California State U., Northridge

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 195 69.5 631 284 69.7 925
2023 199 71.1 679 274 70.3 911 302 50.4 602
2022 197 71.4 680 293 67.8 900
2021 186 73.5 691 300 67.4 908 283 52 583
2020 184 74 698 271 70.8 916
2019 203 71.3 697 269 70.9 914 302 49.3 589
2018 208 70.7 700 272 70.5 911
2017 192 72.3 684 278 69.4 898 295 49.3 575
2016 181 74.4 697 290 68 896
2015 147 79.1 693 300 67 898 313 45.7 570
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 463 444 465 544 562 493 465 487 535 700
    Hispanic or Latino 195 182 180 212 226 176 159 165 156 191
    Not Hispanic or Latino 207 210 227 267 285 277 270 274 319 420
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2
      Asian 51 49 43 64 70 64 57 60 72 94
      Black or African American 10 15 13 18 12 18 18 18 14 34
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 2
      White 128 128 151 165 184 180 180 170 212 270
      More than one race 18 18 17 14 16 11 14 25 20 18
    Unknown ethnicity and race 61 52 58 65 51 40 36 48 60 89
  Temporary visa holders 253 298 264 143 82 81 71 134 188 337
  Science and engineering 478 496 465 410 355 292 312 360 489 739
    Science 260 275 306 301 228 185 206 196 312 418
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 52 44 41 43 53 47 27 50 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 22
      Computer and information sciences 99 121 132 91 34 19 19 27 55 67
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 81
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 3 6 8 1 7 8 7 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 5 4 7 9 12 13 12 10 16 19
      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 8 6 6 10 8 3 9 10 5 18
      Psychology 42 36 52 57 43 32 50 46 23 18
      Social sciences 50 53 59 85 87 58 61 69 81 120
    Engineering 218 221 159 109 127 107 106 164 177 321
      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 21 15 23 18 14 13 19 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 128 149 96 44 55 51 41 54 84 95
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 18 22 22 17 21 15 17 0 60 173
      Mechanical engineering 36 21 22 17 20 14 18 12 33 53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 8 4 8 13 13 17 79 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 238 246 264 277 289 282 224 261 234 298
      Clinical medicine 66 88 91 107 133 103 106 143 20 27
      Other health 172 158 173 170 156 179 118 118 214 271

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 922 896 924 1,033 1,057 1,127 1,121 1,176 652 1,334
    Hispanic or Latino 345 296 304 303 310 337 316 352 189 366
    Not Hispanic or Latino 287 289 303 378 398 447 461 547 373 601
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 2 1 1 2 5 2 4 2
      Asian 69 74 61 87 86 95 87 100 75 135
      Black or African American 30 29 29 26 35 36 39 52 30 76
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 1 5 4 2 4 6 2
      White 167 170 186 243 247 278 299 367 241 354
      More than one race 18 13 24 20 24 32 29 22 17 32
    Unknown ethnicity and race 290 311 317 352 349 343 344 277 90 367
  Temporary visa holders 76 61 51 43 32 33 33 80 75 126
  Science and engineering 429 408 399 430 419 429 346 443 577 1,284
    Science 221 238 238 254 257 284 220 240 441 1,069
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 39 44 57 57 55 57 52 54 69 90
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14
      Computer and information sciences 45 47 44 40 40 23 24 22 44 44
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 61
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 8 7 4 13 11 5 9 7 11
      Mathematics and statistics 26 27 32 37 40 45 34 40 42 36
      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 29 34 31 38 41 46 42 38 42 34
      Psychology 6 3 5 3 2 10 1 6 3 6
      Social sciences 74 75 62 75 66 92 62 71 188 773
    Engineering 208 170 161 176 162 145 126 203 136 215
      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 36 32 31 18 27 26 32 35 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 98 77 61 76 77 64 48 73 63 73
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 9 15 19 16 22 12 0 37 90
      Mechanical engineering 45 40 36 51 33 22 23 32 36 52
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 19 12 18 12 9 11 11 63 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 569 549 576 646 670 731 808 813 150 176
      Clinical medicine 447 431 438 497 505 582 614 600 29 34
      Other health 122 118 138 149 165 149 194 213 121 142

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 24 30 25 26 33 32 20 21 38 50
  Science and engineering 24 30 25 26 33 30 20 21 38 50
    Science 24 30 25 26 33 30 20 21 38 50
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 21 19 18 23 24 20 20 37 41
      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 1 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 5 9 6 8 9 6 0 1 1 9
    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 2 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 716 742 729 687 644 574 536 621 723 1,037
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 42 46 42 47 54 44 42 48 83 111
    Federal 19 21 19 18 24 25 20 21 38 42
    Institutional 9 11 10 9 10 9 8 9 36 48
    Nonfederal 14 14 13 20 20 10 14 18 9 21
  Teaching assistantships 9 13 12 14 10 10 10 10 2 2
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 9 13 12 14 10 9 10 10 2 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 665 683 675 626 580 520 484 563 636 920
    Federal 5 9 6 8 9 6 0 0 0 8
    Institutional 6 8 6 8 7 7 11 1 3 8
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 4
    Personal resources 652 664 661 608 561 505 471 562 631 900

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 27,009 26,584 19,638 16,573 21,228 21,095 19,618 17,979 16,330 13,333
    Science 21,072 21,542 15,103 14,004 18,290 18,044 16,279 14,356 11,684 11,592
      Computer and information sciences 616 376 173 380 201 189 112 131 106 132
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,604 1,998 1,181 731 2,158 1,832 1,859 1,993 2,577 1,885
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 699 1,264 468 340 467 348 707 546 800 568
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 308 317 395 148 625 967 990 1,294 1,712 1,313
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 597 417 318 243 1,066 517 162 153 65 4
      Life sciences 7,205 8,105 5,528 4,020 6,822 10,053 8,561 6,196 2,815 2,025
        Agricultural sciences 84 0 0 0 252 273 196 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,519 5,747 4,439 3,633 3,875 3,232 3,374 2,390 2,502 2,002
        Health sciences 169 525 0 0 0 0 0 85 306 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,433 1,833 1,089 387 2,695 6,548 4,991 3,721 7 23
      Mathematics and statistics 779 616 435 685 980 786 1,348 1,042 1,210 762
      Physical sciences 7,995 8,503 7,084 7,447 5,407 3,225 2,672 3,302 3,315 3,441
        Astronomy and astrophysics 742 452 360 252 357 361 421 282 191 192
        Chemistry 1,358 1,503 514 406 666 366 385 633 642 880
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,876 1,534 1,605 1,525 2,567 2,397 1,865 2,387 2,183 2,369
        Physical sciences nec 4,019 5,014 4,605 5,264 1,817 101 1 0 299 0
      Psychology 1,497 855 308 255 473 419 304 529 531 1,011
      Social sciences 642 847 312 393 559 695 448 322 377 904
        Anthropology 13 32 0 0 0 0 0 12 36 0
        Economics 0 111 0 10 151 167 122 73 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 90 80 0 0 0 136 39 151 140 87
        Social sciences nec 539 624 312 383 408 392 287 69 198 817
      Sciences nec 734 242 82 93 1,690 845 975 841 753 1,432
    Engineering 2,872 2,935 2,621 1,216 1,115 714 757 980 787 461
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 295 233 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 34 131 137 145 17 55 15 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 110 256 36 14 24 114 195 59 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 327 198 111 72 168 107 110 111 240 190
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 64 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,701 1,384 1,508 830 526 328 281 307 543 271
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3 19 30 43 104 111 97 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 372 637 805 116 148 37 19 488 4 0
    Non-S&E 3,065 2,107 1,914 1,353 1,823 2,337 2,582 2,643 3,859 1,280
      Business management and business administration 400 492 127 213 267 351 757 363 52 80
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 55 33
      Education 1,226 1,044 1,387 596 898 870 666 881 432 62
      Humanities 184 180 131 224 190 322 156 3 49 12
      Law 626 229 169 163 45 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 420 0 0 112 159 0 0 0 0 48
      Visual and performing arts 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
      Non-S&E nec 13 162 100 45 264 794 1,003 1,374 3,271 1,000

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 27,009 16,778 1,546 7,057 281 1,347 0
    Science 21,072 13,898 1,507 4,657 77 933 0
      Computer and information sciences 616 408 0 205 0 3 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,604 1,050 65 250 0 239 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 699 530 28 141 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 308 295 0 13 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 597 225 37 96 0 239 0
      Life sciences 7,205 4,121 1,200 1,636 0 248 0
        Agricultural sciences 84 81 3 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,519 3,069 1,168 1,037 0 245 0
        Health sciences 169 0 0 169 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,433 971 29 430 0 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 779 572 0 198 0 9 0
      Physical sciences 7,995 6,119 0 1,539 77 260 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 742 670 0 63 0 9 0
        Chemistry 1,358 847 0 281 77 153 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,876 1,423 0 355 0 98 0
        Physical sciences nec 4,019 3,179 0 840 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,497 842 0 538 0 117 0
      Social sciences 642 175 178 286 0 3 0
        Anthropology 13 0 0 13 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 90 9 0 81 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 539 166 178 192 0 3 0
      Sciences nec 734 611 64 5 0 54 0
    Engineering 2,872 1,722 0 858 41 251 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 295 282 0 13 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 110 22 0 77 11 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 327 5 0 159 30 133 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 64 0 0 64 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,701 1,082 0 524 0 95 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 372 328 0 21 0 23 0
    Non-S&E 3,065 1,158 39 1,542 163 163 0
      Business management and business administration 400 49 2 186 163 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,226 661 10 409 0 146 0
      Humanities 184 0 0 184 0 0 0
      Law 626 233 0 393 0 0 0
      Social work 420 215 27 161 0 17 0
      Visual and performing arts 196 0 0 196 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 13 0 0 13 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 16,778 19,169 15,546 13,989 17,261 16,939 15,892 14,756 13,442 12,060
  DOD 768 1,204 1,302 528 1,316 867 1,020 1,929 1,904 1,312
  DOE 234 240 246 298 189 260 120 113 59 160
  HHS 7,079 8,418 7,395 7,537 8,733 9,004 6,758 5,755 5,421 4,736
  NASA 1,505 1,345 1,229 1,056 609 461 708 604 291 212
  NSF 6,415 7,385 4,631 3,948 5,291 4,629 4,596 4,449 4,573 4,352
  USDA 229 102 31 108 285 307 479 160 1 20
  Other 548 475 712 514 838 1,411 2,211 1,746 1,193 1,268

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 642 88 554 .
2018 530 52 478 .

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 0 0 0 1,253
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15,000 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 0 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 1,253
    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 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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