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California State U., Fresno

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 300 56.3 679 309 49.3 602 350 62.2 914
2022 288 58.2 680 333 63.4 900
2021 253 63.8 691 307 48 583 347 62.2 908
2020 258 63.5 698 353 61.9 916
2019 270 61.7 697 318 46.6 589 357 61.4 914
2018 276 61 700 344 62.7 911
2017 274 60.4 684 318 45.3 575 350 61.5 898
2016 259 63.3 697 338 62.7 896
2015 264 62.4 693 329 42.9 570 337 62.9 898
2014 272 61 688 342 62 889
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 sources
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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 132 126 148 127 125 130 143 160 171 141
    Female 233 235 263 243 212 198 200 242 222 230
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 243 249 323 315 337 307 279 263 262 275
    Hispanic or Latino 109 123 153 142 118 102 78 84 88 87
    Not Hispanic or Latino 125 118 159 162 200 185 181 161 157 171
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
      Asian 33 29 33 31 86 65 46 23 22 25
      Black or African American 4 1 5 4 6 7 5 13 10 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 83 78 106 110 96 103 116 114 111 122
      More than one race 4 8 13 13 10 9 13 10 13 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 8 11 11 19 20 20 18 17 17
  Temporary visa holders 122 112 88 55 0 21 64 139 131 96
  Science and engineering 261 259 278 228 230 219 237 290 283 268
    Science 219 228 233 179 183 179 163 208 214 235
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 38 28 24 20 12 16 10 7 4 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 26 50 32 21 26 26 19 21 32
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 17
      Computer and information sciences 54 53 30 17 52 36 33 43 52 47
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 10 10 7 3 4 12 16 3 5
      Mathematics and statistics 11 9 13 11 10 4 6 9 9 11
      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 22 24 14 20 18 20 17 13 11 12
      Psychology 52 59 67 51 45 52 48 55 55 63
      Social sciences 12 19 25 21 22 21 11 38 44 42
    Engineering 42 31 45 49 47 40 74 82 69 33
      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 7 15 18 17 24 21 20 17 14 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 24 8 12 9 10 2 20 42 38 16
      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 17 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 11 8 15 23 13 17 34 23 0 0
  Health 104 102 133 142 107 109 106 112 110 103
    Clinical medicine 16 23 34 26 15 12 2 10 10 8
    Other health 88 79 99 116 92 97 104 102 100 95

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 108 125 125 114 128 131 131 123 119 123
    Female 106 103 85 104 93 89 98 105 102 105
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 176 187 178 183 221 213 211 166 193 193
    Hispanic or Latino 86 78 76 71 78 44 58 55 71 63
    Not Hispanic or Latino 79 99 97 103 125 145 133 97 104 112
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 1
      Asian 15 20 19 25 45 60 48 14 17 27
      Black or African American 2 3 2 4 4 3 6 3 7 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 55 67 65 63 66 72 72 72 69 70
      More than one race 7 9 10 11 8 10 7 7 9 9
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 10 5 9 18 24 20 14 18 18
  Temporary visa holders 38 41 32 35 0 7 18 62 28 35
  Science and engineering 205 213 199 202 198 196 195 195 185 173
    Science 185 174 156 163 162 136 145 158 165 144
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 38 35 26 18 20 14 9 17 18 20
      Biological and biomedical sciences 37 46 40 40 45 29 35 24 38 26
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1
      Computer and information sciences 16 13 9 17 12 14 13 26 5 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 12 12 10 16 15 9 8 15 13
      Mathematics and statistics 14 10 13 16 9 11 8 7 10 5
      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 24 22 22 21 17 22 23 22 24 28
      Psychology 26 23 17 20 24 18 30 19 20 14
      Social sciences 20 13 17 21 19 13 18 26 29 31
    Engineering 20 39 43 39 36 60 50 37 20 29
      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 11 17 20 18 23 27 16 14 9 13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 8 8 9 3 12 12 9 8 4
      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 3 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 14 15 12 10 21 22 14 0 0
  Health 9 15 11 16 23 24 34 33 36 55
    Clinical medicine 3 1 6 11 14 16 21 21 25 35
    Other health 6 14 5 5 9 8 13 12 11 20

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 49 50 54 42 37 56 49 48 42 49
  Science and engineering 49 50 54 42 37 56 49 48 42 49
    Science 47 47 50 38 32 52 45 45 40 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 2 10 6 5 10 5 4 3 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
      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 5 7 7 5 2 3 8 11 2 3
      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 9 13 7 8 9 13 8 2 3 5
      Psychology 22 25 26 19 16 26 24 27 27 31
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Engineering 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1
      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 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1
      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

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 365 361 411 370 337 328 343 402 393 371
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 28 30 29 22 16 19 19 19 18 19
    Federal 8 7 9 6 5 8 7 8 8 9
    Institutional 20 23 20 16 11 11 11 10 10 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 92 87 108 101 92 93 98 104 105 97
    Federal 25 22 30 22 18 27 27 29 22 26
    Institutional 55 53 67 63 61 54 58 61 71 61
    Nonfederal 12 12 11 16 13 12 13 14 12 10
  Other types of support 245 244 274 247 229 216 226 278 269 255
    Federal 16 21 15 14 14 21 15 11 12 14
    Institutional 53 57 80 72 58 65 74 85 94 83
    Nonfederal 58 55 45 46 58 50 50 56 82 65
    Personal resources 118 111 134 115 99 80 87 126 81 93

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 11,411 12,603 9,213 8,856 8,599 8,988 8,102 8,586 8,624 8,109
    Science 9,359 10,092 6,994 6,599 6,749 6,894 5,930 6,825 6,897 6,993
      Computer and information sciences 219 234 141 117 46 219 13 18 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 221 7 379 147 125 113 100 133 145 160
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 3 53 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 221 7 379 147 42 60 100 133 145 158
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 2
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 6,128 4,894 4,197 4,306 4,404 4,719 4,331 4,944 5,540 6,130
        Agricultural sciences 3,848 2,925 2,994 3,277 3,686 2,867 2,957 3,357 4,064 4,641
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,028 709 448 449 614 1,517 1,086 1,255 1,212 1,308
        Health sciences 1,252 1,117 752 572 104 335 288 181 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 143 3 8 0 0 0 151 264 181
      Mathematics and statistics 909 1,626 490 412 214 149 175 549 363 0
      Physical sciences 1,295 2,668 1,307 1,127 1,157 1,114 1,069 1,061 556 627
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,125 2,043 1,129 748 703 562 632 593 171 291
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 170 418 178 283 341 391 278 291 341 336
        Physical sciences nec 0 207 0 96 113 161 159 177 44 0
      Psychology 186 11 116 34 103 57 86 2 18 51
      Social sciences 401 652 165 456 700 523 156 118 275 25
        Anthropology 10 0 12 14 14 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 52 0 0 0 0 13 15 12 270 25
        Political science and government 169 442 148 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 58 41 5 363 374 32 38 0 5 0
        Social sciences nec 112 169 0 79 310 478 103 106 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,450 1,970 1,290 1,748 1,492 1,520 1,298 606 351 310
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 991 1,080 652 854 853 359 250 186 144 135
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 309 843 405 631 397 675 519 312 174 166
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 6 53 142 397 32 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 150 13 184 124 33 47 455 69 22 9
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 34 5 86 67 42 42 39 11 0
    Non-S&E 602 541 929 509 358 574 874 1,155 1,376 806
      Business management and business administration 49 84 166 68 57 138 78 81 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 246 231 499 153 60 155 567 657 676 23
      Humanities 235 171 0 130 127 258 214 222 0 0
      Law 0 0 121 37 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 58 55 143 121 114 23 15 195 700 737

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 11,411 4,864 1,394 3,770 238 1,120 25
    Science 9,359 3,912 869 3,225 238 1,115 0
      Computer and information sciences 219 193 0 26 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 221 193 0 28 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 221 193 0 28 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 6,128 1,581 616 2,668 229 1,034 0
        Agricultural sciences 3,848 712 441 2,168 227 300 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,028 732 0 296 0 0 0
        Health sciences 1,252 137 175 204 2 734 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 909 514 157 202 0 36 0
      Physical sciences 1,295 1,180 0 115 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,125 1,035 0 90 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 170 145 0 25 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 186 144 0 18 0 24 0
      Social sciences 401 107 96 168 9 21 0
        Anthropology 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
        Economics 52 0 37 15 0 0 0
        Political science and government 169 100 0 56 9 4 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 58 1 39 18 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 112 6 20 69 0 17 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,450 728 525 197 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 991 435 424 132 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 309 229 40 40 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 150 64 61 25 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 602 224 0 348 0 5 25
      Business management and business administration 49 0 0 49 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 246 166 0 80 0 0 0
      Humanities 235 58 0 159 0 5 13
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 14 0 0 11 0 0 3
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 58 0 0 49 0 0 9

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 4,864 5,928 4,101 3,117 2,900 3,969 3,511 3,539 3,573 2,921
  DOD 0 340 0 0 0 431 469 0 228 269
  DOE 86 44 12 0 0 0 0 23 38 67
  HHS 1,694 1,255 961 760 777 665 689 655 820 949
  NASA 187 191 190 184 182 211 243 227 161 124
  NSF 1,830 2,887 2,075 1,345 1,171 1,685 1,544 1,750 1,509 677
  USDA 869 757 450 477 405 435 234 314 414 638
  Other 198 454 413 351 365 542 332 570 403 197

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 437 95 342 .
2018 436 93 343 .
2017 433 67 366 .

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 220 220 212 199 135
    Agricultural sciences 59 59 50 56 42
    Biological and biomedical sciences 29 29 29 27 27
    Computer and information sciences 51 51 51 51 1
    Engineering 17 16 17 11 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 4 4 4 2
    Health sciences 6 6 6 7 5
    Mathematics and statistics 10 10 10 10 10
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 2
    Physical sciences 28 28 28 24 24
    Psychology 6 6 6 7 7
    Social sciences 2 2 2 2 4
    Other 8 8 8 1 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 . . . . 13,325 0
    Agricultural sciences . . . . 13,325 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 1,842 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,583 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 259 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 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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