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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 522 23.9 679 259 57.5 602 282 69.5 914
2022 574 16.5 680 352 61.4 900
2021 572 18.1 691 259 56.1 583 360 60.8 908
2020 548 22.3 698 379 59.1 916
2019 605 14.1 697 263 55.9 589 390 57.8 914
2018 593 16.2 700 403 56.3 911
2017 548 20.7 684 258 55.7 575 381 58.1 898
2016 546 22.5 697 358 60.5 896
2015 576 17.7 693 262 54.6 570 333 63.4 898
2014 564 18.9 688 315 65 889
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.
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Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 19 15 18 16 8 9 12 15 12 15
    Female 42 25 24 34 20 22 32 37 26 21
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 57 40 42 48 27 31 43 50 38 36
    Hispanic or Latino 9 9 8 6 1 1 3 5 2 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 47 30 32 42 26 30 38 45 35 31
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      White 41 26 26 37 23 25 33 42 31 28
      More than one race 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 1 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2
  Temporary visa holders 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
  Science and engineering 57 37 36 37 23 27 36 52 38 36
    Science 53 36 35 36 23 25 36 52 38 36
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 17 16
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 27 20 29 32 17 18 25 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 7 6 3 1 3 4 7 21 16 15
    Engineering 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
  Health 4 3 6 13 5 4 8 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 4 3 6 13 5 4 8 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

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 24 26 27 28 34 43 43 35 35 36
    Female 38 37 47 47 60 61 66 66 63 61
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 62 63 73 75 92 102 108 101 98 97
    Hispanic or Latino 17 9 9 7 9 11 9 14 15 11
    Not Hispanic or Latino 45 53 64 68 82 91 99 86 82 85
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
      Black or African American 4 4 6 6 4 3 6 8 7 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 37 46 57 58 73 84 91 74 73 76
      More than one race 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 51 50 55 54 73 84 78 101 98 97
    Science 41 38 38 37 56 62 68 101 98 97
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 38 34
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 5 7 6 8 11 10 13 11 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 28 30 28 26 40 41 47 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 7 3 3 5 8 10 11 54 49 53
    Engineering 10 12 17 17 17 22 10 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 12 17 17 17 22 10 0 0 0
  Health 11 13 19 21 21 20 31 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 11 13 19 21 21 20 31 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 61 40 42 50 28 31 44 52 38 36
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 61 40 42 50 28 31 44 52 38 36
    Federal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 47 25 20 20 15 17 22 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 13 14 22 30 13 14 22 52 38 36

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 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 24,899 9,896 8,197 6,671 5,907 5,115 6,025 7,335 8,992 9,626
    Science 7,283 5,795 4,912 3,204 1,411 1,472 1,749 1,917 1,849 1,967
      Computer and information sciences 3 5 13 41 145 12 21 39 34 64
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,744 2,791 2,475 1,654 877 1,032 555 654 709 1,074
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 51 0 252 0 0 6 0 0 0 2
        Geological and earth sciences 86 0 6 0 3 3 16 17 33 11
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,516 2,791 2,168 1,654 873 764 262 356 540 1,038
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 91 0 49 0 1 259 277 281 136 23
      Life sciences 2,748 2,606 2,209 760 153 274 809 858 1,013 740
        Agricultural sciences 4 9 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 386 179 94 0 51 144 760 849 1,010 738
        Health sciences 975 1,945 897 632 66 20 20 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,383 473 1,218 102 36 55 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 55 29 9 3 2
      Mathematics and statistics 77 105 0 232 17 22 53 0 25 0
      Physical sciences 376 207 197 397 138 0 37 284 9 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 140 116 0 0 5 0 0
        Chemistry 376 207 197 257 22 0 37 279 9 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 50 79 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 11
      Social sciences 285 2 8 118 81 132 136 63 23 20
        Anthropology 10 0 0 40 57 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 175 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
        Political science and government 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 13
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 87 0 3 40 24 131 136 63 22 3
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 2 0 0 138 9 36 58
    Engineering 221 222 145 250 59 270 139 195 118 183
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 64 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9 67 0 39 0 232 4 0 2 162
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 70 91 112 47 56 0 0 7 17 8
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 63 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 79 0 33 164 3 38 63 188 99 13
    Non-S&E 17,395 3,879 3,140 3,217 4,437 3,373 4,137 5,223 7,025 7,476
      Business management and business administration 1,467 5 220 900 1,085 754 1,303 1,399 1,166 1,071
      Communication and communications technologies 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,890 1,912
      Education 12,913 2,394 2,819 2,203 3,062 2,424 2,603 3,489 3,741 3,957
      Humanities 30 0 46 3 7 6 12 0 0 0
      Law 0 44 35 38 11 0 28 0 0 0
      Social work 0 48 3 0 0 79 7 0 0 2
      Visual and performing arts 60 12 0 7 0 10 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,925 1,368 17 66 272 100 184 335 228 534

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 24,899 9,858 9,477 3,533 108 1,891 32
    Science 7,283 3,030 1,404 2,609 18 190 32
      Computer and information sciences 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,744 1,245 279 2,201 0 19 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 51 51 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 86 57 10 0 0 19 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3,516 1,046 269 2,201 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 91 91 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,748 1,573 907 169 4 63 32
        Agricultural sciences 4 3 0 0 0 1 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 386 79 84 156 0 35 32
        Health sciences 975 962 0 11 0 2 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,383 529 823 2 4 25 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 77 2 55 18 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 376 177 0 178 0 21 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 376 177 0 178 0 21 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 50 10 0 40 0 0 0
      Social sciences 285 23 163 0 14 85 0
        Anthropology 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
        Economics 175 0 103 0 0 72 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 13 0 0 0 0 13 0
        Social sciences nec 87 23 50 0 14 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 221 26 16 96 63 20 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 70 0 16 53 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 63 0 0 0 63 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 79 26 0 34 0 19 0
    Non-S&E 17,395 6,802 8,057 828 27 1,681 0
      Business management and business administration 1,467 748 438 275 5 1 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 12,913 4,155 7,223 184 6 1,345 0
      Humanities 30 4 0 26 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 60 0 40 20 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,925 1,895 356 323 16 335 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 9,858 6,482 4,467 5,304 3,773 3,164 3,746 4,442 4,501 4,609
  DOD 97 15 0 59 57 4 4 7 39 152
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0
  HHS 1,489 2,290 1,237 898 124 272 447 421 481 389
  NASA 51 64 252 140 116 6 72 5 10 18
  NSF 812 800 924 1,173 438 348 443 534 229 173
  USDA 45 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 7,364 3,308 2,054 3,034 3,038 2,534 2,780 3,475 3,617 3,877

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 552 105 447 .
2018 509 55 454 .
2017 542 65 477 .

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 152 151 151 151 148
    Agricultural sciences 73 73 73 73 74
    Biological and biomedical sciences 65 65 65 67 68
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 8 8 8 8 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 0 0
    Health sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    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 1 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

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 30,000 . 21,923 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . 7,308 . .
    Health sciences 30,000 . 0 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 . 7,308 . .
    Other 0 . 7,307 . .

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 0 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 0 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

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