California State U., Northridge

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 199 71.1 679 302 50.4 602 290 68.7 914
2022 197 71.4 680 293 67.8 900
2021 186 73.5 691 283 52 583 299 67.5 908
2020 184 74 698 271 70.8 916
2019 203 71.3 697 302 49.3 589 269 70.9 914
2018 208 70.7 700 272 70.5 911
2017 192 72.3 684 295 49.3 575 278 69.4 898
2016 181 74.4 697 290 68 896
2015 147 79.1 693 313 45.7 570 300 67 898
2014 149 78.7 688 300 66.7 889
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 345 313 251 231 202 213 290 332 504 416
    Female 397 416 436 413 372 323 331 391 533 610
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 444 465 544 562 493 465 487 535 700 843
    Hispanic or Latino 182 180 212 226 176 159 165 156 191 125
    Not Hispanic or Latino 210 227 267 285 277 270 274 319 420 612
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 5
      Asian 49 43 64 70 64 57 60 72 94 118
      Black or African American 15 13 18 12 18 18 18 14 34 46
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 6
      White 128 151 165 184 180 180 170 212 270 410
      More than one race 18 17 14 16 11 14 25 20 18 27
    Unknown ethnicity and race 52 58 65 51 40 36 48 60 89 106
  Temporary visa holders 298 264 143 82 81 71 134 188 337 183
  Science and engineering 496 465 410 355 292 312 360 489 739 698
    Science 275 306 301 228 185 206 196 312 418 529
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 44 41 43 53 47 27 50 63 99
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 22 18
      Computer and information sciences 121 132 91 34 19 19 27 55 67 76
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 81 86
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 6 8 1 7 8 7 12 10 16
      Mathematics and statistics 4 7 9 12 13 12 10 16 19 17
      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 6 6 10 8 3 9 10 5 18 20
      Psychology 36 52 57 43 32 50 46 23 18 47
      Social sciences 53 59 85 87 58 61 69 81 120 150
    Engineering 221 159 109 127 107 106 164 177 321 169
      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 21 15 23 18 14 13 19 0 0 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 149 96 44 55 51 41 54 84 95 31
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 22 22 17 21 15 17 0 60 173 61
      Mechanical engineering 21 22 17 20 14 18 12 33 53 54
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 4 8 13 13 17 79 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 246 264 277 289 282 224 261 234 298 328
    Clinical medicine 88 91 107 133 103 106 143 20 27 15
    Other health 158 173 170 156 179 118 118 214 271 313

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 388 389 433 446 433 431 478 390 659 981
    Female 569 586 643 643 727 723 778 337 801 880
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 896 924 1,033 1,057 1,127 1,121 1,176 652 1,334 1,719
    Hispanic or Latino 296 304 303 310 337 316 352 189 366 186
    Not Hispanic or Latino 289 303 378 398 447 461 547 373 601 1,334
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 1 1 2 5 2 4 2 4
      Asian 74 61 87 86 95 87 100 75 135 154
      Black or African American 29 29 26 35 36 39 52 30 76 181
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 1 5 4 2 4 6 2 15
      White 170 186 243 247 278 299 367 241 354 951
      More than one race 13 24 20 24 32 29 22 17 32 29
    Unknown ethnicity and race 311 317 352 349 343 344 277 90 367 199
  Temporary visa holders 61 51 43 32 33 33 80 75 126 142
  Science and engineering 408 399 430 419 429 346 443 577 1,284 1,556
    Science 238 238 254 257 284 220 240 441 1,069 1,356
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 57 57 55 57 52 54 69 90 128
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 18
      Computer and information sciences 47 44 40 40 23 24 22 44 44 45
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 61 73
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 7 4 13 11 5 9 7 11 12
      Mathematics and statistics 27 32 37 40 45 34 40 42 36 47
      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 34 31 38 41 46 42 38 42 34 37
      Psychology 3 5 3 2 10 1 6 3 6 17
      Social sciences 75 62 75 66 92 62 71 188 773 979
    Engineering 170 161 176 162 145 126 203 136 215 200
      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 32 31 18 27 26 32 35 0 0 36
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 77 61 76 77 64 48 73 63 73 73
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9 15 19 16 22 12 0 37 90 51
      Mechanical engineering 40 36 51 33 22 23 32 36 52 40
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12 18 12 9 11 11 63 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 549 576 646 670 731 808 813 150 176 305
    Clinical medicine 431 438 497 505 582 614 600 29 34 36
    Other health 118 138 149 165 149 194 213 121 142 269

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 30 25 26 33 32 20 21 38 50 72
  Science and engineering 30 25 26 33 30 20 21 38 50 72
    Science 30 25 26 33 30 20 21 38 50 72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 19 18 23 24 20 20 37 41 62
      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 1 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 9 6 8 9 6 0 1 1 9 10
    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 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 2 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 742 729 687 644 574 536 621 723 1,037 1,026
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 46 42 47 54 44 42 48 83 111 151
    Federal 21 19 18 24 25 20 21 38 42 64
    Institutional 11 10 9 10 9 8 9 36 48 62
    Nonfederal 14 13 20 20 10 14 18 9 21 25
  Teaching assistantships 13 12 14 10 10 10 10 2 2 3
    Federal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 13 12 14 10 9 10 10 2 2 3
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 683 675 626 580 520 484 563 636 920 868
    Federal 9 6 8 9 6 0 0 0 8 8
    Institutional 8 6 8 7 7 11 1 3 8 13
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 4 4
    Personal resources 664 661 608 561 505 471 562 631 900 843

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 23,093 19,638 16,573 21,228 21,095 19,618 17,979 16,330 13,333 12,991
    Science 19,620 15,103 14,004 18,290 18,044 16,279 14,356 11,684 11,592 12,075
      Computer and information sciences 329 173 380 201 189 112 131 106 132 14
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,969 1,181 731 2,158 1,832 1,859 1,993 2,577 1,885 1,589
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,235 468 340 467 348 707 546 800 568 648
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 317 395 148 625 967 990 1,294 1,712 1,313 941
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 417 318 243 1,066 517 162 153 65 4 0
      Life sciences 7,147 5,528 4,020 6,822 10,053 8,561 6,196 2,815 2,025 2,300
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 252 273 196 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,295 4,439 3,633 3,875 3,232 3,374 2,390 2,502 2,002 2,280
        Health sciences 375 0 0 0 0 0 85 306 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,477 1,089 387 2,695 6,548 4,991 3,721 7 23 20
      Mathematics and statistics 480 435 685 980 786 1,348 1,042 1,210 762 496
      Physical sciences 8,180 7,084 7,447 5,407 3,225 2,672 3,302 3,315 3,441 4,258
        Astronomy and astrophysics 452 360 252 357 361 421 282 191 192 289
        Chemistry 1,335 514 406 666 366 385 633 642 880 771
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,379 1,605 1,525 2,567 2,397 1,865 2,387 2,183 2,369 3,198
        Physical sciences nec 5,014 4,605 5,264 1,817 101 1 0 299 0 0
      Psychology 676 308 255 473 419 304 529 531 1,011 1,027
      Social sciences 597 312 393 559 695 448 322 377 904 1,275
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 36 0 0
        Economics 0 0 10 151 167 122 73 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 136 39 151 140 87 481
        Social sciences nec 597 312 383 408 392 287 69 198 817 794
      Sciences nec 242 82 93 1,690 845 975 841 753 1,432 1,116
    Engineering 2,209 2,621 1,216 1,115 714 757 980 787 461 553
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 233 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 34 131 137 145 17 55 15 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 78 36 14 24 114 195 59 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 100 111 72 168 107 110 111 240 190 140
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,108 1,508 830 526 328 281 307 543 271 360
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 19 30 43 104 111 97 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 637 805 116 148 37 19 488 4 0 53
    Non-S&E 1,264 1,914 1,353 1,823 2,337 2,582 2,643 3,859 1,280 363
      Business management and business administration 152 127 213 267 351 757 363 52 80 189
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 55 33 0
      Education 886 1,387 596 898 870 666 881 432 62 3
      Humanities 34 131 224 190 322 156 3 49 12 13
      Law 192 169 163 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 112 159 0 0 0 0 48 27
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 7
      Non-S&E nec 0 100 45 264 794 1,003 1,374 3,271 1,000 124

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 23,093 19,169 1,152 1,278 113 1,381 0
    Science 19,620 16,521 989 992 53 1,065 0
      Computer and information sciences 329 269 0 0 0 60 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,969 1,670 57 97 3 142 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,235 1,220 13 2 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 317 317 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 417 133 44 95 3 142 0
      Life sciences 7,147 5,783 852 140 0 372 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,295 3,981 852 108 0 354 0
        Health sciences 375 375 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,477 1,427 0 32 0 18 0
      Mathematics and statistics 480 371 0 8 0 101 0
      Physical sciences 8,180 7,252 2 606 50 270 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 452 415 0 12 0 25 0
        Chemistry 1,335 1,056 2 19 50 208 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,379 1,348 0 10 0 21 0
        Physical sciences nec 5,014 4,433 0 565 0 16 0
      Psychology 676 440 0 116 0 120 0
      Social sciences 597 494 78 25 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 597 494 78 25 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 242 242 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,209 1,911 0 44 60 194 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 233 233 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 34 31 0 3 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 78 27 0 5 46 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 100 0 0 20 0 80 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,108 1,022 0 16 14 56 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 19 19 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 637 579 0 0 0 58 0
    Non-S&E 1,264 737 163 242 0 122 0
      Business management and business administration 152 152 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 886 467 163 135 0 121 0
      Humanities 34 23 0 11 0 0 0
      Law 192 95 0 96 0 1 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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.
  • 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 19,169 15,546 13,989 17,261 16,939 15,892 14,756 13,442 12,060 11,309
  DOD 1,204 1,302 528 1,316 867 1,020 1,929 1,904 1,312 1,586
  DOE 240 246 298 189 260 120 113 59 160 110
  HHS 8,418 7,395 7,537 8,733 9,004 6,758 5,755 5,421 4,736 4,719
  NASA 1,345 1,229 1,056 609 461 708 604 291 212 314
  NSF 7,385 4,631 3,948 5,291 4,629 4,596 4,449 4,573 4,352 3,891
  USDA 102 31 108 285 307 479 160 1 20 12
  Other 475 712 514 838 1,411 2,211 1,746 1,193 1,268 677

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 642 88 554 .
2018 530 52 478 .
2017 451 60 391 .

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 754 769 579 586 477
    Agricultural sciences 2 2 2 80 98
    Biological and biomedical sciences 304 320 200 186 119
    Computer and information sciences 8 8 6 7 10
    Engineering 99 96 55 55 53
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 51 52 45 47 45
    Health sciences 39 36 31 25 18
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 4 6
    Natural resources and conservation 92 93 80 14 0
    Physical sciences 119 124 124 119 103
    Psychology 19 16 17 14 5
    Social sciences 13 15 17 34 20
    Other 5 5 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 15,000 . . . 1,253
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15,000 . . . 0
    Social sciences 0 . . . 1,253

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 0 1,363 1,300 1,345 1,504
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 738 1,300 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 0 832
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 625 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 1,345 672
    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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