Drexel U.

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 119 74.5 459 108 83.2 631 151 83.9 925
2023 111 76.2 459 102 85.2 679 146 84.2 911 149 75.6 602
2022 116 75 457 99 85.7 680 149 83.7 900
2021 110 75.8 447 110 84.4 691 143 84.5 908 152 74.3 583
2020 108 76.4 450 98 86.2 698 144 84.5 916
2019 116 74.5 447 90 87.3 697 140 84.9 914 145 75.8 589
2018 114 73.8 428 94 86.8 700 132 85.8 911
2017 119 72.4 425 87 87.5 684 137 85 898 158 72.9 575
2016 109 75.1 430 86 87.9 697 135 85.2 896
2015 105 75.8 426 85 88 693 135 85.2 898 185 68 570
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 144 158 154 149 161 148 162 147 172 173
  Science and engineering 121 137 140 128 141 123 149 127 157 162
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 . 2 3 . 1 . 1 3 9
      Agricultural sciences . . . 1 . . . . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . 2 2 . 1 . 1 3 8
    Biological and biomedical sciences 36 43 45 36 35 34 30 31 33 26
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 . 3 4 1 1 3 1 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 7 9 . 5 7 3 7 4 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 3 5 1 . 1 2 . . 4 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 2 . . 1 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 9 7 3 8 1 5 6 1 6
      Genetics and genomics . . . 1 . 2 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 4 4 7 8 5 3 5 4 7 5
      Molecular biology 2 6 4 5 1 3 3 6 7 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 10 8 10 7 6 6 6 3 5 6
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 1 1 4 2 2 3 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 1 . . 3 1 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 . .
    Computer and information sciences 7 10 11 9 10 6 15 10 12 12
      Computer science 3 5 5 1 4 4 7 2 5 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 4 5 6 8 6 2 8 8 7 8
    Engineering 40 34 54 41 51 55 66 52 69 81
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12 12 4 7 14 10 19 6 17 10
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 4 9 10 5 7 4 6 5 9
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 4 8 7 10 5 11 7 9 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 4 11 8 8 13 12 12 12 22
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering 8 5 9 6 7 9 8 12 13 15
      Mechanical engineering 6 4 10 3 6 9 9 9 9 17
      Engineering, other . 1 2 . 1 2 3 . 3 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 1 2 . . . 2 1 .
      Geological sciences 1 . 1 1 . . . 2 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Health sciences 2 13 5 2 8 1 8 2 6 6
      Nursing science . 2 1 . 2 . 1 . . 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Public health 1 6 4 1 3 . . . . 3
      Health sciences, other . 5 . 1 3 1 7 2 5 2
    Mathematics and statistics 4 5 3 2 7 2 5 6 4 3
      Applied mathematics 1 1 . . 2 . 4 2 1 1
      Mathematics . . . 1 . . 1 2 1 .
      Statistics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 3 3 1 5 2 . 2 2 2
    Physical sciences 15 11 7 15 10 8 7 5 15 5
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 . 3 1
      Chemistry 11 5 1 6 6 2 1 4 5 4
      Physics 2 4 4 8 3 4 5 1 7 .
    Psychology 13 18 9 16 16 15 18 17 12 18
      Clinical psychology 7 9 7 8 13 8 12 8 6 10
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 2 . 4 . 2 3 3 3 6
      Research and experimental psychology 1 4 2 2 1 3 1 4 2 .
      Psychology, other 4 3 . 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
    Social sciences . 2 3 2 4 1 . 1 2 2
      Economics . 2 3 1 4 1 . 1 1 2
      Social sciences, other . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 23 21 14 21 20 25 13 20 15 11
    Business 9 12 5 12 9 11 7 7 8 6
      Business 9 12 5 12 9 11 7 7 8 6
    Education 6 7 2 7 10 8 1 4 . 1
      Education leadership and administration . 2 2 . 3 3 1 3 . .
      Education research 1 3 . 2 . 1 . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . 1 7 1 . 1 . .
      Education, other 5 2 . 4 . 3 . . . .
    Humanities and arts 4 2 2 1 . 1 . 2 1 .
      Letters . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other 4 2 2 1 . 1 . 2 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 4 . 5 1 1 5 5 7 6 4
      Communication 3 . 4 . 1 5 1 5 5 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 1 1 . . 4 2 1 3

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   922   960   1,028   1,004   941   1,016   1,072   1,040   1,153   1,207
    Hispanic or Latino   83   92   88   92   84   69   83   72   72   79
    Not Hispanic or Latino   821   852   919   895   832   928   965   918   1,012   1,079
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   1   3   2   2   3   4
      Asian   161   152   146   133   137   140   130   113   144   165
      Black or African American   127   146   137   150   120   111   132   124   170   171
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   485   506   581   573   531   628   654   638   655   686
      More than one race   46   46   53   38   43   46   47   41   40   53
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   16   21   17   25   19   24   50   69   49
  Temporary visa holders   666   671   576   395   478   597   524   597   621   591
  Science and engineering   1,489   1,506   1,473   1,303   1,324   1,491   1,472   1,504   1,534   1,301
    Science   1,099   1,111   1,061   922   950   1,098   1,037   992   996   720
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   11   5   4   0   0   25   32   22   57   23
      Biological and biomedical sciences   497   517   551   503   455   530   572   553   510   379
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   0
      Computer and information sciences   248   224   232   170   238   263   155   152   125   88
      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   23   22   24   22   23   25   25   25   24   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   108   126   27   13   9   4   2   1   3   8
      Natural resources and conservation   4   11   18   0   0   26   25   26   0   0
      Physical sciences   60   65   63   70   75   73   74   70   73   69
      Psychology   102   102   105   106   100   108   112   103   103   81
      Social sciences   46   39   37   38   50   44   40   40   34   47
    Engineering   390   395   412   381   374   393   435   512   538   581
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   85   88   100   100   100   103   114   124   112   140
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   34   39   46   44   50   54   53   53   44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   35   44   49   47   36   36   47   61   63   62
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   106   92   97   76   81   102   100   132   145   178
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   1   4   6   2   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   71   81   69   61   58   44   55   85   95   85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   53   54   54   48   51   52   63   56   70   72
      Other engineering   3   1   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   99   125   131   96   95   122   124   133   240   497
      Clinical medicine   68   85   92   90   84   89   93   101   211   450
      Other health   31   40   39   6   11   33   31   32   29   47

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   855   961   977   946   796   736   710   713   723   724
    Hispanic or Latino   85   82   81   73   54   59   52   44   37   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   734   845   862   837   700   633   596   584   586   612
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0
      Asian   109   129   121   123   91   63   63   66   67   61
      Black or African American   107   114   124   102   96   66   68   86   79   66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   4   3   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      White   483   561   582   576   483   481   440   419   427   474
      More than one race   34   37   32   35   28   22   23   12   12   11
    Unknown ethnicity and race   36   34   34   36   42   44   62   85   100   78
  Temporary visa holders   64   89   71   71   38   37   33   39   48   34
  Science and engineering   849   957   931   936   762   725   658   510   524   525
    Science   710   749   695   668   587   545   469   329   347   347
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   34   40   43   0   0   38   37   5   23   19
      Biological and biomedical sciences   274   275   258   234   200   168   139   87   104   38
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   228   245   216   249   206   156   140   101   128   220
      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   1   1   0   2   2   1   1   1   1   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   90   90   47   55   35   5   2   3   3   8
      Natural resources and conservation   5   6   8   0   0   11   12   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   10   15   14   12   13   15   13   10   10
      Psychology   46   61   83   82   101   113   96   83   58   37
      Social sciences   21   21   25   32   31   40   27   23   18   11
    Engineering   139   208   236   268   175   180   189   181   177   178
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   12   18   24   16   14   19   13   14   26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   1   1   1   3   2   3   2   1   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   11   18   20   16   22   27   35   27   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   65   129   128   147   72   79   76   73   74   70
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   18   32   38   40   37   29   24   20   7   0
      Mechanical engineering   16   18   28   31   28   31   34   34   49   43
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   5   5   5   3   3   6   4   5   5
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   70   93   117   81   72   48   85   242   247   233
      Clinical medicine   57   81   99   61   49   25   54   50   202   57
      Other health   13   12   18   20   23   23   31   192   45   176

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   75   103   77   72   65   67   87   136   166   208
  Science and engineering   68   102   76   72   65   67   86   131   163   203
    Science   62   83   62   56   48   54   67   56   71   77
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   21   38   27   23   9   8   16   20   18   32
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   0   1   1   5   10   18   20   15
      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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   33   37   31   31   37   41   38   10   12   12
      Psychology   5   7   3   1   1   0   2   6   9   13
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   6   19   14   16   17   13   19   75   92   126
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   10   7   2   3   2   7   16   16   30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   3   2   3   3   0   3   8   13   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   10   12   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   2   1   1   1   5   11   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   1   3   2   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   6   5   1   0   1   2   12   14   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   0   7   7   7   2   24   26   36
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   7   1   1   0   0   0   1   5   3   5
      Clinical medicine   5   1   0   0   0   0   1   4   2   4
      Other health   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   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   1,588   1,631   1,604   1,399   1,419   1,613   1,596   1,637   1,774   1,798
  Fellowships   4   11   1   15   11   13   5   2   3   2
    Federal   4   10   1   15   10   13   5   2   2   1
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   1
  Research assistantships   80   109   88   72   71   69   95   164   213   262
    Federal   71   93   76   57   55   54   82   133   163   207
    Institutional   8   14   12   14   14   10   9   8   15   17
    Nonfederal   1   2   0   1   2   5   4   23   35   38
  Teaching assistantships   48   45   23   33   145   216   246   185   192   215
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
    Institutional   48   45   23   33   145   216   246   184   191   215
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   1,456   1,466   1,492   1,279   1,192   1,315   1,250   1,286   1,366   1,319
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   1,167   1,242   1,197   1,027   829   840   799   883   848   747
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   289   224   295   252   363   475   451   403   518   572

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   80   75   55   58   59   69   78   77   75   88
    Science   47   42   34   35   38   49   55   55   58   63
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4
      Biological and biomedical sciences   30   25   26   27   30   38   44   38   43   47
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   3   3   3
      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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   6   4   3   3   5   4   9   7   6
      Psychology   5   7   2   2   3   5   6   3   4   3
      Social sciences   4   3   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   33   33   21   23   21   20   23   22   17   25
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   12   8   3   1   0   0   2   0   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   3   3   6   9   5   5   3   4   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   5   0   0   1   0   2   4   3   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   3   2   2   2   1   1   1   0   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   4   2   5   4   2   4   4   3   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   4   3   5   2   10   8   5   7   8
      Other engineering   3   2   3   2   2   2   3   3   0   0
    Health   10   9   8   6   13   15   10   13   10   5
      Clinical medicine   9   4   2   3   7   11   8   12   9   3
      Other health   1   5   6   3   6   4   2   1   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   52   55   39   39   33   53   51   44   43   45
  Science and engineering   44   51   38   37   30   48   46   41   39   44
    Science   26   29   23   21   26   36   37   30   30   29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   18   19   16   20   28   31   24   23   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   1   2   1
      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   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   5   5   2   1   3   4   2   5   4   1
      Psychology   4   4   1   1   2   4   4   0   1   2
      Social sciences   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   18   22   15   16   4   12   9   11   9   15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   4   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   3   3   4   0   2   3   1   3   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   4   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   2   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   3   2   3   3   2   2   2   1   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   4   3   4   1   6   2   4   4   4
      Other engineering   3   2   2   1   0   1   1   1   0   0
    Health   8   4   1   2   3   5   5   3   4   1
      Clinical medicine   7   2   0   1   2   5   4   3   3   0
      Other health   1   2   1   1   1   0   1   0   1   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

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   170,205   169,583   151,903   152,752   143,123   149,481   155,908   138,577   127,909   128,027
    Science   114,641   112,309   103,895   111,437   103,562   109,577   116,482   100,267   88,477   87,979
      Computer and information sciences   7,264   6,621   6,589   5,655   4,105   4,298   6,599   6,125   5,393   5,608
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4,337
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        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   4,337
      Life sciences   95,121   94,232   87,434   96,668   89,027   93,762   96,074   81,990   72,577   70,139
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   42,545   43,441   40,343   39,937   38,200   41,484   42,647   42,521   37,938   42,714
        Health sciences   49,811   48,152   44,108   53,152   47,466   49,628   45,559   35,915   31,456   23,608
        Natural resources and conservation   2,765   2,639   2,983   3,579   3,361   2,650   7,868   3,554   3,183   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3,817
      Mathematics and statistics   862   617   729   620   546   497   704   809   553   502
      Physical sciences   3,114   3,102   2,306   2,074   2,437   2,793   3,806   2,663   2,223   2,327
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,274   1,527   610   735   902   1,130   1,494   935   387   180
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   1,277   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,840   1,575   1,696   1,339   258   1,663   2,312   1,728   1,836   2,147
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,617   4,336   3,077   2,435   2,852   3,555   4,295   4,002   4,588   4,157
      Social sciences   2,268   1,739   1,870   2,271   2,854   3,028   3,195   3,079   2,529   705
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   0   0   0
        Economics   25   0   5   30   133   118   102   138   18   28
        Political science and government   157   158   137   187   108   180   369   772   157   292
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   96   51   86   282   295   261   152   121   147   2
        Social sciences nec   1,990   1,530   1,642   1,772   2,318   2,469   2,561   2,048   2,207   383
      Sciences nec   1,395   1,662   1,890   1,714   1,741   1,644   1,809   1,599   614   204
    Engineering   43,751   44,002   38,649   32,665   31,230   31,330   31,625   32,240   32,312   34,387
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   10,547   9,799   8,725   6,911   6,042   5,705   5,546   6,232   6,861   7,200
      Chemical engineering   4,781   4,654   5,362   6,848   6,032   5,572   5,001   5,852   4,018   3,547
      Civil engineering   5,789   4,847   3,657   3,585   2,819   3,693   4,871   4,003   3,569   3,920
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,604   3,911   3,195   3,056   4,267   3,214   4,173   4,264   4,308   5,579
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7,267   9,301   7,256   3,759   2,879   3,674   3,672   3,645   4,687   5,731
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   8,943   9,123   7,980   6,028   7,112   7,679   6,053   6,131   6,202   6,071
      Engineering nec   2,820   2,367   2,474   2,478   2,079   1,793   2,309   2,113   2,667   2,339
    Non-S&E   11,813   13,272   9,359   8,650   8,331   8,574   7,801   6,070   7,120   5,661
      Business management and business administration   350   131   1   30   76   315   429   87   1,707   240
      Communication and communications technologies   39   52   16   2   12   23   13   12   0   0
      Education   3,988   3,167   2,953   1,106   4,014   4,231   4,162   2,888   2,457   1,880
      Humanities   584   769   717   1,821   208   228   142   164   67   194
      Law   11   21   13   1   17   27   39   6   1   3
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   373   397   257   244   320   1,169   935   748   1,031   362
      Non-S&E nec   6,468   8,735   5,402   5,446   3,684   2,581   2,081   2,165   1,857   2,982

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   170,205   109,643   3,139   41,993   1,792   10,626   3,012
    Science   114,641   72,857   2,688   28,693   611   7,449   2,343
      Computer and information sciences   7,264   5,235   32   1,869   23   22   83
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        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   95,121   60,967   2,450   23,784   539   5,343   2,038
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   42,545   28,752   815   11,249   43   1,396   290
        Health sciences   49,811   31,942   1,351   11,615   480   2,698   1,725
        Natural resources and conservation   2,765   273   284   920   16   1,249   23
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   862   749   0   109   0   4   0
      Physical sciences   3,114   2,169   90   754   0   101   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,274   768   90   416   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,840   1,401   0   338   0   101   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,617   3,029   52   834   0   480   222
      Social sciences   2,268   391   51   488   0   1,338   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   25   0   0   0   0   25   0
        Political science and government   157   45   0   49   0   63   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   96   1   0   88   0   7   0
        Social sciences nec   1,990   345   51   351   0   1,243   0
      Sciences nec   1,395   317   13   855   49   161   0
    Engineering   43,751   28,576   380   10,411   1,070   2,678   636
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   10,547   5,818   174   2,521   804   1,217   13
      Chemical engineering   4,781   3,721   84   720   116   137   3
      Civil engineering   5,789   3,876   33   636   52   1,098   94
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,604   2,975   0   516   67   20   26
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7,267   5,864   5   1,254   31   113   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   8,943   5,351   84   2,991   0   81   436
      Engineering nec   2,820   971   0   1,773   0   12   64
    Non-S&E   11,813   8,210   71   2,889   111   499   33
      Business management and business administration   350   350   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   39   0   0   38   0   0   1
      Education   3,988   2,920   0   713   100   255   0
      Humanities   584   174   3   216   11   180   0
      Law   11   0   0   11   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   373   0   65   289   0   7   12
      Non-S&E nec   6,468   4,766   3   1,622   0   57   20

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   109,643   108,724   99,399   93,517   82,576   85,278   82,777   70,921   67,020   69,462
  DOD   14,506   15,008   12,246   7,806   7,803   9,200   9,173   9,269   8,456   9,436
  DOE   2,572   2,239   2,861   3,060   2,338   2,599   2,464   2,023   2,214   2,987
  HHS   69,767   66,855   60,693   58,955   51,587   53,332   47,901   39,748   37,571   37,753
  NASA   563   434   561   499   480   537   704   513   641   672
  NSF   15,848   16,875   15,944   14,399   13,275   13,706   16,075   15,169   13,838   13,248
  USDA   268   231   391   1,581   1,336   368   534   492   543   1,686
  Other   6,119   7,082   6,703   7,217   5,757   5,536   5,926   3,707   3,757   3,680

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   2,205   496   1,709   .
2018   2,203   506   1,697   .

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   434   423   424   356   274
    Agricultural sciences   3   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   123   132   160   98   74
    Computer and information sciences   8   7   6   8   4
    Engineering   128   133   134   121   105
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   90   84   58   78   57
    Mathematics and statistics   6   7   6   5   1
    Natural resources and conservation   12   13   13   12   6
    Physical sciences   32   28   28   28   26
    Psychology   8   12   12   2   1
    Social sciences   1   1   1   1   0
    Other   20   6   6   4   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   50,000   0   14,021   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   50,000   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   14,021   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   2,800   1,207   978   17,278   16,572
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   6,900
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1,417   0
    Engineering   2,800   0   0   15,486   6,731
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   311   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   1,207   0   375   2,941
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   667   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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