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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 487 19.9 602 568 38.5 914
2022 588 35.4 900
2021 590 35.7 908
2020 632 31.7 916
2019 506 15 589 570 38.3 914
2018 585 36.5 911
2017 490 15.7 575 561 38.2 898
2016 619 31.6 896
2015 428 25.7 570 598 34.1 898
2014 592 34.1 889
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

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 2,209 1,717 1,396 1,076 1,758 1,494 1,644 1,136 1,245 1,321
    Science 2,016 1,443 1,150 i 823 1,586 1,338 1,379 1,033 1,135 i 1,135
      Computer and information sciences 789 16 14 i 112 0 8 2 0 0 i 82
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 176 188 137 i 59 120 103 110 260 276 i 153
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 75 0 14 i 0
        Geological and earth sciences 176 188 137 i 59 120 103 35 0 138 i 151
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 57 i 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 67 i 2
      Life sciences 224 429 363 i 257 509 400 378 134 143 i 319
        Agricultural sciences 29 29 24 i 15 26 0 0 0 1 i 53
        Biological and biomedical sciences 195 400 339 i 242 483 375 345 0 70 i 257
        Health sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 56 i 9
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 25 33 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 16 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics 123 93 70 i 104 63 69 215 128 136 i 43
      Physical sciences 524 549 414 i 235 568 642 338 340 362 i 407
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 24 i 0
        Chemistry 324 422 311 i 160 389 554 200 0 178 i 269
        Materials science 92 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 108 127 103 i 75 179 88 138 0 89 i 138
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 71 i 0
      Psychology 12 1 1 i 38 21 31 94 3 3 i 63
      Social sciences 168 167 151 i 18 283 85 242 0 35 i 68
        Anthropology 69 114 104 i 2 163 7 142 0 0 0
        Economics 60 18 16 i 1 38 62 53 0 9 i 11
        Political science and government 38 18 16 i 10 37 8 5 0 10 i 28
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 9 8 i 5 45 8 42 0 7 i 29
        Social sciences nec 1 8 7 i 0 0 0 0 0 9 i 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 i 0 22 0 0 168 180 i 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Non-S&E 193 274 246 i 253 172 156 265 103 110 i 186
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 13 i 0
      Communication and communications technologies 21 4 4 i 2 0 10 53 0 2 i 7
      Education 0 0 0 i 12 0 15 0 0 22 i 0
      Humanities 81 177 160 i 135 124 78 137 0 35 i 134
      Law 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 3 i 0
      Social work 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Visual and performing arts 75 74 65 i 70 22 34 62 0 10 i 33
      Non-S&E nec 16 19 17 i 34 26 19 13 0 25 i 12

i=imputed

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 2,209 594 0 775 0 840 0
    Science 2,016 583 0 611 0 822 0
      Computer and information sciences 789 0 0 55 0 734 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 176 154 0 22 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 176 154 0 22 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 224 44 0 147 0 33 0
        Agricultural sciences 29 2 0 0 0 27 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 195 42 0 147 0 6 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 123 56 0 67 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 524 329 0 193 0 2 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 324 221 0 102 0 1 0
        Materials science 92 0 0 91 0 1 0
        Physics 108 108 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 12 0 0 12 0 0 0
      Social sciences 168 0 0 115 0 53 0
        Anthropology 69 0 0 16 0 53 0
        Economics 60 0 0 60 0 0 0
        Political science and government 38 0 0 38 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    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 193 11 0 164 0 18 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 21 0 0 21 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 81 0 0 79 0 2 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 75 11 0 64 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 16 0 0 0 0 16 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 594 737 510 283 456 744 736 . 386 404
  DOD 69 78 54 i 62 98 38 0 . 14 i 0
  DOE 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 . 14 i 0
  HHS 42 102 70 i 73 77 164 141 . 53 i 79
  NASA 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 . 36 i 0
  NSF 470 536 371 i 138 255 517 548 . 230 i 274
  USDA 2 14 10 i 5 26 25 38 . 8 i 51
  Other 11 7 5 i 5 0 0 9 . 31 i 0

i=imputed

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 135 51 84 .
2018 64 20 44 .
2017 100 20 80 .

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 35 i . 26 25 i 39 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 i . 1 0 i 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 i . 11 0 i 12 i
    Computer and information sciences 3 i . 0 3 i 4 i
    Engineering 0 i . 0 0 i 0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 i . 0 0 i 0 i
    Health sciences 0 i . 0 0 i 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 3 i . 0 4 i 4 i
    Natural resources and conservation 1 i . 1 0 i 0 i
    Physical sciences 12 i . 3 9 i 12 i
    Psychology 4 i . 8 5 i 5 i
    Social sciences 4 i . 1 4 i 3 i
    Other 0 i . 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Engineering 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Psychology 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i
    Other 0 i 0 i . 0 0 i

i=imputed

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

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

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