Florida Institute of Technology

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 218 53.1 459
2022 203 56.1 457 147 78.7 680 304 66.3 890
2021 198 56.3 447 200 71.4 691 211 64.3 583 267 70.9 907
2020 172 62.3 450 122 82.8 697 281 69.7 915
2019 166 63.4 447 159 77.5 696 210 64.8 589 287 69 913
2018 200 53.9 428 149 79 698 281 69.5 910
2017 197 54.2 425 142 79.6 684 211 63.8 575 276 69.6 897
2016 214 50.8 430 149 79 697 277 69.4 895
2015 231 46.4 426 133 81.1 693 220 61.9 570 294 67.6 897
2014 222 48 422 150 78.5 688 293 67.4 887
2013 174 69.1 555 218 63.4 588 295 67 884
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 49 62 58 79 83 57 57 49 39 42
  Science and engineering 47 58 58 73 82 52 49 45 35 42
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 . . . . . 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 9 6 2 3 4 4 2 3 4
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . . 1 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 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 2
      Molecular biology . 3 2 . . 2 . . 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 3 5 6 9 11 9 7 9 8 .
      Computer science 3 2 5 9 10 9 7 7 8 .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 3 1 . 1 . . 2 . .
    Engineering 19 22 28 32 36 17 19 18 10 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 8 6 5 4 3 6 3 . 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 2 1 2 . 1 . . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 3 2 1 2 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 . 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 4 11 15 17 5 8 9 5 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 2 1 2 . 1 . . . 3
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 3 3 6 2 3 1 1 1
      Engineering, other 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 . 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 . . 2 2 4 2 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 . . 2 2 4 2 3 2
    Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 4 3 10 15 5 5 1 1 1
      Applied mathematics 2 3 3 7 6 2 3 1 1 .
      Mathematics . . . . . . . . . .
      Statistics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 . 3 9 3 2 . . 1
    Physical sciences 7 7 8 8 7 8 4 5 5 10
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 . 5
      Chemistry 5 2 6 4 4 6 2 2 2 4
      Physics . 4 1 2 1 1 . 1 3 1
    Psychology 10 8 7 12 8 7 6 6 5 11
      Counseling and applied psychology 8 8 7 12 8 7 6 6 5 11
      Psychology, other 2 . . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 2 4 . 6 1 5 8 4 4 .
    Business . . . . . . 6 . . .
      Business . . . . . . 6 . . .
    Education 2 4 . 5 1 5 2 4 4 .
      Education research . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 1,085 634 1,177 833 876 928 970 1,153 1,014 718
    Male 592 331 409 405 452 502 563 697 662 464
    Female 493 303 768 428 424 426 407 456 352 254
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 531 354 894 508 456 439 396 420 351 289
    Hispanic or Latino 86 52 170 79 58 62 49 46 29 19
    Not Hispanic or Latino 423 290 689 404 391 358 316 348 297 242
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Asian 22 22 68 28 20 27 19 25 31 18
      Black or African American 42 21 42 25 18 18 14 16 16 8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0
      White 331 233 543 332 331 295 268 291 235 209
      More than one race 21 13 33 19 19 17 15 15 13 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 22 12 35 25 7 19 31 26 25 28
  Temporary visa holders 554 280 283 325 420 489 574 733 663 429
  Science and engineering 1,085 634 1,177 833 876 928 970 1,153 1,014 718
    Science 658 391 924 546 560 571 608 713 624 417
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 102 51 51 41 32 61 58 68 73 73
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 177 84 66 81 100 129 165 246 211 85
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 43 21 23 21 22 22 52 50 55 51
      Mathematics and statistics 25 23 19 24 27 20 53 49 45 29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 8 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 202 147 705 321 306 274 211 245 168 104
      Physical sciences 109 57 57 53 65 65 69 55 72 75
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 427 243 253 287 316 357 362 440 390 301
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 68 39 45 36 32 40 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 39 23 26 24 25 28 27 26 27 14
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 36 16 13 15 15 11 8 4 8 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 44 18 21 28 29 26 29 30 30 29
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 84 56 54 85 92 114 142 208 183 143
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 38 30 32 33 34 37 50 46 37 26
      Mechanical engineering 69 35 40 42 52 63 97 112 94 73
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 49 26 22 24 37 38 9 14 11 8
      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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 2,028 1,446 731 306 297 284 301 331 298 252
    Male 457 394 317 225 231 209 224 252 217 180
    Female 1,571 1,052 414 81 66 75 77 79 81 72
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,956 1,408 657 234 228 188 158 151 153 154
    Hispanic or Latino 529 312 124 24 31 19 17 14 12 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,276 969 472 192 189 159 134 128 128 122
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Asian 87 76 37 12 15 12 8 8 14 6
      Black or African American 160 108 57 15 12 11 12 9 6 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 965 728 348 153 154 132 111 109 106 105
      More than one race 55 50 27 8 5 3 3 2 2 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 151 127 61 18 8 10 7 9 13 22
  Temporary visa holders 72 38 74 72 69 96 143 180 145 98
  Science and engineering 2,028 1,446 731 306 297 284 301 331 298 252
    Science 1,835 1,230 481 84 79 105 141 165 145 129
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 9 1 5 4 7 11 15 12 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 59 55 79 39 44 52 69 68 75 56
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8 5 2 3 3 4 13 21 12 15
      Mathematics and statistics 2 7 5 7 5 8 12 17 12 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,748 1,142 385 15 9 19 20 17 12 12
      Physical sciences 7 12 9 14 12 15 16 27 22 22
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 193 216 250 222 218 179 160 166 153 123
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 27 41 49 31 33 25 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 5 4 6 2 6 11 8 4 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 5 3 3 2 1 2 7 5 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 2 4 6 6 12 7 10 8 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30 32 41 64 67 48 54 75 56 40
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 93 106 132 83 78 58 29 24 53 41
      Mechanical engineering 18 22 14 27 23 17 53 37 24 32
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 3 3 2 7 12 4 5 3 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 153 84 82 36 60 41 32 67 60 42 0
  Science and engineering 153 84 82 36 60 41 32 67 60 42 0
    Science 105 56 56 25 35 24 26 44 47 33 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 7 12 7 9 6 7 9 8 9 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 21 4 6 3 2 1 1 6 10 4 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8 7 5 2 5 5 6 11 7 5 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 31 17 21 10 14 9 7 14 21 15 0
      Psychology 34 18 8 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 48 28 26 11 25 17 6 23 13 9 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 3 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18 7 4 4 2 1 0 0 4 3 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 3 1 11 8 4 20 5 4 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 9 4 4 2 4 6 1 3 2 1 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 1,085 634 1,177 833 876 928 970 1,153 1,014 718
  Fellowships 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 17
    Federal 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 5
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
  Research assistantships 228 122 152 132 159 140 126 131 107 76
    Federal 125 84 75 36 60 38 30 48 51 36
    Institutional 93 29 62 74 76 78 78 79 53 38
    Nonfederal 10 9 15 22 23 24 18 4 3 2
  Teaching assistantships 154 131 126 122 116 120 111 95 107 106
    Federal 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0
    Institutional 154 131 121 122 111 111 105 92 106 106
    Nonfederal 0 0 3 0 5 6 5 1 0 0
  Other types of support 703 381 894 579 601 668 733 925 797 519
    Federal 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 6 1
    Institutional 65 33 44 10 3 26 22 42 24 13
    Nonfederal 49 0 66 0 2 0 3 84 252 103
    Personal resources 561 348 784 569 596 642 707 784 515 402

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 4 3 5 3 7 23 26 13 9 9
    Science 1 2 2 2 6 19 22 13 7 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 4 3 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 0 3 14 14 8 3 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 1 3 1 1 4 4 0 2 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 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 2 1 0 3 3 0 1 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 1 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 0 0 2 2 7 14 16 12 6 5
  Science and engineering 0 0 2 2 7 14 16 12 6 5
    Science 0 0 2 1 6 14 16 12 6 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 4 3 1
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 0 3 9 9 7 3 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 17,706 23,195 18,271 17,876 17,378 18,180 18,860 14,282 14,255 13,298
    Science 11,828 16,347 11,914 12,065 10,916 11,447 10,499 8,702 8,224 i 7,137
      Computer and information sciences 5,289 5,643 4,287 4,242 2,359 1,742 2,053 1,072 1,235 i 1,099
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,985 3,254 2,310 2,096 2,559 1,815 1,203 2,338 1,402 i 2,097
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 671 905 18 104 101 108 0 0 0 i 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,119 2,006 2,292 1,992 2,458 1,703 1,203 2,338 1,402 i 2,097
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 195 135 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 i 0
      Life sciences 1,313 2,175 667 1,384 1,360 3,880 2,884 2,352 1,979 i 1,419
        Agricultural sciences 223 234 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 949 875 667 1,384 1,360 1,564 2,724 2,352 1,979 i 1,419
        Health sciences 42 588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Natural resources and conservation 35 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 64 415 0 0 0 2,316 160 0 0 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics 298 286 188 345 365 630 231 120 60 i 9
      Physical sciences 1,682 3,547 2,777 2,078 2,253 2,398 2,913 2,586 3,413 i 2,281
        Astronomy and astrophysics 163 465 944 980 923 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Chemistry 218 466 469 448 571 842 1,219 1,124 1,193 i 669
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,051 2,513 1,364 650 759 1,556 1,694 1,462 2,220 i 1,612
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 250 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Psychology 1,261 1,371 1,652 1,813 1,874 941 1,215 175 135 i 232
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 i 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 i 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 71 33 107 146 0 0 59 0 i 0
    Engineering 5,100 5,891 5,362 4,782 5,427 6,593 4,697 2,499 2,340 i 2,058
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 740 665 1,200 1,163 864 1,039 465 311 301 i 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 534 564 447 365 356 220 463 173 24 i 3
      Chemical engineering 205 177 274 67 92 180 123 6 20 i 1
      Civil engineering 390 574 757 587 902 608 502 345 329 i 236
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 364 296 99 422 542 272 620 569 303 i 219
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13 257 16 73 173 191 66 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,039 1,295 1,280 1,209 1,385 443 671 434 887 i 1,461
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 41 30 49 48 0 17 0 0 i 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,815 2,022 1,259 847 1,065 3,640 1,770 661 476 i 138
    Non-S&E 778 957 995 1,029 1,035 140 3,664 3,081 3,691 i 4,103
      Business management and business administration 176 157 161 0 176 101 664 61 166 i 186
      Communication and communications technologies 8 21 17 16 27 0 118 3 6 i 0
      Education 0 11 37 46 43 30 168 32 693 i 645
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 0 0 i 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 594 768 780 967 789 0 2,702 2,985 2,826 i 3,272

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: 2022
(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 17,706 10,970 1,170 4,740 465 361 0
    Science 11,828 7,611 844 3,083 220 70 0
      Computer and information sciences 5,289 4,101 198 920 70 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,985 1,051 382 498 54 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 671 458 0 180 33 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,119 398 382 318 21 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 195 195 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,313 745 231 261 49 27 0
        Agricultural sciences 223 204 0 0 19 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 949 541 231 120 30 27 0
        Health sciences 42 0 0 42 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 35 0 0 35 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 64 0 0 64 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 298 208 0 88 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 1,682 951 33 638 19 41 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 163 163 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 218 48 33 106 0 31 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,051 490 0 532 19 10 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 250 250 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,261 555 0 678 28 0 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, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5,100 2,818 262 1,484 245 291 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 740 442 0 132 48 118 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 534 115 0 264 0 155 0
      Chemical engineering 205 0 0 187 0 18 0
      Civil engineering 390 0 238 148 4 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 364 340 24 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13 0 0 0 13 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,039 540 0 335 164 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,815 1,381 0 418 16 0 0
    Non-S&E 778 541 64 173 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 176 30 0 146 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 8 0 0 8 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, not elsewhere classified 594 511 64 19 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 10,970 13,049 10,999 10,352 8,511 8,465 9,500 8,315 8,581 7,543
  DOD 3,709 3,776 3,335 3,497 3,857 3,479 2,936 3,023 2,381 2,145
  DOE 349 537 304 381 394 555 479 528 389 587
  HHS 773 828 431 629 448 260 217 226 191 404
  NASA 1,597 1,649 1,292 774 922 1,245 1,134 917 1,417 1,096
  NSF 1,260 2,107 1,630 1,782 1,573 2,007 2,435 1,997 2,274 2,035
  USDA 333 211 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 2,949 3,941 3,911 3,289 1,317 919 2,299 1,624 1,929 1,276

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 433 75 358 .
2018 426 69 357 .
2017 463 106 357 .
2016 431 127 304 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 235 235 235 224 211
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 40 40 40 40 38
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 15 15 15
    Engineering 86 86 86 74 65
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 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 .
    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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 2014 or FY 2015 Planned to start in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . 26,197 . . 9,439 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 24,572 . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . 9,439 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 1,625 . . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 545 3,327 0 2,170
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 1,556
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 545 3,327 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 0 614
    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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