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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 56 90.9 602 76 91.9 914
2022 103 85.1 680 73 92.1 900
2021 104 85.2 691 60 90 583 74 92 908
2020 94 86.8 697 72 92.3 916
2019 112 84.2 696 64 89.4 589 81 91.3 914
2018 117 83.5 698 83 91.1 911
2017 111 84.1 684 56 90.5 575 85 90.7 898
2016 114 83.9 697 86 90.6 896
2015 104 85.3 693 51 91.3 570 88 90.4 898
2014 97 86.2 688 83 90.9 889
2013 98 82.7 555
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

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
. 436,964 408,656 380,048 362,209 302,679 283,638 272,239 259,998 242,367 253,344
. 2,157 1,228 1,242 1,636 849 1,156 1,326 1,331 1,243 1,946
. 9,461 6,991 5,873 5,362 3,988 2,152 1,999 1,853 0 0
. 6,805 5,241 4,148 3,174 1,458 1,538 2,548 3,479 11,835 10,360
. 8,683 6,452 5,747 6,323 4,923 5,627 7,469 6,051 5,813 4,897
. 6,799 5,438 5,224 4,637 5,668 4,735 4,577 6,067 1,506 2,021
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 19,470 15,798 14,186 12,454 8,215 7,387 6,913 6,902 5,304 6,250
. 2,116 1,357 1,728 1,614 964 824 772 374 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,704 1,978
. 315,443 309,840 294,273 300,981 256,806 239,570 225,787 215,304 201,406 201,598
. 174,395 176,123 165,745 164,967 148,621 140,602 145,939 140,303 127,529 137,027
. 130,968 125,256 116,506 119,319 107,128 98,313 106,024 92,600 79,152 85,734
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 42,895 50,190 48,670 43,605 37,322 35,948 34,748 38,754 40,209 44,849
. 532 677 569 2,043 4,171 6,341 5,167 8,949 8,168 6,444
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 2,621 2,495 2,274 2,018 477 377 309 224 440 538
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 5,725 3,077 2,599 1,608 1,395 1,351 1,137 1,281 1,733 1,116
. 17,870 13,702 11,396 25,818 17,363 16,337 16,088 14,112 15,493 6,891
. 1,560 1,522 1,353 2,244 555 1,442 942 903 666 617
. 1,290 401 134 326 69 0 0 10 525 706
. 4,458 2,608 2,253 3,952 3,365 2,732 1,901 657 0 0
. 4,803 2,828 2,654 2,269 2,241 2,687 3,126 3,212 2,758 2,539
. 5,759 6,343 5,002 17,027 11,133 9,476 10,119 9,330 11,544 3,029
. 83,345 89,076 91,101 84,812 71,836 63,159 47,554 44,835 41,808 39,406
. 11,495 10,728 9,530 9,281 7,642 9,683 10,690 9,333 9,615 10,916
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 71,803 78,348 81,571 75,531 64,194 53,476 36,864 35,502 32,193 28,490
. 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 9,628 6,637 4,661 3,019 1,752 2,845 2,699 2,838 1,547 3,648
. 21,859 18,730 16,497 18,739 15,362 14,899 12,061 11,711 12,856 12,972
. 9,518 8,205 6,446 6,397 3,526 4,081 3,570 3,740 4,552 5,185
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 12,341 10,525 10,051 12,342 11,836 10,818 8,491 7,971 8,304 7,787
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
. 62,775 54,089 45,990 24,585 19,304 20,775 21,612 19,759 14,799 26,240
. 1,746 289 49 53 53 12 25 24 0 63
. 4,466 958 702 606 196 161 227 12 97 35
. 11,976 12,573 11,021 543 544 355 1,517 315 219 0
. 19,608 18,284 17,156 1,469 1,025 991 1,053 340 494 13,249
. 5,551 2,845 395 131 449 953 1,326 1,873 1,280 604
. 2,016 1,163 1,076 415 96 592 469 186 44 83
. 15,255 16,749 14,349 19,732 16,092 16,555 15,669 15,678 11,422 10,260
. 5,412 3,450 2,879 3,079 1,353 1,030 562 209 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 436,964 219,964 22,816 169,611 12,753 10,096 1,724
    Science 315,443 175,165 19,912 99,064 10,783 9,535 984
      Computer and information sciences 9,628 5,640 0 3,254 590 0 144
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 83,345 64,382 661 15,847 1,008 777 670
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 71,803 61,619 11 8,331 713 641 488
        Geological and earth sciences 11,495 2,739 650 7,493 295 136 182
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 47 24 0 23 0 0 0
      Life sciences 174,395 85,141 17,198 55,382 8,974 7,688 12
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 42,895 25,405 1,777 13,414 587 1,711 1
        Health sciences 130,968 59,736 15,421 41,436 8,387 5,977 11
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 532 0 0 532 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,621 546 0 2,011 0 64 0
      Physical sciences 21,859 11,345 148 9,721 202 443 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 12,341 7,361 148 4,720 0 112 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 9,518 3,984 0 5,001 202 331 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,725 3,332 71 2,298 9 15 0
      Social sciences 17,870 4,779 1,834 10,551 0 548 158
        Anthropology 4,458 1,916 70 2,327 0 128 17
        Economics 1,560 3 29 1,431 0 94 3
        Political science and government 4,803 2,455 0 2,120 0 93 135
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,290 11 237 817 0 222 3
        Social sciences nec 5,759 394 1,498 3,856 0 11 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 58,746 30,388 2,233 23,018 1,970 422 715
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9,461 4,117 70 5,159 115 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,412 2,749 384 2,265 10 4 0
      Chemical engineering 6,805 2,787 31 3,213 535 75 164
      Civil engineering 8,683 4,774 1,107 2,563 90 149 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 19,470 12,822 641 4,917 613 134 343
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,116 543 0 1,434 0 0 139
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,799 2,596 0 3,467 607 60 69
    Non-S&E 62,775 14,411 671 47,529 0 139 25
      Business management and business administration 11,976 174 0 11,802 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 2,157 140 0 2,017 0 0 0
      Education 19,608 12,463 172 6,933 0 40 0
      Humanities 5,551 15 0 5,463 0 73 0
      Law 1,746 0 0 1,746 0 0 0
      Social work 2,016 432 496 1,085 0 3 0
      Visual and performing arts 4,466 6 3 4,457 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 15,255 1,181 0 14,026 0 23 25

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 219,964 210,994 193,639 183,728 164,855 149,317 133,177 134,772 127,709 118,925
  DOD 17,814 14,075 9,113 9,809 8,387 6,806 4,775 6,180 6,751 5,911
  DOE 9,640 7,212 7,286 5,658 4,549 3,896 4,792 8,400 9,000 6,043
  HHS 92,264 85,136 79,772 73,735 70,271 65,703 66,815 64,990 61,376 64,971
  NASA 27,360 37,076 37,080 33,581 26,364 18,200 3,422 3,764 3,309 2,964
  NSF 23,986 19,652 13,514 12,520 14,257 14,488 14,983 13,882 14,260 12,367
  USDA 840 814 1,222 1,354 1,367 1,614 1,149 850 704 361
  Other 48,060 47,029 45,652 47,071 39,660 38,610 37,241 36,706 32,309 26,308

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 3,320 690 2,630 .
2018 3,306 679 2,627 .
2017 3,277 697 2,580 .

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 1,393 1,207 1,368 1,504 1,548
    Agricultural sciences 29 29 30 95 93
    Biological and biomedical sciences 490 399 585 649 685
    Computer and information sciences 14 12 7 6 7
    Engineering 247 201 183 190 179
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 313 312 309 325 324
    Health sciences 76 45 49 47 58
    Mathematics and statistics 4 7 7 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 10 9 9 0 0
    Physical sciences 147 133 132 136 128
    Psychology 17 18 16 2 19
    Social sciences 45 42 40 54 56
    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 80,620 5,698 . 69,838 14,972
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . 45,062 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 80,620 5,698 . 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . 24,776 14,972

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 2,250 8,500 20,000 27,500 142,552
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 5,000 3,000 6,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,000 8,500 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 500 0 0 15,000 28,677
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 15,000 9,500 107,875
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 750 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