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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 661 29.3 925
2023 572 37.9 911 487 19.9 602
2022 590 35.1 900
2021 592 35.5 908
2020 633 31.6 916
2019 571 38.2 914 506 15 589
2018 586 36.4 911
2017 562 38.1 898 490 15.7 575
2016 620 31.5 896
2015 599 34 898 428 25.7 570
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

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   1,296   2,209   1,717   1,396   1,076   1,758   1,494   1,644   1,169   1,245
    Science   1,095   2,016   1,443   1,150 i   823   1,586   1,338   1,379   1,066   1,135 i
      Computer and information sciences   255   789   16   14 i   112   0   8   2   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   120   176   188   137 i   59   120   103   110   260   276 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   75   0   14 i
        Geological and earth sciences   120   176   188   137 i   59   120   103   35   0   138 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   57 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   67 i
      Life sciences   137   224   429   363 i   257   509   400   378   134   143 i
        Agricultural sciences   0   29   29   24 i   15   26   0   0   0   1 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences   137   195   400   339 i   242   483   375   345   0   70 i
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   56 i
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   25   33   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   16 i
      Mathematics and statistics   48   123   93   70 i   104   63   69   215   128   136 i
      Physical sciences   302   524   549   414 i   235   568   642   338   340   362 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   24 i
        Chemistry   175   324   422   311 i   160   389   554   200   0   178 i
        Materials science   0   92   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   127   108   127   103 i   75   179   88   138   0   89 i
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   71 i
      Psychology   38   12   1   1 i   38   21   31   94   3   3 i
      Social sciences   195   168   167   151 i   18   283   85   242   33   35 i
        Anthropology   137   69   114   104 i   2   163   7   142   0   0
        Economics   5   60   18   16 i   1   38   62   53   0   9 i
        Political science and government   0   38   18   16 i   10   37   8   5   0   10 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   42   0   9   8 i   5   45   8   42   0   7 i
        Social sciences nec   11   1   8   7 i   0   0   0   0   0   9 i
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0 i   0   22   0   0   168   180 i
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Non-S&E   201   193   274   246 i   253   172   156   265   103   110 i
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   13 i
      Communication and communications technologies   25   21   4   4 i   2   0   10   53   0   2 i
      Education   0   0   0   0 i   12   0   15   0   0   22 i
      Humanities   144   81   177   160 i   135   124   78   137   0   35 i
      Law   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   3 i
      Social work   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Visual and performing arts   23   75   74   65 i   70   22   34   62   0   10 i
      Non-S&E nec   9   16   19   17 i   34   26   19   13   0   25 i

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: 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   1,296   390   0   685   0   221   0
    Science   1,095   390   0   495   0   210   0
      Computer and information sciences   255   22   0   53   0   180   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   120   87   0   33   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   120   87   0   33   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   137   17   0   120   0   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   137   17   0   120   0   0   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   48   26   0   22   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   302   183   0   119   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   175   138   0   37   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   127   45   0   82   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   38   0   0   38   0   0   0
      Social sciences   195   55   0   110   0   30   0
        Anthropology   137   55   0   52   0   30   0
        Economics   5   0   0   5   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   42   0   0   42   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   11   0   0   11   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   201   0   0   190   0   11   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   25   0   0   25   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   144   0   0   141   0   3   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   23   0   0   23   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   9   0   0   1   0   8   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   390   594   737   510   283   456   744   736   .   386
  DOD   84   69   78   54 i   62   98   38   0   .   14 i
  DOE   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   .   14 i
  HHS   17   42   102   70 i   73   77   164   141   .   53 i
  NASA   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0   .   36 i
  NSF   234   470   536   371 i   138   255   517   548   .   230 i
  USDA   0   2   14   10 i   5   26   25   38   .   8 i
  Other   55   11   7   5 i   5   0   0   9   .   31 i

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   135   51   84   .
2018   64   20   44   .

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)
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

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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