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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 78 83.4 459 63 90.3 631 93 90.1 925
2023 83 82.3 459 66 90.5 679 89 90.4 911 153 75 602
2022 70 85 457 70 89.9 680 93 89.9 900
2021 101 77.8 447 73 89.7 691 96 89.6 908 160 73 583
2020 85 81.5 450 70 90.2 698 96 89.7 916
2019 88 80.7 447 77 89.2 697 95 89.8 914 161 73.1 589
2018 90 79.4 428 79 89 700 97 89.6 911
2017 91 79 425 81 88.4 684 102 88.8 898 160 72.6 575
2016 84 80.8 430 91 87.2 697 65 92.9 896
2015 88 79.7 426 96 86.4 693 66 92.8 898 167 71.1 570
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 251 246 289 172 216 225 208 210 235 215
  Science and engineering 208 214 239 148 168 175 160 164 178 163
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 58 53 61 37 37 38 38 45 34 38
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 2 7 1 1 2 . 1 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 4 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 8 12 9 2 7 4 4 5 4 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 1 1 . . 1 2 2 . 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 5 10 8 7 8 11 11 6 4
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 1 3
      Molecular biology 1 5 9 4 6 3 5 4 3 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 20 16 11 10 6 12 5 10 10 16
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 4 3 2 1 1 . 2 3 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 10 3 6 2 1 1 4 . . 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 . 2
    Computer and information sciences 16 16 9 11 9 14 10 9 12 12
      Computer science 16 16 8 11 8 12 10 9 11 11
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 1 . 1 2 . . 1 1
    Engineering 13 26 34 23 23 27 24 20 24 19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 8 13 7 8 8 5 5 3 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 1 4 2 4 1 1 1 2 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 3 3 4 2 5 8 5 4 4
      Materials and mining engineering 1 6 4 4 1 4 6 4 4 3
      Mechanical engineering . 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 4 2
      Engineering, other 4 4 7 3 6 5 3 3 7 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 9 16 1 9 5 7 15 8 12
      Geological sciences 4 5 9 1 9 5 6 13 8 11
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 4 7 . . . 1 2 . 1
    Health sciences 10 5 8 5 11 4 4 5 5 .
      Public health 9 5 8 5 11 4 4 5 5 .
      Health sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 14 17 17 9 17 23 21 21 10 21
      Applied mathematics 6 9 11 3 10 9 13 11 7 9
      Mathematics 4 2 2 . 3 10 4 6 2 8
      Statistics 2 1 1 . . . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 5 3 6 4 4 4 4 1 3
    Physical sciences 23 43 33 18 26 23 24 16 38 31
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 3 1 3 4 2 1 1 3 1
      Chemistry 16 29 15 8 15 9 14 7 20 16
      Physics 6 11 17 7 7 12 9 8 15 14
    Psychology 7 5 8 8 4 5 4 4 8 6
      Research and experimental psychology 7 4 7 7 3 5 4 4 8 6
      Psychology, other . 1 1 1 1 . . . . .
    Social sciences 59 40 53 35 32 36 27 29 39 24
      Anthropology 3 3 5 6 4 3 . 6 3 2
      Economics 21 17 15 13 15 11 13 11 13 8
      Political science and government 8 4 9 5 4 10 5 4 9 3
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 13 6 14 3 8 4 4 4 6 4
      Social sciences, other 14 10 10 8 1 8 5 4 8 6
  Non-science and engineering 43 32 50 24 48 50 48 46 57 52
    Business . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Business . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
    Education . 1 . . 2 . . . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 1 . . 2 . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 42 27 49 23 46 49 47 44 54 52
      Letters 13 8 7 4 10 11 6 15 13 16
      Foreign languages and literature 4 1 7 3 7 8 7 8 9 11
      History 5 7 8 5 6 8 9 8 10 10
      Philosophy and religious studies 10 5 8 5 4 6 9 5 6 3
      Music and performing arts 2 3 4 2 6 8 6 3 3 2
      Humanities and arts, other 8 3 15 4 13 8 10 5 13 10
    Other non-science and engineering 1 3 1 1 . 1 1 1 2 .
      Communication . 2 1 . . . 1 1 2 .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 1 . 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   1,580   1,516   1,359   1,206   1,172   1,019   1,030   978   930   911
    Hispanic or Latino   228   201   166   140   128   115   116   93   88   75
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,269   1,232   1,121   1,000   970   829   829   782   721   713
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   6   5   3   2   0   2   3   2   1
      Asian   241   237   216   173   159   127   120   104   90   89
      Black or African American   196   197   162   127   118   80   66   62   60   62
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   1
      White   722   708   668   626   630   574   593   584   556   547
      More than one race   102   83   69   69   60   48   48   29   13   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   83   83   72   66   74   75   85   103   121   123
  Temporary visa holders   1,229   1,084   1,041   934   801   860   836   789   750   729
  Science and engineering   2,709   2,521   2,034   1,891   1,773   1,751   1,743   1,646   1,572   1,553
    Science   2,324   2,156   1,695   1,596   1,522   1,494   1,467   1,382   1,322   1,333
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   474   443   407   378   382   374   359   352   266   281
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   18
      Computer and information sciences   390   343   338   255   225   228   220   164   151   147
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   67   70   58   53   56   59   56   54   54   51
      Mathematics and statistics   93   91   79   78   75   95   94   99   105   108
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   244   198   161   146   123   94   69   55   27   20
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   269   258   234   228   212   206   223   213   187   179
      Psychology   12   12   19   17   12   15   14   12   44   41
      Social sciences   775   741   399   441   437   423   432   433   408   423
    Engineering   385   365   339   295   251   257   276   264   250   220
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   111   109   95   96   93   87   86   75   67   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   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   20   22   20   19   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   249   234   224   180   158   170   190   189   183   220
    Health   100   79   366   249   200   128   123   121   108   87
      Clinical medicine   100   79   338   224   175   105   100   104   108   87
      Other health   0   0   28   25   25   23   23   17   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   104   71   58   46   35   103   120   107   61   68
    Hispanic or Latino   12   3   4   5   4   6   12   5   3   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   85   65   52   41   30   89   99   89   53   61
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   17   12   10   8   5   21   14   10   7   7
      Black or African American   10   9   3   2   1   10   12   11   2   1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0
      White   50   36   34   28   22   53   69   65   43   52
      More than one race   7   7   5   3   1   4   3   2   1   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   3   2   0   1   8   9   13   5   7
  Temporary visa holders   15   13   20   12   13   13   14   15   4   4
  Science and engineering   117   84   53   46   39   104   113   110   46   51
    Science   98   69   38   35   27   97   105   100   38   45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   21   17   13   12   6   15   13   10   6   17
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   11   15   14   10   8   56   58   62   8   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   5   8   9   6   17   25   21   3   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   3   2   1   0   0   1   1   2   2
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Social sciences   56   29   1   3   7   9   7   6   19   9
    Engineering   19   15   15   11   12   7   8   10   8   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   6   7   7   6   4   3   1   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   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   12   9   8   4   6   3   5   9   7   6
    Health   2   0   25   12   9   12   21   12   19   21
      Clinical medicine   2   0   24   12   8   11   21   12   19   21
      Other health   0   0   1   0   1   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   177   162   177   146   110   95   103   94   116   99
  Science and engineering   177   162   160   137   101   92   100   91   112   95
    Science   157   146   150   131   93   87   97   83   106   91
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   33   40   59   63   58   47   61   48   34   29
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   38   27   33   27   20   27   20   18   24   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   17   19   19   6   3   1   1   3   2   3
      Mathematics and statistics   11   11   9   13   6   7   9   11   21   26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   5   0   0   0   1   0   1   4   3
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   46   38   29   20   6   4   2   2   1   2
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1
      Social sciences   8   6   1   2   0   0   3   0   1   3
    Engineering   20   16   10   6   8   5   3   8   6   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   3   2   2   3   2   1   5   6   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   17   13   8   4   5   3   2   3   0   4
    Health   0   0   17   9   9   3   3   3   4   4
      Clinical medicine   0   0   7   5   4   1   0   2   4   4
      Other health   0   0   10   4   5   2   3   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,809   2,600   2,400   2,140   1,973   1,879   1,866   1,767   1,680   1,640
  Fellowships   426   474   409   315   342   366   400   392   381   345
    Federal   9   6   7   1   3   2   1   5   5   8
    Institutional   417   468   402   314   339   364   389   379   374   337
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   8   2   0
  Research assistantships   506   491   474   487   476   449   413   418   365   369
    Federal   147   133   152   122   89   87   87   78   85   79
    Institutional   321   322   291   325   358   335   301   315   260   282
    Nonfederal   38   36   31   40   29   27   25   25   20   8
  Teaching assistantships   342   307   281   275   334   320   284   297   302   305
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Institutional   342   307   281   275   334   319   283   297   302   304
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
  Other types of support   1,535   1,328   1,236   1,063   821   744   769   660   632   621
    Federal   21   23   18   23   18   6   15   11   26   11
    Institutional   182   180   183   138   141   156   142   151   133   169
    Nonfederal   9   10   11   10   9   13   14   13   21   11
    Personal resources   1,323   1,115   1,024   892   653   569   598   485   452   430

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   297   282   270   226   237   213   226   225   291   248
    Science   251   233   218   186   203   188   188   181   242   203
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   84   76   77   50   77   67   65   54   42   45
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   9   4   5   8   3   2   1   1   5   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   22   14   11   11   8   5   10   12   23   18
      Mathematics and statistics   26   25   23   25   20   22   17   15   21   20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   37   35   32   27   30   28   22   19   45   19
      Natural resources and conservation   7   8   9   7   10   10   13   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   26   22   25   27   23   24   20   23   14
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   18
      Social sciences   43   45   39   33   28   31   36   45   42   40
    Engineering   46   49   52   40   34   25   38   44   49   45
      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   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   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   46   49   52   40   34   25   38   44   46   45
    Health   25   17   19   23   21   4   2   7   14   4
      Clinical medicine   25   17   19   23   21   4   2   7   14   4
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   193   191   182   153   158   117   115   112   187   158
  Science and engineering   170   175   163   131   139   114   113   106   178   154
    Science   135   137   127   101   117   98   93   81   145   127
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   65   62   58   35   64   53   43   33   21   27
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   2   2   5   3   1   0   0   4   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   10   7   9   4   2   4   4   12   11
      Mathematics and statistics   21   23   19   20   16   15   15   13   18   20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   16   18   19   13   5   17   13   10   43   19
      Natural resources and conservation   2   2   2   2   7   2   4   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   14   16   11   12   6   11   7   12   12
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   13
      Social sciences   2   6   4   6   6   2   3   7   7   4
    Engineering   35   38   36   30   22   16   20   25   33   27
      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   2   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   35   38   36   30   22   16   20   25   31   27
    Health   23   16   19   22   19   3   2   6   9   4
      Clinical medicine   23   16   19   22   19   3   2   6   9   4
      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   374,504   353,591   310,780   276,331   266,127   256,954   244,838   212,290   347,016   342,040
    Science   327,018   308,486   268,361   240,551   232,906   222,435   205,540   176,455   203,638   249,820 i
      Computer and information sciences   17,725   19,235   16,895   14,984   15,695   14,727   12,539   10,670   11,838   15,387 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,744   13,244   9,945   7,954   5,954   4,310   4,306   3,540   6,731   6,524 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   975   577   13   0   98   265   151   237   227   486 i
        Geological and earth sciences   3,113   2,468   2,042   2,151   1,901   1,881   2,226   1,881   3,772   3,405 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   287   126   246   189   193   110   105   110   144   350 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   14,369   10,073   7,644   5,614   3,762   2,054   1,824   1,312   2,588   2,283 i
      Life sciences   189,384   176,938   149,795   139,126   134,751   130,419   122,607   104,671   105,618   135,232 i
        Agricultural sciences   313   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences   75,352   70,926   60,922   57,160   57,280   51,017   44,244   35,578   30,653   45,293 i
        Health sciences   62,964   61,080   49,964   46,024   41,744   45,463   49,630   41,288   49,259   54,876 i
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   50,755   44,932   38,909   35,942   35,727   33,939   28,733   27,805   25,706   35,063 i
      Mathematics and statistics   18,319   16,873   14,835   10,903   12,204   13,225   12,107   14,427   18,807   23,986 i
      Physical sciences   17,356   18,064   18,299   17,072   17,745   19,259   20,720   18,050   25,132   25,425 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
        Chemistry   6,128   6,157   6,019   5,495   5,201   5,250   5,160   3,498   6,892   6,957 i
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   10,584   9,713   9,155   8,542   7,968   7,636   9,766   8,325   11,993   11,319 i
        Physical sciences nec   644   2,194   3,125   3,035   4,576   6,373   5,794   6,227   6,247   7,149 i
      Psychology   14,023   10,682   8,605   8,598   7,889   6,801   4,782   5,688   6,202   8,826 i
      Social sciences   38,684   41,238   39,703   32,799   30,782   24,887   18,539   12,079   23,186   25,252 i
        Anthropology   268   205   188   46   310   165   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,167   1,353   1,004   668   1,153   2,118   4,656   4,396   7,555   7,478 i
        Political science and government   522   1,448   1,658   2,327   2,754   1,287   1,480   1,440   2,454   2,649 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   700   1,012   1,161   775   1,109   1,393   791   862   3,631   3,840 i
        Social sciences nec   36,027   37,220   35,692   28,983   25,456   19,924   11,612   5,381   9,546   11,285 i
      Sciences nec   12,783   12,212   10,284   9,115   7,886   8,807   9,940   7,330   6,124   9,188 i
    Engineering   33,027   27,640   29,569   23,587   23,965   23,448   28,149   24,798   31,735   36,512 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   28   18   0   0   0   0   316   1,125 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   8,857   8,838   10,799   9,028   7,678   6,694   11,133   5,911   6,087   9,080 i
      Chemical engineering   3,946   3,114   3,028   2,110   2,832   2,878   1,924   1,617   728   844 i
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,551   3,160   3,283   3,266   2,941   2,452   3,494   4,250   9,125   7,265 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,496   3,729   3,821   2,839   2,885   2,944   2,547   4,220   6,518   7,663 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   3,793   3,674   3,499   3,789   3,256   4,458   4,518   3,371   3,462   6,206 i
      Engineering nec   9,384   5,125   5,111   2,537   4,373   4,022   4,533   5,429   5,499   4,329 i
    Non-S&E   14,459   17,465   12,850   12,193   9,256   11,071   11,149   11,037   111,643   55,708 i
      Business management and business administration   0   16   16   16   65   79   71   444   3,272   3,587 i
      Communication and communications technologies   185   0   10   0   0   0   0   46   16,102   2,777 i
      Education   4,870   7,639   5,899   5,091   3,906   4,110   4,012   4,239   40,777   21,626 i
      Humanities   3,517   3,237   2,862   2,722   2,735   3,832   4,256   3,551   18,572   20,429 i
      Law   0   0   3   10   16   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 i
      Visual and performing arts   434   464   292   166   212   274   346   190   3,131   3,734 i
      Non-S&E nec   5,453   6,109   3,768   4,188   2,322   2,775   2,464   2,567   29,789   3,555 i

i=imputed

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   374,504   253,661   419   69,791   5,661   32,041   12,931
    Science   327,018   229,845   419   55,532   3,947   26,668   10,607
      Computer and information sciences   17,725   10,109   0   4,620   985   433   1,578
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,744   12,365   0   3,192   180   2,627   380
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   975   773   0   202   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,113   1,911   0   882   180   102   38
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   287   170   0   97   0   20   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   14,369   9,511   0   2,011   0   2,505   342
      Life sciences   189,384   135,333   162   31,589   2,719   11,384   8,197
        Agricultural sciences   313   311   0   2   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   75,352   56,230   46   13,120   1,447   4,009   500
        Health sciences   62,964   45,608   0   7,115   981   3,652   5,608
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   50,755   33,184   116   11,352   291   3,723   2,089
      Mathematics and statistics   18,319   13,904   0   3,573   0   819   23
      Physical sciences   17,356   11,512   0   4,610   32   1,100   102
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,128   3,690   0   2,269   10   159   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   10,584   7,371   0   2,250   22   839   102
        Physical sciences nec   644   451   0   91   0   102   0
      Psychology   14,023   12,227   0   587   0   1,170   39
      Social sciences   38,684   24,713   257   5,860   31   7,607   216
        Anthropology   268   0   0   268   0   0   0
        Economics   1,167   237   0   734   0   63   133
        Political science and government   522   21   0   459   0   42   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   700   309   0   391   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   36,027   24,146   257   4,008   31   7,502   83
      Sciences nec   12,783   9,682   0   1,501   0   1,528   72
    Engineering   33,027   21,818   0   6,555   1,669   1,635   1,350
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   8,857   6,375   0   1,532   115   826   9
      Chemical engineering   3,946   2,787   0   1,034   0   125   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,551   2,712   0   580   259   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,496   2,708   0   426   42   320   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   3,793   2,974   0   582   237   0   0
      Engineering nec   9,384   4,262   0   2,401   1,016   364   1,341
    Non-S&E   14,459   1,998   0   7,704   45   3,738   974
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   185   0   0   0   0   0   185
      Education   4,870   1,713   0   940   45   2,155   17
      Humanities   3,517   249   0   2,855   0   400   13
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   434   0   0   434   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   5,453   36   0   3,475   0   1,183   759

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   253,661   239,744   215,067   198,574   185,676   178,460   164,452   145,556   136,931   132,142
  DOD   20,000   19,737   19,511   18,197   19,546   19,359   21,924   15,020   12,801   12,566
  DOE   8,034   7,733   6,583   6,729   5,935   6,030   6,116   8,542   8,666   7,986
  HHS   179,085   165,621   149,308   138,141   126,373   117,046   103,290   87,283   78,408   74,598
  NASA   8,059   5,747   4,764   3,692   3,539   4,342   3,897   3,747   4,504   4,912
  NSF   34,498   34,145   28,913   26,053   25,460   28,077   26,131   27,226   28,618   28,783
  USDA   219   195   110   0   0   0   28   86   35   0
  Other   3,766   6,566   5,878   5,762   4,823   3,606   3,066   3,652   3,899   3,297

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   2,345 i   394 i   1,951 i   .
2018   2,270 i   377 i   1,893 i   .

i=imputed

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   401   360   354   335   324
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   117   132   127   117   106
    Computer and information sciences   19   12   12   10   7
    Engineering   67   76   75   62   63
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   23   12   11   22   23
    Health sciences   56   44   45   42   40
    Mathematics and statistics   28   20   20   20   20
    Natural resources and conservation   8   3   2   2   1
    Physical sciences   48   36   35   40   42
    Psychology   27   20   21   18   19
    Social sciences   7   5   6   3   2
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   195,000   0   0   0   20,357
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   153,000   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   27,000   0   0   0   20,357
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   15,000   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   2,000   23,078   18,614   11,629   18,606
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   4,056   2,559   2,612   4,495
    Computer and information sciences   0   288   617   850   409
    Engineering   0   5,002   930   4,816   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   4,173   12,431   736   11,542
    Health sciences   0   424   876   398   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   918   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   2,000   8,217   816   2,218   2,161
    Psychology   0   0   385   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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