Emory 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
2025
2024 116 81.9 631 29 97 925
2023 121 82.5 679 30 96.8 911 69 88.8 602
2022 126 81.8 680 32 96.6 900
2021 118 83.2 691 31 96.7 908 71 88.1 583
2020 115 83.8 698 33 96.5 916
2019 117 83.5 697 32 96.6 914 66 89.1 589
2018 115 83.8 700 33 96.5 911
2017 115 83.5 684 34 96.4 898 32 94.6 575
2016 115 83.8 697 35 96.2 896
2015 114 83.8 693 36 96.1 898 34 94.3 570
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

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   951   945   943   939   960   925   909   886   1,072   1,127   0
    Hispanic or Latino   121   122   121   115   106   83   75   66   81   85   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   791   778   783   783   805   789   769   739   895   920   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   1   3   3   2   2   3   4   0
      Asian   129   126   111   108   105   108   83   80   80   73   0
      Black or African American   125   110   110   113   108   87   87   82   96   101   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   3   1   1   1   1   0   2   2   0
      White   490   493   512   521   541   548   555   542   688   715   0
      More than one race   44   46   46   39   47   42   41   33   26   25   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   39   45   39   41   49   53   65   81   96   122   0
  Temporary visa holders   580   494   410   382   329   338   339   322   291   254   0
  Science and engineering   1,441   1,338   1,259   1,232   1,203   1,201   1,175   1,131   1,027   1,048   0
    Science   1,312   1,218   1,159   1,134   1,107   1,120   1,112   1,084   1,003   1,033   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   625   598   595   568   557   566   543   539   419   432   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   152   121   91   79   79   97   82   76   65   41   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Mathematics and statistics   57   46   41   41   37   29   33   37   31   35   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   28   26   28   27   27   23   25   26   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   3   7   8   4   5   7   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   217   216   206   209   207   195   201   184   164   165   0
      Psychology   53   53   56   65   59   61   68   70   77   81   0
      Social sciences   178   155   135   137   137   144   153   149   144   182   0
    Engineering   129   120   100   98   96   81   63   47   24   15   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   129   120   100   98   96   81   63   47   24   15   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   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   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   90   101   94   89   86   62   73   77   336   333   0
      Clinical medicine   54   68   63   57   57   35   42   47   255   255   0
      Other health   36   33   31   32   29   27   31   30   81   78   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

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   112   115   117   123   48   111   119   134   20   17   0
    Hispanic or Latino   9   9   11   9   5   7   4   4   1   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   75   79   89   95   39   92   97   116   19   17   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   2   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Asian   29   28   25   24   11   19   21   22   5   7   0
      Black or African American   10   16   20   19   9   16   14   9   2   4   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      White   32   31   39   45   14   50   55   80   12   6   0
      More than one race   4   4   4   5   5   6   5   3   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   28   27   17   19   4   12   18   14   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   52   37   43   39   2   34   38   32   1   2   0
  Science and engineering   141   131   139   136   27   125   136   147   4   0   0
    Science   2   6   5   7   3   0   3   3   4   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   2   1   4   1   0   0   2   1   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   3   3   3   1   0   3   1   1   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   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   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   139   125   134   129   24   125   133   144   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   139   125   134   129   24   125   133   144   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   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   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   23   21   21   26   23   20   21   19   17   19   0
      Clinical medicine   22   21   21   25   22   20   21   19   0   0   0
      Other health   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   17   19   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   199   184   179   167   2   0   24   80   161   240   0
  Science and engineering   178   173   165   152   1   0   9   78   142   223   0
    Science   164   153   146   133   1   0   7   69   138   222   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   139   129   116   108   0   0   7   59   87   150   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   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   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   3   2   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   5   4   2   1   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   12   11   9   0   0   0   1   2   3   0
      Psychology   2   3   8   7   0   0   0   5   10   12   0
      Social sciences   4   3   5   4   0   0   0   1   3   1   0
    Engineering   14   20   19   19   0   0   2   9   4   1   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   20   19   19   0   0   2   9   4   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   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   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   21   11   14   15   1   0   15   2   19   17   0
      Clinical medicine   15   6   7   7   0   0   14   0   0   0   0
      Other health   6   5   7   8   1   0   1   2   19   17   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,531   1,439   1,353   1,321   1,289   1,263   1,248   1,208   1,363   1,381
  Fellowships   1,497   1,408   1,327   1,297   1,241   1,187   1,184   1,182   604   612
    Federal   199   177   178   167   2   0   24   80   161   143
    Institutional   1,284   1,218   1,142   1,130   1,239   1,187   1,159   1,099   443   469
    Nonfederal   14   13   7   0   0   0   1   3   0   0
  Research assistantships   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   369   291
    Federal   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   97
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   364   136
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   58
  Teaching assistantships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   104   166
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   104   166
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   34   24   25   24   48   76   64   26   286   312
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1
    Personal resources   34   24   25   24   48   76   64   26   282   311

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   278   263   259   256   260   276   252   255   334   347   0
    Science   248   235   228   231   238   255   238   248   313   327   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   176   155   155   175   182   198   182   175   190   205   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   6   1   2   2   3   2   2   2   3   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   5   4   4   0   0   0   0   21   21   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   5   10   7   6   4   4   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   52   53   47   35   41   40   41   58   55   56   0
      Psychology   10   10   10   8   6   8   6   7   18   11   0
      Social sciences   2   1   1   0   1   2   3   3   5   4   0
    Engineering   30   28   31   25   22   21   14   7   21   20   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   30   28   31   25   22   21   14   7   21   20   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   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   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   308   288   246   219   228   282   288   283   307   295   0
      Clinical medicine   287   268   230   208   216   273   280   275   265   277   0
      Other health   21   20   16   11   12   9   8   8   42   18   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   316   313   293   278   261   313   299   299   403   433   0
  Science and engineering   163   172   162   167   163   183   170   169   233   238   0
    Science   146   152   152   155   152   172   163   168   219   225   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   117   117   118   126   125   142   133   135   137   152   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   4   1   1   0   3   1   0   2   3   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   3   4   2   3   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   20   21   19   19   21   23   27   43   43   0
      Psychology   6   7   6   6   5   5   5   5   18   11   0
      Social sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   0
    Engineering   17   20   10   12   11   11   7   1   14   13   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   17   20   10   12   11   11   7   1   14   13   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   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   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   153   141   131   111   98   130   129   130   170   195   0
      Clinical medicine   144   129   123   107   93   127   127   128   150   187   0
      Other health   9   12   8   4   5   3   2   2   20   8   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   1,246,507   1,094,328   958,281   852,922   808,792   794,928   712,417   664,888   614,527   585,210
    Science   1,174,994   1,050,554   921,788   831,452   769,344   764,229   687,172   641,274   592,762   568,671
      Computer and information sciences   4,103   5,494   4,730   2,841   2,345   2,427   1,551   593   314   156
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   3,189   2,792   2,217   1,075   1,237   1,675   1,391   939   1,343
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   289
        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   3,189   2,792   2,217   1,075   1,237   1,675   1,391   939   1,054
      Life sciences   1,121,825   998,674   874,729   789,831   732,893   727,296   650,154   609,481   559,020   530,684
        Agricultural sciences   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   421,140   252,403   228,756   203,597   182,193   187,084   184,096   184,693   170,421   166,315
        Health sciences   695,865   721,234   628,633   571,627   535,117   524,939   451,672   410,773   373,278   352,486
        Natural resources and conservation   4,820   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   25,033   17,340   14,607   15,583   15,273   14,386   14,015   15,321   11,883
      Mathematics and statistics   2,283   1,840   1,385   1,693   2,357   2,715   3,049   1,961   2,133   2,023
      Physical sciences   32,079   31,085   28,576   25,676   22,505   23,150   22,517   21,099   23,528   26,032
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   27,747   26,564   24,772   20,841   19,048   20,261   19,743   18,470   20,126   23,894
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,332   4,521   3,804   4,835   3,433   2,882   2,773   2,599   3,083   2,138
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   24   7   1   30   319   0
      Psychology   5,355   4,712   4,796   5,215   4,817   5,399   4,975   4,400   3,444   2,384
      Social sciences   4,990   5,560   4,780   3,979   3,352   2,005   3,251   2,349   3,384   3,557
        Anthropology   1,021   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,523   0
        Economics   608   1,838   2,445   2,095   1,544   640   1,403   591   1,374   1,614
        Political science and government   1,024   1,136   825   878   765   395   354   299   420   343
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   749   2,467   1,399   941   988   931   1,342   1,015   17   1,556
        Social sciences nec   1,588   119   111   65   55   39   152   444   50   44
      Sciences nec   4,359   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2,492
    Engineering   37,498   26,414   16,415   11,488   11,349   9,614   6,000   4,872   5,209   5,801
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   37,498   26,414   16,415   11,488   11,349   9,614   6,000   4,872   5,209   5,801
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   34,015   17,360   20,078   9,982   28,099   21,085   19,245   18,742   16,556   10,738
      Business management and business administration   797   673   494   559   877   1,664   1,334   1,523   1,701   1,793
      Communication and communications technologies   58   454   286   77   260   265   77   0   127   2
      Education   0   923   909   1,600   2,548   1,989   1,229   2,156   1,958   2,449
      Humanities   4,899   9,135   6,393   2,435   2,959   3,777   4,491   4,808   7,952   2,042
      Law   1,356   1,305   929   481   710   719   924   775   799   792
      Social work   0   0   0   112   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,138   3,785   3,491   1,835   2,341   2,322   1,017   167   186   212
      Non-S&E nec   24,767   1,085   7,576   2,883   18,404   10,349   10,173   9,313   3,833   3,448

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   1,246,507   744,597   296   324,469   77,501   96,352   3,292
    Science   1,174,994   716,137   296   293,069   73,793   88,485   3,214
      Computer and information sciences   4,103   2,800   0   692   484   127   0
      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   1,121,825   689,113   296   271,566   72,469   85,193   3,188
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   421,140   337,783   17   50,701   13,278   17,636   1,725
        Health sciences   695,865   347,059   269   220,575   59,111   67,487   1,364
        Natural resources and conservation   4,820   4,271   10   290   80   70   99
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,283   1,803   0   403   31   46   0
      Physical sciences   32,079   17,033   0   12,351   809   1,886   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   27,747   14,094   0   11,913   771   969   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,332   2,939   0   438   38   917   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,355   3,901   0   1,349   0   79   26
      Social sciences   4,990   1,470   0   2,410   0   1,110   0
        Anthropology   1,021   503   0   442   0   76   0
        Economics   608   107   0   403   0   98   0
        Political science and government   1,024   333   0   367   0   324   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   749   403   0   262   0   84   0
        Social sciences nec   1,588   124   0   936   0   528   0
      Sciences nec   4,359   17   0   4,298   0   44   0
    Engineering   37,498   25,715   0   4,969   3,688   3,126   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   37,498   25,715   0   4,969   3,688   3,126   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   34,015   2,745   0   26,431   20   4,741   78
      Business management and business administration   797   236   0   516   20   25   0
      Communication and communications technologies   58   0   0   58   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   4,899   11   0   2,883   0   1,927   78
      Law   1,356   314   0   748   0   294   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,138   0   0   2,019   0   119   0
      Non-S&E nec   24,767   2,184   0   20,207   0   2,376   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   744,597   664,370   568,149   515,940   452,636   424,461   393,647   382,177   361,288   348,071
  DOD   17,859   11,443   12,007   9,227   14,235   14,064   13,709   15,463   8,903   6,384
  DOE   3,803   2,346   3,772   3,028   2,025   1,115   800   846   1,063   1,229
  HHS   698,837   630,229   532,883   484,428   416,675   387,530   358,631   344,863   328,754   319,313
  NASA   1,109   937   970   1,135   1,584   1,772   1,301   1,213   1,766   2,231
  NSF   12,762   12,370   13,359   13,948   12,065   12,586   12,619   12,437   12,978   11,575
  USDA   2,891   466   691   215   166   211   267   291   438   316
  Other   7,336   6,579   4,467   3,959   5,886   7,183   6,320   7,064   7,386   7,023

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   6,660   1,400   5,260   .
2018   6,373   1,335   5,038   .

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   1,031   926   926   1,703   1,648
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   445   443   443   932   838
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   10   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   19
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   401   307   307   538   568
    Mathematics and statistics   12   4   4   15   15
    Natural resources and conservation   20   20   20   4   14
    Physical sciences   100   100   100   101   80
    Psychology   40   40   40   42   83
    Social sciences   12   12   12   61   31
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   93,400   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   93,400   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   92,500   3,500   5,844   5,844   5,197
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,000   2,476   2,476   5,197
    Computer and information sciences   50,000   500   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   28,000   1,500   1,674   1,674   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   250   250   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   250   250   0
    Physical sciences   14,500   500   1,194   1,194   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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