Georgia Institute of Technology

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 24 95 459 9 98.7 631 15 98.5 925
2023 25 94.8 459 12 98.4 679 16 98.4 911 13 98 602
2022 21 95.7 457 16 97.8 680 17 98.2 900
2021 19 96 447 16 97.8 691 20 97.9 908 14 97.8 583
2020 24 94.9 450 18 97.6 698 19 98 916
2019 24 94.9 447 18 97.6 697 21 97.8 914 12 98.2 589
2018 22 95.1 428 14 98.2 700 22 97.7 911
2017 23 94.9 425 18 97.5 684 24 97.5 898 25 95.9 575
2016 19 95.8 430 12 98.4 697 25 97.4 896
2015 21 95.3 426 17 97.7 693 24 97.5 898 27 95.5 570
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 550 531 560 563 512 503 512 503 531 526
  Science and engineering 530 512 540 536 491 481 499 479 501 508
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . 1 1 1 2 2 . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . 1 1 1 2 2 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 31 38 36 25 21 28 25 17 28 23
      Biochemistry and biophysics 7 7 5 4 3 4 7 3 4 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 3 7 3 2 2 1 2 4 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 9 14 15 9 10 10 2 5 5 5
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . . . 2 . 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 2 1 . 2 4 2 1 . 2
      Genetics and genomics . . 1 2 . . . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology . 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1
      Molecular biology 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 5 2 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 3 1 . 1 2 1 . 2 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 2 2 . . 1 3 . 5 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 2 3
    Computer and information sciences 75 56 43 66 51 42 37 32 54 43
      Computer science 50 31 30 50 45 38 31 26 50 36
      Computer and information sciences, other 25 25 13 16 6 4 6 6 4 7
    Engineering 323 314 351 359 322 296 323 341 324 353
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 46 35 46 26 28 40 40 46 27 35
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 45 28 36 30 35 25 34 34 33 29
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 31 25 22 39 23 26 33 35 35 44
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 24 23 23 32 38 37 30 29 31 42
      Electrical and computer engineering 66 74 87 86 75 73 83 87 80 104
      Industrial engineering and operations research 24 25 30 30 19 17 24 24 17 21
      Materials and mining engineering 16 37 21 40 33 23 25 20 29 19
      Mechanical engineering 56 49 62 59 56 50 46 57 58 54
      Engineering, other 15 18 24 17 15 5 8 9 14 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 12 11 9 13 9 19 8 11 6
      Geological sciences 5 7 2 3 6 5 11 1 5 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 9 5 9 6 7 4 8 7 6 4
    Health sciences 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 3
      Health sciences, other 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 3
    Mathematics and statistics 29 24 20 18 20 16 22 9 11 19
      Applied mathematics 4 7 4 4 4 1 6 1 3 6
      Mathematics 6 3 1 2 2 1 7 4 3 4
      Statistics 3 . 2 3 . 4 2 1 1 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other 16 14 13 9 14 10 7 3 4 6
    Physical sciences 40 43 53 46 39 65 48 42 51 39
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 4 4 4 . 2 6 3 2 1
      Chemistry 21 22 28 26 14 39 28 21 24 22
      Physics 16 17 21 16 25 24 14 18 25 16
    Psychology 6 9 9 4 9 10 6 9 8 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 . . 1 4 1 1 2 2 4
      Research and experimental psychology 3 5 6 1 1 7 4 2 2 3
      Psychology, other 1 4 3 2 4 2 1 5 4 1
    Social sciences 9 14 16 7 13 13 13 18 12 14
      Economics 3 6 3 1 2 3 3 4 2 1
      Public policy analysis 2 2 4 . 4 2 3 4 6 8
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 . . 2 . 1 . . . 2
      Social sciences, other 3 6 9 4 7 7 7 10 4 3
  Non-science and engineering 20 19 20 27 21 22 13 24 30 18
    Business 10 14 6 10 14 10 6 4 13 10
      Business 10 14 6 10 14 10 6 4 13 10
    Education 1 . 2 . . 1 . . 1 2
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Education research . . 1 . . . . . . 2
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . .
    Humanities and arts 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 1 2 1
      History . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Music and performing arts . 1 1 3 1 2 1 . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 2 . 1 . 3 . 1 1 1
    Other non-science and engineering 8 2 11 13 6 6 6 19 14 5
      Communication 2 1 3 2 . 1 1 2 6 2
      Public administration and social services . . 2 . 1 . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 6 1 6 11 5 5 5 17 8 3

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   3,251   2,971   2,841   2,815   2,570   2,392   2,234   2,250   2,311   2,215
    Hispanic or Latino   311   258   260   268   246   208   169   164   144   153
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,877   2,673   2,548   2,516   2,309   2,156   2,058   2,065   2,162   2,056
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   5   0   0   3   2   1   1   3   3
      Asian   983   850   775   707   589   625   448   461   424   370
      Black or African American   222   238   211   181   157   129   139   116   123   121
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   2   1   1   2   0   2   2
      White   1,484   1,406   1,403   1,480   1,446   1,305   1,382   1,402   1,524   1,493
      More than one race   187   172   157   146   113   94   86   85   86   67
    Unknown ethnicity and race   63   40   33   31   15   28   7   21   5   6
  Temporary visa holders   3,692   3,476   3,304   2,996   2,429   2,708   3,009   2,495   2,855   2,658
  Science and engineering   6,924   6,426   6,125   5,792   4,988   5,094   5,236   4,745   5,154   4,860
    Science   3,244   2,964   2,717   2,480   2,074   2,192   2,115   1,347   2,071   1,888
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   275   244   230   222   193   211   232   68   183   149
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   41
      Computer and information sciences   2,008   1,846   1,602   1,383   1,078   1,174   1,027   614   1,008   868
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   105   101   91   85   73   76   78   80   86   79
      Mathematics and statistics   252   235   264   272   203   227   237   82   196   201
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   335   296   292   278   293   273   292   334   332   323
      Psychology   82   62   60   61   65   63   64   66   72   81
      Social sciences   187   180   178   179   169   168   157   103   153   146
    Engineering   3,680   3,462   3,408   3,312   2,914   2,902   3,121   3,398   3,083   2,972
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   611   562   522   429   390   345   368   432   405   403
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   500   465   445   422   352   315   333   216   295   271
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   214   221   204   195   194   192   171   189   193   195
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   259   264   285   285   258   289   353   404   341   314
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   883   830   820   811   716   844   861   926   869   830
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   277   256   272   316   250   273   354   407   217   194
      Mechanical engineering   721   654   647   636   555   454   474   637   519   509
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   169   166   170   172   162   159   172   187   170   154
      Other engineering   46   44   43   46   37   31   35   0   74   102
    Health   19   21   20   19   11   6   7   0   12   13
      Clinical medicine   19   21   20   19   11   6   7   0   12   13
      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

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   11,724   9,118   8,623   8,504   7,958   7,334   7,036   5,012   3,569   2,785
    Hispanic or Latino   1,109   837   775   787   689   621   599   382   258   185
    Not Hispanic or Latino   10,199   8,011   7,608   7,534   7,165   6,646   6,393   4,629   3,309   2,598
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   8   0   0   3   7   5   5   3   3
      Asian   4,098   2,869   2,662   2,399   2,224   1,997   1,703   1,148   757   537
      Black or African American   665   464   429   402   359   337   317   248   177   150
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   18   11   11   11   9   8   3   3   1   2
      White   4,932   4,277   4,186   4,404   4,289   4,054   4,116   3,070   2,254   1,808
      More than one race   486   382   320   318   281   243   249   155   117   98
    Unknown ethnicity and race   416   270   240   183   104   67   44   1   2   2
  Temporary visa holders   2,230   1,475   2,029   1,713   2,191   1,657   1,592   1,850   1,114   867
  Science and engineering   13,931   10,564   10,629   10,196   10,135   8,976   8,614   6,862   4,677   3,646
    Science   12,883   9,699   9,794   9,476   9,442   8,241   6,772   5,880   4,047   2,940
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   15   23   19   19   21   21   15   14   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4
      Computer and information sciences   12,764   9,599   9,678   9,367   9,336   8,127   6,661   5,829   3,949   2,843
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   3   2   1   5   2   3   5   4   5
      Mathematics and statistics   25   20   22   25   26   31   29   7   23   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   8   15   8   4   7   17   9   6   14
      Psychology   5   4   6   4   6   8   8   0   9   9
      Social sciences   66   50   48   52   46   45   31   15   39   32
    Engineering   1,048   865   835   720   693   735   1,842   982   630   706
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   278   236   215   180   125   106   97   84   71   74
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   22   20   16   16   13   7   1   9   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   6   5   6   7   4   8   8   8   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   44   42   42   40   49   55   123   56   49   55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   270   227   198   172   205   237   249   209   245   306
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   166   73   103   69   78   77   1,108   396   51   45
      Mechanical engineering   241   230   230   213   185   207   224   216   173   162
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   15   9   7   13   22   14   12   7   14
      Other engineering   12   14   13   17   15   14   12   0   17   24
    Health   23   29   23   21   14   15   14   0   6   6
      Clinical medicine   23   29   23   21   14   15   14   0   6   6
      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

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   1,338   1,066   61   572   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447
  Science and engineering   1,334   1,062   60   569   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447
    Science   429   372   17   200   239   492   385   210   445   412
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   53   45   5   45   51   62   44   5   16   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   220   185   9   104   84   245   187   25   225   203
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   55   36   1   9   19   38   34   36   60   55
      Mathematics and statistics   11   14   0   8   8   24   18   3   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   82   75   2   27   69   95   83   118   86   85
      Psychology   2   9   0   0   5   9   8   15   16   18
      Social sciences   6   8   0   7   3   19   11   8   42   40
    Engineering   905   690   43   369   477   1,014   618   777   1,074   1,035
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   208   140   4   30   66   142   102   125   247   246
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   102   93   10   44   51   131   78   69   140   130
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   89   82   4   56   63   107   49   66   36   36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   47   28   2   12   26   68   44   57   27   26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   178   128   6   60   86   228   146   192   284   272
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   40   33   0   21   17   33   25   39   83   77
      Mechanical engineering   150   119   12   99   130   225   124   174   196   192
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   70   47   3   39   34   72   44   55   59   53
      Other engineering   21   20   2   8   4   8   6   0   2   3
    Health   4   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   4   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   6,943   6,447   6,145   5,811   4,999   5,100   5,243   4,745   5,166   4,873
  Fellowships   172   128   40   194   188   253   133   102   335   332
    Federal   127   92   7   105   126   127   60   37   145   140
    Institutional   19   17   24   65   0   81   63   61   36   40
    Nonfederal   26   19   9   24   62   45   10   4   154   152
  Research assistantships   2,882   2,942   2,897   2,619   2,474   2,473   2,335   1,055   2,741   2,588
    Federal   1,203   943   0   453   584   1,353   853   945   1,354   1,290
    Institutional   1,346   1,609   2,897   2,008   1,681   728   1,086   67   791   736
    Nonfederal   333   390   0   158   209   392   396   43   596   562
  Teaching assistantships   1,528   1,442   1,302   1,094   1,014   962   1,030   2,248   1,023   970
    Federal   2   23   0   0   0   19   80   0   0   0
    Institutional   1,519   1,408   1,302   1,087   1,014   941   928   1,375   969   915
    Nonfederal   7   11   0   7   0   2   22   873   54   55
  Other types of support   2,361   1,935   1,906   1,904   1,323   1,412   1,745   1,340   1,067   983
    Federal   6   8   54   14   6   7   10   5   20   17
    Institutional   168   77   581   175   89   84   135   19   15   11
    Nonfederal   196   207   108   129   159   57   17   16   16   16
    Personal resources   1,991   1,643   1,163   1,586   1,069   1,264   1,583   1,300   1,016   939

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   352   306   300   370   346   370   373   289   283   237
    Science   160   122   123   156   145   164   173   173   122   112
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   19   24   23   25   26   38   81   9   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Computer and information sciences   18   9   9   11   13   14   11   8   18   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   18   10   10   16   12   12   10   10   9   10
      Mathematics and statistics   29   32   34   27   20   21   18   21   21   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   0   35   32   29   35   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   53   41   39   36   36   55   56   46   48   54
      Psychology   8   5   5   4   3   4   3   3   4   5
      Social sciences   9   4   2   4   4   3   2   4   10   5
    Engineering   192   184   177   214   201   206   200   116   161   125
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   13   10   8   8   11   9   4   6   8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   24   22   20   44   43   45   40   23   27   23
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   37   36   31   34   33   40   44   37   40   31
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   17   14   21   22   18   15   5   21   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   22   23   28   30   29   23   20   12   13   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   14   17   16   12   5   9   13   5   9   4
      Mechanical engineering   47   39   37   45   44   42   39   19   21   20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   18   17   21   20   17   16   18   11   18   17
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   6   0
    Health   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Other health   0   0   1   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

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   167   113   112   158   142   173   122   121   20   0
  Science and engineering   167   113   112   158   142   173   122   121   20   0
    Science   68   42   43   58   53   73   61   77   12   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   11   8   10   14   13   16   16   53   2   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   2   2   3   6   7   3   0   6   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   3   3   9   6   10   5   7   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   3   9   6   5   3   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   30   22   22   19   21   33   31   17   0   0
      Psychology   4   3   3   3   1   2   2   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
    Engineering   99   71   69   100   89   100   61   44   8   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3   5   1   4   6   5   3   2   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   17   10   11   26   23   24   18   10   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   16   13   14   11   18   8   10   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   8   2   6   6   6   3   3   2   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   5   8   12   15   13   6   4   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   6   4   4   3   2   0   2   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   28   13   19   23   17   18   17   9   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   13   8   11   11   8   12   5   4   1   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   1,528,637   1,405,080   1,231,485   1,114,481   1,048,988   960,167   891,728   804,301   790,706   765,370
    Science   362,174   316,113   272,385   247,090   322,632   266,381   245,359   206,941   221,899   223,787
      Computer and information sciences   235,289   198,783   161,111   146,318   185,400   164,657   141,966   115,716   114,787   106,675
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   13,283   13,138   14,771   13,998   12,904   12,260   12,380   11,942   11,384   19,068
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   388   458   338   344   432   365   446   394   2,928   8,725
        Geological and earth sciences   12,075   12,226   13,788   13,347   12,419   11,550   11,426   0   0   206
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   820   454   645   307   53   345   508   378   257   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11,170   8,199   10,137
      Life sciences   43,749   42,645   37,289   32,997   43,699   33,854   35,690   22,394   23,915   19,879
        Agricultural sciences   4,525   4,395   4,307   4,051   3,820   3,831   4,177   3,787   3,781   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   28,193   26,908   25,448   21,357   18,410   24,989   26,327   18,607   16,862   14,652
        Health sciences   11,023   10,247   6,060   6,213   20,316   4,846   4,671   0   3,201   5,217
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   8   1,095   1,474   1,376   1,153   188   515   0   71   10
      Mathematics and statistics   9,655   9,953   8,634   8,614   8,826   8,058   7,543   7,108   7,185   6,678
      Physical sciences   46,625   39,186   33,858   33,914   34,215   38,229   37,983   37,000   40,248   47,279
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   487   0   0   0
        Chemistry   27,361   24,325   22,397   22,555   22,323   25,802   26,409   24,609   25,127   28,610
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2,141   0
        Physics   19,264   14,861   11,461   11,359   11,892   12,427   11,087   11,390   12,980   18,669
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,001   0   0
      Psychology   5,013   4,464   4,126   3,782   3,943   3,550   4,033   7,910   5,868   7,431
      Social sciences   8,560   7,944   12,596   7,467   33,645   5,773   5,764   4,871   9,388   9,132
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   67   221   5,043   703   905   832   321   296   4,691   4,647
        Political science and government   0   0   82   346   0   0   0   3,043   4,255   4,044
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,476   2,481   2,174   1,768   1,628   1,658   1,981   69   118   123
        Social sciences nec   5,017   5,242   5,297   4,650   31,112   3,283   3,462   1,463   324   318
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9,124   7,645
    Engineering   1,134,820   1,061,402   935,632   839,071   695,176   664,695   613,650   578,662   558,219   533,329
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   286,860   293,933   281,775   253,035   180,295   163,533   112,634   133,777   152,182   57,043
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   60,089   52,485   49,446   53,590   18,681   41,287   37,465   34,493   25,844   31,544
      Chemical engineering   37,778   39,321   28,746   26,064   20,486   23,824   23,539   23,274   26,803   32,687
      Civil engineering   27,550   26,804   23,950   23,686   38,363   24,645   21,737   29,404   27,001   30,329
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   545,809   478,588   378,019   311,881   259,745   250,427   285,853   229,148   188,040   216,149
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   63,952   62,576   68,872   81,585   99,952   77,530   55,812   46,524   43,953   0
      Mechanical engineering   66,756   69,148   65,814   56,376   49,705   47,275   47,092   45,307   53,778   102,488
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   21,470   20,933   21,127   16,362   14,517   24,726   17,780   20,832   19,146   25,634
      Engineering nec   24,556   17,614   17,883   16,492   13,432   11,448   11,738   15,903   21,472   37,455
    Non-S&E   31,643   27,565   23,468   28,320   31,180   29,091   32,719   18,698   10,588   8,254
      Business management and business administration   245   1,273   1,362   1,226   3,564   1,983   1,248   976   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   5,195   4,985   1,009   824   1,291   1,455   1,114   6,099   0   0
      Education   15,503   15,197   13,268   10,757   3,690   6,125   6,695   6,086   1,904   2,346
      Humanities   617   471   769   573   601   135   57   13   1,156   1,784
      Law   3   14   0   0   0   58   42   49   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,007   1,089   1,289   1,205   6,239   829   929   408   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   9,073   4,536   5,771   13,735   15,795   18,506   22,634   5,067   7,528   4,124

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   1,528,637   1,213,430   138,147   75,634   63,454   28,527   9,445
    Science   362,174   272,399   42,368   25,401   12,439   4,630   4,937
      Computer and information sciences   235,289   202,856   4,768   17,701   5,495   573   3,896
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   13,283   8,557   3,557   407   191   297   274
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   388   0   388   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   12,075   7,742   3,169   403   191   297   273
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   820   815   0   4   0   0   1
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   43,749   22,545   10,511   4,154   4,528   1,316   695
        Agricultural sciences   4,525   0   3,995   0   121   0   409
        Biological and biomedical sciences   28,193   15,462   6,266   4,122   869   1,308   166
        Health sciences   11,023   7,083   250   32   3,538   0   120
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   8   0   0   0   0   8   0
      Mathematics and statistics   9,655   4,791   3,866   117   172   709   0
      Physical sciences   46,625   26,200   16,783   1,717   1,074   851   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   27,361   15,780   8,916   1,231   780   654   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   19,264   10,420   7,867   486   294   197   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,013   2,974   1,703   90   5   241   0
      Social sciences   8,560   4,476   1,180   1,215   974   643   72
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   67   0   0   30   37   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,476   1,596   983   487   410   0   0
        Social sciences nec   5,017   2,880   197   698   527   643   72
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,134,820   923,812   91,898   41,538   50,066   23,251   4,255
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   286,860   262,272   9,027   3,871   10,418   440   832
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   60,089   38,652   7,688   6,381   2,230   4,640   498
      Chemical engineering   37,778   25,203   5,415   566   5,932   531   131
      Civil engineering   27,550   16,242   7,949   1,980   703   344   332
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   545,809   471,443   35,271   6,929   17,402   13,093   1,671
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   63,952   49,132   7,068   3,455   3,933   100   264
      Mechanical engineering   66,756   42,336   11,389   2,990   5,795   3,983   263
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   21,470   13,791   4,634   615   2,101   96   233
      Engineering nec   24,556   4,741   3,457   14,751   1,552   24   31
    Non-S&E   31,643   17,219   3,881   8,695   949   646   253
      Business management and business administration   245   47   52   112   0   8   26
      Communication and communications technologies   5,195   3,117   1,381   278   316   100   3
      Education   15,503   11,164   2,258   1,870   11   120   80
      Humanities   617   419   0   198   0   0   0
      Law   3   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,007   688   27   292   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   9,073   1,781   163   5,945   622   418   144

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   1,213,430   1,083,903   940,488   852,319   790,518   716,207   654,877   584,891   568,430   551,084
  DOD   921,587   811,759   694,431   626,448   580,258   523,399   443,399   390,099   396,202   374,009
  DOE   46,255   26,089   26,906   20,533   18,409   16,083   13,233   13,964   29,364   28,501
  HHS   75,932   52,938   56,193   50,559   42,077   41,448   40,383   31,554   35,139   35,225
  NASA   26,071   17,355   14,950   12,063   12,350   39,937   12,828   12,848   13,881   15,931
  NSF   89,507   79,048   60,585   60,036   67,630   75,687   65,893   62,590   70,832   68,749
  USDA   2,648   1,124   744   1,402   856   1,059   782   897   1,399   850
  Other   51,430   95,590   86,679   81,278   68,938   18,594   78,359   72,939   21,613   27,819

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   3,447   1,495   1,952   .
2018   3,669   1,455   2,214   .

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   3,197   3,179   3,286   2,380   2,240
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   241   240   250   226   232
    Computer and information sciences   83   78   93   73   112
    Engineering   2,372   2,361   2,434   1,605   1,430
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   34   34   31   30   31
    Health sciences   200   199   188   200   195
    Mathematics and statistics   2   8   9   9   9
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   130   132   132   128   132
    Psychology   41   39   42   40   39
    Social sciences   55   51   50   62   53
    Other   38   38   58   8   8

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   35,515   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   35,515   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   53,400   39,849   50,583   102,493   13,164
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   2,565   4,417   3,971   750
    Computer and information sciences   0   253   1,638   1,122   500
    Engineering   48,305   25,225   33,405   77,727   5,910
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   945   0   485   0
    Health sciences   1,207   2,419   1,840   8,073   3,500
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   373   0   250
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   3,589   7,805   7,753   3,148   2,254
    Psychology   0   314   0   0   0
    Social sciences   300   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   323   1,157   7,967   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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