Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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 190 59.2 459 175 72.7 631 208 77.8 925
2023 163 65 459 188 72.7 679 203 78 911 248 59.3 602
2022 193 58.3 457 184 73.3 680 201 78 900
2021 192 57.6 447 173 75.3 691 208 77.4 908 264 55.3 583
2020 198 56.6 450 183 74.2 698 214 77 916
2019 195 56.9 447 153 78.4 697 219 76.4 914 280 53 589
2018 187 56.9 428 178 74.9 700 230 75.1 911
2017 218 49.3 425 180 74 684 226 75.2 898 279 52 575
2016 248 43 430 178 74.8 697 216 76.2 896
2015 220 49 426 189 73.1 693 217 76.2 898 277 52 570
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 374 321 329 290 284 242 233 199 207 222
    Hispanic or Latino 42 28 32 23 26 17 21 12 7 7
    Not Hispanic or Latino 292 258 292 243 252 223 207 184 198 212
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 40 29 18 23 17 11 13 16 17 23
      Black or African American 9 9 11 8 13 6 5 9 7 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 223 209 253 203 211 200 183 154 171 179
      More than one race 20 11 10 9 11 6 6 5 3 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 40 35 5 24 6 2 5 3 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 472 489 453 492 364 622 453 487 531 477
  Science and engineering 845 810 782 782 648 864 686 686 738 699
    Science 392 389 294 319 302 417 313 338 384 314
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 47 39 42 32 36 34 32 24 25
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 199 185 121 138 122 157 92 127 247 187
      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 21 24 24 34 44 65 56 71 86 77
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 87 95 74 77 80 130 100 82 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 33 38 36 27 23 27 30 26 27 24
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 453 421 488 463 346 447 373 348 354 385
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 35 27 21 25 18 25 20 16 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 32 34 33 33 31 32 30 29 36 32
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 46 42 48 36 32 30 24 20 19 22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 30 21 21 21 21 15 18 20 21 28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 59 55 55 46 52 68 50 63 76 93
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 3 6 7 8 15 15 15 15 12
      Mechanical engineering 185 187 247 241 117 181 138 116 33 46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 35 29 37 39 46 60 57 42 43 45
      Other engineering 21 23 20 15 21 21 21 27 111 107
    Health 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 1 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

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 604 576 652 697 699 675 708 673 628 582
    Hispanic or Latino 56 42 58 57 52 40 44 40 41 41
    Not Hispanic or Latino 449 477 554 623 640 621 648 619 573 516
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2
      Asian 52 48 66 50 69 70 71 63 58 48
      Black or African American 24 25 39 37 43 37 37 35 24 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
      White 352 382 427 515 508 493 525 505 472 429
      More than one race 21 22 22 21 18 19 12 14 15 19
    Unknown ethnicity and race 99 57 40 17 7 14 16 14 14 25
  Temporary visa holders 198 168 208 73 198 67 211 254 228 212
  Science and engineering 802 744 860 770 897 742 919 927 856 794
    Science 279 231 281 211 270 191 218 210 184 197
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 30 34 46 50 59 59 54 32 7 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 135 93 97 50 65 35 64 66 127 113
      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 16 18 38 32 43 30 34 40 32 39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 79 66 76 55 83 51 50 57 2 14
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 18 21 22 17 13 15 14 8 11
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 8 11
    Engineering 523 513 579 559 627 551 701 717 672 597
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 28 24 16 17 14 11 15 19 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 24 24 12 20 21 19 15 15 15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 8 15 13 7 4 10 6 11 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 25 16 25 30 31 39 47 38 30 35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 107 86 115 138 157 153 146 146 112 127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 102 95 123 126 114 109 157 171 196 171
      Mechanical engineering 163 188 194 154 219 158 228 213 119 85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 31 35 35 34 30 22 28 39 36 42
      Other engineering 42 37 32 35 35 34 51 70 153 112
    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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 84 90 83 85 68 76 55 52 57 81
  Science and engineering 84 90 83 85 68 76 55 52 57 81
    Science 41 45 39 41 32 37 25 20 13 22
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 9 10 10 7 8 6 11 4 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 19 21 16 18 14 14 6 2 4 9
      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 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 7 7 7 6 9 7 2 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 43 45 44 44 36 39 30 32 44 59
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 9 6 8 9 7 4 6 10 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 4 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 8 8 7 5 8 6 6 12 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 13 15 15 9 11 8 6 3 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
      Other engineering 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 11
    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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 846 810 782 782 648 864 686 686 738 699
  Fellowships 53 59 60 65 45 53 39 0 1 7
    Federal 14 16 15 17 13 14 9 0 0 0
    Institutional 32 36 38 40 25 30 23 0 0 7
    Nonfederal 7 7 7 8 7 9 7 0 1 0
  Research assistantships 163 163 154 153 131 157 113 95 101 112
    Federal 69 73 67 67 54 62 46 47 46 69
    Institutional 55 54 52 52 46 55 35 24 22 22
    Nonfederal 39 36 35 34 31 40 32 24 33 21
  Teaching assistantships 171 171 157 164 144 170 137 111 133 120
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 171 171 157 164 144 170 137 111 133 120
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 459 417 411 400 328 484 397 480 503 460
    Federal 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 11 12
    Institutional 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 38 28
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 457 416 410 399 326 484 397 448 454 420

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 33 39 39 38 37 35 35 30 27 31
    Science 22 24 23 19 19 20 21 15 12 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 3 4 3 2 2 4 7 3 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
      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 9 8 9 7 8 8 8 7 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 9 7 5 7 7 8 0 5 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 1 0
    Engineering 11 15 16 19 18 15 14 15 15 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 2 2 4 5 5 3 4 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 7 6 7 7 7 8 0 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 4
      Other engineering 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 3 5 2
    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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 10 13 13 10 10 10 10 12 10 18
  Science and engineering 10 13 13 10 10 10 10 12 10 18
    Science 6 8 8 5 6 7 7 6 5 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 5 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 3 6 5 3 5 5 5 0 3 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
    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 71,552 66,353 56,904 48,702 43,092 39,878 33,067 33,368 37,822 36,130
    Science 26,967 24,118 22,013 20,142 18,191 16,793 10,860 10,307 10,142 10,135
      Computer and information sciences 11,580 10,974 10,044 10,707 10,150 7,301 3,578 3,694 4,140 4,924
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 4,455 3,170 3,538 2,188 2,104 1,791 2,049 1,873 1,214 827
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,455 3,170 3,538 2,188 2,104 1,791 2,049 1,873 1,214 827
        Health 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
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,428 3,402 3,090 1,880 1,404 1,253 1,684 1,374 1,365 1,082
      Physical sciences 5,912 4,748 3,487 3,852 2,773 4,991 3,096 2,959 2,754 2,092
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,421 2,305 1,523 1,613 1,422 1,722 2,035 2,342 1,989 1,015
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,491 2,443 1,964 2,239 1,351 3,269 1,061 617 765 1,077
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,592 1,824 1,854 1,515 1,760 1,457 453 407 669 1,210
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1,592 1,824 1,854 1,515 1,760 1,457 453 407 669 1,210
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 40,692 37,920 31,514 27,108 23,758 21,029 20,617 21,355 24,779 23,775
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,726 1,864 688 484 97 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,742 3,006 2,084 3,811 3,980 3,058 3,456 2,965 2,649 2,630
      Chemical engineering 3,820 4,180 3,303 2,881 3,044 2,017 1,984 2,290 3,006 3,135
      Civil engineering 959 787 576 766 732 494 633 735 537 698
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,105 4,292 3,046 2,496 2,236 2,024 3,182 3,065 2,692 2,402
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22,665 20,941 18,938 14,243 10,747 11,327 9,252 9,040 12,454 12,122
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 527 684 1,294 1,419 2,252 1,599 1,669 1,529 1,369 1,594
      Engineering nec 2,148 2,166 1,585 1,008 670 510 441 1,731 2,072 1,194
    Non-S&E 3,893 4,315 3,377 1,452 1,143 2,056 1,590 1,706 2,901 2,220
      Business management and business administration 1,771 1,856 2,169 885 369 698 388 615 687 688
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 744 648 0 5 311 1,129 641 686 360 0
      Humanities 372 745 247 148 97 52 244 102 41 76
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,006 1,066 961 414 366 177 317 303 1,813 1,456

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 71,552 40,768 916 23,036 3,671 2,040 1,121
    Science 26,967 15,949 40 9,483 342 990 163
      Computer and information sciences 11,580 8,294 0 2,703 85 456 42
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 4,455 1,420 0 2,330 165 421 119
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,455 1,420 0 2,330 165 421 119
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,428 2,024 0 1,379 20 5 0
      Physical sciences 5,912 3,606 0 2,171 72 63 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,421 1,526 0 760 72 63 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,491 2,080 0 1,411 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,592 605 40 900 0 45 2
        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 1,592 605 40 900 0 45 2
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 40,692 23,190 722 11,621 3,329 873 957
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,726 979 0 740 0 7 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,742 1,664 0 1,447 65 566 0
      Chemical engineering 3,820 1,758 0 1,608 431 23 0
      Civil engineering 959 339 0 620 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,105 2,689 0 1,757 47 211 401
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22,665 14,483 540 4,908 2,114 66 554
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 527 0 0 0 527 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,148 1,278 182 541 145 0 2
    Non-S&E 3,893 1,629 154 1,932 0 177 1
      Business management and business administration 1,771 722 17 975 0 56 1
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 744 247 137 360 0 0 0
      Humanities 372 0 0 368 0 4 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 1,006 660 0 229 0 117 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 40,768 37,736 34,004 30,166 26,074 22,964 18,635 19,566 25,976 26,327
  DOD 12,264 10,249 9,100 8,391 6,870 5,945 3,824 4,500 9,382 11,048
  DOE 3,401 3,200 3,184 2,733 1,706 1,177 676 885 1,312 1,596
  HHS 7,034 5,543 4,566 4,175 4,317 4,692 4,902 3,919 3,795 2,786
  NASA 658 577 598 348 169 407 277 186 125 103
  NSF 12,684 13,042 11,976 10,889 10,551 8,082 7,307 7,748 7,804 7,619
  USDA 413 324 318 301 185 261 282 39 49 5
  Other 4,314 4,801 4,262 3,329 2,276 2,400 1,367 2,289 3,509 3,170

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 801 183 618 .
2018 715 125 590 .

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 168 143 133 127 130
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 29 20 20 22 31
    Computer and information sciences 12 9 9 8 6
    Engineering 101 84 80 78 75
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 9 15 1 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 3 4 7 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 12 8 14 14 13
    Psychology 2 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences 1 2 2 2 1
    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

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 0 0 21,000 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 800 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 6,150 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 12,250 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 1,800 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 0 5,732 11,686 5,978 619
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 5,732 10,357 4,263 619
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 886 858 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 443 858 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