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Eastern Washington 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 213 69 679 507 16.6 602 540 41.6 914
2022 229 66.8 680 537 41 900
2021 289 58.7 691 359 39.1 583 548 40.3 908
2020 286 59.5 698 516 44.3 916
2019 303 57 697 363 39 589 542 41.3 914
2018 330 53.4 700 499 45.8 911
2017 412 40.4 684 356 38.8 575 521 42.6 898
2016 357 49.4 697 439 51.6 896
2015 401 42.8 693 341 40.8 570 454 50 898
2014 352 49.4 688 529 41.1 889
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 sources
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Data

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 125 101 66 63 70 62 30 72 71 65
    Female 504 422 263 244 199 168 94 137 90 143
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 622 519 327 305 266 226 122 202 149 202
    Hispanic or Latino 10 13 7 10 5 5 3 8 12 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 67 52 36 65 61 76 45 80 69 165
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 5
      Asian 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 6
      Black or African American 3 3 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 55 44 34 58 50 63 39 76 68 152
      More than one race 6 3 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 545 454 284 230 200 145 74 114 68 21
  Temporary visa holders 7 4 2 2 3 4 2 7 12 6
  Science and engineering 212 205 219 229 189 135 77 156 131 162
    Science 212 205 219 229 189 135 77 156 131 162
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 29 23 19 22 22 10 17 16 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 18 7
      Computer and information sciences 10 8 10 12 14 17 8 15 18 19
      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 4 5 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 21 26 27 25 17 0 0 11 9 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 145 137 148 159 120 85 50 61 41 90
      Social sciences 0 0 4 8 15 11 9 27 29 28
    Engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 417 318 110 78 80 95 47 53 30 46
    Clinical medicine 368 269 63 28 23 38 18 0 0 0
    Other health 49 49 47 50 57 57 29 53 30 46

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 15 29 20 11 17 14 12 20 14 14
    Female 96 90 53 28 33 33 20 28 27 37
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 110 118 73 38 50 47 32 48 40 50
    Hispanic or Latino 0 3 1 1 1 3 0 4 5 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 9 11 15 9 18 19 9 27 24 43
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
      Asian 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Black or African American 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      White 7 9 13 9 17 18 7 24 21 32
      More than one race 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 101 104 57 28 31 25 23 17 11 2
  Temporary visa holders 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Science and engineering 42 66 54 29 31 37 16 48 41 51
    Science 42 66 54 29 31 37 16 48 41 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 3 7 0 2 0 4 5 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
      Computer and information sciences 3 6 6 3 7 3 2 4 5 6
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 7 8 8 9 0 0 6 5 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 28 49 33 9 13 30 10 7 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 3 2 2 2 4 27 24 29
    Engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 69 53 19 10 19 10 16 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 69 53 19 10 19 9 15 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

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

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

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 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 629 523 329 307 269 230 124 209 161 208
  Fellowships 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 5 0 1 2 1 0 17 37
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 5 0 1 2 1 0 17 37
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 37 44 28 17 8 43 38 27
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 37 44 28 17 8 43 38 27
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 629 523 281 263 240 211 115 166 106 144
    Federal 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 28 27 34 43 23 20 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Personal resources 629 523 250 234 206 168 92 145 106 144

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 2,546 2,437 1,921 2,282 2,024 2,590 2,000 3,368 2,973 1,867
    Science 2,475 2,430 1,918 2,221 1,957 2,497 1,937 3,276 2,973 1,820
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 37 17 61 58 66 45 45 35 36 44
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 37 17 61 58 66 45 45 35 36 44
        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 0
      Life sciences 454 410 436 422 564 662 946 1,040 703 545
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 411
        Biological and biomedical sciences 244 79 193 186 66 67 573 623 417 20
        Health sciences 0 114 6 0 14 27 138 190 134 0
        Natural resources and conservation 210 217 237 176 281 354 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 60 203 214 235 227 152 114
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 1 15 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 86 125 63 66 152 212 106 148 113 163
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 75 0 0 0 118 179 70 116 107 163
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 11 118 63 66 34 33 36 32 6 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 87 87 39 47 47 26 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,810 1,789 1,318 1,613 1,126 1,552 840 2,053 2,121 998
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0
        Social sciences nec 1,810 1,789 1,318 1,613 1,126 1,552 840 2,053 2,024 998
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
    Engineering 71 0 0 0 14 9 27 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 71 0 0 0 14 9 27 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 0 7 3 61 53 84 36 92 0 47
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 7 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 47 0 47
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 46 53 84 9 45 0 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

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 2,546 1,015 1,198 0 8 221 104
    Science 2,475 944 1,198 0 8 221 104
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 37 37 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 37 37 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 454 451 0 0 3 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 244 241 0 0 3 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 210 210 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 86 75 0 0 0 11 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 75 75 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 11 0 0 0 0 11 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 87 0 0 0 0 4 83
      Social sciences 1,810 381 1,198 0 4 206 21
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,810 381 1,198 0 4 206 21
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 71 71 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 71 71 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 1,015 855 775 1,153 864 1,081 1,193 1,287 955 885
  DOD 0 0 0 0 2 14 112 163 134 0
  DOE 210 217 217 152 192 374 436 494 499 595
  HHS 19 114 125 157 216 279 333 348 144 63
  NASA 0 0 0 0 34 33 41 32 6 0
  NSF 368 181 131 139 145 103 56 63 73 128
  USDA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 418 343 302 705 273 278 215 187 99 99

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 107 i 20 87 i .
2018 109 i 22 87 i .
2017 123 i 24 99 i .

i=imputed

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 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 1,078 929 821 837 805
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 290 320 240 214 204
    Computer and information sciences 24 15 16 18 18
    Engineering 236 186 184 201 190
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 104 74 66 78 75
    Health sciences 0 6 6 6 6
    Mathematics and statistics 9 2 2 5 6
    Natural resources and conservation 0 3 3 3 3
    Physical sciences 404 313 296 301 295
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 11 10 7 10 9
    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 33,350 112,000 . 81,790 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . 81,790 .
    Engineering 1,850 0 . 0 .
    Physical sciences 31,500 112,000 . 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 59,923 97,862 94,185 34,617 42,614
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 53,373 3,275 33,967 12,905 7,444
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,175 6,461 16,697 7,158 14,801
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 657 35,855 7,665 4,753 750
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 3,718 52,272 34,605 9,800 19,618
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 1,253 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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