Central Washington U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 405 41 679 450 26 602 490 47 914
2022 382 44.4 680 499 45.2 900
2021 333 52.4 691 435 26.2 583 517 43.7 908
2020 324 54.1 698 493 46.8 916
2019 329 53.3 697 431 27.6 589 470 49.1 914
2018 313 55.8 700 466 49.4 911
2017 309 55.4 684 413 28.9 575 429 52.8 898
2016 320 54.6 697 474 47.7 896
2015 331 52.8 693 419 27.3 570 476 47.6 898
2014 352 49.4 688 510 43.2 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 67 73 74 92 88 88 103 107 126 98
    Female 99 119 168 144 146 173 161 168 134 110
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 141 171 227 219 219 252 255 267 228 196
    Hispanic or Latino 16 26 35 32 34 37 38 32 21 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 124 141 189 182 180 208 203 217 196 176
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 1 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 4
      Asian 5 7 11 10 10 8 9 12 19 6
      Black or African American 12 6 6 9 10 8 6 14 9 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 0
      White 91 112 143 141 145 168 169 180 152 143
      More than one race 11 14 28 18 13 20 16 7 14 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 4 3 5 5 7 14 18 11 10
  Temporary visa holders 25 21 15 17 15 9 9 8 32 12
  Science and engineering 157 168 212 220 220 248 246 258 246 193
    Science 157 168 212 220 220 248 245 256 236 187
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 16 33 21 22 22 25 24 28 23
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 48 36 38 40 43 71 60 76 66 45
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 7
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 14 14 17 16 17 17 16 16 15
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 18 18 21 20 33 23 21 16 11
      Natural resources and conservation 24 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 7 9 14 15 8 9 12 10 7
      Psychology 23 53 67 67 49 54 59 53 53 52
      Social sciences 16 24 33 40 55 43 20 42 42 27
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 6
      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 1 2 10 6
      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 9 24 30 16 14 13 18 17 14 15
    Clinical medicine 2 16 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 7 8 9 16 11 13 18 17 14 15

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 38 36 55 72 34 23 26 20 25 19
    Female 48 48 58 67 69 45 43 37 35 36
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 84 76 107 123 99 67 61 55 58 53
    Hispanic or Latino 10 7 16 14 10 10 6 7 6 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 73 67 88 105 87 52 53 45 48 46
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1
      Asian 3 2 3 6 6 0 3 3 2 1
      Black or African American 7 4 6 5 8 4 2 2 1 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 44 55 73 84 67 44 44 33 40 43
      More than one race 10 5 5 8 2 3 3 7 5 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 3 4 2 5 2 3 4 4
  Temporary visa holders 2 8 6 16 4 1 8 2 2 2
  Science and engineering 78 75 105 139 100 68 69 57 60 55
    Science 78 68 89 108 80 67 68 57 57 53
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 5 3 3 0 9 9 10 6 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 40 33 43 58 42 19 13 2 8 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 3 3 4 2 1 2 2 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 10 10 4 9 11 0 3 6 3
      Natural resources and conservation 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 4 6 3 7 0 4 0 0 2
      Psychology 12 10 20 30 14 19 26 18 17 9
      Social sciences 1 3 4 6 6 8 6 17 16 31
    Engineering 0 7 16 31 20 1 1 0 3 2
      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 1 1 0 3 2
      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 7 16 31 20 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 8 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 6 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 2 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 7 80 10 15 14 17 26 4 18 11
  Science and engineering 7 74 9 15 14 17 25 4 18 11
    Science 7 74 9 15 14 17 25 4 18 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 4 0 1 4 3 2 1 7 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 13 4 4 1 2 3 1 2 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 2 2 2 7 7 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 4 0
      Psychology 0 28 1 2 0 1 8 0 1 1
      Social sciences 1 15 0 3 6 2 1 1 4 3
    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 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 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 166 192 242 236 234 261 264 275 260 208
  Fellowships 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Federal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 9 3 6 1 3 16 2 19 18 15
    Federal 3 0 0 1 3 6 2 0 1 0
    Institutional 6 3 6 0 0 10 0 19 17 15
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 30 24 30 43 49 55 50 39 34 50
    Federal 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
    Institutional 30 24 29 43 49 55 44 39 34 50
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 127 163 206 192 182 190 212 216 206 143
    Federal 4 78 9 14 11 11 18 3 16 11
    Institutional 7 15 27 34 41 19 32 22 21 14
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 22 4
    Personal resources 115 70 170 144 130 158 155 182 147 114

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 3,683 3,176 2,410 2,674 3,223 3,066 3,798 2,751 2,581 2,124
    Science 3,593 3,102 2,328 2,559 3,135 3,037 3,749 2,735 2,181 1,968
      Computer and information sciences 384 406 202 58 5 22 79 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,043 1,394 1,204 1,525 2,110 1,779 2,143 1,438 1,452 951
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,043 1,394 1,204 1,525 2,110 1,779 2,143 1,438 1,403 951
        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 49 0
      Life sciences 464 437 380 449 517 613 670 492 308 186
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Biological and biomedical sciences 324 266 336 428 517 580 623 469 306 184
        Health sciences 84 135 31 0 0 33 47 23 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 56 36 13 21 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 209 196 169 104 154 106 48 68 0 50
      Physical sciences 267 541 285 306 229 322 280 295 272 303
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 68 41 256 197 51 115 183 182 155 236
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 199 500 29 109 178 125 97 113 117 67
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 15 14 0
      Social sciences 226 128 88 116 119 195 524 427 135 478
        Anthropology 176 104 68 102 81 136 374 427 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 12 20 18 0 36 6 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 8 2 0 6 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 38 4 2 6 0 53 144 0 135 478
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 56 32 72 61 70 13 6 16 1 30
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 56 0 72 61 66 13 6 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 32 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 30
    Non-S&E 34 42 10 54 18 16 43 0 399 126
      Business management and business administration 15 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 8 10 0 0 3 0 15 0 74 100
      Humanities 0 14 9 54 0 12 28 0 0 0
      Law 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 325 13

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 3,683 2,499 650 282 85 132 35
    Science 3,593 2,455 645 263 82 119 29
      Computer and information sciences 384 363 0 21 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,043 1,597 303 102 11 1 29
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,043 1,597 303 102 11 1 29
        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 464 28 283 94 0 59 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 324 20 243 60 0 1 0
        Health sciences 84 0 0 26 0 58 0
        Natural resources and conservation 56 8 40 8 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 209 178 0 9 0 22 0
      Physical sciences 267 251 0 12 0 4 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 68 52 0 12 0 4 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 199 199 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 226 38 59 25 71 33 0
        Anthropology 176 2 51 19 71 33 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 12 0 8 4 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 38 36 0 2 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 56 39 5 4 0 2 6
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 56 39 5 4 0 2 6
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 34 5 0 15 3 11 0
      Business management and business administration 15 0 0 4 0 11 0
      Communication and communications technologies 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3 0 0 0 3 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 2,499 2,429 1,778 1,701 2,159 1,840 2,297 1,580 1,575 1,113
  DOD 363 381 177 0 5 0 0 2 0 0
  DOE 39 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 3 31
  HHS 36 8 0 0 6 45 152 146 36 62
  NASA 278 564 189 165 275 199 325 204 145 131
  NSF 1,401 1,067 1,041 846 1,166 1,212 1,244 954 1,224 613
  USDA 2 1 6 20 47 5 1 5 4 61
  Other 380 408 365 670 660 379 554 269 163 215

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 138 33 105 .
2018 142 66 76 .
2017 338 75 263 .

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 322 289 281 270 281
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 183 162 145 131 126
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Engineering 1 1 1 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 10 10 10 6
    Health sciences 101 89 97 100 124
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 8 8 8 8 4
    Psychology 10 10 10 10 10
    Social sciences 7 7 7 7 7
    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

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 13,250 657 3,452 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 0 3,452 0
    Health sciences . . 13,250 657 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 10,000 20,221 3,511 2,879
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 10,000 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 20,221 3,511 2,879
    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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