Appalachian State 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 327 52.4 679 430 29.3 602 380 58.9 914
2022 318 53.8 680 382 58 900
2021 285 59.2 691 499 15.3 583 430 53.2 908
2020 280 60.4 698 410 55.8 916
2019 284 59.8 697 533 10.4 589 467 49.5 914
2018 269 62 700 439 52.4 911
2017 254 63.3 684 521 10.3 575 413 54.5 898
2016 277 60.7 697 456 49.7 896
2015 276 60.7 693 516 10.4 570 421 53.6 898
2014 244 65 688 407 54.7 889
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

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 124 115 140 136 126 129 152 149 153 168
    Female 167 176 197 185 183 213 222 220 214 256
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 276 281 327 309 295 333 363 362 361 417
    Hispanic or Latino 18 15 13 17 21 8 12 10 5 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 255 264 313 290 273 322 345 344 343 402
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 4
      Asian 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 7 7 4
      Black or African American 8 8 9 7 5 9 13 11 15 12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
      White 233 239 289 267 251 295 317 320 314 379
      More than one race 9 13 9 10 10 14 7 4 5 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 1 2 1 3 6 8 13 15
  Temporary visa holders 15 10 10 12 14 9 11 7 6 7
  Science and engineering 189 187 224 210 193 214 251 248 236 288
    Science 189 187 224 210 193 214 251 248 236 239
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 33 47 39 35 40 39 32 38 64
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 56 40 42 34 25 30 26 22 11 7
      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 10 15 8 10 13 17 10 11 18
      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 19 17 21 31 27 21 39 31 28 0
      Psychology 53 55 60 59 59 69 72 67 73 73
      Social sciences 27 32 39 39 37 41 58 86 75 77
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
      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 49
    Health 102 104 113 111 116 128 123 121 131 136
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 102 104 113 111 116 128 123 121 131 136

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 41 32 25 27 27 22 24 44 36 40
    Female 45 38 34 34 41 33 32 55 47 39
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 86 69 58 61 64 51 56 99 81 78
    Hispanic or Latino 5 4 3 4 2 1 3 4 1 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 81 65 55 56 60 49 51 95 79 78
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Black or African American 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 5 5 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 77 61 52 53 56 45 49 85 69 70
      More than one race 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 2 1
  Science and engineering 85 68 58 58 65 53 53 95 79 78
    Science 85 68 58 58 65 53 53 95 79 72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 28 29 13 13 19 15 11 15 11 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 22 10 12 9 11 9 5 5 3 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 16 7 10 9 9 3 5 5 2 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 4 4 2 5 4 5 2 1 0
      Psychology 11 8 13 15 15 15 15 18 15 11
      Social sciences 7 10 6 10 6 7 12 50 47 49
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
      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 6
    Health 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 4 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 4 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

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 2013
All surveyed fields 0 2 3 4 2 2 4 4 1 4 0
  Science and engineering 0 2 3 4 2 2 4 4 1 4 0
    Science 0 2 3 4 2 2 4 4 1 2 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 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 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 2 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 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 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 291 291 337 321 309 342 374 369 367 424
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 51 52 46 45 65 61 65 34 58 150
    Federal 0 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 0 4
    Institutional 51 46 38 36 62 58 59 27 48 144
    Nonfederal 0 4 5 5 1 1 3 3 10 2
  Teaching assistantships 117 111 139 138 122 136 149 150 134 144
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 117 111 139 138 122 136 148 148 131 144
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
  Other types of support 123 128 152 138 97 145 160 185 174 130
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 35 30 40 37 13 42 42 69 74 17
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 4
    Personal resources 88 98 112 101 84 103 117 110 97 109

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 8,479 7,189 4,509 4,894 3,268 3,631 4,475 3,146 3,878 4,289
    Science 7,125 6,064 3,650 4,141 3,055 3,387 4,318 2,868 3,507 3,977
      Computer and information sciences 536 327 356 336 198 126 371 397 175 136
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 986 987 357 499 583 945 1,268 743 769 940
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 539 732 136 238 438 680 660 289 262 343
        Geological and earth sciences 447 255 221 205 112 260 605 174 330 366
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 56 33 5 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 280 177 231
      Life sciences 4,134 3,066 1,745 1,879 1,663 1,573 1,709 1,120 1,708 1,540
        Agricultural sciences 400 254 60 87 195 162 118 38 174 73
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,101 1,906 1,089 840 1,339 1,125 1,244 842 1,410 1,459
        Health sciences 468 404 269 409 45 19 9 11 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 398 276 327 543 63 267 338 221 0 0
        Life sciences nec 767 226 0 0 21 0 0 8 124 8
      Mathematics and statistics 72 22 29 90 41 146 85 0 8 105
      Physical sciences 971 1,013 591 408 262 330 528 272 434 695
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 101 65 64 96 43 85 69 139
        Chemistry 631 372 124 226 108 162 127 160 266 461
        Materials science 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 0 0
        Physics 340 611 320 115 87 72 358 9 99 95
        Physical sciences nec 0 30 46 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 130 244 307 344 52 77 141 232 258 410
      Social sciences 296 405 265 585 226 175 166 54 64 82
        Anthropology 78 44 24 153 19 11 5 4 0 0
        Economics 58 220 103 158 82 28 151 41 40 56
        Political science and government 32 13 8 90 0 4 0 9 3 13
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 63 111 74 15 125 132 6 0 21 9
        Social sciences nec 65 17 56 169 0 0 4 0 0 4
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 30 15 50 50 91 69
    Engineering 266 237 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 266 237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,088 888 859 753 208 244 157 278 371 312
      Business management and business administration 119 152 128 163 8 3 5 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 4 0 47 2 0 3 0 2 4
      Education 473 472 563 317 85 71 87 213 116 225
      Humanities 118 114 51 90 53 101 13 29 218 52
      Law 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 10 56 86 97 0 0 1 1 3 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 1 12 37 25 16 16 5 17 5
      Non-S&E nec 368 88 13 2 35 53 32 30 15 26

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 8,479 3,497 134 3,123 702 1,006 17
    Science 7,125 3,177 134 2,372 701 724 17
      Computer and information sciences 536 410 0 126 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 986 429 0 166 0 391 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 539 0 0 148 0 391 0
        Geological and earth sciences 447 429 0 18 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 4,134 1,641 115 1,394 693 274 17
        Agricultural sciences 400 334 0 66 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,101 738 8 664 546 145 0
        Health sciences 468 20 10 207 147 67 17
        Natural resources and conservation 398 32 77 289 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 767 517 20 168 0 62 0
      Mathematics and statistics 72 29 0 43 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 971 497 8 442 0 24 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 631 337 8 262 0 24 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 340 160 0 180 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 130 59 0 63 8 0 0
      Social sciences 296 112 11 138 0 35 0
        Anthropology 78 21 0 23 0 34 0
        Economics 58 0 0 57 0 1 0
        Political science and government 32 0 11 21 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 63 26 0 37 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 65 65 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 266 0 0 266 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 nec 266 0 0 266 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,088 320 0 485 1 282 0
      Business management and business administration 119 0 0 119 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 473 0 0 191 0 282 0
      Humanities 118 0 0 118 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 368 320 0 47 1 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 3,497 2,567 1,694 1,469 1,332 1,922 2,630 1,896 1,796 2,198
  DOD 33 151 24 0 73 67 342 0 0 0
  DOE 32 2 4 27 26 164 192 280 162 0
  HHS 319 258 73 102 184 415 325 158 339 319
  NASA 79 31 4 40 60 89 45 43 145 178
  NSF 1,978 1,604 993 958 725 988 1,348 929 775 992
  USDA 539 173 67 42 58 48 205 232 143 134
  Other 517 348 529 300 206 151 173 254 232 575

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 156 74 82 .
2018 180 70 110 .
2017 151 39 112 .

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 55 27 16 15 12
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 26 1 1 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 2 0
    Health sciences 13 10 3 3 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 7 8 7 7 9
    Psychology 4 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 2 6 2 2 2
    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 . . . . 4,000 0
    Health sciences . . . . 4,000 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 636 0 0 0 0
    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 0 0 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 0 0 0
    Other 636 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

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