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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 234 49.6 459 288 58.1 679 273 55.2 602 280 69.8 914
2022 239 48.3 457 310 55 680 281 69.2 900
2021 255 43.6 447 315 55 691 267 54.8 583 296 67.8 908
2020 288 36.7 450 308 56.4 698 299 67.8 916
2019 230 49.2 447 304 56.9 697 265 55.6 589 289 68.8 914
2018 220 49.2 428 298 57.9 700 287 68.9 911
2017 250 41.9 425 295 57.4 684 287 50.7 575 298 67.2 898
2016 300 31 430 305 56.8 697 308 66 896
2015 254 41.1 426 336 52.1 693 294 49 570 299 67.1 898
2014 239 44 422 305 56.2 688 295 67.2 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 38 37 28 22 39 45 32 18 29 34
  Science and engineering 38 37 28 22 39 45 32 18 29 34
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . 2 . 1 . . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 . 2 . 1 . . . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 3 . 2 4 3 2 2 3 2
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . . . 1 1 1 . 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 3 . 1 . 1 . . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 2 3 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 2
      Computer science 2 2 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 2
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 15 18 18 12 18 32 16 8 20 17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 . . . . . . . 2 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 4 5 1 1 7 8 . 3 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 4 5 1 4 6 2 3 4 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 5 2 3 6 7 . 3 4 2
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Materials and mining engineering . 2 . 2 2 . 2 . 3 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 5 5 4 8 3 1 4 3
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 . 1 4 1 . . 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . 2 1 1 . . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . 2 1 1 . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 2 2 3 5 4 2 2 1 5
      Applied mathematics 4 . 1 2 4 3 1 1 . 3
      Mathematics . . . 1 1 . . . 1 .
      Statistics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 2 . . . 1 1 1 . 2
    Physical sciences 12 10 6 3 9 4 10 6 4 6
      Chemistry 10 6 5 1 5 3 7 6 3 5
      Physics 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 . 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 272 201 199 187 188 200 214 225 185 212
    Female 118 106 81 86 80 88 82 81 70 78
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 103 108 133 158 119 129 124 145 101 124
    Hispanic or Latino 4 5 8 6 7 9 5 8 3 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 98 103 124 147 109 119 112 132 95 114
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 7 6 8 6 7 5 6 12 5 4
      Black or African American 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 5 4 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 83 91 110 135 98 108 102 113 85 105
      More than one race 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 0 1 5 3 1 7 5 3 6
  Temporary visa holders 287 199 147 115 149 159 172 161 154 166
  Science and engineering 390 307 280 271 265 280 286 306 255 290
    Science 204 131 110 109 115 111 117 115 99 106
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 17 15 17 14 14 10 20 11 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 32 11 22 22 32 28 28 10 11 13
      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 16 25 23 22 22 24 26 24 22 29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 93 26 2 1 2 3 3 14 10 9
      Natural resources and conservation 2 4 3 5 4 2 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 39 48 45 42 41 40 48 45 44 47
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 186 176 170 162 150 169 169 191 156 184
      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 21 21 19 17 24 23 26 24 21 24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 44 44 42 30 35 44 46 52 52 54
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 61 47 46 52 39 40 42 45 34 40
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 45 51 48 43 38 43 43 43 41 50
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 9 5 4 5 5 6 5 7 10
      Other engineering 5 4 10 16 9 14 6 22 1 6
    Health 0 0 0 2 3 8 10 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 2 3 8 10 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

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 99 87 92 100 107 125 106 91 21 13
    Female 37 32 32 47 43 43 37 34 5 4
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 125 114 120 127 134 147 137 124 24 16
    Hispanic or Latino 15 14 8 7 3 4 7 4 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 105 98 108 112 121 127 99 99 22 15
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 8 3 3 10 12 9 6 7 1 0
      Black or African American 7 6 4 3 1 4 4 3 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 86 84 98 92 101 112 83 89 20 15
      More than one race 3 5 3 6 6 2 6 0 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 4 8 10 16 31 21 2 1
  Temporary visa holders 11 5 4 20 16 21 6 1 2 1
  Science and engineering 136 119 124 120 133 137 124 125 26 17
    Science 27 28 25 17 21 24 13 21 9 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 7 20 17 19 21 12 1 6 7
      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 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 21 18 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 109 91 99 103 112 113 111 104 17 9
      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 7 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 71 50 60 54 49 47 28 24 8 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 21 22 23 29 39 54 61 60 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 13 14 20 22 11 21 20 5 1
    Health 0 0 0 27 17 31 19 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 27 17 31 19 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 2013
All surveyed fields 42 52 16 20 37 59 46 38 40 46 0
  Science and engineering 42 52 16 20 37 57 46 38 40 46 0
    Science 9 11 4 6 9 17 10 11 9 10 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 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 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 5 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 8 3 3 7 10 6 6 6 4 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33 41 12 14 28 40 36 27 31 36 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 2 1 3 6 6 3 2 3 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 9 1 6 7 9 8 9 12 11 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 15 17 5 3 12 16 16 11 11 12 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 13 4 4 6 7 4 2 5 10 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 2 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: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 390 307 280 273 268 288 296 306 255 290
  Fellowships 3 5 0 1 0 1 4 8 13 15
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 3 5 0 1 0 1 4 8 13 14
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 102 108 36 50 79 94 77 62 61 71
    Federal 42 52 16 20 37 59 40 32 35 40
    Institutional 43 40 14 19 26 22 27 23 18 17
    Nonfederal 17 16 6 11 16 13 10 7 8 14
  Teaching assistantships 88 95 100 90 94 100 105 105 103 102
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 88 95 100 90 94 100 105 105 103 102
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 197 99 144 132 95 93 110 131 78 102
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 5 5
    Institutional 78 49 24 26 25 15 16 26 12 12
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5 4
    Personal resources 119 50 120 106 70 78 87 91 56 81

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 11 10 10 14 9 12 10 13 17 16
    Science 5 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 7
      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 1 1 2 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 1 0 1 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6 9 6 11 6 9 8 9 12 9
      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 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 4 7 3 5 3 5 8 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 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 6 4 4 11 6 7 6 6 7 4
  Science and engineering 6 4 4 11 6 7 6 6 7 4
    Science 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2
      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 1 1 2 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 1 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 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 4 4 2 9 4 6 5 4 4 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 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 1 5 2 4 1 1 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 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 25,399 21,703 16,765 15,104 17,147 16,927 15,148 12,983 13,406 13,750
    Science 8,254 6,919 5,399 4,732 5,322 3,722 3,693 2,589 3,255 4,264
      Computer and information sciences 780 531 776 517 506 307 204 47 88 89
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 170 112 172 59 4 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 100 103 142 59 4 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 70 9 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,725 1,339 1,014 999 1,163 1,401 1,284 534 789 673
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,192 1,235 920 902 765 894 776 534 730 577
        Health sciences 201 101 93 97 398 507 508 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 332 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 59 96
      Mathematics and statistics 830 784 868 780 1,046 848 987 630 882 798
      Physical sciences 4,148 3,918 2,414 2,217 2,498 1,055 1,091 1,306 1,390 2,521
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,815 2,867 945 1,829 2,300 772 837 1,029 1,121 2,205
        Materials science 0 0 464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 715 629 1,005 388 198 283 254 254 269 316
        Physical sciences nec 618 422 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
      Psychology 87 89 113 86 22 14 16 31 30 22
      Social sciences 514 146 42 74 83 97 111 41 76 161
        Anthropology 3 0 2 6 4 0 4 0 0 0
        Economics 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 2 13 21 36 49 73 65 41 64 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 409 8 7 0 1 0 6 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 55 125 12 32 29 24 36 0 12 161
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 14,568 12,446 10,113 9,363 10,889 12,058 10,487 10,210 9,939 9,378
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 55 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2,051 2,296 2,548 1,849 2,739 2,142 2,031 2,273 1,953 1,674
      Civil engineering 4,044 3,321 2,310 2,954 3,030 3,786 3,002 4,423 4,442 3,572
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,291 3,956 2,793 2,394 3,046 2,858 3,064 2,003 1,544 1,376
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 504 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,584 2,738 1,627 2,112 2,037 1,983 1,270 1,511 2,000 2,756
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 74 10 0 21 36 1,289 1,113 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 438 117 31 33 1 0 7 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,577 2,338 1,253 1,009 936 1,147 968 184 212 108
      Business management and business administration 794 645 358 574 619 724 719 148 181 104
      Communication and communications technologies 150 96 39 13 115 82 79 2 9 4
      Education 536 710 704 322 56 108 130 0 0 0
      Humanities 59 171 105 88 129 225 38 0 2 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,036 716 45 10 15 2 0 34 20 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 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 25,399 10,611 3,910 9,214 1,093 406 165
    Science 8,254 3,836 1,424 2,653 78 181 82
      Computer and information sciences 780 749 0 31 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 170 70 100 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 100 0 100 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 70 70 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,725 1,048 77 570 3 26 1
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,192 655 75 439 3 20 0
        Health sciences 201 69 0 126 0 6 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 332 324 2 5 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 830 261 336 153 0 0 80
      Physical sciences 4,148 1,653 870 1,445 30 150 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,815 935 700 1,000 30 150 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 715 150 170 395 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 618 568 0 50 0 0 0
      Psychology 87 0 11 70 0 5 1
      Social sciences 514 55 30 384 45 0 0
        Anthropology 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        Economics 45 0 30 15 0 0 0
        Political science and government 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 409 0 0 364 45 0 0
        Social sciences nec 55 55 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 14,568 6,413 1,306 5,608 969 195 77
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 31 0 0 6 0 0 25
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 55 55 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2,051 290 79 1,106 463 93 20
      Civil engineering 4,044 1,738 597 1,383 239 55 32
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,291 2,418 135 1,496 205 37 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,584 1,605 443 1,500 31 5 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 74 56 2 16 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 438 251 50 101 31 5 0
    Non-S&E 2,577 362 1,180 953 46 30 6
      Business management and business administration 794 85 0 664 45 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 150 0 19 126 1 0 4
      Education 536 110 285 113 0 28 0
      Humanities 59 0 9 50 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Visual and performing arts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Non-S&E nec 1,036 167 867 0 0 2 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 10,611 8,834 7,246 7,095 8,551 8,203 6,819 6,183 5,440 5,476
  DOD 1,942 1,660 1,449 1,461 2,295 2,010 1,729 1,596 1,585 734
  DOE 294 288 293 184 565 376 143 298 333 73
  HHS 948 584 310 360 514 842 740 139 259 442
  NASA 133 148 38 62 61 23 34 2 29 29
  NSF 5,081 3,876 2,948 3,433 3,235 3,341 2,795 2,142 1,634 1,887
  USDA 189 90 64 134 148 78 81 261 172 93
  Other 2,024 2,188 2,144 1,461 1,733 1,533 1,297 1,745 1,428 2,218

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 406 90 316 .
2018 418 82 336 .
2017 363 82 281 .

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 142 142 148 123 114
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 14 15 7 6
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 86 86 92 87 81
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 1 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 2 2 2 0 0
    Physical sciences 30 30 31 24 22
    Psychology 1 1 2 2 2
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 3 3 2 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)

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 0 767 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 0 767 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

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