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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 134 71.2 459 165 76 679 239 60.8 602 189 79.6 914
2022 119 74.4 457 206 70.1 680 185 79.7 900
2021 130 71.4 447 176 74.9 691 251 57.5 583 185 79.9 908
2020 138 69.8 450 186 73.7 698 186 80 916
2019 126 72.2 447 155 78.1 697 253 57.6 589 188 79.7 914
2018 122 72 428 211 70.3 700 189 79.6 911
2017 130 69.9 425 182 73.8 684 299 48.6 575 186 79.6 898
2016 127 70.9 430 189 73.3 697 193 78.8 896
2015 122 71.8 426 184 73.8 693 290 49.7 570 195 78.6 898
2014 120 72 422 188 73 688 195 78.4 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

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 124 142 117 116 133 137 120 130 139 135
  Science and engineering 73 79 65 63 84 59 62 66 71 58
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 8 4 7 3 10 13 11 11
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . 1 . . . . 2 . 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 3 2 4 . 2 3 6 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . 1 . 2 1 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 . . . 1 4 2 . 2
      Molecular biology . . 3 . . 1 1 2 . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 2 1 1 2 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Engineering, other . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Geological sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Health sciences 6 6 4 5 7 3 5 4 3 4
      Nursing science 6 6 4 4 6 3 5 3 3 4
      Public health . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 4 7 1 4 6 5 2 4 3 .
      Mathematics . 2 . 4 3 5 1 2 2 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 4 5 1 . 3 . 1 2 1 .
    Physical sciences 16 27 26 23 24 22 12 16 19 16
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Chemistry 12 19 22 14 17 15 9 14 11 11
      Physics 4 8 4 9 7 6 3 2 8 5
    Psychology 18 17 11 8 15 13 12 8 14 9
      Clinical psychology 1 1 . 2 . 1 . 1 . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 8 7 6 2 6 2 4 5 8 3
      Research and experimental psychology 8 6 5 4 7 8 6 . 6 4
      Psychology, other 1 3 . . 2 2 2 2 . 2
    Social sciences 26 19 15 18 25 13 21 20 21 18
      Anthropology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Economics 14 13 6 11 11 9 8 10 14 11
      Political science and government 6 2 5 1 4 . 9 4 2 2
      Public policy analysis . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 3 . 4 8 4 2 6 5 5
      Social sciences, other 2 1 2 2 2 . 2 . . .
  Non-science and engineering 51 63 52 53 49 78 58 64 68 77
    Business 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 5 8 9
      Business 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 5 8 9
    Education 20 23 15 18 20 23 23 19 25 27
      Education leadership and administration 2 . . . . . 1 . 1 3
      Education research 16 20 14 14 12 20 17 16 21 20
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 2 1 1 6 2 3 3 3 4
      Education, other . 1 . 3 2 1 2 . . .
    Humanities and arts 19 27 23 27 18 41 25 35 30 34
      Letters . 4 2 2 . 8 1 2 4 6
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . 3 2 1 3 2 .
      History 5 3 6 4 1 7 7 6 2 7
      Philosophy and religious studies 5 7 7 9 6 9 9 9 9 9
      Humanities and arts, other 9 13 8 12 8 15 7 15 13 12
    Other non-science and engineering 4 4 8 3 6 9 2 5 5 7
      Public administration and social services 3 4 8 3 6 9 2 5 5 7
      Non-science and engineering, other 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 434 368 417 345 366 278 310 294 307 294
    Female 512 311 357 293 494 254 364 401 412 387
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 479 325 379 342 524 317 454 468 490 488
    Hispanic or Latino 36 22 20 16 28 15 30 28 27 31
    Not Hispanic or Latino 416 274 223 238 440 236 387 405 423 436
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 59 43 41 30 46 22 27 20 31 35
      Black or African American 26 11 14 13 20 8 21 23 18 30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 309 211 160 186 360 205 325 355 365 356
      More than one race 21 8 8 9 14 1 14 7 9 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27 29 136 88 56 66 37 35 40 21
  Temporary visa holders 467 354 395 296 336 215 220 227 229 193
  Science and engineering 927 661 751 620 624 511 654 675 698 659
    Science 927 661 751 620 624 509 652 675 698 659
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 66 57 56 53 39 37 65 36 40 43
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 29 27 26 15 2 23 15 16 14
      Mathematics and statistics 96 96 165 85 90 11 28 27 27 25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 34 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 197 171 173 162 173 162 130 164 165 138
      Psychology 271 67 76 81 80 74 198 245 252 235
      Social sciences 230 241 254 213 227 219 207 188 198 204
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 2 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 19 18 23 18 236 21 20 20 21 22
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 19 18 23 18 236 21 20 20 21 22

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 56 60 63 88 41 24 19 3 2 4
    Female 47 30 21 82 86 25 23 26 13 24
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 88 68 69 60 119 43 41 28 14 27
    Hispanic or Latino 7 7 6 6 10 1 3 1 1 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 80 57 52 44 96 29 35 24 10 21
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 15 6 1 4 3 1 2 5 1 3
      Black or African American 4 2 1 3 5 3 2 5 2 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 59 48 50 37 87 25 27 14 7 17
      More than one race 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 4 11 10 13 13 3 3 3 2
  Temporary visa holders 15 22 15 110 8 6 1 1 1 1
  Science and engineering 100 86 83 167 53 47 40 23 14 26
    Science 100 86 83 167 53 47 40 23 14 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 6 5 88 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11 2 1 10 15 13 17 23 13 22
      Social sciences 67 75 75 68 37 27 22 0 1 4
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 3 4 1 3 74 2 2 6 1 2
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 3 4 1 3 74 2 2 6 1 2

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 107 82 86 63 61 81 95 91 77 78
  Science and engineering 107 82 86 63 61 80 95 90 77 78
    Science 107 82 86 63 61 79 94 90 77 78
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 14 11 11 11 13 21 14 19 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 5 2 1 0 4 2 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 70 60 65 44 43 55 57 62 53 57
      Psychology 10 3 2 2 2 6 7 10 4 7
      Social sciences 2 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 946 679 774 638 860 532 674 695 719 681
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 108 48 94 72 49
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 6 2
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 98 45 85 65 45
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 2
  Research assistantships 137 99 109 76 119 161 214 187 168 187
    Federal 94 77 82 62 60 70 86 86 70 75
    Institutional 23 13 13 6 46 88 113 90 88 106
    Nonfederal 20 9 14 8 13 3 15 11 10 6
  Teaching assistantships 257 252 235 248 255 145 207 237 250 211
    Federal 12 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
    Institutional 243 246 229 248 255 144 200 237 250 211
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
  Other types of support 552 328 430 314 486 118 205 177 229 234
    Federal 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
    Institutional 169 120 132 112 97 9 22 10 39 46
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 8 2
    Personal resources 381 206 297 201 387 105 177 163 181 185

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 67 62 63 62 58 42 50 44 43 46
    Science 63 60 61 62 58 41 50 44 43 46
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 11 13 15 13 13 18 13 8 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 9 5 2 3 0 2 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 1 0 2 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 7 5 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 22 26 26 22 19 18 21 23 25
      Psychology 14 13 11 14 14 7 7 8 9 7
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
    Engineering 4 2 2 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 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 35 31 34 36 31 28 35 35 29 38
  Science and engineering 35 31 34 36 31 28 35 35 29 38
    Science 34 31 34 36 31 28 35 35 29 38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 5 6 6 5 10 15 13 5 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 2 3 1 2 0 1 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 1 0 1 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 13 14 19 15 16 13 15 15 20
      Psychology 8 8 6 7 6 2 3 6 7 5
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 81,425 68,958 65,156 63,063 61,956 57,030 58,088 54,469 47,761 49,724
    Science 53,228 46,125 45,676 43,168 44,768 42,801 43,825 40,724 26,123 28,326
      Computer and information sciences 1,408 1,399 663 599 559 521 387 343 142 46
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,394 9,912 7,414 5,836 5,130 5,533 6,058 6,106 6,161 6,817
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 7,055 7,610 6,176 4,786 4,498 4,682 5,226 5,041 5,614 6,219
        Geological and earth sciences 2,339 2,302 1,238 1,050 632 851 832 1,065 547 598
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,638 8,226 9,313 9,824 13,514 12,494 13,811 10,996 7,091 8,321
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,994 6,239 7,705 8,248 12,312 11,319 12,967 9,969 6,659 7,751
        Health sciences 2,644 1,987 1,608 1,576 1,202 1,175 844 1,027 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 432 570
      Mathematics and statistics 1,377 951 1,079 1,289 1,015 1,113 1,230 1,084 929 886
      Physical sciences 13,121 12,202 11,863 9,306 9,572 8,313 8,233 7,978 8,297 9,547
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,250 8,931 8,543 7,492 7,188 6,530 6,137 5,864 5,384 6,484
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,871 3,271 3,320 1,814 2,384 1,783 2,096 2,114 2,913 2,768
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 295
      Psychology 4,748 4,174 4,588 4,452 3,837 3,549 3,156 3,300 2,873 2,286
      Social sciences 11,542 9,261 10,756 11,862 11,141 11,278 10,950 10,917 630 423
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 502 430 525 821 702 572 616 545 397 215
        Political science and government 145 152 164 172 150 49 68 171 52 29
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,853 3,791 4,355 4,538 3,989 4,814 4,604 4,910 160 179
        Social sciences nec 6,042 4,888 5,712 6,331 6,300 5,843 5,662 5,291 21 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 592 438 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 592 438 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 27,605 22,395 19,430 19,895 17,188 14,229 14,263 13,745 21,638 21,398
      Business management and business administration 258 124 89 36 74 51 26 137 4,198 4,043
      Communication and communications technologies 81 30 10 58 61 39 28 27 12 21
      Education 17,200 13,237 11,664 11,563 11,045 10,307 11,512 10,383 14,731 14,122
      Humanities 712 974 564 806 399 460 559 513 525 450
      Law 192 162 586 543 551 73 96 89 13 0
      Social work 8,160 6,335 5,977 6,369 4,419 2,366 1,104 1,681 1,220 1,826
      Visual and performing arts 70 64 66 50 85 81 55 74 47 13
      Non-S&E nec 932 1,469 474 470 554 852 883 841 892 923

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 81,425 39,356 2,517 18,254 974 19,273 1,051
    Science 53,228 32,329 2,282 11,671 894 5,099 953
      Computer and information sciences 1,408 669 0 719 20 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,394 7,462 0 1,932 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 7,055 5,601 0 1,454 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,339 1,861 0 478 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,638 7,509 219 2,118 328 1,426 38
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,994 6,161 0 1,534 328 933 38
        Health sciences 2,644 1,348 219 584 0 493 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,377 1,121 0 60 0 196 0
      Physical sciences 13,121 9,802 0 2,327 233 759 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,250 6,854 0 1,560 137 699 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,871 2,948 0 767 96 60 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,748 2,443 0 1,162 0 1,143 0
      Social sciences 11,542 3,323 2,063 3,353 313 1,575 915
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 502 21 0 447 0 34 0
        Political science and government 145 78 0 67 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,853 3,020 0 1,116 203 512 2
        Social sciences nec 6,042 204 2,063 1,723 110 1,029 913
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 592 0 0 545 0 13 34
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 592 0 0 545 0 13 34
    Non-S&E 27,605 7,027 235 6,038 80 14,161 64
      Business management and business administration 258 0 0 103 0 155 0
      Communication and communications technologies 81 0 0 45 0 0 36
      Education 17,200 3,491 216 2,854 0 10,611 28
      Humanities 712 0 0 336 38 338 0
      Law 192 0 0 121 0 71 0
      Social work 8,160 3,536 19 1,587 42 2,976 0
      Visual and performing arts 70 0 0 70 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 932 0 0 922 0 10 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 39,356 36,560 34,257 31,038 32,475 30,541 30,448 27,033 23,352 25,115
  DOD 6,761 6,683 5,438 3,386 3,095 3,090 3,525 2,952 3,366 4,639
  DOE 952 940 929 620 704 604 542 778 1,000 1,086
  HHS 17,454 15,584 16,891 16,628 19,255 16,840 16,189 12,833 8,316 9,420
  NASA 332 734 160 285 285 285 267 220 386 360
  NSF 9,110 7,788 6,635 6,491 6,340 5,920 6,328 6,455 6,211 5,469
  USDA 52 40 0 0 31 95 79 86 0 0
  Other 4,695 4,791 4,204 3,628 2,765 3,707 3,518 3,709 4,073 4,141

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 746 125 621 .
2018 732 127 605 .
2017 690 110 580 .

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 190 164 167 115 116
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 46 40 43 38 37
    Computer and information sciences 3 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 1 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 23 16 18 8 8
    Health sciences 4 4 3 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 58 57 56 49 49
    Psychology 17 17 19 8 7
    Social sciences 30 28 27 11 13
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 31,225 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 4,208 . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 4,208 . . 0
    Engineering . . 4,208 . . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 4,608 . . 0
    Health sciences . . 4,208 . . 0
    Physical sciences . . 9,785 . . 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 4,271 4,158 2,687 1,837 7,786
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 288 611
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 920 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,000 2,510 1,500 541 1,998
    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 2,070 1,649 267 1,007 5,177
    Psychology 1,201 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

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