201
    Nonfederal 23 28 55 27 44 34 74 78 63 57
  Teaching assistantships 187 193 199 229 271 266 349 456 470 479
    Federal 1 2 4 13 21 22 7 2 3 10
    Institutional 182 181 181 204 250 244 338 451 463 469
    Nonfederal 4 10 14 12 0 0 4 3 4 0
  Other types of support 173 151 158 251 226 305 347 398 464 484
    Federal 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 13
    Institutional 27 10 12 20 3 3 8 25 32 78
    Nonfederal 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 38 30 16
    Personal resources 146 140 144 226 223 302 338 333 400 377

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 11 7 10 12 22 22 32 48 60 42
    Science 3 4 6 8 11 10 14 20 32 19
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 3
      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 1 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 3 5 7 8 8 14 20 27 16
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8 3 4 4 11 12 18 28 28 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 0 0 2 10 12 13 16 12 11
      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 3 4 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 4 2 0 0 5 6 6 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6
      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 7 2 6 6 10 4 5 7 17 17
  Science and engineering 7 2 6 6 10 4 5 7 17 17
    Science 3 2 4 6 8 3 3 4 13 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 3
      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 1 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 1 3 5 5 1 3 4 8 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 4 9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 5
      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 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      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 21,525 19,943 17,340 23,496 30,020 32,582 41,326 58,817 58,512 69,528
    Science 11,927 11,891 9,033 11,250 12,440 12,911 15,524 16,042 24,194 26,597
      Computer and information sciences 132 44 32 1 7 32 341 207 240 117
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 261 659 467 285 192 187 244 481 609 501
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 261 659 467 285 192 187 244 481 584 483
        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 0 25 18
      Life sciences 1,185 1,587 1,390 1,882 1,928 1,633 1,611 1,927 3,120 2,576
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,022 1,303 1,180 1,699 1,915 1,623 1,175 1,541 2,042 2,086
        Health sciences 151 284 210 183 13 10 436 386 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,078 490
      Mathematics and statistics 78 191 161 82 178 210 533 249 482 429
      Physical sciences 9,555 8,690 6,703 8,576 9,643 10,305 11,144 11,686 17,406 20,889
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,524 8,686 6,703 8,576 9,571 10,295 11,100 11,618 17,346 20,778
        Materials science 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1 4 0 0 72 10 44 68 60 111
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 435 581 226 328 338 283 877 889 1,353 1,226
      Social sciences 131 139 54 95 154 261 653 431 984 859
        Anthropology 10 71 12 28 126 93 26 123 0 0
        Economics 51 29 18 8 0 9 11 5 637 187
        Political science and government 69 31 0 49 5 28 289 167 129 358
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 0 7 5 23 96 96 111 184 269
        Social sciences nec 0 8 17 5 0 35 231 25 34 45
      Sciences nec 150 0 0 1 0 0 121 172 0 0
    Engineering 8,851 7,558 7,714 11,345 16,650 18,878 24,042 41,309 29,895 37,673
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 840 768 811 1,151 1,211 1,172 1,970 2,594 1,903 1,506
      Chemical engineering 1,737 1,613 1,355 4,381 5,103 5,816 7,637 11,709 10,855 13,447
      Civil engineering 1,456 1,268 1,119 1,487 5,322 3,032 3,726 4,396 5,527 6,436
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 838 703 320 931 1,906 2,122 3,243 3,780 2,827 3,188
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,951 2,886 3,728 3,142 2,977 3,337 3,438 4,958 5,374 5,614
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 22 305 381 253 131 3,399 4,028 13,872 3,409 7,482
    Non-S&E 747 494 593 901 930 793 1,760 1,466 4,423 5,258
      Business management and business administration 111 126 147 165 201 130 289 552 726 426
      Communication and communications technologies 47 40 73 15 6 0 76 0 25 102
      Education 59 46 128 244 218 217 549 200 442 638
      Humanities 105 181 180 89 198 180 233 202 189 476
      Law 192 15 2 132 138 73 168 3 6 9
      Social work 49 0 0 0 56 2 175 11 73 30
      Visual and performing arts 77 51 63 256 86 154 211 139 167 176
      Non-S&E nec 107 35 0 0 27 37 59 359 2,795 3,401

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 21,525 10,709 190 7,434 1,836 746 610
    Science 11,927 5,876 18 4,361 817 654 201
      Computer and information sciences 132 80 0 52 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 261 162 2 86 11 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 261 162 2 86 11 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 1,185 699 14 226 152 71 23
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,022 643 0 202 152 23 2
        Health sciences 151 44 14 24 0 48 21
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 12 12 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 78 58 0 15 0 5 0
      Physical sciences 9,555 4,844 0 3,535 536 492 148
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,524 4,844 0 3,534 536 462 148
        Materials science 30 0 0 0 0 30 0
        Physics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 435 33 2 205 118 77 0
      Social sciences 131 0 0 92 0 9 30
        Anthropology 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
        Economics 51 0 0 51 0 0 0
        Political science and government 69 0 0 30 0 9 30
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 150 0 0 150 0 0 0
    Engineering 8,851 4,733 130 2,561 1,019 83 325
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 840 633 1 200 6 0 0
      Chemical engineering 1,737 553 0 657 335 72 120
      Civil engineering 1,456 897 129 385 0 0 45
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 838 493 0 214 128 2 1
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,951 2,157 0 1,078 550 7 159
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 22 0 0 20 0 2 0
    Non-S&E 747 100 42 512 0 9 84
      Business management and business administration 111 69 0 42 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 47 0 1 37 0 0 9
      Education 59 0 0 59 0 0 0
      Humanities 105 0 0 89 0 9 7
      Law 192 0 0 126 0 0 66
      Social work 49 0 28 21 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 77 0 0 77 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 107 31 13 61 0 0 2

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 10,709 11,036 9,024 10,574 11,796 12,470 16,395 25,433 14,676 20,263
  DOD 1,988 1,554 1,265 2,779 2,376 3,153 4,342 13,174 4,195 7,931
  DOE 1,335 1,061 399 405 757 619 270 582 598 1,015
  HHS 879 1,722 1,525 1,359 1,006 1,049 1,827 1,826 1,437 1,968
  NASA 1,364 1,235 793 687 721 566 663 879 834 1,337
  NSF 4,369 4,580 4,107 4,671 5,203 5,614 6,737 6,687 5,752 5,502
  USDA 1 1 16 3 0 0 0 0 109 0
  Other 773 883 919 670 1,733 1,469 2,556 2,285 1,751 2,510

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 865 129 736 .
2018 874 117 757 .
2017 1,099 170 929 .

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 1,409 1,160 1,158 1,080 1,033
    Agricultural sciences 50 57 57 51 44
    Biological and biomedical sciences 564 589 589 562 546
    Computer and information sciences 86 62 62 48 43
    Engineering 362 284 284 275 256
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 42 15 15 14 14
    Health sciences 31 19 19 20 14
    Mathematics and statistics 4 5 4 4 3
    Natural resources and conservation 96 48 48 4 3
    Physical sciences 59 40 40 62 58
    Psychology 18 6 6 8 7
    Social sciences 52 18 16 15 29
    Other 43 16 16 16 15

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 325,000 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 170,000 . . . .
    Engineering 65,000 . . . .
    Health sciences 90,000 . . . .

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 2,841 34,169 3,758 3,850 6,369
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 500 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,538 6,048 1,837 1,674 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 1,126 0 0 385
    Engineering 303 352 626 865 5,334
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 14,828 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 1,236 1,295 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 8,000 0 364 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 650
    Social sciences 0 2,213 0 448 0
    Other 0 365 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