U. Massachusetts, Lowell

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 142 69.5 459 163 76.4 679 158 74.1 602 171 81.6 914
2022 130 72 457 152 78 680 168 81.6 900
2021 145 68 447 159 77.3 691 158 73.3 583 169 81.7 908
2020 123 73.1 450 154 78.3 698 169 81.8 916
2019 136 70 447 166 76.5 697 170 71.6 589 167 82 914
2018 164 62.2 428 164 76.9 700 171 81.5 911
2017 178 58.7 425 159 77.1 684 181 69 575 173 81 898
2016 156 64.2 430 164 76.8 697 172 81.1 896
2015 163 62.3 426 164 76.7 693 188 67.5 570 162 82.2 898
2014 192 55.1 422 155 77.8 688 172 80.9 889
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 109 121 98 135 114 84 73 96 87 60
  Science and engineering 82 82 69 94 86 68 65 82 73 57
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 6 9 7 8 7 7 10 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . 2 2 2 1 1 5 2 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 . 2 . 2 2 2 2 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 2 1 3 1 2 . . 1 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Molecular biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . . . 2 . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 2 1 3 . . 5 2
    Computer and information sciences 7 11 9 9 8 6 4 10 10 11
      Computer science 7 7 9 9 8 6 3 9 10 11
      Computer and information sciences, other . 4 . . . . 1 1 . .
    Engineering 42 38 28 44 36 39 31 39 25 21
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 8 8 5 6 9 7 6 5 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 8 10 6 9 9 8 14 9 5 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 4 2 4 2 . 1 4 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 13 7 4 10 8 11 4 13 7 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 3 1 . 1 . . 1 2 . .
      Mechanical engineering 8 4 6 13 8 11 4 3 6 2
      Engineering, other 3 4 1 1 3 . . 2 1 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
    Health sciences 10 8 9 7 11 4 12 7 8 9
      Nursing science 5 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Public health . . 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 5
      Health sciences, other 3 3 3 4 6 2 6 2 5 3
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Statistics . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 7 10 10 13 16 9 11 15 11 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . 2 1 1 . . .
      Chemistry 4 6 5 10 6 5 4 6 7 4
      Physics 3 4 5 3 8 3 6 9 4 2
    Psychology 4 4 4 3 1 . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other 3 3 4 3 1 . . . . .
    Social sciences 8 6 3 9 7 1 . 3 9 .
      Economics . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 8 5 3 9 5 1 . 3 9 .
  Non-science and engineering 27 39 29 41 28 16 8 14 14 3
    Business 3 8 2 2 2 7 3 . . .
      Business 3 8 2 2 2 7 3 . . .
    Education 24 30 26 39 26 8 5 14 14 3
      Education leadership and administration 16 23 21 27 20 2 2 8 8 2
      Education research 2 2 1 4 4 . . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 5 3 6 1 6 1 5 6 .
      Education, other 4 . 1 2 1 . 2 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Communication . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 558 622 534 509 479 493 510 544 569 640
    Female 393 398 330 311 308 312 332 337 331 306
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 423 467 474 459 405 392 363 344 390 437
    Hispanic or Latino 36 42 52 47 43 34 20 22 26 26
    Not Hispanic or Latino 361 395 381 380 349 342 326 307 342 388
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Asian 50 53 50 47 41 51 37 35 41 42
      Black or African American 25 39 25 35 30 26 28 26 29 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 270 286 284 282 270 259 251 239 268 314
      More than one race 16 16 21 15 8 5 10 7 4 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 26 30 41 32 13 16 17 15 22 23
  Temporary visa holders 528 553 390 361 382 413 479 537 510 509
  Science and engineering 824 892 765 741 697 712 751 778 810 893
    Science 496 488 379 350 350 335 344 358 412 469
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 47 34 28 37 31 24 37 35 42
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 235 200 126 79 78 87 116 122 129 120
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 16
      Mathematics and statistics 12 15 5 7 19 16 15 19 25 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 23 22 26 23 25 26 20 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 11 15 18 15 10 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 101 115 101 114 100 96 95 100 108 134
      Psychology 51 54 45 58 52 39 37 11 17 27
      Social sciences 18 19 26 21 24 30 24 65 89 106
    Engineering 328 404 386 391 347 377 407 420 398 424
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 34 44 51 49 44 52 74 72 68 77
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 76 96 87 85 70 66 82 30 26 24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 27 35 33 33 28 30 33 33 22 35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 80 104 95 101 92 118 118 140 139 127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 68 85 85 90 82 80 60 60 58 72
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 58 65
      Other engineering 34 33 31 31 31 31 40 29 27 24
  Health 127 128 99 79 90 93 91 103 90 53
    Clinical medicine 84 87 73 57 71 76 72 63 46 13
    Other health 43 41 26 22 19 17 19 40 44 40

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 643 594 625 676 643 603 589 625 625 553
    Female 325 334 329 272 240 254 249 275 258 249
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 841 826 845 842 750 734 708 789 770 712
    Hispanic or Latino 68 67 62 63 50 43 43 49 45 53
    Not Hispanic or Latino 713 689 712 730 683 670 639 709 697 641
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
      Asian 111 106 98 93 90 82 79 86 87 69
      Black or African American 85 76 77 61 59 53 57 62 48 45
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 502 485 516 551 514 519 488 538 548 516
      More than one race 15 22 20 24 18 16 15 16 14 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 60 70 71 49 17 21 26 31 28 18
  Temporary visa holders 127 102 109 106 133 123 130 111 113 90
  Science and engineering 863 820 864 886 822 784 758 793 789 712
    Science 451 427 436 444 407 401 383 437 433 390
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 26 28 34 24 25 25 20 23 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 181 168 173 178 171 166 175 179 165 139
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 17 19
      Mathematics and statistics 13 16 16 21 11 21 17 24 16 26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 20 15 17 24 25 20 24 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 6 6 9 7 7 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 41 48 43 29 46 45 53 51 57 53
      Psychology 42 34 33 21 22 29 23 8 10 10
      Social sciences 110 111 118 127 101 88 61 149 145 125
    Engineering 412 393 428 442 415 383 375 356 356 322
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 43 49 55 46 35 41 47 52 56 43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 74 58 63 71 70 69 65 21 15 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 70 71 75 73 60 47 49 50 51 50
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 135 134 155 152 160 142 129 118 114 104
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 67 64 60 84 74 66 70 57 63 48
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 43 53
      Other engineering 20 17 20 16 16 18 15 14 14 14
  Health 105 108 90 62 61 73 80 107 94 90
    Clinical medicine 69 71 54 31 38 39 51 34 27 17
    Other health 36 37 36 31 23 34 29 73 67 73

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 101 103 86 91 84 84 92 26 28 30
  Science and engineering 97 99 84 89 79 78 82 26 28 30
    Science 49 46 38 35 31 27 24 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 12 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 14 12 9 8 7 8 9 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 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 14 13 14 13 12 10 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 0 0 0
    Engineering 48 53 46 54 48 51 58 26 28 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 5 8 16 13 15 21 5 5 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 18 14 14 13 12 14 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 16 18 15 17 16 17 17 15 17 17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 4 3 3 4 2 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 7
      Other engineering 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 0 0
  Health 4 4 2 2 5 6 10 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0
    Other health 4 4 2 2 3 3 5 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 951 1,020 864 820 787 805 842 881 900 946
  Fellowships 42 43 42 26 23 20 23 7 7 8
    Federal 14 13 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 15 18 20 13 13 15 19 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 13 12 10 7 7 5 4 7 7 8
  Research assistantships 164 173 155 168 158 160 159 125 125 129
    Federal 73 75 62 74 70 72 79 26 28 30
    Institutional 79 84 83 83 77 75 66 65 63 61
    Nonfederal 12 14 10 11 11 13 14 34 34 38
  Teaching assistantships 210 233 190 197 206 199 201 269 277 314
    Federal 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0
    Institutional 186 202 168 178 181 175 181 244 254 289
    Nonfederal 19 26 19 16 23 22 18 25 23 25
  Other types of support 535 571 477 429 400 426 459 480 491 495
    Federal 9 10 9 8 9 10 11 0 0 0
    Institutional 59 69 62 59 50 54 47 6 11 9
    Nonfederal 31 35 30 35 27 25 34 0 0 0
    Personal resources 436 457 376 327 314 337 367 474 480 486

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 41 44 40 40 32 36 25 27 23 22
    Science 24 23 21 21 18 20 13 12 11 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 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 2 3 2 0 3 2 1 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 13 12 13 10 8 5 5 5 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
    Engineering 17 21 19 19 14 16 12 15 12 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 8 7 7 6 2 4 4 3 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 4 5 6 7 5 7 5 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 7 4 5 2 5 2 2 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 3 3 3 1 2 3 5 6 4 5
    Clinical medicine 3 3 3 1 0 1 4 6 2 2
    Other health 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 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

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 23 18 25 27 23 25 12 13 18 18
  Science and engineering 22 17 24 27 21 23 10 11 14 15
    Science 13 10 16 17 13 14 7 6 8 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 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 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 7 10 10 7 6 2 2 2 10
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
    Engineering 9 7 8 10 8 9 3 5 6 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 1 3 5 4 0 3 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 4 3
    Clinical medicine 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
    Other health 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1

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 117,336 111,144 94,708 92,216 83,996 72,266 69,677 68,494 70,384 64,591
    Science 57,048 57,954 50,972 49,499 43,642 37,384 40,313 41,009 41,234 39,055
      Computer and information sciences 8,478 9,858 7,420 7,153 7,481 5,746 6,458 5,581 4,178 4,313
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,436 2,493 2,614 2,177 1,977 1,938 787 469 472 417
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 770 1,140 1,038 938 714 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,436 1,723 1,474 1,139 1,039 1,224 787 469 472 413
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 17,363 17,817 12,821 12,056 8,730 9,600 13,892 14,861 14,770 13,201
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,299 8,776 5,652 5,523 5,331 4,533 3,420 1,633 1,896 1,837
        Health sciences 10,015 8,896 6,255 5,198 2,942 3,551 19 240 125 113
        Natural resources and conservation 0 145 264 725 457 233 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 49 0 650 610 0 1,283 10,453 12,988 12,749 11,251
      Mathematics and statistics 1,434 767 754 663 636 972 629 410 311 449
      Physical sciences 19,076 18,186 18,308 19,144 17,976 14,184 13,425 13,841 15,085 15,373
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,538 5,369 5,555 4,475 4,105 3,948 2,671 3,341 4,550 4,265
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 15,538 12,817 12,753 14,669 13,871 10,236 10,754 10,500 10,535 11,108
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,435 1,726 1,743 1,746 1,719 1,575 1,060 1,307 1,337 1,220
      Social sciences 7,826 6,681 6,915 5,924 4,635 2,809 4,062 4,540 5,069 4,082
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 285 278 246 237 220 212 367 846 606 621
        Political science and government 646 619 404 371 371 320 402 415 285 297
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 305 3,008 3,133 2,510 1,953 949 511 391 312 319
        Social sciences nec 6,590 2,776 3,132 2,806 2,091 1,328 2,782 2,888 3,866 2,845
      Sciences nec 0 426 397 636 488 560 0 0 12 0
    Engineering 51,877 44,358 36,339 35,847 33,128 27,676 20,422 17,428 16,201 13,540
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,712 6,080 4,868 3,078 4,701 4,240 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 15,907 14,402 11,404 12,982 10,292 8,147 6,742 6,515 6,131 5,155
      Civil engineering 3,016 2,601 2,285 2,457 2,318 1,049 1,392 785 1,179 1,328
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,516 7,989 7,110 7,443 6,714 7,493 6,864 5,621 4,688 2,940
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11,665 13,076 10,323 7,714 6,649 6,291 5,226 3,965 3,378 2,232
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 484
      Engineering nec 9,061 210 349 2,173 2,454 456 198 542 825 1,401
    Non-S&E 8,411 8,832 7,397 6,870 7,226 7,206 8,942 10,057 12,949 11,996
      Business management and business administration 2,049 3,282 3,276 2,273 2,397 2,493 642 643 1,019 1,846
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 23
      Education 523 2,129 1,921 2,106 2,084 1,634 1,178 1,555 3,034 3,264
      Humanities 2,748 2,000 1,673 1,772 1,739 1,637 1,021 988 1,237 684
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 320 598 471 542 599 536 720 792 540 494
      Non-S&E nec 2,771 823 56 177 407 902 5,381 6,079 7,011 5,685

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 117,336 61,413 4,420 39,726 7,554 2,527 1,696
    Science 57,048 33,504 1,217 15,898 3,873 1,341 1,215
      Computer and information sciences 8,478 5,635 0 2,365 478 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,436 792 0 451 0 0 193
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,436 792 0 451 0 0 193
        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 17,363 10,241 166 4,274 1,642 844 196
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,299 4,440 0 938 1,540 213 168
        Health sciences 10,015 5,801 166 3,287 102 631 28
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 49 0 0 49 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,434 281 0 927 168 58 0
      Physical sciences 19,076 12,222 755 3,790 1,392 225 692
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,538 1,278 33 1,864 308 26 29
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 15,538 10,944 722 1,926 1,084 199 663
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,435 344 26 970 61 21 13
      Social sciences 7,826 3,989 270 3,121 132 193 121
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 285 0 0 285 0 0 0
        Political science and government 646 65 1 482 0 4 94
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 305 0 0 297 0 8 0
        Social sciences nec 6,590 3,924 269 2,057 132 181 27
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 51,877 25,882 2,380 18,744 3,658 743 470
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,712 2,804 40 1,318 399 151 0
      Chemical engineering 15,907 7,567 1,462 4,386 1,827 311 354
      Civil engineering 3,016 1,582 205 994 8 168 59
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,516 3,913 139 2,815 642 7 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11,665 7,428 168 3,124 782 106 57
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 9,061 2,588 366 6,107 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,411 2,027 823 5,084 23 443 11
      Business management and business administration 2,049 99 0 1,946 0 4 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 523 0 0 518 0 5 0
      Humanities 2,748 169 467 2,104 0 1 7
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 320 0 0 316 0 4 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,771 1,759 356 200 23 429 4

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 61,413 62,195 48,179 41,304 35,309 30,086 29,471 27,694 31,059 28,654
  DOD 20,980 23,720 19,101 17,086 13,147 9,738 8,754 7,822 8,940 7,539
  DOE 5,058 4,470 3,302 3,035 2,271 1,491 1,149 985 738 1,852
  HHS 16,578 18,400 13,709 10,650 9,669 8,904 7,985 8,120 9,611 7,346
  NASA 2,770 2,414 1,957 1,856 1,812 2,071 1,810 1,230 997 1,427
  NSF 8,163 7,699 6,447 5,669 5,214 5,650 6,212 5,941 5,681 6,130
  USDA 240 354 235 147 59 57 27 40 0 52
  Other 7,624 5,138 3,428 2,861 3,137 2,175 3,534 3,556 5,092 4,308

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 1,564 382 1,182 .
2018 1,473 313 1,160 .
2017 1,417 274 1,143 .

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 366 365 314 283 268
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 47 45 9 8 8
    Computer and information sciences 33 8 12 6 6
    Engineering 156 180 152 135 119
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 5 9 7 7
    Health sciences 20 18 32 28 30
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 100 101 94 91 91
    Psychology 3 6 3 3 3
    Social sciences 1 1 4 4 4
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space . . . . 6,000 0
    Engineering . . . . 6,000 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 30,800 10,174 19,520 26,065 62,632
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 13,430 1,700 1,620
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 3,100 0
    Engineering 800 1,240 2,710 12,975 47,144
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 334 0 1,200 0
    Health sciences 4,600 0 900 1,300 5,612
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 25,400 8,600 2,480 5,790 8,256
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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