Illinois Institute of Technology

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 172 63 459 64 90.8 679 272 55.4 602 255 72.5 914
2022 164 64.6 457 101 85.4 680 251 72.5 900
2021 153 66.3 447 121 82.8 691 268 54.6 583 239 74 908
2020 169 63 450 114 84 698 240 74.1 916
2019 147 67.6 447 100 85.9 697 268 55 589 232 75 914
2018 160 63.1 428 93 87 700 228 75.3 911
2017 170 60.5 425 76 89.1 684 266 54.3 575 227 75.1 898
2016 162 62.8 430 57 92 697 232 74.4 896
2015 166 61.6 426 58 91.8 693 271 53 570 221 75.7 898
2014 171 60 422 64 90.9 688 223 75.2 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 78 86 88 82 103 90 85 86 85 76
  Science and engineering 63 71 70 65 82 84 71 74 78 63
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . 2 . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6 3 6 2 1 2 3 3 7 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 3 1 . . . 2 4 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 1 1 1 . . 3 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . 1 2 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . . . 1 . . 1 3
      Molecular biology . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 13 8 5 9 7 8 8 6 8 3
      Computer science 11 5 3 9 7 8 8 6 7 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 3 2 . . . . . 1 .
    Engineering 24 32 33 30 45 46 36 41 38 36
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 6 1 . 2 2 4 1 1 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 5 6 5 6 8 2 6 4 4
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 1 4 5 5 3 5 9 9 10
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 4 4 8 7 5 8 6 5 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 15 14 8 17 17 12 11 11 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . . 1
      Materials and mining engineering 5 1 2 1 5 6 3 6 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 . 1 3 3 5 2 2 5 5
      Engineering, other . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 6 4 1 2 5 7 3 6 4 1
      Applied mathematics 4 4 1 2 3 6 3 4 2 1
      Mathematics . . . . 2 1 . 1 1 .
      Statistics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 1 10 8 10 14 4 10 5 10 5
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Chemistry 1 4 2 6 6 2 4 2 2 3
      Physics . 5 5 4 8 2 6 2 8 2
    Psychology 12 14 15 12 9 17 10 12 11 13
      Clinical psychology 10 9 14 7 5 9 9 7 8 11
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 4 . 5 . 7 1 5 2 2
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 1 . 2 1 . . . .
      Psychology, other . . . . 2 . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
  Non-science and engineering 15 15 18 17 21 6 14 12 7 13
    Business 7 7 9 7 10 1 4 4 1 7
      Business 7 7 9 7 10 1 4 4 1 7
    Education 2 5 . 5 6 2 1 3 1 2
      Education research 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 4 . 4 6 2 1 2 1 2
    Humanities and arts 1 . . 1 1 . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 1 . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 5 3 9 4 4 3 9 5 5 4
      Communication 1 1 1 . . . 3 2 1 2
      Non-science and engineering, other 4 2 8 4 4 3 6 3 4 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,741 1,037 815 793 920 1,052 1,314 1,703 1,649 1,485
    Female 901 548 464 498 523 545 577 762 756 715
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 235 250 296 318 205 197 197 333 305 332
    Hispanic or Latino 15 14 29 34 16 15 18 32 25 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 203 218 237 253 179 168 146 236 201 210
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Asian 38 42 59 66 49 40 36 50 27 33
      Black or African American 25 18 18 28 12 13 6 19 14 9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 130 148 153 155 111 107 101 164 154 161
      More than one race 8 8 5 4 5 7 3 3 6 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 18 30 31 10 14 33 65 79 102
  Temporary visa holders 2,407 1,335 983 973 1,238 1,400 1,694 2,132 2,100 1,868
  Science and engineering 2,638 1,584 1,274 1,286 1,438 1,594 1,886 2,464 2,404 2,199
    Science 2,113 1,196 881 883 941 1,002 1,073 1,492 1,451 1,119
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 103 65 43 47 66 68 1 0 99 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 30 24 31 47 40 48 55 61 108
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,572 725 470 423 495 574 793 1,031 872 646
      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 31 35 38 38 46 61 67 73 90 90
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 217 180 141 157 185 150 50 50 19 9
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 81 80 74 81 75 77 92 96 99 89
      Psychology 77 81 91 106 27 32 22 124 125 135
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 86 42
    Engineering 525 388 393 403 497 592 813 972 953 1,080
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 40 37 34 33 39 38 51 51 49 49
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 26 25 27 36 41 55 73 82 96 127
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 115 64 63 76 109 122 148 114 109 124
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 187 130 117 129 159 217 268 343 430 429
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 11 9 14 4 16 18 24 17 6 4
      Mechanical engineering 105 83 90 78 88 99 141 166 142 144
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 16 23 30 30 21 31 36 31 32 39
      Other engineering 25 17 18 17 24 12 72 168 89 164
    Health 4 1 5 5 5 3 5 1 1 1
      Clinical medicine 2 1 5 3 2 3 5 1 1 1
      Other health 2 0 0 2 3 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

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 479 542 528 415 255 278 302 386 428 405
    Female 171 199 193 173 112 140 157 199 208 209
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 176 225 252 278 230 233 240 291 304 344
    Hispanic or Latino 18 22 26 29 28 22 18 21 21 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 148 186 214 239 198 204 206 223 201 190
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 28 33 37 45 27 28 34 29 25 35
      Black or African American 8 15 24 24 15 11 20 17 22 14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      White 106 130 148 167 154 164 148 172 145 133
      More than one race 4 5 4 3 1 1 4 4 9 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 17 12 10 4 7 16 47 82 136
  Temporary visa holders 474 516 469 310 137 185 219 294 332 270
  Science and engineering 617 696 681 550 346 386 438 560 613 581
    Science 449 455 507 393 246 251 268 336 408 307
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 11 13 18 16 19 0 0 67 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 13 30 18 17 20 20 24 37 35
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 342 346 390 271 132 136 161 209 193 182
      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 4 6 7 8 7 4 2 5 7 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 16 20 8 19 13 13 17 12 9 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 52 48 44 54 51 55 65 58 58 48
      Psychology 11 11 15 5 10 4 3 7 12 8
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 25 24
    Engineering 168 241 174 157 100 135 170 224 205 274
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 6 9 2 7 6 2 5 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 6 11 13 6 14 20 11 19 20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 18 23 20 22 40 43 37 39 42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 128 188 103 79 37 48 58 85 89 83
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 5 8 6 5 5 6 4 3 2
      Mechanical engineering 5 12 14 16 20 16 12 16 24 24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 3 1 6 4 4 3 14 9 12
      Other engineering 7 8 8 8 4 1 22 55 17 89
    Health 33 45 40 38 21 32 21 25 23 33
      Clinical medicine 31 42 36 35 21 32 21 25 23 33
      Other health 2 3 4 3 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 150 155 183 113 119 108 119 110 31 51 0
  Science and engineering 150 155 183 113 119 108 119 110 31 51 0
    Science 71 81 92 43 38 26 28 38 19 13 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 7 7 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 28 28 33 12 1 2 0 14 10 5 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 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 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 5 7 1 4 1 3 3 3 6 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 26 30 23 24 20 22 18 5 1 0
      Psychology 9 11 9 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 79 74 91 70 81 82 91 72 12 38 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11 14 19 17 19 17 18 8 1 2 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 4 5 5 5 9 7 5 4 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 7 8 1 2 6 9 9 0 6 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 23 30 21 26 24 25 21 4 7 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26 21 23 19 19 18 23 13 1 17 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 4 5 7 10 8 7 7 2 4 0
      Other engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,642 1,585 1,279 1,291 1,443 1,597 1,891 2,465 2,405 2,200
  Fellowships 13 10 10 22 10 7 5 5 5 5
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 12 10 10 22 10 7 5 5 5 5
  Research assistantships 164 142 174 167 128 12 121 114 99 77
    Federal 150 123 147 113 119 12 116 103 30 31
    Institutional 9 16 24 24 7 0 0 0 0 5
    Nonfederal 5 3 3 30 2 0 5 11 69 41
  Teaching assistantships 170 114 133 140 101 128 135 153 152 151
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 170 114 133 140 0 0 0 0 0 8
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 101 128 135 153 152 143
  Other types of support 2,295 1,319 962 962 1,204 1,450 1,630 2,193 2,149 1,967
    Federal 0 32 36 0 0 96 3 7 1 20
    Institutional 1,727 376 649 349 306 257 187 334 398 379
    Nonfederal 28 10 16 9 154 191 124 142 106 70
    Personal resources 540 901 261 604 744 906 1,316 1,710 1,644 1,498

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 1 0 0 30 31 21
    Science 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 3 1 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 4 6 7
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 21 13
      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 2 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      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 16 15 5
      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 3 3 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 8 7 13
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 13
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
      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 1 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 3 2 3
      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 5 4 10
      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 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      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 3
      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 3 3 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
      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 33,021 29,791 29,698 29,122 34,334 33,280 32,659 29,826 34,336 31,356
    Science 19,523 17,208 15,805 17,069 18,979 19,590 20,245 18,131 17,934 17,039
      Computer and information sciences 3,514 3,307 2,647 2,988 3,005 3,108 2,752 3,455 2,169 2,434
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 94 146 224 398 246 416 269 168 256 185
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 14 10 109 275 105 221 121 128 201 107
        Geological and earth sciences 80 136 115 123 141 195 148 40 0 0
        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 0 0 0 55 78
      Life sciences 12,293 9,464 9,053 9,993 11,618 11,310 10,723 8,654 7,152 6,695
        Agricultural sciences 1,245 933 604 863 1,207 1,791 2,106 1,010 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,135 7,268 6,978 8,046 8,645 7,583 7,736 7,013 7,152 6,695
        Health sciences 1,759 1,198 1,465 1,023 1,696 1,896 866 631 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 154 65 6 61 70 40 15 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 412 429 381 405 211 296 785 385 619 500
      Physical sciences 3,038 3,705 3,483 3,143 3,609 3,843 4,075 4,035 6,011 5,320
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 469 257
        Chemistry 259 353 334 319 293 433 646 763 304 199
        Materials science 0 0 39 324 351 177 99 51 0 0
        Physics 2,779 3,352 3,110 2,476 2,772 3,188 3,330 3,221 5,101 4,577
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 24 193 45 0 0 137 287
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 719 1,288
      Social sciences 14 91 13 100 254 563 1,446 1,129 968 617
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 123 303 1,113 821 772 328
        Social sciences nec 7 91 13 100 131 260 333 308 196 281
      Sciences nec 158 66 4 42 36 54 195 246 40 0
    Engineering 13,311 12,502 13,737 11,934 15,241 12,976 12,117 11,299 15,876 13,899
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,115 1,086 1,261 1,239 1,562 1,511 1,414 1,039 1,145 1,663
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,526 5,618 5,874 4,788 6,918 6,024 4,701 3,626 2,866 3,032
      Chemical engineering 1,051 391 289 302 199 221 949 378 848 1,187
      Civil engineering 1,269 885 637 655 805 599 813 785 525 691
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,660 2,996 3,704 2,841 4,007 3,500 3,165 3,284 7,350 4,836
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 64 80 368 400 325 110 2 111 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 618 873 1,156 960 433 320 314 241 179 201
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 75 110 78 236 427 396 618 803 698 629
      Engineering nec 933 463 370 513 565 295 141 1,032 2,265 1,660
    Non-S&E 187 81 156 119 114 714 297 396 526 418
      Business management and business administration 83 51 0 0 3 27 0 0 2 132
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 4
      Education 42 9 130 106 71 523 139 279 445 253
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 62 21 26 13 40 164 158 80 50 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: 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 33,021 28,027 154 2,045 1,292 858 645
    Science 19,523 16,927 119 912 717 552 296
      Computer and information sciences 3,514 3,298 0 211 0 5 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 94 94 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 14 14 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 80 80 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 12,293 10,433 119 525 619 301 296
        Agricultural sciences 1,245 1,032 0 201 0 12 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,135 7,983 119 212 619 202 0
        Health sciences 1,759 1,355 0 86 0 22 296
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 154 63 0 26 0 65 0
      Mathematics and statistics 412 391 0 21 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,038 2,552 0 147 98 241 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 259 131 0 30 98 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,779 2,421 0 117 0 241 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 14 7 0 2 0 5 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 7 0 0 2 0 5 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 158 152 0 6 0 0 0
    Engineering 13,311 11,065 35 1,099 506 258 348
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,115 984 0 131 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,526 4,069 0 273 48 136 0
      Chemical engineering 1,051 901 0 74 76 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,269 916 35 120 136 3 59
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,660 2,837 0 290 125 119 289
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 64 62 0 2 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 618 420 0 152 46 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 75 0 0 0 75 0 0
      Engineering nec 933 876 0 57 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 187 35 0 34 69 48 1
      Business management and business administration 83 0 0 14 69 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 42 31 0 11 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 62 4 0 9 0 48 1

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 28,027 25,963 24,762 24,244 28,827 28,265 26,330 23,821 25,826 25,679
  DOD 1,194 816 669 970 1,201 1,164 1,785 1,989 2,323 3,640
  DOE 6,361 5,496 4,859 3,673 4,648 4,668 4,485 5,584 7,140 6,938
  HHS 13,250 12,566 11,865 11,470 15,297 14,311 12,648 9,278 9,930 9,274
  NASA 390 386 479 611 379 617 716 474 156 140
  NSF 4,722 5,027 5,506 6,490 6,230 5,687 4,559 4,482 4,371 4,098
  USDA 1,032 778 532 466 351 379 725 462 364 258
  Other 1,078 894 852 564 721 1,439 1,412 1,552 1,542 1,331

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 601 123 478 .
2018 615 118 497 .
2017 662 118 544 .

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 142 141 141 141 137
    Agricultural sciences 4 4 4 4 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 8 8 8 8
    Computer and information sciences 7 7 7 7 7
    Engineering 95 93 93 93 93
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 7 7 7 7 7
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 18 18 18 18 18
    Psychology 3 3 3 3 3
    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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)

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 0 1,224
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 724
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 500
    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

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