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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 242 74.2 925
2023 436 36.5 679 247 73.2 911 243 60.1 602
2022 431 37.3 680 239 73.8 900
2021 413 40.9 691 235 74.5 908 204 65.5 583
2020 412 41.6 698 225 75.8 916
2019 400 43.2 697 227 75.5 914 176 70.5 589
2018 408 42.4 700 226 75.5 911
2017 397 42.6 684 229 74.8 898 167 71.4 575
2016 531 24.6 697 218 76 896
2015 480 31.5 693 216 76.3 898 228 60.5 570
2014 515 25.9 688
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

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 42 i 41 i 45 45 42 45 39 21 36 32
    Female 87 i 91 i 93 85 97 87 97 38 51 31
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 123 i 126 i 132 123 135 127 125 56 76 59
    Hispanic or Latino 12 i 12 i 12 8 13 15 18 7 7 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 111 i 114 i 120 115 122 112 107 49 69 46
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 22 i 22 i 23 16 22 15 12 8 7 11
      Black or African American 16 i 17 i 16 9 11 10 14 2 2 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 73 i 75 i 81 90 89 87 81 39 60 29
      More than one race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Temporary visa holders 6 i 6 i 6 7 4 5 11 3 11 4
  Science and engineering 85 i 86 i 93 87 90 89 90 59 87 61
    Science 85 i 86 i 93 87 90 89 90 59 87 61
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 i 5 i 5 4 8 11 5 23 59 2
      Communication 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 i 1 i 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 6 i 6 i 6 10 16 10 5 4 0 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 i 1 i 1 3 4 6 4 1 6 18
      Psychology 14 i 15 i 14 17 11 13 7 9 6 7
      Social sciences 58 i 58 i 66 52 51 47 69 22 16 27
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 44 i 46 i 45 43 49 43 46 0 0 2
    Clinical medicine 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Other health 44 i 46 i 45 43 49 43 46 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 154 i 163 i 174 193 183 181 182 117 93 147
    Female 277 i 288 i 320 291 278 253 235 208 172 301
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 402 i 421 i 465 462 435 402 386 290 241 424
    Hispanic or Latino 62 i 63 i 70 67 60 54 50 28 20 48
    Not Hispanic or Latino 340 i 358 i 395 395 375 348 336 262 221 376
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 i 0 i 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
      Asian 53 i 57 i 61 67 61 61 54 45 48 63
      Black or African American 57 i 60 i 65 62 51 51 43 29 14 36
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 230 i 241 i 269 266 262 235 239 188 156 276
      More than one race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 29 i 30 i 29 22 26 32 31 35 24 24
  Science and engineering 429 i 449 i 492 484 458 431 416 325 265 428
    Science 429 i 449 i 492 484 458 431 416 325 265 428
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 i 15 i 16 21 27 23 34 64 63 39
      Communication 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 i 23 i 21 20 15 8 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 42 i 48 i 49 45 60 60 50 54 48 59
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 3 7 5 4 1 1 2
      Psychology 152 i 159 i 177 163 145 115 98 87 81 196
      Social sciences 197 i 204 i 229 232 204 220 228 119 72 132
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 2 i 2 i 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 20
    Clinical medicine 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
    Other health 2 i 2 i 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 28 i 30 i 29 28 31 27 33 2 41 8
  Science and engineering 1 i 1 i 1 1 0 0 4 2 41 8
    Science 1 i 1 i 1 1 0 0 4 2 41 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
      Communication 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
      Psychology 1 i 1 i 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 27 i 29 i 28 27 31 27 29 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 27 i 29 i 28 27 31 27 29 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 129 i 132 i 138 130 139 132 136 59 87 63
  Fellowships 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
    Institutional 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Research assistantships 4 i 4 i 5 5 4 4 9 1 3 8
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6
    Institutional 4 i 4 i 5 5 4 4 5 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
  Teaching assistantships 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 3 3 0 43 8
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
    Institutional 3 i 3 i 3 3 3 3 3 0 13 8
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 122 i 125 i 130 122 132 124 124 58 31 44
    Federal 28 i 30 i 29 28 31 27 29 1 0 0
    Institutional 5 i 5 i 5 5 3 4 5 3 1 1
    Nonfederal 3 i 3 i 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
    Personal resources 86 i 87 i 93 87 97 90 89 53 30 43

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

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

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 45,223 37,172 35,348 33,816 38,345 37,478 33,702 31,273 37,094 36,368
    Science 33,355 29,064 27,465 30,854 33,951 32,773 29,752 26,496 33,508 33,483
      Computer and information sciences 2,252 1,805 1,556 1,395 1,726 2,001 1,780 588 550 456
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,537 1,258 1,197 1,010 1,339 1,147 1,297 794 1,328 1,205
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,454 893 1,197 1,010 1,339 1,147 1,297 794 1,328 1,205
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 83 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 9,973 10,272 7,870 7,852 8,957 7,408 6,221 9,123 13,355 13,586
        Agricultural sciences 40 31 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,897 6,227 6,539 7,167 8,550 7,166 6,073 9,019 13,342 13,574
        Health sciences 3,941 4,014 1,204 685 407 242 148 104 13 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 95 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
      Mathematics and statistics 491 262 200 217 174 95 24 22 12 129
      Physical sciences 6,245 5,712 4,838 5,489 4,197 4,739 4,500 3,628 4,379 5,585
        Astronomy and astrophysics 21 0 0 62 0 87 96 94 115 164
        Chemistry 4,044 3,656 3,392 4,412 3,003 3,027 3,119 2,274 3,121 3,921
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,409 1,907 1,446 1,015 1,194 1,625 1,285 1,260 1,143 1,500
        Physical sciences nec 771 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 9,549 8,218 9,591 12,382 14,507 15,915 14,303 10,859 12,320 10,997
      Social sciences 3,308 1,537 1,827 2,509 3,051 1,468 1,627 1,482 1,564 1,525
        Anthropology 550 531 540 705 830 441 669 545 437 0
        Economics 216 229 215 46 49 159 302 199 257 305
        Political science and government 115 44 0 90 416 103 11 109 23 17
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,407 729 1,072 1,396 1,322 527 634 424 508 593
        Social sciences nec 20 4 0 272 434 238 11 205 339 610
      Sciences nec 0 0 386 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 357 0 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 357 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 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 0 0 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 11,511 8,108 7,692 2,962 4,394 4,705 3,950 4,777 3,586 2,885
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 8 8 24 24 0 0 0
      Education 1,241 1,827 2,644 1,670 2,015 2,022 1,722 1,319 1,209 739
      Humanities 2,849 1,883 1,812 100 529 736 490 472 533 461
      Law 299 269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 481 137 2,531 1,157 1,818 1,874 1,678 2,285 1,411 1,079
      Visual and performing arts 1,096 313 391 27 24 49 36 501 233 289
      Non-S&E nec 5,545 3,679 314 0 0 0 0 200 200 317

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 45,223 22,412 3,109 17,263 751 1,223 465
    Science 33,355 21,253 1,941 8,052 750 977 382
      Computer and information sciences 2,252 1,852 0 309 91 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,537 408 1,066 52 0 6 5
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,454 325 1,066 52 0 6 5
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 83 83 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 9,973 6,367 681 2,114 509 283 19
        Agricultural sciences 40 0 0 40 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,897 3,644 396 1,458 100 280 19
        Health sciences 3,941 2,628 285 616 409 3 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 95 95 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 491 220 0 270 0 1 0
      Physical sciences 6,245 4,229 194 1,510 75 32 205
        Astronomy and astrophysics 21 0 0 21 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,044 2,674 18 1,070 63 14 205
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,409 938 176 265 12 18 0
        Physical sciences nec 771 617 0 154 0 0 0
      Psychology 9,549 7,614 0 1,666 0 244 25
      Social sciences 3,308 563 0 2,131 75 411 128
        Anthropology 550 212 0 317 0 21 0
        Economics 216 80 0 136 0 0 0
        Political science and government 115 0 0 104 0 0 11
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,407 271 0 1,554 75 390 117
        Social sciences nec 20 0 0 20 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 357 357 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 357 357 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 11,511 802 1,168 9,211 1 246 83
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,241 566 112 516 1 25 21
      Humanities 2,849 53 1,056 1,651 0 34 55
      Law 299 0 0 299 0 0 0
      Social work 481 183 0 298 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,096 0 0 1,082 0 7 7
      Non-S&E nec 5,545 0 0 5,365 0 180 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 22,412 22,124 21,142 23,166 26,025 23,485 21,766 18,705 20,037 19,193
  DOD 792 813 801 921 342 496 422 522 276 374
  DOE 820 828 833 784 424 239 247 323 374 666
  HHS 16,834 18,145 17,604 19,542 21,271 19,963 16,922 15,710 17,371 15,964
  NASA 312 324 165 128 47 0 0 0 1 10
  NSF 2,822 1,787 1,488 1,386 3,483 2,627 3,954 1,971 1,809 2,027
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 11 24 66
  Other 832 227 251 405 458 160 184 168 182 86

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 495 155 340 .
2018 490 145 345 .

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 176 250 301 i 316 205
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 34 36 63 i 62 71
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 8 i 7 4
    Engineering 0 0 3 i 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 8 10 i 10 9
    Health sciences 29 54 73 i 75 3
    Mathematics and statistics 3 5 10 i 9 10
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 2 i 0 0
    Physical sciences 38 41 53 i 54 35
    Psychology 29 27 29 i 31 37
    Social sciences 28 65 50 i 56 38
    Other 7 11 0 i 12 0

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 0 0 0 i 3,338
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 i 1,260
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 i 837
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 1,241
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 i 0

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

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 12,000 0 3,433 0 i 550
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,600 0 0 0 i 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Health sciences 3,600 0 0 0 i 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Physical sciences 3,600 0 3,120 0 i 0
    Psychology 1,200 0 313 0 i 550
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 i 0

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

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