Butler 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 660 29.4 925
2023 590 14 679 640 30.5 911 478 21.4 602
2022 627 8.7 680 591 35 900
2021 587 15.9 691 626 31.8 908
2020 694 1.6 698 697 24.7 916
2019 691 1.8 697 713 22.8 914
2018 698 1.3 700 666 27.6 911
2017 683 1.1 684 759 16.3 898
2016 693 1.6 697 791 12.6 896
2015 689 1.6 693 805 11.3 898
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   .   35   18   36   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Hispanic or Latino   .   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   31   18   32   0   0   0   0   1   1
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   .   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Black or African American   .   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   .   22   16   28   0   0   0   0   0   0
      More than one race   .   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   .   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   1   0
  Science and engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   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
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   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
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   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
      Mechanical engineering   .   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
      Other engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   35   18   36   1   2   1   1   2   1
      Clinical medicine   .   35   18   36   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   2   1

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   .   191   166   90   0   2   4   4   4   1
    Hispanic or Latino   .   14   12   8   0   1   1   1   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   170   147   79   0   1   3   3   4   1
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   .   11   10   2   0   0   2   2   0   1
      Black or African American   .   17   16   4   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   .   135   115   71   0   1   1   0   3   0
      More than one race   .   7   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   7   7   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   .   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   2
  Science and engineering   .   58   40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   58   40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   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
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   58   40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   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
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   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
      Mechanical engineering   .   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
      Other engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   133   126   90   0   2   5   6   5   3
      Clinical medicine   .   133   125   89   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0   1   1   0   2   5   6   5   3

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   .   3   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   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
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   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
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   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
      Mechanical engineering   .   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
      Other engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   3   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0   0   0   0   0   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   .   35   18   36   1   2   1   1   2   1
  Fellowships   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   .   35   18   36   1   2   1   1   2   1
    Federal   .   3   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0
    Institutional   .   1   1   5   0   0   0   0   2   1
    Nonfederal   .   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0
    Personal resources   .   31   17   28   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.

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   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
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   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
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   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
      Mechanical engineering   .   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
      Other engineering   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   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   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
    Science   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Communication   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Psychology   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Social sciences   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Other engineering   .   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
    Health   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Other health   .   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   1,313   1,396   1,691   1,071   679   680   938   525   395   350
    Science   1,243   1,270   1,493   927   527   612   938   525   395   343
      Computer and information sciences   34   0   0   0   3   4   8   6   0   6
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   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   877   821   1,276   829   383   240   246   81   110   185
        Agricultural sciences   109   0   55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   324   321   583   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Health sciences   444   370   638   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   130   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5   4   0   5   0   4   0   0   9   9
      Physical sciences   237   406   154   52   112   144   167   190   135   63
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   235   406   154   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   22   11   48   21   1   207   412   1   4   2
      Social sciences   68   28   15   20   28   13   93   45   113   78
        Anthropology   21   8   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   36   10   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   202   24   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      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   70   126   198   144   152   68   0   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   0   18   17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   29   52   48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   9   0   105   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   8   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0   48   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   1,313   1,004   0   215   35   59   0
    Science   1,243   1,004   0   175   35   29   0
      Computer and information sciences   34   0   0   25   9   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   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   877   810   0   63   0   4   0
        Agricultural sciences   109   109   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   324   261   0   63   0   0   0
        Health sciences   444   440   0   0   0   4   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   5   0   0   5   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   237   172   0   32   26   7   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   235   172   0   32   26   5   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2   0   0   0   0   2   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   22   0   0   18   0   4   0
      Social sciences   68   22   0   32   0   14   0
        Anthropology   21   0   0   21   0   0   0
        Economics   11   0   0   11   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   36   22   0   0   0   14   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   70   0   0   40   0   30   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   29   0   0   0   0   29   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   9   0   0   8   0   1   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   32   0   0   32   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   1,004   1,077   1,227   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  DOD   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  DOE   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  HHS   574   375   348   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  NASA   46   76   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  NSF   362   616   879   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  USDA   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  Other   22   10   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

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   37   .   .   .   .
    Agricultural sciences   0   .   .   .   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   14   .   .   .   .
    Computer and information sciences   1   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   0   .   .   .   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   .   .   .   .
    Health sciences   5   .   .   .   .
    Mathematics and statistics   0   .   .   .   .
    Natural resources and conservation   1   .   .   .   .
    Physical sciences   12   .   .   .   .
    Psychology   4   .   .   .   .
    Social sciences   0   .   .   .   .
    Other   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   0   0   .   .   .
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Engineering   0   0   .   .   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Health sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   .   .   .
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   .   .   .
    Physical sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Psychology   0   0   .   .   .
    Social sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Other   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   0   0   .   .   .
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Engineering   0   0   .   .   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Health sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   .   .   .
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   .   .   .
    Physical sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Psychology   0   0   .   .   .
    Social sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Other   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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