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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 434 6.4 459 241 74.3 925
2023 236 65.7 679 243 73.7 911 189 69 602
2022 441 4.5 457 242 64.9 680 237 74 900
2021 430 4.8 447 239 65.8 691 227 75.3 908 202 65.8 583
2020 237 66.5 698 330 64.4 916
2019 436 3.4 447 259 63.3 697 330 64.3 914 204 65.8 589
2018 271 61.8 700 314 66 911
2017 305 55.9 684 290 68.1 898 208 64.3 575
2016 403 7.2 430 295 58.2 697 282 68.9 896
2015 367 14.7 426 296 57.8 693 277 69.5 898 208 64 570
2014 276 60.4 688
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 2 . 1 1 . 1 . . 2 6
  Science and engineering . . . . . . . . 2 1
    Engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . . 2 .
      Mathematics . . . . . . . . 2 .
  Non-science and engineering 2 . 1 1 . 1 . . . 5
    Business 2 . 1 1 . 1 . . . 5
      Business 2 . 1 1 . 1 . . . 5

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 218 206 191 147 139 115 120 158 135 169
    Female 311 293 264 269 213 224 156 179 195 197
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 387 377 381 356 277 288 222 293 297 325
    Hispanic or Latino 30 36 29 19 12 15 12 12 20 81
    Not Hispanic or Latino 319 337 350 334 263 272 207 278 273 236
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 6 12 13 8 7 7 4 8 9 5
      Black or African American 89 87 93 87 61 71 53 74 61 48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 205 215 228 225 181 186 146 190 193 173
      More than one race 17 22 15 13 12 8 4 6 10 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 38 4 2 3 2 1 3 3 4 8
  Temporary visa holders 142 122 74 60 75 51 54 44 33 41
  Science and engineering 327 308 271 212 179 161 147 202 191 217
    Science 253 240 199 161 141 160 147 202 191 217
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 42 41 43 37 34 33 34 38 38 40
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 39 50 34 15 19 9 3 11 11 23
      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 22 23 15 15 21 28 34 28 25 28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 17 26 24 18 16 22 22 19 20
      Psychology 27 25 22 23 24 23 22 23 24 25
      Social sciences 95 84 59 47 25 51 32 80 74 81
    Engineering 74 68 72 51 38 1 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 17 14 19 10 8 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11 21 16 7 17 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 33 20 21 25 13 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 13 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 202 191 184 204 173 178 129 135 139 149
    Clinical medicine 109 86 97 99 68 76 70 84 66 80
    Other health 93 105 87 105 105 102 59 51 73 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

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 136 103 112 88 90 95 79 62 90 67
    Female 108 85 82 49 46 49 45 38 52 58
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 223 179 184 133 127 133 118 98 141 122
    Hispanic or Latino 9 9 13 12 9 6 8 4 5 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 198 166 165 119 117 126 110 94 136 101
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 10 3 5 1 2 5 6 6 6 2
      Black or African American 49 38 33 26 24 25 21 20 24 21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 131 122 124 88 86 91 78 65 100 73
      More than one race 6 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 5 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 21 9 10 4 9 11 6 2 1 3
  Science and engineering 160 118 127 86 69 71 75 69 99 89
    Science 123 86 88 57 54 70 75 69 99 89
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 13 13 15 13 10 12 9 16 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 36 19 29 10 12 13 19 17 21 19
      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 1 0 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 3
      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 2 1 5 2 2 3 3 2 6 0
      Psychology 14 8 3 2 2 2 2 4 0 1
      Social sciences 57 45 36 26 22 38 36 35 55 48
    Engineering 37 32 39 29 15 1 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 2 4 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 10 10 8 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 12 10 16 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 8 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 84 70 67 51 67 73 49 31 43 36
    Clinical medicine 37 26 14 12 8 17 5 5 5 9
    Other health 47 44 53 39 59 56 44 26 38 27

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 152 136 111 126 85 140 2 6 9 11
  Science and engineering 87 71 57 52 41 64 2 6 9 11
    Science 77 63 47 45 34 64 2 6 9 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 4 8 5 4 9 2 5 5 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 6 4 0 2 1 0 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 5 3 0 1 2 5 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 6 2 6 6 6 4 0 0 1 0
      Psychology 11 9 7 8 8 15 0 0 2 0
      Social sciences 46 39 22 25 12 30 0 0 1 4
    Engineering 10 8 10 7 7 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 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 2 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 65 65 54 74 44 76 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 34 24 36 45 16 28 0 0 0 0
    Other health 31 41 18 29 28 48 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 529 499 455 416 352 339 276 337 330 366
  Fellowships 36 31 28 21 14 17 0 0 0 9
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
    Institutional 36 31 28 21 14 17 0 0 0 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 39 38
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 36
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 9 5 3 15 0 5 76 122
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 9 5 3 15 0 0 76 122
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Other types of support 493 468 418 390 335 307 267 325 215 197
    Federal 152 136 111 126 85 140 0 0 1 4
    Institutional 243 248 231 218 198 53 9 12 125 81
    Nonfederal 2 4 3 2 9 12 6 0 1 1
    Personal resources 96 80 73 44 43 102 252 313 88 111

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      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 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

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      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 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 46,093 40,026 36,362 37,201 12,166 11,166 12,978 16,084 17,395 17,152
    Science 26,725 23,273 20,853 21,240 8,120 8,377 11,040 13,455 14,546 11,796
      Computer and information sciences 1,417 1,032 1,104 1,045 65 134 86 176 112 36
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,017 884 642 890 719 774 259 476 416 374
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 32 44 54 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 444 357 395 689 147 189 259 476 416 374
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 559 458 185 98 528 531 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 14 69 62 71 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 9,953 7,695 6,734 7,662 1,664 2,331 2,881 4,680 4,581 5,020
        Agricultural sciences 90 47 103 81 34 11 0 0 0 10
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,190 3,125 2,483 2,442 5 452 1,202 1,749 1,714 1,793
        Health sciences 5,898 3,848 3,584 4,105 1,173 1,507 1,670 2,880 2,245 2,384
        Natural resources and conservation 449 388 266 386 289 109 0 0 78 0
        Life sciences nec 326 287 298 648 163 252 9 51 544 833
      Mathematics and statistics 1,991 1,542 1,344 1,405 67 57 105 128 130 133
      Physical sciences 6,163 6,163 5,740 5,400 5,465 692 842 882 1,005 4,554
        Astronomy and astrophysics 135 102 131 94 144 19 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,352 1,498 1,691 1,951 1,476 444 598 548 613 4,308
        Materials science 4,177 4,139 3,496 2,940 3,725 39 0 0 0 0
        Physics 499 424 421 415 120 190 244 306 283 246
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 109 0
      Psychology 1,008 1,027 994 1,069 27 14 8 29 0 101
      Social sciences 5,175 4,880 4,176 3,743 113 308 515 582 632 726
        Anthropology 273 309 249 345 8 0 8 0 0 0
        Economics 880 855 943 985 22 177 403 479 610 458
        Political science and government 826 792 514 615 36 11 0 0 0 33
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 441 524 584 413 20 29 44 47 13 61
        Social sciences nec 2,755 2,400 1,886 1,385 27 91 60 56 9 174
      Sciences nec 1 50 119 26 0 4,067 6,344 6,502 7,670 852
    Engineering 5,206 4,200 3,302 4,052 1,929 1,257 1,110 1,766 1,919 4,660
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 30 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 47 56 0 0 0 7 4 0 0
      Chemical engineering 147 21 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 3,282
      Civil engineering 1,167 845 722 1,145 580 250 422 889 953 389
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 878 720 480 601 231 230 182 98 174 334
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 628 740 630 637 202 197 119 135 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,116 1,738 1,358 1,576 713 356 373 639 792 645
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 138 57 20 0 0 59 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 95 5 10 93 203 145 7 1 0 10
    Non-S&E 14,162 12,553 12,207 11,909 2,117 1,532 828 863 930 696
      Business management and business administration 4,162 3,736 3,685 3,816 857 1,375 383 374 363 253
      Communication and communications technologies 271 251 417 284 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Education 3,697 3,335 3,007 3,056 521 23 361 444 501 432
      Humanities 2,828 2,560 2,640 2,701 17 13 61 14 39 8
      Law 468 464 390 102 0 91 0 0 0 0
      Social work 15 16 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,432 1,572 1,453 1,477 0 0 0 0 7 3
      Non-S&E nec 1,289 619 600 473 719 30 23 30 20 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 46,093 4,075 508 35,873 5,449 180 8
    Science 26,725 2,500 470 18,993 4,656 106 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,417 179 0 1,238 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,017 312 11 607 83 4 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 444 104 0 336 0 4 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 559 208 11 271 69 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
      Life sciences 9,953 1,063 220 8,224 382 64 0
        Agricultural sciences 90 0 0 90 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,190 547 41 2,376 226 0 0
        Health sciences 5,898 357 140 5,192 156 53 0
        Natural resources and conservation 449 159 39 240 0 11 0
        Life sciences nec 326 0 0 326 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,991 74 0 1,917 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6,163 178 16 1,789 4,175 5 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 135 24 0 111 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,352 113 16 1,216 2 5 0
        Materials science 4,177 0 0 4 4,173 0 0
        Physics 499 41 0 458 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,008 0 0 1,004 4 0 0
      Social sciences 5,175 694 223 4,214 11 33 0
        Anthropology 273 52 0 221 0 0 0
        Economics 880 0 20 849 11 0 0
        Political science and government 826 173 27 626 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 441 52 0 389 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 2,755 417 176 2,129 0 33 0
      Sciences nec 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 5,206 1,281 26 3,341 509 41 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 30 0 0 30 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 0 0 0 7 0 0
      Chemical engineering 147 21 0 48 78 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,167 320 23 815 9 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 878 249 0 575 54 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 628 107 0 448 42 23 8
      Mechanical engineering 2,116 512 3 1,373 210 18 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 138 62 0 29 47 0 0
      Engineering nec 95 10 0 23 62 0 0
    Non-S&E 14,162 294 12 13,539 284 33 0
      Business management and business administration 4,162 0 0 3,976 186 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 271 0 0 271 0 0 0
      Education 3,697 294 9 3,361 1 32 0
      Humanities 2,828 0 0 2,828 0 0 0
      Law 468 0 0 468 0 0 0
      Social work 15 0 0 15 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,432 0 0 1,432 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,289 0 3 1,188 97 1 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

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 4,075 3,562 2,605 3,373 1,790 1,780 1,805 2,978 2,695 3,004
  DOD 627 267 90 159 95 162 154 95 70 294
  DOE 286 287 194 72 11 0 0 0 0 20
  HHS 690 555 720 909 619 818 966 1,722 1,420 1,487
  NASA 24 32 26 25 26 17 74 38 35 0
  NSF 1,402 1,384 1,028 1,105 637 532 427 634 514 616
  USDA 48 0 0 22 42 91 19 113 258 162
  Other 998 1,037 547 1,081 360 160 165 376 398 425

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 447 91 356 .
2018 435 94 341 .

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 284 257 252 239 235
    Agricultural sciences 5 5 5 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 44 44 44 41
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Engineering 186 170 165 157 156
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 2 2 2 2
    Health sciences 10 4 4 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 1 2 2 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 5 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 14 14 14 14 15
    Psychology 8 8 8 9 9
    Social sciences 7 6 6 6 5
    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 0 0 41,600 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 41,600 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 4,419 3,417 0 5,000 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,284 274 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 5,000 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 1,100 2,869 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 350 274 0 0 0
    Psychology 684 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

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