U. South Carolina

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 112 83.8 679 539 41.7 914
2022 107 84.5 680 751 17.4 900
2021 101 85.6 691 757 17.5 908
2020 102 85.6 698 784 15.3 916
2019 103 85.5 697 865 6.3 914
2018 102 85.7 700
2017 94 86.5 684 883 2.7 898
2016 96 86.5 697 827 8.6 896
2015 94 86.7 693 859 5.3 898
2014 90 87.2 688 838 6.7 889
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

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 724 734 767 708 730 767 794 851 831 839
    Female 824 791 746 681 701 700 730 781 832 836
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 901 914 932 877 854 874 936 974 1,006 1,060
    Hispanic or Latino 68 52 50 41 44 45 46 41 39 39
    Not Hispanic or Latino 815 844 864 818 788 809 867 909 942 999
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 2
      Asian 49 56 51 34 30 34 34 39 44 39
      Black or African American 112 101 87 73 73 88 83 82 90 94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
      White 615 652 692 674 647 652 712 754 772 822
      More than one race 36 33 31 34 35 31 34 29 33 36
    Unknown ethnicity and race 18 18 18 18 22 20 23 24 25 22
  Temporary visa holders 647 611 581 512 577 593 588 658 657 615
  Science and engineering 1,263 1,238 1,242 1,133 1,158 1,187 1,220 1,290 1,281 1,256
    Science 974 935 953 847 832 839 839 857 864 887
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 329 313 314 273 244 237 230 200 182 191
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 12
      Computer and information sciences 119 114 117 90 69 35 21 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 51 52 50 47 55 56 71 74 82 75
      Mathematics and statistics 90 79 83 77 89 98 99 100 103 104
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 161 161 171 161 178 194 188 192 197 192
      Psychology 89 85 80 69 66 69 73 76 78 93
      Social sciences 129 130 138 130 131 150 157 197 207 220
    Engineering 289 303 289 286 326 348 381 433 417 369
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 18 15 13 7 10 9 9 6 10 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 23 21 16 16 20 22 26 24 27 22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 56 56 63 60 69 50 56 61 58 61
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 38 44 41 42 37 42 47 55 55 51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 55 63 68 72 93 134 148 194 184 144
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 93 98 82 83 89 84 88 86 77 68
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 14
  Health 285 287 271 256 273 280 304 342 382 419
    Clinical medicine 139 148 143 125 151 167 198 192 200 196
    Other health 146 139 128 131 122 113 106 150 182 223

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 115 134 125 120 136 162 188 197 210 196
    Female 234 217 212 231 208 215 291 259 201 186
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 319 326 307 307 316 349 442 414 379 343
    Hispanic or Latino 15 19 24 18 15 12 15 18 10 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 299 302 279 281 293 321 408 377 354 313
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
      Asian 11 10 11 15 19 14 20 18 21 17
      Black or African American 47 38 30 36 32 34 34 47 36 31
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
      White 231 240 225 218 232 254 340 301 284 253
      More than one race 9 12 12 10 8 16 11 9 10 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 5 4 8 8 16 19 19 15 10
  Temporary visa holders 30 25 30 44 28 28 37 42 32 39
  Science and engineering 180 175 171 184 179 203 224 257 262 263
    Science 124 114 111 118 107 103 124 149 140 151
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 46 35 44 44 23 27 38 25 27 26
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8
      Computer and information sciences 23 17 24 17 14 5 3 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 4 3 4 5 6 6 11 12 15
      Mathematics and statistics 4 9 12 20 26 30 30 33 28 31
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 7 5 5 9 5 10 5 12 13
      Psychology 7 9 4 6 4 3 5 10 9 5
      Social sciences 21 23 19 22 26 27 32 64 48 53
    Engineering 56 61 60 66 72 100 100 108 122 112
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 6 6 9 4 6 7 7 8 8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 1 0 2 1 12 10 5 8 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 12 10 9 18 18 18 14 22 21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 10 12 11 18 35 41 45 42 46
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 16 18 18 16 12 14 17 19 14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 13 12 14 14 14 8 19 21 15
  Health 169 176 166 167 165 174 255 199 149 119
    Clinical medicine 34 35 45 47 62 75 75 77 59 59
    Other health 135 141 121 120 103 99 180 122 90 60

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 486 441 401 324 302 232 292 282 310 379
  Science and engineering 395 376 340 286 257 214 252 253 250 285
    Science 238 224 184 159 144 105 135 133 137 154
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 105 81 61 47 43 15 32 37 47 40
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 32 35 20 10 2 4 0 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 10 12 8 11 9 3 13 12 12 9
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 3 0 4 4 4 3 4
      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 60 68 67 72 77 66 63 59 54 67
      Psychology 22 18 15 11 7 5 12 9 6 6
      Social sciences 5 6 9 5 6 8 11 12 15 28
    Engineering 157 152 156 127 113 109 117 120 113 131
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 12 11 8 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 23 21 25 21 18 18 20 15 17 27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 22 22 16 14 14 12 19 14 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 29 31 36 38 35 35 42 36 29 42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 65 61 55 39 32 31 30 41 44 46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 3 5 5 5 3 5 3 4 7
  Health 91 65 61 38 45 18 40 29 60 94
    Clinical medicine 39 50 39 20 23 13 26 14 32 33
    Other health 52 15 22 18 22 5 14 15 28 61

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 1,548 1,525 1,513 1,389 1,431 1,467 1,524 1,632 1,663 1,675
  Fellowships 30 35 58 44 35 32 25 18 64 101
    Federal 9 12 17 6 7 0 1 4 4 22
    Institutional 19 21 41 38 28 30 24 14 56 43
    Nonfederal 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 36
  Research assistantships 736 646 656 560 610 557 540 439 609 678
    Federal 440 402 355 307 289 213 275 258 302 351
    Institutional 222 177 237 198 263 301 208 127 244 227
    Nonfederal 74 67 64 55 58 43 57 54 63 100
  Teaching assistantships 514 459 472 461 478 407 483 443 570 528
    Federal 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 509 457 472 460 476 406 483 443 569 516
    Nonfederal 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12
  Other types of support 268 385 327 324 308 471 476 732 420 368
    Federal 33 26 29 10 4 19 16 20 3 6
    Institutional 30 18 17 47 36 44 45 449 96 25
    Nonfederal 8 10 13 0 2 58 72 82 31 11
    Personal resources 197 331 268 267 266 350 343 181 290 326

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 85 102 90 76 90 90 102 108 108 130
    Science 43 63 50 45 55 49 66 59 66 86
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 32 29 25 33 26 34 28 34 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 3 3 6 3 3 3
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 2
      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 22 16 13 13 14 12 16 18 20 27
      Psychology 7 4 5 5 3 5 8 8 7 12
      Social sciences 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Engineering 42 39 40 31 35 41 36 49 42 44
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 6 7 6 8 11 8 14 6 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 5 3 1 4 2 3 5 3 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 5 7 6 5 5 8 6 4 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 19 23 23 18 18 23 17 24 28 29
      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 1 0
  Health 32 13 19 19 17 24 20 22 21 14
    Clinical medicine 21 7 8 9 8 12 12 10 8 9
    Other health 11 6 11 10 9 12 8 12 13 5

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 85 75 71 67 68 59 71 87 95 90
  Science and engineering 62 67 62 54 52 45 61 74 79 79
    Science 29 38 34 32 30 25 37 36 45 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 21 18 18 19 14 20 19 26 22
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 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 14 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 9 16
      Psychology 4 3 5 4 1 2 5 6 6 9
      Social sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Engineering 33 29 28 22 22 20 24 38 34 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 2 4 1 6 8 6 12 5 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 5 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16 18 17 15 13 10 15 22 25 25
      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 1 0
  Health 23 8 9 13 16 14 10 13 16 11
    Clinical medicine 14 5 3 7 7 6 6 5 5 8
    Other health 9 3 6 6 9 8 4 8 11 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

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 2,528 559 476 424 257 . 203 266 243 267
    Science 1,405 409 12 89 20 . 195 247 243 267
      Computer and information sciences 10 46 0 85 20 . 0 42 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 20 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,372 358 12 4 0 . 41 86 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 . 46 60 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 36 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 23 5 0 0 0 . 0 3 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 . 108 0 243 267
    Engineering 0 42 250 168 130 . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 42 250 168 130 . 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,123 108 214 167 107 . 8 19 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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 2,528 330 . . . 0 0
    Science 1,405 280 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Life sciences 1,372 280 . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Psychology 23 0 . . . 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Economics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,123 50 . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Education 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Law 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social work 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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

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
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  NSF . . . . . . . . . .
  USDA . . . . . . . . . .
  Other . . . . . . . . . .

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
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2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
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2018 . . . .
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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