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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