Georgia State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 93 80.1 459 80 87.6 631 130 86.2 925
2023 93 80.1 459 81 88.3 679 123 86.7 911 228 62.6 602
2022 90 80.7 457 78 88.8 680 125 86.3 900
2021 94 79.4 447 75 89.4 691 118 87.2 908 229 61.2 583
2020 100 78.2 450 76 89.4 698 118 87.3 916
2019 82 82 447 83 88.3 697 116 87.5 914 227 62 589
2018 87 80.1 428 73 89.8 700 113 87.8 911
2017 85 80.4 425 77 89 684 108 88.2 898 188 67.8 575
2016 96 78.1 430 68 90.5 697 123 86.5 896
2015 87 80 426 74 89.6 693 129 85.9 898 195 66.2 570
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 217 222 216 196 192 233 225 228 198 217
  Science and engineering 141 142 146 153 129 134 147 141 97 118
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30 28 36 38 37 33 24 32 24 31
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 3 8 6 10 8 3 2 4 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 8 7 6 4 5 4 . 3 6 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 3 6 . 2 3 4 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 2 1 2 . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 . 4 6 2 2 . 1 . 3
      Genetics and genomics . . 2 . 2 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 2 3 2 4 4 4 8 9 2 5
      Molecular biology 2 4 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 6 8 8 8 8 8 4 9 4 11
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 1 3 1 . 2 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 2 1 1 . . . 1 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 17 13 10 22 6 14 10 17 8 16
      Computer science 15 10 8 17 6 12 9 15 6 13
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 3 2 5 . 2 1 2 2 3
    Engineering 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 . . . 1 . . 1
      Geological sciences . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 10 14 9 14 11 15 8 7 5 12
      Nursing science . 3 2 3 5 5 2 2 . 7
      Public health 7 7 6 8 3 8 . 2 4 2
      Health sciences, other 3 4 1 3 3 2 6 3 1 3
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 6 6 7 5 11 7 6 3
      Applied mathematics . . 1 1 1 1 4 . 1 .
      Mathematics . . . . . 1 2 . 1 1
      Statistics . . 1 . 2 1 1 3 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 2 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 2
    Physical sciences 17 24 23 9 19 23 17 18 17 16
      Astronomy and astrophysics 4 8 7 2 7 4 2 5 3 3
      Chemistry 8 11 8 3 9 12 9 8 11 9
      Physics 5 5 8 4 3 7 6 5 3 4
    Psychology 21 23 28 18 24 13 24 23 18 12
      Clinical psychology 7 6 8 5 9 2 12 4 2 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 10 7 9 7 6 3 5 5 3 5
      Research and experimental psychology 4 8 9 4 7 5 5 5 7 1
      Psychology, other . 2 2 2 2 3 2 9 6 1
    Social sciences 43 38 32 46 25 31 52 37 19 27
      Economics 11 10 12 18 11 8 17 8 10 12
      Political science and government 10 6 7 5 3 5 6 3 3 4
      Public policy analysis 1 4 1 5 1 2 10 5 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 13 10 6 7 4 8 6 13 2 4
      Social sciences, other 8 8 6 11 6 8 13 8 4 7
  Non-science and engineering 76 80 70 43 63 99 78 87 101 99
    Business 7 15 18 5 11 19 7 14 21 8
      Business 7 15 18 5 11 19 7 14 21 8
    Education 42 32 29 22 25 40 38 34 51 50
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . 1 1 1 3
      Education research 22 13 15 11 12 25 19 20 20 30
      Teacher education and teaching fields 20 18 13 10 13 15 18 12 26 16
      Education, other . 1 1 1 . . . 1 4 1
    Humanities and arts 23 23 17 14 22 34 30 31 19 34
      Letters 18 18 12 10 14 25 22 20 11 29
      History 5 5 4 4 8 9 8 9 6 4
      Music and performing arts . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . . . 2 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering 4 10 6 2 5 6 3 8 10 7
      Communication 1 7 5 2 4 4 3 7 9 7
      Public administration and social services 3 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,080 1,065 1,139 1,291 1,213 1,128 1,300 1,196 1,403 1,407
    Hispanic or Latino 96 98 98 109 99 94 91 68 89 83
    Not Hispanic or Latino 969 950 1,025 1,159 1,096 1,010 1,174 1,087 1,265 1,264
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3
      Asian 129 114 116 134 116 132 141 130 143 119
      Black or African American 339 307 338 388 343 298 358 339 369 326
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 435 468 514 575 584 520 601 553 676 763
      More than one race 65 59 54 59 53 59 74 65 75 52
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 17 16 23 18 24 35 41 49 60
  Temporary visa holders 1,082 1,065 928 800 636 700 681 687 734 630
  Science and engineering 1,851 1,778 1,700 1,709 1,571 1,560 1,584 1,623 1,824 1,731
    Science 1,769 1,735 1,700 1,709 1,571 1,560 1,584 1,623 1,824 1,731
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 237 230 228 261 275 281 277 314 250 281
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 105
      Computer and information sciences 465 482 463 398 272 309 292 313 356 286
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 43 39 46 56 38 39 40 40 41 39
      Mathematics and statistics 181 186 156 132 140 109 109 102 97 37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 15 18 17 17 26 21 20 13 15 11
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 185 181 166 183 202 211 219 232 239 242
      Psychology 215 190 200 205 188 186 193 197 177 201
      Social sciences 428 409 424 457 430 404 434 412 481 478
    Engineering 82 43 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 82 43 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 311 352 367 382 278 268 397 260 313 306
      Clinical medicine 212 0 263 268 246 233 223 225 229 191
      Other health 99 352 104 114 32 35 174 35 84 115

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 376 402 410 405 364 304 360 361 423 417
    Hispanic or Latino 31 24 34 36 30 21 14 13 24 22
    Not Hispanic or Latino 340 376 372 367 330 278 338 339 388 379
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Asian 31 40 36 40 36 25 40 34 27 20
      Black or African American 169 185 183 142 121 115 132 135 152 131
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 126 137 131 168 154 123 152 154 190 209
      More than one race 13 14 21 16 18 14 12 14 17 18
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 4 2 4 5 8 9 11 16
  Temporary visa holders 28 36 44 34 48 30 30 54 34 24
  Science and engineering 219 244 275 288 293 228 263 278 335 324
    Science 210 243 275 288 293 228 263 278 335 324
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 25 28 38 34 31 37 24 21 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 54
      Computer and information sciences 36 50 51 59 67 30 38 56 37 26
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 3 4 5 4 6 8 4 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics 15 16 35 26 27 19 17 24 24 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 5 5 4 11 13 13 17 7 10
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 8 7 12 7 7 15 11 7 6
      Psychology 12 25 17 17 22 21 32 24 32 32
      Social sciences 113 111 128 127 121 101 103 118 145 145
    Engineering 9 1 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 9 1 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 185 194 179 151 119 106 127 137 122 117
      Clinical medicine 154 0 157 134 102 95 88 121 99 97
      Other health 31 194 22 17 17 11 39 16 23 20

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 110 107 104 123 109 113 149 122 0 0
  Science and engineering 77 72 69 79 80 92 97 104 0 0
    Science 77 72 69 79 80 92 97 104 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 21 22 24 25 29 31 32 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 12 10 10 16 11 18 15 21 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 30 28 24 24 30 30 36 38 0 0
      Psychology 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 0 0
      Social sciences 12 10 10 12 11 12 11 11 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 33 35 35 44 29 21 52 18 0 0
      Clinical medicine 33 0 35 44 29 21 19 18 0 0
      Other health 0 35 0 0 0 0 33 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 2,162 2,130 2,067 2,091 1,849 1,828 1,981 1,883 2,137 2,037
  Fellowships 143 146 149 160 165 182 252 199 0 0
    Federal 22 22 23 32 15 9 18 7 0 0
    Institutional 119 122 124 126 148 171 232 190 0 0
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
  Research assistantships 416 406 392 412 433 434 472 439 890 777
    Federal 77 76 72 82 86 90 119 100 0 0
    Institutional 326 317 306 316 335 334 344 331 890 747
    Nonfederal 13 13 14 14 12 10 9 8 0 30
  Teaching assistantships 412 425 441 444 344 334 360 319 414 718
    Federal 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 411 424 440 441 342 333 359 319 414 714
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
  Other types of support 1,191 1,153 1,085 1,075 907 878 897 926 833 542
    Federal 10 8 8 6 6 13 11 15 0 0
    Institutional 177 187 169 177 98 49 62 40 0 0
    Nonfederal 7 7 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 997 951 901 885 800 816 824 871 833 542

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 84 94 84 70 115 114 89 75 62 69
    Science 84 94 84 70 115 114 89 75 62 69
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 62 51 41 79 69 49 15 8 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 7 0 7
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 18 17 15 19 19 26 42 42 45
      Psychology 7 8 7 8 5 5 3 3 4 3
      Social sciences 7 6 8 2 6 16 4 3 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 5 5 1 1 2 4 4 12 11 7
      Clinical medicine 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 8 8 7
      Other health 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 4 3 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 43 47 41 41 70 69 57 46 41 45
  Science and engineering 41 46 41 40 68 67 53 37 33 38
    Science 41 46 41 40 68 67 53 37 33 38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 35 30 27 52 49 31 12 7 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 4
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 6 6 4 7 8 15 16 16 18
      Psychology 5 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 1 2 2 4 9 8 7
      Clinical medicine 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 8 7
      Other health 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 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 241,115 237,493 215,908 206,472 202,451 195,572 201,235 200,171 161,314 139,596
    Science 175,723 164,924 149,641 135,070 126,387 126,225 133,302 133,242 103,731 79,813
      Computer and information sciences 7,588 6,583 5,346 4,896 3,435 3,562 3,192 2,908 3,266 2,102
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,297 1,883 2,276 1,500 1,104 1,268 1,070 971 835 544
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,297 1,883 2,276 1,500 1,104 1,255 1,046 971 835 486
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 0 0 58
      Life sciences 95,581 84,391 73,616 65,536 66,831 70,211 76,083 75,634 54,393 40,303
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 488 638 596 592 382 289 299 288
        Biological and biomedical sciences 78,515 71,207 59,500 52,370 50,131 48,140 51,668 37,858 27,757 12,425
        Health sciences 14,959 11,730 8,380 10,926 13,803 11,424 22,235 23,121 20,340 22,118
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 69 0
        Life sciences nec 2,107 1,454 5,248 1,602 2,301 10,055 1,798 14,335 5,928 5,472
      Mathematics and statistics 2,284 2,428 2,033 2,091 1,973 2,045 1,973 1,781 1,336 957
      Physical sciences 22,900 19,102 18,277 17,588 19,395 17,836 17,221 17,949 15,268 13,791
        Astronomy and astrophysics 8,422 4,443 5,246 3,653 4,102 4,379 2,399 2,187 2,787 1,253
        Chemistry 10,493 8,045 8,645 9,032 9,304 8,366 8,188 8,298 7,555 6,698
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,985 6,614 4,220 4,705 5,727 4,948 6,368 7,143 4,926 5,840
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 166 198 262 143 266 321 0 0
      Psychology 13,468 12,584 10,364 9,692 8,952 7,333 8,848 8,171 8,168 6,631
      Social sciences 30,605 37,953 37,729 33,767 24,697 23,970 24,915 25,676 20,465 13,379
        Anthropology 543 615 592 572 490 499 705 761 584 0
        Economics 11,570 13,881 9,849 10,624 10,954 11,918 10,980 11,507 8,603 6,366
        Political science and government 3,642 4,302 2,545 2,198 2,119 2,825 2,833 3,613 2,022 1,119
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7,078 9,154 11,256 8,019 4,295 3,573 4,557 2,825 2,327 1,731
        Social sciences nec 7,772 10,001 13,487 12,354 6,839 5,155 5,840 6,970 6,929 4,163
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 2,106
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 65,392 72,569 66,267 71,402 76,064 69,347 67,933 66,929 57,583 59,783
      Business management and business administration 13,720 13,975 14,093 14,424 20,524 23,103 19,597 13,250 12,256 13,089
      Communication and communications technologies 6,660 8,935 8,946 9,375 11,742 7,031 8,509 11,567 6,771 4,943
      Education 31,711 35,346 30,097 33,070 28,711 27,108 26,018 28,821 28,421 21,101
      Humanities 2,390 2,900 645 569 581 762 925 1,193 660 28
      Law 2,327 2,042 4,562 4,199 3,860 2,292 2,228 2,376 2,038 2,020
      Social work 3,059 3,466 5,116 7,481 7,910 7,505 9,453 7,545 5,329 4,814
      Visual and performing arts 1,448 1,068 2,808 2,284 2,449 1,357 1,186 1,932 846 909
      Non-S&E nec 4,077 4,837 0 0 287 189 17 245 1,262 12,879

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 241,115 96,654 4,720 122,041 3,000 13,367 1,333
    Science 175,723 77,435 1,632 87,449 1,192 6,835 1,180
      Computer and information sciences 7,588 3,244 84 3,976 93 121 70
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,297 1,816 0 1,379 1 100 1
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,297 1,816 0 1,379 1 100 1
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 95,581 45,920 233 45,135 873 3,024 396
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 78,515 39,157 20 37,054 453 1,673 158
        Health sciences 14,959 5,910 213 6,827 420 1,351 238
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,107 853 0 1,254 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,284 557 0 1,637 0 90 0
      Physical sciences 22,900 12,415 31 10,038 123 224 69
        Astronomy and astrophysics 8,422 3,998 31 4,226 123 44 0
        Chemistry 10,493 5,578 0 4,666 0 180 69
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,985 2,839 0 1,146 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 13,468 5,071 218 6,506 43 1,318 312
      Social sciences 30,605 8,412 1,066 18,778 59 1,958 332
        Anthropology 543 76 0 417 8 2 40
        Economics 11,570 1,525 319 8,733 0 963 30
        Political science and government 3,642 881 0 2,401 0 126 234
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7,078 2,103 208 4,516 51 199 1
        Social sciences nec 7,772 3,827 539 2,711 0 668 27
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 65,392 19,219 3,088 34,592 1,808 6,532 153
      Business management and business administration 13,720 886 968 11,599 221 42 4
      Communication and communications technologies 6,660 1,397 0 4,514 0 728 21
      Education 31,711 13,782 1,900 11,447 98 4,443 41
      Humanities 2,390 324 4 1,667 6 387 2
      Law 2,327 0 12 2,227 0 3 85
      Social work 3,059 2,277 0 782 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,448 0 0 1,428 0 20 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,077 553 204 928 1,483 909 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 96,654 91,331 81,641 79,834 78,199 70,185 71,650 71,248 52,351 50,122
  DOD 3,367 2,828 1,792 1,085 2,517 4,449 4,838 5,649 2,576 2,515
  DOE 1,123 1,022 785 1,477 2,518 1,356 1,597 1,008 1,191 794
  HHS 59,050 58,933 54,374 53,947 54,675 44,011 45,105 44,584 34,089 32,434
  NASA 691 860 1,184 781 674 293 540 678 616 376
  NSF 15,951 13,377 10,967 8,515 8,620 8,644 8,319 7,924 6,058 5,632
  USDA 627 471 502 259 412 129 193 511 260 239
  Other 15,845 13,840 12,037 13,770 8,783 11,303 11,058 10,894 7,561 8,132

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 4,287 462 3,825 .
2018 4,283 437 3,846 .

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 216 216 216 269 254
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 104 104 110 119 113
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 2 3
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 6 6 9 9
    Health sciences 9 9 9 21 21
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 69 69 63 85 76
    Psychology 27 27 26 26 26
    Social sciences 1 1 1 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: 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 22,200 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 22,200 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 1,200 6,670 5,005 6,805 1,281
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 800 3,750 3,605 590 990
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 3,000 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 400 2,920 1,400 980 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 2,235 291
    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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