Furman 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 533 43 925
2023 663 3.3 679 566 38.5 911 402 34 602
2022 660 3.9 680 524 42.4 900
2021 674 3.4 691 515 43.9 908 390 33.8 583
2020 613 13.1 698 532 42.6 916
2019 633 10.1 697 587 36.5 914 384 35.5 589
2018 692 2.1 700 529 42.6 911
2017 671 2.9 684 517 43 898 376 35.3 575
2016 668 5.1 697 529 41.6 896
2015 687 1.9 693 522 42.5 898 378 34.4 570
2014 669 3.7 688
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

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 3 i 3 i 3 13 5 0 2 6 0 4
    Female 3 i 3 i 3 15 14 2 3 3 2 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6 i 6 i 6 27 18 2 5 9 2 4
    Hispanic or Latino 0 i 0 i 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 6 i 6 i 6 25 17 2 5 8 2 4
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Asian 0 i 0 i 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 i 0 i 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 6 i 6 i 6 19 12 1 4 7 2 3
      More than one race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 i 0 i 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 6 i 6 i 6 8 7 2 5 9 2 4
    Science 6 i 6 i 6 8 7 2 5 9 2 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 i 6 i 6 8 7 2 5 9 2 4
      Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 i 0 i 0 20 12 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 i 0 i 0 20 12 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Female 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      More than one race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Science 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 i 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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

i=imputed

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 6 i 6 i 6 28 19 2 5 9 2 4
  Fellowships 6 i 6 i 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 0
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 6 i 6 i 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 0 i 0 i 0 28 19 0 0 9 2 4
    Federal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 i 0 i 0 8 7 0 0 8 0 4
    Nonfederal 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Personal resources 0 i 0 i 0 20 12 0 0 0 2 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

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

i=imputed

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

i=imputed

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 3,231 2,267 2,650 2,431 2,101 1,628 2,064 2,051 1,869 1,928
    Science 2,671 2,193 2,617 1,776 2,079 1,628 2,015 2,029 1,864 1,748
      Computer and information sciences 20 12 28 53 45 22 22 12 6 21
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 42 172 132 78 47 16 121 132 161 117
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 172 132 78 47 0 121 132 161 117
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 613 574 968 348 873 412 502 401 309 153
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 492 468 375 309 335 254 414 302 244 153
        Health sciences 0 99 75 39 72 52 88 99 65 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 121 7 518 0 466 103 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 37 0 24 0 0 0 59 44 14 21
      Physical sciences 1,356 1,250 1,313 1,114 925 983 1,146 1,286 1,211 1,317
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,335 1,229 1,252 1,105 913 981 1,146 1,286 1,211 1,317
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 21 21 61 9 12 2 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 49 173 137 178 25 182 139 119 118 104
      Social sciences 148 12 15 5 164 13 26 35 45 15
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 5 2 0 0 8 14 19 14
        Political science and government 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 7 10 1 2 13 0 2 26 0
        Social sciences nec 148 5 0 0 160 0 18 18 0 0
      Sciences nec 406 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 560 74 33 655 22 0 49 22 5 180
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 5 0 0 13 20 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Education 81 68 31 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 243 0 0 10 10 0 36 2 5 97
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 6 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 230 6 2 640 1 0 0 0 0 80

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 3,231 1,685 349 552 47 577 21
    Science 2,671 1,685 348 0 47 570 21
      Computer and information sciences 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 42 42 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38 38 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 613 366 118 0 47 82 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 492 366 0 0 47 79 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 121 0 118 0 0 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 37 32 0 0 0 5 0
      Physical sciences 1,356 1,075 0 0 0 260 21
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,335 1,075 0 0 0 260 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 21 0 0 0 0 0 21
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 49 0 49 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 148 148 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 148 148 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 406 2 181 0 0 223 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 560 0 1 552 0 7 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 81 0 1 73 0 7 0
      Humanities 243 0 0 243 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 6 0 0 6 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 230 0 0 230 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 1,685 1,300 1,280 1,028 847 1,106 1,110 1,292 1,068 1,136
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 259 314 288 331 430 537 600 502 487 492
  NASA 460 133 38 27 10 6 71 69 138 27
  NSF 941 776 873 662 403 556 391 626 439 613
  USDA 25 77 81 8 4 7 48 70 0 0
  Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 4 4

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 47 28 19 .
2018 123 14 109 .

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 67 67 67 66 55
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15 15 15 14 16
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7 7 7 7 4
    Health sciences 3 3 3 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 36 36 36 36 26
    Psychology 5 5 5 5 5
    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 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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