U. Nebraska, Central Administration

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
2024
2023
2022 268 70.6 900
2021 275 70.1 908
2020 261 71.9 916
2019 276 70.2 914
2018 311 66.3 911
2017
2016
2015
2014
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

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 . 25,402 21,295 23,672 18,860 13,352 . . . .
    Science . 14,496 12,871 14,474 16,010 9,913 . . . .
      Computer and information sciences . 742 448 1,385 3,634 796 . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Geological and earth sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Life sciences . 13,754 12,423 13,089 12,205 8,962 . . . .
        Agricultural sciences . 772 823 2,242 2,074 1,747 . . . .
        Biological and biomedical sciences . 9,970 9,291 9,514 6,872 5,070 . . . .
        Health sciences . 2,810 2,309 1,333 3,259 2,145 . . . .
        Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Life sciences nec . 202 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Physical sciences . 0 0 0 111 92 . . . .
        Astronomy and astrophysics . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Chemistry . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Materials science . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Physics . 0 0 0 109 92 . . . .
        Physical sciences nec . 0 0 0 2 0 . . . .
      Psychology . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Social sciences . 0 0 0 60 63 . . . .
        Anthropology . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Economics . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Political science and government . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . 0 0 0 60 63 . . . .
        Social sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Sciences nec . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
    Engineering . 10,082 8,060 8,340 1,687 2,800 . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 398 2,022 3,748 148 70 . . . .
      Chemical engineering . 591 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Civil engineering . 0 20 176 218 759 . . . .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . 6,574 860 138 976 1,392 . . . .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . 0 0 339 0 0 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . 137 336 556 345 511 . . . .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . 1,370 1,094 292 0 62 . . . .
      Engineering nec . 1,012 3,728 3,091 0 6 . . . .
    Non-S&E . 824 364 858 1,163 639 . . . .
      Business management and business administration . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Communication and communications technologies . 0 0 0 77 0 . . . .
      Education . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Humanities . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Law . 0 0 0 148 37 . . . .
      Social work . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Visual and performing arts . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
      Non-S&E nec . 824 364 858 938 602 . . . .

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 . . . . . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies . 23,872 20,675 23,104 18,523 13,200 . . . .
  DOD . 19,432 17,024 21,430 16,454 11,031 . . . .
  DOE . 174 0 0 32 469 . . . .
  HHS . 273 637 0 0 0 . . . .
  NASA . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
  NSF . 3,642 823 1,674 2,037 1,700 . . . .
  USDA . 0 0 0 0 0 . . . .
  Other . 351 2,191 0 0 0 . . . .

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 70 10 60 .
2018 49 11 38 .
2017 . . . .

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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