California State U., Bakersfield

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 392 58.1 925
2023 577 15.9 679 411 55.4 911 546 10.2 602
2022 574 16.5 680 439 51.8 900
2021 491 29.7 691 386 58 908 525 10.9 583
2020 488 30.8 698 375 59.5 916
2019 500 29 697 365 60.5 914 542 8.9 589
2018 491 30.6 700 393 57.4 911
2017 512 25.9 684 410 54.9 898 514 11.5 575
2016 498 29.3 697 455 49.8 896
2015 395 43.6 693 442 51.3 898 448 22.2 570
2014 401 42.4 688
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 14 13 21 i 21 20 19 13 18 73 60
    Female 25 27 56 i 54 52 55 49 62 99 89
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 39 40 77 i 75 72 74 62 80 172 149
    Hispanic or Latino 19 20 40 i 39 37 42 2 39 62 57
    Not Hispanic or Latino 16 19 34 i 33 32 30 30 36 95 77
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 1 1 7 4
      Asian 1 4 6 i 6 6 4 1 2 12 8
      Black or African American 2 3 1 i 1 1 1 15 5 11 12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 10 10 22 i 21 20 24 10 25 59 48
      More than one race 3 2 5 i 5 5 0 3 3 6 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 1 3 i 3 3 2 30 5 15 15
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 39 40 77 i 75 72 74 62 80 172 149
    Science 39 40 77 i 75 72 74 62 80 172 149
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 1 19 i 19 19 11 10 4 16 11
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 6 i 6 6 16 7 4 46 23
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 34 38 52 i 50 47 47 45 39 47 44
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 33 63 71
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 9 13 7 i 7 7 3 2 30 10 31
    Female 7 10 14 i 15 14 3 0 30 10 37
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 16 23 21 i 22 21 6 2 60 20 68
    Hispanic or Latino 8 8 12 i 13 12 2 0 19 8 25
    Not Hispanic or Latino 7 13 8 i 8 8 4 2 40 11 40
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 2 1 i 1 1 0 0 6 2 8
      Black or African American 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 1 8 3 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 6 11 7 i 7 7 3 1 26 4 19
      More than one race 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 1 i 1 1 0 0 1 1 3
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 16 23 21 i 22 21 6 2 60 20 68
    Science 16 23 21 i 22 21 6 2 60 20 68
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 13 8 i 9 8 3 0 8 0 8
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 8 11 i 11 11 3 2 16 0 32
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 2 2 i 2 2 0 0 6 0 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 30 20 25
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 18 16 76 i 74 71 72 10 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 18 16 76 i 74 71 72 10 0 0 0
    Science 18 16 76 i 74 71 72 10 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 19 i 19 19 11 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 6 i 6 6 14 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 17 16 51 i 49 46 47 9 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 39 40 77 i 75 72 74 62 80 172 149
  Fellowships 0 1 2 i 2 2 5 2 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 2 i 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 1 0 i 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 2 i 2 2 5 2 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 2 i 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 1 i 1 1 4 2 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 1 i 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 39 39 72 i 70 67 60 56 80 172 149
    Federal 18 16 71 i 69 66 60 10 0 0 0
    Institutional 11 18 1 i 1 1 0 2 35 49 36
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 10 5 0 i 0 0 0 44 45 123 113

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 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 8,457 6,409 4,815 6,253 7,053 7,591 5,577 4,652 3,161 3,192
    Science 4,822 2,879 2,256 3,769 4,453 4,562 3,362 3,022 2,227 2,764
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 50 490
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,155 194 69 134 176 262 299 243 1,530 1,339
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,155 194 69 134 176 262 299 243 1,530 1,339
        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 735 661 75 197 245 316 430 616 358 405
        Agricultural sciences 0 99 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 722 553 46 189 223 295 426 606 358 401
        Health sciences 13 9 0 0 22 21 4 10 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 4
      Mathematics and statistics 1,465 1,353 1,457 2,321 3,173 2,952 1,691 1,482 66 163
      Physical sciences 266 202 322 447 91 420 6 88 104 342
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 252 202 322 447 91 94 5 88 44 147
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
        Physics 14 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 39 195
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 313 1 0 0 0
      Psychology 473 23 72 524 504 191 585 385 0 8
      Social sciences 728 446 261 146 264 391 351 208 119 17
        Anthropology 30 113 31 39 133 50 17 15 75 0
        Economics 137 50 0 0 2 4 1 81 2 0
        Political science and government 0 9 8 63 1 4 6 1 29 6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 361 138 78 26 99 209 260 67 3 11
        Social sciences nec 200 136 144 18 29 124 67 44 10 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 586 711 440 839 1,449 2,050 1,271 729 498 93
      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 0 125 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 153 272 100 52 218 219 199 291 348 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 433 439 340 787 1,231 1,831 1,072 438 25 93
    Non-S&E 3,049 2,819 2,119 1,645 1,151 979 944 901 436 335
      Business management and business administration 365 391 394 204 107 122 150 134 142 42
      Communication and communications technologies 75 0 145 0 93 0 3 3 0 8
      Education 1,688 1,920 1,168 1,046 592 584 355 110 36 46
      Humanities 35 145 238 171 291 267 239 460 96 22
      Law 277 25 122 63 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 5 76 0 0 0 0 0 110 102 16
      Visual and performing arts 205 60 0 70 67 5 136 84 5 8
      Non-S&E nec 399 202 52 91 1 1 61 0 55 193

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 8,457 4,979 106 3,223 0 149 0
    Science 4,822 2,950 56 1,702 0 114 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,155 936 18 200 0 1 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,155 936 18 200 0 1 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 735 328 2 395 0 10 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 722 328 0 384 0 10 0
        Health sciences 13 0 2 11 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 1,465 954 0 511 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 266 223 0 29 0 14 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 252 223 0 29 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14 0 0 0 0 14 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 473 295 0 178 0 0 0
      Social sciences 728 214 36 389 0 89 0
        Anthropology 30 0 30 0 0 0 0
        Economics 137 118 6 3 0 10 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 361 96 0 186 0 79 0
        Social sciences nec 200 0 0 200 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 586 441 24 121 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 153 129 0 24 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 433 312 24 97 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,049 1,588 26 1,400 0 35 0
      Business management and business administration 365 120 0 245 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 75 0 0 75 0 0 0
      Education 1,688 1,465 0 188 0 35 0
      Humanities 35 0 26 9 0 0 0
      Law 277 0 0 277 0 0 0
      Social work 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 205 0 0 205 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 399 3 0 396 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 4,979 3,525 2,665 3,827 4,486 4,376 3,243 2,466 1,689 1,875
  DOD 276 43 0 0 28 119 887 494 184 341
  DOE 356 45 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
  HHS 314 223 0 317 372 313 384 177 0 0
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 18
  NSF 1,158 438 661 918 1,478 1,229 1,388 1,416 1,472 1,495
  USDA 325 349 118 115 190 321 196 112 6 0
  Other 2,550 2,427 1,886 2,477 2,418 2,394 338 267 27 21

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 354 27 327 .
2018 142 19 123 .

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 93 93 76 49 62
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 14 11 12 14
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 0 3
    Engineering 3 3 0 1 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 4 4 4 2
    Health sciences 2 2 2 2 5
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 1 4
    Natural resources and conservation 6 6 8 5 5
    Physical sciences 24 24 18 5 6
    Psychology 17 17 8 5 6
    Social sciences 20 20 20 15 12
    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 0 0 0 25,643 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 12,788 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 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 5,980 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 4,958 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 1,917 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 0 0 0 643 1,154
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 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 0 643 904
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 250
    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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