California State U., Fullerton

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 196 71.5 679 264 56.7 602 276 70.2 914
2022 192 72.2 680 311 65.9 900
2021 201 71.3 691 262 55.6 583 350 61.9 908
2020 174 75.4 698 386 58.3 916
2019 174 75.4 697 266 55.4 589 370 60 914
2018 163 77.1 700 380 58.8 911
2017 162 76.7 684 261 55.2 575 389 57.2 898
2016 154 78.2 697 382 57.9 896
2015 136 80.7 693 263 54.4 570 379 58.3 898
2014 168 75.9 688 346 61.5 889
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 382 384 290 332 346 405 392 508 641 478
    Female 373 366 334 349 394 408 391 428 470 384
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 410 400 476 507 435 451 431 505 557 468
    Hispanic or Latino 165 155 171 167 144 153 123 148 164 129
    Not Hispanic or Latino 227 230 277 307 261 267 280 312 352 306
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 112 110 109 119 95 98 92 110 122 117
      Black or African American 12 15 12 14 11 10 18 23 22 14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 81 91 138 148 132 141 147 151 186 155
      More than one race 20 14 16 23 19 18 23 28 21 19
    Unknown ethnicity and race 18 15 28 33 30 31 28 45 41 33
  Temporary visa holders 345 350 148 174 305 362 352 431 554 394
  Science and engineering 619 628 504 543 605 667 645 787 965 763
    Science 491 513 370 382 450 475 423 515 575 521
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 27 27
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 7 7 11 6 5 7 10 14 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 19 18
      Computer and information sciences 322 349 162 160 242 242 194 213 257 215
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 5 8 3 2 7 2 11 7 7
      Mathematics and statistics 0 4 4 10 6 14 7 20 19 18
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 3 6 8 9 5 7 3 6 13
      Natural resources and conservation 22 19 24 20 25 23 27 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 9 8 9 5 11 6 13 10 9
      Psychology 69 65 68 82 72 74 65 76 73 83
      Social sciences 58 52 83 79 83 94 108 111 143 122
    Engineering 128 115 134 161 155 192 222 272 390 242
      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 28 25 48 60 57 49 60 69 112 72
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 80 72 58 61 74 110 134 148 219 136
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
      Mechanical engineering 20 18 28 40 24 33 28 55 56 28
      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 136 122 120 138 135 146 138 149 146 99
    Clinical medicine 46 41 40 44 39 35 44 42 47 37
    Other health 90 81 80 94 96 111 94 107 99 62

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 532 515 570 577 571 668 707 822 920 881
    Female 320 376 370 353 342 433 408 514 483 443
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 624 755 800 758 730 790 792 893 880 842
    Hispanic or Latino 205 247 246 219 212 216 221 265 227 193
    Not Hispanic or Latino 379 464 516 495 471 497 479 551 583 583
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
      Asian 165 210 224 202 190 196 190 213 210 227
      Black or African American 18 23 19 11 18 32 32 29 39 35
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 3 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 0
      White 169 202 232 245 234 232 216 266 293 295
      More than one race 25 25 38 33 25 35 41 39 41 26
    Unknown ethnicity and race 40 44 38 44 47 77 92 77 70 66
  Temporary visa holders 228 136 140 172 183 311 323 443 523 482
  Science and engineering 832 853 888 884 844 1,032 1,050 1,239 1,298 1,279
    Science 495 454 470 465 457 538 473 595 690 723
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 20 28
      Biological and biomedical sciences 53 49 47 48 51 45 46 50 44 40
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 24 18
      Computer and information sciences 232 152 134 155 123 175 122 136 282 296
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 9 4 4 7 9 15 6 9 4
      Mathematics and statistics 68 83 110 89 121 129 119 97 96 91
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 10 10 14 8 13 11 9 12 16
      Natural resources and conservation 7 8 8 16 15 25 27 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 41 41 43 31 28 30 34 22 31 41
      Psychology 4 11 15 5 8 7 11 8 12 16
      Social sciences 81 91 99 103 96 105 88 207 160 173
    Engineering 337 399 418 419 387 494 577 644 608 556
      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 128 169 165 161 141 174 184 224 216 195
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 168 175 189 201 188 259 307 332 304 284
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 5
      Mechanical engineering 40 55 64 57 58 61 85 85 86 72
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 20 38 52 46 69 69 65 97 105 45
    Clinical medicine 4 8 12 13 11 14 7 20 21 29
    Other health 16 30 40 33 58 55 58 77 84 16

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 14 3 14 4 5 9 8 11 0 0
  Science and engineering 9 2 10 4 5 9 7 10 0 0
    Science 5 2 9 3 3 9 5 7 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 0 2 1 0 4 1 2 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 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 2 4 1 0 3 4 4 0 0
    Engineering 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 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 1 0 2 3 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 0 1 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 1 0 0 1 1 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 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
    Other health 5 0 2 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 755 750 624 681 740 813 783 936 1,111 862
  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 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
  Teaching assistantships 28 35 10 23 22 107 100 130 123 46
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 28 35 10 23 22 107 100 130 123 46
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 727 715 614 658 718 706 683 806 988 816
    Federal 14 3 14 4 5 9 8 11 0 0
    Institutional 42 22 16 17 65 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 671 690 584 637 648 697 675 795 988 816

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 25,811 16,642 9,006 5,929 7,173 6,348 5,510 5,755 5,611 7,919
    Science 15,525 11,338 5,702 4,841 5,408 5,161 4,308 4,267 4,844 6,775
      Computer and information sciences 1,299 1,047 200 83 191 67 152 133 10 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 902 414 229 329 420 693 364 106 93 162
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 518 212 87 300 393 658 362 57 15 101
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 378 202 142 29 27 35 2 47 76 58
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
      Life sciences 5,538 4,038 2,507 2,440 2,843 2,515 2,339 2,270 3,178 4,121
        Agricultural sciences 55 81 136 223 296 283 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,999 2,598 1,770 1,395 1,799 1,415 1,281 1,047 999 1,389
        Health sciences 2,469 1,345 537 707 553 574 582 92 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 15 14 64 115 120 16 36 1 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 75 227 440 1,130 2,179 2,732
      Mathematics and statistics 887 1,234 212 11 29 4 7 0 25 795
      Physical sciences 2,331 1,615 1,343 1,254 1,180 1,156 941 944 1,118 1,270
        Astronomy and astrophysics 549 562 702 607 575 277 158 55 54 54
        Chemistry 900 440 159 166 213 414 241 472 371 573
        Materials science 102 83 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 683 530 448 481 392 465 542 417 682 627
        Physical sciences nec 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 16
      Psychology 918 404 272 106 92 227 312 296 134 50
      Social sciences 2,253 1,163 342 110 212 67 193 509 248 377
        Anthropology 382 101 45 14 89 34 7 15 0 0
        Economics 324 264 69 17 16 6 48 3 0 88
        Political science and government 323 42 23 12 23 3 0 4 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 823 389 132 16 16 3 2 294 246 232
        Social sciences nec 401 367 73 51 68 21 136 193 2 57
      Sciences nec 1,397 1,423 597 508 441 432 0 9 38 0
    Engineering 1,355 1,062 661 616 609 563 582 762 474 329
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 30 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 315 275 48 82 190 161 156 111 161 78
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 322 237 234 111 85 223 343 432 192 134
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 423 184 159 119 230 63 58 217 121 117
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 295 336 220 304 104 116 25 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,931 4,242 2,643 472 1,156 624 620 726 293 815
      Business management and business administration 2,131 744 834 93 319 32 31 21 0 23
      Communication and communications technologies 758 657 145 27 105 9 45 28 39 101
      Education 1,117 575 127 123 200 225 156 410 172 571
      Humanities 2,455 1,398 372 182 250 200 44 96 56 35
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 747 7 12 1 4 0 0 0 5 0
      Visual and performing arts 429 542 151 22 35 15 10 45 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,294 319 1,002 24 243 143 334 126 21 85

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 25,811 6,049 205 18,925 204 428 0
    Science 15,525 5,370 205 9,506 204 240 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,299 320 0 810 0 169 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 902 402 117 382 1 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 518 250 0 268 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 378 152 111 114 1 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 5,538 2,906 76 2,501 37 18 0
        Agricultural sciences 55 55 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,999 2,168 23 808 0 0 0
        Health sciences 2,469 683 38 1,693 37 18 0
        Natural resources and conservation 15 0 15 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 887 157 0 730 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,331 989 12 1,301 0 29 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 549 549 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 900 120 12 739 0 29 0
        Materials science 102 102 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 683 218 0 465 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 97 0 0 97 0 0 0
      Psychology 918 176 0 727 0 15 0
      Social sciences 2,253 271 0 1,807 166 9 0
        Anthropology 382 4 0 378 0 0 0
        Economics 324 0 0 255 69 0 0
        Political science and government 323 0 0 323 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 823 0 0 817 0 6 0
        Social sciences nec 401 267 0 34 97 3 0
      Sciences nec 1,397 149 0 1,248 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,355 622 0 733 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 315 105 0 210 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 322 132 0 190 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 423 97 0 326 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 295 288 0 7 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,931 57 0 8,686 0 188 0
      Business management and business administration 2,131 0 0 2,131 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 758 0 0 758 0 0 0
      Education 1,117 54 0 1,052 0 11 0
      Humanities 2,455 2 0 2,276 0 177 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 747 0 0 747 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 429 1 0 428 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,294 0 0 1,294 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 6,049 6,136 4,551 4,121 4,340 4,981 4,237 3,815 4,784 6,932
  DOD 319 880 224 0 43 243 578 418 459 745
  DOE 0 19 66 104 0 18 76 8 62 96
  HHS 2,486 2,054 1,850 1,670 1,969 1,841 1,276 1,157 2,055 2,657
  NASA 0 0 9 83 30 15 16 37 98 149
  NSF 2,733 2,424 1,985 1,905 1,863 2,150 1,741 1,803 1,487 2,817
  USDA 86 143 232 272 333 291 136 85 297 367
  Other 425 616 185 87 102 423 414 307 326 101

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 574 54 520 .
2018 367 99 268 .
2017 360 64 296 .

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 520 496 514 501 518
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 42
    Biological and biomedical sciences 50 52 51 50 53
    Computer and information sciences 21 22 21 21 21
    Engineering 262 255 279 273 275
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 44 46 46 44 7
    Health sciences 16 16 13 12 11
    Mathematics and statistics 8 8 8 8 8
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 54 54 54 54 55
    Psychology 10 10 10 10 12
    Social sciences 12 14 14 13 17
    Other 44 20 19 15 18

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 18,175 37,763 . . 2,781
    Engineering 18,175 0 . . 1,352
    Health sciences 0 37,763 . . 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 . . 1,429

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 5,500 30,307 894 283 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 500 15,000 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,000 0 894 283 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 12,000 0 0 0
    Health sciences 1,000 3,307 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2,000 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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