Florida State U.

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 46 90.3 459 71 89 631 79 91.6 925
2023 49 89.6 459 69 90.1 679 79 91.5 911 136 77.8 602
2022 49 89.6 457 67 90.4 680 82 91.1 900
2021 49 89.4 447 66 90.7 691 83 91 908 145 75.5 583
2020 46 90.1 450 60 91.6 698 75 92 916
2019 47 89.8 447 66 90.8 697 77 91.8 914 141 76.4 589
2018 46 89.6 428 66 90.8 700 79 91.5 911
2017 46 89.5 425 56 92 684 83 91 898 116 80.2 575
2016 48 89.2 430 56 92.2 697 83 90.9 896
2015 45 89.8 426 57 92 693 83 91 898 116 80 570
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 391 377 366 333 381 381 373 363 362 383
  Science and engineering 251 234 236 203 256 254 231 225 221 222
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . 3 . 1 1 . 3 . 2
      Agricultural sciences . . 2 . . . . 2 . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 46 43 33 27 34 28 34 30 29 31
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 8 3 2 6 3 2 6 8 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 7 8 3 6 2 5 3 6 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 7 6 5 3 4 6 5 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 3 . 1 . 2 3 . 2 . 5
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 7 5 3 3 6 3 4 1 1
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology . . 2 . 1 1 1 . 3 2
      Molecular biology 12 2 3 1 6 1 6 . 1 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 10 6 3 9 5 6 6 6 5 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 4 1 2 2 2 5 3 2 2
    Computer and information sciences 12 13 12 17 11 10 6 12 13 15
      Computer science 7 8 5 12 8 7 6 5 8 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 5 7 5 3 3 . 7 5 6
    Engineering 43 30 26 23 35 47 35 29 22 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 2 2 . . . . 1 1 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 1 4 . 1 2 . 2 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 3 2 2 3 5 2 6 3 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 11 2 4 6 7 6 4 2 2 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 13 10 4 5 10 10 11 7 4 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research 5 1 4 2 5 7 2 5 3 .
      Materials and mining engineering 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 2 2
      Mechanical engineering 6 6 2 4 4 12 10 2 5 4
      Engineering, other . 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 5 11 11 15 13 14 14 17 13
      Geological sciences 4 . 3 6 1 1 2 4 3 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 8 5 8 5 14 12 12 10 14 10
    Health sciences 9 3 9 4 10 6 7 4 5 6
      Public health . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 9 3 9 4 10 6 7 4 4 6
    Mathematics and statistics 32 33 28 36 25 29 43 23 29 23
      Applied mathematics 8 2 3 7 2 7 10 8 12 6
      Mathematics 5 4 . 4 4 8 11 2 4 6
      Statistics 8 17 18 14 11 7 17 9 6 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 11 10 7 11 8 7 5 4 7 7
    Physical sciences 36 52 47 36 48 40 33 42 44 30
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 5 . 5 2 . . 1 1 1
      Chemistry 20 27 28 17 26 24 22 15 24 13
      Physics 14 20 19 14 20 16 11 26 19 16
    Psychology 38 32 33 29 37 29 30 38 29 40
      Clinical psychology 17 7 3 13 8 13 4 11 11 9
      Counseling and applied psychology 13 7 15 5 12 9 4 13 7 11
      Research and experimental psychology 4 13 7 3 8 2 12 10 7 10
      Psychology, other 4 5 8 8 9 5 10 4 4 10
    Social sciences 22 23 34 20 40 51 29 30 33 41
      Economics 2 5 7 3 7 10 4 2 7 6
      Political science and government 3 4 5 1 7 7 3 3 5 5
      Public policy analysis 1 . . . . . . . . 7
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 4 5 4 7 11 5 12 5 6
      Social sciences, other 10 10 17 12 19 23 17 13 16 17
  Non-science and engineering 140 143 130 130 125 127 142 138 141 161
    Business 10 11 11 6 9 18 7 10 12 15
      Business 10 11 11 6 9 18 7 10 12 15
    Education 47 51 45 40 48 55 58 38 60 37
      Education leadership and administration 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2
      Education research 30 35 29 25 36 28 40 21 34 18
      Teacher education and teaching fields 13 15 15 14 11 24 17 14 21 15
      Education, other 1 . . . . 2 . . 2 2
    Humanities and arts 67 60 60 62 53 44 65 64 49 85
      Letters 28 11 21 26 24 21 21 33 17 33
      Foreign languages and literature 1 7 5 3 4 . 2 3 4 5
      History 6 10 7 6 10 7 4 6 7 13
      Philosophy and religious studies 11 7 13 9 6 7 16 6 8 12
      Music and performing arts 12 12 7 12 6 8 11 9 7 14
      Humanities and arts, other 9 13 7 6 3 1 11 7 6 8
    Other non-science and engineering 16 21 14 22 15 10 12 26 20 24
      Communication 4 6 4 6 4 5 4 5 3 7
      Public administration and social services 9 9 5 11 9 3 6 14 6 7
      Non-science and engineering, other 3 6 5 5 2 2 2 7 11 10

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,457   1,488   1,516   1,576   1,553   1,422   1,411   1,473   1,670   1,569
    Hispanic or Latino   262   225   246   251   241   206   189   202   156   156
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,187   1,253   1,253   1,301   1,283   1,186   1,180   1,225   1,465   1,365
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   1   0   0   1   1   1   3   3   3
      Asian   81   92   90   82   69   55   59   55   97   58
      Black or African American   140   144   129   134   132   90   91   88   122   110
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   1   0   1   1   1   1   3   2
      White   905   957   964   1,000   1,008   984   971   1,019   1,152   1,127
      More than one race   56   57   69   85   72   55   57   59   88   65
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   10   17   24   29   30   42   46   49   48
  Temporary visa holders   1,063   1,094   915   815   742   746   705   770   823   860
  Science and engineering   2,379   2,376   2,259   2,253   2,157   2,045   1,996   2,111   2,372   2,317
    Science   2,051   2,046   1,985   1,996   1,937   1,839   1,783   1,873   2,072   2,023
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   277   307   333   334   318   291   280   278   216   213
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   75   90
      Computer and information sciences   384   441   401   308   281   241   220   243   218   134
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   59
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   84   84   98   103   104   118   112   104   113   130
      Mathematics and statistics   285   248   225   244   253   259   254   278   300   278
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   111   106   46   37   24   27   34   34   37   35
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   293   289   303   330   311   319   314   325   311   322
      Psychology   188   197   203   215   214   214   186   204   215   206
      Social sciences   429   374   376   425   432   370   383   407   487   535
    Engineering   328   330   274   257   220   206   213   238   300   294
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   30   26   26   16   17   9   9   9   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   20   22   25   25   21   19   27   50   43
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   86   85   59   53   37   38   40   38   35   30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   65   66   62   67   52   49   54   57   76   58
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   52   57   33   32   25   26   32   31   39   71
      Mechanical engineering   67   76   72   64   64   63   59   76   81   73
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   19
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   141   206   172   138   138   123   120   132   121   112
      Clinical medicine   48   55   59   65   63   48   48   57   48   37
      Other health   93   151   113   73   75   75   72   75   73   75

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   963   1,034   1,123   1,128   957   716   696   614   742   537
    Hispanic or Latino   190   186   195   197   156   104   98   81   101   60
    Not Hispanic or Latino   759   832   910   911   783   593   581   520   619   463
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   2   5   2   2   1   1   3   2
      Asian   44   41   53   44   36   23   23   22   11   11
      Black or African American   105   120   144   149   137   87   80   63   92   53
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   4   2   1   1   1   0   0   2
      White   575   624   656   660   566   461   455   418   489   370
      More than one race   33   45   51   51   41   19   21   16   24   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   14   16   18   20   18   19   17   13   22   14
  Temporary visa holders   68   96   85   80   96   70   64   51   60   55
  Science and engineering   895   980   1,046   1,081   931   666   634   570   708   515
    Science   764   861   930   965   840   606   586   531   690   504
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   19   21   27   26   20   16   14   12   30
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   70   54
      Computer and information sciences   396   472   450   451   386   292   273   225   245   55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   6
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   20   19   25   25   22   26   23   20   17
      Mathematics and statistics   26   27   36   32   40   30   25   22   18   20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   9   13   9   12   7   4   5   2   7
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   10   9   6   5   6   6   6   6   8
      Psychology   78   78   93   83   54   33   38   35   24   26
      Social sciences   211   226   289   332   292   196   198   201   284   280
    Engineering   131   119   116   116   91   60   48   39   18   11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   1   1   2   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   1   1   2   1   5   2   0   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   42   23   22   15   13   8   4   12   10   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   14   14   16   12   12   15   18   18   3   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   69   74   72   77   53   30   13   3   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   7   4   9   10   5   7   4   3   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   136   150   162   127   122   120   126   95   94   77
      Clinical medicine   28   19   29   28   24   23   26   23   26   16
      Other health   108   131   133   99   98   97   100   72   68   61

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   60   222   220   298   87   274   279   359   358   343
  Science and engineering   54   216   212   289   84   273   278   343   315   306
    Science   41   161   172   235   56   234   225   276   253   222
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   31   28   38   13   44   42   34   24   25
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   9   22   17   27   8   31   24   40   34   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   13   18   21   10   20   18   18   37   30
      Mathematics and statistics   2   11   11   19   7   11   8   32   15   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   4   6   5   8   7   7   7   7
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   57   67   85   6   82   87   91   73   60
      Psychology   6   16   22   31   4   31   32   22   45   55
      Social sciences   5   9   5   8   3   7   7   32   9   6
    Engineering   13   55   40   54   28   39   53   67   62   84
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   7   2   2   3   2   6   2   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   4   5   7   2   3   6   10   12   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   5   2   3   1   7   9   6   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   18   13   16   9   11   10   16   7   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   3   0   0   2   1   4   9   7   26
      Mechanical engineering   7   18   18   26   11   15   18   24   25   26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   6   6   8   9   3   1   1   16   43   37
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0   0
      Other health   6   6   8   9   3   1   1   7   43   37

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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,520   2,582   2,431   2,391   2,295   2,168   2,116   2,243   2,493   2,429
  Fellowships   78   79   78   82   68   96   88   3   187   172
    Federal   0   1   2   3   1   6   12   0   51   30
    Institutional   78   77   76   77   64   82   71   3   115   112
    Nonfederal   0   1   0   2   3   8   5   0   21   30
  Research assistantships   1,031   1,033   651   562   380   597   553   835   686   684
    Federal   39   60   184   247   86   266   267   356   289   292
    Institutional   991   961   397   235   268   190   177   479   336   318
    Nonfederal   1   12   70   80   26   141   109   0   61   74
  Teaching assistantships   523   498   904   1,066   809   862   881   1,290   1,003   929
    Federal   21   161   34   48   0   2   0   3   9   18
    Institutional   485   243   846   990   808   848   874   1,287   993   910
    Nonfederal   17   94   24   28   1   12   7   0   1   1
  Other types of support   888   972   798   681   1,038   613   594   115   617   644
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   3
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   220   0   60   57
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   33
    Personal resources   888   972   798   681   1,038   613   374   115   531   551

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   261   263   256   228   233   253   241   224   217   202
    Science   214   213   215   197   212   230   216   194   185   176
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   43   52   61   44   44   54   49   48   41   39
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   25   28   27   25   27   25   26   22   21   16
      Mathematics and statistics   11   13   16   15   14   12   9   6   6   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   6   12   11   7   12   12   12   12   10
      Natural resources and conservation   3   1   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   79   68   61   67   79   82   76   66   66   69
      Psychology   28   31   25   23   25   18   19   16   25   22
      Social sciences   15   13   11   10   14   25   24   23   6   6
    Engineering   47   50   41   31   21   23   25   30   32   26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   2   4   6   3   5   5   6   3   2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   2   5   5   6   9   6   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   17   7   0   0   0   0   0   9   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   7   6   4   1   2   3   2   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   5   2   3   2   2   2   3   7   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   3   3   2   1   1   2   3   4   3
      Mechanical engineering   7   6   6   3   2   2   2   6   3   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   12   9   11   8   7   5   2   4   6   5
    Health   8   6   3   1   0   1   1   1   1   0
      Clinical medicine   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   6   5   2   0   0   1   1   1   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   108   94   111   108   126   138   118   125   125   117
  Science and engineering   107   94   111   108   126   137   117   124   124   117
    Science   95   84   94   95   117   127   108   111   114   102
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   22   20   30   22   28   37   26   34   33   28
      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   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   11   10   8   14   13   12   15   15   11
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   2   2   2   3   2   2   3   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   1   5   6   6   9   10   8   9   8
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   35   29   34   45   51   48   42   40   41   36
      Psychology   14   18   9   9   13   9   9   7   11   16
      Social sciences   6   5   4   2   2   7   7   5   0   0
    Engineering   12   10   17   13   9   10   9   13   10   15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   0   2   2   0   2   4   3   1   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   3   6   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   2   1   1
      Mechanical engineering   4   3   3   2   1   1   1   2   0   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   6   4   7   6   6   5   2   3   1   5
    Health   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0
      Clinical medicine   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   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   460,733   414,463   355,986   328,604   350,430   329,205   297,661   282,901   268,288   256,449
    Science   265,096   243,487   209,325   198,762   213,558   201,304   204,205   197,085   196,981   194,498
      Computer and information sciences   10,703   10,374   9,004   10,320   10,349   11,557   11,684   9,281   8,521   6,293
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,743   20,511   17,014   16,252   20,816   18,343   20,650   19,668   19,820   21,682
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   2,942   4,957   4,282   4,423   5,296   5,334   5,432   6,001   5,362   4,651
        Geological and earth sciences   3,085   3,594   3,371   2,979   3,047   3,022   3,040   3,896   4,264   3,102
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   8,762   10,260   8,283   7,935   10,749   8,363   8,741   7,837   7,329   11,752
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   3,954   1,700   1,078   915   1,724   1,624   3,437   1,934   2,865   2,177
      Life sciences   96,687   75,107   67,760   61,377   64,315   61,515   54,515   47,724   37,909   34,008
        Agricultural sciences   188   104   125   175   296   207   464   2,142   371   408
        Biological and biomedical sciences   29,331   24,154   22,715   21,063   22,836   24,383   22,880   21,527   20,812   20,380
        Health sciences   62,201   45,584   39,431   35,745   37,353   32,890   25,392   21,095   12,787   9,860
        Natural resources and conservation   3,949   3,982   3,922   3,310   2,677   2,221   3,361   710   14   0
        Life sciences nec   1,018   1,283   1,567   1,084   1,153   1,814   2,418   2,250   3,925   3,360
      Mathematics and statistics   8,337   8,048   7,277   6,567   7,128   6,202   5,542   4,685   4,745   4,318
      Physical sciences   65,299   78,948   65,661   63,481   68,454   61,706   67,753   63,307   60,372   64,275
        Astronomy and astrophysics   220   317   664   738   840   356   249   189   64   12
        Chemistry   22,859   22,804   20,685   20,686   23,225   20,708   22,901   21,256   19,683   19,396
        Materials science   333   4,349   3,682   3,270   2,327   619   498   230   74   0
        Physics   41,869   51,460   40,478   38,309   41,870   39,877   43,927   41,449   40,352   44,613
        Physical sciences nec   18   18   152   478   192   146   178   183   199   254
      Psychology   22,284   19,078   17,992   16,829   17,715   15,866   15,647   24,068   27,178   38,670
      Social sciences   32,115   25,182   17,838   18,501   19,446   18,519   19,717   19,408   19,635   13,995
        Anthropology   949   605   463   328   408   428   300   225   271   0
        Economics   3,442   3,493   2,851   3,868   4,418   4,492   5,549   5,167   4,561   2,831
        Political science and government   7,436   3,839   3,666   3,817   3,813   3,403   4,261   4,128   3,787   2,199
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,982   2,304   2,094   2,430   3,211   3,331   2,464   2,184   1,873   828
        Social sciences nec   17,306   14,941   8,764   8,058   7,596   6,865   7,143   7,704   9,143   8,137
      Sciences nec   10,928   6,239   6,779   5,435   5,335   7,596   8,697   8,944   18,801   11,257
    Engineering   82,132   67,635   58,212   52,153   56,493   56,352   56,281   50,234   46,346   42,929
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,959   3,205   2,334   2,403   2,776   3,106   2,957   2,673   1,797   699
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,249   1,015   2,327   2,509   4,015   3,900   2,423   1,017   915   704
      Chemical engineering   9,605   3,805   1,481   1,112   3,193   3,153   1,687   829   1,093   1,648
      Civil engineering   9,472   7,567   6,463   5,631   6,512   5,538   6,140   5,692   4,440   4,452
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   19,498   18,969   17,653   16,958   13,819   14,713   12,787   9,844   9,655   8,794
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   4,862   6,107   4,202   2,538   2,397   2,254   1,802   1,176   1,072   0
      Mechanical engineering   24,186   23,584   19,751   17,755   20,996   20,643   23,907   24,015   20,877   17,571
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   7,665   2,047   2,654   2,001   2,138   2,566   4,019   4,826   6,136   8,280
      Engineering nec   1,636   1,336   1,347   1,246   647   479   559   162   361   781
    Non-S&E   113,505   103,341   88,449   77,689   80,379   71,549   37,175   35,582   24,961   19,022
      Business management and business administration   14,535   15,532   14,381   11,049   12,108   10,325   1,349   845   983   603
      Communication and communications technologies   2,802   3,103   2,413   2,065   2,447   2,832   1,786   1,830   491   1,996
      Education   54,380   45,173   35,670   36,429   33,404   30,086   25,234   24,153   14,787   11,326
      Humanities   11,317   11,743   9,901   10,527   10,933   9,669   1,705   3,572   2,058   670
      Law   5,141   4,709   5,189   2,914   4,063   3,312   594   370   326   292
      Social work   15,545   14,763   12,449   7,292   9,082   7,536   2,858   1,669   1,954   1,088
      Visual and performing arts   7,056   5,504   5,872   5,020   5,912   5,616   2,207   1,411   2,881   939
      Non-S&E nec   2,729   2,814   2,574   2,393   2,430   2,173   1,442   1,732   1,481   2,108

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   460,733   204,544   53,897   185,427   3,611   7,364   5,890
    Science   265,096   123,799   22,096   109,937   1,292   5,213   2,759
      Computer and information sciences   10,703   2,841   0   7,710   115   0   37
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,743   8,419   482   6,927   82   2,480   353
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   2,942   1,448   178   1,186   0   25   105
        Geological and earth sciences   3,085   1,257   116   1,712   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   8,762   4,258   188   1,611   82   2,390   233
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   3,954   1,456   0   2,418   0   65   15
      Life sciences   96,687   55,246   4,727   34,309   269   1,255   881
        Agricultural sciences   188   112   0   76   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   29,331   15,092   1,033   12,565   130   302   209
        Health sciences   62,201   39,114   1,380   20,300   139   715   553
        Natural resources and conservation   3,949   794   2,314   603   0   238   0
        Life sciences nec   1,018   134   0   765   0   0   119
      Mathematics and statistics   8,337   2,326   0   5,496   346   70   99
      Physical sciences   65,299   36,595   8,974   18,928   369   174   259
        Astronomy and astrophysics   220   220   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   22,859   12,137   3,339   6,891   356   87   49
        Materials science   333   286   0   20   0   0   27
        Physics   41,869   23,938   5,635   12,013   13   87   183
        Physical sciences nec   18   14   0   4   0   0   0
      Psychology   22,284   10,451   1,713   9,878   0   116   126
      Social sciences   32,115   6,299   6,027   18,440   88   396   865
        Anthropology   949   169   5   775   0   0   0
        Economics   3,442   1   306   2,989   2   83   61
        Political science and government   7,436   106   3,731   3,375   0   24   200
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,982   279   463   2,211   0   29   0
        Social sciences nec   17,306   5,744   1,522   9,090   86   260   604
      Sciences nec   10,928   1,622   173   8,249   23   722   139
    Engineering   82,132   49,673   11,673   17,171   2,296   830   489
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,959   1,488   0   2,450   0   0   21
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,249   1,074   0   66   15   93   1
      Chemical engineering   9,605   1,104   6,309   2,148   42   2   0
      Civil engineering   9,472   3,234   1,986   4,095   51   106   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   19,498   14,970   43   2,895   1,474   51   65
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   4,862   3,405   127   1,181   134   8   7
      Mechanical engineering   24,186   17,179   3,208   2,797   576   332   94
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   7,665   6,841   0   739   0   54   31
      Engineering nec   1,636   378   0   800   4   184   270
    Non-S&E   113,505   31,072   20,128   58,319   23   1,321   2,642
      Business management and business administration   14,535   0   0   14,195   0   0   340
      Communication and communications technologies   2,802   970   0   1,498   0   305   29
      Education   54,380   29,188   8,500   15,170   11   738   773
      Humanities   11,317   231   0   9,959   11   116   1,000
      Law   5,141   0   0   5,141   0   0   0
      Social work   15,545   611   11,627   3,098   1   153   55
      Visual and performing arts   7,056   0   0   6,776   0   9   271
      Non-S&E nec   2,729   72   1   2,482   0   0   174

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   204,544   195,323   163,744   150,108   162,296   149,784   147,184   134,278   126,289   139,597
  DOD   23,343   24,311   21,806   19,797   17,546   20,105   17,920   13,530   12,506   13,391
  DOE   11,922   10,765   11,990   10,098   10,788   9,365   9,343   8,051   7,184   7,683
  HHS   67,026   46,547   41,010   39,153   43,151   39,161   31,045   22,699   21,371   21,247
  NASA   4,088   3,808   3,160   3,188   3,919   3,673   3,881   2,708   2,549   2,979
  NSF   60,739   75,363   58,432   53,176   63,396   56,341   61,661   56,237   51,255   52,982
  USDA   814   898   782   840   1,160   993   650   233   516   967
  Other   36,612   33,631   26,564   23,856   22,336   20,146   22,684   30,820   30,908   40,348

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   4,305   584   3,721   .
2018   4,639   571   4,068   .

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   507   462   453   571   571
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   49   69   61   74   74
    Computer and information sciences   4   7   7   10   10
    Engineering   129   125   122   101   101
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   63   55   31   51   51
    Health sciences   64   27   26   18   18
    Mathematics and statistics   3   2   2   4   4
    Natural resources and conservation   0   3   3   0   0
    Physical sciences   141   131   141   244   244
    Psychology   47   34   36   39   39
    Social sciences   7   10   23   31   31
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   10,000   75,000   0   8,185   24,614
    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   10,000   37,500   0   8,185   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   22,786
    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   37,500   0   0   1,828
    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   3,345   33,099   8,476   39,538   5,468
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   2,605   1,125   4,342   24,500   2,869
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   740   12,415   1,744   6,225   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   670   643   0
    Health sciences   0   2,407   0   0   918
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   16,753   1,720   8,169   1,681
    Psychology   0   398   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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