Dartmouth C.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 150 67.8 459 148 78.5 679 87 85.8 602 86 90.8 914
2022 140 69.8 457 146 78.9 680 85 90.8 900
2021 173 61.8 447 146 79.2 691 96 83.8 583 82 91.2 908
2020 147 67.8 450 144 79.7 698 79 91.6 916
2019 151 66.7 447 141 80.1 697 88 85.4 589 78 91.6 914
2018 166 61.7 428 150 78.9 700 76 91.8 911
2017 171 60.3 425 183 73.6 684 88 85 575 76 91.7 898
2016 161 63.1 430 159 77.5 697 94 89.7 896
2015 166 61.6 426 166 76.4 693 90 84.5 570 102 88.8 898
2014 156 63.6 422 167 76.1 688 97 89.3 889
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 100 111 75 108 100 81 83 87 85 95
  Science and engineering 100 111 75 108 99 81 83 87 85 95
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . 2 1 . . . 2 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 . 2 . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 57 30 45 47 28 47 35 44 48
      Biochemistry and biophysics 6 7 6 6 8 2 8 6 7 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 5 1 2 3 2 1 5 1 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 9 1 2 7 2 5 . 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 2 . 4 1 3 4 2 2 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 3 3 7 1 4 3 3 7 5
      Genetics and genomics . 2 1 3 3 . 3 4 5 8
      Microbiology and immunology 9 19 10 13 4 10 12 6 11 9
      Molecular biology 5 3 1 1 1 . 2 . 2 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 5 3 3 8 2 2 4 3 8
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 2 2 3 7 3 7 4 2 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 2 1 4 . . 1 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 3 7 9 11 3 5 1 7 3 4
      Computer science 2 6 7 11 3 5 1 7 3 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 2 . . . . . . 1
    Engineering 20 18 17 22 19 17 11 16 11 17
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 3 4 4 5 2 2 5 4 9
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 1 . . 2 . 1 . 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 2 . . 7 4 2 3 3 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 3 2 1 5 . 1 3 4 1 2
      Mechanical engineering . 1 3 2 . . 1 1 . .
      Engineering, other 5 9 8 11 5 10 2 3 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 3
      Geological sciences 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 2 3 . 3 1 2 . . 2 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Public health 2 . . 3 1 1 . . . .
      Health sciences, other . 3 . . . 1 . . 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 7 3 6 8 3 5 3 6 5 10
      Applied mathematics . . 4 1 . 2 1 . 1 1
      Mathematics 1 1 . . 2 1 1 2 3 5
      Mathematics and statistics, other 6 2 2 7 1 2 1 4 1 4
    Physical sciences 17 11 8 7 15 15 10 12 12 10
      Astronomy and astrophysics 7 2 3 2 2 3 2 . 2 2
      Chemistry 8 8 2 1 6 5 2 3 6 5
      Physics 2 1 3 4 7 7 6 9 4 3
    Psychology 6 6 4 7 5 6 6 7 5 2
      Research and experimental psychology 6 6 4 7 5 6 6 5 4 2
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . 2 1 .
    Social sciences 1 1 . 1 2 1 2 2 . .
      Anthropology 1 . . . 1 . 1 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 546 540 508 487 498 471 392 514 511 511
    Female 575 569 500 445 437 401 277 393 379 355
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 623 669 640 594 573 550 451 567 547 548
    Hispanic or Latino 60 59 52 53 50 42 34 33 24 23
    Not Hispanic or Latino 548 597 571 520 500 490 395 518 497 497
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 9
      Asian 77 86 86 66 72 74 49 75 62 73
      Black or African American 26 33 25 22 19 14 6 11 10 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 405 441 430 405 387 380 323 416 406 399
      More than one race 36 35 29 26 21 19 13 12 15 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 13 17 21 23 18 22 16 26 28
  Temporary visa holders 498 440 368 338 362 322 218 340 343 318
  Science and engineering 1,002 981 870 800 800 753 590 759 751 734
    Science 695 704 653 613 581 535 480 546 558 545
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 326 326 312 298 282 271 269 236 241 238
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 127 119 111 102 97 79 52 100 111 96
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 36 37 25 18 17 22 13 23 23 26
      Mathematics and statistics 33 35 29 26 27 26 29 27 27 28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 77 89 82 68 68 57 30 22 16 14
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 96 98 94 101 90 80 87 93 99 105
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 38
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 307 277 217 187 219 218 110 213 193 189
      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 307 277 217 187 219 218 110 213 193 189
    Health 119 128 138 132 135 119 79 148 139 132
      Clinical medicine 109 124 135 128 128 113 70 0 0 0
      Other health 10 4 3 4 7 6 9 148 139 132

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 5 6 5 7 3 11 10 10 18 21
    Female 1 15 18 9 3 9 31 20 18 18
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 3 11 18 12 6 20 40 27 35 38
    Hispanic or Latino 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1 10 15 10 6 15 23 12 20 37
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
      Asian 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 3
      Black or African American 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 1 9 11 6 4 13 19 12 18 26
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 1 0 0 5 17 13 12 0
  Temporary visa holders 3 10 5 4 0 0 1 3 1 1
  Science and engineering 6 10 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 1
    Science 4 9 1 1 1 1 0 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
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 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 1 1 1 0 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 2 8 0 0 1 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 1 0 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 2 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 1
      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 2 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 1
    Health 0 11 19 11 5 16 41 30 36 38
      Clinical medicine 0 11 19 11 5 16 41 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 36 38

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 2013
All surveyed fields 67 63 67 75 50 80 49 48 75 139 0
  Science and engineering 65 59 66 70 46 76 47 48 74 139 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 32 87 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 33 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 8 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 65 59 66 70 43 76 47 34 42 52 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 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 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 65 59 66 70 43 76 47 34 42 52 0
    Health 2 4 1 5 4 4 2 0 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 2 4 1 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,121 1,109 1,008 932 935 872 669 907 890 866
  Fellowships 807 793 712 677 695 646 545 373 355 367
    Federal 2 4 1 5 7 6 2 4 31 63
    Institutional 794 782 708 667 683 629 533 365 317 295
    Nonfederal 11 7 3 5 5 11 10 4 7 9
  Research assistantships 106 101 90 86 63 62 70 278 277 266
    Federal 65 59 66 70 43 61 47 44 43 75
    Institutional 38 36 17 8 1 0 0 206 210 167
    Nonfederal 3 6 7 8 19 1 23 28 24 24
  Teaching assistantships 5 1 0 0 29 26 0 73 61 62
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 5 1 0 0 29 26 0 73 61 62
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 203 214 206 169 148 138 54 183 197 171
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 5 12 12 8 1 6 0 46 41 42
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 30 35
    Personal resources 198 202 193 150 146 119 54 137 125 93

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 150 192 178 162 158 147 163 173 188 195
    Science 126 158 153 150 148 131 148 141 158 151
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 5
      Biological and biomedical sciences 56 65 72 80 65 53 59 52 75 77
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 5 5 5 5 8 4 5 4 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 5 7 8 6 3 2 4 0 3
      Mathematics and statistics 15 21 18 6 3 7 10 8 9 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 1 10 6 0 3 11 13 3
      Natural resources and conservation 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 24 19 15 24 22 28 27 24 21
      Psychology 9 8 7 5 11 10 16 0 12 11
      Social sciences 14 24 20 18 25 23 20 19 17 14
    Engineering 24 34 25 12 10 16 15 32 30 44
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 7 7 4 5 8 7 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 1 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 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 11 10 3 2 3 2 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 32 30 44
    Health 2 4 2 3 0 4 5 3 16 27
      Clinical medicine 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 16 25
      Other health 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2

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 110 128 105 90 83 75 84 89 109 115
  Science and engineering 108 127 105 88 83 71 80 88 104 105
    Science 83 101 91 78 74 65 72 66 84 76
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 45 51 55 57 43 40 43 39 60 46
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 5 2 4 2 7 4 3 1 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 14 14 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 19 16 10 15 7 12 13 13 13
      Psychology 11 7 6 4 10 8 10 0 7 5
      Social sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 25 26 14 10 9 6 8 22 20 29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 6 4 3 4 4 5 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 3 1 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 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 10 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 20 29
    Health 2 1 0 2 0 4 4 1 5 10
      Clinical medicine 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 5 10
      Other health 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 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 366,856 344,126 330,226 326,349 323,020 323,927 308,445 233,636 209,646 212,606
    Science 282,825 269,129 259,420 254,411 253,733 256,048 247,745 196,173 178,604 186,122
      Computer and information sciences 18,309 17,794 18,556 14,889 15,753 14,596 12,250 5,543 4,444 4,658
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,202 8,933 4,607 5,241 4,359 4,771 4,904 2,030 2,972 2,961
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 9,202 8,933 4,607 5,241 4,359 4,771 4,904 2,030 2,140 1,868
        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 0 832 1,093
      Life sciences 179,246 171,185 163,702 170,704 176,231 179,025 178,006 162,794 154,731 159,574
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 93,530 89,693 83,974 84,528 90,029 87,469 88,109 68,811 69,485 73,881
        Health sciences 84,151 80,239 78,745 83,046 80,692 83,026 79,919 82,381 79,085 83,576
        Natural resources and conservation 1,523 1,252 691 813 949 1,482 1,494 1,347 0 0
        Life sciences nec 42 1 292 2,317 4,561 7,048 8,484 10,255 6,161 2,117
      Mathematics and statistics 10,328 8,959 6,932 5,848 5,149 5,892 5,839 1,603 1,019 1,160
      Physical sciences 24,630 24,806 26,312 21,219 18,757 18,977 19,855 11,423 8,904 9,244
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,869 11,434 12,008 9,198 8,125 8,435 8,605 4,850 3,396 3,481
        Materials science 33 45 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 12,728 13,327 14,279 12,021 10,632 10,542 11,250 6,573 5,508 5,763
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 15,408 15,457 11,670 13,239 10,892 9,185 7,652 4,746 3,196 4,457
      Social sciences 22,605 19,335 23,175 20,370 17,928 18,404 15,308 5,000 2,055 2,322
        Anthropology 605 926 481 891 802 584 835 437 0 0
        Economics 987 1,035 1,280 898 907 1,014 670 1,003 1,318 1,181
        Political science and government 1,708 910 1,396 610 1,147 1,039 568 299 398 582
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 16,011 14,452 18,634 16,677 13,939 14,512 12,191 2,087 80 338
        Social sciences nec 3,294 2,012 1,384 1,294 1,133 1,255 1,044 1,174 259 221
      Sciences nec 3,097 2,660 4,466 2,901 4,664 5,198 3,931 3,034 1,283 1,746
    Engineering 41,232 36,219 33,559 31,140 31,110 31,903 29,893 28,324 25,056 18,238
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 48 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 15,399 11,862 13,613 13,253 12,768 13,175 11,864 11,219 8,397 6,438
      Chemical engineering 4,400 3,766 4,565 3,605 4,115 4,173 3,977 2,759 2,899 2,618
      Civil engineering 1,493 2,255 791 655 444 517 466 614 347 386
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,349 8,172 4,898 3,738 3,232 2,985 3,177 2,767 2,574 3,027
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 25 7 6 38 5 8 122 10 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,025 5,735 6,286 6,330 7,539 7,976 7,703 6,437 7,962 3,767
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,493 4,422 3,400 3,521 3,007 3,066 2,583 4,518 2,877 2,002
    Non-S&E 42,799 38,778 37,247 40,798 38,177 35,976 30,807 9,139 5,986 8,246
      Business management and business administration 16,524 15,501 15,555 16,848 16,074 15,215 12,992 651 92 94
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 162 97 80 115 432 294 148 161 46 75
      Humanities 17,174 15,701 16,847 18,104 19,673 18,410 15,800 3,763 3,498 3,679
      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 2,103 1,259 1,120 1,752 1,388 1,692 1,606 798 640 803
      Non-S&E nec 6,836 6,220 3,645 3,979 610 365 261 3,766 1,710 3,595

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 366,856 168,740 46 166,114 2,415 20,865 8,676
    Science 282,825 139,903 46 114,300 1,780 19,402 7,394
      Computer and information sciences 18,309 4,684 0 12,594 126 42 863
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,202 3,046 0 5,598 0 338 220
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 9,202 3,046 0 5,598 0 338 220
        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 179,246 105,853 46 50,450 1,448 17,038 4,411
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 93,530 56,400 46 33,318 230 2,664 872
        Health sciences 84,151 48,425 0 16,596 1,218 14,374 3,538
        Natural resources and conservation 1,523 1,028 0 494 0 0 1
        Life sciences nec 42 0 0 42 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 10,328 3,795 0 5,889 0 637 7
      Physical sciences 24,630 9,680 0 14,192 57 460 241
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,869 4,589 0 6,948 57 252 23
        Materials science 33 0 0 33 0 0 0
        Physics 12,728 5,091 0 7,211 0 208 218
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 15,408 10,158 0 4,666 0 314 270
      Social sciences 22,605 1,824 0 18,829 25 545 1,382
        Anthropology 605 235 0 243 0 3 124
        Economics 987 45 0 493 5 283 161
        Political science and government 1,708 115 0 346 20 148 1,079
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 16,011 103 0 15,879 0 11 18
        Social sciences nec 3,294 1,326 0 1,868 0 100 0
      Sciences nec 3,097 863 0 2,082 124 28 0
    Engineering 41,232 28,224 0 10,508 635 756 1,109
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 48 48 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 15,399 11,414 0 2,940 276 272 497
      Chemical engineering 4,400 3,899 0 322 0 172 7
      Civil engineering 1,493 1,093 0 219 0 86 95
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,349 5,553 0 2,046 359 82 309
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 25 4 0 21 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,025 6,213 0 525 0 144 143
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,493 0 0 4,435 0 0 58
    Non-S&E 42,799 613 0 41,306 0 707 173
      Business management and business administration 16,524 233 0 16,291 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 162 0 0 63 0 99 0
      Humanities 17,174 273 0 16,620 0 187 94
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,103 106 0 1,790 0 181 26
      Non-S&E nec 6,836 1 0 6,542 0 240 53

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 168,740 155,445 152,335 142,219 137,965 140,399 137,448 139,090 146,233 145,498
  DOD 11,106 10,250 9,831 8,404 7,402 7,017 6,368 8,203 9,040 8,186
  DOE 5,618 4,298 3,534 2,756 2,263 2,280 2,729 3,367 3,122 2,342
  HHS 118,308 112,729 114,245 106,809 104,275 107,132 104,376 104,147 109,299 113,315
  NASA 4,760 5,554 4,560 4,757 3,904 3,013 3,281 4,076 3,586 4,315
  NSF 23,150 20,306 18,918 17,832 16,470 17,605 17,676 16,784 17,229 12,807
  USDA 408 333 253 557 897 1,220 1,116 505 199 368
  Other 5,390 1,975 994 1,104 2,754 2,132 1,902 2,008 3,758 4,165

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 1,961 490 1,471 .
2018 1,931 434 1,497 .
2017 2,016 398 1,618 .

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 . . . 30,636 . 0
    Engineering . . . 30,636 . 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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