West Texas A&M U.

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 418 9.9 459 456 33.6 679 347 43 602 362 60.9 914
2022 441 4.5 457 489 28.8 680 355 61 900
2021 430 4.8 447 443 36.6 691 348 41 583 344 62.6 908
2020 421 7.4 450 441 37.5 698 383 58.7 916
2019 375 46.8 697 236 60.4 589 398 57 914
2018 424 1.9 428 379 46.5 700 412 55.3 911
2017 395 8 425 370 46.5 684 214 63.3 575 405 55.4 898
2016 384 11.6 430 397 43.7 697 415 54.2 896
2015 411 4.5 426 390 44.4 693 224 61.2 570 404 55.5 898
2014 383 10.2 422 384 44.8 688 387 57 889
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 3 1 1 2 . 1 3 4 2 3
  Science and engineering 3 1 1 2 . 1 3 4 2 3
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 1 1 2 . 1 2 4 2 3
      Agricultural sciences 1 1 . 2 . . 1 2 . 2
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . 1 . . 1 1 2 2 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Geological sciences . . . . . . 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 33 25 27 29 34 39 56 52 50 50
    Female 74 60 84 77 136 130 118 115 128 126
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 89 72 105 101 161 161 165 152 165 160
    Hispanic or Latino 15 13 20 21 38 39 38 26 37 25
    Not Hispanic or Latino 74 57 84 80 123 122 127 123 124 132
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 0
      Asian 2 2 6 4 4 3 0 0 0 3
      Black or African American 7 4 1 3 3 7 6 3 6 8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      White 61 45 71 67 107 102 113 115 110 119
      More than one race 3 3 4 5 7 6 5 2 6 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 3
  Temporary visa holders 18 13 6 5 9 8 9 15 13 16
  Science and engineering 56 44 61 46 114 103 104 99 108 106
    Science 48 34 52 43 114 103 104 99 108 106
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 14 14 19 18 18 16 21 25 31 29
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 9
      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 0 0 0 0 16 13 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 7 8 5 9 9 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 20 11 21 14 76 64 50 34 32 44
      Social sciences 0 0 1 3 4 6 9 4 2 5
    Engineering 8 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 51 41 50 60 56 66 70 68 70 70
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 51 41 50 60 56 66 70 68 70 70

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 40 38 56 59 51 46 36 56 56 52
    Female 43 53 46 46 93 86 71 88 75 69
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 81 86 98 103 143 131 101 138 123 114
    Hispanic or Latino 19 20 22 22 33 28 15 29 24 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 59 66 75 81 109 103 85 107 96 98
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Asian 2 6 2 3 0 2 0 3 1 0
      Black or African American 5 3 6 4 7 6 5 3 3 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 50 54 65 69 97 89 76 98 85 92
      More than one race 1 3 2 5 5 6 4 3 7 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 4
  Temporary visa holders 2 5 4 2 1 1 6 6 8 7
  Science and engineering 73 71 90 90 127 120 99 142 124 117
    Science 51 50 56 61 127 120 99 142 124 117
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 25 19 22 17 17 19 13 28 22 21
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 8 13 21 19 16 16 23 20 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 16
      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 0 0 0 0 8 9 7 5
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 14 10 8 13 9 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 4 3 3 5 8 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 18 17 9 8 58 59 45 33 35 34
      Social sciences 3 2 9 12 14 8 9 18 12 13
    Engineering 22 21 34 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 22 21 34 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 10 20 12 15 17 12 8 2 7 4
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 10 20 12 15 17 12 8 2 7 4

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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.
  • 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 107 85 111 106 170 169 174 167 178 176
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 13 1 31 22 19 8 21 27 30 46
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 13 1 31 22 19 3 21 25 27 45
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 94 84 80 84 151 160 153 137 145 129
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 8 21 0 2 4 13 0 1 8 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Personal resources 86 63 80 82 147 147 153 136 137 128

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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.
  • 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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.
  • 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 10,302 9,438 9,920 6,220 5,437 4,797 4,943 4,048 4,513 5,407
    Science 8,657 7,031 7,614 4,211 3,843 3,383 3,733 2,665 2,674 3,062
      Computer and information sciences 363 257 301 210 58 0 0 8 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 322 305 688 219 434 191 161 0 103 256
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 313 0 676 130 351 85 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 305 0 0 0 3 96 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 9 0 12 89 83 103 65 0 103 256
      Life sciences 7,434 6,054 6,240 3,570 2,915 2,782 3,118 2,409 1,579 2,199
        Agricultural sciences 6,974 5,722 6,065 3,117 2,721 2,621 2,994 2,284 1,569 1,897
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15 0 10 21 27 53 110 45 10 302
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 8 241 164 432 156 95 3 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 437 91 1 0 11 13 11 80 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 7 1 1 52 105 110 93 136 127
      Physical sciences 247 258 200 211 127 46 49 49 457 101
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0
        Chemistry 247 258 200 211 121 43 41 21 80 42
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 28 377 15
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 18 25 46 60 82 2
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 60 82 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 18 25 0 0 0 2
      Sciences nec 290 150 184 0 239 234 249 46 317 377
    Engineering 1,075 1,713 1,400 1,277 1,178 1,058 957 1,111 1,250 601
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 537 813 538 404 352 223 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 223 323 183 229 183 237 523 331 228 181
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3 0 1 1 34 14 45 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 42 31 83 23 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 175 149
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 312 535 647 560 586 584 389 660 847 271
    Non-S&E 570 694 906 732 416 356 253 272 589 1,744
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 314 1,112
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 533 275 123 89 413 355 253 212 225 9
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 37 419 783 643 0 0 0 60 50 617

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 10,302 2,118 4,772 2,243 1,135 34 0
    Science 8,657 1,285 4,757 1,935 646 34 0
      Computer and information sciences 363 263 73 23 4 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 322 322 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 313 313 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 7,434 517 4,504 1,771 642 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 6,974 509 4,367 1,462 636 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15 0 0 9 6 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 437 0 137 300 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 247 183 0 30 0 34 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 247 183 0 30 0 34 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 290 0 180 110 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,075 458 15 113 489 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 537 176 0 100 261 0 0
      Civil engineering 223 0 0 13 210 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 312 282 15 0 15 0 0
    Non-S&E 570 375 0 195 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 533 338 0 195 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 37 37 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

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 2,118 2,123 2,195 1,542 1,565 1,329 1,338 1,735 1,860 1,551
  DOD 984 96 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 256
  DOE 0 739 631 372 627 374 397 512 340 0
  HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NASA 0 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 627 676 1,048 364 335 336 298 442 730 146
  USDA 386 268 236 401 226 205 263 289 424 685
  Other 121 344 280 297 339 414 380 492 366 464

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 226 31 195 .
2018 187 33 154 .
2017 195 41 154 .

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 198 195 301 i 331 i 318
    Agricultural sciences 89 87 78 i 208 i 208
    Biological and biomedical sciences 19 19 37 i 17 i 15
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 6 i 5 i 3
    Engineering 36 36 61 i 35 i 31
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 11 i 4 i 2
    Health sciences 1 1 19 i 3 i 3
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 3 i 3 i 3
    Natural resources and conservation 39 39 46 i 35 i 35
    Physical sciences 8 8 26 i 16 i 13
    Psychology 2 2 7 i 5 i 4
    Social sciences 0 0 6 i 0 i 0
    Other 0 0 0 i 0 i 0

i=imputed

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 . 1,173 2,203 . . 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 2,203 . . 0
    Engineering . 1,173 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 0 i 0 i 6,727 382 i 0 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 4,512 382 i 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 1,048 0 i 0 i
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 252 0 i 0 i
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 623 0 i 0 i
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 292 0 i 0 i
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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