California State U., Long Beach

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 161 76.6 679 250 59 602 301 67.5 914
2022 169 75.5 680 304 66.6 900
2021 178 74.6 691 254 57 583 309 66.4 908
2020 179 74.7 698 289 68.8 916
2019 200 71.7 697 257 56.9 589 277 70.1 914
2018 124 82.6 700 255 72.4 911
2017 119 82.9 684 252 56.7 575 273 70 898
2016 144 79.7 697 289 68.1 896
2015 153 78.2 693 252 56.3 570 335 63.1 898
2014 153 78.1 688 311 65.4 889
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 521 435 368 306 286 611 638 495 541 572
    Female 442 453 401 355 302 516 540 504 420 385
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 462 460 525 511 422 910 902 683 555 475
    Hispanic or Latino 182 184 200 214 158 310 291 194 156 138
    Not Hispanic or Latino 262 257 304 279 243 553 557 451 355 291
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3
      Asian 111 97 129 122 95 209 208 157 119 89
      Black or African American 21 16 16 17 14 37 37 31 22 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 3
      White 96 122 132 123 116 270 281 229 183 151
      More than one race 30 20 24 13 16 36 29 34 30 19
    Unknown ethnicity and race 18 19 21 18 21 47 54 38 44 46
  Temporary visa holders 501 428 244 150 166 217 276 316 406 482
  Science and engineering 858 781 668 576 493 985 1,029 797 773 875
    Science 666 628 525 472 408 686 709 593 499 564
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 16 14 13 19 81 70 52 22 28
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 12
      Computer and information sciences 346 302 190 104 120 142 144 134 138 185
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 5 5 9 6 16 14 6 8 8
      Mathematics and statistics 49 52 45 60 64 133 132 61 52 51
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 12 7 18 20 22 28 10 6 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 18 15 18 12 60 66 16 25 21
      Psychology 133 136 143 138 64 71 70 103 58 48
      Social sciences 97 87 106 112 103 161 185 206 180 211
    Engineering 192 153 143 104 85 299 320 204 274 311
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 17 23 10 5 44 53 35 26 10
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 18 16 19 14 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 77 47 29 24 22 68 75 46 40 25
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 42 41 44 31 27 68 71 85 162 217
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 32 29 25 23 24 84 90 27 30 38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 3 3 2 3 35 31 11 16 21
  Health 105 107 101 85 95 142 149 202 188 82
    Clinical medicine 55 55 48 37 49 63 61 37 45 47
    Other health 50 52 53 48 46 79 88 165 143 35

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 297 342 395 354 349 35 36 429 496 477
    Female 267 239 270 241 230 21 17 353 397 361
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 497 526 591 540 532 53 46 657 751 747
    Hispanic or Latino 210 207 226 199 193 18 8 210 227 189
    Not Hispanic or Latino 267 297 331 308 303 29 33 391 463 501
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 9
      Asian 91 125 142 130 129 7 5 126 129 142
      Black or African American 14 11 18 18 18 2 3 32 43 46
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3
      White 140 131 155 143 145 19 17 200 264 272
      More than one race 20 27 15 16 10 1 8 29 22 29
    Unknown ethnicity and race 20 22 34 33 36 6 5 56 61 57
  Temporary visa holders 67 55 74 55 47 3 7 125 142 91
  Science and engineering 506 538 632 559 537 54 53 760 864 807
    Science 348 361 409 365 362 49 43 562 659 604
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 59 72 68 68 65 1 3 76 85 89
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 15
      Computer and information sciences 47 58 67 39 49 9 9 63 55 53
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 17 17 13 9 0 0 15 22 27
      Mathematics and statistics 88 73 91 96 97 26 13 87 103 102
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 15 10 20 19 11 0 2 16 21 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 41 45 54 53 48 0 1 20 90 78
      Psychology 11 16 14 17 10 2 3 36 7 10
      Social sciences 78 70 78 60 73 11 12 227 259 230
    Engineering 158 177 223 194 175 5 10 198 205 203
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 38 37 40 43 32 0 1 26 9 19
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 17 17 24 21 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 29 26 36 30 29 1 1 23 28 32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 34 46 43 28 33 3 6 70 104 92
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 32 39 57 55 62 1 1 52 42 33
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 12 23 17 14 0 1 27 22 27
  Health 58 43 33 36 42 2 0 22 29 31
    Clinical medicine 20 18 13 14 13 1 0 5 8 6
    Other health 38 25 20 22 29 1 0 17 21 25

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 25 25 24 20 18 52 58 49 49 39
  Science and engineering 25 25 24 20 18 52 58 31 33 32
    Science 7 9 9 10 9 22 25 15 14 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 2 1 1 10 10 1 1 1
      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 2 3 2 5 5 5 6 2 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2
      Social sciences 4 4 5 4 3 5 7 5 5 5
    Engineering 18 16 15 10 9 30 33 16 19 20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 4 5 2 1 4 5 4 3 1
      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 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 6 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9 8 7 6 6 21 23 7 8 10
      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 18 16 7
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 7

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, 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 963 888 769 661 588 1,127 1,178 999 961 957
  Fellowships 11 12 18 10 6 33 41 20 18 9
    Federal 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 15 14 6
    Institutional 9 10 15 7 4 30 37 3 3 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
  Research assistantships 37 38 32 29 26 73 77 29 34 28
    Federal 19 18 17 11 10 42 45 21 25 24
    Institutional 14 17 13 17 15 30 31 6 7 2
    Nonfederal 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
  Teaching assistantships 73 69 60 69 68 143 151 96 87 74
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 73 69 60 69 68 143 151 96 87 74
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 842 769 659 553 488 878 909 854 822 846
    Federal 4 5 4 6 6 7 9 13 10 9
    Institutional 88 84 74 60 61 92 98 47 33 11
    Nonfederal 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 4 5 3
    Personal resources 749 678 579 485 420 775 798 790 774 823

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 1 1 3 1 4 1 0
    Science 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 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 1 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 1 1 2 0 2 1 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 1 0 2 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 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 1 1 2 1 4 1 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 0
    Science 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 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 1 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 1 1 2 0 2 1 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 2 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 21,458 17,807 15,134 16,684 18,664 22,880 18,805 16,390 8,830 10,097
    Science 15,462 12,110 9,636 11,167 13,236 13,258 14,724 12,597 7,154 7,610
      Computer and information sciences 542 390 271 102 74 71 68 101 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 514 399 226 514 125 209 276 437 435 242
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 514 399 226 514 125 209 276 437 435 242
        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 7,345 4,858 3,700 4,816 5,335 5,238 3,130 3,208 2,916 3,281
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,504 1,834 1,201 2,110 2,389 2,714 1,535 1,211 1,092 1,650
        Health sciences 4,697 3,023 2,499 2,704 2,873 2,524 1,595 1,997 0 7
        Natural resources and conservation 144 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 2 73 0 0 0 1,824 1,624
      Mathematics and statistics 534 369 446 691 621 574 581 617 78 39
      Physical sciences 2,993 3,494 2,723 2,670 4,363 4,445 3,808 2,722 1,321 1,926
        Astronomy and astrophysics 445 284 535 194 210 167 219 201 0 0
        Chemistry 2,516 3,191 2,188 2,474 3,453 3,819 3,230 2,271 1,027 1,568
        Materials science 32 1 0 2 677 441 356 203 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 23 18 3 47 294 358
        Physical sciences nec 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,056 1,974 1,431 1,465 1,660 1,754 3,128 2,573 1,995 1,860
      Social sciences 1,113 574 645 625 723 646 329 223 146 86
        Anthropology 35 74 80 36 93 69 35 14 0 0
        Economics 154 40 32 2 15 53 29 7 6 5
        Political science and government 13 14 4 11 0 18 5 53 50 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 188 2 107 47 20 0 9 0 56 32
        Social sciences nec 723 444 422 529 595 506 251 149 34 49
      Sciences nec 365 52 194 284 335 321 3,404 2,716 263 176
    Engineering 3,160 3,671 4,574 4,733 4,223 5,150 2,269 1,578 954 2,136
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 173 34 154 59 440 21 257 41 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 538 917 861 712 382 451 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 502 722 532 357 329 386 75 2 12 8
      Civil engineering 594 812 652 1,127 1,224 1,380 582 504 70 89
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 467 149 1,083 877 769 716 225 66 167 43
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 459 561 593 913 415 1,256 489 9 132 1,358
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 427 476 699 688 583 934 641 956 573 638
    Non-S&E 2,836 2,026 924 784 1,205 4,472 1,812 2,215 722 351
      Business management and business administration 44 4 8 9 8 19 14 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 91 183 53 70 57 53 4 10 0 11
      Education 326 444 312 270 616 2,945 1,031 883 516 138
      Humanities 321 535 199 153 143 179 258 535 47 21
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,277 569 163 164 74 69 64 71 109 178
      Visual and performing arts 115 80 106 39 68 75 168 168 50 3
      Non-S&E nec 662 211 83 79 239 1,132 273 548 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 21,458 13,758 1,930 3,618 149 1,468 535
    Science 15,462 11,444 1,005 2,211 60 435 307
      Computer and information sciences 542 165 39 110 4 0 224
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 514 406 72 36 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 514 406 72 36 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 7,345 5,512 641 1,003 2 158 29
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,504 1,852 106 489 0 28 29
        Health sciences 4,697 3,535 535 495 2 130 0
        Natural resources and conservation 144 125 0 19 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 534 265 118 142 9 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,993 2,589 0 363 27 14 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 445 435 0 10 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,516 2,122 0 353 27 14 0
        Materials science 32 32 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,056 1,845 0 181 0 0 30
      Social sciences 1,113 662 135 193 18 81 24
        Anthropology 35 34 0 1 0 0 0
        Economics 154 150 0 4 0 0 0
        Political science and government 13 0 0 13 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 188 63 0 52 0 73 0
        Social sciences nec 723 415 135 123 18 8 24
      Sciences nec 365 0 0 183 0 182 0
    Engineering 3,160 1,897 526 560 44 131 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 173 140 0 10 23 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 538 490 0 48 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 502 412 0 69 21 0 0
      Civil engineering 594 210 161 141 0 80 2
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 467 209 128 79 0 51 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 459 401 0 58 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 427 35 237 155 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,836 417 399 847 45 902 226
      Business management and business administration 44 0 0 44 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 91 65 0 26 0 0 0
      Education 326 292 0 34 0 0 0
      Humanities 321 17 0 158 0 134 12
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,277 24 37 240 0 768 208
      Visual and performing arts 115 0 0 115 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 662 19 362 230 45 0 6

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 13,758 11,739 11,178 12,014 13,579 14,021 13,085 11,176 6,198 7,879
  DOD 230 1,059 1,686 674 140 452 144 159 112 366
  DOE 236 123 158 221 243 617 761 476 448 324
  HHS 7,752 6,369 6,608 8,232 9,460 9,052 8,624 7,211 2,705 3,691
  NASA 118 34 35 262 116 219 392 508 659 1,010
  NSF 3,518 2,200 1,561 1,277 811 1,141 1,567 1,188 1,318 1,726
  USDA 678 374 214 87 76 56 30 539 486 688
  Other 1,226 1,580 916 1,261 2,733 2,484 1,567 1,095 470 74

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 744 106 638 .
2018 874 152 722 .
2017 893 156 737 .

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 1,197 1,097 1,053 1,096 863
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 7 8 8
    Biological and biomedical sciences 244 320 304 312 216
    Computer and information sciences 17 13 13 13 12
    Engineering 181 172 174 172 156
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 13 5 13 13
    Health sciences 327 321 294 321 246
    Mathematics and statistics 11 7 9 7 7
    Natural resources and conservation 0 2 2 2 0
    Physical sciences 136 152 153 152 152
    Psychology 74 65 61 65 29
    Social sciences 64 33 31 33 24
    Other 132 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 120,000 . . . .
    Health sciences 120,000 . . . .

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 23,125 6,775 3,700 33,122 3,482
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6,170 0 1,200 11,519 0
    Computer and information sciences 2,935 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,430 0 0 625 2,500
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 12,590 3,506 2,500 11,517 632
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 460 0 0 350
    Psychology 0 0 0 5,962 0
    Social sciences 0 2,809 0 3,500 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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