George Mason 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 77 83.6 459 44 93.2 631 115 87.8 925
2023 72 84.6 459 41 94.2 679 117 87.4 911 166 72.8 602
2022 82 82.4 457 43 93.9 680 117 87.2 900
2021 77 83.1 447 59 91.7 691 114 87.7 908 165 72.1 583
2020 81 82.4 450 61 91.5 698 112 88 916
2019 74 83.8 447 64 91 697 122 86.9 914 177 70.4 589
2018 71 83.8 428 64 91.1 700 133 85.6 911
2017 74 83 425 72 89.7 684 146 84 898 184 68.4 575
2016 65 85.2 430 78 89 697 144 84.2 896
2015 82 81.1 426 73 89.7 693 142 84.4 898 200 65.4 570
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 257 271 247 233 234 259 272 262 290 228
  Science and engineering 195 220 192 188 181 183 211 202 224 177
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 9 6 3 4 3 7 10 12 7 8
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 8 6 3 4 2 7 10 12 7 8
    Biological and biomedical sciences 20 21 29 24 15 13 19 14 26 13
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 . 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 5 7 2 2 . 4 . 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 7 8 13 13 3 3 2 4 8 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 4 1 . . . 1 1 1 .
      Genetics and genomics . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 2 . 5 4 3 5 4 2 5 2
      Molecular biology 1 2 . . 2 1 1 . 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 1 6
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 1 . 3 . 4 2
    Computer and information sciences 24 27 19 21 10 21 28 23 26 27
      Computer science 8 13 8 9 3 10 15 11 13 19
      Computer and information sciences, other 16 14 11 12 7 11 13 12 13 8
    Engineering 30 38 25 16 11 19 24 17 17 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 7 3 1 3 3 2 . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 9 10 7 6 . 7 8 1 1 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 11 9 6 5 5 12 10 11 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 6 2 3 2 4 1 6 2 4
      Materials and mining engineering . 2 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 2 . . . . . 1 .
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 8 4 3 9 7 18 8 9 6
      Geological sciences 2 3 4 1 4 2 9 3 4 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 5 . 2 5 5 9 5 5 3
    Health sciences 9 11 7 8 15 17 7 8 5 7
      Nursing science 2 . . 3 4 4 3 5 3 6
      Public health 5 7 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 .
      Health sciences, other 2 4 4 3 8 10 3 2 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 10 12 14 13 6 8 8 9 12 8
      Applied mathematics 2 . 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
      Mathematics 3 6 2 5 1 . 3 1 2 1
      Statistics . 4 2 3 2 2 3 . 3 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 2 6 2 2 5 1 6 5 1
    Physical sciences 7 8 7 3 8 5 6 6 14 11
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 2 1 1 . 1 2 7 4
      Chemistry 5 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 2
      Physics 2 4 4 1 4 3 3 2 6 5
    Psychology 18 25 12 20 24 21 23 21 24 22
      Clinical psychology 4 9 5 7 7 3 5 2 3 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 4 3 5 4 6 3 5 3 7
      Research and experimental psychology 6 9 2 3 10 9 8 9 13 7
      Psychology, other 4 3 2 5 3 3 7 5 5 2
    Social sciences 65 64 72 76 80 65 68 84 84 61
      Anthropology 1 . 1 1 . 1 . . 2 .
      Economics 25 16 27 17 20 15 19 25 16 17
      Political science and government 3 8 7 3 7 6 6 8 8 4
      Public policy analysis 4 8 7 12 16 10 8 12 14 17
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 5 3 5 2 4 6 7 4 3
      Social sciences, other 30 27 27 38 35 29 29 32 40 20
  Non-science and engineering 62 51 55 45 53 76 61 60 66 51
    Business . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Business . 1 1 . . . . . . .
    Education 35 39 32 25 36 53 52 42 50 39
      Education leadership and administration 4 3 . 4 6 6 . 1 3 3
      Education research 21 19 16 12 15 33 36 24 25 17
      Teacher education and teaching fields 9 11 11 4 11 8 15 13 11 15
      Education, other 1 6 5 5 4 6 1 4 11 4
    Humanities and arts 20 4 13 12 8 16 7 11 7 9
      Letters 11 3 7 3 1 6 . 1 . .
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . 1 . .
      History 8 1 6 7 6 9 6 8 6 8
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 1 1 . . 1 1
    Other non-science and engineering 7 7 9 8 9 7 2 7 9 3
      Communication 5 6 8 8 9 7 2 6 6 3
      Public administration and social services 2 . . . . . . . 2 .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 1 . . . . 1 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,388   1,388   1,414   1,360   1,389   1,240   1,233   1,140   1,120   1,261
    Hispanic or Latino   161   162   155   149   145   106   95   101   93   98
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,149   1,161   1,189   1,142   1,174   1,077   1,102   1,000   955   1,041
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   7   5   6   4   4   1   2   1   0
      Asian   201   210   187   180   198   166   159   149   131   134
      Black or African American   142   141   160   139   140   131   124   89   99   125
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   2   6   3
      White   770   771   814   790   801   735   782   718   691   750
      More than one race   28   32   22   26   30   40   35   40   27   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   78   65   70   69   70   57   36   39   72   122
  Temporary visa holders   1,998   2,295   1,913   1,161   859   953   899   848   786   800
  Science and engineering   3,192   3,462   3,115   2,344   2,098   2,061   2,006   1,890   1,834   1,978
    Science   2,833   3,148   2,836   2,088   1,853   1,791   1,750   1,617   1,586   1,760
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   198   174   151   167   180   140   160   149   114   222
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   45   46
      Computer and information sciences   1,477   1,797   1,484   801   562   610   587   523   453   525
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   75   59   59   58   57   59   62   65   71   63
      Mathematics and statistics   90   92   88   77   77   70   65   72   73   61
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   120   134   132   127   121   109   95   83   46   52
      Natural resources and conservation   65   59   70   72   70   55   53   52   0   0
      Physical sciences   137   121   116   111   109   98   90   81   69   73
      Psychology   198   206   210   197   197   208   196   165   171   193
      Social sciences   473   506   526   478   480   442   442   427   461   511
    Engineering   359   314   279   256   245   270   256   273   248   218
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   39   40   34   34   27   27   16   20   16   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   87   70   60   58   60   74   65   56   49   37
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   192   172   155   127   112   129   134   147   149   127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   41   32   30   37   46   40   41   50   34   42
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
    Health   194   221   212   177   150   132   126   98   72   83
      Clinical medicine   81   96   117   108   96   81   72   69   65   60
      Other health   113   125   95   69   54   51   54   29   7   23

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   1,586   1,680   1,839   1,975   1,943   1,893   1,872   1,909   1,845   2,191
    Hispanic or Latino   179   201   217   190   176   172   158   147   150   164
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,275   1,336   1,489   1,626   1,597   1,592   1,625   1,651   1,556   1,758
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   3   3   6   8   6   3   0   0   3
      Asian   350   335   337   362   353   356   324   282   242   291
      Black or African American   190   182   202   192   188   167   186   180   161   183
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   1   0   0   2   4   6   3
      White   709   791   924   1,035   1,021   1,028   1,068   1,130   1,094   1,222
      More than one race   19   24   21   30   27   35   42   55   53   56
    Unknown ethnicity and race   132   143   133   159   170   129   89   111   139   269
  Temporary visa holders   265   200   143   147   145   116   107   123   105   116
  Science and engineering   1,666   1,707   1,821   1,976   1,957   1,859   1,857   1,934   1,884   2,239
    Science   1,419   1,462   1,560   1,696   1,682   1,592   1,575   1,638   1,594   1,931
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   66   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   133   153   149   147   146   131   116   117   137   232
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   29
      Computer and information sciences   621   574   590   609   623   574   545   559   383   488
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   28   30   38   41   46   46   43   48   46
      Mathematics and statistics   26   26   27   32   42   41   43   47   45   58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   95   106   113   134   130   116   107   108   51   78
      Natural resources and conservation   28   32   40   45   45   60   60   58   0   0
      Physical sciences   43   43   45   62   61   62   73   94   74   80
      Psychology   42   39   48   74   68   78   88   75   69   64
      Social sciences   408   461   518   555   526   484   497   537   688   854
    Engineering   247   245   261   280   275   267   282   296   290   308
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   8   7   6   5   0   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   39   42   48   58   62   59   63   67   55   43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   140   141   140   139   133   135   143   153   135   165
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   54   54   66   77   75   73   75   76   99   90
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10
    Health   185   173   161   146   131   150   122   98   66   68
      Clinical medicine   84   80   51   58   43   54   55   52   50   42
      Other health   101   93   110   88   88   96   67   46   16   26

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   282   232   231   279   252   235   235   249   224   278
  Science and engineering   273   213   214   272   247   232   229   246   223   277
    Science   225   192   167   213   193   185   179   193   184   235
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   13   17   16   22   18   19   11   8   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   71   45   52   61   60   52   58   58   59   62
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   9   22   29   22   26   25   26   28   28
      Mathematics and statistics   6   9   7   8   6   7   2   3   6   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   6   9   14   10   11   4   11   7   10
      Natural resources and conservation   6   8   8   6   4   3   2   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   37   16   17   27   16   14   13   18   12   15
      Psychology   13   19   7   16   15   20   23   28   19   42
      Social sciences   41   67   28   36   38   34   33   36   36   46
    Engineering   48   21   47   59   54   47   50   53   39   42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   5   6   8   6   4   7   8   4   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   5   12   17   21   14   10   12   8   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   27   6   22   26   23   24   26   22   22   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   5   7   8   4   5   7   11   5   4
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   9   19   17   7   5   3   6   3   1   1
      Clinical medicine   5   12   13   6   4   1   2   1   1   1
      Other health   4   7   4   1   1   2   4   2   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   3,386   3,683   3,327   2,521   2,248   2,193   2,132   1,988   1,906   2,061
  Fellowships   17   0   7   5   8   6   9   13   30   49
    Federal   10   0   4   4   6   4   6   3   4   8
    Institutional   4   0   3   1   2   2   3   10   26   40
    Nonfederal   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  Research assistantships   584   591   552   515   431   443   427   427   391   431
    Federal   194   164   167   195   165   166   157   167   149   181
    Institutional   375   412   368   312   257   258   255   243   227   232
    Nonfederal   15   15   17   8   9   19   15   17   15   18
  Teaching assistantships   682   688   642   565   538   524   482   436   419   408
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   4   5   0   0   0
    Institutional   682   686   642   565   538   520   477   436   419   408
    Nonfederal   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   2,103   2,404   2,126   1,436   1,271   1,220   1,214   1,112   1,066   1,173
    Federal   78   68   60   80   81   61   67   79   71   89
    Institutional   36   41   27   23   17   14   11   8   7   6
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   1,989   2,295   2,039   1,333   1,173   1,145   1,136   1,025   988   1,078

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   71   74   71   47   50   38   36   30   44   44
    Science   62   59   55   37   38   26   26   23   37   37
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   3   4   3   4   4   3   4   2   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Computer and information sciences   4   3   4   2   3   3   2   3   5   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   9   6   2   2   2   2   4   7   7
      Mathematics and statistics   8   7   5   2   2   1   0   0   2   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   3   6   2
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   2   2   2   2   1   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   20   23   22   14   16   4   7   6   6   3
      Psychology   2   2   0   4   3   1   0   0   0   2
      Social sciences   13   11   12   8   6   6   6   1   1   2
    Engineering   9   15   16   10   12   12   10   7   7   7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   7   6   5   4   4   3   3   3   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   2   4   3   4   4   3   0   1   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   3   1   2   2   2   3   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   0   1   1
      Mechanical engineering   1   3   2   0   0   0   1   1   1   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   4   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   0   0   0   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   43   51   43   30   29   25   27   24   34   33
  Science and engineering   43   51   43   30   29   25   27   24   34   33
    Science   38   41   34   22   25   19   21   20   30   29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   3   3   4   3   3   4   2   3   1   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   1   2   1   1   1   1   2   3   3   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   7   3   1   2   2   1   4   6   5
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   2   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   2   6   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   18   18   10   12   4   7   6   5   2
      Psychology   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Social sciences   10   8   7   6   5   4   4   1   0   1
    Engineering   5   10   9   8   4   6   6   4   4   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   5   4   4   1   2   2   2   1   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   0   1   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   3   1   1   1   2   2   1   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   0   1   1
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   281,697   252,239   230,068   214,207   218,445   186,267   149,138   112,404   108,899   106,410
    Science   185,070   164,003   145,275   143,379   143,939   127,952   109,631   87,303   81,823   79,664
      Computer and information sciences   33,166   22,076   25,373   24,420   23,969   31,219   18,745   12,248   9,916   12,781
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   19,501   17,068   14,205   12,577   10,679   11,598   11,977   12,256   11,913   9,836
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   9,556   7,549   6,176   5,254   3,931   4,664   5,830   6,788   6,977   4,466
        Geological and earth sciences   9,256   8,533   6,732   6,485   4,485   5,671   5,569   5,115   4,743   5,301
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   379   680   972   513   1,962   893   104   127   161   69
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   310   306   325   325   301   370   474   226   32   0
      Life sciences   42,035   37,589   30,410   47,800   33,163   16,438   17,982   18,574   18,620   18,428
        Agricultural sciences   414   313   352   168   76   69   51   61   12   83
        Biological and biomedical sciences   26,265   23,000   20,571   37,805   25,142   9,520   10,031   12,803   11,866   5,024
        Health sciences   13,547   13,168   8,513   8,558   7,187   6,467   7,286   5,273   6,415   11,097
        Natural resources and conservation   1,200   1,101   973   1,269   724   333   577   429   208   0
        Life sciences nec   609   7   1   0   34   49   37   8   119   2,224
      Mathematics and statistics   3,135   2,657   3,606   2,493   1,941   1,981   1,578   1,892   1,405   1,950
      Physical sciences   7,545   7,098   6,154   4,786   5,586   6,295   4,783   4,100   4,506   3,825
        Astronomy and astrophysics   3,016   3,136   2,702   1,504   3,292   3,764   3,096   2,398   2,016   2,319
        Chemistry   1,707   1,470   1,211   1,062   304   621   85   145   416   109
        Materials science   1,617   1,542   1,416   1,317   904   1,239   966   659   750   0
        Physics   1,123   813   671   646   842   445   487   790   1,277   1,307
        Physical sciences nec   82   137   154   257   244   226   149   108   47   90
      Psychology   4,449   4,323   3,809   3,029   3,196   3,143   3,014   2,947   4,744   7,509
      Social sciences   75,128   73,092   61,667   48,250   65,405   57,278   51,552   35,286   30,719   25,335
        Anthropology   227   221   251   176   77   76   88   98   31   0
        Economics   53,008   51,935   44,433   32,770   52,467   46,791   40,898   25,551   19,952   15,461
        Political science and government   1,322   1,306   1,673   2,288   2,354   1,740   1,809   1,404   2,091   3,011
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,736   3,495   3,435   3,108   2,018   1,953   2,125   2,337   2,443   1,429
        Social sciences nec   16,835   16,135   11,875   9,908   8,489   6,718   6,632   5,896   6,202   5,434
      Sciences nec   111   100   51   24   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   70,807   61,036   57,196   49,826   52,423   36,101   15,785   11,185   10,826   10,181
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   101   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   8,589   7,510   7,892   6,615   6,016   3,333   2,597   2,331   2,971   3,635
      Chemical engineering   53   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   3   0
      Civil engineering   5,621   5,318   5,780   4,814   5,129   5,410   1,748   1,608   1,114   635
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   28,244   23,457   20,900   18,265   20,341   3,162   2,454   2,525   2,233   1,663
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   24,592   21,568   19,862   17,285   18,591   22,672   5,552   1,403   1,221   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,475   2,135   1,295   1,948   1,705   896   411   166   13   18
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   875   769   955   290   389   0   0   0   92   601
      Engineering nec   358   279   512   609   252   524   3,023   3,152   3,179   3,629
    Non-S&E   25,820   27,200   27,597   21,002   22,083   22,214   23,722   13,916   16,250   16,565
      Business management and business administration   2,736   2,749   2,603   1,079   881   1,469   1,393   1,878   2,134   31
      Communication and communications technologies   2,141   1,854   2,141   2,496   3,225   2,958   2,738   1,375   1,454   1,731
      Education   6,124   4,465   4,654   4,500   4,940   3,987   3,047   3,694   7,518   10,836
      Humanities   3,241   2,674   1,999   1,215   1,084   1,259   1,823   1,655   1,420   1,659
      Law   10,795   14,990   15,208   10,642   10,736   11,611   12,832   3,446   1,742   1,159
      Social work   0   45   69   63   0   4   14   27   107   327
      Visual and performing arts   283   281   225   161   126   184   866   882   984   309
      Non-S&E nec   500   142   698   846   1,091   742   1,009   959   891   513

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   281,697   147,327   3,573   77,715   6,440   42,333   4,309
    Science   185,070   80,867   2,452   58,790   3,731   35,407   3,823
      Computer and information sciences   33,166   23,618   912   7,111   479   720   326
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   19,501   15,980   8   3,019   14   314   166
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   9,556   8,399   0   778   0   225   154
        Geological and earth sciences   9,256   7,113   0   2,121   3   8   11
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   379   344   8   8   11   7   1
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   310   124   0   112   0   74   0
      Life sciences   42,035   18,234   833   19,149   622   2,889   308
        Agricultural sciences   414   389   0   25   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   26,265   9,406   631   15,239   311   472   206
        Health sciences   13,547   7,554   63   3,161   308   2,365   96
        Natural resources and conservation   1,200   397   131   611   3   52   6
        Life sciences nec   609   488   8   113   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,135   1,471   0   1,101   291   272   0
      Physical sciences   7,545   5,619   0   1,852   11   54   9
        Astronomy and astrophysics   3,016   2,778   0   238   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,707   942   0   765   0   0   0
        Materials science   1,617   1,517   0   65   0   35   0
        Physics   1,123   382   0   702   11   19   9
        Physical sciences nec   82   0   0   82   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,449   2,818   64   1,381   36   92   58
      Social sciences   75,128   13,016   635   25,177   2,278   31,066   2,956
        Anthropology   227   70   0   157   0   0   0
        Economics   53,008   22   0   20,179   1,488   29,078   2,241
        Political science and government   1,322   0   0   450   0   596   276
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,736   1,365   20   1,381   348   386   236
        Social sciences nec   16,835   11,559   615   3,010   442   1,006   203
      Sciences nec   111   111   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   70,807   61,653   924   7,472   392   228   138
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   8,589   6,701   502   1,288   70   23   5
      Chemical engineering   53   0   0   13   40   0   0
      Civil engineering   5,621   4,428   187   675   232   99   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   28,244   25,219   234   2,724   50   2   15
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   24,592   22,639   1   1,952   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,475   1,870   0   481   0   99   25
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   875   743   0   34   0   5   93
      Engineering nec   358   53   0   305   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   25,820   4,807   197   11,453   2,317   6,698   348
      Business management and business administration   2,736   729   189   1,465   0   169   184
      Communication and communications technologies   2,141   211   0   765   94   1,057   14
      Education   6,124   3,597   1   2,279   5   231   11
      Humanities   3,241   270   7   2,461   20   465   18
      Law   10,795   0   0   4,009   2,193   4,502   91
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   283   0   0   261   5   0   17
      Non-S&E nec   500   0   0   213   0   274   13

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   147,327   125,437   119,406   103,712   104,070   96,307   69,481   57,345   58,864   63,600
  DOD   65,977   54,139   59,544   51,849   60,459   53,390   24,762   17,426   17,597   17,273
  DOE   1,162   1,057   1,151   1,002   527   611   423   538   478   600
  HHS   28,051   24,211   17,418   15,039   9,327   8,138   8,378   8,164   8,866   10,003
  NASA   8,815   9,030   8,244   7,646   6,947   6,957   7,962   6,973   6,970   5,870
  NSF   19,475   16,347   15,240   12,345   11,173   12,713   14,193   11,958   10,264   9,177
  USDA   418   372   252   160   153   256   326   339   426   284
  Other   23,429   20,281   17,557   15,671   15,484   14,242   13,437   11,947   14,263   20,393

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   2,421   491   1,930   .
2018   2,333   463   1,870   .

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   435   442   388   360   325
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   134   141   139   114   90
    Computer and information sciences   35   36   34   27   22
    Engineering   55   53   37   29   21
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   19   22   18   20   23
    Health sciences   35   40   32   19   20
    Mathematics and statistics   8   22   6   3   3
    Natural resources and conservation   12   21   19   14   16
    Physical sciences   52   52   50   77   76
    Psychology   30   26   26   30   29
    Social sciences   39   29   27   26   25
    Other   16   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   14,374
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   1,977
    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   12,397
    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   9,272   0   530   260
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,210   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   1,656   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   4,154   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   900   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   350   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   530   260
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   1,002   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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