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California State U., Sacramento

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 262 72 925
2023 310 54.9 679 271 70.6 911 358 41.2 602
2022 285 58.6 680 271 70.3 900
2021 303 56.7 691 262 71.5 908 351 40.5 583
2020 272 61.5 698 257 72.3 916
2019 239 66.2 697 261 71.8 914 345 42.1 589
2018 243 65.7 700 257 72.2 911
2017 251 63.8 684 261 71.3 898 491 15.5 575
2016 297 57.9 697 267 70.6 896
2015 272 61.2 693 272 70.1 898 476 17.4 570
2014 269 61.4 688
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.
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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 143 131 130 144 194 185 175 149 192 178
    Female 201 232 161 187 224 218 204 170 186 199
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 212 234 214 233 245 250 257 209 235 242
    Hispanic or Latino 49 49 42 47 44 37 37 21 23 26
    Not Hispanic or Latino 148 164 152 156 170 179 195 163 203 196
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 1 2 5 4 2 1 4 2
      Asian 53 55 43 40 29 46 56 41 52 44
      Black or African American 14 15 8 2 13 11 10 13 10 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
      White 76 90 97 111 122 116 124 105 119 128
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 21 20 30 31 34 25 25 9 20
  Temporary visa holders 132 129 77 98 173 153 122 110 143 135
  Science and engineering 241 235 215 256 341 327 296 241 304 303
    Science 168 165 130 165 243 238 190 151 160 184
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 17 13 18 20 17 24 19 22 28
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6
      Computer and information sciences 89 85 52 71 130 120 84 68 74 72
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 1 2 6 3 3 2 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 8 9 9 6 10 7 6 4 2
      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 4 1 3 3 4 0 2 3 3 5
      Psychology 31 30 27 25 27 39 19 17 19 27
      Social sciences 26 21 25 37 50 49 51 33 35 44
    Engineering 73 70 85 91 98 89 106 90 144 119
      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 8 9 18 21 12 17 26 24 22 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 43 42 38 45 56 50 54 50 98 75
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22 19 29 25 30 22 26 16 24 24
      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 103 128 76 75 77 76 83 78 74 74
    Clinical medicine 46 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 57 76 76 75 77 76 83 78 74 74

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 287 210 356 267 247 270 261 278 282 246
    Female 250 191 288 234 215 185 194 228 204 202
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 482 383 580 430 413 417 409 439 450 425
    Hispanic or Latino 108 69 113 74 62 68 64 71 79 62
    Not Hispanic or Latino 324 275 391 312 303 294 288 310 347 340
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 2
      Asian 89 74 103 75 79 69 62 59 68 67
      Black or African American 15 16 20 19 20 23 25 29 23 27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 1 7 7 7 3 1 2 2 1
      White 211 178 256 207 193 194 195 215 227 220
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 23
    Unknown ethnicity and race 50 39 76 44 48 55 57 58 24 23
  Temporary visa holders 55 18 64 71 49 38 46 67 36 23
  Science and engineering 508 374 607 470 434 430 424 471 452 408
    Science 363 269 402 341 311 306 292 323 307 292
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 51 33 52 45 52 44 35 30 24 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 25 23
      Computer and information sciences 62 31 79 74 52 46 44 41 29 27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 24 15 22 17 14 16 19 18 10 2
      Mathematics and statistics 26 21 31 28 25 26 17 13 19 23
      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 22 20 17 16 14 15 19 23 23 22
      Psychology 34 30 31 35 29 25 29 30 37 27
      Social sciences 144 119 170 126 125 134 129 147 140 150
    Engineering 145 105 205 129 123 124 132 148 145 116
      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 39 29 59 39 42 50 44 50 49 37
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 53 49 74 47 44 43 53 68 62 51
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 53 27 72 43 37 31 35 30 34 28
      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 29 27 37 31 28 25 31 35 34 40
    Clinical medicine 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 26 26 37 31 28 25 31 35 34 40

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 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

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 344 363 291 331 418 403 379 319 378 377
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 344 363 291 331 418 403 379 319 378 377
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 344 363 291 331 418 403 379 319 378 377

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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 33,952 28,027 23,795 23,699 24,939 23,544 21,429 21,106 20,676 17,930
    Science 16,565 12,296 12,135 14,086 13,681 12,772 10,821 10,120 8,595 8,226
      Computer and information sciences 158 212 221 340 178 123 109 108 120 261
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 932 850 808 752 839 909 934 798 696 357
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 932 850 808 752 839 909 934 798 653 244
        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 43 113
      Life sciences 1,665 1,182 1,154 1,446 1,328 1,324 1,368 1,072 1,102 1,599
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 174
        Biological and biomedical sciences 483 444 452 735 682 682 658 684 456 806
        Health sciences 827 409 324 340 325 356 357 302 487 0
        Natural resources and conservation 355 329 378 371 321 286 353 86 12 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 619
      Mathematics and statistics 126 112 131 116 94 41 45 34 48 70
      Physical sciences 916 630 403 238 296 344 267 283 162 86
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0
        Chemistry 470 335 133 62 89 183 156 177 58 77
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 446 295 270 176 207 161 104 100 104 9
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 183 176 319 330 310 298 164 44 51 52
      Social sciences 1,882 2,511 3,830 6,544 7,680 7,331 5,981 1,681 1,245 1,858
        Anthropology 40 110 275 169 196 237 272 142 63 0
        Economics 478 322 474 245 218 136 149 154 110 90
        Political science and government 95 97 210 384 203 234 141 30 0 397
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 556 1,178 1,940 5,676 6,599 5,817 4,101 55 10 0
        Social sciences nec 713 804 931 70 464 907 1,318 1,300 1,062 1,371
      Sciences nec 10,703 6,623 5,269 4,320 2,956 2,402 1,953 6,100 5,171 3,943
    Engineering 12,631 11,433 8,253 5,986 7,744 7,507 7,196 7,527 9,110 8,359
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 11,763 11,036 8,064 5,901 7,583 7,164 6,847 7,179 8,890 7,271
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 674 248 21 0 14 117 105 126 41 1,042
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 194 149 168 85 147 226 244 216 158 46
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 0
    Non-S&E 4,756 4,298 3,407 3,627 3,514 3,265 3,412 3,459 2,971 1,345
      Business management and business administration 1,019 931 888 721 817 825 261 206 151 143
      Communication and communications technologies 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 3,097 2,724 1,684 2,129 1,735 1,582 2,183 2,343 1,857 415
      Humanities 231 258 358 258 402 327 249 291 388 113
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 98 116 83 198 248 80 26 29 31 16
      Visual and performing arts 183 116 136 79 125 103 109 79 69 13
      Non-S&E nec 51 153 258 242 187 348 584 511 475 645

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 33,952 10,567 15,258 6,443 45 1,070 569
    Science 16,565 3,459 9,135 2,914 45 822 190
      Computer and information sciences 158 38 0 102 18 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 932 841 5 55 0 6 25
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 932 841 5 55 0 6 25
        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 1,665 518 67 751 27 249 53
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 483 212 3 241 27 0 0
        Health sciences 827 126 0 460 0 224 17
        Natural resources and conservation 355 180 64 50 0 25 36
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 126 47 0 79 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 916 575 0 338 0 3 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 470 318 0 149 0 3 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 446 257 0 189 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 183 1 7 137 0 14 24
      Social sciences 1,882 541 337 804 0 112 88
        Anthropology 40 5 0 32 0 3 0
        Economics 478 260 162 31 0 0 25
        Political science and government 95 0 45 50 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 556 276 130 150 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 713 0 0 541 0 109 63
      Sciences nec 10,703 898 8,719 648 0 438 0
    Engineering 12,631 6,039 4,808 1,364 0 70 350
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 11,763 5,505 4,708 1,175 0 30 345
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 674 532 0 102 0 40 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 194 2 100 87 0 0 5
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 4,756 1,069 1,315 2,165 0 178 29
      Business management and business administration 1,019 0 0 1,019 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 77 0 0 77 0 0 0
      Education 3,097 1,015 1,313 584 0 156 29
      Humanities 231 0 0 226 0 5 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 98 14 0 67 0 17 0
      Visual and performing arts 183 0 0 183 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 51 40 2 9 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 10,567 11,284 6,646 5,582 5,693 5,801 6,392 6,894 5,619 5,697
  DOD 0 0 0 0 14 65 103 122 47 112
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 97
  HHS 1,173 315 198 123 183 111 809 1,359 668 565
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 2,205 2,115 1,353 1,437 770 530 427 552 540 1,089
  USDA 640 1,021 400 107 186 93 87 155 132 83
  Other 6,549 7,833 4,695 3,915 4,540 5,002 4,966 4,706 4,216 3,751

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 904 78 826 .
2018 515 72 443 .

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 89 89 89 25 25
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 5 5 3 3
    Computer and information sciences 20 20 9 2 2
    Engineering 28 28 50 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 1 0 0
    Health sciences 12 12 12 12 12
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 2 2
    Physical sciences 6 6 6 1 1
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences 8 8 0 0 0
    Other 5 5 4 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 0 0 0 9,003 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 5,282 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 3,721 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 0 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 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 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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