Baylor 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 139 70.2 459 167 82.2 925
2023 147 68.4 459 138 80 679 187 79.8 911 183 70 602
2022 142 69.4 457 133 80.8 680 189 79.3 900
2021 146 67.8 447 126 82.1 691 207 77.5 908 193 67.3 583
2020 161 64.7 450 131 81.5 698 222 76.1 916
2019 157 65.4 447 150 78.8 697 234 74.7 914 169 71.7 589
2018 171 60.6 428 179 74.8 700 234 74.6 911
2017 178 58.7 425 183 73.6 684 236 74.1 898 163 72.1 575
2016 170 61 430 225 68.1 697 240 73.6 896
2015 185 57.1 426 227 67.7 693 246 73 898 168 70.9 570
2014 231 66.9 688
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 115 102 110 97 94 92 79 73 79 69
  Science and engineering 77 62 77 60 58 58 49 45 54 44
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 5 2 2 . 1 4 1 1 . 3
      Natural resources and conservation 5 2 2 . 1 4 1 1 . 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 14 17 9 7 8 8 6 9 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 4 3 1 1 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 4 7 3 1 1 3 3 3 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . 2 . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . 1 1 1 2 1 . . 4
      Microbiology and immunology 1 3 1 . . 1 2 1 1 2
      Molecular biology 3 1 . 2 . 1 . . 2 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 2 . 1 1 . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 2 . . . . . 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 . . . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences . 2 2 1 . . . 1 . 1
      Computer science . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 2 . . . . 1 . 1
    Engineering 9 8 9 10 8 3 8 3 2 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 6 6 5 3 1 6 3 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 3 4 5 1 2 . . .
      Engineering, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 4 4 5 4 4 3 1 5 2
      Geological sciences 1 4 3 4 4 4 3 1 4 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 1 . . . . 1 1
    Health sciences 7 2 6 3 4 5 2 3 2 1
      Public health 2 1 2 2 1 1 . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 5 1 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 10 10 10 8 11 10 10 9 12 8
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . 2 1 1 . 3 2
      Mathematics . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2 2 2
      Statistics 4 3 2 5 4 5 5 6 3 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 6 6 5 3 3 2 4 1 4 .
    Physical sciences 18 9 12 19 11 12 10 11 12 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . 2 2 1 . . . . .
      Chemistry 14 6 9 7 6 9 5 8 8 3
      Physics 4 3 1 10 4 3 5 3 4 3
    Psychology 9 3 4 4 3 4 2 2 6 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 . 1 1 . . . . 2 1
      Research and experimental psychology 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2
      Psychology, other 3 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 .
    Social sciences 5 8 11 1 9 8 5 8 6 7
      Political science and government 2 3 6 . 5 4 1 5 2 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 4 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 5
      Social sciences, other . 1 1 . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 38 40 33 37 36 34 30 28 25 25
    Business 2 3 1 5 1 . 5 1 2 .
      Business 2 3 1 5 1 . 5 1 2 .
    Education 12 9 7 8 7 7 3 2 7 4
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Education research 11 7 4 8 5 5 2 2 5 3
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 . 2 1
      Education, other . 1 1 . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 21 24 25 20 23 25 21 23 16 21
      Letters 6 6 9 7 10 11 5 7 8 2
      History 2 4 2 . 4 4 2 2 . 2
      Philosophy and religious studies 7 8 7 7 6 4 8 10 6 13
      Music and performing arts 1 . . . . 2 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 5 6 7 6 3 4 6 4 2 4
    Other non-science and engineering 3 4 . 4 5 2 1 2 . .
      Public administration and social services 3 4 . 4 4 1 1 2 . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . 1 1 . . . .

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 438 451 419 386 364 331 333 318 302 271
    Female 750 784 804 734 531 351 336 207 192 183
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 913 981 1,014 946 728 531 511 383 354 323
    Hispanic or Latino 162 168 181 152 113 57 51 32 32 29
    Not Hispanic or Latino 737 797 819 782 607 465 447 339 310 279
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
      Asian 48 46 48 44 38 22 22 19 14 15
      Black or African American 43 67 80 76 45 12 13 12 7 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 603 646 649 619 488 399 377 290 272 247
      More than one race 39 35 39 40 32 29 35 18 17 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 16 14 12 8 9 13 12 12 15
  Temporary visa holders 275 254 209 174 167 151 158 142 140 131
  Science and engineering 839 775 667 615 579 530 541 525 494 454
    Science 748 674 590 535 497 459 460 444 439 424
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 24
      Biological and biomedical sciences 128 118 91 87 83 59 74 68 74 87
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 7
      Computer and information sciences 45 47 45 43 44 42 52 40 43 42
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 39 43 46 41 34 40 37 34 40 35
      Mathematics and statistics 68 63 63 58 53 50 52 52 42 49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 76 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 50 52 42 33 32 29 27 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 171 161 131 136 117 110 106 100 93 84
      Psychology 111 112 107 83 78 75 65 51 54 43
      Social sciences 60 61 65 54 56 54 47 59 56 53
    Engineering 91 101 77 80 82 71 81 81 55 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 3 1 4 5 5 7 6 5 3
      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 38 42 36 43 45 39 45 44 27 11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 51 55 40 33 31 25 29 31 23 16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
  Health 349 460 556 505 316 152 128 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 17 124 214 173 106 26 27 0 0 0
    Other health 332 336 342 332 210 126 101 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 54 56 57 65 35 25 30 29 43 44
    Female 197 205 235 244 94 25 21 24 37 23
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 245 256 287 298 125 45 40 46 73 53
    Hispanic or Latino 51 51 40 66 28 7 2 6 5 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 189 198 240 228 95 37 37 38 67 48
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 14 19 21 13 4 3 4 1 4 3
      Black or African American 35 38 51 44 8 3 2 3 4 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 129 132 155 161 80 31 29 34 55 42
      More than one race 7 7 11 9 3 0 2 0 4 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 7 7 4 2 1 1 2 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 6 5 5 11 4 5 11 7 7 14
  Science and engineering 121 64 55 74 52 45 44 53 80 67
    Science 117 63 52 61 43 36 38 48 63 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 3 6 4 4 2 1 5 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 5
      Computer and information sciences 38 37 23 15 6 5 5 4 2 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 1 6 11 2 3 3 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics 3 4 4 6 9 7 8 6 17 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 2 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 2 2 1 6 5 6 9 2
      Psychology 15 11 13 21 10 9 11 18 17 12
      Social sciences 0 4 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 4
    Engineering 4 1 3 13 9 9 6 5 17 19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 3 3 3 6 5 13 16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 1 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 2 1
  Health 130 197 237 235 77 5 7 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 78 100 96 3 2 1 0 0 0
    Other health 130 119 137 139 74 3 6 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 158 166 110 110 87 59 79 62 49 57
  Science and engineering 149 147 102 98 85 57 76 62 49 57
    Science 127 115 80 80 69 47 57 45 41 52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 40 37 23 31 27 13 25 21 22 26
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 9 5 2 3 4 2 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 3 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 3
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 13 8 4 4 1 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 46 43 29 31 26 23 22 17 12 14
      Psychology 9 6 5 8 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 22 32 22 18 16 10 19 17 8 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 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 13 17 13 14 14 4 12 5 3 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9 14 8 4 2 5 6 12 5 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Health 9 19 8 12 2 2 3 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0
    Other health 9 19 2 8 1 1 2 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 1,188 1,235 1,223 1,120 895 682 669 525 494 454
  Fellowships 40 59 47 84 95 120 58 19 6 14
    Federal 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 37 54 41 75 92 113 40 17 6 2
    Nonfederal 1 3 5 7 0 6 18 1 0 12
  Research assistantships 299 303 265 212 188 187 203 179 183 142
    Federal 112 113 87 71 57 47 58 42 30 28
    Institutional 130 124 127 110 98 93 112 99 117 96
    Nonfederal 57 66 51 31 33 47 33 38 36 18
  Teaching assistantships 358 328 325 321 325 309 271 269 253 245
    Federal 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
    Institutional 353 326 325 315 324 309 271 269 252 238
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2
  Other types of support 491 545 586 503 287 66 137 58 52 53
    Federal 39 49 22 36 26 11 21 19 19 24
    Institutional 174 122 127 73 40 13 18 4 15 10
    Nonfederal 4 1 1 1 3 2 3 4 1 1
    Personal resources 274 373 436 393 218 40 95 31 17 18

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 68 69 73 48 37 34 30 20 34 22
    Science 54 63 67 44 33 32 28 20 34 22
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 6 11 5 4 4 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 3 4 0 1 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 5 5 5 1 1 3 2 1 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 4 2 4 3 3 0 2 3 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4
      Natural resources and conservation 7 5 6 5 4 2 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 22 24 17 15 17 23 14 24 14
      Psychology 9 10 8 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 4 8 6 6 3 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 14 6 6 4 4 2 2 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 9 6 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 0 2 2 2 1 1 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 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 1 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 10 7 11 9 9 11 8 5 8 4
  Science and engineering 10 7 11 9 9 11 8 5 8 4
    Science 10 7 8 8 8 9 8 5 8 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 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 1 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 4
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 3 1 1 2 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 3 1 1 1 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 1 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 134,876 82,074 66,014 48,809 39,765 33,304 31,936 29,400 26,767 24,642
    Science 69,132 46,956 42,466 34,846 26,798 22,571 20,795 20,114 19,004 18,005
      Computer and information sciences 2,198 2,063 2,382 1,148 1,011 581 500 540 575 814
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,860 4,243 3,569 2,731 2,185 2,685 2,573 2,070 2,211 1,674
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 3,160 2,501 1,686 1,349 275 138 174 127 150 35
        Geological and earth sciences 2,388 1,518 1,471 1,139 1,343 1,878 2,058 1,369 1,569 1,164
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 142 148 342 243 345 290 8 106 77 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 170 76 70 0 222 379 333 468 415 475
      Life sciences 20,415 13,879 13,144 11,299 7,456 5,641 5,839 5,503 4,522 4,147
        Agricultural sciences 632 250 523 323 221 64 148 75 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,063 7,235 8,488 7,708 4,523 2,938 2,622 3,037 2,294 2,241
        Health sciences 8,125 5,797 3,041 2,782 2,267 2,127 2,761 2,251 2,068 1,615
        Natural resources and conservation 388 391 823 421 445 512 292 117 122 0
        Life sciences nec 1,207 206 269 65 0 0 16 23 38 291
      Mathematics and statistics 4,826 1,604 1,451 877 933 1,104 693 526 605 512
      Physical sciences 15,837 11,399 11,717 8,289 6,993 6,891 6,994 6,908 7,318 6,829
        Astronomy and astrophysics 40 25 38 24 29 35 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,208 7,039 7,587 5,111 3,921 3,877 4,279 4,741 5,296 4,261
        Materials science 112 488 70 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,388 3,694 3,786 2,955 2,968 2,866 2,585 2,069 2,011 2,568
        Physical sciences nec 89 153 236 184 75 113 130 98 11 0
      Psychology 7,871 5,848 4,051 3,692 2,726 906 400 568 989 898
      Social sciences 7,295 3,585 3,244 1,420 1,945 1,920 1,859 2,048 1,435 1,270
        Anthropology 1,096 494 380 433 448 419 276 78 40 0
        Economics 1,888 629 599 185 171 124 32 83 8 5
        Political science and government 1,068 296 113 15 249 78 158 77 30 140
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,190 393 364 612 975 1,142 958 1,074 891 686
        Social sciences nec 2,053 1,773 1,788 175 102 157 435 736 466 439
      Sciences nec 4,830 4,335 2,908 5,390 3,549 2,843 1,937 1,951 1,349 1,861
    Engineering 16,077 11,454 9,061 7,241 4,515 3,720 4,494 4,938 3,233 2,716
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 258 2,280 2,472 2,064 117 194 322 204 211 149
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 309 224 392 598 283 401 551 285 71 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 64 537 88 41 72 22
      Civil engineering 23 23 0 0 0 0 47 49 89 20
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,814 3,510 3,241 2,054 2,127 1,425 1,639 2,728 1,138 1,439
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 206 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,377 4,882 2,701 2,149 1,924 1,163 1,825 1,629 1,626 1,061
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 296 535 255 170 0 0 22 2 26 25
    Non-S&E 49,667 23,664 14,487 6,722 8,452 7,013 6,647 4,348 4,530 3,921
      Business management and business administration 10,418 3,838 3,751 958 2,173 2,357 2,034 1,139 867 663
      Communication and communications technologies 1,645 658 496 563 429 108 178 52 118 83
      Education 3,972 1,689 787 462 296 471 280 285 87 57
      Humanities 26,844 14,572 7,848 3,004 3,366 2,150 2,707 2,003 2,845 2,476
      Law 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,031 1,267 705 1,221 1,444 1,233 350 416 280 479
      Visual and performing arts 2,651 814 225 122 96 134 113 27 149 27
      Non-S&E nec 2,106 826 652 392 648 560 985 426 184 136

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 134,876 22,685 4,291 88,930 1,298 16,726 946
    Science 69,132 16,822 3,850 44,068 185 3,788 419
      Computer and information sciences 2,198 531 36 1,494 2 133 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,860 705 967 4,067 43 75 3
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 3,160 161 902 2,097 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,388 234 65 1,968 43 75 3
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 142 142 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 170 168 0 2 0 0 0
      Life sciences 20,415 6,803 1,972 11,214 53 179 194
        Agricultural sciences 632 480 0 116 0 36 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,063 4,082 952 4,912 0 41 76
        Health sciences 8,125 1,712 0 6,149 53 93 118
        Natural resources and conservation 388 333 43 8 0 4 0
        Life sciences nec 1,207 196 977 29 0 5 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4,826 961 0 3,805 0 59 1
      Physical sciences 15,837 4,556 841 9,482 87 659 212
        Astronomy and astrophysics 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,208 3,233 841 6,262 1 659 212
        Materials science 112 88 0 24 0 0 0
        Physics 4,388 1,195 0 3,193 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 89 0 0 3 86 0 0
      Psychology 7,871 1,877 34 4,233 0 1,727 0
      Social sciences 7,295 1,324 0 5,008 0 956 7
        Anthropology 1,096 196 0 880 0 20 0
        Economics 1,888 1 0 1,887 0 0 0
        Political science and government 1,068 0 0 1,030 0 31 7
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,190 0 0 1,017 0 173 0
        Social sciences nec 2,053 1,127 0 194 0 732 0
      Sciences nec 4,830 65 0 4,765 0 0 0
    Engineering 16,077 5,050 1 9,926 949 111 40
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 258 0 0 0 258 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 309 274 1 34 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 23 23 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,814 1,846 0 3,860 88 20 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,377 2,902 0 5,781 603 91 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 296 5 0 251 0 0 40
    Non-S&E 49,667 813 440 34,936 164 12,827 487
      Business management and business administration 10,418 0 0 10,018 15 0 385
      Communication and communications technologies 1,645 49 0 1,443 149 4 0
      Education 3,972 404 360 3,114 0 85 9
      Humanities 26,844 36 0 14,808 0 11,937 63
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,031 190 80 1,501 0 233 27
      Visual and performing arts 2,651 0 0 2,428 0 223 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,106 134 0 1,624 0 345 3

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 22,685 17,147 15,856 11,025 8,851 6,955 5,782 5,265 4,244 3,878
  DOD 3,801 1,973 1,794 1,429 1,073 828 861 879 463 478
  DOE 1,891 1,647 1,484 890 998 1,460 980 735 535 494
  HHS 8,298 6,242 5,786 3,565 3,007 2,142 1,596 1,201 1,156 840
  NASA 456 570 185 68 111 109 95 124 75 82
  NSF 5,800 4,529 3,802 2,560 2,841 1,900 1,727 2,063 1,698 1,734
  USDA 940 1,536 2,063 2,087 665 284 343 106 154 125
  Other 1,499 650 742 426 156 232 180 157 163 125

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 697 100 597 .
2018 638 87 551 .

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 297 275 316 327 321
    Agricultural sciences 1 1 0 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 64 59 61 59 45
    Computer and information sciences 6 4 10 9 9
    Engineering 63 50 61 72 69
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 31 31 28 25 16
    Health sciences 23 20 9 11 11
    Mathematics and statistics 8 9 10 10 10
    Natural resources and conservation 7 7 20 19 13
    Physical sciences 71 73 83 85 88
    Psychology 10 8 16 15 36
    Social sciences 12 13 18 17 3
    Other 0 0 0 0 15

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 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 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 2,920 12,559 7,340 3,931 6,815
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3,691 867 845 3,777
    Computer and information sciences 0 1,285 0 0 0
    Engineering 750 7,248 2,164 1,827 1,184
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 335 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 3,560 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 451 642
    Physical sciences 2,170 0 749 336 1,213
    Psychology 0 0 0 472 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

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