West Virginia U.

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 94 79.9 459 129 79.9 631 122 87 925
2023 95 79.7 459 123 82.2 679 121 87 911 123 79.9 602
2022 91 80.5 457 118 82.9 680 126 86.2 900
2021 95 79.1 447 97 86.2 691 125 86.5 908 118 80.1 583
2020 93 79.7 450 100 85.9 698 126 86.5 916
2019 96 78.9 447 95 86.6 697 121 87 914 115 80.8 589
2018 95 78.2 428 99 86.1 700 120 87 911
2017 107 75.2 425 99 85.8 684 116 87.3 898 115 80.3 575
2016 88 79.9 430 107 84.9 697 118 87.1 896
2015 96 77.9 426 103 85.4 693 115 87.4 898 112 80.7 570
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 863 901 918 1,035 957 1,010 1,007 908 893 916
    Hispanic or Latino 37 33 34 41 28 32 35 36 30 31
    Not Hispanic or Latino 812 853 874 986 924 975 965 867 855 871
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 3
      Asian 38 30 27 40 35 37 30 30 34 30
      Black or African American 47 25 36 39 33 27 25 29 38 38
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
      White 699 763 774 875 831 881 874 769 751 770
      More than one race 28 35 37 32 24 27 32 37 31 29
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 15 10 8 5 3 7 5 8 14
  Temporary visa holders 465 537 515 502 456 512 497 533 571 606
  Science and engineering 1,107 1,192 1,202 1,246 1,168 1,185 1,171 1,229 1,296 1,331
    Science 801 857 866 896 857 829 820 835 874 915
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 65 80 56 57 59 61 65 72 134 144
      Biological and biomedical sciences 195 198 222 224 221 184 184 178 141 142
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 96 59 73 65 64 59 63 61 68 64
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 23 20 22 28 30 26 29 33 34
      Mathematics and statistics 15 44 36 41 42 47 62 78 94 112
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 50 53 50 62 62 64 61 56 0 0
      Physical sciences 145 164 169 171 167 156 144 145 144 137
      Psychology 65 62 67 76 76 95 104 96 87 87
      Social sciences 153 174 173 178 138 133 111 120 154 174
    Engineering 306 335 336 350 311 356 351 394 422 416
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9 16 9 11 16 12 10 13 19 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 16 17 15 19 26 33 31 35 36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 27 33 34 33 23 28 33 50 42 40
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 10 16 24 15 21 14 24 53 62
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 19 13 15 18 16 26 22 25 18 19
      Mechanical engineering 18 25 37 32 24 33 36 43 41 44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12 19 14 16 14 10 5 10 9 11
      Other engineering 205 201 193 197 182 199 198 198 205 188
    Health 221 246 231 291 245 337 333 212 168 191
      Clinical medicine 56 56 45 35 37 68 61 78 85 92
      Other health 165 190 186 256 208 269 272 134 83 99

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 375 297 268 252 264 252 250 230 264 313
    Hispanic or Latino 17 14 13 8 9 9 9 6 7 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 348 282 253 243 254 237 239 221 253 300
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1
      Asian 17 18 21 18 24 14 8 8 6 18
      Black or African American 33 17 14 13 9 12 13 10 9 14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 285 238 207 203 211 201 208 196 229 261
      More than one race 10 6 8 7 9 8 10 6 9 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 1 2 1 1 6 2 3 4 7
  Temporary visa holders 45 29 36 36 45 38 37 32 43 93
  Science and engineering 346 271 259 247 266 258 253 229 248 336
    Science 226 185 181 165 164 149 142 131 137 189
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 23 12 15 17 15 15 14 11 27 22
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 15 21 10 15 11 10 7 5 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 35 32 35 42 37 24 14 13 14 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 5 5 8 7 6 8 6 6 14
      Mathematics and statistics 4 5 5 9 13 12 19 18 21 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 11 13 15 20 15 13 17 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 3 6 4 4 5 10 5 3 10
      Psychology 8 13 20 18 13 16 12 16 14 27
      Social sciences 105 89 61 42 40 45 42 38 47 60
    Engineering 120 86 78 82 102 109 111 98 111 147
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 2 4 3 3 7 0 2 3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 3 3 5 3 7 4 9 8 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 5 5 2 6 5 8 10 14 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 43 37 39 41 45 50 45 45 50 50
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 2 2 1 4 3 6 4 1 4
      Mechanical engineering 7 8 2 4 9 7 6 4 6 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 3
      Other engineering 53 31 24 25 31 33 32 25 29 47
    Health 74 55 45 41 43 32 34 33 59 70
      Clinical medicine 36 38 32 29 31 30 34 30 44 54
      Other health 38 17 13 12 12 2 0 3 15 16

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 264 240 265 249 351 316 212 187 351 174
  Science and engineering 256 235 253 233 335 303 204 181 344 167
    Science 185 153 164 156 230 204 126 82 193 87
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10 10 10 9 11 14 6 5 33 20
      Biological and biomedical sciences 65 48 75 58 57 57 37 18 36 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 15 10 8 15 15 11 9 10 14 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 2 3 2 10 8 2 4 10 4
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 3 7 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 10 10 5 24 16 14 11 0 0
      Physical sciences 62 54 41 46 73 56 39 20 55 17
      Psychology 13 12 10 10 16 18 9 4 10 9
      Social sciences 14 6 7 10 21 22 8 7 21 8
    Engineering 71 82 89 77 105 99 78 99 151 80
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 4 1 4 9 2 1 3 8 4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 2 3 5 6 0 1 3 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 3 2 6 5 3 7 11 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 4 5 5 6 7 3 10 20 17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 3 2 2 5 4 2 6 5 2
      Mechanical engineering 6 12 16 6 7 10 2 4 5 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 4 3 4
      Other engineering 55 54 58 51 62 63 66 64 96 37
    Health 8 5 12 16 16 13 8 6 7 7
      Clinical medicine 2 4 6 4 4 2 6 4 3 3
      Other health 6 1 6 12 12 11 2 2 4 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, 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 1,328 1,438 1,433 1,537 1,413 1,522 1,504 1,441 1,464 1,522
  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 522 559 518 518 530 520 350 415 403 384
    Federal 217 203 219 208 272 243 167 79 142 59
    Institutional 232 278 216 228 254 271 181 321 236 313
    Nonfederal 73 78 83 82 4 6 2 15 25 12
  Teaching assistantships 207 237 273 259 278 241 157 192 226 228
    Federal 42 36 39 39 65 60 41 25 64 25
    Institutional 150 195 217 210 212 179 112 158 142 183
    Nonfederal 15 6 17 10 1 2 4 9 20 20
  Other types of support 599 642 642 760 605 761 997 834 835 910
    Federal 5 1 7 2 14 13 4 83 145 90
    Institutional 367 428 460 521 399 471 689 534 490 604
    Nonfederal 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 24 36 28
    Personal resources 225 212 174 235 192 277 304 193 164 188

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 61 57 40 39 51 52 75 57 53 49
    Science 43 38 31 35 46 45 62 44 39 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 22 17 17 21 16 19 18 17 19
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 1 2 1 1 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 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 7 6 11 16 22 33 23 15 12
      Psychology 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Social sciences 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2
    Engineering 18 19 9 4 5 7 13 13 14 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 0 1 1 3 6 4 3 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0
      Other engineering 11 10 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 1
    Health 1 1 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 2
      Clinical medicine 1 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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 30 32 15 22 31 30 35 0 10 6
  Science and engineering 30 32 15 22 30 29 32 0 10 6
    Science 20 19 9 20 25 23 27 0 10 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 12 6 9 9 6 6 0 8 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 1 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 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 1 8 11 14 19 0 2 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 13 6 2 5 6 5 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 1 0 1 2 2 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 1 2 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 259,072 246,173 214,081 199,907 188,452 187,512 185,110 185,606 172,477 170,145
    Science 191,308 184,700 162,108 151,096 139,563 136,059 138,562 138,656 131,553 126,520
      Computer and information sciences 1,363 2,155 1,562 2,179 1,894 1,150 1,339 1,948 600 871
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,132 5,036 5,177 3,965 9,625 10,049 7,266 7,546 13,090 10,160
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 9,028 3,819 4,292 3,320 8,020 7,881 5,508 6,016 11,516 7,384
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 7,104 1,217 885 645 1,605 2,168 1,758 1,530 1,574 2,776
      Life sciences 148,309 153,092 135,260 124,894 108,264 104,435 103,696 109,929 102,088 96,104
        Agricultural sciences 16,819 16,080 14,556 13,321 13,752 14,302 14,310 16,220 17,020 29,391
        Biological and biomedical sciences 39,021 40,246 31,046 30,824 25,158 18,919 17,860 17,397 13,837 17,226
        Health sciences 80,109 83,852 76,948 69,644 58,047 60,670 62,055 65,835 59,642 26,480
        Natural resources and conservation 9,953 11,010 10,739 8,946 9,686 9,557 9,041 9,860 10,684 0
        Life sciences nec 2,407 1,904 1,971 2,159 1,621 987 430 617 905 23,007
      Mathematics and statistics 488 448 432 579 482 625 5,106 933 1,129 678
      Physical sciences 17,552 16,296 13,067 12,431 12,678 14,339 15,392 12,133 9,475 9,916
        Astronomy and astrophysics 3,958 3,269 2,332 3,035 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,732 5,502 5,184 4,509 4,868 5,632 4,761 2,742 2,520 2,496
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 7,862 7,525 5,551 4,887 7,810 8,707 10,631 9,391 6,955 7,417
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Psychology 1,879 1,929 1,638 2,304 1,773 2,041 2,232 2,101 1,113 881
      Social sciences 3,739 4,192 3,216 3,681 3,590 2,356 2,752 3,584 3,546 7,628
        Anthropology 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 347 771 846 766 801 908 970 726 1,062 5,649
        Political science and government 588 287 320 591 257 34 122 133 186 374
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 396 486 346 415 508 625 664 881 777 700
        Social sciences nec 2,408 2,648 1,687 1,909 2,024 789 996 1,844 1,521 905
      Sciences nec 1,846 1,552 1,756 1,063 1,257 1,064 779 482 512 282
    Engineering 53,100 50,052 43,972 39,855 40,786 42,516 37,520 36,747 32,948 34,040
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7,283 2,721 1,155 429 60 148 31 9 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,853 8,506 8,566 8,043 5,613 5,080 5,004 3,961 2,966 4,648
      Civil engineering 5,934 6,496 5,181 3,668 4,569 5,216 5,070 4,855 4,437 3,673
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,186 8,838 5,319 3,868 5,879 6,600 7,116 7,199 7,137 7,690
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,874 3,914 2,154 4,437 5,086 2,406 2,062 2,476 2,926 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,264 6,791 13,630 11,661 11,021 15,612 12,981 10,539 11,177 12,011
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,298 8,109 2,353 1,930 1,824 1,315 835 1,563 1,580 1,549
      Engineering nec 5,408 4,677 5,614 5,819 6,734 6,139 4,421 6,145 2,725 4,469
    Non-S&E 14,664 11,421 8,001 8,956 8,103 8,937 9,028 10,203 7,976 9,585
      Business management and business administration 3,593 1,564 2,383 2,344 1,884 1,962 2,567 2,064 1,122 858
      Communication and communications technologies 117 298 290 185 84 246 65 336 250 282
      Education 1,941 1,760 2,190 2,178 1,309 1,426 1,415 1,146 706 1,448
      Humanities 591 514 483 308 248 271 600 740 608 1,760
      Law 646 425 171 410 162 295 121 382 332 583
      Social work 245 434 69 9 94 16 26 44 98 90
      Visual and performing arts 65 54 39 51 55 70 74 291 141 143
      Non-S&E nec 7,466 6,372 2,376 3,471 4,267 4,651 4,160 5,200 4,719 4,421

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 259,072 129,896 10,318 82,900 5,993 3,621 26,344
    Science 191,308 95,401 8,541 59,795 4,957 2,557 20,057
      Computer and information sciences 1,363 897 0 466 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,132 13,401 0 2,375 8 0 348
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 9,028 6,984 0 1,690 8 0 346
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 7,104 6,417 0 685 0 0 2
      Life sciences 148,309 65,900 7,340 48,670 4,868 2,339 19,192
        Agricultural sciences 16,819 6,557 4,570 4,810 287 0 595
        Biological and biomedical sciences 39,021 21,244 0 14,470 1,013 406 1,888
        Health sciences 80,109 30,848 935 26,690 3,354 1,826 16,456
        Natural resources and conservation 9,953 5,337 1,805 2,331 214 74 192
        Life sciences nec 2,407 1,914 30 369 0 33 61
      Mathematics and statistics 488 204 0 273 0 7 4
      Physical sciences 17,552 11,845 836 4,635 0 45 191
        Astronomy and astrophysics 3,958 3,056 0 902 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,732 3,338 361 1,883 0 1 149
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 7,862 5,451 475 1,850 0 44 42
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,879 534 119 1,070 64 92 0
      Social sciences 3,739 1,699 227 1,434 17 54 308
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 347 95 0 44 17 5 186
        Political science and government 588 418 0 147 0 0 23
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 396 109 17 180 0 49 41
        Social sciences nec 2,408 1,077 210 1,063 0 0 58
      Sciences nec 1,846 921 19 872 0 20 14
    Engineering 53,100 28,943 1,139 17,779 1,006 707 3,526
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7,283 5,769 0 867 485 162 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,853 4,704 385 3,479 97 40 148
      Civil engineering 5,934 2,921 213 2,245 77 165 313
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,186 5,683 215 3,014 165 0 109
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,874 2,611 0 1,186 30 0 47
      Mechanical engineering 10,264 6,571 191 3,217 110 44 131
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,298 324 135 1,173 0 296 370
      Engineering nec 5,408 360 0 2,598 42 0 2,408
    Non-S&E 14,664 5,552 638 5,326 30 357 2,761
      Business management and business administration 3,593 537 0 1,211 0 0 1,845
      Communication and communications technologies 117 46 9 59 0 0 3
      Education 1,941 1,247 234 439 0 21 0
      Humanities 591 114 0 374 30 51 22
      Law 646 113 0 180 0 216 137
      Social work 245 42 42 118 0 43 0
      Visual and performing arts 65 0 0 22 0 0 43
      Non-S&E nec 7,466 3,453 353 2,923 0 26 711

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 129,896 114,708 97,327 89,802 79,657 82,353 76,527 72,767 72,751 68,731
  DOD 4,558 4,152 4,464 5,945 4,636 3,894 3,262 2,954 1,460 2,275
  DOE 23,011 13,777 13,893 13,023 15,101 14,859 12,032 11,842 14,034 10,100
  HHS 52,382 55,509 43,922 41,751 32,046 32,112 29,286 27,700 28,035 24,182
  NASA 5,377 5,500 4,085 3,878 4,020 5,245 4,234 4,444 4,319 4,394
  NSF 17,567 14,155 12,121 9,945 10,599 13,422 13,867 12,261 10,691 11,978
  USDA 11,497 11,701 10,093 7,977 7,612 7,212 7,420 7,476 8,024 8,549
  Other 15,504 9,914 8,749 7,283 5,643 5,609 6,426 6,090 6,188 7,253

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 3,504 533 2,971 .
2018 3,557 564 2,993 .

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 974 1,097 839 877 869
    Agricultural sciences 201 236 231 231 251
    Biological and biomedical sciences 147 138 128 150 133
    Computer and information sciences 10 7 13 22 25
    Engineering 161 159 142 111 121
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 31 39 17 43 47
    Health sciences 118 182 87 106 137
    Mathematics and statistics 2 5 4 6 6
    Natural resources and conservation 44 45 50 50 14
    Physical sciences 88 84 79 67 63
    Psychology 86 67 48 53 51
    Social sciences 17 66 24 19 13
    Other 69 68 15 18 8

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 53,255 8,182 0 0 25,248
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21,255 0 0 0 5,112
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8,000 4,091 0 0 20,136
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,000 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 8,000 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 8,000 4,091 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 807 3,306 11,520 26,839 10,149
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 271 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2,010 1,834 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 250 3,327 1,437 6,449
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 1,046 4,791 23,980 3,700
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 807 0 529 778 0
    Psychology 0 0 250 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 372 0
    Other 0 0 789 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