Western Washington 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 302 67.8 925
2023 350 49 679 302 67.2 911 288 52.7 602
2022 329 52.2 680 298 67.3 900
2021 327 53.2 691 289 68.6 908 286 51.5 583
2020 340 51.8 698 304 67.2 916
2019 333 52.8 697 325 64.9 914 290 51.3 589
2018 333 53 700 312 66.2 911
2017 330 52.3 684 310 65.9 898 292 49.8 575
2016 349 50.5 697 322 64.5 896
2015 356 49.2 693 318 65 898 298 48.3 570
2014 391 43.8 688
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 106 94 89 78 81 95 86 89 102 59
    Female 149 173 167 141 147 132 141 135 125 106
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 236 255 254 216 221 218 218 214 218 157
    Hispanic or Latino 16 13 19 14 10 16 11 12 14 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 206 229 229 197 203 199 204 197 191 136
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 3 3 2 5 0 2 2 0 0
      Asian 21 17 15 11 10 5 7 9 5 5
      Black or African American 4 3 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      White 171 195 199 168 174 178 176 172 172 116
      More than one race 4 11 11 16 11 14 17 12 13 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 13 6 5 8 3 3 5 13 12
  Temporary visa holders 19 12 2 3 7 9 9 10 9 8
  Science and engineering 206 219 206 172 168 166 169 166 166 104
    Science 206 219 206 172 168 166 169 166 166 104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 34 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 27 29 22 23 23 23 21 22 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 29 30 28 24 16 23 21 16 10 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 37 33 27 29 26 25 24 26 25 21
      Mathematics and statistics 21 24 20 17 17 19 21 19 23 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 47 50 45 36 36 36 35 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 26 22 21 27 18 19 21 22 4
      Psychology 13 16 16 12 12 10 17 15 17 21
      Social sciences 8 13 19 11 11 12 9 11 13 12
    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 49 48 50 47 60 61 58 58 61 61
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 49 48 50 47 60 61 58 58 61 61

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

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

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 29 32 30 37 28 26 12 7 8 70
    Female 52 37 48 44 30 29 3 2 7 59
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 80 68 77 76 56 54 15 9 14 127
    Hispanic or Latino 6 2 5 7 2 3 2 0 1 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 69 64 71 65 51 50 12 9 13 119
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1
      Asian 2 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3
      Black or African American 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 60 56 62 54 46 46 8 8 13 111
      More than one race 5 2 6 9 1 3 1 0 0 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2
  Temporary visa holders 1 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 2
  Science and engineering 73 59 69 72 55 50 15 6 15 119
    Science 73 59 69 72 55 50 15 6 15 119
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 10 9 10 10 6 1 0 1 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 11 13 9 12 10 8 2 0 4 20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 11 17 11 11 13 5 0 1 27
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 19 14 14 14 9 8 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 1 4 8 2 4 1 0 1 15
      Psychology 5 4 4 8 7 7 0 0 2 5
      Social sciences 9 5 11 7 3 4 1 3 5 19
    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 8 10 9 9 3 5 0 3 0 10
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 8 10 9 9 3 5 0 3 0 10

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 11 20 15 17 7 5 12 7 6 0
  Science and engineering 11 20 15 17 7 5 11 7 6 0
    Science 11 20 15 17 7 5 11 7 6 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 6 0 0 3 2 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 7 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 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 5 5 4 6 1 2 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 5 3 2 5 0 4 1 1 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 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 255 267 256 219 228 227 227 224 227 165
  Fellowships 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Federal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 21 27 23 21 13 6 11 11 10 0
    Federal 11 18 15 17 7 5 11 6 6 0
    Institutional 4 8 2 3 4 1 0 3 0 0
    Nonfederal 6 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 0
  Teaching assistantships 164 166 162 152 148 144 138 146 140 106
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 164 166 162 152 148 144 138 146 140 100
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
  Other types of support 70 72 71 46 67 77 78 66 75 59
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
    Personal resources 70 72 71 46 67 77 77 66 75 59

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 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 7 6 4 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 2 1 2 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 2 1 1 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 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 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 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 5 4 3 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 1 0 1 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 2 1 1 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 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 23,275 21,360 18,693 18,033 14,584 11,983 13,075 13,014 10,743 9,921
    Science 17,837 17,006 14,341 14,123 10,512 9,064 9,423 8,036 6,808 6,760
      Computer and information sciences 504 297 317 410 275 93 209 167 114 70
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,900 5,734 4,824 3,640 2,946 3,822 3,802 2,931 2,552 2,709
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,272 2,605 2,188 1,433 1,072 2,670 2,633 1,782 1,121 1,390
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,628 3,129 2,636 2,207 1,874 1,152 1,071 1,149 1,224 1,255
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 207 64
      Life sciences 1,308 890 745 1,401 841 937 518 884 819 794
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,064 613 495 1,263 601 718 502 732 664 497
        Health sciences 244 277 250 138 240 0 0 0 87 156
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 219 16 152 68 141
      Mathematics and statistics 618 490 296 383 348 499 669 645 730 700
      Physical sciences 3,251 3,379 2,682 3,798 2,343 1,183 1,322 1,325 815 973
        Astronomy and astrophysics 392 306 288 506 286 244 358 455 230 207
        Chemistry 2,112 2,466 1,902 2,773 1,415 898 964 870 585 766
        Materials science 747 607 492 519 642 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 823 1,254 1,501 1,491 1,290 1,038 1,306 730 548 456
      Social sciences 1,882 1,538 1,467 910 827 817 1,077 591 510 528
        Anthropology 186 87 49 107 82 0 190 0 0 0
        Economics 323 112 106 2 3 41 0 16 40 85
        Political science and government 253 149 170 94 241 371 364 121 357 282
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 146 326 267 73 116 269 387 208 39 88
        Social sciences nec 974 864 875 634 385 136 136 246 74 73
      Sciences nec 3,551 3,424 2,509 2,090 1,642 675 520 763 720 530
    Engineering 614 621 570 650 413 832 1,489 1,258 1,189 859
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 753 716 803 749
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 736 542 386 110
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 614 621 570 650 413 830 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 4,824 3,733 3,782 3,260 3,659 2,087 2,163 3,720 2,746 2,302
      Business management and business administration 256 225 229 262 126 7 75 339 123 44
      Communication and communications technologies 214 60 47 79 65 16 1 253 0 123
      Education 2,512 1,465 1,467 1,618 1,202 319 566 1,107 660 794
      Humanities 1,042 1,368 1,362 925 1,457 850 756 1,020 321 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 386 345 345 228 453 700 352 453 375 432
      Non-S&E nec 414 270 332 148 356 195 413 548 1,267 909

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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies . 6,598 6,347 4,290 3,966 3,978 4,393 5,271 4,701 4,546
  DOD . 0 0 0 4 42 234 246 151 0
  DOE . 0 121 321 274 95 56 32 20 0
  HHS . 330 408 320 658 466 385 442 268 411
  NASA . 267 587 464 159 190 100 197 43 0
  NSF . 5,695 4,583 2,598 2,412 2,596 2,777 3,072 3,078 3,077
  USDA . 18 18 40 38 36 31 45 269 121
  Other . 288 630 547 421 553 810 1,237 872 937

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
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 403 87 316 .
2018 468 95 373 .

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 . 145 139 131 152
    Agricultural sciences . 2 2 2 9
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 31 30 25 35
    Computer and information sciences . 9 9 7 3
    Engineering . 15 13 13 26
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 21 19 18 19
    Health sciences . 9 8 8 5
    Mathematics and statistics . 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation . 9 9 9 9
    Physical sciences . 29 30 27 26
    Psychology . 11 11 9 10
    Social sciences . 5 5 6 4
    Other . 1 0 3 4

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 1,350 1,829 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 1,175 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 350 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 1,000 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 654 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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