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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 101 78.4 459 87 86.5 631 58 93.9 925
2023 102 78.2 459 76 89 679 59 93.7 911 110 82 602
2022 103 77.9 457 77 88.9 680 62 93.3 900
2021 96 78.9 447 79 88.8 691 66 92.9 908 119 79.9 583
2020 96 79 450 68 90.5 698 61 93.5 916
2019 102 77.6 447 65 90.9 697 58 93.8 914 118 80.3 589
2018 95 78.2 428 76 89.4 700 57 93.9 911
2017 98 77.4 425 68 90.3 684 58 93.7 898 113 80.7 575
2016 91 79.2 430 79 88.9 697 55 94 896
2015 101 76.7 426 78 89 693 55 94 898 114 80.3 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 184 187 190 193 197 191 200 196 212 185
  Science and engineering 157 165 163 163 175 163 160 156 179 159
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 59 70 56 43 67 61 61 51 66 58
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 2 1 5 7 5 7 8 11 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 7 2 3 5 4 2 5 8 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 8 5 2 3 7 4 1 3 4
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 5 2 1 4 2 3 2 8
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 12 6 4 7 2 3 2 4 2
      Genetics and genomics 5 6 6 3 9 3 4 1 2 3
      Microbiology and immunology 9 10 7 3 4 4 10 9 7 9
      Molecular biology 3 1 5 1 . 2 3 2 1 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 9 4 3 6 9 5 5 9 8
      Pharmacology and toxicology 8 2 3 3 7 4 2 3 5 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 16 12 10 14 16 15 16 10 11 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 2 . 2 2 3 2 3 1
    Computer and information sciences 4 7 3 4 6 1 4 3 10 5
      Computer science 3 5 1 2 2 . 3 . 5 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 3 5 2
    Engineering 47 49 53 60 49 46 55 57 55 59
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 2 2 . 1 . 1 . 2 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 16 13 24 15 9 7 14 12 11 23
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 6 4 16 9 14 11 17 9 14
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 5 3 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 4 3 16 15 8 8 5 12 14
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 2
      Materials and mining engineering 8 13 10 4 2 6 7 6 6 2
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 6 4 6 4 9 7 8 3
      Engineering, other 1 2 . 1 1 2 1 2 2 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . 1 1 2 . 4 .
      Geological sciences . . . . 1 1 2 . 4 .
    Health sciences 7 10 17 14 16 19 8 5 3 5
      Nursing science 3 4 8 12 9 15 6 5 2 4
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Public health . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other 4 6 9 2 7 4 1 . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 7 5 3 1 4 3 1
      Applied mathematics 2 2 . 6 4 1 1 4 2 .
      Mathematics . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 3 1 1 1 . . 1 .
    Physical sciences 21 15 14 21 16 16 22 21 27 14
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 3 2
      Chemistry 10 11 10 7 11 6 13 11 13 10
      Physics 9 3 3 10 4 8 7 9 11 2
    Psychology 6 5 6 6 8 7 5 6 4 9
      Clinical psychology 3 2 3 2 5 5 4 5 3 5
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 3 3 3 3 3 2 . 1 1 4
      Psychology, other . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Social sciences 10 6 10 8 6 9 2 9 7 8
      Anthropology 1 2 . 4 3 6 . 2 2 4
      Economics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 5 3 7 2 2 1 2 5 3 3
      Social sciences, other 3 1 3 2 1 1 . 2 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 27 22 27 30 22 28 40 40 33 26
    Business 11 8 12 16 13 11 21 18 14 15
      Business 11 8 12 16 13 11 21 18 14 15
    Education 3 1 2 . 1 1 1 4 3 .
      Education research . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 1 2 . 1 1 1 4 2 .
    Humanities and arts 7 10 9 9 7 10 15 10 7 8
      Letters 1 1 1 . 3 6 1 4 5 4
      History 2 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 . 1
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Music and performing arts 2 5 4 7 1 2 8 3 2 1
      Humanities and arts, other 2 1 2 . 2 1 1 . . 2
    Other non-science and engineering 6 3 4 5 1 6 3 8 9 3
      Communication . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Public administration and social services 6 2 4 5 1 6 3 7 8 3
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 . . . . . . 1 .

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 Earned Doctorates

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   1,204   1,427   1,196   1,154   1,067   1,215   1,217   1,288   1,128   1,160
    Hispanic or Latino   111   123   110   103   99   98   96   90   61   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,037   1,236   1,024   1,011   925   1,068   1,068   1,130   974   1,002
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Asian   214   248   209   229   202   210   204   216   160   161
      Black or African American   92   111   105   92   102   120   112   113   78   82
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   2   0   0
      White   667   809   658   640   575   694   705   761   707   732
      More than one race   62   65   51   49   44   43   47   38   29   27
    Unknown ethnicity and race   56   68   62   40   43   49   53   68   93   99
  Temporary visa holders   809   924   905   882   936   968   752   774   777   798
  Science and engineering   1,755   1,966   1,786   1,817   1,868   2,006   1,744   1,759   1,728   1,788
    Science   1,192   1,206   1,276   1,259   1,307   1,412   1,165   1,142   1,110   1,174
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   667   662   687   655   626   738   802   795   736   765
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   181   160   114   136   142   151   100   74   46   52
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   6   4   4   5   6   8   6   6   8
      Mathematics and statistics   118   154   247   270   380   296   35   36   39   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   129   123   120   118   116   115   117   130   132   159
      Psychology   50   52   48   42   3   37   38   36   37   39
      Social sciences   42   48   55   34   35   65   65   65   90   90
    Engineering   563   760   510   558   561   594   579   617   618   614
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   29   30   19   34   38   13   11   10   9   5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   167   360   162   173   150   168   121   113   117   102
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   73   82   73   77   88   104   114   129   32   125
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   38   35   33   31   29   19   24   25   21   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   94   96   75   87   96   102   105   110   121   107
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   41   49   58   54   52   80   102   120   122   141
      Mechanical engineering   91   78   60   68   84   78   74   83   83   91
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   30   29   27   34   24   30   28   27   113   23
      Other engineering   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   258   385   315   219   135   177   225   303   177   170
      Clinical medicine   129   130   147   122   13   44   42   111   61   67
      Other health   129   255   168   97   122   133   183   192   116   103

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   249   298   329   281   248   118   77   74   58   51
    Hispanic or Latino   21   31   24   27   19   3   4   3   1   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   218   259   295   246   220   109   70   67   54   45
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   47   56   62   47   42   15   14   10   4   8
      Black or African American   37   36   43   48   47   8   8   4   3   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      White   122   151   178   137   116   82   45   50   45   32
      More than one race   12   16   12   14   12   3   3   3   2   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   8   10   8   9   6   3   4   3   4
  Temporary visa holders   36   77   67   39   38   17   9   10   25   10
  Science and engineering   242   321   357   287   264   112   75   79   79   57
    Science   174   218   252   206   198   48   20   15   12   12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   110   134   193   192   182   28   9   5   3   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   58   71   32   10   10   8   5   5   5   3
      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   4   20   1   2   2   0   0   0   1
      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   2   3   2   3   6   4   3   2   4
      Psychology   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   4   6   3   0   1   3   2   2   2   4
    Engineering   68   103   105   81   66   64   55   64   67   45
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   2   1   9   6   3   3   3   2   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   22   44   27   22   21   25   13   21   12   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   5   4   7   4   4   7   10   9   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   1   1   0   1   0   2   2   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   2   5   10   6   4   4   6   4   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   12   19   21   19   16   12   9   5   10   8
      Mechanical engineering   9   9   17   14   10   12   11   11   12   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   8   3   0   2   4   6   6   18   6
      Other engineering   10   13   26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   43   54   39   33   22   23   11   5   4   4
      Clinical medicine   33   36   33   25   12   7   0   0   0   0
      Other health   10   18   6   8   10   16   11   5   4   4

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   481   569   450   361   479   397   344   356   476   487
  Science and engineering   471   565   449   361   472   394   331   338   422   438
    Science   243   257   242   181   294   200   196   193   242   262
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   175   182   176   129   225   160   152   137   159   161
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   25   35   36   22   37   7   3   12   9   17
      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   1   1   2   3   2   1   2
      Mathematics and statistics   2   8   5   0   0   1   0   0   2   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   27   19   17   28   30   30   38   42   49   57
      Psychology   12   10   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   2
    Engineering   228   308   207   180   178   194   135   145   180   176
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8   4   6   2   4   3   3   0   2   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   100   204   100   90   84   98   50   58   61   59
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   38   42   40   27   22   25   26   27   11   47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   9   12   10   3   5   4   1   5   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   20   15   13   8   25   21   8   31   29   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   2   3   2   2   4   1   5   3   6
      Mechanical engineering   29   21   24   21   25   24   26   5   19   23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   17   11   9   20   13   14   17   18   50   9
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   10   4   1   0   7   3   13   18   54   49
      Clinical medicine   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   7   35   38
      Other health   8   3   0   0   7   3   10   11   19   11

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   2,013   2,351   2,101   2,036   2,003   2,183   1,969   2,062   1,905   1,958
  Fellowships   220   220   190   270   116   202   400   372   167   169
    Federal   86   132   130   79   47   105   156   168   127   122
    Institutional   118   66   56   178   61   87   212   171   21   25
    Nonfederal   16   22   4   13   8   10   32   33   19   22
  Research assistantships   679   813   484   474   547   364   408   408   537   530
    Federal   384   424   309   271   423   190   167   187   316   320
    Institutional   229   275   128   162   93   130   156   131   177   143
    Nonfederal   66   114   47   41   31   44   85   90   44   67
  Teaching assistantships   183   189   180   140   167   126   114   141   185   198
    Federal   1   8   3   11   2   1   2   0   1   5
    Institutional   182   181   175   126   163   125   109   140   183   191
    Nonfederal   0   0   2   3   2   0   3   1   1   2
  Other types of support   931   1,129   1,247   1,152   1,173   1,491   1,047   1,141   1,016   1,061
    Federal   10   5   8   0   7   101   19   1   32   40
    Institutional   81   243   137   91   63   206   83   124   186   185
    Nonfederal   45   84   155   39   14   81   72   43   71   67
    Personal resources   795   797   947   1,022   1,089   1,103   873   973   727   769

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   188   173   173   136   164   161   137   141   185   197
    Science   149   148   128   110   136   137   111   117   166   170
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   130   129   119   101   127   129   101   107   136   138
      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   2   3   2
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   0   0   0   1   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   13   15   8   7   7   5   4   5   9   12
      Psychology   0   0   1   1   0   1   3   3   5   6
      Social sciences   5   4   0   1   2   1   3   0   2   2
    Engineering   39   25   45   26   28   24   26   24   19   27
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   9   16   13   16   15   20   20   17   16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   9   9   8   6   3   2   1   1   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   5   7   0   4   2   0   0   0   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   2   4   2   1   4   2   2   1   0
      Other engineering   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   55   34   59   42   52   59   52   50   76   74
      Clinical medicine   53   32   54   29   41   47   45   42   66   68
      Other health   2   2   5   13   11   12   7   8   10   6

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   125   140   138   111   36   148   128   112   142   151
  Science and engineering   99   114   104   85   28   111   91   81   97   108
    Science   74   94   80   67   14   92   70   66   83   88
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   69   87   75   62   12   92   70   63   68   72
      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   2   3   2
      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   5   7   4   4   2   0   0   1   5   7
      Psychology   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   25   20   24   18   14   19   21   15   14   20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   7   10   7   4   11   16   11   13   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   8   6   7   5   3   1   1   1   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   3   5   0   3   1   0   0   0   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   2   3   1   1   4   2   2   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   26   26   34   26   8   37   37   31   45   43
      Clinical medicine   25   25   32   16   8   28   33   25   36   38
      Other health   1   1   2   10   0   9   4   6   9   5

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   642,546   553,740   467,389   421,868   439,778   438,994   434,441   408,609   405,655   401,527
    Science   556,179   489,417   424,450   380,854   399,814   394,624   384,195   366,076   364,280   356,683
      Computer and information sciences   6,796   5,998   3,165   2,407   34   50   200   0   0   156
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   812   812   634   536   523   591   789   877   740   893
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   812   812   634   536   523   591   789   877   740   893
        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   503,586   462,781   406,880   360,294   384,857   377,671   371,604   348,315   346,525   340,040
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   112,451   105,990   91,552   86,328   82,470   77,957   79,653   70,184   65,390   75,932
        Health sciences   369,872   333,191   292,264   252,185   283,260   284,229   277,399   259,950   257,662   240,435
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   21,263   23,600   23,064   21,781   19,127   15,485   14,552   18,181   23,473   23,673
      Mathematics and statistics   631   709   520   697   355   558   671   671   560   793
      Physical sciences   29,596   5,407   10,694   9,007   8,063   10,756   5,756   11,782   11,300   9,583
        Astronomy and astrophysics   31   176   200   215   273   112   89   194   184   285
        Chemistry   3,944   3,032   2,992   2,785   2,955   3,471   2,868   3,387   3,056   4,259
        Materials science   10,932   0   4,424   4,241   3,032   4,256   0   4,716   4,024   0
        Physics   3,366   2,110   1,940   1,702   1,767   2,476   2,799   3,044   4,036   4,947
        Physical sciences nec   11,323   89   1,138   64   36   441   0   441   0   92
      Psychology   2,175   1,840   1,539   1,654   1,155   1,812   1,772   2,152   1,897   2,117
      Social sciences   11,004   11,687   790   5,880   4,386   3,170   3,195   2,279   3,100   2,225
        Anthropology   83   84   88   107   291   141   166   226   227   0
        Economics   30   0   0   0   0   34   52   19   10   5
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   9   39   27   10   59
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,030   966   163   194   111   3   54   168   109   800
        Social sciences nec   9,861   10,637   539   5,579   3,984   2,983   2,884   1,839   2,744   1,361
      Sciences nec   1,579   183   228   379   441   16   208   0   158   876
    Engineering   71,589   59,900   41,783   39,079   37,911   41,228   46,184   40,120   39,547   43,484
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,025   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   38,446   22,609   17,281   18,039   15,944   19,204   18,420   16,186   14,556   12,213
      Chemical engineering   7,912   6,554   10,565   7,575   6,537   6,822   6,782   7,569   8,394   8,415
      Civil engineering   1,067   1,379   1,025   853   837   916   1,060   893   697   1,121
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,009   4,190   4,911   4,786   6,909   7,050   6,316   6,115   6,158   6,056
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   413   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,797   8,055   7,616   7,457   6,932   6,911   7,380   6,835   5,255   5,152
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   10,069   0   0   554   0   5,322   0   88   4,968
      Engineering nec   11,920   7,044   385   369   198   325   904   2,522   4,399   5,559
    Non-S&E   14,778   4,423   1,156   1,935   2,053   3,142   4,062   2,413   1,828   1,360
      Business management and business administration   1,304   1,299   149   542   556   657   506   244   44   169
      Communication and communications technologies   51   0   0   0   0   0   60   44   44   55
      Education   3,941   2,267   989   1,231   1,398   1,766   2,187   1,866   1,360   958
      Humanities   283   0   3   120   2   213   220   184   380   164
      Law   1,501   223   5   42   82   309   807   62   0   6
      Social work   5,177   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   7   29   13   0   8
      Non-S&E nec   2,521   634   10   0   15   190   253   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

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   642,546   466,362   8,467   119,055   6,092   36,892   5,678
    Science   556,179   409,169   6,730   104,028   4,425   28,359   3,468
      Computer and information sciences   6,796   3,873   0   2,464   129   150   180
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   812   513   0   19   0   271   9
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   812   513   0   19   0   271   9
        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   503,586   385,089   2,044   86,140   3,123   24,610   2,580
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   112,451   88,229   657   17,783   275   4,746   761
        Health sciences   369,872   283,860   1,387   60,650   2,847   19,408   1,720
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   21,263   13,000   0   7,707   1   456   99
      Mathematics and statistics   631   581   0   0   0   45   5
      Physical sciences   29,596   14,577   26   12,740   721   1,294   238
        Astronomy and astrophysics   31   19   0   0   0   12   0
        Chemistry   3,944   2,794   8   367   255   380   140
        Materials science   10,932   9,294   18   1,047   402   136   35
        Physics   3,366   2,470   0   3   64   766   63
        Physical sciences nec   11,323   0   0   11,323   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,175   1,814   0   192   43   123   3
      Social sciences   11,004   2,722   4,660   1,073   409   1,687   453
        Anthropology   83   0   53   21   0   3   6
        Economics   30   0   0   0   0   30   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,030   128   75   717   0   110   0
        Social sciences nec   9,861   2,594   4,532   335   409   1,544   447
      Sciences nec   1,579   0   0   1,400   0   179   0
    Engineering   71,589   51,107   490   13,060   1,520   4,008   1,404
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,025   2,982   0   32   0   11   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   38,446   32,788   248   2,522   273   2,273   342
      Chemical engineering   7,912   6,808   0   557   262   169   116
      Civil engineering   1,067   433   0   128   227   210   69
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,009   896   0   74   22   993   24
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   413   409   0   0   0   0   4
      Mechanical engineering   6,797   5,906   0   127   142   165   457
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   11,920   885   242   9,620   594   187   392
    Non-S&E   14,778   6,086   1,247   1,967   147   4,525   806
      Business management and business administration   1,304   304   0   799   37   69   95
      Communication and communications technologies   51   0   42   9   0   0   0
      Education   3,941   2,194   31   683   0   878   155
      Humanities   283   0   0   0   0   283   0
      Law   1,501   368   99   106   0   865   63
      Social work   5,177   2,422   843   118   44   1,447   303
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,521   798   232   252   66   983   190

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   466,362   431,736   380,423   340,438   357,589   357,549   349,177   326,643   321,214   308,434
  DOD   18,230   15,146   17,244   17,288   14,648   15,037   16,585   14,976   13,906   10,732
  DOE   11,443   9,990   7,513   5,500   5,277   4,949   4,405   5,219   4,608   4,724
  HHS   414,853   388,194   340,332   303,061   323,192   321,105   309,396   288,985   285,004   272,104
  NASA   3,967   3,836   3,629   3,948   4,049   3,377   3,737   3,619   3,045   3,341
  NSF   11,980   10,356   10,859   9,028   9,097   12,156   12,362   12,722   13,619   16,343
  USDA   859   1,083   406   292   274   66   388   72   84   11
  Other   5,030   3,131   440   1,321   1,052   859   2,304   1,050   948   1,179

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   2,363   469   1,894   .
2018   2,480   498   1,982   .

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   674   592   584   584   584
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   287   240   237   237   237
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   122   109   106   106   106
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2   5   5   5   5
    Health sciences   194   157   156   156   156
    Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   43   42   41   41   41
    Psychology   3   5   5   5   5
    Social sciences   7   1   1   1   1
    Other   16   32   32   32   32

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   136,080   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   34,020   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   68,040   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   13,608   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   20,412   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   5,245   111,735   2,283   2,507   2,497
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   2,195   2,210   368   750   1,389
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   767   54,053   1,914   669   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   2,284   1,014   0   0   321
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   54,202   0   1,089   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   256   0   0   788
    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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