William & Mary

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 217 53.3 459 247 61.3 631 182 80.6 925
2023 205 55.9 459 277 59.7 679 188 79.7 911 170 72.2 602
2022 196 57.7 457 270 60.8 680 180 80.3 900
2021 203 55.2 447 261 62.7 691 179 80.6 908 175 70.4 583
2020 191 58.1 450 274 61.2 698 182 80.4 916
2019 191 57.8 447 261 63 697 184 80.2 914 167 72 589
2018 175 59.7 428 268 62.2 700 176 81 911
2017 177 58.9 425 247 64.3 684 177 80.6 898 173 70.3 575
2016 206 52.7 430 258 63.4 697 176 80.6 896
2015 199 53.9 426 256 63.5 693 173 81 898 149 74.2 570
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 50 54 66 51 62 66 76 74 54 61
  Science and engineering 24 33 40 35 42 47 48 46 33 35
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 3 . . . 2 . 1 1
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . 3 . . . 2 . . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 6 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 2 . . . . . . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . 3 . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 1 . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Molecular biology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 2 2 . . . 2 3 . .
    Computer and information sciences 7 7 6 10 10 12 9 8 12 4
      Computer science 5 6 5 9 10 12 8 8 12 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 1 1 1 . . 1 . . .
    Engineering 1 4 2 2 4 1 2 . 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 2 2 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 3 . . 4 1 2 . 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 8 10 8 14 10 10 6 4 6
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 7 8 10 8 14 10 10 6 4 6
    Health sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 . . 1 2 . 1 . 1
      Applied mathematics . . . . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Statistics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Physical sciences 3 7 11 6 5 14 17 17 10 10
      Chemistry . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physics 3 7 11 6 5 14 17 16 10 10
    Social sciences 3 . 6 7 5 7 6 11 4 10
      Anthropology . . 1 . 1 1 3 1 1 1
      Social sciences, other 3 . 5 7 4 6 3 10 3 9
  Non-science and engineering 26 21 26 16 20 19 28 28 21 26
    Education 19 15 16 12 13 13 18 14 15 20
      Education leadership and administration 2 8 5 1 4 3 6 2 1 10
      Education research 16 7 10 11 9 9 11 12 12 10
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Education, other . . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 7 6 10 4 7 6 10 14 6 6
      Letters 2 . 1 . . 1 . 1 . .
      History 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 9 6 5
      Humanities and arts, other . 2 . . 2 1 4 4 . 1

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 336 304 310 306 249 254 233 271 271 268
    Hispanic or Latino 32 28 29 25 12 10 10 11 14 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 295 269 277 275 229 232 217 251 250 245
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Asian 13 11 16 21 11 8 6 9 11 9
      Black or African American 17 24 16 20 11 9 12 14 8 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 244 218 233 219 190 199 189 217 221 223
      More than one race 20 16 12 15 17 16 10 10 9 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 7 4 6 8 12 6 9 7 5
  Temporary visa holders 144 109 92 88 80 96 112 124 132 137
  Science and engineering 480 413 402 394 329 350 345 395 403 405
    Science 480 413 402 394 329 350 345 395 403 405
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 17 17 18 17 18 18 18 16 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 108 98 81 77 71 73 74 93 97 99
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 102 85 90 89 79 80 73 81 80 83
      Mathematics and statistics 54 29 38 36 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 27 21 15 22 25 23 29 30 27 27
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 61 58 63 60 58 58 60 74 82 86
      Psychology 31 29 27 30 24 30 15 14 17 18
      Social sciences 77 76 71 62 55 68 76 85 84 76
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      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

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 92 53 15 34 33 36 39 43 56 18
    Hispanic or Latino 5 6 0 1 3 1 2 2 4 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 86 45 15 33 30 34 37 40 51 17
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 8 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
      Black or African American 12 5 1 1 1 2 5 4 5 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 62 34 13 29 29 31 32 35 43 13
      More than one race 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 1 0 3 4 2 4 5 8 0
  Science and engineering 92 54 15 37 37 38 43 48 64 18
    Science 92 54 15 37 37 38 43 48 64 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 11 5 4 4 8 6 7 7 10 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 2 2 6 4 7 4 9 8 5
      Mathematics and statistics 75 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 5 8 6 6 6 6 7 4
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 5 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0
      Social sciences 2 3 3 15 16 15 18 23 30 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      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

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 112 100 104 83 77 94 103 121 117 116
  Science and engineering 112 100 104 83 77 94 103 121 117 116
    Science 112 100 104 83 77 94 103 121 117 116
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 28 29 20 19 19 24 17 24 24 27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 43 34 43 30 19 29 39 40 38 38
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 6 2 2 6 9 14 12 12 7
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 33 30 36 28 29 26 30 42 39 42
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 1 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 2
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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 480 413 402 394 329 350 345 395 403 405
  Fellowships 16 30 30 33 30 28 28 43 34 2
    Federal 4 4 4 2 3 1 0 2 6 2
    Institutional 11 25 26 31 27 27 28 41 28 0
    Nonfederal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 217 176 170 189 157 177 181 176 213 209
    Federal 102 95 98 79 73 89 98 117 107 113
    Institutional 110 78 69 87 73 79 74 56 93 76
    Nonfederal 5 3 3 23 11 9 9 3 13 20
  Teaching assistantships 156 132 120 121 103 108 103 131 114 145
    Federal 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
    Institutional 153 132 120 120 103 107 101 130 114 145
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Other types of support 91 75 82 51 39 37 33 45 42 49
    Federal 3 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 4 1
    Institutional 4 1 5 4 13 8 0 1 3 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0
    Personal resources 84 73 74 43 25 25 30 40 33 48

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 30 34 26 28 26 26 23 20 27 25
    Science 30 34 26 28 26 26 23 20 27 25
      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 2 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 9 11 13 13 13 11 7 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 2
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 12 10 11 9 9 6 7 9 9
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 18 22 18 23 20 20 15 15 18 18
  Science and engineering 18 22 18 23 20 20 15 15 18 18
    Science 18 22 18 23 20 20 15 15 18 18
      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 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 7 7 11 10 9 6 5 7 5
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 12 10 11 9 9 6 7 7 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 94,609 81,815 75,953 68,801 66,763 64,835 65,269 64,127 63,027 61,554
    Science 80,374 71,623 64,142 58,063 55,857 55,687 54,378 54,197 54,491 52,642
      Computer and information sciences 5,211 3,779 2,873 2,575 2,917 2,914 2,133 2,021 2,485 1,741
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 47,694 43,485 38,810 34,838 33,084 32,425 33,109 34,067 33,396 30,659
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 667 855 404 303 924 539 363 347 237 90
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 47,027 42,630 38,406 34,535 32,160 31,886 32,746 33,720 33,159 30,312
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257
      Life sciences 4,485 4,618 3,112 2,669 2,694 2,775 3,463 2,365 2,417 3,257
        Agricultural sciences 637 0 0 827 453 778 491 360 0 790
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,714 2,035 2,449 1,823 2,241 1,997 2,113 1,941 1,672 2,467
        Health sciences 0 0 35 19 0 0 12 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2,134 2,583 626 0 0 0 847 64 745 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 396 382 395 371 438 601 324 232 339 431
      Physical sciences 7,888 7,096 6,411 5,985 5,781 6,554 5,219 5,565 6,249 6,770
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 874 801 990 494 501 766 699 462 583 235
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,897 6,219 5,421 5,491 5,280 5,788 4,520 4,933 5,666 6,535
        Physical sciences nec 117 76 0 0 0 0 0 170 0 0
      Psychology 487 202 351 367 320 191 211 270 260 276
      Social sciences 14,053 11,684 10,114 9,878 10,623 10,227 9,532 8,290 9,345 9,508
        Anthropology 1,439 195 1,037 995 995 936 421 9 20 0
        Economics 18 24 13 6 1 0 23 18 175 26
        Political science and government 11,698 10,367 8,401 7,983 3,780 4,051 2,851 70 831 7,882
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 90 261 394 312 112 0 18 15 1,677 28
        Social sciences nec 808 837 269 582 5,735 5,240 6,219 8,178 6,642 1,572
      Sciences nec 160 377 2,076 1,380 0 0 387 1,387 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 14,235 10,192 11,811 10,738 10,906 9,148 10,761 9,930 8,536 8,912
      Business management and business administration 1,447 830 1,540 1,587 1,031 607 322 32 309 84
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 10,483 5,354 7,023 6,993 6,609 5,901 7,338 6,542 6,834 6,703
      Humanities 1,265 1,578 1,247 904 1,440 1,545 1,020 1,481 1,129 1,308
      Law 1,003 1,641 1,928 994 725 876 707 279 250 577
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 19 44 40 93 120 41 61 51 14 0
      Non-S&E nec 18 745 33 167 981 178 1,313 1,545 0 240

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 94,609 41,488 3,683 36,864 2,097 6,884 3,593
    Science 80,374 33,221 2,909 33,137 1,904 6,245 2,958
      Computer and information sciences 5,211 3,245 292 1,538 89 25 22
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 47,694 18,925 2,046 24,981 1,413 195 134
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 667 100 0 559 0 0 8
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 47,027 18,825 2,046 24,422 1,413 195 126
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 4,485 1,822 10 714 110 282 1,547
        Agricultural sciences 637 637 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,714 1,185 6 206 29 249 39
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2,134 0 4 508 81 33 1,508
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 396 300 0 64 0 32 0
      Physical sciences 7,888 6,122 139 1,377 75 84 91
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 874 539 40 138 0 70 87
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,897 5,583 99 1,193 11 7 4
        Physical sciences nec 117 0 0 46 64 7 0
      Psychology 487 267 0 155 0 65 0
      Social sciences 14,053 2,540 422 4,161 217 5,562 1,151
        Anthropology 1,439 70 298 473 141 457 0
        Economics 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
        Political science and government 11,698 2,232 0 3,254 57 5,084 1,071
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 90 0 0 10 0 0 80
        Social sciences nec 808 238 124 406 19 21 0
      Sciences nec 160 0 0 147 0 0 13
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 14,235 8,267 774 3,727 193 639 635
      Business management and business administration 1,447 259 36 1,050 102 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 10,483 7,982 496 1,434 0 571 0
      Humanities 1,265 0 0 927 0 68 270
      Law 1,003 26 242 279 91 0 365
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 19 0 0 19 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 18 0 0 18 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 41,488 32,631 33,730 29,928 30,436 31,983 33,503 32,760 34,133 33,129
  DOD 2,730 2,485 2,376 1,729 2,057 1,856 1,755 2,184 3,315 2,872
  DOE 3,938 3,284 2,419 2,534 2,091 1,922 2,079 1,448 1,987 1,580
  HHS 1,687 1,800 1,420 1,569 1,787 1,890 1,983 2,048 1,596 1,189
  NASA 101 119 222 285 436 462 544 514 564 790
  NSF 8,825 8,199 7,968 6,095 7,153 7,382 7,347 6,900 7,809 7,725
  USDA 361 278 201 253 155 348 343 250 247 142
  Other 23,846 16,466 19,124 17,463 16,757 18,123 19,452 19,416 18,615 18,831

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,377 251 1,126 .
2018 1,035 221 814 .

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 693 668 692 765 868
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 3 4 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 313 311 298 310 324
    Computer and information sciences 7 8 9 8 15
    Engineering 3 3 3 4 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 189 167 168 167 174
    Health sciences 63 62 62 62 78
    Mathematics and statistics 6 6 6 6 13
    Natural resources and conservation 8 8 11 35 36
    Physical sciences 46 50 59 95 140
    Psychology 16 13 11 31 33
    Social sciences 24 25 30 29 50
    Other 18 15 31 14 0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 56,486 14,363 0 2,962
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 4,996 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 4,622 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 39,986 14,363 0 712
    Health sciences 0 4,103 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 2,779 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 2,250
    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 1,100 1,000 1,590 2,214 996
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 886 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1,000 704 1,369 996
    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 1,100 0 0 845 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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