U. Dayton

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 229 50.7 459 153 77.8 679 128 79.1 602 128 86.2 914
2022 213 54 457 143 79.3 680 128 86 900
2021 266 41.2 447 131 81.4 691 141 76.2 583 132 85.7 908
2020 218 52.2 450 159 77.6 698 135 85.5 916
2019 216 52.3 447 163 77 697 156 73.9 589 132 85.8 914
2018 225 48.1 428 159 77.6 700 136 85.3 911
2017 232 46.1 425 168 75.8 684 207 64.5 575 138 84.9 898
2016 228 47.6 430 172 75.7 697 140 84.6 896
2015 236 45.3 426 176 75 693 211 63.5 570 145 84.1 898
2014 260 39.1 422 154 78 688 156 82.7 889
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.

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 40 49 25 44 45 41 40 41 34 27
  Science and engineering 29 38 17 35 32 30 28 28 23 15
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 2 1 5 4 1 1 3 5 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 1 1 2 2 . . 1 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . 1 1 1 . . . .
      Molecular biology 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
    Engineering 25 32 14 23 25 24 22 23 18 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 1 . . 1 2 2 . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 13 18 6 15 10 9 9 15 11 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 2 3 2 4 5 5 2 1 6 3
      Mechanical engineering 6 6 5 4 6 7 7 6 . 2
      Engineering, other 1 2 1 . 3 1 2 1 1 .
    Physical sciences . 4 1 7 3 5 5 2 . 3
      Physics . 4 1 7 3 5 5 2 . 3
    Psychology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology . . 1 . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 11 11 8 9 13 11 12 13 11 12
    Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Education 9 8 3 5 12 6 7 7 6 5
      Education leadership and administration 7 3 2 4 10 6 5 6 3 4
      Education research 2 4 . 1 1 . 1 1 2 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Education, other . . 1 . 1 . 1 . . .
    Humanities and arts 2 3 5 4 1 5 5 5 5 7
      Letters . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . 1 . 1 . 1 1 2 3
      Humanities and arts, other 2 3 4 4 . 5 4 3 3 4

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 707 811 766 496 546 556 479 524 509 629
    Female 315 337 360 283 269 281 266 319 278 324
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 247 259 293 292 244 373 351 393 336 367
    Hispanic or Latino 13 11 8 7 9 18 12 12 15 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 227 244 278 278 230 335 326 365 304 324
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 8 7 7 8 6 11 21 21 16 10
      Black or African American 19 23 11 17 17 37 26 33 27 38
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 190 209 251 247 201 278 266 296 257 271
      More than one race 9 4 9 6 6 9 13 15 4 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 4 7 7 5 20 13 16 17 33
  Temporary visa holders 775 889 833 487 571 464 394 450 451 586
  Science and engineering 1,022 1,148 1,126 779 815 834 738 831 787 940
    Science 603 742 722 371 406 309 252 346 301 272
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 19 14 15 18 19 21 17 18 19
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 26
      Computer and information sciences 510 636 583 242 313 148 92 130 92 52
      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 2 9 11 6 11 21 22 32 31 34
      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 3 4 10 2 5 5 5 4 6 6
      Psychology 67 74 104 106 59 116 112 130 125 121
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 14
    Engineering 419 406 404 408 409 525 486 485 486 668
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 35 35 34 35 27 25 26 25 26 35
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 6 12 12 5 6 3 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 15 17 19 22 62 29 25 28 37
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 63 38 27 28 28 34 30 40 32 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 181 170 160 178 194 187 178 189 210 260
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 6 0 0 0 30 48 35 0 85
      Mechanical engineering 80 96 110 89 97 89 95 88 90 120
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 21 25 29 30 22 78 54 50 55 60
      Other engineering 13 15 15 17 14 14 23 33 45 48
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 0 13
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 0 13

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 104 100 104 114 98 89 107 111 112 125
    Female 53 49 67 58 40 82 79 86 99 99
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 83 93 112 96 81 130 136 157 127 162
    Hispanic or Latino 4 1 0 2 3 7 6 3 3 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 78 89 111 93 75 118 121 143 118 144
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 7 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
      Black or African American 3 7 7 5 3 9 12 16 15 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 67 67 99 81 66 105 104 123 99 119
      More than one race 1 9 1 5 4 2 3 1 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 3 1 1 3 5 9 11 6 14
  Temporary visa holders 74 56 59 76 57 41 50 40 84 62
  Science and engineering 157 149 171 172 138 171 184 196 211 221
    Science 74 64 80 87 55 76 87 99 99 85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
      Computer and information sciences 50 35 40 62 34 23 19 19 13 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 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 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1
      Psychology 22 26 37 22 14 51 64 65 71 69
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 4
    Engineering 83 85 91 85 83 95 97 97 112 136
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6 16 12 11 9 10 8 9 8 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 4 4 2 3 8 3 5 3 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 3 6 4 11 4 5 2 11 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 28 30 32 26 16 26 22 45 43
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 0 0 0 0 22 19 21 0 31
      Mechanical engineering 15 19 22 13 17 9 14 16 20 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 8 11 11 7 20 10 13 12 11
      Other engineering 7 5 4 10 7 4 9 9 13 14
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3

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 28 36 46 47 40 56 56 47 48 62
  Science and engineering 28 36 46 47 40 56 56 47 48 62
    Science 4 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 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 1 1 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 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 24 32 43 46 39 53 54 46 47 58
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 3 3 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 3 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 16 28 24 31 44 38 31 19 33
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 3 9 8 2 4 8 6 8 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 2 2 1 2 3 5 3 12 8
  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 1,022 1,148 1,126 779 815 837 745 843 787 953
  Fellowships 2 11 7 17 19 25 6 5 6 17
    Federal 0 8 3 9 4 1 1 1 0 3
    Institutional 2 1 2 2 7 12 5 4 6 14
    Nonfederal 0 2 2 6 8 12 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 54 57 68 83 79 91 85 102 99 88
    Federal 25 23 42 33 28 41 46 45 43 53
    Institutional 26 22 15 44 45 39 35 46 55 30
    Nonfederal 3 12 11 6 6 11 4 11 1 5
  Teaching assistantships 40 55 55 46 52 70 64 76 70 84
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 40 55 53 46 52 54 62 76 66 81
    Nonfederal 0 0 2 0 0 16 2 0 4 3
  Other types of support 926 1,025 996 633 665 651 590 660 612 764
    Federal 3 5 1 5 8 14 9 1 5 6
    Institutional 24 15 0 24 5 4 17 1 14 8
    Nonfederal 6 11 16 48 23 58 64 21 14 1
    Personal resources 893 994 979 556 629 575 500 637 579 749

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 14 11 19 10 16 11 5 15 9 10
    Science 13 11 15 3 11 9 5 14 9 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 10 7 12 0 7 6 5 10 4 5
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
    Engineering 1 0 4 7 5 2 0 1 0 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 1 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 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
      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 12 8 17 8 11 7 4 8 5 7
  Science and engineering 12 8 17 8 11 7 4 8 5 7
    Science 12 8 15 2 7 5 4 8 5 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2
      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 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 5 12 0 5 4 4 7 4 5
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 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 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 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 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 1 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 2 2 1 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 228,723 211,494 191,228 163,718 165,343 147,001 135,214 116,589 98,182 86,881
    Science 26,915 13,580 9,583 9,134 6,908 4,600 4,869 5,484 6,159 5,244
      Computer and information sciences 23,693 10,551 7,528 7,200 4,245 1,445 1,838 2,036 2,523 2,423
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 743 851 465 359 428 225 77 194 106 165
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 534 565 311 252 252 118 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 209 286 154 107 174 102 56 194 106 165
        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 2 5 21 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,695 823 544 632 818 1,002 522 547 811 969
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
        Biological and biomedical sciences 206 225 163 217 168 202 220 525 808 953
        Health sciences 1,273 446 210 216 413 346 229 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 216 135 171 199 237 454 73 19 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 98 18 3 4 0 0 28 7 0 0
      Physical sciences 385 876 910 868 1,247 1,579 1,932 1,848 1,664 1,370
        Astronomy and astrophysics 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 18 344 194 8 8 12 146 114 236 116
        Materials science 136 220 205 422 700 537 475 269 0 0
        Physics 207 312 511 438 539 1,030 1,311 1,465 1,428 1,254
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 180 414 118 33 43 62 121 114 73 16
      Social sciences 121 47 15 38 109 115 96 96 178 40
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 7 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 11
        Political science and government 14 21 7 14 11 10 7 3 4 8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 100 15 8 21 19 45 83 63 36 21
        Social sciences nec 0 4 0 3 79 56 2 30 134 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 18 172 255 642 804 261
    Engineering 198,049 195,856 180,158 153,082 157,016 139,036 122,338 105,879 87,160 78,165
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 21,210 18,896 16,125 13,746 10,309 8,262 9,261 9,474 7,789 6,679
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 520 308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
      Chemical engineering 4,477 6,636 5,851 9,840 9,189 9,213 6,837 5,024 4,290 4,372
      Civil engineering 90 737 282 490 4,614 1,877 1,736 2,543 2,013 3,757
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,328 7,550 8,558 8,499 8,064 9,456 7,706 6,245 8,611 9,811
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 56,775 54,874 40,363 28,274 29,985 24,032 13,216 3,757 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26,803 8,302 7,900 7,667 4,653 4,940 3,735 2,648 2,952 2,234
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 75,257 87,386 84,081 68,755 77,302 70,495 63,617 51,454 44,484 39,849
      Engineering nec 5,589 11,167 16,998 15,811 12,900 10,761 16,230 24,734 17,021 11,440
    Non-S&E 3,759 2,058 1,487 1,502 1,419 3,365 8,007 5,226 4,863 3,472
      Business management and business administration 533 57 116 74 98 17 132 310 41 6
      Communication and communications technologies 18 20 23 20 15 12 15 11 4 14
      Education 2,766 1,499 825 882 650 2,937 7,629 4,665 4,710 3,205
      Humanities 58 0 11 32 84 39 43 55 41 49
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 126 103 21 259 312 322 134 131 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 192 72 36 9 20 37 54 51 67 198
      Non-S&E nec 66 307 455 226 240 1 0 3 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

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 228,723 216,729 1,274 861 8,193 1,022 644
    Science 26,915 26,252 62 103 304 194 0
      Computer and information sciences 23,693 23,181 52 13 280 167 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 743 728 10 5 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 534 534 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 209 194 10 5 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 1,695 1,664 0 31 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 206 179 0 27 0 0 0
        Health sciences 1,273 1,269 0 4 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 216 216 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 98 61 0 17 0 20 0
      Physical sciences 385 361 0 0 24 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 24 0 0 0 24 0 0
        Chemistry 18 18 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 136 136 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 207 207 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 180 157 0 16 0 7 0
      Social sciences 121 100 0 21 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
        Political science and government 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 100 100 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 198,049 188,040 445 271 7,874 828 591
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 21,210 20,836 0 17 350 0 7
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 520 180 97 54 151 38 0
      Chemical engineering 4,477 3,885 136 22 317 10 107
      Civil engineering 90 59 19 12 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,328 6,339 187 22 32 686 62
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 56,775 55,660 0 62 1,020 2 31
      Mechanical engineering 26,803 26,351 0 0 449 3 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 75,257 69,226 6 41 5,523 77 384
      Engineering nec 5,589 5,504 0 41 32 12 0
    Non-S&E 3,759 2,437 767 487 15 0 53
      Business management and business administration 533 0 467 66 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Education 2,766 2,283 221 247 15 0 0
      Humanities 58 0 0 58 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 126 0 79 47 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 192 113 0 26 0 0 53
      Non-S&E nec 66 41 0 25 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 216,729 203,206 181,445 154,101 153,328 132,358 118,452 100,955 77,973 66,318
  DOD 204,029 192,587 104,393 90,417 72,068 68,780 69,286 76,886 65,468 58,144
  DOE 987 1,209 3,748 4,142 3,108 2,117 2,165 1,553 1,250 811
  HHS 2,274 969 260 236 141 84 65 82 308 635
  NASA 341 546 804 991 754 843 633 678 309 265
  NSF 1,533 1,190 838 899 1,314 1,267 1,447 961 966 810
  USDA 0 8 2 10 0 2 2 0 0 0
  Other 7,565 6,697 71,400 57,406 75,943 59,265 44,854 20,795 9,672 5,653

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 1,152 238 914 .
2018 1,240 235 1,005 .
2017 1,149 225 924 .

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 543 488 375 239 i 233
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18 1 5 0 i 3
    Computer and information sciences 7 1 0 2 i 0
    Engineering 500 484 365 228 i 229
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 0 2 0 i 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 4 i 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Physical sciences 15 1 3 4 i 1
    Psychology 1 0 0 0 i 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 1 i 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 i 0

i=imputed

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)

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 4,999 3,582 1,896 8,319 9,918 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 307 0 0 0 i
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Engineering 1,950 3,019 1,896 8,319 9,918 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Physical sciences 3,049 256 0 0 0 i
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Other 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

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