Clemson U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 68 85.5 459 77 88.9 679 65 89.5 602 109 88.3 914
2022 83 82.2 457 74 89.4 680 107 88.3 900
2021 82 82 447 74 89.5 691 81 86.4 583 107 88.4 908
2020 77 83.2 450 71 90.1 698 106 88.6 916
2019 78 82.9 447 69 90.3 697 103 82.8 589 110 88.2 914
2018 82 81.2 428 67 90.6 700 107 88.5 911
2017 81 81.3 425 83 88.1 684 123 79 575 111 87.9 898
2016 84 80.8 430 84 88.2 697 109 88 896
2015 80 81.6 426 77 89.1 693 119 79.5 570 113 87.6 898
2014 87 79.8 422 74 89.5 688 117 87.1 889
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 281 239 220 243 243 232 235 235 237 217
  Science and engineering 222 194 180 179 186 192 200 191 205 169
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 19 9 14 9 16 13 10 21 14 10
      Agricultural sciences 15 7 11 6 12 9 7 14 10 4
      Natural resources and conservation 4 2 3 3 4 4 3 7 4 6
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30 19 24 18 17 23 18 21 25 25
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 4 2 2 . 3 2 3 6 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 1 3 1 1 . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . . 1 2 1 . 1 1 3
      Genetics and genomics 6 5 11 4 1 6 4 1 3 3
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 . 2 2 2 1 3 3 2
      Molecular biology 2 1 . . 1 1 . . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 1 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 1 . . 1 . 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 8 4 2 3 6 4 8 5 7 7
    Computer and information sciences 16 14 7 10 7 4 6 8 15 2
      Computer science 11 8 6 10 6 2 6 7 13 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 6 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 .
    Engineering 97 88 82 72 84 87 97 83 89 85
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13 14 16 13 15 13 15 14 24 16
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 11 5 5 9 6 5 4 4 6 10
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 21 14 15 19 16 19 23 8 18 18
      Electrical and computer engineering 19 11 16 9 12 16 17 10 12 15
      Industrial engineering and operations research 5 11 6 5 6 9 6 11 4 7
      Materials and mining engineering 10 14 3 6 9 8 6 6 9 7
      Mechanical engineering 6 15 13 9 17 11 23 24 11 7
      Engineering, other 11 3 8 2 3 6 3 6 5 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 . 1
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . 1 . . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 . .
    Health sciences 14 8 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Nursing science . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Public health 6 5 1 3 . 1 . . . .
      Health sciences, other 8 3 1 3 2 . . 1 . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 12 14 6 10 12 13 9 11 12 12
      Applied mathematics . . 2 3 1 3 2 5 2 1
      Mathematics 2 . . 2 2 2 1 . 2 .
      Statistics 1 5 2 1 3 1 1 . 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 9 9 2 4 6 7 5 6 7 10
    Physical sciences 17 18 22 24 20 23 25 23 23 18
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 4 1 2 1 . . 1 1 1
      Chemistry 10 11 14 13 16 16 17 18 9 14
      Physics 4 3 7 9 3 7 8 4 13 3
    Psychology 8 6 9 9 11 9 13 10 5 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 5 6 8 8 4 7 6 3 3
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . 1 2 2 1 . .
      Psychology, other 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 1
    Social sciences 8 17 11 20 16 18 19 12 21 11
      Economics 7 11 7 16 15 11 13 9 12 8
      Political science and government 1 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Public policy analysis . 2 1 2 . 4 2 1 4 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Social sciences, other . 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 5 3
  Non-science and engineering 59 45 40 64 57 40 35 44 32 48
    Business 4 1 5 5 6 6 . 6 3 4
      Business 4 1 5 5 6 6 . 6 3 4
    Education 35 26 21 35 30 21 24 21 18 32
      Education leadership and administration 21 9 8 15 19 12 10 12 7 19
      Education research 4 12 10 12 7 7 11 5 9 12
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 4 2 8 3 2 3 2 1 1
      Education, other 3 1 1 . 1 . . 2 1 .
    Humanities and arts 8 8 3 5 6 4 7 5 1 2
      Letters 8 8 3 5 6 4 7 5 1 2
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 12 10 11 19 15 9 4 12 10 10
      Communication 2 1 2 . 1 . 1 1 1 .
      Non-science and engineering, other 10 9 9 19 14 9 3 11 9 10

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 1,463 1,457 1,326 1,256 1,403 1,386 1,171 1,194 1,296 1,337
    Female 862 818 789 711 720 697 582 628 667 671
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,002 1,055 1,131 1,027 995 1,059 788 785 861 889
    Hispanic or Latino 61 56 65 58 45 47 29 25 25 17
    Not Hispanic or Latino 909 971 1,046 941 921 975 731 727 794 819
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
      Asian 32 37 37 34 32 29 24 22 25 27
      Black or African American 61 73 68 66 56 57 27 32 37 40
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 2 1 1
      White 772 829 899 803 804 860 654 643 700 722
      More than one race 38 28 39 34 26 25 23 28 31 28
    Unknown ethnicity and race 32 28 20 28 29 37 28 33 42 53
  Temporary visa holders 1,323 1,220 984 940 1,128 1,024 965 1,037 1,102 1,119
  Science and engineering 2,273 2,187 2,012 1,878 2,030 1,991 1,740 1,803 1,960 2,005
    Science 1,241 1,111 1,028 942 971 964 832 897 942 948
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 135 129 120 104 93 106 82 183 144 145
      Biological and biomedical sciences 196 175 190 161 168 159 136 63 107 110
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 43 44
      Computer and information sciences 316 282 175 171 215 154 149 184 177 185
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 15
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 12 11 11 12 14 15 19 17 16
      Mathematics and statistics 124 104 114 122 117 132 121 107 107 115
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 27 23 23 9 0 0 0 10 14 13
      Natural resources and conservation 78 67 62 61 71 61 27 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 199 175 164 167 170 181 158 153 166 157
      Psychology 50 46 45 44 40 41 39 37 42 40
      Social sciences 106 98 124 92 85 116 105 102 110 108
    Engineering 1,032 1,076 984 936 1,059 1,027 908 906 1,018 1,057
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 145 140 106 98 98 97 97 80 95 114
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 42 52 60 58 56 65 53 47 40 33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 130 139 142 149 161 169 156 171 207 198
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 126 132 136 132 155 153 147 171 205 176
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 143 115 93 55 86 132 75 59 73 106
      Mechanical engineering 184 181 164 177 219 177 146 144 176 184
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 58 60 67 68 66 64 48 44 48 46
      Other engineering 204 257 216 199 218 170 186 190 174 200
  Health 52 88 103 89 93 92 13 19 3 3
    Clinical medicine 34 32 29 23 20 17 13 19 3 3
    Other health 18 56 74 66 73 75 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

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 309 332 244 242 275 266 235 337 361 375
    Female 345 365 285 277 271 296 319 335 303 308
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 576 604 474 455 466 495 476 552 552 591
    Hispanic or Latino 13 29 20 17 15 16 12 17 19 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 535 555 430 418 427 460 450 515 499 516
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 3
      Asian 11 13 8 10 10 10 9 12 12 9
      Black or African American 34 25 23 16 17 19 26 40 33 43
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 477 503 389 378 386 414 403 449 438 444
      More than one race 12 11 6 9 12 15 11 11 14 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 28 20 24 20 24 19 14 20 34 57
  Temporary visa holders 78 93 55 64 80 67 78 120 112 92
  Science and engineering 637 679 500 483 507 511 488 658 664 683
    Science 495 509 411 401 394 404 391 444 431 454
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 30 29 34 26 25 25 20 43 42 49
      Biological and biomedical sciences 211 238 252 235 250 276 301 255 203 221
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 6
      Computer and information sciences 54 40 30 33 20 24 35 31 44 39
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 46 60
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 4 2 5 6 7 9 1 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics 7 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 58 51 32 20 0 0 0 2 8 4
      Natural resources and conservation 106 110 22 45 65 54 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 5 8 12 5 6 5 6 7 4
      Psychology 5 7 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 6
      Social sciences 15 19 22 16 15 6 11 71 68 56
    Engineering 142 170 89 82 113 107 97 214 233 229
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 9 7 11 12 12 14 12 10 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22 23 21 17 19 21 19 32 41 40
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 15 25 19 16 16 23 15 21 11 14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 46 55 2 2 40 11 5 100 130 125
      Mechanical engineering 21 27 24 15 15 27 25 29 25 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 8 7
      Other engineering 17 20 4 15 3 8 9 11 8 12
  Health 17 18 29 36 39 51 66 14 0 0
    Clinical medicine 12 5 7 4 10 6 2 14 0 0
    Other health 5 13 22 32 29 45 64 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1,633 1,514 1,562 1,473 1,498 1,472 215 324 346 361
  Science and engineering 1,594 1,459 1,488 1,410 1,427 1,404 212 321 345 361
    Science 924 821 825 779 774 759 72 124 130 139
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 118 120 107 92 77 81 15 41 32 35
      Biological and biomedical sciences 162 145 162 138 145 136 20 8 18 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Computer and information sciences 112 97 98 96 106 91 11 23 19 29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 11 10 11 8 11 2 6 4 3
      Mathematics and statistics 123 99 113 117 112 124 6 6 5 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 71 55 60 57 62 46 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 195 173 162 161 164 164 9 31 43 41
      Psychology 47 39 39 38 35 34 2 2 4 4
      Social sciences 84 78 74 69 65 72 0 1 0 1
    Engineering 670 638 663 631 653 645 140 197 215 222
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 109 88 90 82 88 81 16 11 17 25
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 28 32 43 40 45 61 16 20 11 12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 108 105 114 119 118 121 45 52 54 55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 104 110 111 109 125 116 25 51 60 50
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 62 48 51 41 44 44 4 9 3 13
      Mechanical engineering 126 121 125 128 138 126 13 20 26 28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 53 56 56 55 53 46 14 19 29 19
      Other engineering 80 78 73 57 42 50 7 15 15 20
  Health 39 55 74 63 71 68 3 3 1 0
    Clinical medicine 22 22 21 17 14 11 3 3 1 0
    Other health 17 33 53 46 57 57 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
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,325 2,275 2,115 1,967 2,123 2,083 1,753 1,822 1,963 2,008
  Fellowships 53 59 94 69 65 197 96 58 53 66
    Federal 0 0 26 21 0 80 39 24 21 40
    Institutional 0 0 47 27 2 117 31 20 27 20
    Nonfederal 53 59 21 21 63 0 26 14 5 6
  Research assistantships 940 874 854 720 732 633 324 543 566 560
    Federal 940 874 854 719 732 633 174 299 321 313
    Institutional 0 0 0 1 0 0 80 125 106 107
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 119 139 140
  Teaching assistantships 504 466 526 554 557 557 478 728 761 731
    Federal 504 466 526 547 557 557 2 0 1 4
    Institutional 0 0 0 7 0 0 475 724 744 721
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 6
  Other types of support 828 876 641 624 769 696 855 493 583 651
    Federal 189 174 156 186 209 202 0 1 3 4
    Institutional 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 14 25 25
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
    Personal resources 639 702 485 437 560 494 847 478 553 621

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 122 110 108 102 98 91 93 86 77 62
    Science 84 71 74 66 60 57 56 35 34 34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 26 5 4 1 1 2 3 6 6 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 25 23 17 15 22 13 2 8 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 6 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 3 6 9 9 9 9 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 11 8 6 5 1 0 3 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 3 5 5 4 5 5 12 4 1
      Natural resources and conservation 7 4 4 5 6 4 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 9 16 20 21 13 19 12 10 9
      Psychology 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
      Social sciences 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 38 39 34 36 38 34 37 51 43 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 6 8 9 14 9 6 5 4 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 4 4 5 4 2 3 6 6 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 0 2 2 3 5 11 16 14 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 3 5 2 5 5 3 6 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 11 6 8 9 7 0 7 8 1
      Other engineering 6 10 9 6 5 5 9 10 1 4
  Health 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
    Clinical medicine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Other health 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

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

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

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 82 74 75 62 56 52 15 28 22 22
  Science and engineering 81 73 74 61 56 52 15 28 22 21
    Science 53 43 50 33 33 37 12 8 9 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 16 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 17 16 10 9 16 4 1 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 2 3 3 5 6 5 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 3 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 9 14 12 13 11 2 5 6 2
      Psychology 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 28 30 24 28 23 15 3 20 13 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 5 5 7 9 5 1 3 2 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 4 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 0 2 2 3 2 0 7 4 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 8 4 6 7 4 0 3 5 0
      Other engineering 4 7 8 4 0 1 0 4 0 0
  Health 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Other health 0 1 1 1 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 286,503 263,158 237,485 228,597 218,760 213,458 193,268 183,965 171,215 161,070
    Science 116,977 105,288 93,458 97,371 88,488 86,855 78,843 68,472 62,492 60,537
      Computer and information sciences 9,428 8,664 7,040 4,852 5,193 5,904 5,936 4,277 5,608 8,879
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 81,964 72,699 66,524 71,776 62,391 57,408 53,479 46,900 39,591 36,246
        Agricultural sciences 29,632 25,912 21,938 23,699 24,150 23,558 21,253 17,647 12,506 11,375
        Biological and biomedical sciences 31,352 26,009 24,231 28,361 25,381 24,282 22,194 19,953 19,017 17,754
        Health sciences 4,455 7,953 7,534 7,465 5,822 2,625 2,307 1,935 951 626
        Natural resources and conservation 21 21 7 3 33 5 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 16,504 12,804 12,814 12,248 7,005 6,938 7,725 7,365 7,117 6,491
      Mathematics and statistics 2,131 1,919 1,870 2,607 3,052 4,655 3,174 2,217 2,558 2,848
      Physical sciences 12,096 11,923 10,139 10,823 11,401 12,320 9,963 9,288 9,028 8,681
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,323 4,367 3,121 4,327 5,030 4,957 3,950 3,598 3,673 3,810
        Materials science 402 342 107 195 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,050 6,199 5,915 5,747 5,861 5,148 5,009 4,703 4,415 4,871
        Physical sciences nec 321 1,015 996 554 510 2,215 1,004 987 940 0
      Psychology 3,826 3,225 1,587 633 460 857 707 610 750 397
      Social sciences 7,532 6,858 6,298 6,680 5,991 5,711 5,584 5,180 4,957 3,414
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 333 127 97 55 47 14 54 28 875 1,318
        Political science and government 222 86 43 173 98 182 278 273 510 547
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,961 1,610 1,055 451 341 162 72 83 145 114
        Social sciences nec 5,016 5,035 5,103 6,001 5,505 5,353 5,180 4,796 3,427 1,435
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
    Engineering 103,188 98,733 90,038 76,971 76,739 73,506 65,885 64,870 58,366 56,334
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 14,120 14,082 20,574 12,996 11,723 9,734 7,712 7,506 10,661 10,263
      Chemical engineering 4,482 5,187 5,711 5,904 5,035 5,289 3,442 2,978 0 0
      Civil engineering 14,650 14,619 14,579 14,483 16,480 15,613 14,904 13,608 10,699 9,678
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 13,148 15,046 10,732 9,687 9,839 9,635 8,923 10,165 9,585 8,528
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 5,156 3,836 1,960 2,637 3,791 3,675 3,239 2,620 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 32,064 27,730 20,325 14,581 14,944 14,261 13,893 14,054 5,425 5,713
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 12,960 11,060 10,330 11,759 13,021 10,086 9,232 10,008 9,391 9,220
      Engineering nec 6,608 7,173 5,827 4,924 1,906 5,213 4,540 3,931 12,605 12,932
    Non-S&E 66,338 59,137 53,989 54,255 53,533 53,097 48,540 50,623 50,357 44,199
      Business management and business administration 3,126 2,867 1,708 1,272 1,198 1,071 863 839 521 340
      Communication and communications technologies 290 163 139 52 48 46 51 85 199 64
      Education 7,090 5,119 3,649 4,071 3,980 4,005 3,117 3,678 4,197 2,953
      Humanities 378 464 346 205 215 210 124 222 159 167
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 11 9 16 15 30 3 0 23 4 18
      Non-S&E nec 55,443 50,515 48,131 48,640 48,062 47,762 44,385 45,776 45,277 40,657

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 286,503 129,955 29,268 100,954 21,139 5,110 77
    Science 116,977 54,227 19,456 36,321 4,203 2,693 77
      Computer and information sciences 9,428 5,586 3 3,423 399 17 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 81,964 30,942 18,754 27,289 2,742 2,160 77
        Agricultural sciences 29,632 10,578 10,902 5,655 2,097 400 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 31,352 12,549 4,526 13,461 238 501 77
        Health sciences 4,455 2,269 171 958 12 1,045 0
        Natural resources and conservation 21 0 0 21 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 16,504 5,546 3,155 7,194 395 214 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,131 1,457 0 613 8 53 0
      Physical sciences 12,096 8,075 88 3,106 586 241 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,323 2,897 88 1,844 261 233 0
        Materials science 402 0 0 402 0 0 0
        Physics 6,050 5,178 0 539 325 8 0
        Physical sciences nec 321 0 0 321 0 0 0
      Psychology 3,826 2,839 0 699 247 41 0
      Social sciences 7,532 5,328 611 1,191 221 181 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 333 64 3 8 135 123 0
        Political science and government 222 165 0 55 0 2 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,961 1,434 53 418 0 56 0
        Social sciences nec 5,016 3,665 555 710 86 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 103,188 65,399 1,065 23,360 11,740 1,624 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 14,120 8,763 186 2,660 2,068 443 0
      Chemical engineering 4,482 2,947 30 1,303 140 62 0
      Civil engineering 14,650 7,465 261 4,633 1,721 570 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 13,148 8,663 27 3,037 1,411 10 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 5,156 3,144 0 1,715 211 86 0
      Mechanical engineering 32,064 22,464 414 5,044 3,800 342 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 12,960 8,221 112 2,522 2,073 32 0
      Engineering nec 6,608 3,732 35 2,446 316 79 0
    Non-S&E 66,338 10,329 8,747 41,273 5,196 793 0
      Business management and business administration 3,126 3 0 459 2,664 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 290 182 2 65 31 10 0
      Education 7,090 3,418 2,756 714 116 86 0
      Humanities 378 46 0 137 195 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 11 0 0 11 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 55,443 6,680 5,989 39,887 2,190 697 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 129,955 119,512 89,883 82,203 81,080 73,735 70,256 60,165 53,136 49,887
  DOD 20,118 11,729 8,213 5,394 6,822 6,041 5,219 4,125 4,815 4,869
  DOE 8,141 8,174 7,012 7,990 7,710 7,027 7,818 5,232 2,221 1,267
  HHS 20,724 16,596 15,079 15,201 11,826 10,622 9,594 6,752 5,287 4,846
  NASA 2,098 1,886 1,798 1,547 1,202 1,452 1,259 965 886 615
  NSF 23,552 21,701 17,932 18,435 21,105 21,556 17,606 14,639 15,059 14,503
  USDA 11,985 9,177 6,387 4,869 5,737 4,766 4,657 4,231 2,917 2,074
  Other 43,337 50,249 33,462 28,767 26,678 22,271 24,103 24,221 21,951 21,713

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 647 112 535 .
2018 1,169 211 958 .
2017 1,494 300 1,194 .

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 1,051 817 680 551 550
    Agricultural sciences 347 167 146 151 165
    Biological and biomedical sciences 90 91 115 68 68
    Computer and information sciences 16 13 16 12 13
    Engineering 419 368 250 188 185
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 27 28 33 25 25
    Health sciences 5 5 6 6 6
    Mathematics and statistics 17 16 10 9 9
    Natural resources and conservation 16 19 19 14 0
    Physical sciences 80 80 68 63 61
    Psychology 7 6 10 7 10
    Social sciences 7 12 9 8 8
    Other 20 12 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 219,919 51,114 4,000 . 9,071
    Agricultural sciences 150,986 0 0 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 . 9,071
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 4,000 . 0
    Engineering 0 51,114 0 . 0
    Natural resources and conservation 68,933 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 10,414 4,016 4,928 0 6,853
    Agricultural sciences 1,360 2,130 1,355 0 457
    Biological and biomedical sciences 857 1,372 0 0 2,102
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 640 0 1,345 0 3,477
    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 0 550 0 0
    Physical sciences 7,557 513 1,678 0 817
    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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