U. Florida

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 10 98 459
2022 9 98.3 457 18 97.5 680 25 97.4 900
2021 8 98.4 447 19 97.4 691 1 100 583 27 97.2 907
2020 14 97.1 450 17 97.7 697 26 97.3 915
2019 13 97.3 447 14 98.2 696 1 100 589 26 97.3 913
2018 8 98.4 428 19 97.4 698 26 97.3 910
2017 11 97.7 425 8 99 684 1 100 575 25 97.4 897
2016 7 98.6 430 5 99.4 697 24 97.4 895
2015 6 98.8 426 6 99.3 693 1 100 570 25 97.4 897
2014 5 99.1 422 8 99 688 26 97.2 887
2013 6 99.1 555 4 99.5 588 27 97.1 884
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 745 771 711 650 718 738 714 730 747 763
  Science and engineering 603 626 587 535 598 616 591 601 595 637
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 69 79 63 78 71 71 66 58 71 56
      Agricultural sciences 56 66 50 59 53 53 49 42 51 41
      Natural resources and conservation 13 13 13 19 18 18 17 16 20 15
    Biological and biomedical sciences 136 123 135 109 129 130 114 132 124 107
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 8 4 4 8 8 10 13 3 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 15 7 7 18 8 9 7 19 15 9
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 7 7 7 4 6 6 6 7 4 3
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 2 1 . . 5 2 2 4 3 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 21 20 31 11 32 21 24 21 18 23
      Genetics and genomics 8 10 6 3 4 5 8 2 4 7
      Microbiology and immunology 30 17 20 16 17 22 14 12 24 12
      Molecular biology 6 3 3 4 5 4 2 4 5 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 9 7 7 10 14 6 10 9 7 8
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 3 4 4 1 2 . 3 2 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 6 5 3 5 2 6 3 8 8 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 26 35 43 30 27 39 28 30 31 25
    Computer and information sciences 23 22 26 12 15 20 8 17 11 14
      Computer science 15 12 18 12 13 17 8 10 7 11
      Computer and information sciences, other 8 10 8 . 2 3 . 7 4 3
    Engineering 143 153 145 129 143 151 167 138 176 198
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 13 7 6 9 5 9 6 3 12
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12 13 19 11 12 16 10 11 17 19
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 11 10 14 8 10 19 16 15 9
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 24 17 22 23 17 21 25 15 20 38
      Electrical and computer engineering 43 38 30 27 30 40 35 35 33 45
      Industrial engineering and operations research 9 7 3 3 6 . 7 7 11 11
      Materials and mining engineering 11 18 18 12 15 21 22 22 20 25
      Mechanical engineering 13 23 24 18 28 22 26 19 39 25
      Engineering, other 15 13 12 15 18 16 14 7 18 14
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 11 11 6 13 12 13 17 4 9
      Geological sciences 5 6 5 3 9 8 7 11 1 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 5 6 3 4 4 6 6 3 6
    Health sciences 44 52 45 51 48 46 48 51 51 49
      Nursing science 4 6 7 6 4 6 5 3 5 8
      Pharmaceutical sciences 13 17 14 17 11 12 11 10 7 8
      Public health 11 11 4 11 12 13 9 17 11 12
      Health sciences, other 16 18 20 17 21 15 23 21 28 21
    Mathematics and statistics 20 23 19 15 23 20 18 18 13 27
      Applied mathematics 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 9
      Mathematics 1 . 5 2 5 5 2 3 4 7
      Statistics 8 6 6 4 6 5 9 5 4 7
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 14 5 5 9 6 3 7 2 4
    Physical sciences 68 70 47 60 61 64 62 74 46 70
      Astronomy and astrophysics 5 11 . 7 7 9 7 4 . 5
      Chemistry 46 37 33 37 40 43 41 49 27 43
      Physics 17 22 14 16 14 12 14 21 19 22
    Psychology 34 40 52 29 40 35 34 31 40 30
      Clinical psychology 10 9 12 9 14 18 12 11 14 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 12 10 20 7 10 7 8 15 15 14
      Research and experimental psychology 7 9 11 5 10 9 10 5 9 7
      Psychology, other 5 12 9 8 6 1 4 . 2 1
    Social sciences 57 53 44 46 55 67 61 65 59 77
      Anthropology 14 8 10 13 13 19 8 13 10 12
      Economics 8 12 2 4 1 1 9 2 3 10
      Political science and government 5 3 6 7 10 6 13 13 9 7
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 . . 1 1 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 5 5 6 3 9 7 6 8 7 11
      Social sciences, other 25 25 20 19 21 34 25 28 29 36
  Non-science and engineering 142 145 124 115 120 122 123 129 152 126
    Business 24 18 21 16 15 20 19 11 21 4
      Business 24 18 21 16 15 20 19 11 21 4
    Education 60 55 38 54 38 49 47 57 50 52
      Education leadership and administration 3 2 . 2 1 5 5 1 4 2
      Education research 43 34 32 36 23 34 31 27 32 38
      Teacher education and teaching fields 11 17 6 13 14 10 10 24 14 12
      Education, other 3 2 . 3 . . 1 5 . .
    Humanities and arts 38 37 32 23 36 38 43 40 56 48
      Letters 14 18 12 6 13 9 15 13 18 13
      Foreign languages and literature 6 3 3 4 2 4 8 . 8 5
      History 5 2 3 6 7 8 6 7 12 13
      Philosophy and religious studies . . 4 3 2 6 1 4 3 2
      Music and performing arts 5 7 5 1 4 3 5 4 4 8
      Humanities and arts, other 8 7 5 3 8 8 8 12 11 7
    Other non-science and engineering 20 35 33 22 31 15 14 21 25 22
      Communication 11 17 15 14 14 8 12 17 14 12
      Non-science and engineering, other 9 18 18 8 17 7 2 4 11 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 5,807 5,587 5,137 5,296 4,905 5,592 6,240 5,882 5,436 5,666
    Male 3,225 3,115 2,913 3,090 2,838 3,237 3,594 3,353 3,061 3,229
    Female 2,582 2,472 2,224 2,206 2,067 2,355 2,646 2,529 2,375 2,437
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 3,059 3,219 2,971 2,742 2,596 2,718 2,891 2,976 2,872 2,971
    Hispanic or Latino 613 630 516 453 405 373 376 357 341 358
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,322 2,460 2,332 2,164 2,081 2,199 2,335 2,466 2,383 2,447
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 6 9 9 9 9 13 29 16 18
      Asian 265 249 208 190 160 175 188 239 217 219
      Black or African American 214 221 181 160 158 171 164 209 215 215
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 0 0 0
      White 1,712 1,843 1,806 1,711 1,680 1,781 1,898 1,989 1,935 1,995
      More than one race 124 137 124 92 72 61 68 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 124 129 123 125 110 146 180 153 148 166
  Temporary visa holders 2,748 2,368 2,166 2,554 2,309 2,874 3,349 2,906 2,564 2,695
  Science and engineering 5,356 5,121 4,702 4,802 4,423 5,064 5,674 5,032 4,625 4,858
    Science 3,865 3,615 3,253 3,228 2,914 3,367 3,639 2,861 2,672 2,664
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 427 419 378 335 331 312 476 480 456 357
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,335 1,327 1,148 1,046 1,005 985 924 781 721 772
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 111 134 169
      Computer and information sciences 926 671 583 682 429 760 930 288 184 100
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 39 42 40 32 34 40 41 44 43 40
      Mathematics and statistics 130 138 129 138 131 124 132 130 124 116
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 147 151 151 140 144 146 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 443 450 416 439 420 408 408 420 401 422
      Psychology 17 16 13 14 21 192 195 194 188 194
      Social sciences 401 401 395 402 399 400 414 413 421 494
    Engineering 1,491 1,506 1,449 1,574 1,509 1,697 2,035 2,171 1,953 2,194
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 80 85 66 75 65 62 66 69 59 61
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 132 134 133 148 141 131 159 145 105 111
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 117 104 106 123 133 153 159 165 173 193
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 164 195 180 202 185 203 218 434 409 459
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 518 491 445 492 399 469 561 674 549 631
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 76 69 55 52 50 55 54 59 56 98
      Mechanical engineering 212 246 250 278 281 330 303 302 296 293
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 85 89 109 107 142 178 214 203 188 225
      Other engineering 107 93 105 97 113 116 301 120 118 123
    Health 451 466 435 494 482 528 566 850 811 808
      Clinical medicine 211 213 200 203 189 175 157 348 331 330
      Other health 240 253 235 291 293 353 409 502 480 478

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 3,103 2,992 2,027 1,485 1,496 6 9 1,905 1,881 1,942
    Male 1,244 1,206 847 665 678 1 1 881 936 1,021
    Female 1,859 1,786 1,180 820 818 5 8 1,024 945 921
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,811 2,770 1,842 1,315 1,278 6 9 1,622 1,632 1,621
    Hispanic or Latino 507 462 299 192 178 0 0 163 170 154
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,196 2,202 1,458 1,049 1,034 6 9 1,374 1,385 1,402
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 5 1 6 5 0 0 12 11 15
      Asian 191 193 111 77 83 0 0 84 97 103
      Black or African American 187 172 104 59 69 0 0 124 127 111
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 1,708 1,730 1,177 876 850 6 9 1,154 1,150 1,173
      More than one race 102 100 64 30 26 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 108 106 85 74 66 0 0 85 77 65
  Temporary visa holders 292 222 185 170 218 0 0 283 249 321
  Science and engineering 2,890 2,802 1,893 1,269 1,272 0 0 1,195 1,206 1,339
    Science 2,199 2,125 1,381 825 809 0 0 649 647 641
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 325 338 258 74 92 0 0 209 182 169
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,426 1,359 791 452 405 0 0 96 95 118
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 197 156
      Computer and information sciences 158 115 103 78 94 0 0 58 32 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 1 1 5 1 0 0 3 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics 5 6 5 7 6 0 0 6 9 11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 217 242 159 141 133 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 5 10 14 10 0 0 7 7 9
      Psychology 5 3 4 4 5 0 0 37 39 39
      Social sciences 49 56 50 50 63 0 0 76 84 130
    Engineering 691 677 512 444 463 0 0 546 559 698
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 69 74 46 48 44 0 0 28 27 17
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 17 16 14 8 6 0 0 13 23 15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 13 6 14 11 0 0 14 20 17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 132 94 80 60 86 0 0 123 137 164
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 156 138 84 86 83 0 0 127 128 216
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 95 126 114 87 96 0 0 114 113 150
      Mechanical engineering 141 137 105 85 83 0 0 78 63 66
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 63 64 47 40 40 0 0 34 31 37
      Other engineering 10 15 16 16 14 0 0 15 17 16
    Health 213 190 134 216 224 6 9 710 675 603
      Clinical medicine 200 183 133 101 91 0 0 69 77 68
      Other health 13 7 1 115 133 6 9 641 598 535

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 1,340 1,375 1,266 1,256 1,183 850 883 839 835 592 0
  Science and engineering 1,282 1,312 1,219 1,202 1,142 811 859 813 801 584 0
    Science 815 778 704 699 674 466 466 421 416 301 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 123 101 70 89 93 61 93 105 89 58 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 337 375 341 325 300 212 194 156 149 115 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 31 13 30 26 23 46 43 8 8 2 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 8 9 5 6 14 10 5 6 8 9 0
      Mathematics and statistics 23 16 13 20 15 5 3 4 4 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 43 40 39 44 40 28 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 10 7 3 4 8 16 21 25 27 12 0
      Physical sciences 175 153 154 144 130 59 71 96 112 83 0
      Social sciences 65 64 49 41 51 29 34 20 19 19 0
    Engineering 467 534 515 503 468 345 393 392 385 283 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 19 25 23 32 29 23 20 22 16 14 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 58 66 65 66 61 36 33 29 24 18 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 27 34 21 33 28 22 25 25 23 13 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 58 66 52 56 47 41 41 45 47 38 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 156 198 182 162 137 98 120 123 115 73 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9 8 11 7 5 6 8 11 14 14 0
      Mechanical engineering 63 69 73 61 65 54 59 72 69 56 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 34 34 48 50 48 27 38 24 42 37 0
      Other engineering 43 34 40 36 48 38 49 41 35 20 0
    Health 58 63 47 54 41 39 24 26 34 8 0
      Clinical medicine 21 20 11 21 12 13 5 11 15 3 0
      Other health 37 43 36 33 29 26 19 15 19 5 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 5,807 5,587 5,137 5,296 4,905 5,592 6,240 5,882 5,436 5,666
  Fellowships 457 414 395 487 539 503 469 424 441 374
    Federal 247 205 205 217 234 120 120 110 97 36
    Institutional 165 169 146 230 247 328 302 276 330 327
    Nonfederal 45 40 44 40 58 55 47 38 14 11
  Research assistantships 1,487 1,508 1,488 1,584 1,401 1,463 1,596 1,522 1,524 1,159
    Federal 792 881 787 813 693 590 649 585 595 442
    Institutional 576 493 560 623 565 753 788 811 795 634
    Nonfederal 119 134 141 148 143 120 159 126 134 83
  Teaching assistantships 884 872 825 900 846 809 847 958 880 900
    Federal 149 133 145 102 102 45 0 48 47 44
    Institutional 684 682 647 766 712 750 839 899 821 843
    Nonfederal 51 57 33 32 32 14 8 11 12 13
  Other types of support 2,979 2,793 2,429 2,325 2,119 2,817 3,328 2,978 2,591 3,233
    Federal 152 156 129 124 154 95 114 96 96 70
    Institutional 331 254 271 251 326 307 362 341 347 346
    Nonfederal 52 44 16 25 29 27 38 32 19 24
    Personal resources 2,444 2,339 2,013 1,925 1,610 2,388 2,814 2,509 2,129 2,793

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 519 439 459 430 382 330 422 476 455 484
    Science 453 383 386 373 330 284 355 410 383 417
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 127 114 114 91 81 38 108 120 104 77
      Biological and biomedical sciences 211 139 172 181 161 142 150 160 158 201
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 3 2 3 3 5 5 3 6 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11 8 5 8 12 34 16 16 13 12
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 2 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 25 26 21 22 26 20 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 17 21
      Physical sciences 41 52 41 37 20 18 47 53 52 58
      Psychology 11 13 11 18 13 14 9 10 10 23
      Social sciences 18 15 18 11 11 9 9 28 20 20
    Engineering 66 56 73 57 52 46 67 66 72 67
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 11 17 15 16 0 0 14 15 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 5 8 8 8 8 7 8 11 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 3 2 0 2 1 11 6 4 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11 17 19 14 9 5 6 5 8 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 14 9
      Other engineering 30 14 22 16 13 15 20 22 17 19
    Health 216 222 216 244 282 249 244 203 189 193
      Clinical medicine 136 139 115 132 157 138 144 121 122 128
      Other health 80 83 101 112 125 111 100 82 67 65

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 346 321 291 326 299 191 217 249 278 328
  Science and engineering 293 264 235 241 220 116 163 206 228 263
    Science 251 221 192 210 191 109 141 178 182 218
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 68 66 58 50 52 11 36 60 47 34
      Biological and biomedical sciences 117 72 85 100 91 69 63 67 88 119
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7 4 5 6 6 16 7 5 10 11
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 15 20 14 13 13 4 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 7
      Psychology 5 5 2 5 2 0 3 2 3 5
      Physical sciences 25 38 22 28 14 3 23 25 19 28
      Social sciences 9 4 4 6 9 3 1 14 9 11
    Engineering 42 43 43 31 29 7 22 28 46 45
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 9 12 8 12 0 0 7 14 13
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 4 5 6 6 3 3 4 8 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 3 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 15 10 5 3 0 0 0 6 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 3 4 3 3 0 1 2 5 4
      Other engineering 17 10 10 9 4 2 5 10 9 12
    Health 53 57 56 85 79 75 54 43 50 65
      Clinical medicine 16 26 19 26 29 29 28 18 20 34
      Other health 37 31 37 59 50 46 26 25 30 31

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 1,085,834 959,965 942,223 928,639 865,093 801,418 791,294 739,522 708,526 695,063
    Science 906,546 796,800 770,611 773,173 737,782 668,643 647,397 612,443 567,070 553,591
      Computer and information sciences 15,896 15,238 13,006 13,569 12,515 12,606 18,436 8,648 4,426 5,921
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 18,734 16,189 17,740 17,186 16,846 15,350 15,833 14,765 15,170 11,766
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 10,773 9,582 9,403 10,050 9,224 8,949 9,525 8,809 8,862 7,756
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7,961 6,607 7,451 6,011 6,734 5,939 5,940 5,626 5,880 3,691
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 886 1,125 888 462 368 330 428 319
      Life sciences 797,710 706,987 688,091 689,605 656,347 589,755 561,894 539,645 500,622 483,948
        Agricultural sciences 228,726 210,062 214,551 182,978 174,666 162,494 154,108 167,641 161,102 156,979
        Biological and biomedical sciences 148,797 134,050 125,655 143,488 135,774 128,705 125,653 148,337 124,550 116,879
        Health sciences 400,250 344,705 327,963 342,498 324,898 277,111 259,437 181,743 172,432 170,706
        Natural resources and conservation 19,937 18,170 19,139 20,221 20,696 20,689 21,725 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 783 420 313 756 971 41,924 42,538 39,384
      Mathematics and statistics 2,303 1,757 1,726 2,346 1,471 1,203 1,485 1,199 1,674 2,218
      Physical sciences 39,928 28,005 25,532 26,341 25,940 28,062 28,226 26,302 25,253 28,606
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,050 1,841 1,339 1,792 2,369 5,260 4,803 4,067 2,762 4,353
        Chemistry 22,973 12,984 10,773 12,084 11,850 10,424 10,408 10,073 10,615 11,987
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,892 13,180 13,128 11,707 10,474 11,739 12,321 11,733 11,563 11,892
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 13 0 292 758 1,247 639 694 429 313 374
      Psychology 14,968 12,597 10,922 10,208 9,863 8,082 6,403 5,051 6,626 6,422
      Social sciences 16,987 16,015 13,552 13,849 14,692 13,491 14,722 16,428 12,981 13,818
        Anthropology 1,454 1,223 1,454 1,155 981 1,183 1,382 0 0 0
        Economics 6,072 5,876 5,001 4,788 5,926 5,110 6,265 4,726 3,808 4,995
        Political science and government 3,052 2,874 1,815 1,478 1,918 1,381 760 339 177 97
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 239 232 80 114 64 95 634 2,943 2,153 2,175
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 6,170 5,810 5,202 6,314 5,803 5,722 5,681 8,420 6,843 6,551
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 20 12 42 69 108 94 398 405 318 892
    Engineering 134,339 122,704 119,066 107,598 93,580 97,826 94,548 87,307 85,271 88,911
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4,288 4,274 9,587 5,863 5,040 12,820 4,857 4,632 3,739 8,993
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 25,593 22,294 23,017 25,506 22,484 15,741 18,089 17,082 15,912 12,862
      Chemical engineering 5,587 5,391 5,453 5,549 3,477 4,546 5,176 5,275 5,598 5,083
      Civil engineering 27,354 23,164 2,316 2,214 2,888 3,100 3,518 2,721 3,429 7,489
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 37,630 35,639 28,069 23,844 18,342 20,165 19,715 14,798 14,950 16,521
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,350 2,517 1,949 1,873 1,337 2,339 2,350 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16,131 15,151 7,119 10,885 10,709 9,130 11,964 11,405 10,355 5,512
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 12,833 12,698 15,764 9,588 9,443 10,762 10,710 10,422 10,908 11,001
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 2,573 1,576 25,792 22,276 19,860 19,223 18,169 20,972 20,380 21,450
    Non-S&E 44,949 40,461 52,546 47,868 33,731 34,949 49,349 39,772 56,185 52,561
      Business management and business administration 2,934 3,489 4,848 3,605 4,103 2,882 3,957 4,004 2,436 3,376
      Communication and communications technologies 3,467 3,384 3,419 2,858 1,116 2,123 1,947 1,592 1,706 1,805
      Education 21,412 19,998 18,990 19,063 12,870 10,852 7,718 7,160 7,539 10,298
      Humanities 5,457 4,203 6,181 3,476 4,056 2,695 2,238 2,757 1,891 1,926
      Law 144 142 121 336 611 589 814 875 847 215
      Social work 2 2 8 5 1 3 74 80 0 177
      Visual and performing arts 2,407 1,832 1,366 1,431 1,168 3,513 3,538 1,395 1,718 1,184
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 9,126 7,411 17,613 17,094 9,806 12,292 29,063 21,909 40,048 33,580

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 1,085,834 467,739 171,655 327,074 39,233 51,825 28,308
    Science 906,546 369,982 145,565 284,269 33,974 47,556 25,200
      Computer and information sciences 15,896 10,685 437 4,309 252 196 17
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 18,734 9,729 4,505 4,148 34 290 28
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 10,773 7,278 551 2,795 34 90 25
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7,961 2,451 3,954 1,353 0 200 3
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 797,710 306,946 134,079 254,599 32,532 45,443 24,111
        Agricultural sciences 228,726 58,134 77,775 65,605 4,651 11,945 10,616
        Biological and biomedical sciences 148,797 73,499 23,930 37,300 3,169 8,343 2,556
        Health sciences 400,250 169,021 25,248 146,275 24,662 24,521 10,523
        Natural resources and conservation 19,937 6,292 7,126 5,419 50 634 416
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,303 1,435 223 523 0 120 2
      Physical sciences 39,928 21,896 2,053 14,453 737 302 487
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,050 1,048 90 839 56 13 4
        Chemistry 22,973 9,638 838 11,425 603 162 307
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,892 11,210 1,125 2,176 78 127 176
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 13 0 0 13 0 0 0
      Psychology 14,968 11,349 775 2,081 363 302 98
      Social sciences 16,987 7,942 3,480 4,149 56 903 457
        Anthropology 1,454 653 123 550 0 78 50
        Economics 6,072 2,042 1,971 1,536 41 452 30
        Political science and government 3,052 1,951 330 634 0 126 11
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 239 78 2 159 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 6,170 3,218 1,054 1,270 15 247 366
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 20 0 13 7 0 0 0
    Engineering 134,339 79,991 19,815 25,383 5,209 1,310 2,631
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4,288 3,150 382 523 224 0 9
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 25,593 12,360 6,397 5,696 571 385 184
      Chemical engineering 5,587 3,287 106 1,565 370 181 78
      Civil engineering 27,354 14,279 3,955 5,593 1,204 605 1,718
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 37,630 25,232 5,305 5,133 1,388 134 438
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,350 1,082 333 851 84 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16,131 11,848 1,436 1,969 844 0 34
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 12,833 8,179 841 3,170 520 5 118
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 2,573 574 1,060 883 4 0 52
    Non-S&E 44,949 17,766 6,275 17,422 50 2,959 477
      Business management and business administration 2,934 2,235 0 286 0 413 0
      Communication and communications technologies 3,467 710 35 2,508 0 211 3
      Education 21,412 11,803 1,388 6,106 0 2,026 89
      Humanities 5,457 52 2,805 2,440 17 58 85
      Law 144 48 0 68 0 3 25
      Social work 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Visual and performing arts 2,407 528 970 818 0 59 32
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 9,126 2,390 1,077 5,196 33 189 241

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 467,739 423,154 397,202 387,906 355,517 327,288 307,140 287,230 289,327 296,199
  DOD 47,390 39,140 33,813 30,329 24,458 26,461 27,814 22,216 26,065 25,332
  DOE 17,469 16,708 16,627 15,780 12,426 11,692 13,199 14,107 13,220 13,326
  HHS 249,511 230,824 211,978 213,038 205,657 182,400 161,207 154,563 154,790 156,045
  NASA 11,394 8,687 7,064 5,810 4,828 5,316 5,078 5,251 4,143 3,666
  NSF 58,242 49,024 48,114 49,165 48,675 46,571 44,700 40,130 41,105 40,758
  USDA 45,735 41,970 43,720 40,427 35,355 33,370 33,270 27,545 27,164 28,281
  Other 37,998 36,801 35,886 33,357 24,118 21,478 21,872 23,418 22,840 28,791

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 10,316 i 1,706 i 8,610 i .
2018 9,569 i 1,600 i 7,969 i .
2017 9,372 i 1,597 i 7,775 i .
2016 9,744 i 1,735 i 8,009 i .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 4,901 4,253 4,187 4,156 3,110
    Agricultural sciences 2,598 2,140 2,129 2,108 1,039
    Biological and biomedical sciences 77 557 551 542 356
    Computer and information sciences 3 25 25 26 0
    Engineering 436 525 516 522 514
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28 28 27 27 25
    Health sciences 863 510 479 466 871
    Mathematics and statistics 9 10 9 9 11
    Natural resources and conservation 159 160 154 152 .
    Physical sciences 240 214 214 219 225
    Psychology 29 46 46 45 33
    Social sciences 68 38 37 40 37
    Other 389 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: 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
  All research space 12,850 31,729 30,300 23,720 25,429
    Agricultural sciences 0 3,343 30,300 2,153 0
    Engineering 0 28,386 0 21,567 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 25,429
    Other 12,850 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 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 16,103 14,222 4,796 12,640 i 67,659
    Agricultural sciences 943 6,664 1,795 0 300
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 3,239 i 1,100
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3,334 288 1,717 0 1,898
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 9,015 5,780 502 6,450 i 5,361
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 1,039 782 2,951 i 59,000
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 2,810 452 0 0 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