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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 132 71.7 459 127 81.6 679 181 70.4 602 191 79.4 914
2022 158 65.9 457 175 74.6 680 198 78.3 900
2021 148 67.4 447 190 72.9 691 180 69.6 583 190 79.4 908
2020 155 66 450 195 72.4 698 197 78.8 916
2019 139 69.4 447 199 71.8 697 182 69.5 589 202 78.2 914
2018 139 68 428 203 71.4 700 201 78.2 911
2017 132 69.4 425 190 72.6 684 178 69.5 575 202 77.8 898
2016 150 65.6 430 191 73 697 241 73.4 896
2015 149 65.5 426 194 72.4 693 186 67.8 570 258 71.6 898
2014 143 66.6 422 189 72.9 688 251 72.1 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 125 92 96 99 110 115 113 103 99 104
  Science and engineering 79 56 62 68 67 66 61 54 61 50
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18 8 17 13 14 14 13 11 5 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . 1 . 2 2 . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 8 3 5 6 . 2 1 3 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 2 . . 1 . 4 2 . 2
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 . . . 2 1 . .
      Molecular biology . . . 1 1 . 2 1 . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 7 2 5 4 5 7 2 4 2 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 3 . 1 . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 2 1 3 2 1 . 3 1
    Computer and information sciences 9 9 6 7 7 9 1 4 2 3
      Computer science 7 7 6 7 7 9 1 4 2 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 2 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 18 11 9 17 12 12 13 8 17 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 2 . 1 . . . . . 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 2 5 5 5 5 6 1 14 7
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 5 2 1 6 2 4 1 2 . 1
      Engineering, other 1 3 3 4 5 2 6 3 3 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 4 5 1 3 . 2 1 2 5
      Geological sciences 3 3 4 . 2 . 1 . 2 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 3
    Health sciences 8 6 9 8 5 9 7 7 10 6
      Nursing science 7 6 7 8 5 9 6 7 9 5
      Public health . . 1 . . . . . 1 1
      Health sciences, other 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 4 3 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 1
      Applied mathematics 2 1 . 2 2 2 2 . 3 .
      Mathematics . . 1 2 . 1 1 3 2 .
      Statistics . . . 1 . . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 2 . .
    Physical sciences 7 7 4 6 8 5 7 4 4 4
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Chemistry 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 . 3 1
      Physics 4 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2
    Psychology 5 6 8 9 9 9 12 11 7 9
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 . 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2
      Research and experimental psychology 3 6 6 8 6 6 11 10 5 7
      Psychology, other . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 3 2 . 1 3 2 2 3 8 1
      Anthropology . . . . . . . . . .
      Political science and government 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 .
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 . 1 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other 2 1 . 1 2 2 1 1 6 1
  Non-science and engineering 46 36 34 31 43 49 52 49 38 54
    Business 15 6 4 6 10 9 11 7 6 9
      Business 15 6 4 6 10 9 11 7 6 9
    Education 23 22 23 20 23 35 30 32 25 36
      Education leadership and administration 7 10 14 10 11 18 13 14 11 19
      Education research 13 8 8 10 10 16 12 15 14 12
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 3 . . 1 1 4 2 . 3
      Education, other 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 2
    Humanities and arts 7 5 3 3 8 4 3 3 4 5
      Letters 6 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 4
      Foreign languages and literature . 2 . 1 . . 1 . . .
      History . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Music and performing arts . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . 4 2 . . 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering 1 3 4 2 2 1 8 7 3 4
      Communication . . . . . . 2 1 . .
      Public administration and social services . 2 4 2 2 1 6 6 3 4
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 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 819 422 312 301 302 273 339 375 337 349
    Female 571 415 360 299 293 281 283 313 330 328
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 460 446 518 443 445 420 454 516 535 565
    Hispanic or Latino 119 109 107 88 91 88 99 105 78 102
    Not Hispanic or Latino 338 336 411 355 354 332 355 411 457 444
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 0 0 1
      Asian 46 39 45 34 39 26 33 29 28 22
      Black or African American 72 65 65 48 40 38 34 49 60 67
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 217 230 299 270 271 263 284 317 356 353
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
  Temporary visa holders 930 391 154 157 150 134 168 172 132 112
  Science and engineering 1,298 751 587 516 506 457 535 589 564 575
    Science 1,112 617 469 416 400 361 396 466 455 481
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 14
      Biological and biomedical sciences 107 124 131 98 100 90 101 96 91 105
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 22
      Computer and information sciences 592 212 78 77 66 43 47 59 36 32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 35 43 52 52 49 37 35 25 17 19
      Mathematics and statistics 22 23 24 22 28 20 27 33 35 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 204 63 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 8 15 14 5 12 13 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 23 26 22 29 32 39 29 33 34
      Psychology 49 36 42 51 46 51 47 51 39 41
      Social sciences 67 78 88 81 70 75 89 133 167 178
    Engineering 186 134 118 100 106 96 139 123 109 94
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 19 21 9 15 15 20 12 7 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 44 18 22 16 22 13 18 13 15 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 50 54 41 40 31 26 39 32 32 34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 44 20 11 17 14 15 33 35 22 11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 27 23 23 18 24 27 29 31 33 26
  Health 92 86 85 84 89 97 87 99 103 102
    Clinical medicine 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 6 1
    Other health 89 83 81 80 85 93 84 97 97 101

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 380 369 381 333 315 343 304 351 327 318
    Female 297 286 250 238 210 215 169 254 285 319
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 523 523 481 465 425 430 380 536 552 572
    Hispanic or Latino 134 120 111 101 88 87 71 105 112 118
    Not Hispanic or Latino 385 402 370 364 337 343 309 430 437 438
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 3 5 3 4 2 0 1 1
      Asian 44 61 47 50 38 41 35 27 23 32
      Black or African American 67 67 59 49 46 47 37 74 72 76
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 272 273 261 260 250 251 235 310 324 329
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 17 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16
  Temporary visa holders 154 132 150 106 100 128 93 69 60 65
  Science and engineering 611 595 579 513 467 497 454 539 549 559
    Science 486 457 444 384 336 345 318 403 441 442
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 70 77 65 85 82 92 67 72 77 60
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 15
      Computer and information sciences 170 126 133 103 78 72 67 64 45 56
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 43 46 49 39 37 36 29 21 18 17
      Mathematics and statistics 39 36 34 30 33 38 32 22 26 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 38 25 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 16 10 10 12 8 8 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 35 41 43 38 37 38 28 35 30 25
      Psychology 50 58 50 32 26 29 28 25 39 40
      Social sciences 25 38 39 40 35 32 53 142 181 197
    Engineering 125 138 135 129 131 152 136 136 108 117
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 17 13 12 11 12 14 8 9 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 18 15 13 15 23 21 23 14 21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 45 53 57 46 50 57 53 55 48 60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 19 18 19 25 35 30 29 25 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 33 31 32 39 30 25 18 21 12 11
  Health 66 60 52 58 58 61 19 66 63 78
    Clinical medicine 8 8 3 4 4 9 7 4 3 6
    Other health 58 52 49 54 54 52 12 62 60 72

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 76 72 38 34 40 40 40 36 30 26
  Science and engineering 67 72 38 34 39 39 40 36 30 26
    Science 52 46 21 18 18 19 14 14 11 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 34 9 9 9 9 5 2 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 4 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 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 10 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Engineering 15 26 17 16 21 20 26 22 19 14
      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 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 12 10 5 6 5 4 10 7 4 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 7 11 9 14 15 15 10 11 9
  Health 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 7 0 0 0 1 1 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 1,390 837 672 600 595 554 622 688 667 677
  Fellowships 31 21 11 10 11 11 8 1 2 2
    Federal 14 3 5 5 6 6 3 0 0 0
    Institutional 17 16 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
    Nonfederal 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 169 154 64 56 54 56 71 86 81 78
    Federal 47 61 26 23 27 26 31 35 29 25
    Institutional 116 77 33 30 25 27 37 37 38 39
    Nonfederal 6 16 5 3 2 3 3 14 14 14
  Teaching assistantships 152 265 278 239 239 232 267 327 308 318
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 152 265 278 239 239 232 267 323 306 315
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3
  Other types of support 1,038 397 319 295 291 255 276 274 276 279
    Federal 15 8 7 6 7 8 6 1 1 1
    Institutional 283 96 54 45 39 43 44 53 54 56
    Nonfederal 4 12 26 27 26 19 20 0 0 0
    Personal resources 736 281 232 217 219 185 206 220 221 222

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 42 49 35 42 41 31 27 0 11 11
    Science 31 39 28 34 33 27 22 0 10 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 16 14 12 19 19 9 0 3 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 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 3 5 11 12 6 1 6 0 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 4 1 7 7 4 4 0 1 1
      Psychology 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2
      Social sciences 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 10 7 8 8 4 5 0 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 1 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 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0
  Health 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 1 2 1 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 13 15 12 20 14 12 11 0 4 4
  Science and engineering 13 15 12 19 14 12 11 0 4 4
    Science 10 11 10 14 8 11 10 0 4 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 5 2 6 5 9 7 0 2 2
      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 1 2 5 4 3 0 2 0 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 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 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 2 5 6 1 1 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 4 1 2 2 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 1 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 1 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 77,593 61,748 58,471 53,845 51,085 48,024 46,025 26,750 21,214 22,997
    Science 49,981 42,144 37,916 39,428 34,949 32,535 34,333 20,229 16,667 17,459
      Computer and information sciences 4,999 2,776 2,479 2,586 2,170 1,427 1,866 888 827 1,369
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 890 1,332 2,013 1,186 1,149 1,017 405 217 584 790
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 377 236 369 284 179 79 74 217 215 236
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 4 0 309 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 22
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 513 1,096 1,644 898 970 629 331 0 361 532
      Life sciences 35,633 31,522 27,748 28,725 25,420 23,880 25,082 15,877 13,276 12,739
        Agricultural sciences 0 28 0 73 249 259 285 441 355 406
        Biological and biomedical sciences 21,354 18,712 18,879 16,997 13,061 11,013 9,984 7,504 6,756 4,443
        Health sciences 12,783 9,696 8,431 7,865 7,432 7,705 8,322 3,601 4,312 5,754
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 740 553 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,496 3,086 438 3,790 4,678 4,903 5,751 3,778 1,853 2,136
      Mathematics and statistics 1,112 1,403 1,026 1,268 883 631 357 216 123 98
      Physical sciences 3,509 2,364 2,726 3,147 2,794 2,653 3,640 1,324 847 1,178
        Astronomy and astrophysics 195 75 37 0 0 0 0 0 47 83
        Chemistry 2,184 1,628 1,668 1,772 2,184 2,181 2,827 1,134 579 794
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0
        Physics 1,129 561 849 991 560 472 323 190 221 301
        Physical sciences nec 1 100 172 384 50 0 409 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,749 2,486 1,771 2,306 2,391 2,820 2,938 1,678 997 1,248
      Social sciences 1,089 261 153 210 142 107 45 29 13 37
        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 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,089 261 153 210 142 107 45 29 13 37
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 17,629 16,449 17,064 10,574 11,450 12,099 8,585 4,929 3,051 4,301
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 156 85 92 98 52 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 224 1,550 0 50 43 0 0 0 2 0
      Civil engineering 2,663 2,121 3,601 2,788 2,833 1,799 1,317 760 998 449
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 35 23 660 73 97 92 74 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 0 110
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 14,551 12,670 12,711 7,565 8,425 10,208 7,194 4,169 2,051 3,742
    Non-S&E 9,983 3,155 3,491 3,843 4,686 3,390 3,107 1,592 1,496 1,237
      Business management and business administration 5,048 1,159 1,265 816 0 0 10 97 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 793 417 544 514 503 1,071 1,414 966 1,193 977
      Humanities 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 118 271 90 26 86 14 35 51 62 50
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,004 1,307 1,591 2,487 4,093 2,305 1,648 478 241 210

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 77,593 35,108 8,511 23,101 2,611 7,308 954
    Science 49,981 21,086 6,054 13,289 2,188 6,632 732
      Computer and information sciences 4,999 3,666 206 878 168 0 81
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 890 482 36 24 0 36 312
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 377 317 1 24 0 0 35
        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 513 165 35 0 0 36 277
      Life sciences 35,633 13,181 4,498 9,297 1,976 6,435 246
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 21,354 5,954 1,803 6,202 1,776 5,452 167
        Health sciences 12,783 6,411 2,560 2,848 200 685 79
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,496 816 135 247 0 298 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,112 558 161 341 0 8 44
      Physical sciences 3,509 1,837 603 989 44 8 28
        Astronomy and astrophysics 195 195 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,184 1,076 426 647 0 7 28
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,129 566 177 342 44 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Psychology 2,749 1,145 498 940 0 145 21
      Social sciences 1,089 217 52 820 0 0 0
        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 1,089 217 52 820 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 17,629 12,770 1,526 2,281 269 565 218
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 156 156 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 224 36 188 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,663 1,157 812 552 70 0 72
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 35 35 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 14,551 11,386 526 1,729 199 565 146
    Non-S&E 9,983 1,252 931 7,531 154 111 4
      Business management and business administration 5,048 13 2 5,033 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Education 793 308 39 424 0 22 0
      Humanities 19 0 0 0 0 19 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 118 61 53 1 0 3 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,004 870 837 2,072 154 67 4

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 35,108 28,641 28,510 23,695 21,667 18,771 17,172 15,356 11,574 13,234
  DOD 9,229 6,289 5,985 3,964 3,253 2,844 1,533 1,951 1,339 1,901
  DOE 642 700 519 393 347 351 582 1,014 693 1,156
  HHS 10,689 9,579 8,977 7,931 7,898 6,706 6,673 5,202 5,119 5,791
  NASA 873 713 592 515 305 262 174 130 55 121
  NSF 6,028 4,214 4,111 4,130 3,613 3,219 3,147 2,956 1,836 1,292
  USDA 2,722 2,462 2,351 857 77 59 0 0 0 23
  Other 4,925 4,684 5,975 5,905 6,174 5,330 5,063 4,103 2,532 2,950

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 826 195 631 .
2018 719 173 546 .
2017 563 149 414 .

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 303 291 287 285 272
    Agricultural sciences 39 39 39 42 23
    Biological and biomedical sciences 132 123 123 102 73
    Computer and information sciences 8 7 0 6 16
    Engineering 33 32 34 48 30
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 10 10 20 22
    Health sciences 1 1 1 3 36
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1
    Natural resources and conservation 3 3 3 8 1
    Physical sciences 23 23 24 33 26
    Psychology 10 10 10 2 14
    Social sciences 5 5 5 9 7
    Other 38 38 38 12 22

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 38,500 . 2,068 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 38,500 . 0 0
    Health sciences . . . . 2,068 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 0 257 716 582 700
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 257 716 582 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 0 0 0 700
    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

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