California State U., Fullerton

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 201 68.6 631 264 71.8 925
2023 196 71.5 679 277 70 911 264 56.7 602
2022 192 72.2 680 312 65.8 900
2021 201 71.3 691 350 61.9 908 262 55.6 583
2020 174 75.4 698 387 58.2 916
2019 174 75.4 697 370 60 914 266 55.4 589
2018 163 77.1 700 380 58.8 911
2017 162 76.7 684 389 57.2 898 261 55.2 575
2016 154 78.2 697 382 57.9 896
2015 136 80.7 693 379 58.3 898 263 54.4 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   430   410   400   476   507   435   451   431   505   557
    Hispanic or Latino   179   165   155   171   167   144   153   123   148   164
    Not Hispanic or Latino   228   227   230   277   307   261   267   280   312   352
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   1
      Asian   103   112   110   109   119   95   98   92   110   122
      Black or African American   14   12   15   12   14   11   10   18   23   22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0
      White   95   81   91   138   148   132   141   147   151   186
      More than one race   15   20   14   16   23   19   18   23   28   21
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   18   15   28   33   30   31   28   45   41
  Temporary visa holders   265   345   350   148   174   305   362   352   431   554
  Science and engineering   561   619   628   504   543   605   667   645   787   965
    Science   445   491   513   370   382   450   475   423   515   575
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   24   27
      Biological and biomedical sciences   4   5   7   7   11   6   5   7   10   14
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   34   19
      Computer and information sciences   278   322   349   162   160   242   242   194   213   257
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   5   5   8   3   2   7   2   11   7
      Mathematics and statistics   3   0   4   4   10   6   14   7   20   19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   3   6   8   9   5   7   3   6
      Natural resources and conservation   19   22   19   24   20   25   23   27   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   10   9   8   9   5   11   6   13   10
      Psychology   64   69   65   68   82   72   74   65   76   73
      Social sciences   58   58   52   83   79   83   94   108   111   143
    Engineering   116   128   115   134   161   155   192   222   272   390
      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   28   25   48   60   57   49   60   69   112
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   73   80   72   58   61   74   110   134   148   219
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Mechanical engineering   15   20   18   28   40   24   33   28   55   56
      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   134   136   122   120   138   135   146   138   149   146
      Clinical medicine   41   46   41   40   44   39   35   44   42   47
      Other health   93   90   81   80   94   96   111   94   107   99

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   674   624   755   800   758   730   790   792   893   880
    Hispanic or Latino   268   205   247   246   219   212   216   221   265   227
    Not Hispanic or Latino   370   379   464   516   495   471   497   479   551   583
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   2   3   1   0   0   1   0
      Asian   177   165   210   224   202   190   196   190   213   210
      Black or African American   20   18   23   19   11   18   32   32   29   39
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   3   1   1   3   2   0   3   0
      White   147   169   202   232   245   234   232   216   266   293
      More than one race   24   25   25   38   33   25   35   41   39   41
    Unknown ethnicity and race   36   40   44   38   44   47   77   92   77   70
  Temporary visa holders   231   228   136   140   172   183   311   323   443   523
  Science and engineering   874   832   853   888   884   844   1,032   1,050   1,239   1,298
    Science   507   495   454   470   465   457   538   473   595   690
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   20
      Biological and biomedical sciences   53   53   49   47   48   51   45   46   50   44
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   33   24
      Computer and information sciences   221   232   152   134   155   123   175   122   136   282
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   5   9   4   4   7   9   15   6   9
      Mathematics and statistics   87   68   83   110   89   121   129   119   97   96
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   4   10   10   14   8   13   11   9   12
      Natural resources and conservation   8   7   8   8   16   15   25   27   0   0
      Physical sciences   33   41   41   43   31   28   30   34   22   31
      Psychology   10   4   11   15   5   8   7   11   8   12
      Social sciences   81   81   91   99   103   96   105   88   207   160
    Engineering   367   337   399   418   419   387   494   577   644   608
      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   120   128   169   165   161   141   174   184   224   216
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   200   168   175   189   201   188   259   307   332   304
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   2
      Mechanical engineering   47   40   55   64   57   58   61   85   85   86
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   31   20   38   52   46   69   69   65   97   105
      Clinical medicine   2   4   8   12   13   11   14   7   20   21
      Other health   29   16   30   40   33   58   55   58   77   84

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   9   14   3   14   4   5   9   8   11   0
  Science and engineering   7   9   2   10   4   5   9   7   10   0
    Science   5   5   2   9   3   3   9   5   7   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   3   0   2   1   0   4   1   2   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   1   0   2   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1   2   2   4   1   0   3   4   4   0
    Engineering   2   4   0   1   1   2   0   2   3   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   1   0   2   3   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   3   0   1   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   1   0   0   1   1   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   2   5   1   4   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Other health   2   5   0   2   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   695   755   750   624   681   740   813   783   936   1,111
  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   42   28   35   10   23   22   107   100   130   123
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   42   28   35   10   23   22   107   100   130   123
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   653   727   715   614   658   718   706   683   806   988
    Federal   9   14   3   14   4   5   9   8   11   0
    Institutional   35   42   22   16   17   65   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   609   671   690   584   637   648   697   675   795   988

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   33,709   25,811   16,642   9,006   5,929   7,173   6,348   5,510   5,755   5,611
    Science   18,678   15,525   11,338   5,702   4,841   5,408   5,161   4,308   4,267   4,844
      Computer and information sciences   971   1,299   1,047   200   83   191   67   152   133   10
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,311   902   414   229   329   420   693   364   106   93
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   818   518   212   87   300   393   658   362   57   15
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   392   378   202   142   29   27   35   2   47   76
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   101   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Life sciences   7,342   5,538   4,038   2,507   2,440   2,843   2,515   2,339   2,270   3,178
        Agricultural sciences   7   55   81   136   223   296   283   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,161   2,999   2,598   1,770   1,395   1,799   1,415   1,281   1,047   999
        Health sciences   5,174   2,469   1,345   537   707   553   574   582   92   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   15   14   64   115   120   16   36   1   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   75   227   440   1,130   2,179
      Mathematics and statistics   1,063   887   1,234   212   11   29   4   7   0   25
      Physical sciences   2,246   2,331   1,615   1,343   1,254   1,180   1,156   941   944   1,118
        Astronomy and astrophysics   907   549   562   702   607   575   277   158   55   54
        Chemistry   632   900   440   159   166   213   414   241   472   371
        Materials science   211   102   83   34   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   496   683   530   448   481   392   465   542   417   682
        Physical sciences nec   0   97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11
      Psychology   2,038   918   404   272   106   92   227   312   296   134
      Social sciences   3,625   2,253   1,163   342   110   212   67   193   509   248
        Anthropology   466   382   101   45   14   89   34   7   15   0
        Economics   789   324   264   69   17   16   6   48   3   0
        Political science and government   176   323   42   23   12   23   3   0   4   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,128   823   389   132   16   16   3   2   294   246
        Social sciences nec   1,066   401   367   73   51   68   21   136   193   2
      Sciences nec   82   1,397   1,423   597   508   441   432   0   9   38
    Engineering   1,138   1,355   1,062   661   616   609   563   582   762   474
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   30   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   211   315   275   48   82   190   161   156   111   161
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   318   322   237   234   111   85   223   343   432   192
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   352   423   184   159   119   230   63   58   217   121
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   257   295   336   220   304   104   116   25   0   0
    Non-S&E   13,893   8,931   4,242   2,643   472   1,156   624   620   726   293
      Business management and business administration   5,992   2,131   744   834   93   319   32   31   21   0
      Communication and communications technologies   388   758   657   145   27   105   9   45   28   39
      Education   1,568   1,117   575   127   123   200   225   156   410   172
      Humanities   4,569   2,455   1,398   372   182   250   200   44   96   56
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   544   747   7   12   1   4   0   0   0   5
      Visual and performing arts   404   429   542   151   22   35   15   10   45   0
      Non-S&E nec   428   1,294   319   1,002   24   243   143   334   126   21

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   33,709   5,372   680   27,012   86   559   0
    Science   18,678   4,882   650   12,704   86   356   0
      Computer and information sciences   971   398   0   340   0   233   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,311   572   247   492   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   818   469   0   349   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   392   103   154   135   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   101   0   93   8   0   0   0
      Life sciences   7,342   1,949   400   4,928   0   65   0
        Agricultural sciences   7   7   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,161   1,456   7   698   0   0   0
        Health sciences   5,174   486   393   4,230   0   65   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   1,063   94   0   969   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2,246   1,490   0   731   0   25   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   907   898   0   9   0   0   0
        Chemistry   632   240   0   367   0   25   0
        Materials science   211   210   0   1   0   0   0
        Physics   496   142   0   354   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,038   196   0   1,837   0   5   0
      Social sciences   3,625   178   3   3,330   86   28   0
        Anthropology   466   45   0   421   0   0   0
        Economics   789   0   3   704   80   2   0
        Political science and government   176   0   0   176   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,128   0   0   1,105   0   23   0
        Social sciences nec   1,066   133   0   924   6   3   0
      Sciences nec   82   5   0   77   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,138   431   0   707   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   211   50   0   161   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   318   48   0   270   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   352   91   0   261   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   257   242   0   15   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   13,893   59   30   13,601   0   203   0
      Business management and business administration   5,992   0   0   5,992   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   388   0   0   388   0   0   0
      Education   1,568   58   0   1,503   0   7   0
      Humanities   4,569   1   30   4,342   0   196   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   544   0   0   544   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   404   0   0   404   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   428   0   0   428   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   5,372   6,049   6,136   4,551   4,121   4,340   4,981   4,237   3,815   4,784
  DOD   248   319   880   224   0   43   243   578   418   459
  DOE   6   0   19   66   104   0   18   76   8   62
  HHS   1,580   2,486   2,054   1,850   1,670   1,969   1,841   1,276   1,157   2,055
  NASA   0   0   0   9   83   30   15   16   37   98
  NSF   3,183   2,733   2,424   1,985   1,905   1,863   2,150   1,741   1,803   1,487
  USDA   48   86   143   232   272   333   291   136   85   297
  Other   307   425   616   185   87   102   423   414   307   326

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   574   54   520   .
2018   367   99   268   .

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   0   0   2,781
    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   18,175   0   0   0   1,352
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   37,763   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   1,429
    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

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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