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 70.2 459 142 77.8 631 167 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
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   832   913   981   1,014   946   728   531   511   383   354
    Hispanic or Latino   143   162   168   181   152   113   57   51   32   32
    Not Hispanic or Latino   679   737   797   819   782   607   465   447   339   310
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   2   2   2   4   3   0   0   0
      Asian   46   48   46   48   44   38   22   22   19   14
      Black or African American   47   43   67   80   76   45   12   13   12   7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   548   603   646   649   619   488   399   377   290   272
      More than one race   34   39   35   39   40   32   29   35   18   17
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   14   16   14   12   8   9   13   12   12
  Temporary visa holders   338   275   254   209   174   167   151   158   142   140
  Science and engineering   877   839   775   667   615   579   530   541   525   494
    Science   781   748   674   590   535   497   459   460   444   439
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   24   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   136   128   118   91   87   83   59   74   68   74
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   20
      Computer and information sciences   49   45   47   45   43   44   42   52   40   43
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   40   39   43   46   41   34   40   37   34   40
      Mathematics and statistics   75   68   63   63   58   53   50   52   52   42
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   49   76   17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   49   50   52   42   33   32   29   27   0   0
      Physical sciences   211   171   161   131   136   117   110   106   100   93
      Psychology   115   111   112   107   83   78   75   65   51   54
      Social sciences   57   60   61   65   54   56   54   47   59   56
    Engineering   96   91   101   77   80   82   71   81   81   55
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   2   3   1   4   5   5   7   6   5
      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   47   38   42   36   43   45   39   45   44   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   49   51   55   40   33   31   25   29   31   23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   1   0   0   1   2   0   0   0
    Health   293   349   460   556   505   316   152   128   0   0
      Clinical medicine   17   17   124   214   173   106   26   27   0   0
      Other health   276   332   336   342   332   210   126   101   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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   209   245   256   287   298   125   45   40   46   73
    Hispanic or Latino   45   51   51   40   66   28   7   2   6   5
    Not Hispanic or Latino   161   189   198   240   228   95   37   37   38   67
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   6   14   19   21   13   4   3   4   1   4
      Black or African American   23   35   38   51   44   8   3   2   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   117   129   132   155   161   80   31   29   34   55
      More than one race   12   7   7   11   9   3   0   2   0   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   5   7   7   4   2   1   1   2   1
  Temporary visa holders   6   6   5   5   11   4   5   11   7   7
  Science and engineering   91   121   64   55   74   52   45   44   53   80
    Science   90   117   63   52   61   43   36   38   48   63
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Biological and biomedical sciences   4   2   3   3   6   4   4   2   1   5
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4
      Computer and information sciences   31   38   37   23   15   6   5   5   4   2
      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   1   6   11   2   3   3   5
      Mathematics and statistics   0   3   4   4   6   9   7   8   6   17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   32   58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   2   6   4   1   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   1   2   2   2   1   6   5   6   9
      Psychology   19   15   11   13   21   10   9   11   18   17
      Social sciences   2   0   4   0   1   1   2   3   3   2
    Engineering   1   4   1   3   13   9   9   6   5   17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1
      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   1   0   0   3   3   3   6   5   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   3   1   2   5   1   2   0   0   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   1   4   5   4   0   0   2
    Health   124   130   197   237   235   77   5   7   0   0
      Clinical medicine   3   0   78   100   96   3   2   1   0   0
      Other health   121   130   119   137   139   74   3   6   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   200   158   166   110   110   87   59   79   62   49
  Science and engineering   192   149   147   102   98   85   57   76   62   49
    Science   158   127   115   80   80   69   47   57   45   41
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5
      Biological and biomedical sciences   40   40   37   23   31   27   13   25   21   22
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   9   9   5   2   3   4   2   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   5   3   2   1   4   4   3   1   1
      Mathematics and statistics   7   2   2   5   1   2   1   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   15   13   13   8   4   4   1   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   76   46   43   29   31   26   23   22   17   12
      Psychology   5   9   6   5   8   2   1   0   1   0
      Social sciences   1   1   2   3   2   1   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   34   22   32   22   18   16   10   19   17   8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   1   1   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   19   13   17   13   14   14   4   12   5   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   15   9   14   8   4   2   5   6   12   5
      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   1   0   0   0
    Health   8   9   19   8   12   2   2   3   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   6   4   1   1   1   0   0
      Other health   8   9   19   2   8   1   1   2   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,170   1,188   1,235   1,223   1,120   895   682   669   525   494
  Fellowships   51   40   59   47   84   95   120   58   19   6
    Federal   2   2   2   1   2   3   1   0   1   0
    Institutional   48   37   54   41   75   92   113   40   17   6
    Nonfederal   1   1   3   5   7   0   6   18   1   0
  Research assistantships   316   299   303   265   212   188   187   203   179   183
    Federal   159   112   113   87   71   57   47   58   42   30
    Institutional   123   130   124   127   110   98   93   112   99   117
    Nonfederal   34   57   66   51   31   33   47   33   38   36
  Teaching assistantships   381   358   328   325   321   325   309   271   269   253
    Federal   1   5   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   379   353   326   325   315   324   309   271   269   252
    Nonfederal   1   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   1
  Other types of support   422   491   545   586   503   287   66   137   58   52
    Federal   38   39   49   22   36   26   11   21   19   19
    Institutional   151   174   122   127   73   40   13   18   4   15
    Nonfederal   6   4   1   1   1   3   2   3   4   1
    Personal resources   227   274   373   436   393   218   40   95   31   17

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   65   68   69   73   48   37   34   30   20   34
    Science   56   54   63   67   44   33   32   28   20   34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   11   6   11   5   4   4   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   3   4   0   1   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   3   5   5   5   1   1   3   2   1   2
      Mathematics and statistics   4   3   4   2   4   3   3   0   2   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   1   1   2   1   3   3
      Natural resources and conservation   9   7   5   6   5   4   2   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   14   22   24   17   15   17   23   14   24
      Psychology   7   9   10   8   5   1   0   0   0   1
      Social sciences   4   4   8   6   6   3   1   1   0   0
    Engineering   9   14   6   6   4   4   2   2   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   2   9   6   4   2   2   1   1   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   5   0   2   2   2   1   1   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   5   1   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   2   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   1   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   16   10   7   11   9   9   11   8   5   8
  Science and engineering   16   10   7   11   9   9   11   8   5   8
    Science   13   10   7   8   8   8   9   8   5   8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   4   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   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   1   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   4   2   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   2   5   5   5   6   7   6   5   6
      Psychology   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   3   0   0   3   1   1   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   0   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   0   0   0   0   0   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   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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