Georgia State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 93 80.1 459
2022 90 80.7 457 78 88.8 680 125 86.2 890
2021 94 79.4 447 75 89.4 691 229 61.2 583 118 87.2 907
2020 100 78.2 450 76 89.3 697 118 87.3 915
2019 82 82 447 83 88.3 696 227 62 589 116 87.5 913
2018 87 80.1 428 73 89.8 698 113 87.8 910
2017 85 80.4 425 77 89 684 188 67.8 575 108 88.2 897
2016 96 78.1 430 68 90.5 697 123 86.5 895
2015 87 80 426 74 89.6 693 195 66.2 570 129 85.9 897
2014 108 74.8 422 76 89.2 688 137 84.8 887
2013 76 86.6 555 195 67.3 588 141 84.3 884
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 222 216 196 192 233 225 228 198 217 167
  Science and engineering 142 146 153 129 134 147 141 97 118 88
    Biological and biomedical sciences 28 36 38 37 33 24 32 24 31 18
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 8 6 10 8 3 2 4 6 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 7 6 4 5 4 . 3 6 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 3 6 . 2 3 4 2 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 2 1 2 . . 1 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 4 6 2 2 . 1 . 3 .
      Genetics and genomics . 2 . 2 . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 2 4 4 4 8 9 2 5 5
      Molecular biology 4 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 8 8 8 8 8 4 9 4 11 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 1 1 3 1 . 2 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 1 1 . . . 1 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 13 10 22 6 14 10 17 8 16 8
      Computer science 10 8 17 6 12 9 15 6 13 8
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 2 5 . 2 1 2 2 3 .
    Engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 2
      Geological sciences . . . . . 1 . . 1 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 14 9 14 11 15 8 7 5 12 1
      Nursing science 3 2 3 5 5 2 2 . 7 .
      Public health 7 6 8 3 8 . 2 4 2 .
      Health sciences, other 4 1 3 3 2 6 3 1 3 1
    Mathematics and statistics 2 6 6 7 5 11 7 6 3 3
      Applied mathematics . 1 1 1 1 4 . 1 . 1
      Mathematics . . . . 1 2 . 1 1 1
      Statistics . 1 . 2 1 1 3 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 2 1
    Physical sciences 24 23 9 19 23 17 18 17 16 17
      Astronomy and astrophysics 8 7 2 7 4 2 5 3 3 1
      Chemistry 11 8 3 9 12 9 8 11 9 10
      Physics 5 8 4 3 7 6 5 3 4 6
    Psychology 23 28 18 24 13 24 23 18 12 19
      Clinical psychology 6 8 5 9 2 12 4 2 5 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 7 9 7 6 3 5 5 3 5 4
      Research and experimental psychology 8 9 4 7 5 5 5 7 1 8
      Psychology, other 2 2 2 2 3 2 9 6 1 1
    Social sciences 38 32 46 25 31 52 37 19 27 20
      Economics 10 12 18 11 8 17 8 10 12 7
      Political science and government 6 7 5 3 5 6 3 3 4 4
      Public policy analysis 4 1 5 1 2 10 5 . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 10 6 7 4 8 6 13 2 4 5
      Social sciences, other 8 6 11 6 8 13 8 4 7 4
  Non-science and engineering 80 70 43 63 99 78 87 101 99 79
    Business 15 18 5 11 19 7 14 21 8 11
      Business 15 18 5 11 19 7 14 21 8 11
    Education 32 29 22 25 40 38 34 51 50 45
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . 1 1 1 3 1
      Education research 13 15 11 12 25 19 20 20 30 27
      Teacher education and teaching fields 18 13 10 13 15 18 12 26 16 17
      Education, other 1 1 1 . . . 1 4 1 .
    Humanities and arts 23 17 14 22 34 30 31 19 34 20
      Letters 18 12 10 14 25 22 20 11 29 13
      History 5 4 4 8 9 8 9 6 4 5
      Music and performing arts . 1 . . . . . . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . . 2 2 1 1
    Other non-science and engineering 10 6 2 5 6 3 8 10 7 3
      Communication 7 5 2 4 4 3 7 9 7 3
      Public administration and social services 2 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . 1 2 . . . . .

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 2,067 2,091 1,849 1,828 1,981 1,883 2,137 2,037 1,994 1,878
    Male 812 849 749 766 818 812 912 822 823 748
    Female 1,255 1,242 1,100 1,062 1,163 1,071 1,225 1,215 1,171 1,130
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,139 1,291 1,213 1,128 1,300 1,196 1,403 1,407 1,419 1,421
    Hispanic or Latino 98 109 99 94 91 68 89 83 87 72
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,025 1,159 1,096 1,010 1,174 1,087 1,265 1,264 1,279 1,298
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 2
      Asian 116 134 116 132 141 130 143 119 121 143
      Black or African American 338 388 343 298 358 339 369 326 310 291
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 514 575 584 520 601 553 676 763 793 817
      More than one race 54 59 53 59 74 65 75 52 47 45
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 23 18 24 35 41 49 60 53 51
  Temporary visa holders 928 800 636 700 681 687 734 630 575 457
  Science and engineering 1,700 1,709 1,571 1,560 1,584 1,623 1,824 1,731 1,720 1,607
    Science 1,700 1,709 1,571 1,560 1,584 1,623 1,824 1,731 1,720 1,607
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 228 261 275 281 277 314 250 281 299 275
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 105 102 104
      Computer and information sciences 463 398 272 309 292 313 356 286 238 244
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 46 56 38 39 40 40 41 39 36 23
      Mathematics and statistics 156 132 140 109 109 102 97 37 37 38
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 17 17 26 21 20 13 15 11 12 16
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 51 51 40
      Physical sciences 166 183 202 211 219 232 239 242 227 211
      Psychology 200 205 188 186 193 197 177 201 188 169
      Social sciences 424 457 430 404 434 412 481 478 530 487
    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 367 382 278 268 397 260 313 306 274 271
      Clinical medicine 263 268 246 233 223 225 229 191 185 164
      Other health 104 114 32 35 174 35 84 115 89 107

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 454 439 412 334 390 415 457 441 465 456
    Male 159 168 169 127 138 147 161 137 186 171
    Female 295 271 243 207 252 268 296 304 279 285
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 410 405 364 304 360 361 423 417 426 446
    Hispanic or Latino 34 36 30 21 14 13 24 22 13 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 372 367 330 278 338 339 388 379 395 416
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1
      Asian 36 40 36 25 40 34 27 20 20 41
      Black or African American 183 142 121 115 132 135 152 131 132 121
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 131 168 154 123 152 154 190 209 227 230
      More than one race 21 16 18 14 12 14 17 18 16 23
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 2 4 5 8 9 11 16 18 14
  Temporary visa holders 44 34 48 30 30 54 34 24 39 10
  Science and engineering 275 288 293 228 263 278 335 324 355 368
    Science 275 288 293 228 263 278 335 324 355 368
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 28 38 34 31 37 24 21 39 48 36
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 54 40 38
      Computer and information sciences 51 59 67 30 38 56 37 26 35 50
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 5 4 6 8 4 5 4 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 35 26 27 19 17 24 24 8 9 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 5 4 11 13 13 17 7 10 11 8
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 12 7 7 15 11 7 6 8 14
      Psychology 17 17 22 21 32 24 32 32 27 46
      Social sciences 128 127 121 101 103 118 145 145 174 170
    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 179 151 119 106 127 137 122 117 110 88
      Clinical medicine 157 134 102 95 88 121 99 97 81 63
      Other health 22 17 17 11 39 16 23 20 29 25

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 104 123 109 113 149 122 0 0 2 166 0
  Science and engineering 69 79 80 92 97 104 0 0 0 126 0
    Science 69 79 80 92 97 104 0 0 0 126 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 24 25 29 31 32 0 0 0 15 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 16 11 18 15 21 0 0 0 17 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Psychology 3 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 19 0
      Physical sciences 24 24 30 30 36 38 0 0 0 42 0
      Social sciences 10 12 11 12 11 11 0 0 0 23 0
    Engineering 0 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 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 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 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 35 44 29 21 52 18 0 0 2 40 0
      Clinical medicine 35 44 29 21 19 18 0 0 0 27 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 2 13 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 2,067 2,091 1,849 1,828 1,981 1,883 2,137 2,037 1,994 1,878
  Fellowships 149 160 165 182 252 199 0 0 5 194
    Federal 23 32 15 9 18 7 0 0 0 18
    Institutional 124 126 148 171 232 190 0 0 5 172
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4
  Research assistantships 392 412 433 434 472 439 890 777 791 717
    Federal 72 82 86 90 119 100 0 0 2 125
    Institutional 306 316 335 334 344 331 890 747 778 522
    Nonfederal 14 14 12 10 9 8 0 30 11 70
  Teaching assistantships 441 444 344 334 360 319 414 718 634 374
    Federal 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 440 441 342 333 359 319 414 714 634 366
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8
  Other types of support 1,085 1,075 907 878 897 926 833 542 564 593
    Federal 8 6 6 13 11 15 0 0 0 23
    Institutional 169 177 98 49 62 40 0 0 5 85
    Nonfederal 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
    Personal resources 901 885 800 816 824 871 833 542 558 481

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 167 139 229 140 89 75 62 69 69 56
    Science 167 139 229 140 89 75 62 69 69 56
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 101 81 157 90 49 15 8 7 7 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 6 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 2 4 1 2 7 0 7 7 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
      Physical sciences 34 30 38 19 26 42 42 45 46 45
      Psychology 14 16 10 6 3 3 4 3 3 0
      Social sciences 16 4 12 19 4 3 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 2 2 4 4 4 12 11 7 7 0
      Clinical medicine 2 0 0 0 3 8 8 7 7 0
      Other health 0 2 4 4 1 4 3 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 41 41 70 69 57 46 41 45 44 27
  Science and engineering 41 40 68 67 53 37 33 38 37 27
    Science 41 40 68 67 53 37 33 38 37 27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 30 27 52 49 31 12 7 7 7 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 4 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
      Psychology 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 0
      Physical sciences 6 4 7 8 15 16 16 18 18 16
      Social sciences 0 0 0 3 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 1 2 2 4 9 8 7 7 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 3 8 8 7 7 0
      Other health 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 215,908 206,472 202,451 195,572 201,235 200,171 161,314 139,596 123,915 111,999
    Science 149,641 135,070 126,387 126,225 133,302 133,242 103,731 79,813 80,955 i 79,235
      Computer and information sciences 5,346 4,896 3,435 3,562 3,192 2,908 3,266 2,102 2,100 i 1,910
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,276 1,500 1,104 1,268 1,070 971 835 544 496 i 780
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,276 1,500 1,104 1,255 1,046 971 835 486 435 i 780
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 13 24 0 0 58 61 i 0
      Life sciences 73,616 65,536 66,831 70,211 76,083 75,634 54,393 40,303 44,275 i 29,550
        Agricultural sciences 488 638 596 592 382 289 299 288 125 i 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 59,500 52,370 50,131 48,140 51,668 37,858 27,757 12,425 19,898 i 18,383
        Health sciences 8,380 10,926 13,803 11,424 22,235 23,121 20,340 22,118 16,775 i 8,064
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 31 69 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 5,248 1,602 2,301 10,055 1,798 14,335 5,928 5,472 7,477 i 3,103
      Mathematics and statistics 2,033 2,091 1,973 2,045 1,973 1,781 1,336 957 1,088 i 1,031
      Physical sciences 18,277 17,588 19,395 17,836 17,221 17,949 15,268 13,791 9,858 i 9,336
        Astronomy and astrophysics 5,246 3,653 4,102 4,379 2,399 2,187 2,787 1,253 1,246 i 0
        Chemistry 8,645 9,032 9,304 8,366 8,188 8,298 7,555 6,698 5,854 i 5,630
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,220 4,705 5,727 4,948 6,368 7,143 4,926 5,840 2,697 i 3,706
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 166 198 262 143 266 321 0 0 61 i 0
      Psychology 10,364 9,692 8,952 7,333 8,848 8,171 8,168 6,631 7,286 i 9,105
      Social sciences 37,729 33,767 24,697 23,970 24,915 25,676 20,465 13,379 12,616 i 16,568
        Anthropology 592 572 490 499 705 761 584 0 0 0
        Economics 9,849 10,624 10,954 11,918 10,980 11,507 8,603 6,366 7,873 i 9,328
        Political science and government 2,545 2,198 2,119 2,825 2,833 3,613 2,022 1,119 2,357 i 3,207
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 11,256 8,019 4,295 3,573 4,557 2,825 2,327 1,731 834 i 1,721
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 13,487 12,354 6,839 5,155 5,840 6,970 6,929 4,163 1,552 i 2,312
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 2,106 3,236 i 10,955
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 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 i 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Non-S&E 66,267 71,402 76,064 69,347 67,933 66,929 57,583 59,783 42,960 i 32,764
      Business management and business administration 14,093 14,424 20,524 23,103 19,597 13,250 12,256 13,089 10,433 i 10,066
      Communication and communications technologies 8,946 9,375 11,742 7,031 8,509 11,567 6,771 4,943 9,445 i 385
      Education 30,097 33,070 28,711 27,108 26,018 28,821 28,421 21,101 13,282 i 14,303
      Humanities 645 569 581 762 925 1,193 660 28 3,006 i 2,440
      Law 4,562 4,199 3,860 2,292 2,228 2,376 2,038 2,020 1,070 i 0
      Social work 5,116 7,481 7,910 7,505 9,453 7,545 5,329 4,814 2,726 i 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,808 2,284 2,449 1,357 1,186 1,932 846 909 783 i 485
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 0 0 287 189 17 245 1,262 12,879 2,215 i 5,085

i=imputed

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: 2022
(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 215,908 81,641 6,415 112,773 502 13,940 637
    Science 149,641 65,436 3,942 72,737 455 6,745 326
      Computer and information sciences 5,346 1,962 1 3,195 117 55 16
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,276 912 113 985 17 241 8
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,276 912 113 985 17 241 8
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 73,616 34,497 2,594 34,131 98 2,251 45
        Agricultural sciences 488 175 0 288 0 17 8
        Biological and biomedical sciences 59,500 29,839 3 28,144 73 1,415 26
        Health sciences 8,380 4,184 0 3,377 25 783 11
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 5,248 299 2,591 2,322 0 36 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,033 745 0 1,288 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18,277 10,406 28 7,335 1 503 4
        Astronomy and astrophysics 5,246 3,052 0 2,194 0 0 0
        Chemistry 8,645 4,929 0 3,480 1 231 4
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,220 2,425 0 1,661 0 134 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 166 0 28 0 0 138 0
      Psychology 10,364 3,678 182 5,445 90 969 0
      Social sciences 37,729 13,236 1,024 20,358 132 2,726 253
        Anthropology 592 60 0 496 0 36 0
        Economics 9,849 881 176 8,624 0 168 0
        Political science and government 2,545 63 0 2,353 14 112 3
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 11,256 5,208 154 5,113 118 659 4
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 13,487 7,024 694 3,772 0 1,751 246
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 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 not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 66,267 16,205 2,473 40,036 47 7,195 311
      Business management and business administration 14,093 378 1,876 11,405 6 336 92
      Communication and communications technologies 8,946 1,793 16 5,650 8 1,454 25
      Education 30,097 10,150 475 14,479 0 4,873 120
      Humanities 645 0 0 595 0 47 3
      Law 4,562 700 63 3,326 33 403 37
      Social work 5,116 2,883 43 2,089 0 67 34
      Visual and performing arts 2,808 301 0 2,492 0 15 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 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.
  • 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 81,641 79,834 78,199 70,185 71,650 71,248 52,351 50,122 42,259 37,521
  DOD 1,792 1,085 2,517 4,449 4,838 5,649 2,576 2,515 969 757
  DOE 785 1,477 2,518 1,356 1,597 1,008 1,191 794 608 627
  HHS 54,374 53,947 54,675 44,011 45,105 44,584 34,089 32,434 24,758 19,695
  NASA 1,184 781 674 293 540 678 616 376 324 618
  NSF 10,967 8,515 8,620 8,644 8,319 7,924 6,058 5,632 5,969 6,049
  USDA 502 259 412 129 193 511 260 239 117 227
  Other 12,037 13,770 8,783 11,303 11,058 10,894 7,561 8,132 9,514 9,548

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 4,287 462 3,825 .
2018 4,283 437 3,846 .
2017 4,616 453 4,163 .
2016 4,795 412 4,383 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 216 216 269 254 251
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 104 110 119 113 110
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 2 3 6
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 6 9 9 9
    Health sciences 9 9 21 21 23
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 69 63 85 76 72
    Psychology 27 26 26 26 26
    Social sciences 1 1 6 6 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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . . . 13,328 0
    Other . . . . 13,328 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 2,800 5,005 6,805 1,281 2,500
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,800 3,605 590 990 1,800
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 3,000 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 1,400 980 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 2,235 291 700
    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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