Georgetown 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 124 73.4 459 91 90.4 925
2023 137 70.6 459 65 90.6 679 94 89.9 911 146 76.1 602
2022 135 70.9 457 56 92 680 91 90.1 900
2021 124 72.7 447 55 92.2 691 92 90.1 908 153 74.1 583
2020 133 70.9 450 56 92.2 698 99 89.4 916
2019 139 69.4 447 52 92.8 697 101 89.2 914 134 77.6 589
2018 145 66.6 428 51 92.9 700 102 89 911
2017 142 67.1 425 52 92.6 684 101 89 898 117 80 575
2016 141 67.7 430 60 91.6 697 110 87.9 896
2015 141 67.4 426 56 92.1 693 107 88.3 898 141 75.6 570
2014 61 91.4 688
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

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 136 114 114 125 120 110 108 104 111 107
  Science and engineering 107 87 86 95 89 78 74 70 76 80
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 35 26 34 35 21 23 22 18 30
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 3 1 9 7 1 . 2 . 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 5 1 4 3 1 . . 3 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 3 2 1 . . . . . 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 1 . 2 1 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 1 2 . 2 1 2 1 2 2
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 4 4 3 2 5 2 . 1 3 5
      Molecular biology 1 . 2 . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 12 8 8 8 10 5 10 10 3 7
      Pharmacology and toxicology 5 4 . 2 3 1 4 4 1 6
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 7 7 6 6 4 6 6 3 4 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . 1 . . 1 2
    Computer and information sciences 7 4 3 4 2 1 7 . 5 .
      Computer science 7 4 2 4 2 1 6 . 5 .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
    Engineering . . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Engineering, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Geological sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Public health 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 12 19 14 14 13 15 14 13 9 11
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 8 14 11 10 10 10 11 10 6 6
      Physics 3 5 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 5
    Psychology 3 4 4 5 2 5 3 2 6 3
      Research and experimental psychology 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 6 3
      Psychology, other 1 1 1 1 . 2 . . . .
    Social sciences 40 25 38 38 37 35 27 33 38 35
      Economics 11 9 14 10 11 9 4 5 8 12
      Political science and government 6 6 5 6 8 8 12 12 15 12
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 23 10 19 22 18 18 11 16 15 11
  Non-science and engineering 29 27 28 30 31 32 34 34 35 27
    Business . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
    Education . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Humanities and arts 27 22 23 28 28 29 27 31 30 21
      Letters . . . . . . . . . .
      Foreign languages and literature 8 5 5 4 8 8 4 7 7 7
      History 12 6 10 16 12 12 12 16 15 8
      Philosophy and religious studies 5 10 7 5 8 8 9 5 7 4
      Humanities and arts, other 2 1 1 3 . 1 2 3 1 2
    Other non-science and engineering 2 5 4 2 3 2 7 3 4 6
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 5 4 2 3 2 7 3 4 6

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,178 1,294 1,213 1,109 1,172 1,197 1,123 1,038 1,118 1,073
    Female 1,460 1,528 1,402 1,337 1,381 1,447 1,395 1,283 1,328 1,219
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,647 1,791 1,872 1,637 1,621 1,690 1,624 1,536 1,606 1,562
    Hispanic or Latino 277 308 312 206 204 200 171 158 185 163
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,320 1,436 1,480 1,375 1,365 1,442 1,404 1,325 1,382 1,348
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3
      Asian 247 229 274 229 213 227 238 237 238 199
      Black or African American 136 142 116 79 77 97 88 74 103 76
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0
      White 933 1,060 1,087 1,058 1,073 1,114 1,075 1,009 1,039 1,070
      More than one race 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 50 47 80 56 52 48 49 53 39 51
  Temporary visa holders 991 1,031 743 809 932 954 894 785 840 730
  Science and engineering 2,573 2,768 2,560 2,409 2,500 2,595 2,480 2,269 2,393 2,260
    Science 2,573 2,768 2,560 2,409 2,500 2,595 2,480 2,269 2,393 2,260
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 569 540 560 658 655 674 666 572 615 543
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
      Computer and information sciences 78 74 42 62 77 52 55 35 26 29
      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 44 51 40 52 62 63 56 45 47 42
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 300 331 250 182 191 255 210 128 116 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 21 27 15 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 95 99 87 106 101 115 114 93 100 87
      Psychology 13 11 13 12 14 13 14 13 11 14
      Social sciences 1,457 1,641 1,541 1,322 1,386 1,423 1,365 1,333 1,429 1,403
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 65 54 55 37 53 49 38 52 53 32
    Clinical medicine 55 47 50 33 44 49 38 52 53 32
    Other health 10 7 5 4 9 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 227 236 266 212 210 196 186 213 234 220
    Female 327 364 417 296 312 250 250 273 271 273
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 524 564 635 487 504 429 406 454 465 449
    Hispanic or Latino 84 100 102 66 71 44 40 51 40 44
    Not Hispanic or Latino 430 454 509 402 412 369 352 387 412 387
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 0
      Asian 66 70 82 50 47 49 42 44 46 50
      Black or African American 37 36 38 43 52 35 45 40 31 30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
      White 326 347 387 303 311 284 264 302 331 306
      More than one race 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 10 24 19 21 16 14 16 13 18
  Temporary visa holders 30 36 48 21 18 17 30 32 40 44
  Science and engineering 511 540 618 464 486 432 415 461 488 485
    Science 511 540 618 464 486 432 415 461 488 485
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 69 51 100 68 60 53 61 91 90 106
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
      Computer and information sciences 2 7 15 7 3 9 1 3 1 0
      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 23 24 26 37 29 40 40 50 44 45
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 25 41 49 39 29 31 21 20 22 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 10 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 13 1 0 2 3 6 1 2
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Social sciences 388 406 410 310 363 297 289 288 327 302
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 43 60 65 44 36 14 21 25 17 8
    Clinical medicine 41 57 60 39 33 14 21 25 17 8
    Other health 2 3 5 5 3 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 218 186 224 178 165 162 165 150 131 108
  Science and engineering 216 185 222 176 163 160 159 147 128 107
    Science 216 185 222 176 163 160 159 147 128 107
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 73 55 55 44 31 34 32 12 11 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Computer and information sciences 9 7 5 8 10 7 7 8 8 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 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 23 23 30 20 27 30 32 30 21 13
      Psychology 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Social sciences 108 99 127 102 93 88 84 79 72 64
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 2 1 2 2 2 2 6 3 3 1
    Clinical medicine 2 1 2 1 2 2 6 3 3 1
    Other health 0 0 0 1 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,638 2,822 2,615 2,446 2,553 2,644 2,518 2,321 2,446 2,292
  Fellowships 134 134 112 145 123 95 95 75 67 53
    Federal 42 23 23 9 8 0 11 7 7 15
    Institutional 89 110 89 136 113 95 84 67 57 31
    Nonfederal 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 7
  Research assistantships 227 172 145 162 173 181 162 183 127 85
    Federal 60 52 61 49 57 53 56 52 37 26
    Institutional 144 105 74 97 103 113 93 118 82 54
    Nonfederal 23 15 10 16 13 15 13 13 8 5
  Teaching assistantships 199 172 140 179 171 181 192 154 187 171
    Federal 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 186 171 138 179 171 167 191 154 186 169
    Nonfederal 3 1 1 0 0 13 1 0 1 2
  Other types of support 2,078 2,344 2,218 1,960 2,086 2,187 2,069 1,909 2,065 1,983
    Federal 106 111 139 120 100 108 98 91 87 67
    Institutional 304 391 322 276 270 291 267 268 283 315
    Nonfederal 101 70 67 87 96 105 121 95 120 117
    Personal resources 1,567 1,772 1,690 1,477 1,620 1,683 1,583 1,455 1,575 1,484

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 164 127 165 156 151 104 91 101 102 120
    Science 164 127 165 156 151 104 91 101 102 120
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 43 58 58 65 56 55 55 64 78
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 3 2 5 5 4 2 2 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 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 24 34 53 41 36 30 29 30 25 21
      Psychology 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 2
      Social sciences 65 43 46 48 42 10 3 5 4 7
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 2 1 3 2 10 8 6 3 7 7
    Clinical medicine 2 1 3 1 9 8 6 3 7 7
    Other health 0 0 0 1 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 60 73 88 80 83 67 57 51 56 79
  Science and engineering 58 72 86 80 79 63 55 49 52 76
    Science 58 72 86 80 79 63 55 49 52 76
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 34 28 36 37 42 35 34 25 31 48
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 0
      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 1 0 1 1 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 18 26 45 35 30 24 18 16 14 12
      Psychology 3 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2
      Social sciences 1 15 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 4
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 2 1 2 0 4 4 2 2 4 3
    Clinical medicine 2 1 2 0 4 4 2 2 4 3
    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 376,600 337,006 313,220 279,932 258,659 240,960 221,449 212,319 183,788 176,131
    Science 314,916 284,267 268,486 249,329 225,504 210,896 192,160 187,948 162,734 157,308
      Computer and information sciences 20,979 18,504 18,321 19,590 18,620 3,836 3,812 2,941 3,063 2,246
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1,296 599 107 77 53
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 599 107 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 1,296 0 0 0 53
      Life sciences 219,170 198,724 190,912 183,629 155,197 155,013 142,875 141,872 126,786 128,584
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,911 13,318 12,526 12,828 14,827 14,202 12,679 13,729 11,495 10,807
        Health sciences 200,274 182,374 176,598 167,962 138,679 136,787 127,918 125,558 112,206 115,633
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 3,985 3,032 1,788 2,839 1,691 4,024 2,278 2,585 3,085 2,144
      Mathematics and statistics 3,969 2,853 2,463 2,606 1,765 24 263 245 253 287
      Physical sciences 13,388 13,835 15,192 10,525 9,151 7,281 6,488 6,827 5,659 5,746
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,486 3,021 3,761 2,694 3,318 2,958 3,369 3,863 2,565 3,835
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 402 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,608 7,933 9,852 7,444 5,833 3,921 3,119 2,964 3,094 1,911
        Physical sciences nec 3,294 2,881 1,579 387 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,539 2,003 2,719 949 2,615 2,741 2,404 2,413 1,822 1,306
      Social sciences 52,871 45,315 38,879 32,030 35,933 37,195 33,270 31,825 25,074 19,086
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 624 1,183 1,212 172 365 766 427 544 79 15
        Political science and government 45,435 42,306 32,341 28,427 31,775 32,567 31,852 30,526 21,598 17,989
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 79 151 99 72 403 49 191 98 498 167
        Social sciences nec 6,733 1,675 5,227 3,359 3,390 3,813 800 657 2,899 915
      Sciences nec 0 3,033 0 0 2,223 3,510 2,449 1,718 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 61,684 52,739 44,734 30,603 33,155 30,064 29,289 24,371 21,054 18,823
      Business management and business administration 18,020 15,598 12,008 10,351 13,641 9,982 9,559 9,153 9,243 5,695
      Communication and communications technologies 595 311 432 274 371 405 340 664 203 433
      Education 1,078 912 431 1,041 1,235 869 1,039 869 551 368
      Humanities 5,042 4,199 4,079 2,221 4,704 7,336 7,890 5,753 5,786 5,784
      Law 34,138 30,362 25,796 14,906 12,122 10,605 9,857 7,763 5,271 6,543
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,811 1,357 1,988 1,810 1,082 867 604 169 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

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 376,600 145,787 1,055 97,480 19,902 77,634 34,742
    Science 314,916 144,461 648 69,072 19,248 59,451 22,036
      Computer and information sciences 20,979 2,948 0 2,352 0 14,721 958
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 219,170 123,914 268 50,682 19,122 14,421 10,763
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,911 10,822 0 3,186 282 465 156
        Health sciences 200,274 111,740 268 45,576 18,731 13,706 10,253
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 3,985 1,352 0 1,920 109 250 354
      Mathematics and statistics 3,969 165 0 584 0 3,184 36
      Physical sciences 13,388 7,455 0 4,810 74 69 980
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,486 2,645 0 805 26 10 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,608 4,404 0 2,037 48 51 68
        Physical sciences nec 3,294 406 0 1,968 0 8 912
      Psychology 4,539 3,654 0 523 0 312 50
      Social sciences 52,871 6,325 380 10,121 52 26,744 9,249
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 624 49 0 490 0 0 85
        Political science and government 45,435 3,958 368 6,841 38 25,773 8,457
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 79 0 0 68 0 2 9
        Social sciences nec 6,733 2,318 12 2,722 14 969 698
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 61,684 1,326 407 28,408 654 18,183 12,706
      Business management and business administration 18,020 353 0 7,649 0 892 9,126
      Communication and communications technologies 595 518 0 0 0 0 77
      Education 1,078 0 0 49 0 0 1,029
      Humanities 5,042 38 0 4,163 0 637 204
      Law 34,138 373 407 15,137 654 15,962 1,605
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,811 44 0 1,410 0 692 665

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 145,787 127,370 127,213 130,419 98,682 94,050 89,977 94,435 83,827 88,015
  DOD 14,182 12,035 9,173 9,589 9,875 9,956 9,585 11,906 10,340 15,776
  DOE 1,305 1,253 1,278 0 1,197 1,266 719 437 354 374
  HHS 108,068 96,381 95,785 98,623 68,060 62,767 58,633 58,614 54,539 55,435
  NASA 2,636 2,462 2,802 2,743 3,689 1,917 1,697 1,722 1,776 1,281
  NSF 11,560 6,527 5,690 6,029 6,952 6,547 5,822 5,161 4,640 4,783
  USDA 1 57 0 0 0 0 0 66 29 27
  Other 8,035 8,655 12,485 13,435 8,909 11,597 13,521 16,529 12,149 10,339

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 2,710 373 2,337 .
2018 2,584 365 2,219 .

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 450 419 483 560 412
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 133 69 109 207 257
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 5 4
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 6
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 196 175 159 246 88
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 5 0
    Natural resources and conservation 8 1 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 38 44 57 53 48
    Psychology 2 2 6 9 3
    Social sciences 69 124 148 35 6
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 58,617 4,876 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 1,331 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 58,617 3,545 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 44,878 14,326 10,795 3,300 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 26,673 3,380 5,784 1,100 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 10,487 8,259 2,955 700 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 3,715 0 970 0 0
    Physical sciences 4,003 1,055 1,086 1,500 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 1,631 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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