George Washington 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 96 79.5 459 50 92.3 631 90 90.5 925
2023 103 78 459 53 92.4 679 88 90.5 911 120 80.4 602
2022 100 78.5 457 59 91.5 680 105 88.6 900
2021 91 80 447 49 93.1 691 101 89.1 908 116 80.4 583
2020 102 77.7 450 45 93.8 698 94 89.9 916
2019 86 81.1 447 42 94.2 697 91 90.2 914 114 81 589
2018 75 82.8 428 40 94.5 700 90 90.3 911
2017 79 81.8 425 39 94.5 684 93 89.8 898 107 81.7 575
2016 78 82.2 430 43 94 697 95 89.6 896
2015 89 79.5 426 51 92.8 693 90 90.2 898 124 78.6 570
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 204 185 198 200 186 227 255 238 252 214
  Science and engineering 146 127 135 126 131 148 165 155 165 133
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 22 32 15 21 17 18 28 18 13 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . 1 . 4 2 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 7 4 2 . 4 2 2 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 6 2 2 6 1 2 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 5 2 5 1 5 10 7 4 6
      Genetics and genomics 3 2 . 3 . 1 . . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 4 2 2 3 1 3 5 4 4 3
      Molecular biology 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 3 2 . . 1 1 1 1 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 6 2 5 7 3 3 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . . 1 . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 6 5 8 12 16 13 7 6 9 9
      Computer science 4 4 7 10 16 12 6 6 9 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 1 1 2 . 1 1 . . .
    Engineering 39 33 44 29 40 38 52 62 60 53
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 6 2 1 2 1 2 . 5 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9 7 6 1 3 . 2 2 4 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 4 4 2 3 2 4 3 1 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 14 4 9 7 13 3 8 6 12 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research 7 8 18 12 6 17 25 30 26 27
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . 2 . 1 . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 2 4 6 12 7 9 8 7
      Engineering, other 1 2 3 2 5 3 3 12 3 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . 1 . . 1 2 .
      Geological sciences . . . . 1 . . 1 2 .
    Health sciences 7 5 3 1 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Nursing science 5 1 . . . . . . . .
      Public health 1 4 3 . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Health sciences, other 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 6 8 15 9 7 13 12 9 10 4
      Applied mathematics 1 . 1 1 1 3 . 2 1 .
      Mathematics 1 1 . 2 . 1 1 . 3 3
      Statistics 4 6 8 4 5 6 6 5 3 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 6 2 1 3 5 2 3 1
    Physical sciences 12 8 11 9 6 9 16 8 7 5
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 4 1 1 . 2 . . 1 .
      Chemistry 6 3 6 4 2 3 10 4 5 3
      Physics 4 1 4 4 4 4 6 4 1 2
    Psychology 17 14 10 19 11 16 16 16 15 11
      Clinical psychology 5 7 5 7 3 6 6 8 2 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 4 3 6 6 5 6 5 10 5
      Research and experimental psychology 7 2 2 4 2 5 4 3 2 1
      Psychology, other . 1 . 2 . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 37 22 29 25 32 40 34 34 49 38
      Anthropology 6 6 3 1 4 6 6 1 2 3
      Economics 10 7 9 9 10 10 7 9 15 8
      Political science and government 11 4 8 6 5 10 8 13 9 6
      Public policy analysis 6 4 2 4 9 9 4 7 11 10
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . 1 . 2
      Social sciences, other 4 1 7 5 4 5 9 3 12 9
  Non-science and engineering 58 58 63 74 55 79 90 83 87 81
    Business 8 10 12 13 6 6 9 20 18 21
      Business 8 10 12 13 6 6 9 20 18 21
    Education 42 31 41 51 39 51 64 53 58 52
      Education leadership and administration 16 14 16 19 15 24 28 22 36 22
      Education research 25 16 19 26 19 21 30 29 18 27
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . . 2 1 1 3 . 2 1
      Education, other . 1 6 4 4 5 3 2 2 2
    Humanities and arts 4 12 7 7 5 16 14 6 9 7
      Letters 4 2 4 4 . 8 7 2 2 6
      History . 10 3 3 5 6 7 4 6 1
      Music and performing arts . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 4 5 3 3 5 6 3 4 2 1
      Communication . . . . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 2 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 2 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 2 . . 2 1 2 2 . .

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 1,906 1,858 1,832 1,966 1,878 1,810 1,817 1,714 1,567 1,458
    Hispanic or Latino 188 169 179 214 266 175 179 163 135 137
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,526 1,599 1,562 1,647 1,534 1,550 1,526 1,446 1,371 1,244
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 1 3 6 6 5 8 5 5 5
      Asian 267 259 241 241 177 198 210 211 171 160
      Black or African American 283 274 221 210 194 199 194 192 186 141
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 0
      White 897 990 1,022 1,111 1,088 1,069 1,044 973 951 878
      More than one race 70 74 74 78 67 77 70 64 55 60
    Unknown ethnicity and race 192 90 91 105 78 85 112 105 61 77
  Temporary visa holders 1,197 1,198 953 776 977 1,435 1,452 1,529 1,527 1,237
  Science and engineering 2,688 2,618 2,366 2,247 2,433 2,857 2,876 2,891 2,829 2,358
    Science 2,446 2,362 2,101 2,016 2,171 2,502 2,436 2,471 2,458 2,078
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 312 384 349 354 355 335 308 295 230 146
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 31
      Computer and information sciences 827 644 565 386 416 585 585 625 532 405
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
      Mathematics and statistics 117 135 141 175 251 352 364 418 410 300
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 215 196 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 17 21 28 18 14 18 18 0 0
      Physical sciences 42 46 57 52 69 65 53 59 48 50
      Psychology 128 129 126 124 115 127 116 123 126 91
      Social sciences 788 811 842 897 947 1,024 992 930 1,036 1,022
    Engineering 242 256 265 231 262 355 440 420 371 280
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 29 37 31 27 33 34 40 31 30 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 27 33 30 25 14 24 31 32 31 19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 86 92 73 67 105 172 225 224 195 149
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 47 51 82 76 53 52 52 37 34 32
      Mechanical engineering 53 43 49 36 57 73 92 96 81 80
      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 415 438 419 495 422 388 393 352 265 337
      Clinical medicine 355 371 353 423 343 309 320 278 213 261
      Other health 60 67 66 72 79 79 73 74 52 76

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 2,430 2,781 3,127 3,259 3,119 2,978 2,943 2,957 1,909 2,746
    Hispanic or Latino 225 275 305 336 610 283 293 253 160 200
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,989 2,327 2,610 2,687 2,255 2,399 2,369 2,471 1,626 2,179
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 9 7 9 6 7 15 14 8 11
      Asian 335 400 432 410 355 367 359 327 202 269
      Black or African American 434 443 462 487 399 437 430 471 221 362
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 6 7 7 3 8 9 7 5 9
      White 1,138 1,366 1,577 1,641 1,398 1,493 1,462 1,556 1,133 1,473
      More than one race 73 103 125 133 94 87 94 96 57 55
    Unknown ethnicity and race 216 179 212 236 254 296 281 233 123 367
  Temporary visa holders 316 289 323 330 384 336 316 360 365 335
  Science and engineering 1,715 1,906 2,103 2,262 2,223 2,218 2,123 2,198 2,081 2,174
    Science 1,322 1,484 1,697 1,748 1,684 1,722 1,689 1,648 1,528 1,527
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 239 267 314 331 317 306 279 246 217 136
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 15
      Computer and information sciences 417 451 487 451 433 519 506 437 220 227
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
      Mathematics and statistics 38 32 41 47 58 44 47 55 72 78
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 42 33 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 15 20 12 17 6 7 4 0 0
      Physical sciences 38 46 35 45 33 24 24 33 30 20
      Psychology 58 61 67 67 63 66 64 74 67 75
      Social sciences 480 579 733 795 763 757 761 795 881 953
    Engineering 393 422 406 514 539 496 434 550 553 647
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 29 30 35 33 29 23 22 19 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 23 17 16 20 20 15 17 22 18 19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 126 140 125 150 136 136 76 84 70 88
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 194 203 198 271 310 276 283 374 378 470
      Mechanical engineering 30 33 37 38 40 40 35 48 68 70
      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 1,031 1,164 1,347 1,327 1,280 1,096 1,136 1,119 193 907
      Clinical medicine 962 1,094 1,279 1,263 1,223 1,035 1,076 1,082 147 838
      Other health 69 70 68 64 57 61 60 37 46 69

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 228 185 158 136 123 136 130 121 253 231
  Science and engineering 228 185 158 135 121 128 122 114 232 219
    Science 198 153 127 109 96 93 88 88 208 166
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 39 67 71 61 55 55 50 45 110 104
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 127 55 21 12 7 2 2 2 42 36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Mathematics and statistics 6 6 5 5 6 3 3 3 43 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 7 10 8 9 10 8 9 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 1 17
      Social sciences 13 14 15 17 15 17 19 18 9 4
    Engineering 30 32 31 26 25 35 34 26 24 53
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 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 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 7 6 6 7 14 8 8 0 30
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 14 15 13 10 11 12 6 7 7
      Mechanical engineering 5 4 5 4 5 6 8 8 16 16
      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 1 2 8 8 7 21 12
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 7 21 12
      Other health 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 3,103 3,056 2,785 2,742 2,855 3,245 3,269 3,243 3,094 2,695
  Fellowships 157 172 174 170 177 273 274 300 533 519
    Federal 34 38 37 26 26 14 14 7 111 87
    Institutional 115 128 130 136 141 248 250 275 388 408
    Nonfederal 8 6 7 8 10 11 10 18 34 24
  Research assistantships 374 295 245 218 221 289 282 212 369 299
    Federal 166 119 91 78 71 101 93 70 117 127
    Institutional 159 143 131 123 135 165 167 123 210 98
    Nonfederal 49 33 23 17 15 23 22 19 42 74
  Teaching assistantships 285 281 255 218 205 215 199 208 266 555
    Federal 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 274 277 254 217 204 215 198 207 262 554
    Nonfederal 8 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1
  Other types of support 2,287 2,308 2,111 2,136 2,252 2,468 2,514 2,523 1,926 1,322
    Federal 25 27 30 32 26 21 23 44 25 17
    Institutional 196 206 133 142 123 130 128 156 87 15
    Nonfederal 16 13 13 13 14 12 12 9 16 6
    Personal resources 2,050 2,062 1,935 1,949 2,089 2,305 2,351 2,314 1,798 1,284

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 62 41 52 62 86 81 84 84 91 98
    Science 39 29 38 42 63 61 61 65 66 68
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 15 25 27 41 39 42 46 37 34
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 7 8 8 10 13 15 12 12 13
      Psychology 6 5 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 2
      Social sciences 2 2 3 4 6 4 3 5 8 10
    Engineering 23 12 14 20 23 20 23 19 25 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 3 7 11 5 8 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 2 5 9 6 5 5 3 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 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 3 2 4 4 5 3 3 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 9 17 22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 27 22 13 18 21 10 11 9 8 13
      Clinical medicine 25 19 7 16 21 10 10 7 7 9
      Other health 2 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 4

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 57 44 39 46 52 50 40 51 52 55
  Science and engineering 41 29 31 38 39 48 40 47 48 49
    Science 28 20 21 27 31 32 28 34 34 35
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 10 13 17 23 23 19 23 19 20
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 5 5 5 2 4 7 9 8 7
      Psychology 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1
      Social sciences 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 3
    Engineering 13 9 10 11 8 16 12 13 14 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 2 5 5 1 6 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 2 2 4 4 5 1 5 3 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 1 3 2 1 4 4 3 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 9 12
      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 16 15 8 8 13 2 0 4 4 6
      Clinical medicine 15 14 6 6 13 2 0 3 3 3
      Other health 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 3

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 381,582 360,260 275,483 266,108 270,369 269,799 260,656 245,519 231,829 241,117
    Science 293,645 263,534 233,441 225,752 227,063 227,486 224,893 209,567 199,568 212,727
      Computer and information sciences 10,075 9,922 8,137 7,326 7,308 8,578 6,509 6,476 6,501 6,508
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,199 1,115 288 175 436 288 716 821 667 1,140
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 359
        Geological and earth sciences 1,077 408 9 17 253 224 240 246 237 311
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,122 707 279 158 183 64 476 575 354 470
      Life sciences 204,084 186,518 184,091 180,965 179,803 175,830 173,664 160,836 152,988 159,215
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 67
        Biological and biomedical sciences 103,316 75,627 69,589 58,491 52,902 54,126 56,145 46,810 35,272 29,822
        Health sciences 100,760 109,594 114,499 122,447 126,901 121,699 117,455 113,728 115,352 93,127
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 8 1,297 3 27 0 5 62 298 2,302 36,199
      Mathematics and statistics 3,317 1,737 781 725 926 1,709 1,154 1,279 1,407 1,242
      Physical sciences 10,157 8,736 6,840 7,033 8,313 7,634 7,191 6,494 6,301 4,291
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 74 67
        Chemistry 3,840 3,199 2,735 3,281 3,976 3,526 3,492 3,440 3,462 1,730
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,317 5,537 4,105 3,752 4,334 4,108 3,699 3,048 2,765 2,494
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,439 5,528 3,090 3,071 3,074 2,457 3,086 2,903 3,189 3,402
      Social sciences 40,965 38,480 25,553 23,621 25,348 27,686 27,781 26,377 25,495 20,534
        Anthropology 3,090 2,376 1,186 1,216 1,855 1,730 2,153 2,726 2,216 0
        Economics 3,653 3,929 2,374 1,934 1,969 1,886 1,556 1,563 1,643 2,207
        Political science and government 3,255 2,248 306 1,015 519 794 420 801 1,037 11,634
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,879 4,542 4,288 2,782 1,800 2,353 2,729 2,051 1,988 2,091
        Social sciences nec 26,088 25,385 17,399 16,674 19,205 20,923 20,923 19,236 18,611 4,602
      Sciences nec 16,409 11,498 4,661 2,836 1,855 3,304 4,792 4,381 3,020 16,395
    Engineering 33,883 29,442 23,736 22,749 22,682 21,712 17,136 16,438 15,416 13,405
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,331 2,293 1,697 2,661 2,651 2,296 834 840 1,780 1,884
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,568 4,917 6,442 7,474 6,722 5,119 4,369 4,129 2,969 1,468
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 4,999 3,750 2,428 1,925 2,909 3,024 2,289 1,584 1,048 1,473
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,956 7,335 6,271 5,445 6,296 5,385 3,348 3,027 2,180 2,137
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 6,231 3,954 2,270 1,460 1,450 1,905 1,889 1,817 1,543 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,852 3,297 1,439 972 1,287 2,093 3,340 3,543 3,984 4,001
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 270 156 83 39 7 29 94 166 298 492
      Engineering nec 6,676 3,740 3,106 2,773 1,360 1,861 973 1,332 1,614 1,950
    Non-S&E 54,054 67,284 18,306 17,607 20,624 20,601 18,627 19,514 16,845 14,985
      Business management and business administration 14,559 16,771 4,437 4,634 4,689 5,363 4,212 4,236 3,186 4,604
      Communication and communications technologies 49 11 9 4 25 15 25 56 36 473
      Education 5,972 8,030 5,512 6,985 9,338 9,894 9,188 8,940 7,705 6,296
      Humanities 8,397 4,297 1,209 1,052 1,667 1,167 1,248 1,326 2,168 1,532
      Law 13,313 12,487 2,609 735 1,451 1,516 1,883 2,586 1,867 1,363
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,146 874 105 74 270 228 35 188 239 20
      Non-S&E nec 9,618 24,814 4,425 4,123 3,184 2,418 2,036 2,182 1,644 697

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 381,582 179,220 1,752 144,862 6,780 30,612 18,356
    Science 293,645 157,629 1,281 87,926 6,289 22,898 17,622
      Computer and information sciences 10,075 3,046 0 5,219 0 3 1,807
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,199 438 0 1,624 0 83 54
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,077 158 0 782 0 83 54
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,122 280 0 842 0 0 0
      Life sciences 204,084 130,994 1,278 36,584 6,131 17,912 11,185
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 103,316 82,225 26 12,716 930 1,703 5,716
        Health sciences 100,760 48,769 1,252 23,868 5,193 16,209 5,469
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 8 0 0 0 8 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,317 553 0 2,764 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10,157 6,082 0 3,725 79 271 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,840 2,062 0 1,699 79 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,317 4,020 0 2,026 0 271 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,439 3,210 0 2,646 0 583 0
      Social sciences 40,965 11,331 3 21,250 79 3,740 4,562
        Anthropology 3,090 1,258 0 1,758 0 29 45
        Economics 3,653 392 0 3,061 0 32 168
        Political science and government 3,255 456 0 2,542 0 257 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,879 2,818 0 2,061 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 26,088 6,407 3 11,828 79 3,422 4,349
      Sciences nec 16,409 1,975 0 14,114 0 306 14
    Engineering 33,883 17,724 194 14,532 230 1,074 129
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,331 2,753 0 465 0 85 28
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,568 1,650 0 2,394 0 524 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 4,999 2,715 194 2,086 0 4 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,956 3,090 0 2,783 62 21 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 6,231 3,712 0 2,043 76 400 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,852 1,207 0 645 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 270 156 0 114 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,676 2,441 0 4,002 92 40 101
    Non-S&E 54,054 3,867 277 42,404 261 6,640 605
      Business management and business administration 14,559 584 0 13,532 148 129 166
      Communication and communications technologies 49 0 0 49 0 0 0
      Education 5,972 689 0 1,012 0 4,239 32
      Humanities 8,397 0 0 7,871 0 206 320
      Law 13,313 370 125 12,391 0 427 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,146 0 0 2,146 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 9,618 2,224 152 5,403 113 1,639 87

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 179,220 162,892 161,867 161,349 157,533 155,697 156,768 148,369 142,889 139,016
  DOD 13,462 12,721 11,839 9,612 7,873 8,153 8,232 7,371 6,087 6,924
  DOE 2,903 2,739 2,967 3,772 4,603 4,882 3,596 3,120 2,393 2,218
  HHS 128,904 114,480 118,969 121,841 119,565 116,414 120,098 113,659 110,100 105,819
  NASA 2,504 2,659 2,367 1,354 1,282 1,102 1,178 983 979 1,036
  NSF 17,445 16,167 13,198 13,487 14,795 15,721 13,903 12,604 12,483 12,347
  USDA 729 437 85 141 305 597 314 144 489 681
  Other 13,273 13,689 12,442 11,142 9,110 8,828 9,447 10,488 10,358 9,991

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 3,039 917 2,122 .
2018 2,695 798 1,897 .

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 622 622 615 615 525
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 205 205 205 205 205
    Computer and information sciences 29 29 29 29 29
    Engineering 98 98 98 98 98
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 167 167 167 167 77
    Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 4 4
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 72 72 72 72 72
    Psychology 4 4 4 4 4
    Social sciences 10 10 10 10 10
    Other 32 32 25 25 25

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 1,800 9,156 6,550 15,550 36,518
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,800 7,656 6,550 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 1,500 0 1,755 22,723
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 13,445 13,445
    Psychology 0 0 0 350 350
    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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