Emory 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 121 82.5 679 69 88.8 602 30 96.9 914
2022 126 81.8 680 32 96.6 900
2021 118 83.2 691 71 88.1 583 31 96.7 908
2020 115 83.8 698 33 96.5 916
2019 117 83.5 697 66 89.1 589 32 96.6 914
2018 115 83.8 700 33 96.5 911
2017 115 83.5 684 32 94.6 575 34 96.4 898
2016 115 83.8 697 35 96.2 896
2015 114 83.8 693 34 94.3 570 36 96.1 898
2014 110 84.3 688 36 96.1 889
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

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 585 535 532 525 544 560 538 570 539 546
    Female 854 818 789 764 719 688 670 793 842 839
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 945 943 939 960 925 909 886 1,072 1,127 1,116
    Hispanic or Latino 122 121 115 106 83 75 66 81 85 74
    Not Hispanic or Latino 778 783 783 805 789 769 739 895 920 926
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 1
      Asian 126 111 108 105 108 83 80 80 73 79
      Black or African American 110 110 113 108 87 87 82 96 101 92
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2
      White 493 512 521 541 548 555 542 688 715 734
      More than one race 46 46 39 47 42 41 33 26 25 18
    Unknown ethnicity and race 45 39 41 49 53 65 81 96 122 116
  Temporary visa holders 494 410 382 329 338 339 322 291 254 269
  Science and engineering 1,338 1,259 1,232 1,203 1,201 1,175 1,131 1,027 1,048 1,042
    Science 1,218 1,159 1,134 1,107 1,120 1,112 1,084 1,003 1,033 1,042
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 598 595 568 557 566 543 539 419 432 425
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 96 98
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 121 91 79 79 97 82 76 65 41 46
      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 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 46 41 41 37 29 33 37 31 35 39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 26 28 27 27 23 25 26 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 7 8 4 5 7 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 216 206 209 207 195 201 184 164 165 162
      Psychology 53 56 65 59 61 68 70 77 81 79
      Social sciences 155 135 137 137 144 153 149 144 182 193
    Engineering 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
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 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
      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 101 94 89 86 62 73 77 336 333 343
      Clinical medicine 68 63 57 57 35 42 47 255 255 263
      Other health 33 31 32 29 27 31 30 81 78 80

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 75 75 88 18 70 89 94 10 8 8
    Female 77 85 74 32 75 68 72 11 11 12
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 115 117 123 48 111 119 134 20 17 18
    Hispanic or Latino 9 11 9 5 7 4 4 1 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 79 89 95 39 92 97 116 19 17 18
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Asian 28 25 24 11 19 21 22 5 7 7
      Black or African American 16 20 19 9 16 14 9 2 4 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      White 31 39 45 14 50 55 80 12 6 8
      More than one race 4 4 5 5 6 5 3 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27 17 19 4 12 18 14 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 37 43 39 2 34 38 32 1 2 2
  Science and engineering 131 139 136 27 125 136 147 4 0 0
    Science 6 5 7 3 0 3 3 4 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 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
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 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
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 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
      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 21 21 26 23 20 21 19 17 19 20
      Clinical medicine 21 21 25 22 20 21 19 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 19 20

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 2013
All surveyed fields 184 179 167 2 0 24 80 161 240 303 0
  Science and engineering 173 165 152 1 0 9 78 142 223 291 0
    Science 153 146 133 1 0 7 69 138 222 291 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 129 116 108 0 0 7 59 87 150 171 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 54 57 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 11 9 0 0 0 1 2 3 44 0
      Psychology 3 8 7 0 0 0 5 10 12 11 0
      Social sciences 3 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 0
    Engineering 20 19 19 0 0 2 9 4 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 19 19 0 0 2 9 4 1 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 11 14 15 1 0 15 2 19 17 12 0
      Clinical medicine 6 7 7 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 5 7 8 1 0 1 2 19 17 12 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,439 1,353 1,321 1,289 1,263 1,248 1,208 1,363 1,381 1,385
  Fellowships 1,408 1,327 1,297 1,241 1,187 1,184 1,182 604 612 682
    Federal 177 178 167 2 0 24 80 161 143 134
    Institutional 1,218 1,142 1,130 1,239 1,187 1,159 1,099 443 469 537
    Nonfederal 13 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 11
  Research assistantships 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 369 291 205
    Federal 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 169
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 364 136 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 58 35
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 166 173
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 166 172
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Other types of support 24 25 24 48 76 64 26 286 312 325
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
    Personal resources 24 25 24 48 76 64 26 282 311 325

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 293 286 279 278 291 252 255 334 347 365
    Science 265 255 254 255 270 238 248 313 327 347
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 166 165 185 186 203 182 175 190 205 265
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 20
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 21 21 20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 14 8 6 5 4 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 67 58 45 52 49 41 58 55 56 26
      Psychology 11 12 10 7 8 6 7 18 11 10
      Social sciences 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 4 5
    Engineering 28 31 25 23 21 14 7 21 20 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 28 31 25 23 21 14 7 21 20 18
      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 314 268 236 239 293 288 283 307 295 309
      Clinical medicine 290 250 224 225 281 280 275 265 277 293
      Other health 24 18 12 14 12 8 8 42 18 16

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 313 293 278 261 313 299 299 403 433 423
  Science and engineering 172 162 167 163 183 170 169 233 238 224
    Science 152 152 155 152 172 163 168 219 225 213
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 117 118 126 125 142 133 135 137 152 162
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 19
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 3 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 1 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 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 20 21 19 19 21 23 27 43 43 21
      Psychology 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 18 11 10
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
    Engineering 20 10 12 11 11 7 1 14 13 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 10 12 11 11 7 1 14 13 11
      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 141 131 111 98 130 129 130 170 195 199
      Clinical medicine 129 123 107 93 127 127 128 150 187 194
      Other health 12 8 4 5 3 2 2 20 8 5

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 1,094,328 958,281 852,922 808,792 794,928 712,417 664,888 614,527 585,210 558,600
    Science 1,050,554 921,788 831,452 769,344 764,229 687,172 641,274 592,762 568,671 545,908 i
      Computer and information sciences 5,494 4,730 2,841 2,345 2,427 1,551 593 314 156 354 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,189 2,792 2,217 1,075 1,237 1,675 1,391 939 1,343 1,283 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289 75 i
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 3,189 2,792 2,217 1,075 1,237 1,675 1,391 939 1,054 1,060 i
      Life sciences 998,674 874,729 789,831 732,893 727,296 650,154 609,481 559,020 530,684 513,635 i
        Agricultural sciences 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 252,403 228,756 203,597 182,193 187,084 184,096 184,693 170,421 166,315 187,546 i
        Health sciences 721,234 628,633 571,627 535,117 524,939 451,672 410,773 373,278 352,486 314,003 i
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 25,033 17,340 14,607 15,583 15,273 14,386 14,015 15,321 11,883 12,086 i
      Mathematics and statistics 1,840 1,385 1,693 2,357 2,715 3,049 1,961 2,133 2,023 2,663 i
      Physical sciences 31,085 28,576 25,676 22,505 23,150 22,517 21,099 23,528 26,032 22,374 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Chemistry 26,564 24,772 20,841 19,048 20,261 19,743 18,470 20,126 23,894 20,442 i
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,521 3,804 4,835 3,433 2,882 2,773 2,599 3,083 2,138 1,932 i
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 24 7 1 30 319 0 0 i
      Psychology 4,712 4,796 5,215 4,817 5,399 4,975 4,400 3,444 2,384 2,733 i
      Social sciences 5,560 4,780 3,979 3,352 2,005 3,251 2,349 3,384 3,557 2,866 i
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,523 0 0
        Economics 1,838 2,445 2,095 1,544 640 1,403 591 1,374 1,614 973 i
        Political science and government 1,136 825 878 765 395 354 299 420 343 258 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,467 1,399 941 988 931 1,342 1,015 17 1,556 1,623 i
        Social sciences nec 119 111 65 55 39 152 444 50 44 12 i
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,492 0 i
    Engineering 26,414 16,415 11,488 11,349 9,614 6,000 4,872 5,209 5,801 5,648 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 26,414 16,415 11,488 11,349 9,614 6,000 4,872 5,209 5,801 5,648 i
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      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 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Non-S&E 17,360 20,078 9,982 28,099 21,085 19,245 18,742 16,556 10,738 7,044 i
      Business management and business administration 673 494 559 877 1,664 1,334 1,523 1,701 1,793 1,587 i
      Communication and communications technologies 454 286 77 260 265 77 0 127 2 466 i
      Education 923 909 1,600 2,548 1,989 1,229 2,156 1,958 2,449 1,907 i
      Humanities 9,135 6,393 2,435 2,959 3,777 4,491 4,808 7,952 2,042 2,513 i
      Law 1,305 929 481 710 719 924 775 799 792 481 i
      Social work 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Visual and performing arts 3,785 3,491 1,835 2,341 2,322 1,017 167 186 212 53 i
      Non-S&E nec 1,085 7,576 2,883 18,404 10,349 10,173 9,313 3,833 3,448 37 i

i=imputed

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 1,094,328 664,370 244 279,302 64,772 81,897 3,743
    Science 1,050,554 645,779 241 262,761 63,484 74,881 3,408
      Computer and information sciences 5,494 3,164 0 1,948 148 234 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,189 2,266 0 566 147 84 126
        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 3,189 2,266 0 566 147 84 126
      Life sciences 998,674 617,601 241 242,485 62,480 72,594 3,273
        Agricultural sciences 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 252,403 200,429 0 33,377 6,529 10,369 1,699
        Health sciences 721,234 401,347 207 201,113 55,608 61,410 1,549
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 25,033 15,825 34 7,991 343 815 25
      Mathematics and statistics 1,840 1,542 0 254 17 27 0
      Physical sciences 31,085 16,167 0 13,060 692 1,166 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 26,564 12,978 0 12,280 692 614 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,521 3,189 0 780 0 552 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,712 3,444 0 1,262 0 0 6
      Social sciences 5,560 1,595 0 3,186 0 776 3
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,838 89 0 1,749 0 0 0
        Political science and government 1,136 170 0 564 0 399 3
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,467 1,317 0 773 0 377 0
        Social sciences nec 119 19 0 100 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 26,414 17,322 0 4,376 1,232 3,171 313
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 26,414 17,322 0 4,376 1,232 3,171 313
      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 17,360 1,269 3 12,165 56 3,845 22
      Business management and business administration 673 90 0 526 49 8 0
      Communication and communications technologies 454 129 0 282 0 43 0
      Education 923 551 0 372 0 0 0
      Humanities 9,135 87 3 7,042 0 1,981 22
      Law 1,305 168 0 687 0 450 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 3,785 88 0 2,776 0 921 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,085 156 0 480 7 442 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 664,370 568,149 515,940 452,636 424,461 393,647 382,177 361,288 348,071 330,378
  DOD 11,443 12,007 9,227 14,235 14,064 13,709 15,463 8,903 6,384 6,062
  DOE 2,346 3,772 3,028 2,025 1,115 800 846 1,063 1,229 1,062
  HHS 630,229 532,883 484,428 416,675 387,530 358,631 344,863 328,754 319,313 304,288
  NASA 937 970 1,135 1,584 1,772 1,301 1,213 1,766 2,231 2,718
  NSF 12,370 13,359 13,948 12,065 12,586 12,619 12,437 12,978 11,575 10,819
  USDA 466 691 215 166 211 267 291 438 316 637
  Other 6,579 4,467 3,959 5,886 7,183 6,320 7,064 7,386 7,023 4,792

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 6,660 1,400 5,260 .
2018 6,373 1,335 5,038 .
2017 6,150 1,318 4,832 .

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 . 93,400 . . . 0
    Health sciences . 93,400 . . . 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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