Dartmouth C. and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

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 148 68.2 459 151 76.4 631 85 91 925
2023 149 68 459 148 78.5 679 86 90.8 911 87 85.8 602
2022 140 69.8 457 146 78.9 680 85 90.8 900
2021 173 61.8 447 146 79.2 691 82 91.2 908 96 83.8 583
2020 147 67.8 450 144 79.7 698 79 91.6 916
2019 151 66.7 447 141 80.1 697 78 91.6 914 88 85.4 589
2018 166 61.7 428 150 78.9 700 76 91.8 911
2017 171 60.3 425 183 73.6 684 76 91.7 898 88 85 575
2016 161 63.1 430 159 77.5 697 94 89.7 896
2015 166 61.6 426 166 76.4 693 102 88.8 898 90 84.5 570
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 104 100 111 75 108 100 81 83 87 85
  Science and engineering 104 100 111 75 108 99 81 83 87 85
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 1 . 2 1 . . . 2
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation . . 1 . 2 . . . . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 44 43 57 30 45 47 28 47 35 44
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 6 7 6 6 8 2 8 6 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 3 5 1 2 3 2 1 5 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 3 6 9 1 2 7 2 5 . 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 2 . 4 1 3 4 2 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 8 6 3 3 7 1 4 3 3 7
      Genetics and genomics . . 2 1 3 3 . 3 4 5
      Microbiology and immunology 11 9 19 10 13 4 10 12 6 11
      Molecular biology 6 5 3 1 1 1 . 2 . 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 5 5 3 3 8 2 2 4 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 4 3 2 2 3 7 3 7 4 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 2 1 4 . . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 17 3 7 9 11 3 5 1 7 3
      Computer science 15 2 6 7 11 3 5 1 7 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 1 1 2 . . . . . .
    Engineering 19 20 18 17 22 19 17 11 16 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 6 3 4 4 5 2 2 5 4
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 1 1 . . 2 . 1 . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 4 2 . . 7 4 2 3 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 4 3 2 1 5 . 1 3 4 1
      Mechanical engineering . . 1 3 2 . . 1 1 .
      Engineering, other 7 5 9 8 11 5 10 2 3 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 1
      Geological sciences . 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 . 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
    Health sciences . 2 3 . 3 1 2 . . 2
      Public health . 2 . . 3 1 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 3 . . . 1 . . 2
    Mathematics and statistics 9 7 3 6 8 3 5 3 6 5
      Applied mathematics 1 . . 4 1 . 2 1 . 1
      Mathematics 1 1 1 . . 2 1 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 6 2 2 7 1 2 1 4 1
    Physical sciences 10 17 11 8 7 15 15 10 12 12
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 7 2 3 2 2 3 2 . 2
      Chemistry 6 8 8 2 1 6 5 2 3 6
      Physics 1 2 1 3 4 7 7 6 9 4
    Psychology 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 6 7 5
      Research and experimental psychology 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 6 5 4
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . . 2 1
    Social sciences 1 1 1 . 1 2 1 2 2 .
      Anthropology . 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 .
      Economics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 1 1 1 . .
      Social sciences, other . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
  Non-science and engineering . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Education . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Education research . . . . . 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   621   623   669   640   594   573   550   451   567   547
    Hispanic or Latino   54   60   59   52   53   50   42   34   33   24
    Not Hispanic or Latino   554   548   597   571   520   500   490   395   518   497
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   2   1   1   1   3   4   4   4
      Asian   88   77   86   86   66   72   74   49   75   62
      Black or African American   30   26   33   25   22   19   14   6   11   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   394   405   441   430   405   387   380   323   416   406
      More than one race   37   36   35   29   26   21   19   13   12   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   13   15   13   17   21   23   18   22   16   26
  Temporary visa holders   476   498   440   368   338   362   322   218   340   343
  Science and engineering   955   1,002   981   870   800   800   753   590   759   751
    Science   638   695   704   653   613   581   535   480   546   558
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   319   326   326   312   298   282   271   269   236   241
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   118   127   119   111   102   97   79   52   100   111
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   31   36   37   25   18   17   22   13   23   23
      Mathematics and statistics   31   33   35   29   26   27   26   29   27   27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   43   77   89   82   68   68   57   30   22   16
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   96   96   98   94   101   90   80   87   93   99
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   317   307   277   217   187   219   218   110   213   193
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   317   307   277   217   187   219   218   110   213   193
    Health   142   119   128   138   132   135   119   79   148   139
      Clinical medicine   111   109   124   135   128   128   113   70   0   0
      Other health   31   10   4   3   4   7   6   9   148   139

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   34   3   11   18   12   6   20   40   27   35
    Hispanic or Latino   3   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   2   3
    Not Hispanic or Latino   28   1   10   15   10   6   15   23   12   20
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0
      Asian   5   0   1   3   2   0   0   1   0   1
      Black or African American   3   0   0   1   2   1   0   1   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   20   1   9   11   6   4   13   19   12   18
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   0   1   1   0   0   5   17   13   12
  Temporary visa holders   7   3   10   5   4   0   0   1   3   1
  Science and engineering   38   6   10   4   5   1   4   0   0   0
    Science   0   4   9   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
      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   2   1   1   1   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   8   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   38   2   1   3   4   0   3   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   38   2   1   3   4   0   3   0   0   0
    Health   3   0   11   19   11   5   16   41   30   36
      Clinical medicine   2   0   11   19   11   5   16   41   0   0
      Other health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   36

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   90   67   63   67   75   50   80   49   48   75
  Science and engineering   89   65   59   66   70   46   76   47   48   74
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   14   32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   11
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   89   65   59   66   70   43   76   47   34   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   89   65   59   66   70   43   76   47   34   42
    Health   1   2   4   1   5   4   4   2   0   1
      Clinical medicine   1   2   4   1   5   4   4   2   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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   1,097   1,121   1,109   1,008   932   935   872   669   907   890
  Fellowships   774   807   793   712   677   695   646   545   373   355
    Federal   6   2   4   1   5   7   6   2   4   31
    Institutional   761   794   782   708   667   683   629   533   365   317
    Nonfederal   7   11   7   3   5   5   11   10   4   7
  Research assistantships   120   106   101   90   86   63   62   70   278   277
    Federal   84   65   59   66   70   43   61   47   44   43
    Institutional   35   38   36   17   8   1   0   0   206   210
    Nonfederal   1   3   6   7   8   19   1   23   28   24
  Teaching assistantships   7   5   1   0   0   29   26   0   73   61
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   7   5   1   0   0   29   26   0   73   61
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   196   203   214   206   169   148   138   54   183   197
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   0   0   1
    Institutional   3   5   12   12   8   1   6   0   46   41
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   11   1   0   0   0   30
    Personal resources   193   198   202   193   150   146   119   54   137   125

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   205   193   192   177   162   158   147   163   173   188
    Science   170   156   158   152   150   148   131   148   141   158
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   2   4
      Biological and biomedical sciences   71   64   65   71   80   65   53   59   52   75
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   3   5   5   5   5   8   4   5   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   9   5   7   8   6   3   2   4   0
      Mathematics and statistics   15   21   21   18   6   3   7   10   8   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   1   1   1   10   6   0   3   11   13
      Natural resources and conservation   4   6   4   4   3   3   5   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   21   18   24   19   15   24   22   28   27   24
      Psychology   14   13   8   7   5   11   10   16   0   12
      Social sciences   28   20   24   20   18   25   23   20   19   17
    Engineering   35   37   34   25   12   10   16   15   32   30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   5   7   7   4   5   8   7   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   11   7   6   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   6   4   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   2   2   1   3   2   2   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   11   12   11   10   3   2   3   2   0   0
      Other engineering   3   0   0   0   0   1   2   3   32   30
    Health   1   2   4   2   3   0   4   5   3   16
      Clinical medicine   1   1   1   2   3   0   1   2   3   16
      Other health   0   1   3   0   0   0   3   3   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   110   110   128   105   90   83   75   84   89   109
  Science and engineering   109   108   127   105   88   83   71   80   88   104
    Science   88   83   101   91   78   74   65   72   66   84
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   2   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   51   45   51   55   57   43   40   43   39   60
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   5   2   4   2   7   4   3   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   1   3   1   1   3   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   9   14   14   7   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   10   19   16   10   15   7   12   13   13
      Psychology   9   11   7   6   4   10   8   10   0   7
      Social sciences   1   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   0
    Engineering   21   25   26   14   10   9   6   8   22   20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   4   6   4   3   4   4   5   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   7   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   4   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   1   1   2   2   0   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   10   10   6   3   2   1   1   0   0
      Other engineering   3   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   22   20
    Health   1   2   1   0   2   0   4   4   1   5
      Clinical medicine   1   1   0   0   2   0   1   2   1   5
      Other health   0   1   1   0   0   0   3   2   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   418,429   366,856   344,126   330,226   326,349   323,020   323,927   308,445   233,636   209,646
    Science   314,841   282,825   269,129   259,420   254,411   253,733   256,048   247,745   196,173   178,604
      Computer and information sciences   19,902   18,309   17,794   18,556   14,889   15,753   14,596   12,250   5,543   4,444
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,487   9,202   8,933   4,607   5,241   4,359   4,771   4,904   2,030   2,972
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,487   9,202   8,933   4,607   5,241   4,359   4,771   4,904   2,030   2,140
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   832
      Life sciences   198,991   179,246   171,185   163,702   170,704   176,231   179,025   178,006   162,794   154,731
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   91,952   93,530   89,693   83,974   84,528   90,029   87,469   88,109   68,811   69,485
        Health sciences   105,618   84,151   80,239   78,745   83,046   80,692   83,026   79,919   82,381   79,085
        Natural resources and conservation   1,415   1,523   1,252   691   813   949   1,482   1,494   1,347   0
        Life sciences nec   6   42   1   292   2,317   4,561   7,048   8,484   10,255   6,161
      Mathematics and statistics   10,931   10,328   8,959   6,932   5,848   5,149   5,892   5,839   1,603   1,019
      Physical sciences   25,933   24,630   24,806   26,312   21,219   18,757   18,977   19,855   11,423   8,904
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   12,960   11,869   11,434   12,008   9,198   8,125   8,435   8,605   4,850   3,396
        Materials science   41   33   45   25   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   12,932   12,728   13,327   14,279   12,021   10,632   10,542   11,250   6,573   5,508
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   15,800   15,408   15,457   11,670   13,239   10,892   9,185   7,652   4,746   3,196
      Social sciences   26,298   22,605   19,335   23,175   20,370   17,928   18,404   15,308   5,000   2,055
        Anthropology   930   605   926   481   891   802   584   835   437   0
        Economics   2,268   987   1,035   1,280   898   907   1,014   670   1,003   1,318
        Political science and government   2,303   1,708   910   1,396   610   1,147   1,039   568   299   398
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   17,756   16,011   14,452   18,634   16,677   13,939   14,512   12,191   2,087   80
        Social sciences nec   3,041   3,294   2,012   1,384   1,294   1,133   1,255   1,044   1,174   259
      Sciences nec   6,499   3,097   2,660   4,466   2,901   4,664   5,198   3,931   3,034   1,283
    Engineering   50,635   41,232   36,219   33,559   31,140   31,110   31,903   29,893   28,324   25,056
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   27   48   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   17,457   15,399   11,862   13,613   13,253   12,768   13,175   11,864   11,219   8,397
      Chemical engineering   4,217   4,400   3,766   4,565   3,605   4,115   4,173   3,977   2,759   2,899
      Civil engineering   1,620   1,493   2,255   791   655   444   517   466   614   347
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,425   8,349   8,172   4,898   3,738   3,232   2,985   3,177   2,767   2,574
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   272   25   7   6   38   5   8   122   10   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,676   7,025   5,735   6,286   6,330   7,539   7,976   7,703   6,437   7,962
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   5,941   4,493   4,422   3,400   3,521   3,007   3,066   2,583   4,518   2,877
    Non-S&E   52,953   42,799   38,778   37,247   40,798   38,177   35,976   30,807   9,139   5,986
      Business management and business administration   20,947   16,524   15,501   15,555   16,848   16,074   15,215   12,992   651   92
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   132   162   97   80   115   432   294   148   161   46
      Humanities   21,585   17,174   15,701   16,847   18,104   19,673   18,410   15,800   3,763   3,498
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,952   2,103   1,259   1,120   1,752   1,388   1,692   1,606   798   640
      Non-S&E nec   7,337   6,836   6,220   3,645   3,979   610   365   261   3,766   1,710

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   418,429   185,769   706   190,993   8,946   22,422   9,593
    Science   314,841   150,029   706   127,198   8,184   20,817   7,907
      Computer and information sciences   19,902   5,003   0   14,390   99   69   341
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,487   3,479   0   6,011   0   473   524
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,487   3,479   0   6,011   0   473   524
        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   198,991   115,453   706   52,758   7,387   18,414   4,273
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   91,952   58,206   136   30,110   0   2,635   865
        Health sciences   105,618   56,535   570   21,952   7,383   15,779   3,399
        Natural resources and conservation   1,415   712   0   690   4   0   9
        Life sciences nec   6   0   0   6   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   10,931   4,237   0   6,264   75   352   3
      Physical sciences   25,933   9,651   0   15,515   346   192   229
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   12,960   4,505   0   7,936   346   140   33
        Materials science   41   0   0   41   0   0   0
        Physics   12,932   5,146   0   7,538   0   52   196
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   15,800   9,795   0   5,410   0   426   169
      Social sciences   26,298   1,552   0   21,475   186   717   2,368
        Anthropology   930   344   0   543   0   3   40
        Economics   2,268   132   0   679   166   201   1,090
        Political science and government   2,303   25   0   653   20   373   1,232
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   17,756   134   0   17,616   0   0   6
        Social sciences nec   3,041   917   0   1,984   0   140   0
      Sciences nec   6,499   859   0   5,375   91   174   0
    Engineering   50,635   34,831   0   13,433   762   803   806
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   27   27   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   17,457   13,315   0   2,902   595   467   178
      Chemical engineering   4,217   3,973   0   126   0   91   27
      Civil engineering   1,620   1,220   0   282   0   84   34
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,425   7,210   0   2,672   127   126   290
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   272   0   0   272   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,676   9,086   0   1,320   40   35   195
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   5,941   0   0   5,859   0   0   82
    Non-S&E   52,953   909   0   50,362   0   802   880
      Business management and business administration   20,947   137   0   20,111   0   0   699
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   132   0   0   52   0   79   1
      Humanities   21,585   516   0   20,701   0   323   45
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,952   106   0   2,357   0   400   89
      Non-S&E nec   7,337   150   0   7,141   0   0   46

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   185,769   168,740   155,445   152,335   142,219   137,965   140,399   137,448   139,090   146,233
  DOD   12,111   11,106   10,250   9,831   8,404   7,402   7,017   6,368   8,203   9,040
  DOE   6,119   5,618   4,298   3,534   2,756   2,263   2,280   2,729   3,367   3,122
  HHS   131,753   118,308   112,729   114,245   106,809   104,275   107,132   104,376   104,147   109,299
  NASA   4,394   4,760   5,554   4,560   4,757   3,904   3,013   3,281   4,076   3,586
  NSF   26,749   23,150   20,306   18,918   17,832   16,470   17,605   17,676   16,784   17,229
  USDA   1,546   408   333   253   557   897   1,220   1,116   505   199
  Other   3,097   5,390   1,975   994   1,104   2,754   2,132   1,902   2,008   3,758

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   1,961   490   1,471   .
2018   1,931   434   1,497   .

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   819   744   746   725   694
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   272   272   254   257   235
    Computer and information sciences   45   27   26   26   25
    Engineering   140   103   74   59   58
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18   19   23   23   23
    Health sciences   158   138   158   149   149
    Mathematics and statistics   18   18   22   22   22
    Natural resources and conservation   11   11   12   12   11
    Physical sciences   78   76   81   82   76
    Psychology   33   33   38   38   39
    Social sciences   43   43   60   58   56
    Other   2   3   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

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   0   0   30,636   0
    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   30,636   0
    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

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   14,077   17,628   6,523   288   20,134
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   7,000   14,000   5,730   0   9,450
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   1,000
    Engineering   7,077   3,628   0   0   1,685
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   288   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   2,500
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   271   0   2,798
    Psychology   0   0   522   0   2,700
    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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