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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 223 67.6 679 308 49.4 602 417 54.9 914
2022 222 67.8 680 390 57.2 900
2021 237 66.1 691 303 48.6 583 378 58.8 908
2020 236 66.6 698 378 59.2 916
2019 267 62.2 697 287 51.8 589 377 59.2 914
2018 267 62.3 700 371 59.8 911
2017 282 59.3 684 366 37 575 368 59.5 898
2016 257 63.6 697 368 59.4 896
2015 279 60.2 693 360 37.5 570 354 61 898
2014 275 60.5 688 338 62.4 889
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 sources
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Data

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 252 207 155 114 103 120 109 143 137 134
    Female 344 345 303 303 237 226 217 268 228 233
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 262 296 331 355 285 290 265 328 290 291
    Hispanic or Latino 13 15 15 12 11 10 10 11 13 13
    Not Hispanic or Latino 247 277 314 342 271 277 251 314 276 277
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0
      Asian 7 7 20 18 12 7 5 7 9 7
      Black or African American 18 17 10 9 10 13 12 19 13 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      White 214 246 276 302 239 247 225 279 241 251
      More than one race 5 5 6 11 10 8 8 8 11 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 4 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 1
  Temporary visa holders 334 256 127 62 55 56 61 83 75 76
  Science and engineering 457 379 254 212 177 195 170 240 196 207
    Science 424 358 236 192 153 169 140 211 170 179
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 130 132 117 112 84 92 77 96 80 86
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 9
      Computer and information sciences 173 117 44 14 14 28 26 28 28 25
      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 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 82 83 47 32 19 12 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 28 21 24 24 24 26 25 22 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 4 10 12 11 12 54 51 59
    Engineering 33 21 18 20 24 26 30 29 26 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 3 4 7 5 6 9 5 5 4
      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 6 8 4 6 8 7 10 14 5 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 3 2 2 5 4 3 3 4 4
      Mechanical engineering 8 6 8 5 5 8 6 6 11 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 11 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 7
  Health 139 173 204 205 163 151 156 171 169 160
    Clinical medicine 43 74 98 100 74 74 80 88 89 75
    Other health 96 99 106 105 89 77 76 83 80 85

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 97 94 108 105 116 126 128 157 148 136
    Female 98 93 104 68 84 77 77 183 170 168
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 147 158 197 154 164 159 160 300 291 295
    Hispanic or Latino 7 8 9 10 10 4 7 18 15 17
    Not Hispanic or Latino 139 150 188 143 151 154 151 278 274 275
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
      Asian 5 6 10 9 7 5 6 6 7 10
      Black or African American 7 6 7 9 5 7 7 13 19 12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 2
      White 124 134 164 121 133 136 135 246 240 244
      More than one race 3 4 6 3 3 5 0 12 6 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 4 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 48 29 15 19 36 44 45 40 27 9
  Science and engineering 178 170 194 158 186 189 178 314 300 286
    Science 145 136 168 136 151 139 138 276 268 260
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 53 73 50 62 52 57 61 68 47
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 35 41
      Computer and information sciences 60 41 44 48 55 54 59 57 48 53
      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 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 28 27 34 24 16 12 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 10 13 11 10 14 15 17 18 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 2 4 4 6 5 101 117 119
    Engineering 33 34 26 22 35 50 40 38 32 26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 5 0 3 3 2 3 1 1
      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 11 10 13 9 10 20 16 10 9 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 6 3 5 9 7 3 4 3 2
      Mechanical engineering 8 12 5 7 10 15 14 13 8 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 0 0 1 3 5 5 8 11 15
  Health 17 17 18 15 14 14 27 26 18 18
    Clinical medicine 15 16 15 14 14 14 26 25 18 18
    Other health 2 1 3 1 0 0 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

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 0 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 16 0 1 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 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 4 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 3 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 2 0 1 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 596 552 458 417 340 346 326 411 365 367
  Fellowships 44 42 22 37 16 17 15 24 19 13
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 40 35 18 29 14 11 8 20 11 8
    Nonfederal 4 7 4 8 2 6 7 4 8 5
  Research assistantships 116 97 78 83 85 80 68 73 15 66
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 116 97 78 83 85 80 68 73 15 66
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 17 36 28 40 28 26 37 41 99 37
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 17 36 28 40 28 26 37 41 99 37
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 419 377 330 257 211 223 206 273 232 251
    Federal 0 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 2 3 4 54 3 2 2 0 4 8
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 417 374 306 203 207 221 204 273 228 243

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 2 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 2 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 6,231 6,695 6,809 6,792 6,592 6,968 6,917 6,764 7,453 8,198
    Science 5,579 6,066 6,197 6,118 5,804 6,689 6,022 6,558 7,125 7,723
      Computer and information sciences 108 111 31 9 14 13 6 4 13 6
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,990 2,928 2,803 2,887 2,818 3,124 3,089 2,976 3,085 3,362
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 1 78
        Geological and earth sciences 5 15 6 18 13 5 27 32 45 64
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 1
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2,985 2,913 2,797 2,869 2,805 3,092 3,062 2,936 3,034 3,219
      Life sciences 1,401 1,765 1,833 1,914 1,338 1,387 654 875 1,053 1,219
        Agricultural sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 473 507 625 667 542 333 324 400 658 495
        Health sciences 928 1,253 1,205 1,216 741 803 79 31 4 2
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 3 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 4 3 31 55 229 244 441 391 722
      Mathematics and statistics 75 38 53 166 299 226 203 95 109 96
      Physical sciences 339 331 247 374 276 634 456 626 445 361
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 275 305 244 364 243 599 432 606 415 319
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 64 26 3 10 33 35 23 20 30 42
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Psychology 74 54 52 63 47 30 31 45 66 62
      Social sciences 592 839 1,178 657 964 1,225 1,551 1,874 1,978 2,556
        Anthropology 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
        Economics 0 7 164 207 7 14 6 4 0 0
        Political science and government 0 2 1 7 6 34 6 12 11 14
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 35 51 118 5 9 6 46 23 13
        Social sciences nec 591 795 961 325 946 1,167 1,533 1,810 1,944 2,529
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 48 48 50 32 63 376 61
    Engineering 239 117 118 236 400 40 246 37 88 211
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 216 390 31 241 1 0 1
      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 3 1 3 3 4 3 28 85 149
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 2 2 14 6 4 1 6 3 61
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 239 112 115 3 1 1 1 2 0 0
    Non-S&E 413 512 494 438 388 239 649 169 240 264
      Business management and business administration 11 13 21 14 26 21 8 18 13 17
      Communication and communications technologies 0 5 19 18 14 7 7 13 19 23
      Education 0 17 6 51 50 38 16 19 19 16
      Humanities 0 30 15 90 90 65 60 77 144 139
      Law 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0
      Social work 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 2 5 3
      Visual and performing arts 0 9 1 21 33 19 15 13 14 18
      Non-S&E nec 402 433 432 239 173 87 542 25 26 48

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: 2023
(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 6,231 1,808 450 2,906 0 584 483
    Science 5,579 1,808 218 2,594 0 574 385
      Computer and information sciences 108 64 0 40 0 4 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,990 697 146 2,130 0 1 16
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2,985 697 146 2,125 0 1 16
      Life sciences 1,401 756 72 316 0 4 253
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 473 318 52 89 0 4 10
        Health sciences 928 438 20 227 0 0 243
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 75 0 0 1 0 0 74
      Physical sciences 339 253 0 82 0 0 4
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 275 253 0 18 0 0 4
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 64 0 0 64 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 74 38 0 0 0 0 36
      Social sciences 592 0 0 25 0 565 2
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 591 0 0 24 0 565 2
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 239 0 152 40 0 0 47
      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 239 0 152 40 0 0 47
    Non-S&E 413 0 80 272 0 10 51
      Business management and business administration 11 0 0 0 0 10 1
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 402 0 80 272 0 0 50

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 1,808 1,819 1,415 1,831 1,663 1,719 1,543 1,479 2,033 2,151
  DOD 0 0 0 22 68 29 45 39 0 227
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 51 145
  HHS 626 991 600 826 761 403 635 799 1,006 622
  NASA 262 64 64 45 71 57 56 67 52 41
  NSF 391 378 378 484 355 639 305 257 350 450
  USDA 0 18 31 36 14 15 42 83 116 82
  Other 529 368 342 418 394 576 460 219 458 584

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 272 35 237 .
2018 240 53 187 .
2017 311 38 273 .

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 115 115 130 70 66
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30 30 19 33 28
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 2 2 2
    Engineering 46 46 46 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 4 3 11 11
    Health sciences 10 10 19 9 9
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 16 16 25 11 11
    Physical sciences 7 7 6 1 1
    Psychology 0 0 6 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 4 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

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 . . . 3,030 2,600 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 1,730 0 0
    Health sciences . . . 1,300 2,600 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 0 0 0 950 1,845
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 1,500
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 950 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 0 345
    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

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