California State U., Long Beach

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 188 70.6 631 263 71.9 925
2023 161 76.6 679 301 67.4 911 250 59 602
2022 169 75.5 680 305 66.5 900
2021 178 74.6 691 310 66.3 908 254 57 583
2020 179 74.7 698 289 68.8 916
2019 200 71.7 697 277 70.1 914 257 56.9 589
2018 124 82.6 700 255 72.4 911
2017 119 82.9 684 273 70 898 252 56.7 575
2016 144 79.7 697 289 68.1 896
2015 153 78.2 693 335 63.1 898 252 56.3 570
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 502 462 460 525 511 422 910 902 683 555
    Hispanic or Latino 205 182 184 200 214 158 310 291 194 156
    Not Hispanic or Latino 283 262 257 304 279 243 553 557 451 355
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
      Asian 115 111 97 129 122 95 209 208 157 119
      Black or African American 24 21 16 16 17 14 37 37 31 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
      White 110 96 122 132 123 116 270 281 229 183
      More than one race 31 30 20 24 13 16 36 29 34 30
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 18 19 21 18 21 47 54 38 44
  Temporary visa holders 295 501 428 244 150 166 217 276 316 406
  Science and engineering 690 858 781 668 576 493 985 1,029 797 773
    Science 506 666 628 525 472 408 686 709 593 499
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 16 16 14 13 19 81 70 52 22
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
      Computer and information sciences 173 346 302 190 104 120 142 144 134 138
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 2 5 5 9 6 16 14 6 8
      Mathematics and statistics 62 49 52 45 60 64 133 132 61 52
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 6 12 7 18 20 22 28 10 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 17 18 15 18 12 60 66 16 25
      Psychology 139 133 136 143 138 64 71 70 103 58
      Social sciences 88 97 87 106 112 103 161 185 206 180
    Engineering 184 192 153 143 104 85 299 320 204 274
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 23 16 17 23 10 5 44 53 35 26
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 18 16 19 14 4 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 59 77 47 29 24 22 68 75 46 40
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 43 42 41 44 31 27 68 71 85 162
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 35 32 29 25 23 24 84 90 27 30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 7 3 3 2 3 35 31 11 16
    Health 107 105 107 101 85 95 142 149 202 188
      Clinical medicine 64 55 55 48 37 49 63 61 37 45
      Other health 43 50 52 53 48 46 79 88 165 143

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 477 497 526 591 540 532 53 46 657 751
    Hispanic or Latino 217 210 207 226 199 193 18 8 210 227
    Not Hispanic or Latino 244 267 297 331 308 303 29 33 391 463
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Asian 95 91 125 142 130 129 7 5 126 129
      Black or African American 14 14 11 18 18 18 2 3 32 43
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
      White 111 140 131 155 143 145 19 17 200 264
      More than one race 21 20 27 15 16 10 1 8 29 22
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 20 22 34 33 36 6 5 56 61
  Temporary visa holders 152 67 55 74 55 47 3 7 125 142
  Science and engineering 582 506 538 632 559 537 54 53 760 864
    Science 407 348 361 409 365 362 49 43 562 659
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 61 59 72 68 68 65 1 3 76 85
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17
      Computer and information sciences 112 47 58 67 39 49 9 9 63 55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 9 17 17 13 9 0 0 15 22
      Mathematics and statistics 99 88 73 91 96 97 26 13 87 103
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 13 15 10 20 19 11 0 2 16 21
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 39 41 45 54 53 48 0 1 20 90
      Psychology 15 11 16 14 17 10 2 3 36 7
      Social sciences 58 78 70 78 60 73 11 12 227 259
    Engineering 175 158 177 223 194 175 5 10 198 205
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 28 38 37 40 43 32 0 1 26 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 16 17 17 24 21 5 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 47 29 26 36 30 29 1 1 23 28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 41 34 46 43 28 33 3 6 70 104
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 33 32 39 57 55 62 1 1 52 42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 8 12 23 17 14 0 1 27 22
    Health 47 58 43 33 36 42 2 0 22 29
      Clinical medicine 12 20 18 13 14 13 1 0 5 8
      Other health 35 38 25 20 22 29 1 0 17 21

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 29 25 25 24 20 18 52 58 49 49
  Science and engineering 29 25 25 24 20 18 52 58 31 33
    Science 9 7 9 9 10 9 22 25 15 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 2 2 1 1 10 10 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 3 2 3 2 5 5 5 6 2 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
      Social sciences 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 7 5 5
    Engineering 20 18 16 15 10 9 30 33 16 19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6 4 4 5 2 1 4 5 4 3
      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 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10 9 8 7 6 6 21 23 7 8
      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 18 16
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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, 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 797 963 888 769 661 588 1,127 1,178 999 961
  Fellowships 15 11 12 18 10 6 33 41 20 18
    Federal 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 15 14
    Institutional 13 9 10 15 7 4 30 37 3 3
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
  Research assistantships 40 37 38 32 29 26 73 77 29 34
    Federal 21 19 18 17 11 10 42 45 21 25
    Institutional 17 14 17 13 17 15 30 31 6 7
    Nonfederal 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
  Teaching assistantships 65 73 69 60 69 68 143 151 96 87
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 65 73 69 60 69 68 143 151 96 87
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 677 842 769 659 553 488 878 909 854 822
    Federal 6 4 5 4 6 6 7 9 13 10
    Institutional 58 88 84 74 60 61 92 98 47 33
    Nonfederal 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 4 5
    Personal resources 612 749 678 579 485 420 775 798 790 774

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 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 1
    Science 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1
      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 1 0 2 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 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 1 1 2 1 4 1
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 1
    Science 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1
      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 1 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 1 1 2 0 2 1
      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 2 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 33,897 21,458 17,807 15,134 16,684 18,664 22,880 18,805 16,390 8,830
    Science 26,961 15,462 12,110 9,636 11,167 13,236 13,258 14,724 12,597 7,154
      Computer and information sciences 756 542 390 271 102 74 71 68 101 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 287 514 399 226 514 125 209 276 437 435
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 287 514 399 226 514 125 209 276 437 435
        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 18,523 7,345 4,858 3,700 4,816 5,335 5,238 3,130 3,208 2,916
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,854 2,504 1,834 1,201 2,110 2,389 2,714 1,535 1,211 1,092
        Health sciences 14,649 4,697 3,023 2,499 2,704 2,873 2,524 1,595 1,997 0
        Natural resources and conservation 20 144 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 2 73 0 0 0 1,824
      Mathematics and statistics 844 534 369 446 691 621 574 581 617 78
      Physical sciences 2,899 2,993 3,494 2,723 2,670 4,363 4,445 3,808 2,722 1,321
        Astronomy and astrophysics 552 445 284 535 194 210 167 219 201 0
        Chemistry 2,043 2,516 3,191 2,188 2,474 3,453 3,819 3,230 2,271 1,027
        Materials science 156 32 1 0 2 677 441 356 203 0
        Physics 148 0 0 0 0 23 18 3 47 294
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,971 2,056 1,974 1,431 1,465 1,660 1,754 3,128 2,573 1,995
      Social sciences 1,210 1,113 574 645 625 723 646 329 223 146
        Anthropology 62 35 74 80 36 93 69 35 14 0
        Economics 351 154 40 32 2 15 53 29 7 6
        Political science and government 0 13 14 4 11 0 18 5 53 50
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 124 188 2 107 47 20 0 9 0 56
        Social sciences nec 673 723 444 422 529 595 506 251 149 34
      Sciences nec 471 365 52 194 284 335 321 3,404 2,716 263
    Engineering 4,265 3,160 3,671 4,574 4,733 4,223 5,150 2,269 1,578 954
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 107 173 34 154 59 440 21 257 41 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 593 538 917 861 712 382 451 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 554 502 722 532 357 329 386 75 2 12
      Civil engineering 1,829 594 812 652 1,127 1,224 1,380 582 504 70
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 396 467 149 1,083 877 769 716 225 66 167
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 453 459 561 593 913 415 1,256 489 9 132
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 333 427 476 699 688 583 934 641 956 573
    Non-S&E 2,671 2,836 2,026 924 784 1,205 4,472 1,812 2,215 722
      Business management and business administration 15 44 4 8 9 8 19 14 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 46 91 183 53 70 57 53 4 10 0
      Education 1,045 326 444 312 270 616 2,945 1,031 883 516
      Humanities 133 321 535 199 153 143 179 258 535 47
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,130 1,277 569 163 164 74 69 64 71 109
      Visual and performing arts 113 115 80 106 39 68 75 168 168 50
      Non-S&E nec 189 662 211 83 79 239 1,132 273 548 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: 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 33,897 24,285 2,637 4,541 452 1,602 380
    Science 26,961 21,487 1,315 2,779 311 834 235
      Computer and information sciences 756 260 19 131 155 0 191
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 287 265 13 9 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 287 265 13 9 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 18,523 15,542 835 1,272 53 818 3
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,854 2,145 418 536 0 752 3
        Health sciences 14,649 13,377 417 736 53 66 0
        Natural resources and conservation 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 844 537 209 88 10 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,899 2,425 0 446 23 5 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 552 552 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,043 1,672 0 343 23 5 0
        Materials science 156 81 0 75 0 0 0
        Physics 148 120 0 28 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,971 1,787 6 178 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,210 671 233 184 70 11 41
        Anthropology 62 49 0 13 0 0 0
        Economics 351 131 166 43 0 0 11
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 124 66 4 34 9 2 9
        Social sciences nec 673 425 63 94 61 9 21
      Sciences nec 471 0 0 471 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,265 2,175 867 1,033 121 69 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 107 94 0 13 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 593 501 0 92 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 554 487 0 47 20 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,829 558 551 651 49 20 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 396 143 141 42 21 49 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 453 382 0 40 31 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 333 10 175 148 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,671 623 455 729 20 699 145
      Business management and business administration 15 1 0 14 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 46 1 0 15 0 0 30
      Education 1,045 483 358 204 0 0 0
      Humanities 133 24 26 83 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,130 29 71 227 0 699 104
      Visual and performing arts 113 0 0 113 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 189 85 0 73 20 0 11

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 24,285 13,758 11,739 11,178 12,014 13,579 14,021 13,085 11,176 6,198
  DOD 9,173 230 1,059 1,686 674 140 452 144 159 112
  DOE 311 236 123 158 221 243 617 761 476 448
  HHS 8,457 7,752 6,369 6,608 8,232 9,460 9,052 8,624 7,211 2,705
  NASA 63 118 34 35 262 116 219 392 508 659
  NSF 4,049 3,518 2,200 1,561 1,277 811 1,141 1,567 1,188 1,318
  USDA 955 678 374 214 87 76 56 30 539 486
  Other 1,277 1,226 1,580 916 1,261 2,733 2,484 1,567 1,095 470

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 744 106 638 .
2018 874 152 722 .

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 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 120,000 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

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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