Florida Institute of Technology

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
2024 241 48.1 459 319 65.9 925
2023 217 53.3 459 194 71.8 679 321 65.2 911 202 66.9 602
2022 203 56.1 457 147 78.7 680 306 66.4 900
2021 198 56.3 447 200 71.4 691 267 71 908 211 64.3 583
2020 172 62.3 450 122 82.8 698 281 69.7 916
2019 166 63.4 447 159 77.5 697 287 69 914 210 64.8 589
2018 200 53.9 428 149 79 700 281 69.5 911
2017 197 54.2 425 142 79.6 684 276 69.6 898 211 63.8 575
2016 214 50.8 430 149 79 697 277 69.5 896
2015 231 46.4 426 133 81.1 693 294 67.7 898 220 61.9 570
2014 150 78.5 688
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: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 39 49 62 58 79 83 57 57 49 39
  Science and engineering 38 47 58 58 73 82 52 49 45 35
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 1 . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 2 9 6 2 3 4 4 2 3
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . . 1 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 2 4 2 1 1 . 1 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 1 . . 1 . 1 2 1
      Molecular biology . . 3 2 . . 2 . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 2 3 5 6 9 11 9 7 9 8
      Computer science 2 3 2 5 9 10 9 7 7 8
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 3 1 . 1 . . 2 .
    Engineering 17 19 22 28 32 36 17 19 18 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 3 8 6 5 4 3 6 3 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 2 1 2 . 1 . . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 2 3 2 1 2 . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 2 . 3 2 4 2 1 2 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 6 4 11 15 17 5 8 9 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 2 1 2 . 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 2 3 3 6 2 3 1 1
      Engineering, other 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 2 2 . . 2 2 4 2 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 2 2 . . 2 2 4 2 3
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 4 3 10 15 5 5 1 1
      Applied mathematics 2 2 3 3 7 6 2 3 1 1
      Statistics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 1 . 3 9 3 2 . .
    Physical sciences 2 7 7 8 8 7 8 4 5 5
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 .
      Chemistry 1 5 2 6 4 4 6 2 2 2
      Physics . . 4 1 2 1 1 . 1 3
    Psychology 10 10 8 7 12 8 7 6 6 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 10 8 8 7 12 8 7 6 6 5
      Psychology, other . 2 . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 1 2 4 . 6 1 5 8 4 4
    Business . . . . . . . 6 . .
      Business . . . . . . . 6 . .
    Education 1 2 4 . 5 1 5 2 4 4
      Education research . . . . . . . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 2 4 . 3 1 5 2 4 3
      Education, other . . . . 2 . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . 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 436 592 331 409 405 452 502 563 697 662
    Female 331 493 303 768 428 424 426 407 456 352
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 295 531 354 894 508 456 439 396 420 351
    Hispanic or Latino 46 86 52 170 79 58 62 49 46 29
    Not Hispanic or Latino 238 423 290 689 404 391 358 316 348 297
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Asian 14 22 22 68 28 20 27 19 25 31
      Black or African American 33 42 21 42 25 18 18 14 16 16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 6 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0
      White 173 331 233 543 332 331 295 268 291 235
      More than one race 17 21 13 33 19 19 17 15 15 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 22 12 35 25 7 19 31 26 25
  Temporary visa holders 472 554 280 283 325 420 489 574 733 663
  Science and engineering 767 1,085 634 1,177 833 876 928 970 1,153 1,014
    Science 435 658 391 924 546 560 571 608 713 624
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 86 102 51 51 41 32 61 58 68 73
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 153 177 84 66 81 100 129 165 246 211
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 43 21 23 21 22 22 52 50 55
      Mathematics and statistics 6 25 23 19 24 27 20 53 49 45
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 0 8 3 5 8 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 46 109 57 57 53 65 65 69 55 72
      Psychology 115 202 147 705 321 306 274 211 245 168
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 332 427 243 253 287 316 357 362 440 390
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 53 68 39 45 36 32 40 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 32 39 23 26 24 25 28 27 26 27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 36 16 13 15 15 11 8 4 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 48 44 18 21 28 29 26 29 30 30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 76 84 56 54 85 92 114 142 208 183
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 25 38 30 32 33 34 37 50 46 37
      Mechanical engineering 52 69 35 40 42 52 63 97 112 94
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 31 49 26 22 24 37 38 9 14 11
    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

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 511 457 394 317 225 231 209 224 252 217
    Female 1,853 1,571 1,052 414 81 66 75 77 79 81
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,124 1,956 1,408 657 234 228 188 158 151 153
    Hispanic or Latino 573 529 312 124 24 31 19 17 14 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,391 1,276 969 472 192 189 159 134 128 128
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
      Asian 93 87 76 37 12 15 12 8 8 14
      Black or African American 172 160 108 57 15 12 11 12 9 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      White 1,053 965 728 348 153 154 132 111 109 106
      More than one race 63 55 50 27 8 5 3 3 2 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 160 151 127 61 18 8 10 7 9 13
  Temporary visa holders 240 72 38 74 72 69 96 143 180 145
  Science and engineering 2,364 2,028 1,446 731 306 297 284 301 331 298
    Science 2,194 1,835 1,230 481 84 79 105 141 165 145
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 11 9 1 5 4 7 11 15 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 78 59 55 79 39 44 52 69 68 75
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 8 5 2 3 3 4 13 21 12
      Mathematics and statistics 10 2 7 5 7 5 8 12 17 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 19 7 12 9 14 12 15 16 27 22
      Psychology 2,061 1,748 1,142 385 15 9 19 20 17 12
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 170 193 216 250 222 218 179 160 166 153
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 28 27 41 49 31 33 25 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 4 5 4 6 2 6 11 8 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 4 5 3 3 2 1 2 7 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 9 10 2 4 6 6 12 7 10 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 23 30 32 41 64 67 48 54 75 56
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 73 93 106 132 83 78 58 29 24 53
      Mechanical engineering 18 18 22 14 27 23 17 53 37 24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 7 3 3 2 7 12 4 5 3
    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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 90 153 84 82 36 60 41 32 67 60
  Science and engineering 90 153 84 82 36 60 41 32 67 60
    Science 59 105 56 56 25 35 24 26 44 47
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 7 7 12 7 9 6 7 9 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 21 4 6 3 2 1 1 6 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 8 7 5 2 5 5 6 11 7
      Mathematics and statistics 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 31 17 21 10 14 9 7 14 21
      Psychology 17 34 18 8 0 3 3 2 4 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 31 48 28 26 11 25 17 6 23 13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 7 3 7 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 7 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 18 7 4 4 2 1 0 0 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 3 3 1 11 8 4 20 5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 9 4 4 2 4 6 1 3 2
  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 767 1,085 634 1,177 833 876 928 970 1,153 1,014
  Fellowships 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 3
    Federal 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Research assistantships 149 228 122 152 132 159 140 126 131 107
    Federal 82 125 84 75 36 60 38 30 48 51
    Institutional 55 93 29 62 74 76 78 78 79 53
    Nonfederal 12 10 9 15 22 23 24 18 4 3
  Teaching assistantships 92 154 131 126 122 116 120 111 95 107
    Federal 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1
    Institutional 92 154 131 121 122 111 111 105 92 106
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 5 1 0
  Other types of support 526 703 381 894 579 601 668 733 925 797
    Federal 8 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 6
    Institutional 0 65 33 44 10 3 26 22 42 24
    Nonfederal 5 49 0 66 0 2 0 3 84 252
    Personal resources 513 561 348 784 569 596 642 707 784 515

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 4 4 7 5 3 7 23 26 13 9
    Science 4 1 3 2 2 6 19 22 13 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 1 0 1 3 5 5 4 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 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 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 0 0 1 0 3 14 14 8 3
      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 3 4 3 1 1 4 4 0 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 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 1 2 1 0 3 3 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 2 2 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 3 0 0 2 2 7 14 16 12 6
  Science and engineering 3 0 0 2 2 7 14 16 12 6
    Science 3 0 0 2 1 6 14 16 12 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 4 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 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 1 0 0 0 2 1 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 2 0 0 1 0 3 9 9 7 3
      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 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 17,842 16,859 17,706 23,195 18,271 17,876 17,378 18,180 18,860 14,282
    Science 11,791 11,597 11,828 16,347 11,914 12,065 10,916 11,447 10,499 8,702
      Computer and information sciences 3,252 3,416 5,289 5,643 4,287 4,242 2,359 1,742 2,053 1,072
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,728 3,062 1,985 3,254 2,310 2,096 2,559 1,815 1,203 2,338
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,310 1,697 671 905 18 104 101 108 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 165 65 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,784 1,245 1,119 2,006 2,292 1,992 2,458 1,703 1,203 2,338
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 469 55 195 135 0 0 0 4 0 0
      Life sciences 2,402 1,682 1,313 2,175 667 1,384 1,360 3,880 2,884 2,352
        Agricultural sciences 242 208 223 234 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 719 887 949 875 667 1,384 1,360 1,564 2,724 2,352
        Health sciences 467 114 42 588 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 26 473 35 63 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 948 0 64 415 0 0 0 2,316 160 0
      Mathematics and statistics 154 210 298 286 188 345 365 630 231 120
      Physical sciences 1,718 2,408 1,682 3,547 2,777 2,078 2,253 2,398 2,913 2,586
        Astronomy and astrophysics 209 299 163 465 944 980 923 0 0 0
        Chemistry 346 783 218 466 469 448 571 842 1,219 1,124
        Materials science 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,088 1,210 1,051 2,513 1,364 650 759 1,556 1,694 1,462
        Physical sciences nec 1 116 250 103 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 191 819 1,261 1,371 1,652 1,813 1,874 941 1,215 175
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 346 0 0 71 33 107 146 0 0 59
    Engineering 5,886 5,021 5,100 5,891 5,362 4,782 5,427 6,593 4,697 2,499
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,241 1,007 740 665 1,200 1,163 864 1,039 465 311
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 800 400 534 564 447 365 356 220 463 173
      Chemical engineering 410 345 205 177 274 67 92 180 123 6
      Civil engineering 610 539 390 574 757 587 902 608 502 345
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 658 458 364 296 99 422 542 272 620 569
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 545 12 13 257 16 73 173 191 66 0
      Mechanical engineering 333 624 1,039 1,295 1,280 1,209 1,385 443 671 434
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 332 0 0 41 30 49 48 0 17 0
      Engineering nec 957 1,636 1,815 2,022 1,259 847 1,065 3,640 1,770 661
    Non-S&E 165 241 778 957 995 1,029 1,035 140 3,664 3,081
      Business management and business administration 0 174 176 157 161 0 176 101 664 61
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 8 21 17 16 27 0 118 3
      Education 0 7 0 11 37 46 43 30 168 32
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 165 60 594 768 780 967 789 0 2,702 2,985

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 17,842 10,759 1,333 4,745 575 430 0
    Science 11,791 7,531 1,176 2,497 267 320 0
      Computer and information sciences 3,252 1,928 0 1,324 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,728 2,237 754 525 156 56 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,310 1,175 0 130 5 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 165 165 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,784 879 374 324 151 56 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 469 18 380 71 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,402 1,530 422 127 111 212 0
        Agricultural sciences 242 201 0 13 0 28 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 719 471 0 13 99 136 0
        Health sciences 467 375 29 28 0 35 0
        Natural resources and conservation 26 0 8 6 12 0 0
        Life sciences nec 948 483 385 67 0 13 0
      Mathematics and statistics 154 136 0 18 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,718 1,378 0 313 0 27 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 209 209 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 346 266 0 53 0 27 0
        Materials science 74 74 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,088 829 0 259 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Psychology 191 0 0 190 0 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 346 322 0 0 0 24 0
    Engineering 5,886 3,214 157 2,097 308 110 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,241 596 0 595 0 50 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 800 325 0 464 0 11 0
      Chemical engineering 410 152 0 248 10 0 0
      Civil engineering 610 319 157 134 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 658 262 0 387 9 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 545 458 0 43 44 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 333 107 0 226 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 332 53 0 0 245 34 0
      Engineering nec 957 942 0 0 0 15 0
    Non-S&E 165 14 0 151 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 165 14 0 151 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 10,759 11,520 10,970 13,049 10,999 10,352 8,511 8,465 9,500 8,315
  DOD 2,942 4,892 3,709 3,776 3,335 3,497 3,857 3,479 2,936 3,023
  DOE 469 583 349 537 304 381 394 555 479 528
  HHS 914 815 773 828 431 629 448 260 217 226
  NASA 1,964 1,728 1,597 1,649 1,292 774 922 1,245 1,134 917
  NSF 1,238 1,307 1,260 2,107 1,630 1,782 1,573 2,007 2,435 1,997
  USDA 599 332 333 211 96 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 2,633 1,863 2,949 3,941 3,911 3,289 1,317 919 2,299 1,624

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 433 75 358 .
2018 426 69 357 .

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 261 235 235 235 224
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 65 40 40 40 40
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 15 15 15
    Engineering 86 86 86 86 74
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12 10 10 10 10
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 60 60 60 60 60
    Psychology 22 22 22 22 22
    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 0 0 26,197 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 24,572 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 1,625 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

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 0 545 3,327 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 0 545 3,327 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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