West Virginia 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 95 79.7 459 123 82.2 679 123 79.9 602 121 87 914
2022 91 80.5 457 118 82.9 680 126 86.2 900
2021 95 79.1 447 97 86.2 691 118 80.1 583 125 86.5 908
2020 93 79.7 450 100 85.9 698 126 86.5 916
2019 96 78.9 447 95 86.6 697 115 80.8 589 121 87 914
2018 95 78.2 428 99 86.1 700 120 87 911
2017 107 75.2 425 99 85.8 684 115 80.3 575 116 87.3 898
2016 88 79.9 430 107 84.9 697 118 87.1 896
2015 96 77.9 426 103 85.4 693 112 80.7 570 115 87.4 898
2014 100 76.7 422 98 86 688 116 87.2 889
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 218 209 194 203 200 200 179 224 199 182
  Science and engineering 178 162 158 147 153 146 141 176 150 129
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 6 9 8 15 12 10 11 13 13 10
      Agricultural sciences 4 5 2 5 2 3 4 4 4 4
      Natural resources and conservation 2 4 6 10 10 7 7 9 9 6
    Biological and biomedical sciences 34 20 26 22 28 18 27 30 20 19
      Biochemistry and biophysics 6 . 2 1 5 1 1 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 4 1 2 2 1 6 1 . 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 . . . 1 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 3 4 4 1 3 4 6 4 3
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 3 . . 1 1 2 2 .
      Microbiology and immunology 6 4 3 1 2 1 3 3 . 2
      Molecular biology . . . 1 1 . . 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 3 6 6 5 1 4 4 5 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 . . 1 1 2 1 2 3 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 4 5 2 4 5 5 6 3 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 4 1 2 3 7 3 2 2 2 3
    Computer and information sciences 8 5 3 1 7 1 4 1 9 2
      Computer science 8 4 3 1 7 1 3 1 7 1
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . . . . 1 . 2 1
    Engineering 42 37 40 38 26 38 31 40 37 29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 5 1 3 . 1 2 2 . 4
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 . . . . 1 . 2 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 9 9 8 3 6 11 7 5 12 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 9 4 6 3 5 2 3 6 5 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 5 8 6 2 8 5 5 5 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 2 4 5 2 . 4 8 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering 3 5 2 4 3 2 3 1 . 3
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 4 9 6 9 5 10 11 8
      Engineering, other 4 3 7 5 2 4 2 1 2 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 3 5 6 1 2 8 . .
      Geological sciences 2 1 2 5 4 . 2 7 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 . 2 1 . 1 . .
    Health sciences 12 16 15 9 17 16 13 15 14 6
      Nursing science 4 3 . 2 2 1 2 1 3 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 2 5 2 . 3 1 5 7 1
      Public health 3 6 7 1 10 10 6 6 1 2
      Health sciences, other 3 5 3 4 5 2 4 3 3 2
    Mathematics and statistics 9 10 3 7 3 10 8 6 . 3
      Applied mathematics 2 1 1 2 . 3 2 2 . 1
      Mathematics . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 8 2 5 2 6 6 3 . 1
    Physical sciences 27 30 22 11 19 19 15 20 16 25
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 5 3 1 4 3 1 2 1 5
      Chemistry 20 17 14 4 10 11 7 10 7 12
      Physics 4 8 5 6 5 5 7 8 8 8
    Psychology 21 13 21 21 15 16 19 22 29 20
      Clinical psychology 7 3 5 7 5 5 5 6 10 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 8 9 4 4 4 4 7 8 6
      Research and experimental psychology 5 . 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 6
      Psychology, other 6 2 5 8 1 2 6 5 7 3
    Social sciences 17 21 17 18 20 17 11 21 12 15
      Economics 9 6 10 7 9 8 6 10 4 10
      Political science and government 1 5 1 3 3 6 2 2 4 4
      Public policy analysis . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 2 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 5 8 4 8 8 3 3 7 4 1
  Non-science and engineering 40 47 36 56 47 54 38 48 49 53
    Business 4 10 1 7 5 12 2 1 1 .
      Business 4 10 1 7 5 12 2 1 1 .
    Education 22 18 11 16 14 22 13 24 19 32
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 8 13
      Education research 17 13 9 9 8 14 6 8 8 15
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 2 1 4 5 6 4 4 3 4
      Education, other 1 2 . 1 . 1 . 7 . .
    Humanities and arts 11 15 21 25 21 18 20 18 25 14
      Letters 3 2 . 3 3 1 5 1 4 1
      Foreign languages and literature . 1 . . . . . . . .
      History 1 3 4 6 5 3 3 9 14 2
      Music and performing arts 7 9 16 16 12 14 12 7 5 11
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . 1 . . 1 2 .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 4 3 8 7 2 3 5 4 7
      Communication 3 2 1 5 4 2 2 4 3 4
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 2 3 3 . 1 1 1 3

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 720 733 775 723 787 812 828 864 879 868
    Female 718 700 762 690 735 692 613 600 643 675
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 901 918 1,035 957 1,010 1,007 908 893 916 966
    Hispanic or Latino 33 34 41 28 32 35 36 30 31 28
    Not Hispanic or Latino 853 874 986 924 975 965 867 855 871 927
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 4
      Asian 30 27 40 35 37 30 30 34 30 31
      Black or African American 25 36 39 33 27 25 29 38 38 37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
      White 763 774 875 831 881 874 769 751 770 828
      More than one race 35 37 32 24 27 32 37 31 29 27
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 10 8 5 3 7 5 8 14 11
  Temporary visa holders 537 515 502 456 512 497 533 571 606 577
  Science and engineering 1,192 1,202 1,246 1,168 1,185 1,171 1,229 1,296 1,331 1,324
    Science 857 866 896 857 829 820 835 874 915 909
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 80 56 57 59 61 65 72 134 144 141
      Biological and biomedical sciences 198 222 224 221 184 184 178 141 142 128
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 59 73 65 64 59 63 61 68 64 59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 23 20 22 28 30 26 29 33 34 42
      Mathematics and statistics 44 36 41 42 47 62 78 94 112 116
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 53 50 62 62 64 61 56 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 164 169 171 167 156 144 145 144 137 136
      Psychology 62 67 76 76 95 104 96 87 87 96
      Social sciences 174 173 178 138 133 111 120 154 174 173
    Engineering 335 336 350 311 356 351 394 422 416 415
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 9 11 16 12 10 13 19 16 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 16 17 15 19 26 33 31 35 36 32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33 34 33 23 28 33 50 42 40 43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 16 24 15 21 14 24 53 62 59
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 13 15 18 16 26 22 25 18 19 16
      Mechanical engineering 25 37 32 24 33 36 43 41 44 46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 19 14 16 14 10 5 10 9 11 11
      Other engineering 201 193 197 182 199 198 198 205 188 192
  Health 246 231 291 245 337 333 212 168 191 219
    Clinical medicine 56 45 35 37 68 61 78 85 92 104
    Other health 190 186 256 208 269 272 134 83 99 115

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 184 165 165 186 198 185 162 193 231 227
    Female 142 139 123 123 92 102 100 114 175 180
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 297 268 252 264 252 250 230 264 313 325
    Hispanic or Latino 14 13 8 9 9 9 6 7 6 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 282 253 243 254 237 239 221 253 300 306
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1
      Asian 18 21 18 24 14 8 8 6 18 15
      Black or African American 17 14 13 9 12 13 10 9 14 15
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 238 207 203 211 201 208 196 229 261 268
      More than one race 6 8 7 9 8 10 6 9 6 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 1 1 6 2 3 4 7 9
  Temporary visa holders 29 36 36 45 38 37 32 43 93 82
  Science and engineering 271 259 247 266 258 253 229 248 336 348
    Science 185 181 165 164 149 142 131 137 189 210
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 12 15 17 15 15 14 11 27 22 34
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 21 10 15 11 10 7 5 16 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 32 35 42 37 24 14 13 14 16 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 5 8 7 6 8 6 6 14 12
      Mathematics and statistics 5 5 9 13 12 19 18 21 24 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 13 15 20 15 13 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 6 4 4 5 10 5 3 10 9
      Psychology 13 20 18 13 16 12 16 14 27 33
      Social sciences 89 61 42 40 45 42 38 47 60 56
    Engineering 86 78 82 102 109 111 98 111 147 138
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 2 4 3 3 7 0 2 3 5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 5 3 7 4 9 8 5 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 5 2 6 5 8 10 14 20 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37 39 41 45 50 45 45 50 50 59
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 2 1 4 3 6 4 1 4 4
      Mechanical engineering 8 2 4 9 7 6 4 6 15 16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 4
      Other engineering 31 24 25 31 33 32 25 29 47 33
  Health 55 45 41 43 32 34 33 59 70 59
    Clinical medicine 38 32 29 31 30 34 30 44 54 45
    Other health 17 13 12 12 2 0 3 15 16 14

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 240 265 249 351 316 212 187 351 174 258
  Science and engineering 235 253 233 335 303 204 181 344 167 248
    Science 153 164 156 230 204 126 82 193 87 124
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10 10 9 11 14 6 5 33 20 31
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 75 58 57 57 37 18 36 16 21
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 8 15 15 11 9 10 14 5 13
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 2 10 8 2 4 10 4 10
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 3 2 2 3 7 6 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 10 5 24 16 14 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 54 41 46 73 56 39 20 55 17 29
      Psychology 12 10 10 16 18 9 4 10 9 4
      Social sciences 6 7 10 21 22 8 7 21 8 5
    Engineering 82 89 77 105 99 78 99 151 80 124
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 1 4 9 2 1 3 8 4 4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 3 5 6 0 1 3 2 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 2 6 5 3 7 11 5 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 5 5 6 7 3 10 20 17 12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 2 2 5 4 2 6 5 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 12 16 6 7 10 2 4 5 9 14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 2 2 4 2 1 4 3 4 4
      Other engineering 54 58 51 62 63 66 64 96 37 73
  Health 5 12 16 16 13 8 6 7 7 10
    Clinical medicine 4 6 4 4 2 6 4 3 3 1
    Other health 1 6 12 12 11 2 2 4 4 9

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 1,438 1,433 1,537 1,413 1,522 1,504 1,441 1,464 1,522 1,543
  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 559 518 518 530 520 350 415 403 384 582
    Federal 203 219 208 272 243 167 79 142 59 219
    Institutional 278 216 228 254 271 181 321 236 313 308
    Nonfederal 78 83 82 4 6 2 15 25 12 55
  Teaching assistantships 237 273 259 278 241 157 192 226 228 420
    Federal 36 39 39 65 60 41 25 64 25 34
    Institutional 195 217 210 212 179 112 158 142 183 370
    Nonfederal 6 17 10 1 2 4 9 20 20 16
  Other types of support 642 642 760 605 761 997 834 835 910 541
    Federal 1 7 2 14 13 4 83 145 90 5
    Institutional 428 460 521 399 471 689 534 490 604 340
    Nonfederal 1 1 2 0 0 0 24 36 28 2
    Personal resources 212 174 235 192 277 304 193 164 188 194

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 57 40 39 51 52 75 57 53 49 64
    Science 38 31 35 46 45 62 44 39 39 50
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 3 7
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 17 17 21 16 19 18 17 19 23
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 2 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 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 6 11 16 22 33 23 15 12 15
      Psychology 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Social sciences 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1
    Engineering 19 9 4 5 7 13 13 14 10 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 0 1 1 3 6 4 3 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 6 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0
      Other engineering 10 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1
  Health 1 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 2 3
    Clinical medicine 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1 2
    Other health 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 32 15 22 31 30 35 0 10 6 15
  Science and engineering 32 15 22 30 29 32 0 10 6 15
    Science 19 9 20 25 23 27 0 10 6 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 6 9 9 6 6 0 8 4 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 1 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 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 1 8 11 14 19 0 2 2 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 13 6 2 5 6 5 0 0 0 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 1 2 2 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 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 1 3 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 246,173 214,081 199,907 188,452 187,512 185,110 185,606 172,477 170,145 164,454
    Science 184,700 162,108 151,096 139,563 136,059 138,562 138,656 131,553 126,520 118,374
      Computer and information sciences 2,155 1,562 2,179 1,894 1,150 1,339 1,948 600 871 462
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,036 5,177 3,965 9,625 10,049 7,266 7,546 13,090 10,160 9,015
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,819 4,292 3,320 8,020 7,881 5,508 6,016 11,516 7,384 7,254
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,217 885 645 1,605 2,168 1,758 1,530 1,574 2,776 1,761
      Life sciences 153,092 135,260 124,894 108,264 104,435 103,696 109,929 102,088 96,104 94,535
        Agricultural sciences 16,080 14,556 13,321 13,752 14,302 14,310 16,220 17,020 29,391 26,274
        Biological and biomedical sciences 40,246 31,046 30,824 25,158 18,919 17,860 17,397 13,837 17,226 17,808
        Health sciences 83,852 76,948 69,644 58,047 60,670 62,055 65,835 59,642 26,480 31,938
        Natural resources and conservation 11,010 10,739 8,946 9,686 9,557 9,041 9,860 10,684 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,904 1,971 2,159 1,621 987 430 617 905 23,007 18,515
      Mathematics and statistics 448 432 579 482 625 5,106 933 1,129 678 572
      Physical sciences 16,296 13,067 12,431 12,678 14,339 15,392 12,133 9,475 9,916 9,200
        Astronomy and astrophysics 3,269 2,332 3,035 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,502 5,184 4,509 4,868 5,632 4,761 2,742 2,520 2,496 2,505
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 7,525 5,551 4,887 7,810 8,707 10,631 9,391 6,955 7,417 6,695
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Psychology 1,929 1,638 2,304 1,773 2,041 2,232 2,101 1,113 881 568
      Social sciences 4,192 3,216 3,681 3,590 2,356 2,752 3,584 3,546 7,628 3,776
        Anthropology 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 771 846 766 801 908 970 726 1,062 5,649 1,969
        Political science and government 287 320 591 257 34 122 133 186 374 304
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 486 346 415 508 625 664 881 777 700 557
        Social sciences nec 2,648 1,687 1,909 2,024 789 996 1,844 1,521 905 946
      Sciences nec 1,552 1,756 1,063 1,257 1,064 779 482 512 282 246
    Engineering 50,052 43,972 39,855 40,786 42,516 37,520 36,747 32,948 34,040 38,572
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,721 1,155 429 60 148 31 9 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,506 8,566 8,043 5,613 5,080 5,004 3,961 2,966 4,648 4,932
      Civil engineering 6,496 5,181 3,668 4,569 5,216 5,070 4,855 4,437 3,673 4,505
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,838 5,319 3,868 5,879 6,600 7,116 7,199 7,137 7,690 8,827
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,914 2,154 4,437 5,086 2,406 2,062 2,476 2,926 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,791 13,630 11,661 11,021 15,612 12,981 10,539 11,177 12,011 12,735
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 8,109 2,353 1,930 1,824 1,315 835 1,563 1,580 1,549 1,025
      Engineering nec 4,677 5,614 5,819 6,734 6,139 4,421 6,145 2,725 4,469 6,548
    Non-S&E 11,421 8,001 8,956 8,103 8,937 9,028 10,203 7,976 9,585 7,508
      Business management and business administration 1,564 2,383 2,344 1,884 1,962 2,567 2,064 1,122 858 233
      Communication and communications technologies 298 290 185 84 246 65 336 250 282 108
      Education 1,760 2,190 2,178 1,309 1,426 1,415 1,146 706 1,448 1,227
      Humanities 514 483 308 248 271 600 740 608 1,760 1,877
      Law 425 171 410 162 295 121 382 332 583 118
      Social work 434 69 9 94 16 26 44 98 90 30
      Visual and performing arts 54 39 51 55 70 74 291 141 143 134
      Non-S&E nec 6,372 2,376 3,471 4,267 4,651 4,160 5,200 4,719 4,421 3,781

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 246,173 114,708 11,687 92,314 4,977 2,874 19,613
    Science 184,700 87,760 9,748 64,835 4,166 1,946 16,245
      Computer and information sciences 2,155 1,639 4 512 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,036 2,448 24 2,112 93 0 359
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,819 1,958 23 1,392 93 0 353
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,217 490 1 720 0 0 6
      Life sciences 153,092 69,272 8,849 53,882 3,970 1,624 15,495
        Agricultural sciences 16,080 6,409 4,706 4,420 272 1 272
        Biological and biomedical sciences 40,246 21,154 157 15,758 1,096 83 1,998
        Health sciences 83,852 34,303 1,611 30,915 2,508 1,376 13,139
        Natural resources and conservation 11,010 6,159 2,248 2,403 80 52 68
        Life sciences nec 1,904 1,247 127 386 14 112 18
      Mathematics and statistics 448 208 0 239 0 0 1
      Physical sciences 16,296 11,286 442 4,302 24 41 201
        Astronomy and astrophysics 3,269 2,327 0 942 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,502 3,148 415 1,847 4 3 85
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 7,525 5,811 27 1,513 20 38 116
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,929 825 170 759 53 122 0
      Social sciences 4,192 1,317 259 2,305 26 129 156
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 771 141 0 487 0 43 100
        Political science and government 287 201 0 86 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 486 101 79 266 0 4 36
        Social sciences nec 2,648 874 180 1,466 26 82 20
      Sciences nec 1,552 765 0 724 0 30 33
    Engineering 50,052 23,114 981 22,376 807 758 2,016
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,721 1,663 12 1,045 0 1 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,506 4,486 182 3,688 61 35 54
      Civil engineering 6,496 2,410 33 3,447 156 189 261
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,838 4,202 286 3,421 401 4 524
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,914 2,193 0 1,611 100 0 10
      Mechanical engineering 6,791 3,226 182 3,033 80 188 82
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 8,109 4,659 286 2,625 5 341 193
      Engineering nec 4,677 275 0 3,506 4 0 892
    Non-S&E 11,421 3,834 958 5,103 4 170 1,352
      Business management and business administration 1,564 341 93 553 0 0 577
      Communication and communications technologies 298 212 0 70 0 0 16
      Education 1,760 1,065 261 401 0 33 0
      Humanities 514 23 0 394 0 94 3
      Law 425 0 12 182 0 1 230
      Social work 434 84 151 165 0 34 0
      Visual and performing arts 54 2 0 25 0 0 27
      Non-S&E nec 6,372 2,107 441 3,313 4 8 499

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 114,708 97,327 89,802 79,657 82,353 76,527 72,767 72,751 68,731 69,165
  DOD 4,152 4,464 5,945 4,636 3,894 3,262 2,954 1,460 2,275 3,279
  DOE 13,777 13,893 13,023 15,101 14,859 12,032 11,842 14,034 10,100 11,045
  HHS 55,509 43,922 41,751 32,046 32,112 29,286 27,700 28,035 24,182 24,798
  NASA 5,500 4,085 3,878 4,020 5,245 4,234 4,444 4,319 4,394 4,594
  NSF 14,155 12,121 9,945 10,599 13,422 13,867 12,261 10,691 11,978 10,533
  USDA 11,701 10,093 7,977 7,612 7,212 7,420 7,476 8,024 8,549 8,100
  Other 9,914 8,749 7,283 5,643 5,609 6,426 6,090 6,188 7,253 6,816

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 3,504 533 2,971 .
2018 3,557 564 2,993 .
2017 3,575 539 3,036 .

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 . . 25,248
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21,255 0 . . 5,112
    Engineering 8,000 4,091 . . 20,136
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,000 0 . . 0
    Health sciences 8,000 0 . . 0
    Physical sciences 8,000 4,091 . . 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