Baylor 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 147 68.4 459
2022 142 69.4 457 133 80.8 680 188 79.2 890
2021 146 67.8 447 126 82.1 691 193 67.3 583 207 77.5 907
2020 161 64.7 450 131 81.5 697 222 76.1 915
2019 157 65.4 447 150 78.8 696 169 71.7 589 234 74.7 913
2018 171 60.6 428 179 74.7 698 234 74.6 910
2017 178 58.7 425 183 73.6 684 163 72.1 575 236 74 897
2016 170 61 430 225 68.1 697 240 73.5 895
2015 185 57.1 426 227 67.7 693 168 70.9 570 246 72.9 897
2014 169 60.5 422 231 66.9 688 258 71.3 887
2013 238 57.6 555 175 70.6 588 294 67.2 884
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 102 110 97 94 92 79 73 79 69 78
  Science and engineering 62 77 60 58 58 49 45 54 44 50
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 2 . 1 4 1 1 . 3 .
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 . 1 4 1 1 . 3 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 17 9 7 8 8 6 9 12 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 3 1 1 1 . . 1 . 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 7 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . 2 . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 1 1 2 1 . . 4 3
      Microbiology and immunology 3 1 . . 1 2 1 1 2 2
      Molecular biology 1 . 2 . 1 . . 2 2 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 2 . 1 1 . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 2 . . . . . 1 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 1 . . . 1 . 1 1
      Computer science 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 2 . . . . 1 . 1 .
    Engineering 8 9 10 8 3 8 3 2 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 6 5 3 1 6 3 2 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 4 5 1 2 . . . .
      Engineering, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 5 4 4 3 1 5 2 5
      Geological sciences 4 3 4 4 4 3 1 4 1 5
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 1 . . . . 1 1 .
    Health sciences 2 6 3 4 5 2 3 2 1 3
      Public health 1 2 2 1 1 . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 1 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 1 3
    Mathematics and statistics 10 10 8 11 10 10 9 12 8 11
      Applied mathematics . 1 . 2 1 1 . 3 2 2
      Mathematics 1 2 . 2 2 . 2 2 2 5
      Statistics 3 2 5 4 5 5 6 3 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 6 5 3 3 2 4 1 4 . .
    Physical sciences 9 12 19 11 12 10 11 12 6 5
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 2 1 . . . . . .
      Chemistry 6 9 7 6 9 5 8 8 3 2
      Physics 3 1 10 4 3 5 3 4 3 3
    Psychology 3 4 4 3 4 2 2 6 3 5
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 1 . . . . 2 1 1
      Research and experimental psychology 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 4
      Psychology, other . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . .
    Social sciences 8 11 1 9 8 5 8 6 7 10
      Political science and government 3 6 . 5 4 1 5 2 2 5
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 5 4
      Social sciences, other 1 1 . . . . . . . 1
  Non-science and engineering 40 33 37 36 34 30 28 25 25 28
    Business 3 1 5 1 . 5 1 2 . .
      Business 3 1 5 1 . 5 1 2 . .
    Education 9 7 8 7 7 3 2 7 4 5
      Education leadership and administration . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Education research 7 4 8 5 5 2 2 5 3 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 2 . 2 1 1 . 2 1 1
      Education, other 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 24 25 20 23 25 21 23 16 21 23
      Letters 6 9 7 10 11 5 7 8 2 11
      History 4 2 . 4 4 2 2 . 2 1
      Philosophy and religious studies 8 7 7 6 4 8 10 6 13 10
      Music and performing arts . . . . 2 . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 6 7 6 3 4 6 4 2 4 1
    Other non-science and engineering 4 . 4 5 2 1 2 . . .
      Public administration and social services 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 1,235 1,223 1,120 895 682 669 525 494 454 444
    Male 451 419 386 364 331 333 318 302 271 271
    Female 784 804 734 531 351 336 207 192 183 173
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 981 1,014 946 728 531 511 383 354 323 315
    Hispanic or Latino 168 181 152 113 57 51 32 32 29 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 797 819 782 607 465 447 339 310 279 287
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 1
      Asian 46 48 44 38 22 22 19 14 15 17
      Black or African American 67 80 76 45 12 13 12 7 6 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 646 649 619 488 399 377 290 272 247 251
      More than one race 35 39 40 32 29 35 18 17 11 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 14 12 8 9 13 12 12 15 10
  Temporary visa holders 254 209 174 167 151 158 142 140 131 129
  Science and engineering 775 667 615 579 530 541 525 494 454 444
    Science 674 590 535 497 459 460 444 439 424 415
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 24 22
      Biological and biomedical sciences 118 91 87 83 59 74 68 74 87 84
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 7 15
      Computer and information sciences 47 45 43 44 42 52 40 43 42 31
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 43 46 41 34 40 37 34 40 35 30
      Mathematics and statistics 63 63 58 53 50 52 52 42 49 50
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 52 42 33 32 29 27 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 112 107 83 78 75 65 51 54 43 37
      Physical sciences 161 131 136 117 110 106 100 93 84 85
      Social sciences 61 65 54 56 54 47 59 56 53 61
    Engineering 101 77 80 82 71 81 81 55 30 29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 4 5 5 7 6 5 3 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 42 36 43 45 39 45 44 27 11 19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 55 40 33 31 25 29 31 23 16 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
    Health 460 556 505 316 152 128 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 124 214 173 106 26 27 0 0 0 0
      Other health 336 342 332 210 126 101 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 261 292 309 129 50 51 53 80 67 54
    Male 56 57 65 35 25 30 29 43 44 37
    Female 205 235 244 94 25 21 24 37 23 17
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 256 287 298 125 45 40 46 73 53 41
    Hispanic or Latino 51 40 66 28 7 2 6 5 5 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 198 240 228 95 37 37 38 67 48 37
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 19 21 13 4 3 4 1 4 3 1
      Black or African American 38 51 44 8 3 2 3 4 1 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 132 155 161 80 31 29 34 55 42 34
      More than one race 7 11 9 3 0 2 0 4 2 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 7 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 5 5 11 4 5 11 7 7 14 13
  Science and engineering 64 55 74 52 45 44 53 80 67 54
    Science 63 52 61 43 36 38 48 63 48 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 6 4 4 2 1 5 3 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 5 3
      Computer and information sciences 37 23 15 6 5 5 4 2 7 14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 6 11 2 3 3 5 4 5
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 6 9 7 8 6 17 9 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11 13 21 10 9 11 18 17 12 6
      Physical sciences 2 2 2 1 6 5 6 9 2 2
      Social sciences 4 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 4
    Engineering 1 3 13 9 9 6 5 17 19 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 3 3 6 5 13 16 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 2 1 0
    Health 197 237 235 77 5 7 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 78 100 96 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Other health 119 137 139 74 3 6 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 166 110 110 87 59 79 62 49 57 46 0
  Science and engineering 147 102 98 85 57 76 62 49 57 46 0
    Science 115 80 80 69 47 57 45 41 52 44 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 4 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 37 23 31 27 13 25 21 22 26 29 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 5 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 3 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 8 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 43 29 31 26 23 22 17 12 14 5 0
      Psychology 6 5 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Engineering 32 22 18 16 10 19 17 8 5 2 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 0 0 0 1 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 17 13 14 14 4 12 5 3 2 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 8 4 2 5 6 12 5 3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 19 8 12 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 19 2 8 1 1 2 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 1,235 1,223 1,120 895 682 669 525 494 454 444
  Fellowships 59 47 84 95 120 58 19 6 14 0
    Federal 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 54 41 75 92 113 40 17 6 2 0
    Nonfederal 3 5 7 0 6 18 1 0 12 0
  Research assistantships 303 265 212 188 187 203 179 183 142 146
    Federal 113 87 71 57 47 58 42 30 28 19
    Institutional 124 127 110 98 93 112 99 117 96 97
    Nonfederal 66 51 31 33 47 33 38 36 18 30
  Teaching assistantships 328 325 321 325 309 271 269 253 245 246
    Federal 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
    Institutional 326 325 315 324 309 271 269 252 238 246
    Nonfederal 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
  Other types of support 545 586 503 287 66 137 58 52 53 52
    Federal 49 22 36 26 11 21 19 19 24 27
    Institutional 122 127 73 40 13 18 4 15 10 6
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 3 2 3 4 1 1 1
    Personal resources 373 436 393 218 40 95 31 17 18 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 64 69 45 36 34 30 20 34 22 29
    Science 58 63 42 33 32 28 20 34 22 29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 10 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 4 0 1 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 4 4 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 4 2 4 3 3 0 2 3 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 6
      Natural resources and conservation 5 6 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 10 8 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Physical sciences 20 23 17 15 17 23 14 24 14 13
      Social sciences 6 5 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 6 6 3 3 2 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 6 4 1 2 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 2 2 1 1 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 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 7 11 9 9 11 8 5 8 4 13
  Science and engineering 7 11 9 9 11 8 5 8 4 13
    Science 7 8 8 8 9 8 5 8 4 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Physical sciences 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 4 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 0 3 1 1 2 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 3 1 1 1 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 1 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 66,014 48,809 39,765 33,304 31,936 29,400 26,767 24,642 20,729 13,616
    Science 42,466 34,846 26,798 22,571 20,795 20,114 19,004 18,005 15,623 10,264
      Computer and information sciences 2,382 1,148 1,011 581 500 540 575 814 574 919
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,569 2,731 2,185 2,685 2,573 2,070 2,211 1,674 1,445 1,285
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,686 1,349 275 138 174 127 150 35 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,471 1,139 1,343 1,878 2,058 1,369 1,569 1,164 1,160 837
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 342 243 345 290 8 106 77 0 6 4
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 70 0 222 379 333 468 415 475 279 444
      Life sciences 13,144 11,299 7,456 5,641 5,839 5,503 4,522 4,147 4,123 2,240
        Agricultural sciences 523 323 221 64 148 75 0 0 53 128
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,488 7,708 4,523 2,938 2,622 3,037 2,294 2,241 1,957 978
        Health sciences 3,041 2,782 2,267 2,127 2,761 2,251 2,068 1,615 1,822 879
        Natural resources and conservation 823 421 445 512 292 117 122 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 269 65 0 0 16 23 38 291 291 255
      Mathematics and statistics 1,451 877 933 1,104 693 526 605 512 323 162
      Physical sciences 11,717 8,289 6,993 6,891 6,994 6,908 7,318 6,829 6,181 3,931
        Astronomy and astrophysics 38 24 29 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,587 5,111 3,921 3,877 4,279 4,741 5,296 4,261 3,239 2,346
        Materials science 70 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,786 2,955 2,968 2,866 2,585 2,069 2,011 2,568 2,913 1,562
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 236 184 75 113 130 98 11 0 29 23
      Psychology 4,051 3,692 2,726 906 400 568 989 898 880 122
      Social sciences 3,244 1,420 1,945 1,920 1,859 2,048 1,435 1,270 1,104 722
        Anthropology 380 433 448 419 276 78 40 0 0 0
        Economics 599 185 171 124 32 83 8 5 77 18
        Political science and government 113 15 249 78 158 77 30 140 2 67
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 364 612 975 1,142 958 1,074 891 686 810 590
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,788 175 102 157 435 736 466 439 215 47
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,908 5,390 3,549 2,843 1,937 1,951 1,349 1,861 993 883
    Engineering 9,061 7,241 4,515 3,720 4,494 4,938 3,233 2,716 2,254 1,613
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,472 2,064 117 194 322 204 211 149 69 33
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 392 598 283 401 551 285 71 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 64 537 88 41 72 22 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 47 49 89 20 57 52
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,241 2,054 2,127 1,425 1,639 2,728 1,138 1,439 1,319 906
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,701 2,149 1,924 1,163 1,825 1,629 1,626 1,061 773 620
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 255 170 0 0 22 2 26 25 36 2
    Non-S&E 14,487 6,722 8,452 7,013 6,647 4,348 4,530 3,921 2,852 1,739
      Business management and business administration 3,751 958 2,173 2,357 2,034 1,139 867 663 605 437
      Communication and communications technologies 496 563 429 108 178 52 118 83 52 66
      Education 787 462 296 471 280 285 87 57 72 86
      Humanities 7,848 3,004 3,366 2,150 2,707 2,003 2,845 2,476 1,299 561
      Law 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Social work 705 1,221 1,444 1,233 350 416 280 479 727 526
      Visual and performing arts 225 122 96 134 113 27 149 27 1 13
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 652 392 648 560 985 426 184 136 96 45

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 Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 66,014 15,856 2,211 34,144 3,165 7,682 2,956
    Science 42,466 13,205 1,948 22,410 351 3,074 1,478
      Computer and information sciences 2,382 625 10 1,472 134 130 11
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,569 873 474 1,939 30 62 191
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,686 289 439 869 0 0 89
        Geological and earth sciences 1,471 387 18 892 30 42 102
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 342 181 0 141 0 20 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 70 16 17 37 0 0 0
      Life sciences 13,144 6,263 975 4,649 68 628 561
        Agricultural sciences 523 372 0 151 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,488 3,866 884 3,068 61 505 104
        Health sciences 3,041 1,479 0 1,024 7 74 457
        Natural resources and conservation 823 357 91 326 0 49 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 269 189 0 80 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,451 622 0 824 0 5 0
      Physical sciences 11,717 3,708 1 6,502 119 707 680
        Astronomy and astrophysics 38 19 0 19 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,587 2,103 0 4,692 0 594 198
        Materials science 70 0 0 70 0 0 0
        Physics 3,786 1,586 0 1,665 0 53 482
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 236 0 1 56 119 60 0
      Psychology 4,051 680 399 2,031 0 941 0
      Social sciences 3,244 434 89 2,085 0 601 35
        Anthropology 380 1 0 350 0 19 10
        Economics 599 6 0 515 0 78 0
        Political science and government 113 0 0 74 0 24 15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 364 0 89 199 0 66 10
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,788 427 0 947 0 414 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,908 0 0 2,908 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,061 2,307 197 4,209 2,282 66 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,472 127 0 386 1,959 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 392 1 197 194 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 3,241 1,692 0 1,507 7 35 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,701 465 0 1,889 316 31 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 255 22 0 233 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 14,487 344 66 7,525 532 4,542 1,478
      Business management and business administration 3,751 0 0 2,363 156 0 1,232
      Communication and communications technologies 496 0 0 115 373 4 4
      Education 787 191 3 416 0 108 69
      Humanities 7,848 132 0 3,500 0 4,109 107
      Law 23 0 0 20 3 0 0
      Social work 705 21 63 507 0 97 17
      Visual and performing arts 225 0 0 202 0 0 23
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 652 0 0 402 0 224 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

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 15,856 11,025 8,851 6,955 5,782 5,265 4,244 3,878 4,062 3,510
  DOD 1,794 1,429 1,073 828 861 879 463 478 555 793
  DOE 1,484 890 998 1,460 980 735 535 494 595 383
  HHS 5,786 3,565 3,007 2,142 1,596 1,201 1,156 840 866 935
  NASA 185 68 111 109 95 124 75 82 75 62
  NSF 3,802 2,560 2,841 1,900 1,727 2,063 1,698 1,734 1,386 623
  USDA 2,063 2,087 665 284 343 106 154 125 296 469
  Other 742 426 156 232 180 157 163 125 289 245

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 697 100 597 .
2018 638 87 551 .
2017 690 81 609 .
2016 546 93 453 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 275 316 327 321 297
    Agricultural sciences 1 0 5 5 15
    Biological and biomedical sciences 59 61 59 45 43
    Computer and information sciences 4 10 9 9 9
    Engineering 50 61 72 69 60
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 31 28 25 16 15
    Health sciences 20 9 11 11 11
    Mathematics and statistics 9 10 10 10 10
    Natural resources and conservation 7 20 19 13 .
    Physical sciences 73 83 85 88 80
    Psychology 8 16 15 36 36
    Social sciences 13 18 17 3 1
    Other 0 0 0 15 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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . . . 1,718 0
    Physical sciences . . . . 1,718 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 14,360 7,340 3,931 6,815 4,099
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,915 867 845 3,777 0
    Computer and information sciences 680 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,020 2,164 1,827 1,184 2,774
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 3,560 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 800 0 451 642 0
    Physical sciences 945 749 336 1,213 1,325
    Psychology 0 0 472 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

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