East Carolina 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 274 41 459 206 78 925
2023 237 49 459 251 63.5 679 202 78.1 911 175 71.3 602
2022 261 43.6 457 232 66.3 680 203 77.8 900
2021 210 53.6 447 213 69.6 691 200 78.3 908 182 69.2 583
2020 230 49.5 450 209 70.5 698 192 79.3 916
2019 201 55.6 447 176 75.1 697 195 79 914 187 68.7 589
2018 225 48.1 428 173 75.6 700 216 76.6 911
2017 210 51.2 425 164 76.4 684 242 73.4 898 180 69.1 575
2016 230 47.2 430 195 72.4 697 246 72.9 896
2015 203 53 426 177 74.8 693 238 73.8 898 179 69 570
2014 175 74.9 688
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 28 37 29 48 39 56 41 52 40 56
  Science and engineering 27 35 26 47 35 52 37 46 38 52
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 4 4 . . 1 2
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 1 2 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 3 2 . . 1 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 16 17 11 15 16 25 17 11 20 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 2 1 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 8 2 4 2 5 . 1 3 4
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 2 1 3 2 1 2 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . . . 3 1 1 3 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 2 3 2 1 . 3 3 4 3
      Molecular biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 3 2 . 5 5 5 . 3 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 4 . 3 5 2 2 2 1 3 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . 1 3 . 2 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 2 . 1 . 3 . .
      Geological sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . 2 . . . 3 . .
    Health sciences 4 12 7 16 7 9 11 18 4 17
      Nursing science 2 7 3 7 5 7 8 7 1 7
      Public health . . 1 . . . 1 . . 1
      Health sciences, other 2 5 3 9 2 2 2 11 3 9
    Physical sciences 2 2 1 . 1 . . . 2 1
      Chemistry . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Physics 2 2 1 . . . . . 2 1
    Psychology 5 3 7 13 7 11 8 13 10 14
      Clinical psychology 1 . 1 6 1 2 1 . 2 1
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 3 6 7 6 6 7 12 6 13
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . 3 . . . .
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . 1 2 .
    Social sciences . 1 . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1
      Economics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 1 2 3 1 4 4 4 6 2 4
    Business . . . . . . . . . .
      Business . . . . . . . . . .
    Education 1 . 1 1 . . 2 1 . .
      Education research 1 . . 1 . . 2 . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts . 2 2 . 4 2 2 4 2 4
      Letters . 2 1 . 4 2 2 4 2 4
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . . . 2 . 1 . .
      Communication . . . . . 2 . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . . . . 1 . .

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 196 230 240 227 256 266 311 292 366 345
    Female 280 292 296 310 478 457 445 379 417 421
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 435 481 492 511 692 673 694 606 704 689
    Hispanic or Latino 33 24 27 29 40 38 34 26 17 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 390 441 449 465 625 603 642 561 681 659
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 4 5 4 6 6 6 2 2 2
      Asian 17 19 22 26 37 34 29 19 26 10
      Black or African American 80 88 78 67 70 76 85 44 55 59
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      White 265 298 324 352 501 473 508 487 587 574
      More than one race 25 29 19 16 11 14 14 9 10 12
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 16 16 17 27 32 18 19 6 9
  Temporary visa holders 41 41 44 26 42 50 62 65 79 77
  Science and engineering 318 361 371 403 471 446 492 443 550 526
    Science 305 345 352 379 450 430 462 408 516 510
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 23
      Biological and biomedical sciences 164 167 167 214 183 173 177 121 147 145
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 20 26 0 18 13 12 9 91 86
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 10
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 8 13 15 17 16 19 21 35 40
      Mathematics and statistics 4 9 5 8 10 13 13 9 9 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 14 4 9 6 8 10 12 30 29 28
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 35 33 29 35 31 34 51 26 19
      Psychology 11 16 17 17 78 69 76 81 75 68
      Social sciences 76 86 82 90 101 105 119 74 73 81
    Engineering 13 16 19 24 21 16 30 35 34 16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 4 8 9 9 8 13 12 8 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 3 10 11 8 17 23 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 10 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 16
  Health 158 161 165 134 263 277 264 228 233 240
    Clinical medicine 93 86 96 76 103 90 103 21 9 0
    Other health 65 75 69 58 160 187 161 207 224 240

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 127 187 197 132 160 181 172 128 163 141
    Female 173 176 166 143 145 218 216 129 148 134
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 294 349 347 269 296 386 380 249 300 274
    Hispanic or Latino 15 20 16 8 10 14 12 10 10 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 269 313 317 251 269 351 345 228 282 253
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 5 4 3 3 5 3 1 3 3
      Asian 14 16 15 12 15 8 12 7 18 8
      Black or African American 47 53 47 51 44 51 46 26 35 32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 195 229 236 178 201 279 281 193 223 202
      More than one race 7 9 13 6 5 8 3 1 3 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 16 14 10 17 21 23 11 8 12
  Temporary visa holders 6 14 16 6 9 13 8 8 11 1
  Science and engineering 161 235 254 143 193 230 220 162 216 167
    Science 143 214 233 121 167 193 183 115 174 131
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 11 24 19 13 28 22 15 10 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 100 99 0 17 11 9 11 112 89
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 14 17 8 9 10 10 12 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 5 1 4 2 3 1 2 2 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 18 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 2 6 11 5 3 6 8 3 2
      Psychology 5 7 3 3 19 28 17 21 4 0
      Social sciences 81 79 80 78 98 109 114 46 29 19
    Engineering 18 21 21 22 26 37 37 47 42 36
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 2 4 2 4 6 1 4 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 13 18 15 19 21 31 36 43 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 36
  Health 139 128 109 132 112 169 168 95 95 108
    Clinical medicine 127 120 97 121 92 99 83 38 23 29
    Other health 12 8 12 11 20 70 85 57 72 79

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 32 38 47 55 55 45 44 36 44 54
  Science and engineering 31 35 40 46 52 37 41 36 31 42
    Science 31 35 40 44 52 37 41 35 31 42
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 24 27 28 31 25 26 24 13 11 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 5 6 11
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 3 6 5 5 0 3 2 2 0
      Psychology 1 0 1 1 15 5 7 8 1 5
      Social sciences 4 3 4 7 4 6 4 4 5 5
    Engineering 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 3 7 9 3 8 3 0 13 12
    Clinical medicine 0 1 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 2 0 5 3 7 3 0 13 12

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 476 522 536 537 734 723 756 671 783 766
  Fellowships 0 0 1 3 12 10 8 14 34 19
    Federal 0 0 0 1 12 7 6 9 0 3
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 3 16 6
  Research assistantships 194 222 222 253 304 285 300 223 274 295
    Federal 31 36 44 53 41 37 37 27 41 48
    Institutional 151 171 168 195 254 239 232 183 217 228
    Nonfederal 12 15 10 5 9 9 31 13 16 19
  Teaching assistantships 119 122 107 130 177 185 186 190 179 147
    Federal 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 118 121 104 130 172 185 186 189 179 147
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
  Other types of support 163 178 206 151 241 243 262 244 296 305
    Federal 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3
    Institutional 21 19 15 0 5 15 39 29 21 22
    Nonfederal 7 4 2 0 0 2 6 6 6 1
    Personal resources 135 154 189 150 236 225 216 209 266 279

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 28 24 23 19 22 22 12 28 23 39
    Science 25 22 21 16 20 21 12 28 23 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 15 16 14 18 20 11 21 23 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 7 3 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 2 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 5 2 3 3 2 4 4 1 5 3
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Other health 4 2 3 3 2 4 2 1 5 3

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 22 13 15 8 8 16 12 17 20 20
  Science and engineering 20 13 14 7 8 14 8 16 17 18
    Science 18 13 14 7 8 14 8 16 17 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 10 12 7 8 14 8 14 17 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 3 2 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 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 3 2
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Other health 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 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

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 72,539 67,082 55,693 51,662 57,820 55,611 39,074 26,117 25,273 26,549
    Science 62,018 57,436 44,247 38,984 44,070 45,597 34,790 25,005 24,623 25,709
      Computer and information sciences 1,827 1,095 484 603 828 554 266 207 209 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10,116 6,772 4,751 4,564 4,586 3,684 4,433 738 2,057 1,778
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,411 2,172 907 410 823 844 465 287 388 855
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7,705 4,600 3,844 4,154 3,763 2,840 3,968 392 1,669 923
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 43,515 43,941 34,271 28,703 33,206 35,936 26,176 20,221 20,731 22,368
        Agricultural sciences 330 173 156 164 79 0 41 262 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,310 9,967 11,180 10,397 2,842 3,075 5,632 7,088 11,050 9,003
        Health sciences 31,875 33,801 22,935 18,142 30,285 32,861 20,478 12,871 9,600 12,096
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 1,269
      Mathematics and statistics 114 90 439 7 75 11 51 15 23 45
      Physical sciences 2,159 2,274 1,740 1,814 2,168 2,177 1,464 613 353 436
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,659 1,365 1,266 1,193 1,354 1,586 868 75 90 151
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 500 909 474 621 814 591 596 538 263 285
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,655 1,788 1,336 974 1,321 1,039 878 874 480 550
      Social sciences 1,632 1,476 1,226 2,319 1,886 1,976 1,522 2,201 770 532
        Anthropology 351 186 193 35 207 204 256 412 45 0
        Economics 390 383 298 774 601 509 481 476 263 21
        Political science and government 214 104 59 188 209 112 0 5 0 40
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 424 325 195 103 284 6 167 70 421
        Social sciences nec 677 379 351 1,127 766 867 779 1,141 392 50
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 220 0 136 0 0
    Engineering 3,367 3,013 2,737 3,069 3,053 2,015 1,276 546 628 539
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 47 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 181 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 574 434 236 395 402 1,032 437 184 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 38 0 382 0 0 0 149
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 381
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,793 2,579 2,501 2,636 2,651 601 839 196 280 9
    Non-S&E 7,154 6,633 8,709 9,609 10,697 7,999 3,008 566 22 301
      Business management and business administration 2,843 2,964 2,857 2,338 3,403 2,209 0 10 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 40 33 3 0 58 70 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,510 1,493 3,039 4,633 4,426 2,195 1,588 427 22 54
      Humanities 1,369 1,162 624 153 1,476 1,236 894 122 0 15
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 175 227 506 242 141 167 87 7 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 56 65 18 3 126 98 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,161 689 1,662 2,240 1,067 2,024 439 0 0 232

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 72,539 30,338 4,697 29,538 4,424 3,033 509
    Science 62,018 26,539 4,335 23,494 4,410 2,803 437
      Computer and information sciences 1,827 1,543 113 171 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10,116 3,934 1,458 4,406 106 201 11
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,411 1,782 66 535 0 17 11
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7,705 2,152 1,392 3,871 106 184 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 43,515 17,261 2,012 17,037 4,303 2,496 406
        Agricultural sciences 330 21 56 150 0 103 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,310 4,676 588 5,215 269 442 120
        Health sciences 31,875 12,564 1,368 11,672 4,034 1,951 286
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 114 100 0 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,159 1,176 405 550 0 28 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,659 933 339 374 0 13 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 500 243 66 176 0 15 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,655 1,595 49 954 1 36 20
      Social sciences 1,632 930 298 362 0 42 0
        Anthropology 351 233 65 53 0 0 0
        Economics 390 319 0 71 0 0 0
        Political science and government 214 81 46 45 0 42 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 677 297 187 193 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3,367 1,879 292 1,113 14 0 69
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 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 574 304 80 145 0 0 45
      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 2,793 1,575 212 968 14 0 24
    Non-S&E 7,154 1,920 70 4,931 0 230 3
      Business management and business administration 2,843 0 0 2,843 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 40 0 0 40 0 0 0
      Education 1,510 1,020 0 487 0 0 3
      Humanities 1,369 520 49 800 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 175 0 16 97 0 62 0
      Visual and performing arts 56 0 0 51 0 5 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,161 380 5 613 0 163 0

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 30,338 30,851 29,648 22,813 20,168 17,428 12,611 11,526 13,073 15,079
  DOD 2,974 2,437 2,238 1,285 1,176 659 295 21 280 843
  DOE 725 591 734 216 34 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 14,493 17,090 17,064 12,999 11,380 11,312 9,046 9,229 9,954 9,366
  NASA 414 425 277 108 99 32 34 12 244 408
  NSF 7,625 6,791 5,386 3,758 3,850 3,360 2,071 905 1,426 1,162
  USDA 142 130 178 154 93 98 106 6 52 15
  Other 3,965 3,387 3,771 4,293 3,536 1,967 1,059 1,353 1,117 3,285

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,563 260 1,303 .
2018 1,594 228 1,366 .

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 321 287 280 283 281
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 133 99 90 91 90
    Computer and information sciences 8 4 3 2 3
    Engineering 3 3 3 5 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 18 19 19 22 21
    Health sciences 120 120 119 122 127
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 26 30 29 23 26
    Psychology 5 5 6 6 2
    Social sciences 7 7 12 13 5
    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 178,315 0 67,109 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 97,600 0 62,854 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,223 0 4,255 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 77,597 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,895 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 1,975 1,513 1,415 4,910 5,503
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,563 813 306 378 757
    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 0 394 1,109 4,533 4,746
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 412 305 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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