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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 304 34.5 459 106 83.5 631 371 60.4 925
2023 252 45.7 459 109 84.2 679 336 63.6 911 400 34.3 602
2022 254 45.1 457 135 80.5 680 369 59.5 900
2021 319 29.4 447 135 80.8 691 380 58.6 908 388 34.2 583
2020 301 33.8 450 98 86.2 698 380 59 916
2019 305 32.5 447 85 88 697 383 58.6 914 382 35.8 589
2018 277 36 428 86 88 700 370 59.9 911
2017 338 21.3 425 130 81.3 684 342 62.4 898 374 35.7 575
2016 262 39.8 430 140 80.2 697 331 63.5 896
2015 281 34.8 426 143 79.7 693 327 64 898 356 38.2 570
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 20 34 31 14 17 17 22 9 27 21
  Science and engineering 13 27 19 13 11 15 18 6 21 15
    Computer and information sciences 1 8 3 3 2 4 2 2 3 3
      Computer science . 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 5 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 2
    Engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Psychology 12 18 16 10 9 11 16 4 18 12
      Clinical psychology 4 3 7 3 5 3 5 4 3 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 7 3 3 2 5 5 . 10 2
      Research and experimental psychology 3 4 3 1 1 . 2 . 1 2
      Psychology, other . 4 3 3 1 3 4 . 4 4
  Non-science and engineering 7 7 12 1 6 2 4 3 6 6
    Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 7 7 11 1 6 2 4 3 6 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 7 7 11 1 6 2 4 3 6 6

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   777   777   762   831   1,080   1,412   1,364   397 i   731   742 i
    Hispanic or Latino   133   133   121   132   167   178   162   27 i   25   36 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   611   611   603   671   872   1,184   1,082   346 i   357   499 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   1   2   2   1   1 i   1   2 i
      Asian   157   137   126   133   196   231   197   62 i   42   74 i
      Black or African American   107   102   95   128   156   174   158   34 i   50   75 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   2   1   3   0   3 i   0   1 i
      White   317   344   353   378   486   728   661   229 i   252   336 i
      More than one race   28   28   27   29   31   46   65   17 i   12   11 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   33   33   38   28   41   50   120   24 i   349   207 i
  Temporary visa holders   825   801   455   285   339   390   363   644 i   323   314 i
  Science and engineering   1,377   1,354   1,025   980   1,327   1,302   1,255   998 i   1,011   1,013 i
    Science   1,338   1,311   982   926   1,245   1,302   1,255   998 i   1,011   1,013 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   16   16   16   12   16   17   14 i   14   14 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   12   12 i
      Computer and information sciences   692   710   465   438   510   1,015   991   791 i   793   793 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   181   147   104   93   121   72   78   37 i   37   38 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   233   244   192   167   381   7   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   10   10   14   16   13   9   4   0 i   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   14   16   16   13   16   22   18   17 i   17   17 i
      Psychology   90   80   58   58   51   47   47   52 i   51   50 i
      Social sciences   102   88   117   125   141   114   100   87 i   87   89 i
    Engineering   39   43   43   54   82   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   39   43   43   54   82   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Health   225   224   192   136   92   500   472   43 i   43   43 i
      Clinical medicine   38   31   44   58   53   62   37   43 i   43   43 i
      Other health   187   193   148   78   39   438   435   0 i   0   0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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   402   425   488   570   746   765   794   549 i   685   693 i
    Hispanic or Latino   61   72   72   77   92   89   82   44 i   31   40 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   329   329   393   463   609   622   642   455 i   415   507 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 i   1   1 i
      Asian   69   58   74   86   103   125   133   105 i   72   70 i
      Black or African American   65   60   69   73   87   89   85   47 i   63   76 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   4   2   2   0 i   1   1 i
      White   176   193   232   280   387   383   399   295 i   270   351 i
      More than one race   18   17   17   23   27   23   23   8 i   8   8 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   24   23   30   45   54   70   50 i   239   146 i
  Temporary visa holders   67   62   33   46   55   50   45   183 i   50   39 i
  Science and engineering   449   463   504   601   781   782   813   706 i   709   704 i
    Science   427   441   482   565   747   782   813   706 i   709   704 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   2   4   3   7   7   13   7 i   7   7 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   2   2 i
      Computer and information sciences   214   215   258   304   384   613   639   551 i   555   549 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   40   48   28   29   27   33   33   26 i   26   24 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   78   87   93   112   203   5   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   3   4   4   5   4   2   1   0 i   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   0   0   3   7   11   11   8   6 i   6   6 i
      Psychology   61   61   61   62   65   64   53   65 i   62   64 i
      Social sciences   26   24   31   43   46   47   66   51 i   51   52 i
    Engineering   22   22   22   36   34   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   22   22   22   36   34   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Health   20   24   17   15   20   33   26   26 i   26   28 i
      Clinical medicine   9   11   9   4   10   4   4   26 i   26   28 i
      Other health   11   13   8   11   10   29   22   0 i   0   0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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   17   17   12   11   17   16   16   21 i   7   8 i
  Science and engineering   16   16   10   9   15   14   15   20 i   6   7 i
    Science   16   16   10   9   15   14   15   20 i   6   7 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   5   5   3   2   8   12   13   19 i   6   7 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Psychology   11   11   7   7   7   2   2   1 i   0   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Health   1   1   2   2   2   2   1   1 i   1   1 i
      Clinical medicine   1   1   2   2   2   2   1   1 i   1   1 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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   1,602   1,578   1,217   1,116   1,419   1,802   1,727   1,041 i   1,054   1,056 i
  Fellowships   53   52   48   51   48   35   21   48 i   39   39 i
    Federal   1   3   2   2   2   2   2   6 i   3   2 i
    Institutional   52   49   46   49   46   33   19   39 i   36   37 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3 i   0   0 i
  Research assistantships   119   101   79   75   83   73   80   69 i   79   81 i
    Federal   15   13   9   8   8   7   6   9 i   4   6 i
    Institutional   99   82   65   61   67   62   70   57 i   74   74 i
    Nonfederal   5   6   5   6   8   4   4   3 i   1   1 i
  Teaching assistantships   43   42   35   30   35   70   61   101 i   31   31 i
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Institutional   43   42   35   30   35   70   61   101 i   31   31 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
  Other types of support   1,387   1,383   1,055   960   1,253   1,624   1,565   823 i   905   905 i
    Federal   1   1   1   1   7   7   8   6 i   0   0 i
    Institutional   209   195   141   119   131   144   132   45 i   55   42 i
    Nonfederal   6   6   4   4   11   8   8   0 i   0   0 i
    Personal resources   1,171   1,181   909   836   1,104   1,465   1,417   772 i   850   863 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 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   1   4   3   4   4   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Science   1   4   3   4   4   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   1   4   3   4   4   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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   0   2   1   4   2   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
  Science and engineering   0   2   1   2   2   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Science   0   2   1   2   2   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   2   1   2   2   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i
      Other health   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 i   0   0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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   10,522   13,267   8,362   6,675   6,557   6,144   7,079   8,561   9,558   9,479
    Science   5,470   6,459   6,053   5,293   5,754   5,241   6,325   7,590   8,590   8,506
      Computer and information sciences   1,027   1,399   736   1,552   1,528   1,661   2,148   3,498   4,879   4,995
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   783   456   88   276   91   37   27   11   27   13
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   685   413   63   276   91   37   27   11   27   13
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   98   43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   2,842   3,609   2,088   573   465   479   783   773   429   484
        Agricultural sciences   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   781   1,313   865   371   296   332   470   370   239   273
        Health sciences   1,686   1,928   785   60   79   27   29   15   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   172   55   46   0   1   19   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   195   313   392   142   89   101   284   388   190   211
      Mathematics and statistics   112   168   154   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   16   13   258   305   229   243   241   239   154
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1   15   13   47   38   42   58   0   0   8
        Materials science   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   1   0   211   267   187   185   152   173   117
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   89   66   29
      Psychology   461   267   194   2,415   3,343   2,812   2,841   2,828   2,953   2,834
      Social sciences   209   544   2,780   43   22   23   283   239   63   26
        Anthropology   3   8   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   144   17   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   104   162   62   10   11   13   40   20   8   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   74   266   1,074   12   0   0   52   14   3   5
        Social sciences nec   28   108   1,500   0   11   10   190   205   52   17
      Sciences nec   27   0   0   174   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   80   106   76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   64   106   76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   4,972   6,702   2,233   1,382   803   903   754   971   968   973
      Business management and business administration   455   907   235   554   369   231   259   243   190   248
      Communication and communications technologies   19   25   469   38   4   34   15   67   61   13
      Education   932   833   676   94   230   379   262   337   277   329
      Humanities   93   936   64   114   104   65   56   111   68   58
      Law   79   438   105   76   26   119   108   126   142   114
      Social work   285   294   111   18   56   55   26   25   5   0
      Visual and performing arts   220   192   318   166   9   20   28   62   225   199
      Non-S&E nec   2,889   3,077   255   322   5   0   0   0   0   12

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   10,522   5,341   580   2,428   478   1,504   191
    Science   5,470   4,059   419   339   334   318   1
      Computer and information sciences   1,027   530   0   163   334   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   783   783   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   685   685   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   98   98   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   2,842   2,547   208   85   0   1   1
        Agricultural sciences   8   8   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   781   736   1   43   0   1   0
        Health sciences   1,686   1,442   207   36   0   0   1
        Natural resources and conservation   172   166   0   6   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   195   195   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   112   87   0   10   0   15   0
      Physical sciences   9   0   0   9   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Materials science   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   461   0   199   43   0   219   0
      Social sciences   209   112   7   24   0   66   0
        Anthropology   3   0   0   3   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   104   50   0   2   0   52   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   74   60   0   0   0   14   0
        Social sciences nec   28   2   7   19   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   27   0   5   5   0   17   0
    Engineering   80   64   0   16   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   0   0   16   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   64   64   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   4,972   1,218   161   2,073   144   1,186   190
      Business management and business administration   455   0   57   6   84   305   3
      Communication and communications technologies   19   0   17   2   0   0   0
      Education   932   931   0   1   0   0   0
      Humanities   93   0   0   2   0   91   0
      Law   79   0   0   3   0   76   0
      Social work   285   13   0   4   0   149   119
      Visual and performing arts   220   0   0   200   13   7   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,889   274   87   1,855   47   558   68

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   5,341   5,592   3,757   4,518   5,156   4,464   4,532   5,424   4,623   4,622
  DOD   0   0   0   0   14   79   80   48   14   0
  DOE   56   101   20   38   14   1   0   0   0   0
  HHS   2,294   2,807   1,830   2,333   2,805   2,301   2,248   2,374   2,308   2,497
  NASA   656   345   75   95   126   281   220   242   202   70
  NSF   1,519   2,114   1,688   1,980   2,037   1,590   1,878   2,731   2,035   2,017
  USDA   8   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0
  Other   808   225   144   72   160   209   104   29   64   38

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   306   86   220   .
2018   533   183   350   .

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   67   67   67   67   67
    Agricultural sciences   2   3   3   3   3
    Biological and biomedical sciences   19   19   19   19   19
    Computer and information sciences   7   7   7   7   7
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   4   4   4   4   4
    Natural resources and conservation   3   3   3   3   3
    Physical sciences   17   17   17   17   17
    Psychology   6   6   6   6   6
    Social sciences   10   10   10   10   10
    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

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   0   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   0   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   0   0   0   0   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   0   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

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