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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 141 69.7 459 169 72.3 602 177 80.9 914
2022 111 76.1 457 112 83.8 680 184 79.8 900
2021 127 72 447 160 77.2 691 178 69.9 583 181 80.4 908
2020 105 77.1 450 168 76.2 697 181 80.5 916
2019 120 73.6 447 177 74.9 696 158 73.6 589 192 79.3 914
2018 118 72.9 428 175 75.3 698 178 80.7 911
2017 116 73.2 425 186 73.2 684 193 66.9 575 195 78.6 898
2016 113 74.2 430 204 71.1 697 198 78.2 896
2015 128 70.4 426 205 70.8 693 143 75.3 570 199 78.2 898
2014 129 69.9 422 196 71.9 688 184 79.6 889
2013 191 66 555
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 major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 110 162 120 182 138 151 158 154 127 124
  Science and engineering 51 96 57 85 74 62 81 67 58 56
    Science 39 79 44 64 67 51 71 53 52 48
      Life science 12 18 9 15 17 17 12 5 9 7
        Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
        Biological sciences 6 11 5 12 7 12 7 3 6 5
        Health sciences 5 7 4 3 10 4 5 2 3 2
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 7 13 1 12 7 6 4 9 9 5
        Chemistry 5 6 1 7 2 1 3 4 6 3
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 6 . 5 5 5 1 5 3 2
        Physics and astronomy 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and computer sciences 5 19 9 7 9 4 12 9 11 8
        Computer sciences 3 13 5 1 4 2 6 4 6 4
        Mathematics 2 6 4 6 5 2 6 5 5 4
      Psychology and social sciences 15 29 25 30 34 24 43 30 23 28
        Psychology 13 21 21 20 23 20 26 24 22 24
        Economics . 2 . 1 1 2 4 . 1 2
        Other social sciences 2 6 4 9 10 2 13 6 . 2
    Engineering 12 17 13 21 7 11 10 14 6 8
      Biological/biomedical sciences 1 1 3 5 . 3 1 2 2 2
      Civil engineering 5 5 . 4 . 3 1 3 1 1
      Electrical engineering 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 . 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 1 5 . . 2 1 1 1
      Other engineering 3 7 6 6 5 3 4 5 2 3
  Non-science and engineering 59 66 63 97 64 89 77 87 69 68
    Education 35 29 35 47 37 55 46 43 37 30
      Education administration 7 9 7 11 9 19 17 13 14 11
      Education research 26 19 25 28 20 30 25 16 21 16
      Teacher education . 1 1 4 2 4 1 2 . 1
      Teaching fields 1 . 1 4 4 2 3 7 2 2
      Other education 1 . 1 . 2 . . 5 . .
    Humanities 14 28 24 29 23 22 16 30 19 23
      History 2 4 4 1 7 2 1 6 4 5
      Letters 5 9 3 16 5 8 6 6 6 5
      Other humanities and arts 7 15 17 12 11 12 9 18 9 13
    Other 10 9 4 21 4 12 15 14 13 15
      Business management/administration 5 8 1 12 2 11 10 12 13 10
      Communication 5 1 2 9 2 1 5 2 . 5
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) . . 1 . . . . . . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13

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

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

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

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

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

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
. 100,042 71,271 67,092 69,463 58,700 64,297 49,695 48,321 46,675 55,566
. 379 379 380 440 347 300 139 100 104 172
. 242 51 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 5,839 5,773 5,490 5,836 4,671 4,267 4,209 4,076 4,151 4,909
. 1,206 1,583 585 667 844 1,709 255 131 209 220
. 0 0 92 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,264 1,374 562 803 497 832 1,240 1,305 1,117 1,200
. 41 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 1,924 1,006 986 1,109 1,203 740 428 352 68 297
. 52,983 42,413 40,657 43,452 37,761 41,013 33,115 32,501 29,668 35,464
. 10,618 10,731 9,537 10,395 10,521 11,041 9,160 8,812 10,391 8,316
. 6,260 5,848 5,201 5,192 5,463 5,681 4,852 3,173 8,012 2,767
. 154 174 4 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
. 4,174 3,665 3,805 4,754 5,032 5,330 4,104 2,216 2,379 2,715
. 12 1,044 348 217 0 30 204 3,423 0 2,834
. 18 0 179 232 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 510 1,138 1,250 1,241 892 845 1,015 1,039 1,072 873
. 7,492 1,554 1,702 1,618 439 192 1,736 4,101 5 4,113
. 7,084 6,817 5,431 5,455 6,101 5,044 4,579 8,236 7,168 7,115
. 10,088 8,068 7,319 7,750 4,052 3,548 2,915 2,437 3,053 4,991
. 194 743 784 1,906 1,758 1,748 319 1,152 1,520 2,076
. 2,798 2,068 1,802 866 395 310 1,121 175 250 645
. 575 466 253 548 211 217 99 18 0 0
. 2,057 335 281 280 266 253 686 891 840 705
. 4,464 4,456 4,199 4,150 1,422 1,020 690 201 443 1,565
. 4,386 4,298 4,089 5,493 4,117 4,629 4,132 3,868 4,228 4,358
. 4,322 4,046 4,089 5,493 4,117 4,629 4,132 3,868 4,228 4,358
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 56 252 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 8,935 6,795 7,957 8,486 9,482 13,831 8,164 2,128 2,202 4,129
. 3,870 3,012 3,372 3,014 2,157 1,883 1,414 1,880 1,549 1,569
. 1,079 404 770 791 578 474 359 316 508 474
. 98 84 106 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,615 2,043 2,347 2,143 1,579 1,409 1,055 1,564 1,041 1,095
. 78 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 460 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 32,482 17,033 16,971 15,270 11,475 13,478 8,503 7,947 9,136 11,215
. 886 869 1,066 1,099 703 762 147 57 47 63
. 1,882 1,655 1,694 1,989 1,141 1,237 1,059 511 649 966
. 3,297 4,961 4,923 4,474 3,437 4,384 2,431 2,011 2,664 2,303
. 2,783 3,625 3,656 3,263 2,703 3,027 2,962 3,375 3,595 5,981
. 3,119 1,652 1,929 1,995 863 1,002 524 776 733 459
. 1,029 310 1,224 857 1,028 1,285 894 478 465 343
. 19,107 3,582 2,099 1,153 1,253 1,481 347 639 879 928
. 3,061 2,020 1,736 2,298 2,249 2,258 1,945 2,009 2,326 2,261

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 100,042 26,913 9,680 58,132 1,839 3,273 205
    Science 52,983 17,021 5,097 28,825 667 1,270 103
      Computer and information sciences 8,935 4,575 219 4,018 122 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,386 2,220 1,211 861 54 0 40
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,322 2,156 1,211 861 54 0 40
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 56 56 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 10,618 4,058 940 4,988 427 205 0
        Agricultural sciences 18 0 18 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,174 1,629 229 2,227 0 89 0
        Health sciences 6,260 2,280 693 2,761 414 112 0
        Natural resources and conservation 154 141 0 0 13 0 0
        Life sciences nec 12 8 0 0 0 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 510 375 130 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,870 1,096 0 2,743 2 15 14
        Astronomy and astrophysics 98 98 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,615 762 0 1,836 2 15 0
        Materials science 78 78 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,079 158 0 907 0 0 14
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 7,084 1,154 1,921 3,923 0 85 1
      Social sciences 10,088 3,198 676 5,205 62 900 47
        Anthropology 575 0 94 455 0 26 0
        Economics 194 0 58 101 0 35 0
        Political science and government 2,057 138 197 1,720 0 2 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,798 1,794 0 672 0 285 47
        Social sciences nec 4,464 1,266 327 2,257 62 552 0
      Sciences nec 7,492 345 0 7,082 0 65 0
    Engineering 14,577 5,852 2,653 4,640 886 525 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 242 242 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,061 845 520 1,369 35 292 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,839 1,488 1,816 1,970 412 132 21
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,264 2,238 0 2 24 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 41 41 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,924 602 0 1,195 127 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,206 396 317 104 288 101 0
    Non-S&E 32,482 4,040 1,930 24,667 286 1,478 81
      Business management and business administration 3,297 29 702 2,295 241 30 0
      Communication and communications technologies 379 0 70 308 0 0 1
      Education 2,783 1,513 313 370 45 462 80
      Humanities 3,119 0 137 2,595 0 387 0
      Law 886 0 210 320 0 356 0
      Social work 1,029 248 14 547 0 220 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,882 0 254 1,625 0 3 0
      Non-S&E nec 19,107 2,250 230 16,607 0 20 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 26,913 24,686 21,578 18,063 18,370 25,166 18,185 18,098 18,825 21,898
  DOD 4,087 2,975 897 1,028 2,986 6,912 3,489 2,550 2,557 3,663
  DOE 536 397 188 126 246 320 314 200 160 209
  HHS 10,336 10,562 10,023 7,826 7,499 8,941 7,787 7,148 5,664 4,842
  NASA 180 212 205 134 90 122 77 10 28 118
  NSF 5,771 5,025 4,496 3,627 3,195 3,861 2,692 3,895 3,928 4,995
  USDA 151 189 74 36 88 167 182 201 226 82
  Other 5,852 5,326 5,695 5,286 4,266 4,843 3,644 4,094 6,262 7,989

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 1,805 141 1,664 .
2018 1,764 205 1,559 .
2017 1,598 197 1,401 .

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 331 298 371 260 408
    Agricultural sciences 8 8 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 36 57 39 42 52
    Computer and information sciences 29 23 35 21 40
    Engineering 54 42 46 34 41
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14 20 29 16 29
    Health sciences 59 19 62 45 100
    Mathematics and statistics 13 7 12 6 11
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 33 46 53 41 57
    Psychology 18 29 48 33 35
    Social sciences 49 31 39 20 43
    Other 18 17 8 2 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 . 21,836 . . 2,500 0
    Engineering . 21,836 . . 2,500 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 50,125 15,700 1,148 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21,000 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,700 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 6,000 667 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2,000 3,700 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 425 6,000 481 0 0
    Other 25,000 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