Colorado School of Mines

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 135 71 459 130 79.7 631 174 81.5 925
2023 126 73 459 135 80.4 679 173 81.3 911 255 58.2 602
2022 127 72.6 457 134 80.6 680 172 81.2 900
2021 158 65.2 447 127 81.9 691 173 81.2 908 190 67.8 583
2020 131 71.3 450 126 82.2 698 173 81.4 916
2019 155 65.8 447 128 81.9 697 177 80.9 914 240 59.8 589
2018 142 67.3 428 132 81.4 700 186 79.9 911
2017 151 65 425 125 82 684 184 79.8 898 267 54.1 575
2016 136 68.8 430 136 80.8 697 180 80.2 896
2015 130 70 426 140 80.1 693 179 80.4 898 244 57.7 570
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

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 123 136 124 87 126 94 111 98 115 124
  Science and engineering 123 135 123 86 126 94 111 98 115 121
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 3 1 1 . 1 6 . . 2
      Natural resources and conservation . 3 1 1 . 1 6 . . 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . . 1 1 . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . 1 . . . 1 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 7 4 6 3 3 1 4 2 2 5
      Computer science 6 4 6 3 2 1 3 2 1 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . 1 . 1 . 1 .
    Engineering 77 84 75 54 83 47 54 64 67 71
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 1 . . . . . . 2 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 12 18 17 12 26 14 19 10 26 20
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 6 15 13 7 10 8 6 16 7 12
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 5 2 4 7 3 2 4 2 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 5 1 2
      Materials and mining engineering 17 26 29 17 18 9 17 15 17 17
      Mechanical engineering 15 9 8 4 14 7 4 8 4 8
      Engineering, other 19 9 2 8 7 3 4 6 8 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 20 19 13 26 22 26 10 24 19
      Geological sciences 10 20 14 7 23 18 20 5 19 17
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 . 5 6 3 4 6 5 5 2
    Mathematics and statistics 6 3 4 3 2 5 . 4 2 3
      Applied mathematics 4 2 2 2 . 3 . 2 1 1
      Mathematics 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
      Statistics 1 . 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 19 16 17 9 8 13 19 12 12 20
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . . . . . 1 1 .
      Chemistry 10 10 11 4 3 4 12 8 3 13
      Physics 9 5 6 5 5 9 7 3 8 7
    Social sciences 1 5 . 2 3 4 1 4 6 .
      Economics 1 5 . 2 3 4 1 4 6 .
  Non-science and engineering . 1 1 1 . . . . . 3
    Business . . . 1 . . . . . 3
      Business . . . 1 . . . . . 3
    Education . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Education research . . . . . . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 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   974   895   913   913   858   784   698   703   709   728
    Hispanic or Latino   81   79   48   58   52   54   46   52   50   56
    Not Hispanic or Latino   869   790   843   831   796   724   644   640   644   655
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   4   4   4   3   2   3   2   2   2
      Asian   40   38   33   42   32   31   31   25   27   25
      Black or African American   16   12   11   15   12   9   8   12   11   9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   1
      White   741   675   728   714   706   648   572   570   578   594
      More than one race   63   60   66   55   42   33   29   31   26   24
    Unknown ethnicity and race   24   26   22   24   10   6   8   11   15   17
  Temporary visa holders   336   335   320   306   305   342   352   383   367   372
  Science and engineering   1,310   1,230   1,233   1,219   1,163   1,126   1,050   1,086   1,076   1,100
    Science   498   462   433   428   375   365   360   334   469   502
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   98   103   92   93   47   61   71   47   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   107   103   104   106   103   108   110   133   215   228
      Mathematics and statistics   48   37   40   33   39   43   34   25   32   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   40   26   28   33   24   6   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   119   121   107   105   105   97   89   70   107   120
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   86   72   62   58   57   50   56   59   115   126
    Engineering   812   768   800   791   788   761   690   752   607   598
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   22   11   11   12   9   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   119   105   133   132   137   141   136   148   151   148
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   75   67   78   71   88   89   72   80   106   101
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   30   25   34   32   39   35   35   75   70
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   65   71   80   75   66   35   1   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   149   136   131   132   119   126   133   146   133   120
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   286   296   303   293   302   301   293   317   142   159
      Other engineering   51   41   39   43   32   21   19   26   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   281   285   238   263   239   200   145   138   135   123
    Hispanic or Latino   26   23   13   15   13   9   14   15   22   17
    Not Hispanic or Latino   250   255   218   238   213   180   126   119   108   103
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0
      Asian   14   15   14   10   13   11   7   9   8   7
      Black or African American   6   9   4   6   2   2   2   1   2   1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   218   220   193   216   191   162   110   107   97   95
      More than one race   10   10   7   6   6   4   6   1   1   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   7   7   10   13   11   5   4   5   3
  Temporary visa holders   59   52   48   41   21   15   14   10   13   14
  Science and engineering   340   337   286   304   260   215   159   148   148   137
    Science   92   84   71   61   57   56   36   42   48   52
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   36   25   28   21   15   11   8   10   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   26   24   22   11   15   20   12   8   30   22
      Mathematics and statistics   4   8   3   1   3   7   3   6   2   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   13   7   12   9   1   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   8   5   9   6   10   7   7   4   6
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   9   6   6   7   9   7   6   10   12   17
    Engineering   248   253   215   243   203   159   123   106   100   85
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   3   2   5   2   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   12   8   8   5   12   15   12   8   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   17   13   18   13   15   18   19   28   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   21   19   15   21   21   19   20   23   32   23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   75   77   70   79   90   52   3   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   50   40   31   23   19   25   24   17   18   17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   59   73   67   79   46   33   41   32   14   4
      Other engineering   6   12   9   10   7   2   1   3   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   235   231   211   315   260   294   158   201   232   212
  Science and engineering   235   231   211   315   260   294   158   201   232   212
    Science   83   81   68   85   75   86   58   60   80   77
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   10   10   12   4   6   10   9   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   15   14   13   18   20   15   19   16   25
      Mathematics and statistics   8   4   5   5   10   6   3   3   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   44   49   35   46   32   46   25   23   52   43
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   7   3   4   9   8   8   5   6   8   7
    Engineering   152   150   143   230   185   208   100   141   152   135
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   3   3   3   4   2   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   25   29   31   28   29   13   26   18   32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   12   14   24   22   27   14   22   43   28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   6   5   9   8   8   9   7   20   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   12   20   4   23   11   1   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   27   21   28   41   34   44   16   21   32   25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   60   59   57   94   72   94   47   60   39   41
      Other engineering   7   4   3   5   6   3   1   5   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   1,310   1,230   1,233   1,219   1,163   1,126   1,050   1,086   1,076   1,100
  Fellowships   151   164   0   0   0   0   0   0   63   65
    Federal   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   14
    Institutional   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   36   38
    Nonfederal   149   159   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   13
  Research assistantships   542   540   535   494   412   540   467   432   476   508
    Federal   233   227   209   302   171   279   133   155   201   189
    Institutional   55   51   74   95   168   182   309   238   107   129
    Nonfederal   254   262   252   97   73   79   25   39   168   190
  Teaching assistantships   119   98   163   180   126   120   154   182   152   172
    Federal   0   0   2   13   42   12   11   30   2   2
    Institutional   0   0   3   105   59   104   134   142   149   166
    Nonfederal   119   98   158   62   25   4   9   10   1   4
  Other types of support   498   428   535   545   625   466   429   472   385   355
    Federal   0   0   0   0   47   3   14   16   8   7
    Institutional   0   0   0   19   43   32   123   117   92   52
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   4   23   2   8   8   1   2
    Personal resources   498   428   535   522   512   429   284   331   284   294

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   67   48   54   83   65   62   49   40   58   65
    Science   17   13   8   25   15   13   5   5   23   23
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   1   7   3   1   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   4   5   10   7   5   2   1   2   7
      Mathematics and statistics   3   2   0   2   2   3   2   1   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   5   2   6   3   4   1   3   17   14
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   50   35   46   58   50   49   44   35   35   42
      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   9   2   3   0   10   10   9   4   16   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   8   15   21   12   10   14   9   6   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   7   3   12   11   12   4   5   4   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   13   10   18   17   14   14   14   13   9   11
      Other engineering   8   8   7   8   3   2   2   4   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   9   12   26   39   39   32   22   18   33   20
  Science and engineering   9   12   26   39   39   32   22   18   33   20
    Science   2   1   4   13   7   3   1   3   13   6
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   5   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   2   6   2   1   0   1   1   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   1   1   2   2   2   1   2   11   4
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   7   11   22   26   32   29   21   15   20   14
      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   2   0   5   6   5   1   7   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   3   8   11   9   1   8   5   5   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   2   0   5   9   11   3   3   2   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   3   7   5   7   8   5   4   6   7
      Other engineering   0   3   5   5   2   2   0   2   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   109,905   104,297   98,404   81,443   78,517   70,397   60,372   59,477   60,931   58,349
    Science   39,716   40,115   30,493   25,402   28,069   23,115   22,784   25,351   24,736   17,916
      Computer and information sciences   4,700   3,677   3,443   3,894   3,748   2,782   1,429   900   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   11,521   13,053   9,411   5,713   8,916   8,238   8,380   10,340   10,458   10,586
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   70   50   110   0   0   123   95   186   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,999   12,253   8,553   5,052   7,679   7,654   8,003   9,693   10,458   10,586
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   295   273   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   157   477   748   661   1,237   461   282   461   0   0
      Life sciences   2,418   1,960   2,918   3,081   2,073   2,324   2,282   3,033   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   298   0   188   310   382   288   29   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,058   1,925   2,627   2,458   1,549   1,948   2,185   2,966   0   0
        Health sciences   62   35   67   257   132   88   68   67   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   31   56   10   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,455   969   1,012   682   583   404   302   569   355   421
      Physical sciences   18,210   18,977   12,923   10,812   11,346   8,796   8,980   9,396   12,741   6,643
        Astronomy and astrophysics   462   345   116   47   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,013   5,333   3,703   3,333   2,691   2,839   3,576   3,794   3,949   2,631
        Materials science   7,055   5,646   2,818   1,699   697   206   751   1,901   5,209   0
        Physics   4,141   6,694   5,455   5,336   5,398   4,841   3,128   3,180   3,583   4,012
        Physical sciences nec   539   959   831   397   2,560   910   1,525   521   0   0
      Psychology   14   46   90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,373   1,088   696   1,220   1,403   571   1,411   1,113   1,182   266
        Anthropology   210   90   59   244   220   220   165   154   0   0
        Economics   1,002   993   553   976   1,173   336   1,245   956   1,182   265
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   125   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   36   5   84   0   10   15   1   3   0   1
      Sciences nec   25   345   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   67,559   61,175   60,371   54,062   46,694   44,195   35,504   32,824   34,840   39,509
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,012   1,994   1,384   956   369   161   171   68   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,585   2,332   1,998   1,213   1,627   1,375   414   170   7   61
      Chemical engineering   3,486   3,795   4,141   4,467   5,512   5,114   4,463   5,104   5,304   10,006
      Civil engineering   11,335   8,848   13,493   11,742   7,318   5,041   5,277   4,591   4,764   4,156
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   760   849   491   262   476   664   1,069   949   675   583
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   994   2,701   2,508   1,688   0   0   0   0   94   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,957   5,568   3,250   3,389   7,364   6,130   3,834   2,700   4,937   3,115
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   14,710   15,259   13,612   12,605   15,810   17,834   14,181   11,127   9,716   14,491
      Engineering nec   29,720   19,829   19,494   17,740   8,218   7,876   6,095   8,115   9,343   7,097
    Non-S&E   2,630   3,007   7,540   1,979   3,754   3,087   2,084   1,302   1,355   924
      Business management and business administration   0   83   45   66   36   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Education   677   2,225   108   47   59   8   161   658   1,221   871
      Humanities   0   6   10   15   8   7   4   65   128   50
      Law   0   0   30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,953   693   7,347   1,851   3,651   3,072   1,919   579   6   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

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   109,905   71,415   2,655   14,794   12,464   3,070   5,507
    Science   39,716   32,697   1,235   739   2,576   1,411   1,058
      Computer and information sciences   4,700   3,966   0   349   2   139   244
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   11,521   8,992   257   0   1,509   197   566
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   70   70   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,999   8,509   218   0   1,509   197   566
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   295   295   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   157   118   39   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   2,418   1,919   131   0   300   25   43
        Agricultural sciences   298   0   0   0   298   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,058   1,912   77   0   2   24   43
        Health sciences   62   7   54   0   0   1   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   1,455   611   125   91   610   18   0
      Physical sciences   18,210   16,119   722   299   155   710   205
        Astronomy and astrophysics   462   462   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,013   4,693   721   299   9   86   205
        Materials science   7,055   6,882   1   0   127   45   0
        Physics   4,141   3,713   0   0   19   409   0
        Physical sciences nec   539   369   0   0   0   170   0
      Psychology   14   14   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,373   1,051   0   0   0   322   0
        Anthropology   210   133   0   0   0   77   0
        Economics   1,002   757   0   0   0   245   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   125   125   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   36   36   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   25   25   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   67,559   37,481   1,250   14,055   8,840   1,488   4,445
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,012   1,882   0   0   11   0   119
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,585   1,774   0   0   0   811   0
      Chemical engineering   3,486   2,067   134   394   597   60   234
      Civil engineering   11,335   7,997   676   783   381   341   1,157
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   760   472   0   200   33   0   55
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   994   942   0   22   19   0   11
      Mechanical engineering   1,957   1,437   98   0   314   95   13
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   14,710   9,912   268   224   3,782   156   368
      Engineering nec   29,720   10,998   74   12,432   3,703   25   2,488
    Non-S&E   2,630   1,237   170   0   1,048   171   4
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   677   492   3   0   62   116   4
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,953   745   167   0   986   55   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   71,415   68,795   66,200   61,421   55,560   49,603   40,161   37,505   35,677   34,266
  DOD   11,590   12,241   11,603   15,048   9,593   8,779   5,205   3,474   3,585   4,681
  DOE   26,652   25,289   24,478   20,880   20,441   19,191   17,030   17,298   16,851   15,434
  HHS   3,245   2,769   3,060   2,926   2,785   2,878   2,156   2,390   2,283   1,324
  NASA   4,085   3,975   3,060   2,550   2,160   1,645   1,230   1,502   1,793   1,262
  NSF   19,059   19,536   15,207   14,905   16,181   13,112   10,799   9,823   9,292   9,954
  USDA   273   538   638   843   600   637   208   330   36   43
  Other   6,511   4,447   8,154   4,269   3,800   3,361   3,533   2,688   1,837   1,568

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   1,585   220   1,365   .
2018   1,483   213   1,270   .

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   158   278   187   140   165
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   15   4   8
    Computer and information sciences   2   4   3   2   2
    Engineering   107   183   109   86   84
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   11   34   11   7   4
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   2   0   1   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   5   0
    Physical sciences   37   55   33   35   67
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   15   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   72,518   0   0   0   26,618
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   72,518   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   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   26,618
    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   0   10,181   7,823   872   1,713
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   307   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   10,181   7,823   565   1,713
    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   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

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