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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 230 50.5 459 354 44.5 631 239 74.5 925
2023 284 38.8 459 369 46.3 679 241 73.9 911 407 33.1 602
2022 233 49.6 457 359 47.8 680 240 73.7 900
2021 237 47.6 447 348 50.2 691 251 72.7 908 341 42.2 583
2020 280 38.5 450 330 53.3 698 244 73.7 916
2019 299 33.8 447 334 52.6 697 274 70.4 914 335 43.8 589
2018 318 26.5 428 336 52.6 700 304 67 911
2017 290 32.5 425 339 51 684 325 64.2 898 357 38.6 575
2016 271 37.7 430 366 48.1 697 371 59.1 896
2015 320 25.7 426 397 43.4 693 384 57.7 898 449 22 570
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 44 27 39 36 24 18 14 18 24 13
  Science and engineering 24 17 17 17 13 8 2 2 1 1
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 1 1 . . . . . .
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 2 1 1 . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 7 4 4 7 1 1 2 2 . .
      Computer science 1 1 . 1 1 1 2 . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 6 3 4 6 . . . 2 . .
    Health sciences 10 7 8 6 2 2 . . . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 10 7 8 6 2 2 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 3 2 8 1 . . . 1
      Applied mathematics 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
      Mathematics 1 2 3 2 2 . . . . .
      Statistics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . 5 . . . . .
    Physical sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physics . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Psychology . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Social sciences 4 1 1 1 1 2 . . 1 .
      Economics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other 4 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 20 10 22 19 11 10 12 16 23 12
    Business . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Education 15 6 17 17 11 9 12 16 22 12
      Education leadership and administration 4 . 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 .
      Education research 2 3 4 10 1 2 4 4 10 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 . . 1 1 . . 1 2 .
      Education, other 7 3 10 5 8 5 7 10 5 3
    Humanities and arts . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Letters . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 5 4 5 1 . . . . . .
      Communication 4 4 3 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 2 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 197 176 179 178 188 187 182 168 163 146
    Hispanic or Latino 57 42 41 40 50 52 54 43 38 30
    Not Hispanic or Latino 137 132 136 133 132 129 125 121 117 109
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 44 42 43 46 38 39 33 22 21 22
      Black or African American 4 7 6 1 2 5 4 1 4 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      White 72 63 68 73 76 75 76 85 86 79
      More than one race 17 18 18 13 16 10 12 12 3 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 2 5 6 6 3 4 8 7
  Temporary visa holders 40 40 39 44 41 40 40 45 39 22
  Science and engineering 121 100 96 92 100 98 101 95 94 88
    Science 121 100 96 92 100 98 101 95 94 88
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 13 17 19 10 12 11 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 22 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
      Computer and information sciences 18 30 30 0 40 38 33 35 22 16
      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 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 34 0 0 36 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 40 41 43 40 39 42 45 40 37 47
      Social sciences 10 8 4 6 9 7 4 4 8 8
    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 116 116 122 130 129 129 121 118 108 80
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 116 116 122 130 129 129 121 118 108 80

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 74 74 79 92 95 92 77 85 91 59
    Hispanic or Latino 20 19 19 32 35 24 17 19 15 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 54 54 59 58 59 67 55 59 70 49
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 22 27 29 27 23 21 18 15 17 15
      Black or African American 3 2 1 1 5 5 2 6 2 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 21 20 25 27 28 38 31 37 46 31
      More than one race 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 1 5 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 1 2 1 1 5 7 6 2
  Temporary visa holders 4 6 12 6 9 8 10 4 4 8
  Science and engineering 71 71 81 92 95 95 84 88 93 66
    Science 71 71 81 92 95 95 84 88 93 66
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24 27 27 31 25 31 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 32 31 31
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 17 26 0 35 28 22 25 27 19
      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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 11 0 0 28 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 25 27 28 31 34 35 25 28 31 16
      Social sciences 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 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 7 9 10 6 9 5 3 1 2 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 7 9 10 6 9 5 3 1 2 1

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 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 237 216 218 222 229 227 222 213 202 168
  Fellowships 51 67 60 59 48 42 30 8 77 22
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 51 67 60 59 48 42 30 8 77 21
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  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 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 179 149 158 163 181 185 192 205 125 146
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 1 8 1 0 2 3 7 2 3 0
    Nonfederal 1 0 8 16 10 2 1 3 4 1
    Personal resources 177 141 149 147 169 180 184 200 118 145

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 17 25 22 29 21 22 20 4 2 2
    Science 15 23 22 29 21 22 20 4 2 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 1 5 6 8 9 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 0 0 6 6 7 3 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 0
      Psychology 3 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 1 2
    Engineering 2 2 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 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 5 5 4 8 8 9 7 5 6 5
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 5 5 4 8 8 9 7 5 6 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

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 6 10 5 12 9 8 7 1 1 1
  Science and engineering 2 6 3 8 8 5 4 0 0 0
    Science 2 6 3 8 8 5 4 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 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 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 1 3 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 1 1 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 4 4 2 4 1 3 3 1 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 4 4 2 4 1 3 3 1 1 1

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 48,308 41,791 34,212 25,820 26,660 19,592 14,141 10,626 6,554 5,353
    Science 33,354 25,854 20,961 16,246 13,849 12,498 9,895 8,568 5,023 3,074
      Computer and information sciences 2,188 851 708 701 665 244 37 3 0 15
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 200 364 324 304 212 231 274 209 357 651
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 23 22 38 28 0 0 0 172 0 56
        Geological and earth sciences 15 50 15 0 0 0 0 0 182 315
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 175 174
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 162 292 271 276 212 231 274 0 0 106
      Life sciences 17,816 17,909 13,148 9,497 7,307 7,139 5,505 4,204 2,590 987
        Agricultural sciences 367 473 465 409 102 147 241 274 132 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,537 6,646 5,852 4,588 4,374 4,414 2,880 938 811 448
        Health sciences 8,734 9,403 6,376 4,337 2,761 2,578 2,384 2,913 1,646 536
        Natural resources and conservation 320 646 353 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 858 741 102 158 70 0 0 79 1 3
      Mathematics and statistics 35 0 29 16 1 0 0 115 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,845 2,106 1,814 1,314 2,062 1,816 1,280 2,306 1,036 538
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 713 636 385 247 370 584 491 607 0 0
        Materials science 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 428 277 135 88 81 55 86 1,415 1,036 538
        Physical sciences nec 704 1,184 1,294 979 1,611 1,177 703 284 0 0
      Psychology 1,450 1,096 1,329 1,161 888 0 485 416 433 450
      Social sciences 9,820 3,528 3,609 3,253 2,714 3,068 2,314 1,315 607 433
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
        Economics 6,156 666 376 732 190 671 1,000 779 317 230
        Political science and government 2,885 2,327 2,842 2,182 2,305 2,267 1,126 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 544 451 197 138 30 25 68 536 195 191
        Social sciences nec 235 84 194 201 189 105 120 0 59 12
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,118 2,041 539 348 102 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 45 0 42 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 274 228 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,799 1,813 445 348 102 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 12,836 13,896 12,712 9,226 12,709 7,094 4,246 2,058 1,531 2,279
      Business management and business administration 210 805 779 672 0 358 0 387 2 49
      Communication and communications technologies 742 402 544 819 585 351 353 175 166 219
      Education 2,226 2,708 2,075 1,376 3,318 3,636 980 430 1,188 538
      Humanities 258 461 145 36 362 416 643 100 19 22
      Law 986 337 837 862 939 858 754 620 37 1,093
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,499 1,176 37 18 6 5 11 187 9 314
      Non-S&E nec 6,915 8,007 8,295 5,443 7,499 1,470 1,505 159 110 44

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 48,308 11,392 483 31,243 331 4,453 406
    Science 33,354 10,863 483 18,729 331 2,542 406
      Computer and information sciences 2,188 288 0 1,900 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 200 66 0 95 0 0 39
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 23 0 0 0 0 0 23
        Geological and earth sciences 15 15 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 162 51 0 95 0 0 16
      Life sciences 17,816 7,588 127 8,744 331 666 360
        Agricultural sciences 367 330 0 37 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,537 2,788 35 4,200 247 219 48
        Health sciences 8,734 4,233 0 3,695 84 410 312
        Natural resources and conservation 320 228 92 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 858 9 0 812 0 37 0
      Mathematics and statistics 35 35 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,845 1,264 0 319 0 262 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 713 552 0 8 0 153 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 428 169 0 153 0 106 0
        Physical sciences nec 704 543 0 158 0 3 0
      Psychology 1,450 1,104 291 15 0 40 0
      Social sciences 9,820 518 65 7,656 0 1,574 7
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 6,156 0 0 5,282 0 874 0
        Political science and government 2,885 15 0 2,243 0 627 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 544 406 0 92 0 46 0
        Social sciences nec 235 97 65 39 0 27 7
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,118 332 0 1,786 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 45 45 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 274 274 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,799 13 0 1,786 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 12,836 197 0 10,728 0 1,911 0
      Business management and business administration 210 0 0 210 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 742 0 0 643 0 99 0
      Education 2,226 0 0 625 0 1,601 0
      Humanities 258 0 0 226 0 32 0
      Law 986 197 0 784 0 5 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,499 0 0 1,499 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 6,915 0 0 6,741 0 174 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 11,392 10,015 11,098 8,574 7,850 5,738 4,057 3,598 3,357 2,790
  DOD 1,571 1,950 1,562 974 1,378 611 552 1,141 1,284 815
  DOE 0 13 0 0 105 552 420 256 273 106
  HHS 7,311 5,558 6,762 5,195 4,377 2,974 1,922 1,067 479 579
  NASA 58 188 245 241 203 193 210 172 175 174
  NSF 1,452 953 981 1,176 1,264 1,087 636 422 847 638
  USDA 341 719 772 642 293 108 135 237 114 229
  Other 659 634 776 346 230 213 182 303 185 249

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 217 69 148 .
2018 170 63 107 .

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 64 94 97 78 31 i
    Agricultural sciences 4 3 3 1 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30 21 6 4 10 i
    Computer and information sciences 2 7 5 1 2 i
    Engineering 2 5 0 0 0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 5 4 2 0 i
    Health sciences 3 19 31 36 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 1 1 i
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Physical sciences 6 5 7 5 9 i
    Psychology 7 10 19 9 4 i
    Social sciences 8 18 20 19 5 i
    Other 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

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 4,730 0 0 40,238
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 8,159
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 10,429
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 8,879
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 2,139
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2,489
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 4,730 0 0 8,143
    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 7,800 2,474 21,530 7,280 8,296
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 2,630 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 7,800 453 0 0 1,963
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 17,000 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 1,900 0 3,233
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 2,021 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 1,380 3,100
    Social sciences 0 0 0 5,900 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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