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Data year	Earned doctorates			Full-time graduate students						Total R&D expenditures
Data year	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked	Rank	Percentile	Institutions ranked
2023
2022										800	11	890
2021										815	11	907
2020										786	15	915
2019										896	2.8	913
2018										899	2.2	910
2017										890	1.8	897
2016										895	1	895
2015
2014
2013

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.

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Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
All R&D fields	419	364	429	207	176	179	151	.	.	.
Science	419	364	429	207	176	179	151	.	.	.
Computer and information sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
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, not elsewhere classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Life sciences	419	364	429	207	167	170	128	.	.	.
Agricultural sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Biological and biomedical sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Health sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Natural resources and conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Life sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Physical sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Astronomy and astrophysics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Materials science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Physics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Psychology	0	0	0	0	9	9	17	.	.	.
Social sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Anthropology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Political science and government	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Sociology, demography, and population studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Social sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.	.	.
Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Chemical engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Civil engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Industrial and manufacturing engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Mechanical engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Metallurgical and materials engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Engineering not elsewhere classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Non-S&E	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Business management and business administration	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Communication and communications technologies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Humanities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Law	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Social work	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Visual and performing arts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified	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.
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: 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Field	All R&D expenditures	State and local government	Institution funds	Business
All R&D fields	419	.	.	.
Science	419	.	.	.
Computer and information sciences	0	.	.	.
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences	0	.	.	.
Atmospheric science and meteorology	0	.	.	.
Geological and earth sciences	0	.	.	.
Ocean sciences and marine sciences	0	.	.	.
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	.	.	.
Life sciences	419	.	.	.
Agricultural sciences	0	.	.	.
Biological and biomedical sciences	0	.	.	.
Health sciences	0	.	.	.
Natural resources and conservation	0	.	.	.
Life sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	.	.	.
Mathematics and statistics	0	.	.	.
Physical sciences	0	.	.	.
Astronomy and astrophysics	0	.	.	.
Chemistry	0	.	.	.
Materials science	0	.	.	.
Physics	0	.	.	.
Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	.	.	.
Psychology	0	.	.	.
Social sciences	0	.	.	.
Anthropology	0	.	.	.
Economics	0	.	.	.
Political science and government	0	.	.	.
Sociology, demography, and population studies	0	.	.	.
Social sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	.	.	.
Sciences, not elsewhere classified	0	.	.	.
Engineering	0	.	.	.
Engineering	0	.	.	.
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering	0	.	.	.
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering	0	.	.	.
Chemical engineering	0	.	.	.
Civil engineering	0	.	.	.
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering	0	.	.	.
Industrial and manufacturing engineering	0	.	.	.
Mechanical engineering	0	.	.	.
Metallurgical and materials engineering	0	.	.	.
Engineering not elsewhere classified	0	.	.	.
Non-S&E	0	.	.	.
Business management and business administration	0	.	.	.
Communication and communications technologies	0	.	.	.
Education	0	.	.	.
Humanities	0	.	.	.
Law	0	.	.	.
Social work	0	.	.	.
Visual and performing arts	0	.	.	.
Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified	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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Federal Agencies	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
DOD	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
DOE	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
HHS	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
NASA	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
NSF	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
USDA	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year	All personnel	Principal investigators	Other personnel	Postdocs
2022	.	.	.	.
2021	.	.	.	.
2020	.	.	.	.
2019	.	.	.	.
2018	.	.	.	.
2017	.	.	.	.
2016	.	.	.	.

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

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