Drexel U.

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 111 76.2 459 102 85.2 679 149 75.6 602 146 84.3 914
2022 116 75 457 99 85.7 680 149 83.7 900
2021 110 75.8 447 110 84.4 691 152 74.3 583 143 84.5 908
2020 108 76.4 450 98 86.2 698 144 84.5 916
2019 116 74.5 447 90 87.3 697 145 75.8 589 140 84.9 914
2018 114 73.8 428 94 86.8 700 132 85.8 911
2017 119 72.4 425 87 87.5 684 158 72.9 575 137 85 898
2016 109 75.1 430 86 87.9 697 135 85.2 896
2015 105 75.8 426 85 88 693 185 68 570 135 85.2 898
2014 113 73.7 422 81 88.5 688 133 85.3 889
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 158 154 149 161 148 162 147 172 173 150
  Science and engineering 137 140 128 141 123 149 127 157 162 130
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 2 3 . 1 . 1 3 9 5
      Agricultural sciences . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . 2 2 . 1 . 1 3 8 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 45 36 35 34 30 31 33 26 38
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 3 4 1 1 3 1 3 . 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 7 9 . 5 7 3 7 4 3 5
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 5 1 . 1 2 . . 4 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 2 . . 1 2 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 9 7 3 8 1 5 6 1 6 3
      Genetics and genomics . . 1 . 2 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 4 7 8 5 3 5 4 7 5 9
      Molecular biology 6 4 5 1 3 3 6 7 2 7
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 8 10 7 6 6 6 3 5 6 6
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 4 2 2 3 1 . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 . . 3 1 1 1 . 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 10 11 9 10 6 15 10 12 12 11
      Computer science 5 5 1 4 4 7 2 5 4 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 6 8 6 2 8 8 7 8 6
    Engineering 34 54 41 51 55 66 52 69 81 48
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12 4 7 14 10 19 6 17 10 16
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 4 9 10 5 7 4 6 5 9 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 8 7 10 5 11 7 9 5 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 11 8 8 13 12 12 12 22 8
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . . . . 1 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 5 9 6 7 9 8 12 13 15 5
      Mechanical engineering 4 10 3 6 9 9 9 9 17 12
      Engineering, other 1 2 . 1 2 3 . 3 2 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 2 . . . 2 1 . 1
      Geological sciences . 1 1 . . . 2 1 . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 13 5 2 8 1 8 2 6 6 1
      Nursing science 2 1 . 2 . 1 . . 1 .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Public health 6 4 1 3 . . . . 3 .
      Health sciences, other 5 . 1 3 1 7 2 5 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 5 3 2 7 2 5 6 4 3 4
      Applied mathematics 1 . . 2 . 4 2 1 1 .
      Mathematics . . 1 . . 1 2 1 . 2
      Statistics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 3 1 5 2 . 2 2 2 2
    Physical sciences 11 7 15 10 8 7 5 15 5 8
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 2 1 1 2 1 . 3 1 1
      Chemistry 5 1 6 6 2 1 4 5 4 5
      Physics 4 4 8 3 4 5 1 7 . 2
    Psychology 18 9 16 16 15 18 17 12 18 12
      Clinical psychology 9 7 8 13 8 12 8 6 10 9
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 . 4 . 2 3 3 3 6 1
      Research and experimental psychology 4 2 2 1 3 1 4 2 . 1
      Psychology, other 3 . 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1
    Social sciences 2 3 2 4 1 . 1 2 2 2
      Economics 2 3 1 4 1 . 1 1 2 1
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 21 14 21 20 25 13 20 15 11 20
    Business 12 5 12 9 11 7 7 8 6 14
      Business 12 5 12 9 11 7 7 8 6 14
    Education 7 2 7 10 8 1 4 . 1 2
      Education leadership and administration 2 2 . 3 3 1 3 . . 1
      Education research 3 . 2 . 1 . . . 1 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 1 7 1 . 1 . . .
      Education, other 2 . 4 . 3 . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 2 2 1 . 1 . 2 1 . .
      Letters . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other 2 2 1 . 1 . 2 . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 5 1 1 5 5 7 6 4 4
      Communication . 4 . 1 5 1 5 5 1 4
      Non-science and engineering, other . 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 784 734 635 677 766 716 779 856 863 916
    Female 847 870 764 742 847 880 858 918 935 939
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 960 1,028 1,004 941 1,016 1,072 1,040 1,153 1,207 1,270
    Hispanic or Latino 92 88 92 84 69 83 72 72 79 66
    Not Hispanic or Latino 852 919 895 832 928 965 918 1,012 1,079 1,144
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 2
      Asian 152 146 133 137 140 130 113 144 165 188
      Black or African American 146 137 150 120 111 132 124 170 171 164
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 506 581 573 531 628 654 638 655 686 749
      More than one race 46 53 38 43 46 47 41 40 53 40
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 21 17 25 19 24 50 69 49 60
  Temporary visa holders 671 576 395 478 597 524 597 621 591 585
  Science and engineering 1,506 1,473 1,303 1,324 1,491 1,472 1,504 1,534 1,301 1,383
    Science 1,111 1,061 922 950 1,098 1,037 992 996 720 756
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 4 0 0 25 32 22 57 23 29
      Biological and biomedical sciences 517 551 503 455 530 572 553 510 379 376
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 19
      Computer and information sciences 224 232 170 238 263 155 152 125 88 119
      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 22 24 22 23 25 25 25 24 25 30
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 126 27 13 9 4 2 1 3 8 6
      Natural resources and conservation 11 18 0 0 26 25 26 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 65 63 70 75 73 74 70 73 69 64
      Psychology 102 105 106 100 108 112 103 103 81 79
      Social sciences 39 37 38 50 44 40 40 34 47 34
    Engineering 395 412 381 374 393 435 512 538 581 627
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 88 100 100 100 103 114 124 112 140 179
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 34 39 46 44 50 54 53 53 44 37
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 44 49 47 36 36 47 61 63 62 56
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 92 97 76 81 102 100 132 145 178 198
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 81 69 61 58 44 55 85 95 85 85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 54 54 48 51 52 63 56 70 72 72
      Other engineering 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 125 131 96 95 122 124 133 240 497 472
    Clinical medicine 85 92 90 84 89 93 101 211 450 428
    Other health 40 39 6 11 33 31 32 29 47 44

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 501 471 510 400 356 363 339 367 415 457
    Female 549 577 507 434 417 380 413 404 343 387
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 961 977 946 796 736 710 713 723 724 790
    Hispanic or Latino 82 81 73 54 59 52 44 37 34 32
    Not Hispanic or Latino 845 862 837 700 633 596 584 586 612 669
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1
      Asian 129 121 123 91 63 63 66 67 61 66
      Black or African American 114 124 102 96 66 68 86 79 66 72
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      White 561 582 576 483 481 440 419 427 474 514
      More than one race 37 32 35 28 22 23 12 12 11 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 34 34 36 42 44 62 85 100 78 89
  Temporary visa holders 89 71 71 38 37 33 39 48 34 54
  Science and engineering 957 931 936 762 725 658 510 524 525 564
    Science 749 695 668 587 545 469 329 347 347 350
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 40 43 0 0 38 37 5 23 19 15
      Biological and biomedical sciences 275 258 234 200 168 139 87 104 38 45
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 245 216 249 206 156 140 101 128 220 235
      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 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 90 47 55 35 5 2 3 3 8 13
      Natural resources and conservation 6 8 0 0 11 12 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 15 14 12 13 15 13 10 10 14
      Psychology 61 83 82 101 113 96 83 58 37 16
      Social sciences 21 25 32 31 40 27 23 18 11 11
    Engineering 208 236 268 175 180 189 181 177 178 214
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12 18 24 16 14 19 13 14 26 26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 18 20 16 22 27 35 27 32 41
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 129 128 147 72 79 76 73 74 70 85
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 32 38 40 37 29 24 20 7 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 18 28 31 28 31 34 34 49 43 53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 5 5 3 3 6 4 5 5 4
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Health 93 117 81 72 48 85 242 247 233 280
    Clinical medicine 81 99 61 49 25 54 50 202 57 86
    Other health 12 18 20 23 23 31 192 45 176 194

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 103 77 72 65 67 87 136 166 208 242
  Science and engineering 102 76 72 65 67 86 131 163 203 223
    Science 83 62 56 48 54 67 56 71 77 76
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 27 23 9 8 16 20 18 32 32
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 1 5 10 18 20 15 21
      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 1 1 4 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 37 31 31 37 41 38 10 12 12 6
      Psychology 7 3 1 1 0 2 6 9 13 10
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 19 14 16 17 13 19 75 92 126 147
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 7 2 3 2 7 16 16 30 36
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 3 3 0 3 8 13 15 16
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 12 12 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 11 15 22
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 5 1 0 1 2 12 14 18 22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 7 7 7 2 24 26 36 40
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 5 19
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 17
    Other health 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,631 1,604 1,399 1,419 1,613 1,596 1,637 1,774 1,798 1,855
  Fellowships 11 1 15 11 13 5 2 3 2 16
    Federal 10 1 15 10 13 5 2 2 1 14
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
  Research assistantships 109 88 72 71 69 95 164 213 262 304
    Federal 93 76 57 55 54 82 133 163 207 228
    Institutional 14 12 14 14 10 9 8 15 17 28
    Nonfederal 2 0 1 2 5 4 23 35 38 48
  Teaching assistantships 45 23 33 145 216 246 185 192 215 326
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
    Institutional 45 23 33 145 216 246 184 191 215 326
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,466 1,492 1,279 1,192 1,315 1,250 1,286 1,366 1,319 1,209
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 1,242 1,197 1,027 829 840 799 883 848 747 662
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 224 295 252 363 475 451 403 518 572 547

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 75 55 58 59 69 78 77 75 88 70
    Science 42 34 35 38 49 55 55 58 63 52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 26 27 30 38 44 38 43 47 42
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 3 2
      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 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 4 3 3 5 4 9 7 6 1
      Psychology 7 2 2 3 5 6 3 4 3 3
      Social sciences 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33 21 23 21 20 23 22 17 25 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12 8 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 6 9 5 5 3 4 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 3 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 5 4 2 4 4 3 4 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 3 5 2 10 8 5 7 8 7
      Other engineering 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0
  Health 9 8 6 13 15 10 13 10 5 4
    Clinical medicine 4 2 3 7 11 8 12 9 3 2
    Other health 5 6 3 6 4 2 1 1 2 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 55 39 39 33 53 51 44 43 45 37
  Science and engineering 51 38 37 30 48 46 41 39 44 34
    Science 29 23 21 26 36 37 30 30 29 22
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 19 16 20 28 31 24 23 24 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 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 1
      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 2 1 3 4 2 5 4 1 0
      Psychology 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 2 3
      Social sciences 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 22 15 16 4 12 9 11 9 15 12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 4 0 2 3 1 3 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 3 4 1 6 2 4 4 4 3
      Other engineering 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
  Health 4 1 2 3 5 5 3 4 1 3
    Clinical medicine 2 0 1 2 5 4 3 3 0 2
    Other health 2 1 1 1 0 1 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

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 169,583 151,903 152,752 143,123 149,481 155,908 138,577 127,909 128,027 131,170
    Science 112,309 103,895 111,437 103,562 109,577 116,482 100,267 88,477 87,979 84,216
      Computer and information sciences 6,621 6,589 5,655 4,105 4,298 6,599 6,125 5,393 5,608 6,480
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,337 0
        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 4,337 0
      Life sciences 94,232 87,434 96,668 89,027 93,762 96,074 81,990 72,577 70,139 71,484
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 43,441 40,343 39,937 38,200 41,484 42,647 42,521 37,938 42,714 37,499
        Health sciences 48,152 44,108 53,152 47,466 49,628 45,559 35,915 31,456 23,608 31,020
        Natural resources and conservation 2,639 2,983 3,579 3,361 2,650 7,868 3,554 3,183 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,817 2,965
      Mathematics and statistics 617 729 620 546 497 704 809 553 502 619
      Physical sciences 3,102 2,306 2,074 2,437 2,793 3,806 2,663 2,223 2,327 1,702
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,527 610 735 902 1,130 1,494 935 387 180 202
        Materials science 0 0 0 1,277 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,575 1,696 1,339 258 1,663 2,312 1,728 1,836 2,147 1,500
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,336 3,077 2,435 2,852 3,555 4,295 4,002 4,588 4,157 3,688
      Social sciences 1,739 1,870 2,271 2,854 3,028 3,195 3,079 2,529 705 243
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 5 30 133 118 102 138 18 28 59
        Political science and government 158 137 187 108 180 369 772 157 292 184
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 51 86 282 295 261 152 121 147 2 0
        Social sciences nec 1,530 1,642 1,772 2,318 2,469 2,561 2,048 2,207 383 0
      Sciences nec 1,662 1,890 1,714 1,741 1,644 1,809 1,599 614 204 0
    Engineering 44,002 38,649 32,665 31,230 31,330 31,625 32,240 32,312 34,387 40,248
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9,799 8,725 6,911 6,042 5,705 5,546 6,232 6,861 7,200 5,966
      Chemical engineering 4,654 5,362 6,848 6,032 5,572 5,001 5,852 4,018 3,547 3,233
      Civil engineering 4,847 3,657 3,585 2,819 3,693 4,871 4,003 3,569 3,920 3,403
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,911 3,195 3,056 4,267 3,214 4,173 4,264 4,308 5,579 6,809
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,301 7,256 3,759 2,879 3,674 3,672 3,645 4,687 5,731 8,382
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 9,123 7,980 6,028 7,112 7,679 6,053 6,131 6,202 6,071 6,082
      Engineering nec 2,367 2,474 2,478 2,079 1,793 2,309 2,113 2,667 2,339 6,373
    Non-S&E 13,272 9,359 8,650 8,331 8,574 7,801 6,070 7,120 5,661 6,706
      Business management and business administration 131 1 30 76 315 429 87 1,707 240 0
      Communication and communications technologies 52 16 2 12 23 13 12 0 0 151
      Education 3,167 2,953 1,106 4,014 4,231 4,162 2,888 2,457 1,880 1,976
      Humanities 769 717 1,821 208 228 142 164 67 194 0
      Law 21 13 1 17 27 39 6 1 3 4
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 397 257 244 320 1,169 935 748 1,031 362 55
      Non-S&E nec 8,735 5,402 5,446 3,684 2,581 2,081 2,165 1,857 2,982 4,520

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 169,583 108,724 4,464 43,396 1,727 8,475 2,797
    Science 112,309 69,663 3,818 29,197 874 6,706 2,051
      Computer and information sciences 6,621 5,264 0 1,288 0 32 37
      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 94,232 58,903 3,594 23,831 860 5,314 1,730
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 43,441 29,508 1,147 10,748 68 1,503 467
        Health sciences 48,152 29,140 1,966 12,200 737 2,862 1,247
        Natural resources and conservation 2,639 255 481 883 55 949 16
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 617 467 0 142 0 8 0
      Physical sciences 3,102 1,615 91 1,336 0 60 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,527 433 91 1,003 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,575 1,182 0 333 0 60 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,336 2,706 33 840 0 473 284
      Social sciences 1,739 665 31 493 0 550 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 158 0 0 72 0 86 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 51 0 0 51 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,530 665 31 370 0 464 0
      Sciences nec 1,662 43 69 1,267 14 269 0
    Engineering 44,002 31,364 420 9,428 787 1,432 571
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9,799 6,432 60 2,368 420 492 27
      Chemical engineering 4,654 3,618 12 819 55 119 31
      Civil engineering 4,847 3,201 136 675 152 680 3
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,911 3,413 0 388 0 21 89
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,301 7,362 67 1,765 69 38 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 9,123 6,158 145 2,229 91 79 421
      Engineering nec 2,367 1,180 0 1,184 0 3 0
    Non-S&E 13,272 7,697 226 4,771 66 337 175
      Business management and business administration 131 24 0 97 10 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 52 0 0 51 0 0 1
      Education 3,167 2,281 85 683 41 77 0
      Humanities 769 250 9 280 15 159 56
      Law 21 0 0 21 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 397 20 30 314 0 28 5
      Non-S&E nec 8,735 5,122 102 3,325 0 73 113

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 108,724 99,399 93,517 82,576 85,278 82,777 70,921 67,020 69,462 77,684
  DOD 15,008 12,246 7,806 7,803 9,200 9,173 9,269 8,456 9,436 14,828
  DOE 2,239 2,861 3,060 2,338 2,599 2,464 2,023 2,214 2,987 3,115
  HHS 66,855 60,693 58,955 51,587 53,332 47,901 39,748 37,571 37,753 40,527
  NASA 434 561 499 480 537 704 513 641 672 1,130
  NSF 16,875 15,944 14,399 13,275 13,706 16,075 15,169 13,838 13,248 14,095
  USDA 231 391 1,581 1,336 368 534 492 543 1,686 432
  Other 7,082 6,703 7,217 5,757 5,536 5,926 3,707 3,757 3,680 3,557

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 2,205 496 1,709 .
2018 2,203 506 1,697 .
2017 2,373 341 2,032 .

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 . 14,021 . .
    Engineering 50,000 . 0 . .
    Health sciences 0 . 14,021 . .

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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