Colorado School of Mines

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
2024 135 71 459
2023 126 73 459 135 80.4 679 255 58.2 602 173 81.4 914
2022 127 72.6 457 134 80.6 680 172 81.2 900
2021 158 65.2 447 127 81.9 691 190 67.8 583 173 81.2 908
2020 131 71.3 450 126 82.2 698 173 81.4 916
2019 155 65.8 447 128 81.9 697 240 59.8 589 177 80.9 914
2018 142 67.3 428 132 81.4 700 186 79.9 911
2017 151 65 425 125 82 684 267 54.1 575 184 79.8 898
2016 136 68.8 430 136 80.8 697 180 80.2 896
2015 130 70 426 140 80.1 693 244 57.7 570 179 80.4 898
2014 135 80.7 688 180 80 889
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

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 820 839 821 797 776 749 768 758 780 808 0
    Female 410 394 398 366 350 301 318 318 320 320 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 895 913 913 858 784 698 703 709 728 724 0
    Hispanic or Latino 79 48 58 52 54 46 52 50 56 49 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 790 843 831 796 724 644 640 644 655 654 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 0
      Asian 38 33 42 32 31 31 25 27 25 20 0
      Black or African American 12 11 15 12 9 8 12 11 9 6 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
      White 675 728 714 706 648 572 570 578 594 611 0
      More than one race 60 66 55 42 33 29 31 26 24 13 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 26 22 24 10 6 8 11 15 17 21 0
  Temporary visa holders 335 320 306 305 342 352 383 367 372 404 0
  Science and engineering 1,230 1,233 1,219 1,163 1,126 1,050 1,086 1,076 1,100 1,128 0
    Science 462 433 428 375 365 360 334 469 502 503 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 103 92 93 47 61 71 47 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 103 104 106 103 108 110 133 215 228 239 0
      Mathematics and statistics 37 40 33 39 43 34 25 32 28 30 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 26 28 33 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 121 107 105 105 97 89 70 107 120 124 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 72 62 58 57 50 56 59 115 126 110 0
    Engineering 768 800 791 788 761 690 752 607 598 625 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 11 11 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 105 133 132 137 141 136 148 151 148 168 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 67 78 71 88 89 72 80 106 101 117 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30 25 34 32 39 35 35 75 70 85 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 71 80 75 66 35 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 136 131 132 119 126 133 146 133 120 103 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 296 303 293 302 301 293 317 142 159 152 0
      Other engineering 41 39 43 32 21 19 26 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 265 223 231 204 169 112 114 116 103 129 0
    Female 72 63 73 56 46 47 34 32 34 34 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 285 238 263 239 200 145 138 135 123 151 0
    Hispanic or Latino 23 13 15 13 9 14 15 22 17 17 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 255 218 238 213 180 126 119 108 103 126 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Asian 15 14 10 13 11 7 9 8 7 9 0
      Black or African American 9 4 6 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 220 193 216 191 162 110 107 97 95 113 0
      More than one race 10 7 6 6 4 6 1 1 0 3 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 7 10 13 11 5 4 5 3 8 0
  Temporary visa holders 52 48 41 21 15 14 10 13 14 12 0
  Science and engineering 337 286 304 260 215 159 148 148 137 163 0
    Science 84 71 61 57 56 36 42 48 52 56 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 25 28 21 15 11 8 10 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 24 22 11 15 20 12 8 30 22 27 0
      Mathematics and statistics 8 3 1 3 7 3 6 2 7 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 13 7 12 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 5 9 6 10 7 7 4 6 10 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 6 6 7 9 7 6 10 12 17 16 0
    Engineering 253 215 243 203 159 123 106 100 85 107 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 8 8 5 12 15 12 8 14 13 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 13 18 13 15 18 19 28 27 26 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 19 15 21 21 19 20 23 32 23 21 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 77 70 79 90 52 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 40 31 23 19 25 24 17 18 17 24 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 73 67 79 46 33 41 32 14 4 23 0
      Other engineering 12 9 10 7 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 231 211 315 260 294 158 201 232 212 242 0
  Science and engineering 231 211 315 260 294 158 201 232 212 242 0
    Science 81 68 85 75 86 58 60 80 77 92 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 10 12 4 6 10 9 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15 14 13 18 20 15 19 16 25 27 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 5 5 10 6 3 3 4 2 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 49 35 46 32 46 25 23 52 43 53 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 4 9 8 8 5 6 8 7 9 0
    Engineering 150 143 230 185 208 100 141 152 135 150 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 25 29 31 28 29 13 26 18 32 38 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 14 24 22 27 14 22 43 28 39 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 5 9 8 8 9 7 20 9 10 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 20 4 23 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 21 28 41 34 44 16 21 32 25 27 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 59 57 94 72 94 47 60 39 41 36 0
      Other engineering 4 3 5 6 3 1 5 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,230 1,233 1,219 1,163 1,126 1,050 1,086 1,076 1,100 1,128
  Fellowships 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 65 65
    Federal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 24
    Institutional 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 38 30
    Nonfederal 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 11
  Research assistantships 540 535 494 412 540 467 432 476 508 508
    Federal 227 209 302 171 279 133 155 201 189 212
    Institutional 51 74 95 168 182 309 238 107 129 111
    Nonfederal 262 252 97 73 79 25 39 168 190 185
  Teaching assistantships 98 163 180 126 120 154 182 152 172 164
    Federal 0 2 13 42 12 11 30 2 2 0
    Institutional 0 3 105 59 104 134 142 149 166 163
    Nonfederal 98 158 62 25 4 9 10 1 4 1
  Other types of support 428 535 545 625 466 429 472 385 355 391
    Federal 0 0 0 47 3 14 16 8 7 6
    Institutional 0 0 19 43 32 123 117 92 52 53
    Nonfederal 0 0 4 23 2 8 8 1 2 3
    Personal resources 428 535 522 512 429 284 331 284 294 329

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 48 54 83 65 62 49 40 58 65 49 0
    Science 13 8 25 15 13 5 5 23 23 14 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 5 10 7 5 2 1 2 7 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 4 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 2 6 3 4 1 3 17 14 10 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 35 46 58 50 49 44 35 35 42 35 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 3 0 10 10 9 4 16 18 13 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 15 21 12 10 14 9 6 10 11 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 3 12 11 12 4 5 4 3 4 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 18 17 14 14 14 13 9 11 6 0
      Other engineering 8 7 8 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 12 26 39 39 32 22 18 33 20 31 0
  Science and engineering 12 26 39 39 32 22 18 33 20 31 0
    Science 1 4 13 7 3 1 3 13 6 12 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 11 4 9 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 22 26 32 29 21 15 20 14 19 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 0 5 6 5 1 7 2 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 8 11 9 1 8 5 5 4 9 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 5 9 11 3 3 2 1 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 7 5 7 8 5 4 6 7 6 0
      Other engineering 3 5 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 104,297 98,404 81,443 78,517 70,397 60,372 59,477 60,931 58,349 59,695
    Science 40,115 30,493 25,402 28,069 23,115 22,784 25,351 24,736 17,916 17,894
      Computer and information sciences 3,677 3,443 3,894 3,748 2,782 1,429 900 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13,053 9,411 5,713 8,916 8,238 8,380 10,340 10,458 10,586 11,081
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 50 110 0 0 123 95 186 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 12,253 8,553 5,052 7,679 7,654 8,003 9,693 10,458 10,586 11,081
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 477 748 661 1,237 461 282 461 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,960 2,918 3,081 2,073 2,324 2,282 3,033 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 188 310 382 288 29 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,925 2,627 2,458 1,549 1,948 2,185 2,966 0 0 0
        Health sciences 35 67 257 132 88 68 67 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 31 56 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 969 1,012 682 583 404 302 569 355 421 299
      Physical sciences 18,977 12,923 10,812 11,346 8,796 8,980 9,396 12,741 6,643 6,248
        Astronomy and astrophysics 345 116 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,333 3,703 3,333 2,691 2,839 3,576 3,794 3,949 2,631 2,812
        Materials science 5,646 2,818 1,699 697 206 751 1,901 5,209 0 0
        Physics 6,694 5,455 5,336 5,398 4,841 3,128 3,180 3,583 4,012 3,436
        Physical sciences nec 959 831 397 2,560 910 1,525 521 0 0 0
      Psychology 46 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,088 696 1,220 1,403 571 1,411 1,113 1,182 266 266
        Anthropology 90 59 244 220 220 165 154 0 0 0
        Economics 993 553 976 1,173 336 1,245 956 1,182 265 260
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 5 84 0 10 15 1 3 0 1 6
      Sciences nec 345 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 61,175 60,371 54,062 46,694 44,195 35,504 32,824 34,840 39,509 40,604
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,994 1,384 956 369 161 171 68 0 0 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,332 1,998 1,213 1,627 1,375 414 170 7 61 239
      Chemical engineering 3,795 4,141 4,467 5,512 5,114 4,463 5,104 5,304 10,006 10,694
      Civil engineering 8,848 13,493 11,742 7,318 5,041 5,277 4,591 4,764 4,156 4,805
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 849 491 262 476 664 1,069 949 675 583 616
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,701 2,508 1,688 0 0 0 0 94 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,568 3,250 3,389 7,364 6,130 3,834 2,700 4,937 3,115 3,072
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 15,259 13,612 12,605 15,810 17,834 14,181 11,127 9,716 14,491 15,005
      Engineering nec 19,829 19,494 17,740 8,218 7,876 6,095 8,115 9,343 7,097 6,171
    Non-S&E 3,007 7,540 1,979 3,754 3,087 2,084 1,302 1,355 924 1,197
      Business management and business administration 83 45 66 36 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
      Education 2,225 108 47 59 8 161 658 1,221 871 1,137
      Humanities 6 10 15 8 7 4 65 128 50 57
      Law 0 30 0 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 693 7,347 1,851 3,651 3,072 1,919 579 6 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

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 104,297 68,795 1,804 14,035 11,399 3,388 4,876
    Science 40,115 28,550 678 3,383 4,886 1,260 1,358
      Computer and information sciences 3,677 3,468 4 87 21 1 96
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13,053 6,428 166 1,177 3,843 351 1,088
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 50 0 0 36 0 14 0
        Geological and earth sciences 12,253 6,188 166 1,087 3,828 337 647
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 273 149 0 9 0 0 115
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 477 91 0 45 15 0 326
      Life sciences 1,960 1,222 54 21 583 33 47
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,925 1,218 24 21 583 32 47
        Health sciences 35 4 30 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 969 748 0 127 94 0 0
      Physical sciences 18,977 15,408 454 1,945 276 776 118
        Astronomy and astrophysics 345 345 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,333 3,534 285 1,334 0 64 116
        Materials science 5,646 5,405 0 110 121 8 2
        Physics 6,694 5,660 169 501 155 209 0
        Physical sciences nec 959 464 0 0 0 495 0
      Psychology 46 29 0 8 0 0 9
      Social sciences 1,088 902 0 18 69 99 0
        Anthropology 90 66 0 0 0 24 0
        Economics 993 836 0 13 69 75 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 345 345 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 61,175 39,767 1,007 8,536 6,459 1,926 3,480
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,994 1,868 0 0 29 0 97
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,332 1,912 0 4 12 404 0
      Chemical engineering 3,795 2,461 120 726 180 299 9
      Civil engineering 8,848 6,193 316 685 142 192 1,320
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 849 612 0 141 0 96 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,701 2,655 0 0 37 0 9
      Mechanical engineering 5,568 3,953 0 774 152 63 626
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 15,259 10,194 287 957 2,820 509 492
      Engineering nec 19,829 9,919 284 5,249 3,087 363 927
    Non-S&E 3,007 478 119 2,116 54 202 38
      Business management and business administration 83 0 0 66 0 17 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 2,225 71 0 1,877 54 185 38
      Humanities 6 0 0 6 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 693 407 119 167 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 68,795 66,200 61,421 55,560 49,603 40,161 37,505 35,677 34,266 34,781
  DOD 12,241 11,603 15,048 9,593 8,779 5,205 3,474 3,585 4,681 5,173
  DOE 25,289 24,478 20,880 20,441 19,191 17,030 17,298 16,851 15,434 14,063
  HHS 2,769 3,060 2,926 2,785 2,878 2,156 2,390 2,283 1,324 1,821
  NASA 3,975 3,060 2,550 2,160 1,645 1,230 1,502 1,793 1,262 1,094
  NSF 19,536 15,207 14,905 16,181 13,112 10,799 9,823 9,292 9,954 10,671
  USDA 538 638 843 600 637 208 330 36 43 146
  Other 4,447 8,154 4,269 3,800 3,361 3,533 2,688 1,837 1,568 1,813

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 1,585 220 1,365 .
2018 1,483 213 1,270 .
2017 1,152 219 933 .

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 . . . 26,618
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 72,518 . . . 0
    Physical sciences 0 . . . 26,618

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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