California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 324 52.8 679 195 68 602 248 73.2 914
2022 317 53.9 680 242 73.5 900
2021 289 58.7 691 218 63.1 583 250 72.8 908
2020 276 60.9 698 245 73.6 916
2019 295 58.2 697 218 63.5 589 253 72.7 914
2018 313 55.8 700 293 68.2 911
2017 288 58.4 684 215 63.1 575 278 69.4 898
2016 311 55.9 697 280 69.1 896
2015 275 60.8 693 219 62.1 570 281 69.1 898
2014 254 63.5 688 287 68.1 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 175 169 199 198 168 156 204 189 236 254
    Female 123 123 130 130 122 105 108 109 137 153
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 287 277 319 316 267 249 297 283 343 378
    Hispanic or Latino 51 49 45 47 28 30 37 38 48 53
    Not Hispanic or Latino 223 222 250 255 227 204 243 224 269 305
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 47 47 46 48 40 34 43 38 49 48
      Black or African American 0 2 7 3 0 1 3 2 3 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 156 152 177 183 162 152 174 170 190 235
      More than one race 19 19 19 21 25 17 23 13 27 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 6 24 14 12 15 17 21 26 20
  Temporary visa holders 11 15 10 12 23 12 15 15 30 29
  Science and engineering 298 292 329 328 290 261 312 289 363 393
    Science 155 138 144 125 117 113 137 122 149 143
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 18 17 22 10 16 18 20 27 24 30
      Biological and biomedical sciences 43 24 19 30 25 25 29 21 20 28
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 41 37 41 29 24 27 44 33 45 29
      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 13 16 12 10 9 5 6 8 15 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 5 10 4 5 5 3 2 8 8
      Psychology 31 27 30 33 32 28 27 29 26 29
      Social sciences 5 12 10 9 5 4 5 2 11 11
    Engineering 143 154 185 203 173 148 175 167 214 250
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 16 17 18 27 15 19 8 16 15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 23 38 33 39 34 32 27 25 31 28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 37 32 56 53 49 38 51 44 48 60
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 40 23 39 38 24 24 28 36 43 53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 5 4 14 6 4 8 4 8 4
      Mechanical engineering 30 40 36 41 29 20 27 19 33 38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 4 15 15 31 35 52
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 14
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 14

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 63 88 82 82 71 79 82 97 97 111
    Female 43 47 55 40 41 54 45 63 76 49
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 94 122 129 112 105 127 119 149 156 151
    Hispanic or Latino 20 20 21 10 13 21 19 19 24 22
    Not Hispanic or Latino 67 94 101 96 80 101 88 118 115 114
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Asian 12 13 14 15 12 12 14 18 16 11
      Black or African American 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
      White 48 67 75 74 57 81 69 89 92 95
      More than one race 4 9 9 7 8 7 5 9 7 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 8 7 6 12 5 12 12 17 15
  Temporary visa holders 12 13 8 10 7 6 8 11 17 9
  Science and engineering 106 135 137 122 112 133 127 151 165 153
    Science 68 93 93 74 66 76 69 79 93 71
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 13 18 15 12 12 15 14 20 26 21
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 7 11 5 10 11 10 11 16 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 13 22 16 20 6 11 10 17 14 13
      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 5 3 8 4 2 5 8 8 7 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 15 8 5 5 2 4 5 8 3
      Psychology 6 9 12 9 3 8 6 4 13 7
      Social sciences 16 19 23 19 25 20 16 14 9 7
    Engineering 38 42 44 48 46 57 58 72 72 82
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9 9 9 14 12 15 8 8 13 20
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 7 7 10 7 14 15 17 16 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 8 9 5 5 6 8 5 8 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 10 10 8 3 4 8 13 15 11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 2
      Mechanical engineering 9 8 7 9 10 9 11 7 9 14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 1 7 7 7 22 9 13
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 7
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 7

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
  Science and engineering 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
    Science 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 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 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 298 292 329 328 290 261 312 298 373 407
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Federal 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 32 33 28 25 27 20 18 21 33 35
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 32 33 28 25 27 20 18 21 33 35
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 265 258 300 302 262 240 293 276 339 371
    Federal 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Institutional 7 12 6 5 3 2 3 1 7 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 255 244 293 296 258 237 289 274 331 363

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 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
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 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
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 35,830 33,155 25,953 26,605 25,249 16,352 17,979 18,081 16,312 15,096
    Science 21,372 20,528 17,019 19,033 20,837 12,318 13,108 10,865 9,544 8,804
      Computer and information sciences 186 359 679 626 850 586 321 314 111 19
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,768 2,006 1,106 1,105 1,362 1,410 882 795 915 1,133
        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 1,768 2,006 1,106 1,105 1,362 1,410 882 768 915 1,133
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0
      Life sciences 10,928 9,048 6,526 7,929 8,979 6,326 6,773 5,942 5,322 5,454
        Agricultural sciences 4,586 4,120 2,514 3,201 4,252 2,134 2,100 2,495 2,417 2,714
        Biological and biomedical sciences 423 844 707 1,009 1,227 936 703 1,280 892 1,036
        Health sciences 2,570 2,181 2,546 2,899 2,891 2,741 3,029 2,167 2,013 1,704
        Natural resources and conservation 2,409 1,387 759 820 609 515 941 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 940 516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,996 2,826 2,668 2,841 1,711 1,361 1,353 1,227 989 736
      Physical sciences 5,010 5,294 4,953 5,672 7,589 1,884 2,057 1,647 855 1,015
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 571 622 460 456 385 348 409 402 330 306
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,309 2,142 1,757 2,494 2,783 1,536 1,648 1,245 525 703
        Physical sciences nec 3,130 2,530 2,736 2,722 4,421 0 0 0 0 6
      Psychology 21 183 157 185 90 61 51 77 103 80
      Social sciences 463 738 930 675 256 505 1,671 616 899 328
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 360 542 623 379 99 65 97 40 172 196
        Political science and government 11 126 98 53 48 340 1,273 360 552 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 49 69 33 33 87 67 78 13 33
        Social sciences nec 91 21 140 210 76 13 234 138 162 99
      Sciences nec 0 74 0 0 0 185 0 247 350 39
    Engineering 9,181 8,472 5,522 4,646 4,117 3,542 4,196 6,694 6,122 5,844
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,288 3,861 1,314 274 275 621 1,651 3,561 2,654 3,449
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,051 372 128 66 106 91 91 95 95 5
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,689 1,453 1,033 1,444 1,505 1,179 766 1,658 1,982 1,320
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 67 169 180 30 21 83 169 260 98 473
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 15 45 41 81 166 204 193 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 872 983 865 746 681 936 711 427 392 210
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 7 4 26 0 49 156 173 303 136 30
      Engineering nec 2,192 1,585 1,935 2,005 1,314 272 442 390 765 357
    Non-S&E 5,277 4,155 3,412 2,926 295 492 675 522 646 448
      Business management and business administration 3,090 2,798 2,755 2,003 57 61 178 176 445 370
      Communication and communications technologies 50 32 70 97 105 52 75 51 41 34
      Education 1,419 1,012 367 266 37 97 39 33 10 8
      Humanities 699 313 210 555 72 224 304 231 141 36
      Law 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 9 0
      Non-S&E nec 19 0 10 5 24 58 69 21 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: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 35,830 14,810 4,997 12,550 1,205 2,182 86
    Science 21,372 8,906 2,616 6,984 791 2,068 7
      Computer and information sciences 186 178 0 1 7 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,768 1,038 13 204 0 513 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 1,768 1,038 13 204 0 513 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 10,928 3,644 2,321 2,919 726 1,311 7
        Agricultural sciences 4,586 1,018 524 2,167 191 679 7
        Biological and biomedical sciences 423 214 75 43 43 48 0
        Health sciences 2,570 1,695 124 187 288 276 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2,409 500 1,360 453 0 96 0
        Life sciences nec 940 217 238 69 204 212 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,996 2,359 67 570 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5,010 1,523 29 3,211 15 232 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 571 451 29 38 0 53 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,309 1,072 0 52 15 170 0
        Physical sciences nec 3,130 0 0 3,121 0 9 0
      Psychology 21 0 0 19 0 2 0
      Social sciences 463 164 186 60 43 10 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 360 120 145 52 43 0 0
        Political science and government 11 0 0 3 0 8 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 91 43 41 5 0 2 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,181 4,584 2,298 1,853 361 85 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,288 3,246 0 0 37 5 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,051 100 651 198 102 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,689 841 595 181 72 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 67 56 0 0 11 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 15 15 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 872 233 449 52 133 5 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 7 0 0 1 6 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,192 93 603 1,421 0 75 0
    Non-S&E 5,277 1,320 83 3,713 53 29 79
      Business management and business administration 3,090 0 0 3,054 36 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 50 17 0 16 17 0 0
      Education 1,419 1,130 83 188 0 18 0
      Humanities 699 173 0 436 0 11 79
      Law 0 0 0 0 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 19 0 0 19 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 14,810 15,084 11,163 10,178 9,720 9,613 10,535 11,276 9,796 9,087
  DOD 3,550 4,195 1,865 440 440 879 1,493 2,606 1,973 1,708
  DOE 573 471 525 832 859 959 1,585 1,508 1,787 869
  HHS 1,667 1,153 1,778 1,731 2,016 1,914 2,288 2,159 1,987 1,732
  NASA 156 334 145 353 597 419 623 1,099 667 1,653
  NSF 4,267 4,371 3,293 4,232 3,633 3,625 3,023 2,423 2,057 1,987
  USDA 1,743 1,645 1,224 1,181 1,068 936 552 502 598 551
  Other 2,854 2,915 2,333 1,409 1,107 881 971 979 727 587

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 971 160 811 .
2018 886 145 741 .
2017 795 158 637 .

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 272 231 228 226 224
    Agricultural sciences 40 34 27 34 30
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 40 40 37 37
    Computer and information sciences 4 16 16 16 15
    Engineering 87 68 68 68 68
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 14 14 14 14
    Health sciences 15 10 10 10 10
    Mathematics and statistics 7 5 5 5 5
    Natural resources and conservation 8 0 4 0 0
    Physical sciences 53 24 24 24 24
    Psychology 2 2 2 1 2
    Social sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Other 4 17 17 17 17

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 22,465 . . 61,088 .
    Agricultural sciences 22,465 . . 23,500 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . . 33,800 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 . . 500 .
    Physical sciences 0 . . 500 .
    Social sciences 0 . . 2,788 .

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 3,600 5,500 600 922 1,044
    Agricultural sciences 0 1,000 0 922 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 500 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3,600 4,000 600 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 550
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 494
    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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