Howard 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 158 66.1 459 256 59.9 631 178 81 925
2023 160 65.6 459 248 63.9 679 184 80.1 911 140 77.1 602
2022 173 62.7 457 253 63.3 680 187 79.5 900
2021 148 67.4 447 232 66.9 691 197 78.6 908 140 76.4 583
2020 148 67.6 450 225 68.2 698 208 77.6 916
2019 163 64 447 232 67.1 697 211 77.2 914 140 76.6 589
2018 165 62 428 236 66.7 700 203 78 911
2017 140 67.5 425 242 65.1 684 203 77.7 898 141 75.8 575
2016 157 64 430 230 67.4 697 209 77 896
2015 149 65.5 426 212 69.8 693 197 78.4 898 135 76.7 570
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 95 91 81 96 106 86 82 105 93 99
  Science and engineering 71 67 60 80 86 63 59 76 71 67
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 14 16 20 25 13 15 8 15 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . . 2 1 . 1 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 2 1 3 3 1 2 . 3 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 2 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 2 1 1 . . . . .
      Genetics and genomics . 2 2 3 2 . 1 1 2 .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 4 3 4 8 2 4 1 2 2
      Molecular biology 1 1 1 2 . 2 1 . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 1 1 . . 1 2 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 1 1 . . . . 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 . . . . 1 2 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 3 2 2 7 7 4 2 2 .
    Computer and information sciences 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 2 .
      Computer science 8 3 4 1 3 4 2 2 2 .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 . . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 8 7 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 5
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 2 . . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 3
      Materials and mining engineering . . . 1 . . . 1 . 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 . 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . 1 . . 1 . 5 6 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . 1 . . 1 . 5 6 3
    Health sciences 3 5 1 7 3 6 2 1 5 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences 3 3 . 2 3 4 . 1 2 1
      Public health . . . 2 . . . . 1 1
      Health sciences, other . 2 1 3 . 2 2 . 2 3
    Mathematics and statistics 3 . 2 2 6 2 1 4 2 1
      Applied mathematics . . . . 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Mathematics 1 . . . . 1 . 2 . .
      Statistics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 2 2 4 . . 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 1 5 5 3 4 1 5 5 5 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 1 2 2 . 1 . 5 5 3 4
      Physics . 3 2 3 3 1 . . 2 2
    Psychology 14 15 17 15 16 21 16 22 19 13
      Clinical psychology 1 5 3 4 7 4 3 5 6 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 5 8 6 3 10 9 8 5 1
      Research and experimental psychology 4 4 5 5 3 4 2 6 4 6
      Psychology, other 4 1 1 . 3 3 2 3 4 2
    Social sciences 18 17 10 29 24 10 13 25 14 29
      Anthropology . 1 . 3 . . . . . 1
      Economics 9 5 4 6 6 5 5 6 . 2
      Political science and government 1 2 1 7 5 . 1 7 4 8
      Public policy analysis . 1 . . 1 . 1 1 . 3
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 5 4 1 4 4 1 2 3 3 7
      Social sciences, other 3 4 4 9 8 4 4 8 7 8
  Non-science and engineering 24 24 21 16 20 23 23 29 22 32
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 1
    Education 10 4 7 5 5 5 7 10 2 5
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . 2 . . . . . .
      Education research 8 4 6 3 5 5 7 10 2 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Education, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 6 9 6 4 4 7 9 6 15 9
      Letters . 2 1 1 . . 2 2 4 3
      History 5 3 3 1 2 5 6 4 9 6
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 . 2 .
    Other non-science and engineering 8 11 8 7 11 11 7 13 4 17
      Communication 4 8 5 6 6 9 6 8 1 13
      Public administration and social services 4 3 2 1 4 2 1 5 3 4
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 . 1 . . . . .

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   341   362   350   365   340   311   291   275   333   395 i
    Hispanic or Latino   17   15   20   25   22   15   4   3   5   5 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   292   329   330   333   311   292   287   272   326   380 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
      Asian   9   14   10   13   9   10   12   17   10   12 i
      Black or African American   268   279   278   282   258   238   251   230   286   345 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0 i
      White   0   13   10   15   22   23   23   25   28   21 i
      More than one race   15   23   32   23   21   21   0   0   2   1 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   32   18   0   7   7   4   0   0   2   10 i
  Temporary visa holders   129   122   110   121   116   121   134   138   169   168 i
  Science and engineering   408   415   392   419   389   364   365   362   440   487 i
    Science   372   383   360   384   355   331   330   320   382   439 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   56   69   61   73   77   70   78   104   118   114 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   35 i
      Computer and information sciences   30   37   38   35   23   32   28   13   0   12 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   14   14   8   8   9   9   6   9   16 i
      Mathematics and statistics   14   17   13   15   19   15   14   12   17   17 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   17   17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   44   33   30   29   25   24   25   33   33   36 i
      Psychology   95   107   113   115   105   70   74   57   73   71 i
      Social sciences   96   89   91   109   98   111   102   95   109   138 i
    Engineering   36   32   32   35   34   33   35   42   58   48 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   7   6   6   3   3   8   5   8   5 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   4   6   10   8   6   7   8   14   9 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   17   18   17   14   14   15   11   18   24   27 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   5   3   3   5   9   9   9   11   12   7 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   62   69   68   67   67   68   60   51   62   76 i
      Clinical medicine   2   13   20   24   18   13   4   0   0   0 i
      Other health   60   56   48   43   49   55   56   51   62   76 i

i=imputed

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   147   132   122   140   159   152   126   143   145   80 i
    Hispanic or Latino   5   5   5   4   1   4   1   2   2   1 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   136   122   117   135   158   148   125   140   134   79 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1 i
      Asian   6   4   2   5   2   1   2   1   3   4 i
      Black or African American   121   113   104   116   141   128   110   125   126   68 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 i
      White   0   3   4   9   8   11   12   13   5   6 i
      More than one race   9   2   7   5   7   7   0   0   0   0 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   5   0   1   0   0   0   1   9   0 i
  Temporary visa holders   20   12   19   19   19   16   23   31   22   16 i
  Science and engineering   159   140   130   145   164   159   143   167   165   91 i
    Science   148   130   118   134   159   150   130   155   154   87 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   10   24   21   18   18   10   28   19   19 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   5 i
      Computer and information sciences   12   9   9   6   10   5   5   3   0   3 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   4   0   2   4   2   0   2   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   8   7   6   6   4   5   10   5   0   0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   20   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   1   1   3   2   8   6   5   2   2   1 i
      Psychology   35   28   33   39   44   31   29   13   13   4 i
      Social sciences   51   57   43   58   71   83   71   102   106   55 i
    Engineering   11   10   12   11   5   9   13   12   11   4 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   2   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   2 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   3   3   1   1   2   2   3   1   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   5   6   3   4   7   6   10   2 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   4   1   2   3   1   2   4   3   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   8   4   11   14   14   9   6   7   2   5 i
      Clinical medicine   0   3   4   6   5   4   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   8   1   7   8   9   5   6   7   2   5 i

i=imputed

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   46   62   45   249   282   183   30   18   52   79 i
  Science and engineering   35   44   45   212   235   141   27   17   49   72 i
    Science   26   43   36   202   223   137   23   16   26   55 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   3   1   28   33   16   4   2   0   5 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
      Computer and information sciences   2   0   19   14   8   6   7   0   0   4 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   1   9   5   5   4   4   4   6   14 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   3   5   2   0   0   3   4 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   5   0   1   9   17   5   2   4   9   13 i
      Psychology   3   15   2   80   90   49   0   0   2   8 i
      Social sciences   4   13   4   63   65   55   6   6   6   6 i
    Engineering   9   1   9   10   12   4   4   1   23   17 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   4   4 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   2   5   0   0   0   0   3   4 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   1   6   5   7   1   1   0   15   7 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   2   0   0   0   4   2   3   1   1   2 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   11   18   0   37   47   42   3   1   3   7 i
      Clinical medicine   0   4   0   13   16   10   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   11   14   0   24   31   32   3   1   3   7 i

i=imputed

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   470   484   460   486   456   432   425   413   502   563 i
  Fellowships   12   27   128   82   82   214   5   93   61   91 i
    Federal   0   0   1   1   3   0   1   1   8   41 i
    Institutional   12   27   121   81   79   49   2   77   30   19 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   6   0   0   165   2   15   23   31 i
  Research assistantships   21   14   39   40   38   6   13   43   83   73 i
    Federal   13   2   31   23   26   3   0   16   38   29 i
    Institutional   7   2   1   4   5   0   13   27   42   39 i
    Nonfederal   1   10   7   13   7   3   0   0   3   5 i
  Teaching assistantships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   47   108   117 i
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   47   90   104 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   12 i
  Other types of support   437   443   293   364   336   212   407   230   250   282 i
    Federal   33   60   13   225   253   180   29   1   6   8 i
    Institutional   163   17   66   37   4   0   130   0   18   5 i
    Nonfederal   7   6   15   2   0   0   29   0   34   65 i
    Personal resources   234   360   199   100   79   32   219   229   192   204 i

i=imputed

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   38   39   30   34   32   18   10   13   19   22 i
    Science   31   33   24   29   29   17   7   8   12   17 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   13   15   11   13   11   9   6   6   9   14 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   10   11   8   16   17   7   1   1   1   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2 i
      Social sciences   5   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   7   6   6   5   3   1   3   5   7   5 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   1   2   1   1   2   2   1   1 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   2 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   4   3   2   1   0   0   2   2   2 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   3   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   2   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   80   77   44   53   6   9   2   2   1   0 i
      Clinical medicine   6   6   4   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   74   71   40   53   6   6   2   2   1   0 i

i=imputed

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   19   20   24   26   24   16   8   10   14   15 i
  Science and engineering   17   15   20   25   24   13   6   8   14   15 i
    Science   11   11   17   21   21   13   4   5   9   11 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1   9   11   9   7   3   3   6   8 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   7   8   6   10   11   5   1   1   1   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2 i
      Social sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   6   4   3   4   3   0   2   3   5   4 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   0   2   1   0   1   1   1   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   2   2 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   1   2   1   0   0   1   2   2 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   3   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   2   5   4   1   0   3   2   2   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   2   3   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   0   2   4   1   0   1   2   2   0   0 i

i=imputed

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   101,815   84,756   67,594   52,412   44,933   44,163   45,965   45,768   41,038   47,322
    Science   80,104   66,821   56,215   41,907   35,741   34,826   35,480   36,211   32,808   35,016
      Computer and information sciences   7,934   7,235   1,576   1,747   1,523   1,328   1,034   1,111   2,549   391
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   305   289   225   248   618   1,101   3,394   2,502
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   45
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   305   289   225   248   618   1,101   3,394   2,457
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   58,981   48,554   44,152   30,787   25,750   24,940   26,083   26,573   21,237   20,950
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,731   5,231   9,045   6,350   5,312   5,089   4,231   3,701   1,439   3,656
        Health sciences   48,231   39,400   28,888   21,927   18,156   17,872   19,482   20,483   19,253   14,821
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   62   0
        Life sciences nec   4,019   3,923   6,219   2,510   2,282   1,979   2,370   2,389   483   2,473
      Mathematics and statistics   494   369   215   198   230   222   225   295   487   518
      Physical sciences   8,110   7,016   6,125   5,720   5,308   5,277   4,058   3,808   2,220   9,113
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,927   1,633   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   5,217   4,629   5,348   5,000   4,546   4,558   3,457   2,969   1,999   8,607
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   966   754   777   720   762   719   601   839   221   506
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,376   1,976   2,546   2,214   1,878   1,968   2,434   2,467   1,731   1,117
      Social sciences   2,209   1,671   1,296   952   827   843   1,028   856   1,190   425
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,389   1,073   676   457   444   502   593   471   522   416
        Political science and government   254   163   158   109   95   56   6   4   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   566   435   462   386   288   285   429   381   668   9
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   13,345   11,221   10,431   9,535   8,336   8,401   9,112   8,402   7,604   10,748
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   325   337   360   516   443   203   159   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,295   1,146   705   605   466   571   453   354   167   259
      Civil engineering   2,790   2,264   1,560   1,434   1,419   1,400   1,427   1,518   1,265   2,546
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,096   5,030   4,408   4,068   3,298   3,227   4,012   3,934   4,352   5,663
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,539   1,204   1,442   1,335   1,179   1,224   1,793   1,517   1,183   1,539
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   210   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,625   1,577   1,991   1,756   1,614   1,253   984   876   478   741
    Non-S&E   8,366   6,714   948   970   856   936   1,373   1,155   626   1,558
      Business management and business administration   1,965   1,565   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   5,441   4,420   248   163   143   163   106   120   0   516
      Education   675   516   35   213   181   107   736   727   588   1,042
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   230   0   0   38   0
      Social work   285   213   665   594   532   436   531   308   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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.
  • 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   101,815   55,361   5,844   23,909   6,449   9,347   905
    Science   80,104   40,484   4,147   20,889   4,850   8,851   883
      Computer and information sciences   7,934   6,854   0   911   60   109   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        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   58,981   24,685   4,071   17,379   4,251   7,712   883
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,731   963   0   5,280   111   377   0
        Health sciences   48,231   23,722   4,063   8,182   4,098   7,329   837
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   4,019   0   8   3,917   42   6   46
      Mathematics and statistics   494   296   0   185   0   13   0
      Physical sciences   8,110   6,400   76   1,173   408   53   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,927   1,927   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   5,217   3,901   0   855   408   53   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   966   572   76   318   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,376   350   0   983   120   923   0
      Social sciences   2,209   1,899   0   258   11   41   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,389   1,389   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   254   0   0   228   11   15   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   566   510   0   30   0   26   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   13,345   7,664   1,672   2,063   1,500   424   22
      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   1,295   550   0   606   139   0   0
      Civil engineering   2,790   1,869   695   62   0   164   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,096   3,296   0   402   1,207   191   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,539   1,539   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,625   410   977   993   154   69   22
    Non-S&E   8,366   7,213   25   957   99   72   0
      Business management and business administration   1,965   1,385   0   498   31   51   0
      Communication and communications technologies   5,441   5,063   25   341   12   0   0
      Education   675   675   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   285   90   0   118   56   21   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   55,361   47,662   37,331   35,443   29,256   29,978   33,602   34,762   33,441   38,820
  DOD   4,406   3,763   2,972   2,624   2,569   2,649   2,967   2,957   2,129   3,293
  DOE   758   610   256   253   225   225   301   308   491   715
  HHS   39,467   33,942   26,170   24,932   20,121   21,044   21,772   22,070   18,435   21,100
  NASA   614   554   251   225   188   150   226   135   54   178
  NSF   6,637   5,937   6,299   6,166   4,974   4,682   6,699   6,742   7,076   9,400
  USDA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other   3,479   2,856   1,383   1,243   1,179   1,228   1,637   2,550   5,256   4,134

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   629   115   514   .
2018   682   139   543   .

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   493   492   456   458   458
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   142   142   138   138   138
    Computer and information sciences   10   10   10   10   10
    Engineering   58   55   42   42   42
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   15   14   11   11   11
    Health sciences   175   174   163   164   164
    Mathematics and statistics   2   8   8   8   8
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   18   19   15   15   15
    Psychology   16   16   16   16   16
    Social sciences   50   46   45   45   45
    Other   8   8   8   8   8

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   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   44,000   13,570   7,277   10,351   6,000
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,782   1,391   1,139   750
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   41,034   3,317   1,105   828   1,500
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   1,207   2,419   1,840   8,073   3,500
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   373   0   250
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   1,759   6,051   2,567   311   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

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