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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 326 29.8 459 270 57.7 631 207 77.9 925
2023 244 47.5 459 304 55.8 679 206 77.7 911 106 82.7 602
2022 305 34 457 305 55.7 680 190 79.2 900
2021 286 36.7 447 271 61.3 691 192 79.2 908 113 81 583
2020 254 44.2 450 256 63.8 698 207 77.7 916
2019 268 40.7 447 261 63 697 199 78.5 914 75 87.5 589
2018 239 44.8 428 312 56 700 194 79 911
2017 255 40.7 425 382 44.8 684 191 79 898 75 87.2 575
2016 236 45.8 430 236 66.6 697 179 80.3 896
2015 239 44.6 426 227 67.7 693 189 79.2 898 73 87.5 570
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 14 36 17 21 30 26 34 30 38 33
  Science and engineering 14 36 17 21 30 26 34 30 38 33
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 . . . 1 . 2 1 1
      Computer science . 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
    Engineering 12 33 15 19 29 22 32 22 31 30
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 9 3 1 5 3 9 6 4 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 6 4 5 9 6 5 7 6 8
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 6 3 7 10 2 6 4 6 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 10 1 3 1 5 7 3 6 7
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 4 2 3 4 5 2 8 5
      Engineering, other . . . 1 1 1 . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 . 1 2 2 5 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 . 1 2 2 5 3 2
    Physical sciences 1 . 1 . . 1 . . 3 .
      Chemistry . . . . . . . . 2 .
      Physics 1 . 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
    Social sciences . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Social sciences, 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   276   198   185   241   250   256   154   119   282   304 i
    Hispanic or Latino   66   46   39   51   46   37   19   11   37   36 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   210   152   146   190   204   219   135   108   240   263 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   1   2 i
      Asian   56   55   48   58   62   75   56   39   72   82 i
      Black or African American   46   34   31   43   46   44   15   17   36   38 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 i
      White   99   61   60   81   85   99   64   51   129   134 i
      More than one race   9   2   7   7   8   0   0   0   2   7 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5 i
  Temporary visa holders   147   163   141   117   124   94   108   43   198   190 i
  Science and engineering   423   361   326   358   374   350   262   162   480   494 i
    Science   210   164   144   161   149   136   42   73   221   227 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   10   3   11   4   8   0   2   67   61 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   28   37   29   18   15   6   10   17   44   62 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   9   4   6   7   10   2   7   32   34 i
      Mathematics and statistics   3   4   8   4   12   16   7   9   18   18 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   29   19   32   24   20   5   0   5   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   8   7   7   7   16   11   6   6   43   40 i
      Psychology   123   40   38   37   25   26   6   16   12   12 i
      Social sciences   34   28   36   46   46   39   6   16   0   0 i
    Engineering   213   197   182   197   225   214   220   89   259   267 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   60   51   49   48   58   55   46   18   50   54 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   44   41   41   39   37   36   36   10   48   45 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   28   23   18   27   43   36   47   22   56   50 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   52   56   53   53   57   52   54   21   62   74 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   29   26   21   30   30   35   37   18   43   44 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   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.
  • 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   200   217   250   310   310   295   398   442   292   273 i
    Hispanic or Latino   57   61   63   70   78   50   62   75   44   40 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   143   156   187   240   232   245   336   367   241   230 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0 i
      Asian   42   43   59   80   89   103   130   133   99   87 i
      Black or African American   28   27   34   46   53   49   67   65   45   53 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   1   1 i
      White   69   78   90   111   85   92   138   169   95   89 i
      More than one race   4   7   3   2   3   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3 i
  Temporary visa holders   37   20   18   31   34   26   56   157   35   36 i
  Science and engineering   237   237   268   341   344   321   454   599   327   309 i
    Science   170   181   199   244   250   222   310   271   171   156 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   17   25   32   40   36   32   35   10   7 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   26   25   22   26   25   29   39   55   51   54 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   9   9   14   11   14   29   18   3   3 i
      Mathematics and statistics   18   11   15   21   25   29   31   27   28   27 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   5   14   10   11   4   8   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   15   18   13   23   20   20   24   22   26   11 i
      Psychology   38   44   36   39   27   24   41   32   48   54 i
      Social sciences   42   52   65   79   91   66   106   82   5   0 i
    Engineering   67   56   69   97   94   99   144   328   156   153 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   11   8   10   5   4   9   42   2   7 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   0   1   0   1   0   1   30   4   8 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   20   35   51   48   41   58   101   72   71 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   20   18   25   23   30   42   85   47   45 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   10   5   7   11   17   24   34   70   31   22 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   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.
  • 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   47   82   93   97   102   75   76   11   148   181 i
  Science and engineering   47   82   93   97   102   75   76   11   148   181 i
    Science   4   1   10   2   0   0   0   9   73   84 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   26   24 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   13 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   13   14 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   34   33 i
      Psychology   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   43   81   83   95   102   75   76   2   75   97 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   22   22   25   26   21   24   0   19   26 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   26   27   23   26   21   17   1   10   16 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   4   4   7   9   11   15   1   24   23 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   16   20   25   26   11   12   0   14   21 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   7   13   10   15   15   11   8   0   8   11 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   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.
  • 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   423   361   326   358   374   350   262   162   480   494 i
  Fellowships   0   36   31   34   21   26   28   2   43   86 i
    Federal   0   7   8   14   13   0   4   0   13   36 i
    Institutional   0   29   23   19   7   25   23   1   27   46 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   3   4 i
  Research assistantships   124   92   87   95   100   103   105   32   177   182 i
    Federal   47   73   66   82   85   75   72   10   132   145 i
    Institutional   61   8   14   11   11   11   14   21   18   20 i
    Nonfederal   16   11   7   2   4   17   19   1   27   17 i
  Teaching assistantships   24   3   5   8   11   4   7   9   38   34 i
    Federal   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   3   0 i
    Institutional   24   3   5   8   8   4   7   9   34   34 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 i
  Other types of support   275   230   203   221   242   217   122   119   222   192 i
    Federal   0   2   19   1   1   0   0   1   0   0 i
    Institutional   8   1   5   2   0   0   0   12   9   4 i
    Nonfederal   4   1   5   0   0   5   0   0   0   0 i
    Personal resources   263   226   174   218   241   212   122   106   213   188 i

i=imputed

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   50   91   69   71   52   63   53   62   68   47 i
    Science   30   64   40   37   30   27   35   47   56   31 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   6   7   6   3   3   7   15   6   8 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   1   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   7   4   3   3   3   3   1   2   2 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   21   50   28   27   23   20   25   29   38   20 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   0 i
    Engineering   20   27   29   34   22   36   18   15   12   16 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   7   8   12   8   7   6   7   1   1 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   5   7   6   4   7   3   1   4   6 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   5   6   5   13   4   4   1   1 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   10   5   6   2   6   5   1   6   6 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   3   3   4   4   3   3   0   2   0   2 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   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.
  • 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   29   68   60   54   41   40   22   30   33   24 i
  Science and engineering   29   68   60   54   41   40   22   30   33   24 i
    Science   18   47   37   31   25   20   12   23   32   23 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   6   7   6   3   2   3   5   4   7 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   6   4   3   2   3   0   1   2   2 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   12   35   26   22   20   15   9   16   19   13 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   11   21   23   23   16   20   10   7   1   1 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   7   7   9   8   7   6   6   1   1 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   3   5   4   3   3   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   3   2   2   3   3   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   9   4   5   2   5   1   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   2   2   4   3   1   2   0   1   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   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.
  • 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   71,684   63,159   65,569   57,361   45,632   52,738   53,979   54,627   62,484   53,223
    Science   36,372   22,581   24,382   20,468   21,035   22,968   24,880   27,259   29,117   24,070
      Computer and information sciences   839   358   820   778   1,490   990   895   1,134   1,792   1,391
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,906   1,627   2,547   1,600   1,699   2,459   2,113   1,438   1,534   1,599
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   142   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,721   1,627   1,867   1,600   1,699   2,459   2,113   1,438   1,534   1,390
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   43   0   680   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   209
      Life sciences   9,882   8,800   7,942   9,192   7,167   8,010   9,336   9,906   11,623   9,841
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   30   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,744   5,377   5,257   6,634   2,752   3,655   5,059   6,150   8,368   5,907
        Health sciences   1,643   1,792   2,663   2,112   4,387   4,355   4,277   3,756   3,100   3,932
        Natural resources and conservation   1,495   1,631   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   22   416   28   0   0   0   155   2
      Mathematics and statistics   665   358   220   158   389   579   733   876   977   774
      Physical sciences   12,549   10,061   11,590   8,709   9,591   9,935   10,496   12,506   10,344   9,361
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   7,707   6,064   5,494   4,978   5,164   6,308   5,779   5,920   5,879   5,344
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,842   3,997   4,153   3,553   3,361   3,207   4,213   5,193   4,464   3,148
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   1,943   178   1,066   420   504   1,393   1   869
      Psychology   1,413   1,297   1,260   15   693   953   940   1,281   1,238   920
      Social sciences   9,108   76   3   16   6   42   101   118   206   184
        Anthropology   4   10   3   0   0   4   0   7   0   0
        Economics   19   9   0   0   0   7   11   45   85   26
        Political science and government   7   7   0   2   0   0   22   8   22   5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   27   50   0   8   6   31   68   58   69   101
        Social sciences nec   9,051   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   30   52
      Sciences nec   10   4   0   0   0   0   266   0   1,403   0
    Engineering   25,432   21,627   36,189   34,710   23,140   28,337   28,252   26,479   32,237   27,835
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,839   5,613   4,315   4,862   4,878   5,135   4,631   3,883   3,632   5,103
      Chemical engineering   3,548   2,608   2,631   2,775   2,278   2,231   3,854   1,866   2,363   3,021
      Civil engineering   4,056   3,277   4,097   6,216   9,672   14,119   14,580   16,968   21,301   11,946
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   7,328   7,435   8,515   2,683   2,967   2,682   2,388   1,886   3,095   4,004
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   974   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,301   2,381   3,107   3,201   3,172   3,196   2,035   1,378   1,475   1,233
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   360   313   12,550   14,973   173   974   764   498   371   2,528
    Non-S&E   9,880   18,951   4,998   2,183   1,457   1,433   847   889   1,130   1,318
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Communication and communications technologies   12   0   14   0   0   0   6   58   68   96
      Education   1,380   1,398   2,612   212   121   319   620   612   115   469
      Humanities   86   27   0   26   17   6   172   140   98   69
      Law   0   289   3   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   67   8,378   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   45   53   27   36   47   36   38   66   64   24
      Non-S&E nec   8,290   8,806   2,342   1,904   1,272   1,072   11   13   785   659

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   71,684   38,727   15,407   14,805   517   1,561   667
    Science   36,372   21,467   11,802   1,669   423   447   564
      Computer and information sciences   839   619   0   170   22   28   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,906   1,721   138   47   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   142   0   138   4   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,721   1,721   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   43   0   0   43   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   9,882   7,337   736   741   224   340   504
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,744   5,272   442   306   0   220   504
        Health sciences   1,643   1,021   294   310   0   18   0
        Natural resources and conservation   1,495   1,044   0   125   224   102   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   665   270   197   132   0   66   0
      Physical sciences   12,549   10,123   1,700   538   157   11   20
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   7,707   6,009   1,279   407   1   11   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,842   4,114   421   131   156   0   20
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,413   1,393   0   5   0   2   13
      Social sciences   9,108   0   9,031   30   20   0   27
        Anthropology   4   0   0   4   0   0   0
        Economics   19   0   0   19   0   0   0
        Political science and government   7   0   0   7   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   27   0   0   0   0   0   27
        Social sciences nec   9,051   0   9,031   0   20   0   0
      Sciences nec   10   4   0   6   0   0   0
    Engineering   25,432   17,144   2,499   4,493   94   1,099   103
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,839   5,299   227   726   47   539   1
      Chemical engineering   3,548   2,061   6   1,242   0   219   20
      Civil engineering   4,056   1,182   2,055   810   0   3   6
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   7,328   5,799   211   898   47   297   76
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,301   2,443   0   817   0   41   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   360   360   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   9,880   116   1,106   8,643   0   15   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   12   0   0   12   0   0   0
      Education   1,380   80   1,106   179   0   15   0
      Humanities   86   36   0   50   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   67   0   0   67   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   45   0   0   45   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   8,290   0   0   8,290   0   0   0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   38,727   38,669   38,596   34,218   30,106   33,065   36,866   35,429   37,525   38,434
  DOD   3,179   2,629   2,370   1,993   1,893   1,756   1,095   2,158   2,104   2,612
  DOE   3,385   2,683   2,092   1,694   1,380   1,190   968   1,390   1,245   1,606
  HHS   14,075   13,221   13,040   9,780   8,554   10,196   12,658   12,390   13,814   13,321
  NASA   2,305   2,455   2,559   2,201   1,864   1,905   1,842   1,343   2,086   2,022
  NSF   10,853   11,770   10,832   11,056   10,122   10,121   10,766   9,214   8,394   10,611
  USDA   124   122   19   135   5   0   383   21   59   33
  Other   4,806   5,789   7,684   7,359   6,288   7,897   9,154   8,913   9,823   8,229

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   1,322   236   1,086   .
2018   1,405   275   1,130   .

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   695   631   856   855   854
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   31   31
    Biological and biomedical sciences   124   163   213   181   181
    Computer and information sciences   37   6   23   23   23
    Engineering   141   158   203   203   202
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   19   11   52   52   52
    Health sciences   35   46   64   64   64
    Mathematics and statistics   11   8   18   18   18
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   10   10   10
    Physical sciences   261   175   190   190   190
    Psychology   30   22   27   27   27
    Social sciences   36   18   56   56   56
    Other   1   25   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   0   0   44,000
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   13,000
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   4,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   9,000
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   18,000
    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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