U. Miami

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 104 77.7 459 95 86.3 679 156 74.5 602 62 93.4 914
2022 104 77.6 457 83 88 680 69 92.5 900
2021 85 81.4 447 78 89 691 155 73.8 583 75 91.9 908
2020 92 79.9 450 81 88.6 698 69 92.6 916
2019 99 78.2 447 80 88.8 697 154 74.2 589 70 92.5 914
2018 89 79.6 428 91 87.2 700 71 92.4 911
2017 94 78.3 425 92 86.8 684 155 73.4 575 64 93 898
2016 89 79.7 430 87 87.8 697 62 93.2 896
2015 93 78.6 426 93 86.8 693 157 72.9 570 68 92.6 898
2014 111 74.1 422 99 85.9 688 65 92.9 889
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 182 189 212 204 198 216 201 215 205 158
  Science and engineering 125 135 162 146 149 157 137 159 148 117
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 2 5 2 3 7 3 5 3 2
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 2 5 2 3 6 3 5 3 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 50 36 43 44 43 56 44 39 44 35
      Biochemistry and biophysics 7 3 7 3 7 6 4 3 4 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 6 2 1 3 2 3 5 4 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 3 4 2 3 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 4 5 9 5 10 7 4 5 1
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 3 2 2 4 4 2 8 .
      Microbiology and immunology 8 4 6 2 5 3 2 2 9 3
      Molecular biology 6 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 2 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 8 7 11 6 6 7 6 7 8
      Pharmacology and toxicology 4 3 2 3 2 5 4 1 3 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 8 7 7 6 8 10 3 11 . 8
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 . 1 2 . 2 1 .
    Computer and information sciences . 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 3 1
      Computer science . 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 1
      Computer and information sciences, other . 2 . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
    Engineering 19 19 32 25 19 23 22 24 16 22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 1 1 . 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 6 5 7 6 6 4 9 6 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 6 3 7 4 1 4 3 3 3 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 3 5 3 5 2 3 5 1 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 3 6 5 3 5 5 3 1 5
      Materials and mining engineering . . 1 . . 2 1 . . .
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 4
      Engineering, other 2 . 1 . . . 2 1 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 20 20 14 17 16 11 27 23 17
      Geological sciences 2 3 2 2 6 5 1 8 7 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 10 17 18 12 11 11 10 19 16 15
    Health sciences 7 15 10 16 12 10 13 10 11 7
      Nursing science 1 2 2 6 3 5 5 2 4 4
      Public health 1 5 3 3 1 . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other 5 8 5 7 8 5 7 8 7 3
    Mathematics and statistics 1 2 4 2 6 2 3 4 4 1
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . 3 . 1 3 . .
      Mathematics 1 . 1 . 1 2 . . 3 .
      Statistics . 1 . . 1 . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 2 2 1 . 2 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 11 13 14 5 20 9 13 14 18 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
      Chemistry 5 8 10 4 13 5 6 7 15 8
      Physics 6 4 4 . 7 4 6 7 2 1
    Psychology 19 17 19 26 24 23 16 20 20 15
      Clinical psychology 7 5 9 10 11 13 10 11 7 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 7 5 9 3 5 3 4 7 6
      Research and experimental psychology 6 5 4 5 3 3 2 2 5 2
      Psychology, other . . 1 2 7 2 1 3 1 .
    Social sciences 3 8 14 9 4 10 10 12 6 8
      Economics . 1 6 3 . 1 . . 1 1
      Political science and government . . . 1 3 1 2 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 6 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 3
      Social sciences, other 1 1 4 3 . 7 6 8 2 4
  Non-science and engineering 57 54 50 58 49 59 64 56 57 41
    Business 1 6 3 3 9 3 7 4 4 3
      Business 1 6 3 3 9 3 7 4 4 3
    Education 6 3 4 9 7 18 13 4 11 9
      Education leadership and administration . . . 1 . 5 4 . . .
      Education research 2 . . 2 1 8 3 1 6 3
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 2 4 4 5 3 6 3 4 6
      Education, other . 1 . 2 1 2 . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 42 43 40 41 28 31 41 44 36 28
      Letters 1 6 5 5 1 3 10 5 7 1
      Foreign languages and literature 2 1 3 5 6 4 3 . 3 4
      History . 2 2 1 3 . . 3 1 2
      Philosophy and religious studies 4 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 4 5
      Music and performing arts 35 32 26 25 16 21 25 34 19 14
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 1 . . 2 . 2 2
    Other non-science and engineering 8 2 3 5 5 7 3 4 6 1
      Communication 7 2 2 4 4 7 2 3 5 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 793 819 861 778 861 734 743 811 802 763
    Female 1,021 1,119 1,181 998 993 896 871 937 879 770
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,269 1,418 1,467 1,282 1,194 1,227 1,211 1,237 1,162 1,031
    Hispanic or Latino 322 348 371 318 284 247 225 212 219 187
    Not Hispanic or Latino 862 966 1,031 885 832 756 866 867 852 732
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 1
      Asian 95 105 106 79 81 90 116 125 113 93
      Black or African American 101 128 133 108 83 78 94 96 76 55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1
      White 611 681 718 636 592 513 595 596 619 552
      More than one race 52 50 70 60 76 74 58 45 41 30
    Unknown ethnicity and race 85 104 65 79 78 224 120 158 91 112
  Temporary visa holders 545 520 575 494 660 403 403 511 519 502
  Science and engineering 1,740 1,837 1,933 1,670 1,771 1,521 1,503 1,451 1,365 1,326
    Science 1,515 1,616 1,713 1,459 1,557 1,319 1,318 1,248 1,140 1,027
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 95 16
      Biological and biomedical sciences 690 684 701 672 658 654 649 432 378 339
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 40 0
      Computer and information sciences 23 25 22 24 23 19 15 10 13 18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 216 232 202 166 180 176 171 173 176 291
      Mathematics and statistics 100 111 199 109 265 43 54 39 27 32
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 38 17 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 197 288 293 212 140 132 122 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 78 76 73 78 91 86 90 103 110 70
      Psychology 126 127 140 133 139 149 145 140 151 91
      Social sciences 47 56 68 58 61 60 72 149 124 145
    Engineering 225 221 220 211 214 202 185 203 225 299
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 74 71 69 73 63 57 54 56 59 63
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 42 41 39 34 33 30 27 28 30 27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 40 41 38 43 52 40 37 39 49 47
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 19 28 33 26 33 40 33 46 53 58
      Mechanical engineering 34 27 34 34 31 33 33 34 34 36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 68
  Health 74 101 109 106 83 109 111 297 316 207
    Clinical medicine 48 74 84 73 31 43 36 264 286 175
    Other health 26 27 25 33 52 66 75 33 30 32

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 71 84 75 73 48 53 54 51 60 62
    Female 108 125 131 127 91 59 49 75 66 59
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 164 191 188 163 118 95 95 114 109 100
    Hispanic or Latino 60 63 77 55 42 26 30 46 49 37
    Not Hispanic or Latino 55 70 75 75 61 43 56 57 53 55
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Asian 6 11 9 5 6 6 5 4 5 8
      Black or African American 14 18 17 16 20 12 7 12 14 9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 31 38 46 48 32 24 40 39 31 35
      More than one race 4 3 3 6 3 0 3 2 3 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 49 58 36 33 15 26 9 11 7 8
  Temporary visa holders 15 18 18 37 21 17 8 12 17 21
  Science and engineering 138 161 162 161 116 89 87 117 104 104
    Science 115 138 143 143 101 73 73 104 85 77
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 53 61 66 55 46 30 37 33 24 46
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 1 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 6 5 5 1 2 3 4 5 9
      Mathematics and statistics 6 15 12 10 10 6 0 1 3 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 25 16 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 8 11 21 7 10 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
      Psychology 3 11 18 20 15 8 8 8 11 0
      Social sciences 14 21 19 23 19 15 14 42 32 19
    Engineering 23 23 19 18 15 16 14 13 19 27
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 9 7 4 0 5 5 5 5 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 4 4 5 2 3 3 5 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 6 3 6 9 2 0 2 3 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 6 5
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 0 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11
  Health 41 48 44 39 23 23 16 9 22 17
    Clinical medicine 40 47 42 30 11 6 7 9 22 16
    Other health 1 1 2 9 12 17 9 0 0 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

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 179 167 180 256 238 175 136 119 189 175
  Science and engineering 178 161 173 244 225 166 130 118 181 173
    Science 158 142 147 205 195 159 113 109 175 155
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 81 73 97 105 92 62 43 24 50 40
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 46 39 27 44 50 53 21 41 58 57
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 12 10 14 9 10 8 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 8 5 16 12 9 13 6 14 11
      Psychology 12 8 6 21 24 25 25 28 22 34
      Social sciences 1 1 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 1
    Engineering 20 19 26 39 30 7 17 9 6 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 4 9 15 12 4 10 1 2 10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 7 6 4 1 2 1 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 5 5 4 8 1 2 3 2 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 5 4 6 4 1 0 1 0 2
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 1 8 2 0 3 3 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 6 7 12 13 9 6 1 8 2
    Clinical medicine 1 6 6 9 8 9 5 1 2 0
    Other health 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 6 2

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 1,814 1,938 2,042 1,776 1,854 1,630 1,614 1,748 1,681 1,533
  Fellowships 60 73 61 176 69 115 89 207 237 192
    Federal 25 25 21 32 17 18 25 29 44 21
    Institutional 32 45 39 140 47 95 58 173 181 163
    Nonfederal 3 3 1 4 5 2 6 5 12 8
  Research assistantships 301 188 190 446 294 515 580 416 381 332
    Federal 139 140 153 205 213 141 103 87 132 153
    Institutional 142 39 27 220 42 342 438 306 226 158
    Nonfederal 20 9 10 21 39 32 39 23 23 21
  Teaching assistantships 0 65 52 200 175 145 153 198 210 216
    Federal 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 0 65 52 188 168 145 153 196 208 212
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 2 1 3
  Other types of support 1,453 1,612 1,739 954 1,316 855 792 927 853 793
    Federal 15 2 6 12 6 16 8 3 12 0
    Institutional 640 695 673 149 392 36 17 83 122 108
    Nonfederal 31 3 2 12 21 16 20 15 16 21
    Personal resources 767 912 1,058 781 897 787 747 826 703 664

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 128 127 109 127 131 131 134 162 180 132
    Science 119 122 108 123 126 122 129 157 179 131
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 56 64 68 76 80 87 85 86 103 70
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 30 24 28 25 21 30 37 34 30
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 6 5 6 9 6 4 4 8 5
      Psychology 16 20 7 9 7 5 6 6 8 8
      Social sciences 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 5 1 4 5 9 5 5 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 3 3 4 2 2 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 119 116 117 117 128 128 85 106 78 66
    Clinical medicine 118 113 116 110 126 126 85 104 76 66
    Other health 1 3 1 7 2 2 0 2 2 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 115 126 119 120 123 129 111 119 113 116
  Science and engineering 79 81 70 79 71 78 71 84 88 82
    Science 76 80 69 78 70 75 69 83 87 81
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 36 40 37 45 38 50 38 41 47 34
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 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 23 20 22 26 23 16 23 27 22 28
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 4
      Psychology 10 15 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4
      Social sciences 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 36 45 49 41 52 51 40 35 25 34
    Clinical medicine 36 45 49 39 51 51 40 33 24 34
    Other health 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 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 509,951 439,300 375,841 381,410 360,716 357,104 367,877 358,441 331,036 345,805
    Science 493,218 428,802 370,603 375,410 353,221 349,931 359,341 350,557 323,096 337,374
      Computer and information sciences 3,156 1,620 835 283 1,140 938 1,298 1,140 1,507 1,807
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 61,748 59,693 50,826 50,684 48,427 50,321 63,018 64,671 56,878 64,103
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 37,213 43,791 35,988 31,048 26,839 25,592 34,506 36,675 42,040 50,518
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 39 83 196
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 23,451 15,294 13,932 18,881 19,729 24,530 27,204 26,469 12,970 11,332
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,084 608 906 755 1,859 197 1,305 1,488 1,785 2,057
      Life sciences 398,810 342,103 297,764 302,160 284,045 274,934 271,203 262,779 243,928 253,589
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 93,560 89,556 75,792 78,338 67,787 53,646 49,565 50,655 38,271 38,632
        Health sciences 298,538 247,302 215,596 218,739 210,762 214,208 214,355 204,153 195,928 204,162
        Natural resources and conservation 1,824 1,166 911 791 1,403 2,353 1,530 130 0 0
        Life sciences nec 4,888 4,079 5,465 4,292 4,093 4,727 5,753 7,841 9,729 10,795
      Mathematics and statistics 1,693 1,257 843 1,420 581 992 913 344 689 905
      Physical sciences 7,163 5,939 5,000 5,150 5,567 5,861 7,502 8,009 7,826 6,719
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,481 1,605 1,318 1,437 1,102 1,782 1,923 2,418 1,927 2,646
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,586 4,334 3,682 3,713 4,465 4,079 5,579 5,591 5,899 4,073
        Physical sciences nec 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 18,271 16,155 14,808 13,896 11,163 14,715 14,567 13,105 11,751 9,430
      Social sciences 2,075 1,907 463 1,812 2,294 2,160 803 381 517 821
        Anthropology 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 326 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 157 459 170 308 97 49 64 102 226 297
        Social sciences nec 1,410 1,443 293 1,504 2,195 2,111 739 279 291 524
      Sciences nec 302 128 64 5 4 10 37 128 0 0
    Engineering 8,034 5,961 4,527 5,060 5,400 5,201 5,969 5,133 4,986 5,478
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 475 642 820 782 940 946 770 571 718
      Chemical engineering 769 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 4,092 3,718 1,993 2,619 2,641 1,912 2,071 1,402 1,128 1,014
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 759 521 258 167 531 823 1,280 1,576 1,663 1,958
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 486 580 993 626 759 1,270 1,237 653 1,059 1,248
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,502 667 641 828 687 256 435 732 565 540
    Non-S&E 8,699 4,537 711 940 2,095 1,972 2,567 2,751 2,954 2,953
      Business management and business administration 4,557 1 0 24 50 32 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 307 26 5 57 21 1 0 40 1 0
      Education 1,519 1,524 593 661 1,070 1,861 1,199 1,267 1,247 1,437
      Humanities 614 326 86 172 295 1 188 205 310 183
      Law 1,520 2,605 0 2 596 37 1,060 1,207 1,336 1,290
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 163 55 27 24 63 40 120 32 60 43
      Non-S&E nec 19 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.
  • 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 509,951 291,783 16,251 128,438 48,022 25,118 339
    Science 493,218 285,619 16,221 118,781 47,939 24,361 297
      Computer and information sciences 3,156 2,185 0 780 0 191 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 61,748 52,297 2,436 5,643 206 1,130 36
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 37,213 35,033 228 1,905 0 47 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 23,451 16,534 2,208 3,384 206 1,083 36
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,084 730 0 354 0 0 0
      Life sciences 398,810 210,172 13,766 106,759 47,260 20,610 243
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 93,560 77,988 1,286 10,822 1,654 1,810 0
        Health sciences 298,538 126,966 12,480 94,777 45,597 18,475 243
        Natural resources and conservation 1,824 1,215 0 390 9 210 0
        Life sciences nec 4,888 4,003 0 770 0 115 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,693 368 0 342 0 983 0
      Physical sciences 7,163 5,934 0 1,128 0 101 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,481 1,971 0 446 0 64 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,586 3,963 0 586 0 37 0
        Physical sciences nec 96 0 0 96 0 0 0
      Psychology 18,271 14,258 19 2,765 143 1,073 13
      Social sciences 2,075 405 0 1,067 330 273 0
        Anthropology 54 0 0 54 0 0 0
        Economics 326 158 0 101 0 67 0
        Political science and government 128 0 0 115 0 13 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 157 157 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,410 90 0 797 330 193 0
      Sciences nec 302 0 0 297 0 0 5
    Engineering 8,034 4,988 30 2,751 2 232 31
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 426 187 0 239 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 769 419 0 347 0 0 3
      Civil engineering 4,092 2,634 0 1,196 2 232 28
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 759 627 10 122 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 486 252 20 214 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,502 869 0 633 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,699 1,176 0 6,906 81 525 11
      Business management and business administration 4,557 0 0 4,557 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 307 100 0 196 0 0 11
      Education 1,519 809 0 318 81 311 0
      Humanities 614 267 0 294 0 53 0
      Law 1,520 0 0 1,359 0 161 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 163 0 0 163 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 19 0 0 19 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 291,783 265,212 231,001 224,184 212,023 192,598 194,385 195,328 193,606 203,751
  DOD 28,129 26,703 21,486 14,610 14,765 15,186 20,501 18,718 20,854 26,437
  DOE 1,772 1,284 918 1,020 556 312 600 756 1,440 2,055
  HHS 210,961 189,650 166,311 167,054 156,134 136,016 129,751 131,281 125,407 130,316
  NASA 4,350 3,246 2,812 3,537 3,765 3,653 4,750 6,080 4,800 3,980
  NSF 13,748 9,985 9,921 10,214 11,269 11,724 12,425 14,083 12,548 15,454
  USDA 322 241 86 26 314 440 383 461 21 92
  Other 32,501 34,103 29,467 27,723 25,220 25,267 25,975 23,949 28,536 25,417

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 3,948 821 3,127 .
2018 3,842 804 3,038 .
2017 3,943 792 3,151 .

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 382 390 378 376 369
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 18
    Biological and biomedical sciences 126 118 118 116 87
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 12 14 14 14 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 17 22 19 18 43
    Health sciences 172 180 171 172 170
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 14 14 13 13 0
    Physical sciences 29 27 29 29 20
    Psychology 11 13 13 13 18
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1
    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 245,531 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 205,240 . . . .
    Health sciences 40,291 . . . .

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 0 26,648 21,786 9,011 10,844
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 14,007 9,663 0 3,807
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 310 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1,080 784
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 3,029 6,254
    Health sciences 0 12,641 12,124 4,591 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    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