U. Tennessee, Knoxville

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 56 88.1 459 97 84.9 631 89 90.6 925
2023 48 89.8 459 107 84.5 679 92 90.1 911 42 93.2 602
2022 53 88.7 457 117 83.1 680 89 90.3 900
2021 45 90.2 447 115 83.6 691 86 90.7 908 46 92.4 583
2020 44 90.5 450 113 84.1 698 82 91.2 916
2019 50 89.1 447 111 84.4 697 98 89.5 914 146 75.6 589
2018 46 89.6 428 110 84.6 700 91 90.2 911
2017 45 89.7 425 105 84.9 684 106 88.4 898 143 75.5 575
2016 49 88.9 430 109 84.6 697 111 87.8 896
2015 60 86.3 426 113 84 693 110 88 898 161 72.2 570
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: 2024–15

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,286 1,157 1,058 1,049 1,039 1,042 1,024 1,050 1,046 1,038
    Hispanic or Latino 98 75 60 66 47 59 55 50 52 63
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,175 1,067 988 968 980 964 941 960 926 890
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 3 2 0 3 3 2 3 6
      Asian 63 47 37 40 36 33 39 38 34 27
      Black or African American 60 53 44 55 60 61 52 48 36 45
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 994 916 867 842 857 842 819 839 821 785
      More than one race 54 49 37 29 27 25 28 33 32 27
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 15 10 15 12 19 28 40 68 85
  Temporary visa holders 472 445 381 312 256 284 299 350 377 368
  Science and engineering 1,583 1,476 1,326 1,243 1,191 1,224 1,211 1,293 1,330 1,310
    Science 1,045 986 851 802 772 794 757 776 785 812
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 40 38 38 46 41 43 49 61 61 80
      Biological and biomedical sciences 160 159 141 132 128 121 154 135 154 165
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 56
      Computer and information sciences 103 60 37 38 36 36 29 30 25 23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 31
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 41 38 35 38 37 40 44 45 41 38
      Mathematics and statistics 103 89 73 64 47 60 58 57 68 67
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 43 34 32 35 29 25 15 6 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 19 18 15 13 20 9 19 0 0
      Physical sciences 168 179 122 85 80 75 55 71 63 71
      Psychology 184 196 211 194 211 182 169 155 138 139
      Social sciences 191 174 144 155 150 192 175 197 138 142
    Engineering 538 490 475 441 419 430 454 517 545 498
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 30 32 32 22 9 25 23 18 25 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 19 16 19 11 16 14 17 18 10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 46 44 45 48 44 25 26 34 30 34
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 49 42 43 36 49 51 49 46 63 65
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 38 47 41 35 41 33 30 54 65 55
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 90 78 68 73 59 60 49 45 57 32
      Mechanical engineering 73 58 45 48 44 41 41 45 46 44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 45 37 38 28 28 25 37 43 36 44
      Other engineering 149 133 147 132 134 154 185 215 205 198
    Health 175 126 113 118 104 102 112 107 93 96
      Clinical medicine 82 59 48 55 36 29 30 28 27 27
      Other health 93 67 65 63 68 73 82 79 66 69

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,201 1,061 1,004 1,047 988 981 1,001 975 923 900
    Hispanic or Latino 79 68 64 56 50 46 46 45 42 33
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,104 972 920 965 903 901 908 871 822 809
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 5 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 3
      Asian 64 51 49 46 41 43 40 29 31 37
      Black or African American 80 56 52 43 36 42 46 38 47 33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 926 838 792 850 793 788 798 780 726 722
      More than one race 28 22 24 22 28 26 21 20 13 14
    Unknown ethnicity and race 18 21 20 26 35 34 47 59 59 58
  Temporary visa holders 423 397 365 362 336 373 376 361 345 324
  Science and engineering 1,463 1,325 1,260 1,338 1,280 1,306 1,334 1,287 1,225 1,176
    Science 910 790 710 745 718 729 735 694 681 686
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 117 125 125 108 104 98 88 79 106 104
      Biological and biomedical sciences 178 151 133 137 124 137 120 139 110 111
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23
      Computer and information sciences 206 128 71 53 47 58 57 54 54 47
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 4 7 5 4 7 3 4 5
      Mathematics and statistics 43 47 54 59 58 47 42 41 35 38
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 11 10 9 5 4 4 2 3 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 34 31 26 32 30 28 28 30 0 0
      Physical sciences 161 143 153 187 172 184 223 196 196 175
      Psychology 82 79 62 77 81 73 71 59 57 67
      Social sciences 76 74 73 80 93 96 97 90 89 104
    Engineering 553 535 550 593 562 577 599 593 544 490
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 48 45 46 44 42 21 16 27 13 15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11 11 13 8 11 9 7 4 9 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 8 6 8 9 22 24 22 25 23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 79 105 94 112 84 102 96 106 100 75
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 104 91 97 117 113 131 138 131 131 118
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 92 64 79 85 77 79 99 103 91 89
      Mechanical engineering 76 81 91 84 77 73 75 75 54 53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 26 34 31 41 53 57 55 45 48 37
      Other engineering 106 96 93 94 96 83 89 80 73 69
    Health 161 133 109 71 44 48 43 49 43 48
      Clinical medicine 124 109 83 37 17 15 6 12 8 11
      Other health 37 24 26 34 27 33 37 37 35 37

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 328 341 316 238 224 246 253 285 334 289
  Science and engineering 322 334 306 230 221 240 250 282 331 287
    Science 152 167 131 99 90 96 90 94 109 99
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 9 17 13 15 10 9 5 13 13 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 46 35 24 24 23 36 30 41 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
      Computer and information sciences 13 9 10 7 8 7 8 8 9 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 6 4 5 7 4 4 9 7 6
      Mathematics and statistics 10 13 7 3 3 1 5 5 6 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 26 27 20 18 15 12 6 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 5 6 3 2 3 2 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 25 18 8 8 9 11 14 13 13
      Psychology 8 10 10 9 8 20 8 4 8 4
      Social sciences 10 9 8 7 5 8 5 9 9 7
    Engineering 170 167 175 131 131 144 160 188 222 188
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 7 6 3 0 3 3 3 5 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 7 21 14 16 6 12 11 15 12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 11 10 3 3 3 8 9 20 14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 4 12 11 14 13 14 28 29 16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 3 6
      Mechanical engineering 21 24 17 16 12 13 8 9 12 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 28 16 19 7 10 6 13 11 16 21
      Other engineering 82 91 83 74 72 97 98 111 119 109
    Health 6 7 10 8 3 6 3 3 3 2
      Clinical medicine 5 5 9 7 3 3 0 0 0 2
      Other health 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 1,758 1,602 1,439 1,361 1,295 1,326 1,323 1,400 1,423 1,406
  Fellowships 68 51 39 40 63 55 57 73 61 59
    Federal 7 9 7 9 15 17 11 4 14 15
    Institutional 60 42 30 29 45 37 46 69 43 38
    Nonfederal 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 4 6
  Research assistantships 546 554 551 515 458 487 509 554 571 505
    Federal 302 326 296 215 201 220 229 269 306 237
    Institutional 160 139 182 214 197 209 208 233 192 199
    Nonfederal 84 89 73 86 60 58 72 52 73 69
  Teaching assistantships 736 691 579 546 538 534 505 500 489 548
    Federal 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 30
    Institutional 736 691 577 545 535 533 505 500 468 497
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21
  Other types of support 408 306 270 260 236 250 252 273 302 294
    Federal 19 6 11 13 5 8 13 12 13 7
    Institutional 3 3 4 3 2 0 1 3 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 386 297 255 244 229 242 238 258 289 287

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 155 151 137 146 150 135 129 138 132 136
    Science 100 98 84 90 89 83 88 95 88 86
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 19 21 8 22 17 13 11 8 20 20
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 27 33 29 27 24 32 35 24 24
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 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 1 0 1 1 4 3 2 3 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 4 4 2 2 0 1 3 0 0
      Physical sciences 50 43 35 32 36 39 38 44 39 38
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2
    Engineering 55 53 53 56 61 52 41 43 44 50
      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 7 4 8 6 8 8 7 9 12 11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 5 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 5 4 5 13 10 6 5 5 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 1 0 5 3 3 2 1 2 2
      Mechanical engineering 14 11 12 10 6 7 6 3 1 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 11 12 10 10 6 3 9 8 15
      Other engineering 12 16 12 16 15 14 13 12 12 10
    Health 3 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 5 1 1 1 1 0 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 82 89 67 80 83 80 72 75 69 72
  Science and engineering 81 87 67 79 82 80 72 75 69 72
    Science 54 60 44 53 50 50 47 55 50 49
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10 9 5 15 10 10 7 3 10 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 17 15 12 11 10 13 19 13 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 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 1 1 3 2 0 2 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 26 30 20 22 26 26 24 30 24 25
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 27 27 23 26 32 30 25 20 19 23
      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 3 2 0 1 4 5 5 5 5 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 2 3 8 8 5 4 4 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 7 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 4 6 5 4 3 1 2 1 3
      Other engineering 9 9 9 13 11 11 9 8 8 9
    Health 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 2 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.
  • 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 386,949 338,847 324,435 316,273 320,407 247,693 259,607 203,800 183,268 173,533
    Science 216,045 188,585 177,532 158,795 163,772 105,198 105,030 85,504 86,950 96,250
      Computer and information sciences 4,108 8,009 10,765 11,725 13,906 14,744 14,367 15,565 17,675 22,210
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,141 3,939 2,609 5,062 5,322 5,557 5,752 4,722 5,314 6,011
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,141 3,119 2,609 3,355 3,641 4,164 4,240 3,034 2,766 3,116
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 820 0 1,707 1,681 1,393 1,512 1,688 2,548 2,895
      Life sciences 123,958 110,556 100,488 86,080 84,619 24,065 23,092 16,142 17,529 16,590
        Agricultural sciences 73,019 54,420 48,003 41,632 42,734 45 41 7 380 1,274
        Biological and biomedical sciences 32,582 36,768 33,638 26,252 22,643 17,425 16,939 12,741 13,244 12,315
        Health sciences 8,574 9,423 10,264 10,025 9,977 6,503 6,020 3,307 3,818 1,384
        Natural resources and conservation 9,779 9,914 8,583 8,171 9,265 92 92 87 87 0
        Life sciences nec 4 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,617
      Mathematics and statistics 3,986 3,447 3,044 2,938 3,181 3,390 3,372 1,369 928 970
      Physical sciences 29,393 25,471 23,139 20,809 21,239 25,677 24,307 22,091 17,602 16,497
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,608 8,885 8,643 6,532 6,816 7,780 8,481 8,162 8,093 6,942
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 19,785 16,586 14,496 14,277 14,423 17,897 15,826 13,929 9,509 9,555
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,421 4,134 4,977 4,744 5,465 4,382 4,243 1,595 1,288 1,320
      Social sciences 11,516 10,761 9,813 10,596 12,171 12,661 12,480 6,924 6,875 7,542
        Anthropology 1,589 1,360 2,019 2,054 2,466 2,213 2,553 1,354 1,250 0
        Economics 5,219 5,054 4,283 4,877 6,265 6,723 5,972 3,884 4,244 4,902
        Political science and government 1,302 1,333 1,275 1,551 1,502 1,600 1,539 1,028 783 647
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,400 1,262 910 940 864 864 969 112 95 1,332
        Social sciences nec 2,006 1,752 1,326 1,174 1,074 1,261 1,447 546 503 661
      Sciences nec 34,522 22,268 22,697 16,841 17,869 14,722 17,417 17,096 19,739 25,110
    Engineering 128,648 116,222 115,464 128,579 128,542 116,528 128,675 113,852 90,290 70,341
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 31,031 28,899 30,537 22,796 20,649 19,305 15,697 14,312 13,449 9,498
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 355 1,720 3,011 2,064 2,629 2,584 1,316 1,329 1,289 1,449
      Chemical engineering 8,303 7,406 6,717 6,997 6,273 6,116 7,377 5,724 5,672 5,487
      Civil engineering 21,462 12,896 13,606 13,080 12,133 13,773 14,118 12,822 14,150 12,636
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 22,625 19,337 20,024 19,825 21,008 22,394 20,998 17,351 17,712 14,149
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 6,259 5,183 8,586 32,467 34,275 27,748 45,973 39,533 14,318 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 11,455 10,699 10,172 12,479 13,830 11,752 11,297 11,467 12,377 13,564
      Engineering nec 27,158 30,082 22,811 18,871 17,745 12,856 11,899 11,314 11,323 13,558
    Non-S&E 42,256 34,040 31,439 28,899 28,093 25,967 25,902 4,444 6,028 6,942
      Business management and business administration 11,940 11,544 9,931 9,470 8,215 7,163 6,965 1,799 2,594 2,188
      Communication and communications technologies 4,612 3,195 2,796 2,466 1,913 1,197 1,347 45 64 274
      Education 5,536 3,838 3,893 2,905 2,810 2,637 2,608 543 945 1,149
      Humanities 6,849 6,436 6,179 5,922 5,775 6,009 6,684 1,002 1,030 1,231
      Law 2,857 2,317 2,715 2,832 3,026 2,510 2,362 25 32 83
      Social work 6,141 1,288 1,024 1,736 1,760 1,622 991 428 220 514
      Visual and performing arts 2,579 2,233 2,042 1,994 2,108 2,280 2,409 69 52 65
      Non-S&E nec 1,742 3,189 2,859 1,574 2,486 2,549 2,536 533 1,091 1,438

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: 2024
(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 386,949 180,010 12,857 171,819 8,618 8,377 5,268
    Science 216,045 93,986 6,686 103,276 4,024 4,991 3,082
      Computer and information sciences 4,108 1,990 0 1,820 15 3 280
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,141 1,881 0 2,225 0 0 35
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,141 1,881 0 2,225 0 0 35
        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 123,958 52,999 1,646 58,987 3,740 4,159 2,427
        Agricultural sciences 73,019 25,631 430 39,978 3,129 2,244 1,607
        Biological and biomedical sciences 32,582 18,414 1,022 11,224 391 1,455 76
        Health sciences 8,574 3,459 0 4,372 220 187 336
        Natural resources and conservation 9,779 5,495 194 3,409 0 273 408
        Life sciences nec 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,986 1,563 0 2,384 14 0 25
      Physical sciences 29,393 18,832 886 9,160 24 347 144
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,608 5,679 290 3,193 19 283 144
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 19,785 13,153 596 5,967 5 64 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,421 1,332 0 3,087 0 2 0
      Social sciences 11,516 1,688 804 8,440 8 422 154
        Anthropology 1,589 481 8 1,037 0 4 59
        Economics 5,219 659 796 3,408 0 355 1
        Political science and government 1,302 0 0 1,212 8 5 77
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,400 0 0 1,352 0 45 3
        Social sciences nec 2,006 548 0 1,431 0 13 14
      Sciences nec 34,522 13,701 3,350 17,173 223 58 17
    Engineering 128,648 80,267 5,989 35,015 4,594 1,209 1,574
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 31,031 20,642 1,285 7,290 1,119 8 687
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 355 1 0 354 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,303 4,809 922 2,089 268 203 12
      Civil engineering 21,462 10,608 1,595 7,667 913 240 439
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 22,625 14,640 502 5,852 1,418 120 93
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 6,259 4,136 3 1,841 125 145 9
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 11,455 6,572 1,139 2,851 412 293 188
      Engineering nec 27,158 18,859 543 7,071 339 200 146
    Non-S&E 42,256 5,757 182 33,528 0 2,177 612
      Business management and business administration 11,940 89 20 11,787 0 11 33
      Communication and communications technologies 4,612 2,049 0 2,559 0 1 3
      Education 5,536 2,526 30 2,585 0 350 45
      Humanities 6,849 146 0 6,703 0 0 0
      Law 2,857 0 0 2,850 0 7 0
      Social work 6,141 785 132 3,026 0 1,801 397
      Visual and performing arts 2,579 0 0 2,572 0 7 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,742 162 0 1,446 0 0 134

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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 180,010 153,637 149,260 135,202 138,402 123,434 117,776 117,097 109,722 105,417
  DOD 29,363 26,963 27,848 17,970 13,702 13,516 10,756 10,341 10,417 8,741
  DOE 58,852 57,048 55,570 56,425 60,980 61,485 58,852 60,118 44,048 36,010
  HHS 14,752 13,316 12,103 9,647 8,533 7,307 7,567 7,307 6,267 5,395
  NASA 2,299 2,738 4,277 3,469 4,731 5,395 4,387 2,754 2,173 2,353
  NSF 30,000 23,328 22,317 22,000 23,561 26,275 25,575 25,721 34,075 38,623
  USDA 23,943 20,159 17,554 16,954 16,486 2,031 1,904 1,439 1,677 1,068
  Other 20,801 10,085 9,591 8,737 10,409 7,425 8,735 9,417 11,065 13,227

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 4,358 445 3,913 .
2018 4,351 351 4,000 .

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 1,583 1,447 424 446 353
    Agricultural sciences 1,011 968 0 9 9
    Biological and biomedical sciences 91 58 53 72 74
    Computer and information sciences 24 24 24 24 34
    Engineering 271 267 206 155 134
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 5
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 5
    Mathematics and statistics 4 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 49 40 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 105 67 106 150 57
    Psychology 3 3 5 4 2
    Social sciences 15 9 21 28 20
    Other 8 10 9 2 11

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 88,355 2,607 26,519 60,683 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 26,519 11,319 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 49,364 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 2,607 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 88,355 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

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 37,841 35,966 20,783 4,373 8,960
    Agricultural sciences 29,410 2,747 865 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1,284 4,185 0 1,200
    Computer and information sciences 0 2,500 2,500 0 1,680
    Engineering 1,300 22,100 7,078 1,841 5,680
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 4,810 6,360 5,290 1,641 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 2,321 975 865 891 400
    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