Bryant 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 820 12.2 925
2023 772 16.1 911
2022 767 15.6 900
2021 824 10.2 908
2020 845 8.7 916
2019 823 10.9 914
2018 829 9.9 911
2017 840 7.4 898
2016 670 4.8 697 883 2.4 896
2015 663 5.3 693 812 10.5 898
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

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   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   7   9
    Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   7   7
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Asian   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Black or African American   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      White   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   6   6
      More than one race   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   2
  Temporary visa holders   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   0
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   8   9
    Science   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   8   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   8   1
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   3
    Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   3   3
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Asian   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Black or African American   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      White   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   2   3
      More than one race   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   0
  Temporary visa holders   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   3
    Science   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   3   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   8   9
  Fellowships   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   1
    Federal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   1
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   0
    Federal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   0
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   8
    Federal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   2
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   4   6

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, 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   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   1   1   0
    Science   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   1   1   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   1   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   .   .   .   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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   459   558   534   347   302   353   347   316   191   331
    Science   388   457   445   315   241   303   294   256   123   257
      Computer and information sciences   3   3   0   0   0   4   19   1   4   7
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   51   7   11   101   208   148   67   35   0   179
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   51   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        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   179   353   75   117   21   94   142   174   95   37
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   179   353   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   142   82   11   0   0   11   9   4   1   4
      Physical sciences   0   0   194   62   0   0   0   0   6   1
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   126   5   1   2   2   4   0   1
      Social sciences   13   12   21   28   11   44   55   38   17   28
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   13   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    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
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   71   101   89   32   61   50   53   60   68   74
      Business management and business administration   49   86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   19   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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.
  • 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   459   358   0   101   0   0   0
    Science   388   358   0   30   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   0   0   3   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   51   51   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   51   51   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   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   179   165   0   14   0   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   179   165   0   14   0   0   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   142   142   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   13   0   0   13   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   13   0   0   13   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   71   0   0   71   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   49   0   0   49   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   19   0   0   19   0   0   0
      Law   3   0   0   3   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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.
  • 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   358   436   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  DOD   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  DOE   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  HHS   37   257   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  NASA   51   3   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  NSF   270   176   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  USDA   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  Other   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .

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   .   .   .   .
2018   .   .   .   .

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

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