Clemson U.

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 65 86.2 459 79 87.7 631 103 89.1 925
2023 68 85.5 459 77 88.9 679 109 88.2 911 65 89.5 602
2022 83 82.2 457 74 89.4 680 107 88.3 900
2021 82 82 447 74 89.5 691 107 88.4 908 81 86.4 583
2020 77 83.2 450 71 90.1 698 106 88.6 916
2019 78 82.9 447 69 90.3 697 110 88.2 914 103 82.8 589
2018 82 81.2 428 67 90.6 700 107 88.5 911
2017 81 81.3 425 83 88.1 684 111 87.9 898 123 79 575
2016 84 80.8 430 84 88.2 697 109 88 896
2015 80 81.6 426 77 89.1 693 113 87.6 898 119 79.5 570
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 295 281 239 220 243 243 232 235 235 237
  Science and engineering 222 222 194 180 179 186 192 200 191 205
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 10 19 9 14 9 16 13 10 21 14
      Agricultural sciences 8 15 7 11 6 12 9 7 14 10
      Natural resources and conservation 2 4 2 3 3 4 4 3 7 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 29 30 19 24 18 17 23 18 21 25
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 4 4 2 2 . 3 2 3 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 4 1 3 1 1 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . . 1 2 1 . 1 1
      Genetics and genomics 8 6 5 11 4 1 6 4 1 3
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 1 . 2 2 2 1 3 3
      Molecular biology 1 2 1 . . 1 1 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 1 3 3 2 4 2 4 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . 1 . . 1 . 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 8 8 4 2 3 6 4 8 5 7
    Computer and information sciences 13 16 14 7 10 7 4 6 8 15
      Computer science 9 11 8 6 10 6 2 6 7 13
      Computer and information sciences, other 4 5 6 1 . 1 2 . 1 2
    Engineering 95 97 88 82 72 84 87 97 83 89
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 19 13 14 16 13 15 13 15 14 24
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 12 11 5 5 9 6 5 4 4 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 12 21 14 15 19 16 19 23 8 18
      Electrical and computer engineering 11 19 11 16 9 12 16 17 10 12
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 5 11 6 5 6 9 6 11 4
      Materials and mining engineering 10 10 14 3 6 9 8 6 6 9
      Mechanical engineering 20 6 15 13 9 17 11 23 24 11
      Engineering, other 8 11 3 8 2 3 6 3 6 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 .
      Geological sciences 1 . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 .
    Health sciences 6 14 8 2 6 2 1 1 1 1
      Nursing science . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Public health 4 6 5 1 3 . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other 2 8 3 1 3 2 . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 19 12 14 6 10 12 13 9 11 12
      Applied mathematics 2 . . 2 3 1 3 2 5 2
      Mathematics 2 2 . . 2 2 2 1 . 2
      Statistics 2 1 5 2 1 3 1 1 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 13 9 9 2 4 6 7 5 6 7
    Physical sciences 26 17 18 22 24 20 23 25 23 23
      Astronomy and astrophysics 4 3 4 1 2 1 . . 1 1
      Chemistry 14 10 11 14 13 16 16 17 18 9
      Physics 8 4 3 7 9 3 7 8 4 13
    Psychology 11 8 6 9 9 11 9 13 10 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 8 4 5 6 8 8 4 7 6 3
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . 1 2 2 1 .
      Psychology, other 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 2
    Social sciences 12 8 17 11 20 16 18 19 12 21
      Economics 3 7 11 7 16 15 11 13 9 12
      Political science and government . 1 1 1 . . . . . .
      Public policy analysis 2 . 2 1 2 . 4 2 1 4
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 7 . 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 5
  Non-science and engineering 73 59 45 40 64 57 40 35 44 32
    Business 5 4 1 5 5 6 6 . 6 3
      Business 5 4 1 5 5 6 6 . 6 3
    Education 46 35 26 21 35 30 21 24 21 18
      Education leadership and administration 15 21 9 8 15 19 12 10 12 7
      Education research 16 4 12 10 12 7 7 11 5 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 10 7 4 2 8 3 2 3 2 1
      Education, other 5 3 1 1 . 1 . . 2 1
    Humanities and arts 7 8 8 3 5 6 4 7 5 1
      Letters 7 8 8 3 5 6 4 7 5 1
    Other non-science and engineering 15 12 10 11 19 15 9 4 12 10
      Communication 2 2 1 2 . 1 . 1 1 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 13 10 9 9 19 14 9 3 11 9

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   997   1,002   1,055   1,131   1,027   995   1,059   788   785   861
    Hispanic or Latino   44   61   56   65   58   45   47   29   25   25
    Not Hispanic or Latino   924   909   971   1,046   941   921   975   731   727   794
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
      Asian   44   32   37   37   34   32   29   24   22   25
      Black or African American   61   61   73   68   66   56   57   27   32   37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   4   3   4   3   4   1   2   1
      White   764   772   829   899   803   804   860   654   643   700
      More than one race   48   38   28   39   34   26   25   23   28   31
    Unknown ethnicity and race   29   32   28   20   28   29   37   28   33   42
  Temporary visa holders   1,179   1,323   1,220   984   940   1,128   1,024   965   1,037   1,102
  Science and engineering   2,120   2,273   2,187   2,012   1,878   2,030   1,991   1,740   1,803   1,960
    Science   1,200   1,241   1,111   1,028   942   971   964   832   897   942
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   140   135   129   120   104   93   106   82   183   144
      Biological and biomedical sciences   205   196   175   190   161   168   159   136   63   107
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   43
      Computer and information sciences   226   316   282   175   171   215   154   149   184   177
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   15
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   10   12   11   11   12   14   15   19   17
      Mathematics and statistics   119   124   104   114   122   117   132   121   107   107
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   40   27   23   23   9   0   0   0   10   14
      Natural resources and conservation   86   78   67   62   61   71   61   27   0   0
      Physical sciences   196   199   175   164   167   170   181   158   153   166
      Psychology   60   50   46   45   44   40   41   39   37   42
      Social sciences   117   106   98   124   92   85   116   105   102   110
    Engineering   920   1,032   1,076   984   936   1,059   1,027   908   906   1,018
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   151   145   140   106   98   98   97   97   80   95
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   34   42   52   60   58   56   65   53   47   40
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   130   130   139   142   149   161   169   156   171   207
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   138   126   132   136   132   155   153   147   171   205
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   104   143   115   93   55   86   132   75   59   73
      Mechanical engineering   163   184   181   164   177   219   177   146   144   176
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   61   58   60   67   68   66   64   48   44   48
      Other engineering   139   204   257   216   199   218   170   186   190   174
    Health   56   52   88   103   89   93   92   13   19   3
      Clinical medicine   28   34   32   29   23   20   17   13   19   3
      Other health   28   18   56   74   66   73   75   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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   597   576   604   474   455   466   495   476   552   552
    Hispanic or Latino   19   13   29   20   17   15   16   12   17   19
    Not Hispanic or Latino   555   535   555   430   418   427   460   450   515   499
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   2   2   3   2   2   1   2   1
      Asian   13   11   13   8   10   10   10   9   12   12
      Black or African American   33   34   25   23   16   17   19   26   40   33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   2   2   0   0   0   1   1
      White   487   477   503   389   378   386   414   403   449   438
      More than one race   22   12   11   6   9   12   15   11   11   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   28   20   24   20   24   19   14   20   34
  Temporary visa holders   107   78   93   55   64   80   67   78   120   112
  Science and engineering   670   637   679   500   483   507   511   488   658   664
    Science   495   495   509   411   401   394   404   391   444   431
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   26   30   29   34   26   25   25   20   43   42
      Biological and biomedical sciences   195   211   238   252   235   250   276   301   255   203
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   2
      Computer and information sciences   69   54   40   30   33   20   24   35   31   44
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   46
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   0   4   2   5   6   7   9   1   5
      Mathematics and statistics   8   7   6   5   4   4   3   2   2   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   57   58   51   32   20   0   0   0   2   8
      Natural resources and conservation   106   106   110   22   45   65   54   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   9   5   8   12   5   6   5   6   7
      Psychology   7   5   7   4   5   4   3   4   5   4
      Social sciences   18   15   19   22   16   15   6   11   71   68
    Engineering   175   142   170   89   82   113   107   97   214   233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   9   7   11   12   12   14   12   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   7   3   4   1   3   0   1   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   22   23   21   17   19   21   19   32   41
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   15   25   19   16   16   23   15   21   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   69   46   55   2   2   40   11   5   100   130
      Mechanical engineering   21   21   27   24   15   15   27   25   29   25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   9   8   8   5   5   5   9   9   8
      Other engineering   26   17   20   4   15   3   8   9   11   8
    Health   34   17   18   29   36   39   51   66   14   0
      Clinical medicine   22   12   5   7   4   10   6   2   14   0
      Other health   12   5   13   22   32   29   45   64   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   1,693   1,633   1,514   1,562   1,473   1,498   1,472   215   324   346
  Science and engineering   1,654   1,594   1,459   1,488   1,410   1,427   1,404   212   321   345
    Science   968   924   821   825   779   774   759   72   124   130
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   125   118   120   107   92   77   81   15   41   32
      Biological and biomedical sciences   178   162   145   162   138   145   136   20   8   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   114   112   97   98   96   106   91   11   23   19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   8   11   10   11   8   11   2   6   4
      Mathematics and statistics   119   123   99   113   117   112   124   6   6   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Natural resources and conservation   82   71   55   60   57   62   46   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   193   195   173   162   161   164   164   9   31   43
      Psychology   51   47   39   39   38   35   34   2   2   4
      Social sciences   88   84   78   74   69   65   72   0   1   0
    Engineering   686   670   638   663   631   653   645   140   197   215
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   120   109   88   90   82   88   81   16   11   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   26   28   32   43   40   45   61   16   20   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   115   108   105   114   119   118   121   45   52   54
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   122   104   110   111   109   125   116   25   51   60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   61   62   48   51   41   44   44   4   9   3
      Mechanical engineering   123   126   121   125   128   138   126   13   20   26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   57   53   56   56   55   53   46   14   19   29
      Other engineering   62   80   78   73   57   42   50   7   15   15
    Health   39   39   55   74   63   71   68   3   3   1
      Clinical medicine   20   22   22   21   17   14   11   3   3   1
      Other health   19   17   33   53   46   57   57   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,176   2,325   2,275   2,115   1,967   2,123   2,083   1,753   1,822   1,963
  Fellowships   33   53   59   94   69   65   197   96   58   53
    Federal   0   0   0   26   21   0   80   39   24   21
    Institutional   0   0   0   47   27   2   117   31   20   27
    Nonfederal   33   53   59   21   21   63   0   26   14   5
  Research assistantships   986   940   874   854   720   732   633   324   543   566
    Federal   986   940   874   854   719   732   633   174   299   321
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   80   125   106
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   70   119   139
  Teaching assistantships   533   504   466   526   554   557   557   478   728   761
    Federal   533   504   466   526   547   557   557   2   0   1
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   475   724   744
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   16
  Other types of support   624   828   876   641   624   769   696   855   493   583
    Federal   174   189   174   156   186   209   202   0   1   3
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   14   25
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Personal resources   450   639   702   485   437   560   494   847   478   553

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   132   122   110   108   102   98   91   93   86   77
    Science   91   84   71   74   66   60   57   56   35   34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   34   26   5   4   1   1   2   3   6   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   11   13   25   23   17   15   22   13   2   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   4   3   2   1   1   0   1   2   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   3   6   9   9   9   9   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   11   11   8   6   5   1   0   3   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   6   3   5   5   4   5   5   12   4
      Natural resources and conservation   6   7   4   4   5   6   4   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   14   9   16   20   21   13   19   12   10
      Psychology   1   1   4   2   0   0   1   2   1   0
      Social sciences   3   2   7   6   3   2   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   41   38   39   34   36   38   34   37   51   43
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   6   8   9   14   9   6   5   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   2   4   4   5   4   2   3   6   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   6   0   2   2   3   5   11   16   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   3   2   3   5   2   5   5   3   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   3   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   3   0   1   1   1   2   4   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   10   10   11   6   8   9   7   0   7   8
      Other engineering   7   6   10   9   6   5   5   9   10   1
    Health   6   2   4   2   2   0   0   1   0   0
      Clinical medicine   6   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   4   2   2   0   0   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   97   82   74   75   62   56   52   15   28   22
  Science and engineering   93   81   73   74   61   56   52   15   28   22
    Science   62   53   43   50   33   33   37   12   8   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   26   16   4   4   1   1   1   0   0   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   10   10   17   16   10   9   16   4   1   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   3   2   2   1   1   0   1   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   2   3   3   5   6   5   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   3   1   2   3   2   2   0   2   1
      Natural resources and conservation   5   3   2   3   1   2   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   14   9   14   12   13   11   2   5   6
      Psychology   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   31   28   30   24   28   23   15   3   20   13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   5   5   7   9   5   1   3   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   4   3   5   3   1   1   1   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   5   0   2   2   3   2   0   7   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   3   2   1   4   1   1   1   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   1   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   6   8   4   6   7   4   0   3   5
      Other engineering   5   4   7   8   4   0   1   0   4   0
    Health   4   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   1   1   1   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   338,533   286,503   263,158   237,485   228,597   218,760   213,458   193,268   183,965   171,215
    Science   136,058   116,977   105,288   93,458   97,371   88,488   86,855   78,843   68,472   62,492
      Computer and information sciences   10,812   9,428   8,664   7,040   4,852   5,193   5,904   5,936   4,277   5,608
      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   95,583   81,964   72,699   66,524   71,776   62,391   57,408   53,479   46,900   39,591
        Agricultural sciences   33,260   29,632   25,912   21,938   23,699   24,150   23,558   21,253   17,647   12,506
        Biological and biomedical sciences   34,257   31,352   26,009   24,231   28,361   25,381   24,282   22,194   19,953   19,017
        Health sciences   5,455   4,455   7,953   7,534   7,465   5,822   2,625   2,307   1,935   951
        Natural resources and conservation   0   21   21   7   3   33   5   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   22,611   16,504   12,804   12,814   12,248   7,005   6,938   7,725   7,365   7,117
      Mathematics and statistics   2,612   2,131   1,919   1,870   2,607   3,052   4,655   3,174   2,217   2,558
      Physical sciences   12,415   12,096   11,923   10,139   10,823   11,401   12,320   9,963   9,288   9,028
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   5,124   5,323   4,367   3,121   4,327   5,030   4,957   3,950   3,598   3,673
        Materials science   409   402   342   107   195   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   6,528   6,050   6,199   5,915   5,747   5,861   5,148   5,009   4,703   4,415
        Physical sciences nec   354   321   1,015   996   554   510   2,215   1,004   987   940
      Psychology   6,560   3,826   3,225   1,587   633   460   857   707   610   750
      Social sciences   8,076   7,532   6,858   6,298   6,680   5,991   5,711   5,584   5,180   4,957
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   483   333   127   97   55   47   14   54   28   875
        Political science and government   387   222   86   43   173   98   182   278   273   510
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,875   1,961   1,610   1,055   451   341   162   72   83   145
        Social sciences nec   5,331   5,016   5,035   5,103   6,001   5,505   5,353   5,180   4,796   3,427
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   119,002   103,188   98,733   90,038   76,971   76,739   73,506   65,885   64,870   58,366
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   16,729   14,120   14,082   20,574   12,996   11,723   9,734   7,712   7,506   10,661
      Chemical engineering   4,226   4,482   5,187   5,711   5,904   5,035   5,289   3,442   2,978   0
      Civil engineering   17,991   14,650   14,619   14,579   14,483   16,480   15,613   14,904   13,608   10,699
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   15,845   13,148   15,046   10,732   9,687   9,839   9,635   8,923   10,165   9,585
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   6,831   5,156   3,836   1,960   2,637   3,791   3,675   3,239   2,620   0
      Mechanical engineering   34,384   32,064   27,730   20,325   14,581   14,944   14,261   13,893   14,054   5,425
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   13,547   12,960   11,060   10,330   11,759   13,021   10,086   9,232   10,008   9,391
      Engineering nec   9,449   6,608   7,173   5,827   4,924   1,906   5,213   4,540   3,931   12,605
    Non-S&E   83,473   66,338   59,137   53,989   54,255   53,533   53,097   48,540   50,623   50,357
      Business management and business administration   3,148   3,126   2,867   1,708   1,272   1,198   1,071   863   839   521
      Communication and communications technologies   468   290   163   139   52   48   46   51   85   199
      Education   9,296   7,090   5,119   3,649   4,071   3,980   4,005   3,117   3,678   4,197
      Humanities   349   378   464   346   205   215   210   124   222   159
      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   35   11   9   16   15   30   3   0   23   4
      Non-S&E nec   70,177   55,443   50,515   48,131   48,640   48,062   47,762   44,385   45,776   45,277

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   338,533   161,658   33,501   115,530   21,905   5,658   281
    Science   136,058   67,500   22,700   37,361   5,617   2,599   281
      Computer and information sciences   10,812   5,790   24   4,469   468   61   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   95,583   41,534   20,920   26,802   3,981   2,065   281
        Agricultural sciences   33,260   11,895   12,083   6,319   2,045   918   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   34,257   15,248   4,210   13,116   936   466   281
        Health sciences   5,455   3,756   371   847   5   476   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   22,611   10,635   4,256   6,520   995   205   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,612   1,768   30   755   3   56   0
      Physical sciences   12,415   8,512   121   2,838   675   269   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   5,124   3,145   86   1,337   322   234   0
        Materials science   409   0   0   409   0   0   0
        Physics   6,528   5,353   35   752   353   35   0
        Physical sciences nec   354   14   0   340   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,560   4,499   976   785   253   47   0
      Social sciences   8,076   5,397   629   1,712   237   101   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   483   102   0   238   60   83   0
        Political science and government   387   269   64   48   0   6   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,875   1,624   63   176   0   12   0
        Social sciences nec   5,331   3,402   502   1,250   177   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   119,002   78,025   1,552   27,188   10,644   1,593   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   16,729   11,366   179   3,155   1,606   423   0
      Chemical engineering   4,226   2,232   6   1,756   200   32   0
      Civil engineering   17,991   10,546   194   5,225   1,510   516   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   15,845   9,436   15   4,949   1,420   25   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   6,831   4,686   48   1,640   313   144   0
      Mechanical engineering   34,384   25,064   1,076   4,605   3,233   406   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   13,547   7,974   30   3,376   2,147   20   0
      Engineering nec   9,449   6,721   4   2,482   215   27   0
    Non-S&E   83,473   16,133   9,249   50,981   5,644   1,466   0
      Business management and business administration   3,148   0   0   445   2,581   122   0
      Communication and communications technologies   468   179   0   142   5   142   0
      Education   9,296   3,999   3,092   1,680   315   210   0
      Humanities   349   80   0   82   78   109   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   35   0   0   34   0   1   0
      Non-S&E nec   70,177   11,875   6,157   48,598   2,665   882   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   161,658   129,955   119,512   89,883   82,203   81,080   73,735   70,256   60,165   53,136
  DOD   27,686   20,118   11,729   8,213   5,394   6,822   6,041   5,219   4,125   4,815
  DOE   8,610   8,141   8,174   7,012   7,990   7,710   7,027   7,818   5,232   2,221
  HHS   26,597   20,724   16,596   15,079   15,201   11,826   10,622   9,594   6,752   5,287
  NASA   2,087   2,098   1,886   1,798   1,547   1,202   1,452   1,259   965   886
  NSF   27,223   23,552   21,701   17,932   18,435   21,105   21,556   17,606   14,639   15,059
  USDA   20,037   11,985   9,177   6,387   4,869   5,737   4,766   4,657   4,231   2,917
  Other   49,418   43,337   50,249   33,462   28,767   26,678   22,271   24,103   24,221   21,951

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   647   112   535   .
2018   1,169   211   958   .

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   0   9,071
    Agricultural sciences   150,986   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   9,071
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   4,000   0   0
    Engineering   0   51,114   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   68,933   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   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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