U. Alaska, Anchorage

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 406 12.5 459
2022 417 9.7 457 543 21 680 282 69.1 900
2021 372 17.6 447 499 28.6 691 350 40.6 583 274 70.2 907
2020 394 13.4 450 512 27.3 697 267 71.2 915
2019 426 5.7 447 502 28.6 696 344 42.2 589 268 71 913
2018 416 3.8 428 497 29.6 698 263 71.5 910
2017 395 8 425 485 29.8 684 336 42.2 575 264 70.9 897
2016 420 3.3 430 475 32.6 697 271 70.1 895
2015 420 2.4 426 449 35.9 693 399 30.8 570 276 69.6 897
2014 466 33 688 280 68.8 887
2013 455 18.9 555 356 40.1 588 263 70.6 884
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 4 3 6 5 2 2 3 1 1 .
  Science and engineering 4 3 6 5 2 2 3 1 1 .
    Psychology 4 3 6 5 2 2 3 1 1 .
      Clinical psychology 3 2 5 4 1 2 2 1 1 .
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Psychology, other 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 57 74 66 70 72 75 96 110 90 68
    Male 16 26 23 25 29 38 44 35 20 24
    Female 41 48 43 45 43 37 52 75 70 44
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 53 72 63 68 70 71 90 106 84 61
    Hispanic or Latino 6 9 6 7 3 6 6 9 8 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 42 61 56 59 64 64 82 96 74 54
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 1
      Asian 0 1 4 3 2 1 2 9 1 0
      Black or African American 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
      White 31 45 38 42 52 51 63 73 62 52
      More than one race 7 8 4 6 4 9 13 5 5 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1
  Temporary visa holders 4 2 3 2 2 4 6 4 6 7
  Science and engineering 46 69 58 60 64 67 84 91 69 55
    Science 41 59 52 52 52 46 63 76 59 41
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 8 11 14 13 16 10 13 12 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 4 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 31 42 37 31 29 23 26 32 23 18
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 7 5 2 1 2 7 20 24 21 16
    Engineering 5 10 6 8 12 21 21 15 10 14
      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 3 6 3 4 9 17 13 9 5 5
      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 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 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 4 4 5 9
    Health 11 5 8 10 8 8 12 19 21 13
      Clinical medicine 11 5 8 10 8 8 5 6 8 5
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 13 8

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 93 111 131 148 158 153 213 223 212 268
    Male 40 46 43 53 63 48 61 72 69 84
    Female 53 65 88 95 95 105 152 151 143 184
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 91 109 127 145 153 148 208 221 209 263
    Hispanic or Latino 6 5 11 10 14 11 20 17 16 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 84 98 111 130 136 132 183 197 187 244
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 4 9 8 10 11 18 22 16 16
      Asian 5 4 3 4 7 8 10 8 6 12
      Black or African American 3 2 2 0 2 3 6 2 4 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 0 2 3 4 5 3 4 3
      White 66 78 86 104 101 97 136 151 148 194
      More than one race 5 9 11 12 13 9 8 11 9 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 6 5 5 3 5 5 7 6 9
  Temporary visa holders 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 2 3 5
  Science and engineering 72 72 71 94 98 86 124 124 104 134
    Science 55 55 49 70 61 47 82 78 56 72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 16 14 21 13 10 14 15 10 21
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 11 9 10 14 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 18 14 12 17 20 16 22 18 3 7
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 10 16 13 18 21 21 39 42 42 44
    Engineering 17 17 22 24 37 39 42 46 48 62
      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 13 12 14 20 30 36 24 18 22 25
      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 4 5 8 4 7 3 1 2 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 17 26 26 37
    Health 21 39 60 54 60 67 89 99 108 134
      Clinical medicine 21 39 60 54 60 67 62 69 67 83
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 30 41 51

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 5 9 7 3 6 6 11 10 6 3 0
  Science and engineering 5 9 7 3 6 6 11 10 5 3 0
    Science 4 8 7 2 6 4 4 5 5 2 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 4 6 1 5 4 1 2 3 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
    Engineering 1 1 0 1 0 2 7 5 0 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 57 74 66 70 72 75 96 110 90 68
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 6 11 11 15 18 12 20 17 10 4
    Federal 5 9 7 3 6 6 11 10 6 3
    Institutional 0 2 1 4 8 5 8 6 2 1
    Nonfederal 1 0 3 8 4 1 1 1 2 0
  Teaching assistantships 4 6 2 9 14 16 23 25 26 20
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 3 6 2 9 14 16 23 25 26 20
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 47 57 53 46 40 47 53 68 54 44
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 47 57 53 46 40 47 52 66 54 44

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 6 8 10 11 5 5 6 6 3 3
    Science 5 8 10 11 5 5 6 6 3 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
  Science and engineering 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
    Science 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 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 1 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 21,024 21,332 22,713 21,724 21,096 20,861 19,883 17,436 17,150 20,255
    Science 17,668 18,916 21,022 19,262 17,058 16,580 16,400 14,522 13,855 11,264
      Computer and information sciences 48 166 165 685 471 226 453 63 630 237
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,286 5,735 7,339 5,186 5,101 3,302 2,757 4,541 3,762 3,128
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 417 310 215 203 120 271 100 1,578 853 433
        Geological and earth sciences 3,254 4,732 5,068 3,735 3,095 2,071 2,296 1,309 321 474
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,615 650 1,103 674 341 451 89 226 102 25
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 43 953 574 1,545 509 272 1,428 2,486 2,196
      Life sciences 8,875 8,381 6,857 8,863 7,822 7,514 6,412 5,814 5,553 4,392
        Agricultural sciences 57 0 294 482 938 187 374 874 1,228 591
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,216 6,250 4,665 4,874 3,713 4,960 3,114 3,033 3,114 3,027
        Health sciences 2,121 830 129 1,268 1,757 1,472 1,472 664 478 29
        Natural resources and conservation 1,481 878 952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 423 817 2,239 1,414 895 1,452 1,243 733 745
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171 0
      Physical sciences 577 1,160 184 16 17 22 106 0 116 162
        Astronomy and astrophysics 275 144 125 1 17 22 2 0 52 47
        Chemistry 260 984 59 15 0 0 104 0 64 115
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 42 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 57 277 181 177 0 0 11 89 77 29
      Social sciences 1,529 3,020 3,306 2,233 1,916 2,281 1,750 2,368 2,658 2,585
        Anthropology 26 161 19 0 0 46 2 0 0 0
        Economics 449 476 175 444 141 118 289 383 311 434
        Political science and government 137 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 118 0 0 0 115 75 42 110 55 81
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 799 2,323 3,112 1,789 1,660 2,042 1,417 1,875 2,292 2,070
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,296 177 2,990 2,102 1,731 3,235 4,911 1,647 888 731
    Engineering 1,957 1,674 1,101 1,393 2,196 2,066 1,982 874 1,257 1,758
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 3 76
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 58 2 31 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,060 617 241 476 496 514 933 427 543 695
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 219 267 71 186 322 203 541 89 444 607
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 26 0 0 0 27 64 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 409 529 128 6 15 5 81 146 15 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 144 0 0 0 54 15 0 0 0 38
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 93 235 603 723 1,129 1,302 363 212 252 342
    Non-S&E 1,399 742 590 1,069 1,842 2,215 1,501 2,040 2,038 7,233
      Business management and business administration 334 247 332 141 730 419 586 743 360 134
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 525 386 225 338 447 1,121 391 316 591 349
      Humanities 0 23 0 0 15 0 0 0 352 336
      Law 0 0 0 590 647 627 520 978 724 626
      Social work 497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 43 86 32 0 3 48 4 3 11 5,752

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: 2022
(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 21,024 15,249 1,227 3,392 282 493 381
    Science 17,668 13,735 776 2,352 213 312 280
      Computer and information sciences 48 31 0 8 0 9 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,286 4,424 149 545 136 32 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 417 322 0 64 0 31 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,254 2,717 107 294 136 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,615 1,385 42 187 0 1 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 8,875 7,222 235 974 77 171 196
        Agricultural sciences 57 57 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,216 4,540 10 446 57 23 140
        Health sciences 2,121 1,229 222 447 20 147 56
        Natural resources and conservation 1,481 1,396 3 81 0 1 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 577 315 56 200 0 6 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 275 179 0 96 0 0 0
        Chemistry 260 94 56 104 0 6 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 42 42 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 57 57 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,529 759 197 434 0 94 45
        Anthropology 26 26 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 449 254 3 94 0 53 45
        Political science and government 137 0 71 66 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 118 0 61 57 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 799 479 62 217 0 41 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,296 927 139 191 0 0 39
    Engineering 1,957 1,074 265 574 12 13 19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32 32 0 0 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 1,060 533 149 338 8 13 19
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 219 177 0 41 1 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 409 184 70 152 3 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 144 144 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 93 4 46 43 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,399 440 186 466 57 168 82
      Business management and business administration 334 21 101 151 0 0 61
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 525 382 0 69 57 17 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 497 0 85 240 0 151 21
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 43 37 0 6 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 15,249 15,079 15,290 14,219 13,597 12,681 11,867 8,575 7,824 9,686
  DOD 1,468 1,910 2,078 1,784 116 468 38 13 28 62
  DOE 112 52 8 0 915 0 0 101 231 455
  HHS 4,253 3,111 2,987 3,255 2,600 2,531 2,311 2,079 2,529 3,752
  NASA 351 159 186 31 34 47 2 0 95 246
  NSF 3,018 2,959 2,726 2,696 2,135 2,966 2,467 2,649 2,288 2,410
  USDA 127 31 163 198 150 106 157 60 61 52
  Other 5,920 6,857 7,142 6,255 7,647 6,563 6,892 3,673 2,592 2,709

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 270 59 211 .
2018 255 60 195 .
2017 283 58 225 .
2016 274 49 225 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 3,533 3,068 3,357 3,595 3,334
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 714 665 801 754 831
    Computer and information sciences 163 207 159 346 317
    Engineering 1,223 900 1,093 1,137 1,091
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 45 23 22 21 17
    Health sciences 647 638 880 902 875
    Mathematics and statistics 31 14 15 15 18
    Natural resources and conservation 3 3 3 9 .
    Physical sciences 348 383 175 303 104
    Psychology 77 54 49 45 28
    Social sciences 69 48 47 47 39
    Other 212 133 113 14 11

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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015 Planned to start in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . 1,705 143,010 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 4,000 . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 1,780 . . 0
    Engineering . 1,705 98,397 . . 0
    Other . . 38,833 . . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 50,826 38,999 10,438 22,604 69,161
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 27,196 14,020 10,438 6,391 22,887
    Computer and information sciences 9,559 9,703 0 8,114 0
    Engineering 11,321 12,689 0 6,153 12,565
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 21,337
    Health sciences 0 0 0 351 5,788
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 353
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 300
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 5,931
    Social sciences 0 0 0 757 0
    Other 2,750 2,587 0 839 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