Iowa State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 59 87.5 459 75 88.4 631 78 91.8 925
2023 44 90.7 459 91 86.9 679 78 91.6 911 43 93.1 602
2022 48 89.8 457 89 87.2 680 76 91.7 900
2021 50 89.1 447 84 88.1 691 77 91.7 908 42 93 583
2020 39 91.6 450 82 88.5 698 71 92.4 916
2019 43 90.7 447 79 88.9 697 72 92.3 914 40 93.4 589
2018 42 90.5 428 70 90.2 700 70 92.5 911
2017 48 89 425 59 91.6 684 74 91.9 898 37 93.8 575
2016 55 87.5 430 64 91 697 72 92.2 896
2015 58 86.7 426 49 93.1 693 76 91.7 898 39 93.4 570
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 327 401 367 325 407 389 390 350 322 320
  Science and engineering 285 362 328 293 366 341 325 285 275 270
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 33 46 32 34 38 35 31 30 21 25
      Agricultural sciences 31 38 28 32 35 30 28 28 20 22
      Natural resources and conservation 2 8 4 2 3 5 3 2 1 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 65 58 51 56 62 57 41 56 53
      Biochemistry and biophysics 9 10 4 6 5 5 10 8 7 10
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 4 4 2 4 3 4 3 3 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 7 11 5 9 9 4 2 6 5
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 2 4 4 6 4 1 6 2 9
      Genetics and genomics 7 14 1 9 6 5 5 5 5 4
      Microbiology and immunology 3 11 8 7 8 2 10 3 9 3
      Molecular biology 1 6 5 1 4 5 . 1 4 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 3 4 . . 2 2 1 3 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 3 3 1 4 4 2 3 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 . 1 . 4 2 2 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 10 6 14 13 13 19 14 7 13 18
    Computer and information sciences 17 22 16 15 8 12 14 13 12 5
      Computer science 15 20 16 14 6 11 10 7 9 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 2 . 1 2 1 4 6 3 2
    Engineering 95 119 117 96 141 126 123 100 96 81
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 5 6 5 8 8 10 10 8 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 2 1 4 . 1 1 1 1 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 14 11 10 11 11 8 6 5 10
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 20 17 17 15 25 29 21 12 14 10
      Electrical and computer engineering 20 24 27 18 37 24 29 29 30 21
      Industrial engineering and operations research 6 14 13 5 6 5 9 7 3 4
      Materials and mining engineering 10 9 13 6 7 11 10 5 13 8
      Mechanical engineering 19 19 16 22 29 21 23 18 12 12
      Engineering, other 7 15 13 11 18 16 12 12 10 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 2 2 2 8 4 3 3 1
      Geological sciences 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 . 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 3 . . 1 6 2 3 2 .
    Health sciences 3 2 . 3 6 2 3 3 4 1
      Public health 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other 2 2 . 3 6 2 2 3 4 1
    Mathematics and statistics 30 30 31 28 28 28 32 26 15 21
      Applied mathematics 4 4 5 3 3 4 5 1 4 3
      Mathematics 1 1 1 1 . 4 . 3 1 1
      Statistics 18 18 17 11 12 13 18 13 6 10
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 7 8 13 13 7 9 9 4 7
    Physical sciences 27 38 40 23 41 35 30 36 25 56
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 2 . 2 1 1 1 1 2
      Chemistry 18 29 25 15 28 25 19 22 17 40
      Physics 9 8 13 8 11 9 10 13 7 14
    Psychology 14 18 15 22 20 18 17 17 13 11
      Clinical psychology . . 1 1 . 1 . . 2 .
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 4 2 6 4 3 2 2 1 3
      Research and experimental psychology 4 3 5 6 8 5 3 5 3 5
      Psychology, other 6 11 7 9 8 9 12 10 7 3
    Social sciences 19 18 17 19 26 15 14 16 30 16
      Anthropology 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Economics 9 9 8 10 13 5 9 9 12 7
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 2 3 2 5 4 2 4 4 5
      Social sciences, other 6 7 5 7 8 6 3 3 14 3
  Non-science and engineering 42 39 39 32 41 48 65 65 47 50
    Business 14 18 15 10 12 12 13 13 8 13
      Business 14 18 15 10 12 12 13 13 8 13
    Education 15 9 13 17 16 25 38 34 27 28
      Education leadership and administration 1 . 1 1 1 4 15 17 9 10
      Education research 8 4 7 8 6 8 8 7 10 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 2 4 4 4 7 10 5 6 6
      Education, other 3 3 1 4 5 6 5 5 2 3
    Humanities and arts 5 5 3 1 9 4 10 7 6 5
      Letters 4 4 3 1 4 3 8 4 2 5
      History 1 . . . 5 1 2 2 2 .
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . . . . . 1 2 .
    Other non-science and engineering 8 7 8 4 4 7 4 11 6 4
      Communication . 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 .
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 8 6 7 4 4 6 4 10 5 4

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   951   768   794   894   871   858   912   970   1,006   1,298
    Hispanic or Latino   67   53   51   63   51   46   54   56   62   78
    Not Hispanic or Latino   798   695   706   792   777   753   796   841   883   1,121
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   1   0   2   1   2   3   7   8
      Asian   57   45   43   47   38   37   38   39   39   54
      Black or African American   26   30   33   40   45   37   36   41   50   62
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   2
      White   691   591   604   676   671   657   703   747   770   995
      More than one race   22   26   25   28   21   20   17   11   17   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   86   20   37   39   43   59   62   73   61   99
  Temporary visa holders   1,441   1,097   978   935   901   1,012   1,112   1,201   1,198   1,461
  Science and engineering   2,366   1,848   1,751   1,810   1,752   1,814   1,976   2,131   2,159   2,692
    Science   1,502   1,200   1,184   1,214   1,186   1,184   1,197   1,325   1,329   1,644
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   191   143   137   141   133   115   136   123   166   211
      Biological and biomedical sciences   337   336   333   356   378   382   384   398   410   433
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   23
      Computer and information sciences   279   198   167   167   141   117   120   176   151   215
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   58
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   31   38   32   27   34   39   34   35   34
      Mathematics and statistics   168   87   95   108   110   131   125   118   129   191
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   82   62   46   36   41   26   30   32   32   32
      Natural resources and conservation   41   41   43   39   30   36   35   38   0   0
      Physical sciences   228   220   233   239   209   227   215   249   232   246
      Psychology   75   30   44   34   43   31   39   42   48   63
      Social sciences   69   52   48   62   74   85   74   115   73   128
    Engineering   864   648   567   596   566   630   779   806   830   1,048
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   66   47   38   44   50   47   69   75   74   72
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   4   6   7   3   4   5   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   90   77   59   67   60   54   71   65   58   65
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   130   100   78   70   79   96   112   121   133   182
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   239   196   161   181   157   187   244   242   205   241
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   44   41   46   58   47   51   69   72   65   82
      Mechanical engineering   173   107   90   88   94   111   121   130   133   196
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   53   35   40   32   33   27   33   35   49   66
      Other engineering   69   41   49   49   43   53   55   66   113   144
    Health   26   17   21   19   20   56   48   40   45   67
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   26   17   21   19   20   56   48   40   45   67

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   411   669   719   725   730   803   814   897   934   675
    Hispanic or Latino   28   50   50   49   55   49   43   44   48   31
    Not Hispanic or Latino   358   587   617   632   622   698   716   792   827   597
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   1   2   2   2   2   5   6   2
      Asian   34   41   32   29   34   36   36   35   33   25
      Black or African American   26   32   35   36   26   36   26   31   32   25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   2   2   3   2   1   2   3   3
      White   292   498   529   540   540   613   639   705   739   542
      More than one race   5   13   18   23   17   9   12   14   14   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   25   32   52   44   53   56   55   61   59   47
  Temporary visa holders   136   437   379   405   400   429   471   487   436   122
  Science and engineering   543   1,095   1,094   1,123   1,122   1,201   1,248   1,343   1,338   779
    Science   383   782   769   774   733   777   825   875   893   552
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   124   204   200   205   230   257   259   295   301   253
      Biological and biomedical sciences   31   82   93   90   74   71   86   96   71   21
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   13
      Computer and information sciences   94   156   135   131   89   117   144   127   142   70
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   64   54
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   3   8   6   5   4   6   6   6   3
      Mathematics and statistics   13   96   90   89   106   86   90   106   111   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   79   107   101   110   94   98   94   88   79   86
      Natural resources and conservation   8   15   12   8   13   6   9   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   15   17   11   17   11   21   16   15   1
      Psychology   9   55   57   63   53   28   18   21   17   2
      Social sciences   21   49   56   61   52   99   98   109   76   21
    Engineering   160   313   325   349   389   424   423   468   445   227
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   16   15   25   25   24   21   30   24   11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   11   12   9   7   14   11   15   9   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   41   48   42   50   60   84   74   68   28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   50   71   91   99   104   104   98   107   125   72
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   16   31   30   34   44   58   51   57   56   51
      Mechanical engineering   37   89   85   93   111   114   106   118   108   42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   12   6   14   15   19   16   28   23   8
      Other engineering   23   41   37   33   32   30   35   39   32   12
    Health   4   11   4   7   8   31   37   41   32   18
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   11   4   7   8   31   37   41   32   18

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   580   461   471   438   418   448   474   478   445   624
  Science and engineering   577   456   470   437   415   441   462   470   440   620
    Science   331   288   311   302   284   279   250   268   252   351
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   46   34   45   27   25   23   21   20   21   44
      Biological and biomedical sciences   99   88   102   101   116   105   96   100   107   121
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   31   21   23   7   11   20   19   27   25   39
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   10   19   16   9   13   16   8   7   13
      Mathematics and statistics   26   14   17   21   27   25   12   12   13   26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   2   2   8   6   6   4   3   5   1
      Natural resources and conservation   15   24   21   15   9   15   8   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   83   90   76   99   76   66   69   75   64   75
      Psychology   7   5   5   3   3   3   2   6   5   5
      Social sciences   3   0   1   5   2   3   3   4   3   15
    Engineering   246   168   159   135   131   162   212   202   188   269
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   24   19   14   11   12   22   22   14   14   15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   4   5   1   1   1   5   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   31   24   19   24   17   13   23   20   17   23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   17   9   8   10   9   12   17   15   46
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   39   44   46   46   57   75   70   58   84
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   4   6   6   6   6   4   7   3   4
      Mechanical engineering   58   34   28   18   24   29   42   39   36   43
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   24   13   22   14   6   10   14   14   23   25
      Other engineering   17   14   12   7   9   15   15   21   22   29
    Health   3   5   1   1   3   7   12   8   5   4
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   5   1   1   3   7   12   8   5   4

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,392   1,865   1,772   1,829   1,772   1,870   2,024   2,171   2,204   2,759
  Fellowships   14   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   12   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   1,287   1,019   1,021   1,050   949   1,099   1,105   1,112   1,110   1,302
    Federal   556   452   464   423   409   430   446   451   430   597
    Institutional   370   279   332   368   314   423   370   394   385   433
    Nonfederal   361   288   225   259   226   246   289   267   295   272
  Teaching assistantships   673   517   469   452   478   496   503   602   612   933
    Federal   7   7   4   14   9   17   15   10   0   22
    Institutional   664   494   461   432   464   464   466   578   596   894
    Nonfederal   2   16   4   6   5   15   22   14   16   17
  Other types of support   418   328   280   327   345   275   416   457   482   524
    Federal   5   1   3   1   0   1   13   17   15   5
    Institutional   21   8   62   7   15   18   118   153   168   18
    Nonfederal   2   2   1   3   2   1   26   32   21   4
    Personal resources   390   317   214   316   328   255   259   255   278   497

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   268   277   275   269   274   190   240   274   264   274
    Science   207   232   241   233   221   150   186   212   208   217
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   116   111   100   89   98   30   34   46   47   48
      Biological and biomedical sciences   35   29   35   35   32   37   48   64   69   78
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   2   2   1   0   0   3   4   2   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   4   6   9   5   5   6   4   5   2
      Mathematics and statistics   9   11   10   13   11   6   6   3   3   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   3   2   1   3   5   5   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   26   64   78   75   59   61   69   74   61   64
      Psychology   6   3   6   5   11   4   6   8   3   1
      Social sciences   7   5   2   5   2   2   9   8   17   16
    Engineering   61   45   34   36   53   40   54   62   56   57
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   7   3   3   4   3   6   5   4   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   17   12   8   7   4   2   5   6   9   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   7   4   9   17   12   12   15   5   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   9   5   1   8   7   6   6   8   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   2   1   1   2   3   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   1   3   4   6   5   4   8   9   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   5   5   4   6   5   10   10   11   9
      Other engineering   2   4   6   6   7   5   9   9   8   10
    Health   0   0   0   3   1   74   83   52   44   25
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Other health   0   0   0   3   1   74   83   52   41   25

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

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

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   105   126   130   132   121   116   143   137   137   171
  Science and engineering   105   126   130   131   121   99   124   128   126   161
    Science   78   107   118   122   101   90   105   107   108   133
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   30   27   47   21   22   7   13   14   18   26
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   12   20   22   17   23   22   26   30   38
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   1   1   0   0   0   1   2   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   2   4   6   5   3   3   0   3   1
      Mathematics and statistics   2   3   3   6   4   1   3   2   2   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   2   0   2   3   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   56   40   62   51   52   57   62   49   56
      Psychology   1   2   1   1   0   1   2   1   2   1
      Social sciences   4   3   0   4   0   0   1   0   3   6
    Engineering   27   19   12   9   20   9   19   21   18   28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   2   1   2   3   0   3   4   3   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   8   2   2   3   1   1   2   2   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   3   1   1   3   0   2   3   0   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   3   1   5   5   4   3   2   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   2   2   1   1   1   3   3   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   0   2   0   4   2   6   5   5   1
      Other engineering   2   1   1   1   1   0   2   1   3   5
    Health   0   0   0   1   0   17   19   9   11   10
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   1   0   17   19   9   11   10

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   462,347   420,823   393,184   360,275   363,107   358,474   361,206   323,584   328,385   306,125
    Science   265,190   247,499   235,813   211,243   196,865   237,700   244,676   214,794   224,734   211,521
      Computer and information sciences   8,511   6,326   5,782   5,844   7,666   8,296   10,194   7,731   7,240   4,465
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4,773   5,103   4,897   5,650   4,538   3,917   3,659   3,178   2,635   2,882
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   4,773   5,103   4,897   5,650   4,538   3,917   3,659   3,178   2,635   2,882
        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   0   0
      Life sciences   183,829   172,991   160,235   142,283   123,853   149,764   151,654   143,406   159,880   149,392
        Agricultural sciences   91,767   85,524   85,319   51,837   44,790   58,811   57,924   46,576   49,114   49,050
        Biological and biomedical sciences   46,798   46,701   42,147   42,898   39,072   56,405   62,125   69,333   80,859   76,544
        Health sciences   339   0   402   19,767   15,103   26,137   23,102   19,652   23,024   16,072
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   7,157   8,411   8,503   7,845   6,883   0
        Life sciences nec   44,925   40,766   32,367   27,781   17,731   0   0   0   0   7,726
      Mathematics and statistics   21,109   19,968   19,927   16,101   17,062   16,551   17,694   16,481   12,770   13,933
      Physical sciences   33,716   31,219   30,440   26,696   27,216   40,040   42,277   27,491   24,170   20,659
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   16,470   15,985   14,302   11,950   12,374   12,549   14,074   10,338   8,746   12,082
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   10,905   11,751   7,286   6,042   0
        Physics   17,246   15,234   16,138   14,746   14,842   16,586   16,452   9,867   9,382   8,577
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,739   3,350   3,852   3,595   3,786   9,858   12,694   6,041   3,291   2,598
      Social sciences   9,126   8,107   10,305   10,196   6,923   3,741   4,356   7,385   8,587   11,848
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   0
        Economics   4,027   4,289   4,507   3,005   3,699   1,466   2,099   3,514   1,541   3,908
        Political science and government   925   714   555   692   899   1,052   1,013   772   536   487
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,548   2,691   4,890   3,550   2,098   1,223   1,244   3,024   6,466   7,431
        Social sciences nec   626   413   353   2,949   227   0   0   75   2   22
      Sciences nec   387   435   375   878   5,821   5,533   2,148   3,081   6,161   5,744
    Engineering   159,841   140,782   132,475   123,428   109,473   104,798   99,214   95,306   92,088   84,114
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8,481   8,468   8,492   6,391   5,301   6,271   5,282   5,066   4,390   4,189
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   16,118   16,261   16,789   13,461   8,679   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   18,922   10,826   8,421   7,640   6,746   10,114   11,979   11,572   12,881   11,602
      Civil engineering   31,466   26,330   23,902   25,188   21,348   27,609   28,083   26,373   24,447   20,681
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,326   10,967   12,017   11,018   12,327   22,091   20,761   20,154   19,977   14,163
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   5,580   7,299   8,378   6,655   0
      Mechanical engineering   7,987   7,433   9,094   7,849   13,685   8,787   9,070   9,652   8,102   6,773
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   11,432   9,806   9,811   8,868   4,870   0   0   0   0   5,032
      Engineering nec   55,109   50,691   43,949   43,013   36,517   24,346   16,740   14,111   15,636   21,674
    Non-S&E   37,316   32,542   24,896   25,604   56,769   15,976   17,316   13,484   11,563   10,490
      Business management and business administration   20,110   17,186   8,981   9,087   2,246   4,442   5,607   2,504   1,958   2,103
      Communication and communications technologies   776   822   1,207   918   607   769   731   576   500   495
      Education   2,798   2,654   2,554   3,024   3,168   5,391   5,738   6,045   4,620   4,214
      Humanities   7,629   7,180   6,803   6,993   7,528   3,803   3,405   3,217   3,073   2,781
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,205   1,829   1,541   1,138   2,317   761   1,008   954   869   780
      Non-S&E nec   3,798   2,871   3,810   4,444   40,903   810   827   188   543   117

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   462,347   216,003   37,520   168,223   25,087   14,900   614
    Science   265,190   124,025   26,566   86,193   17,534   10,629   243
      Computer and information sciences   8,511   4,869   3   3,525   54   0   60
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4,773   2,663   0   2,110   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   4,773   2,663   0   2,110   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   183,829   76,738   24,352   56,114   16,614   9,893   118
        Agricultural sciences   91,767   37,596   10,566   23,595   13,177   6,769   64
        Biological and biomedical sciences   46,798   18,895   6,674   16,633   1,928   2,666   2
        Health sciences   339   0   0   339   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   44,925   20,247   7,112   15,547   1,509   458   52
      Mathematics and statistics   21,109   11,825   277   8,493   453   26   35
      Physical sciences   33,716   25,557   110   7,557   412   76   4
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   16,470   12,117   110   3,792   371   76   4
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   17,246   13,440   0   3,765   41   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,739   879   0   2,338   0   496   26
      Social sciences   9,126   1,494   1,604   5,889   1   138   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   4,027   281   1,036   2,682   1   27   0
        Political science and government   925   211   6   688   0   20   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,548   756   499   2,202   0   91   0
        Social sciences nec   626   246   63   317   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   387   0   220   167   0   0   0
    Engineering   159,841   87,445   9,758   51,048   7,133   4,115   342
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8,481   5,209   56   3,071   75   0   70
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   16,118   10,948   263   3,625   324   958   0
      Chemical engineering   18,922   12,942   56   4,481   599   844   0
      Civil engineering   31,466   14,757   5,959   8,967   1,374   393   16
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,326   3,856   99   5,227   302   842   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7,987   4,012   270   3,617   23   44   21
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   11,432   8,423   155   2,236   571   23   24
      Engineering nec   55,109   27,298   2,900   19,824   3,865   1,011   211
    Non-S&E   37,316   4,533   1,196   30,982   420   156   29
      Business management and business administration   20,110   1,343   243   18,488   30   6   0
      Communication and communications technologies   776   4   0   743   0   0   29
      Education   2,798   875   76   1,363   334   150   0
      Humanities   7,629   630   5   6,941   53   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,205   444   514   1,244   3   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   3,798   1,237   358   2,203   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   216,003   195,394   187,156   169,177   165,912   147,866   147,679   128,221   125,397   114,518
  DOD   15,530   12,259   11,228   11,182   12,666   11,859   11,716   10,753   9,126   8,037
  DOE   35,500   34,045   35,457   33,990   33,159   30,266   29,709   10,173   7,407   6,733
  HHS   30,380   31,326   28,573   23,135   23,498   19,072   16,232   14,874   14,218   11,761
  NASA   4,382   4,612   3,972   2,027   1,873   2,108   1,976   1,933   1,315   1,371
  NSF   41,671   35,809   33,906   30,813   29,570   34,620   33,926   35,549   37,161   34,956
  USDA   58,371   50,328   52,471   38,170   35,066   29,336   31,575   34,614   38,507   37,273
  Other   30,169   27,015   21,549   29,860   30,080   20,605   22,545   20,325   17,663   14,387

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   5,682   734   4,948   .
2018   5,595   734   4,861   .

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   1,564   1,587   1,511   1,588   1,491
    Agricultural sciences   1,053   1,057   977   1,023   984
    Biological and biomedical sciences   184   191   191   215   171
    Computer and information sciences   4   4   4   5   4
    Engineering   154   170   168   185   181
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4   2   2   2   2
    Health sciences   1   2   10   9   6
    Mathematics and statistics   1   2   2   8   6
    Natural resources and conservation   4   8   8   14   13
    Physical sciences   97   90   90   94   90
    Psychology   8   4   4   4   3
    Social sciences   6   7   5   7   7
    Other   48   49   50   23   22

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   53,777   11,919   20,465   0   53,393
    Agricultural sciences   53,777   0   15,940   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   53,393
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   11,919   4,525   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   589   1,943   1,992   597   1,149
    Agricultural sciences   589   1,397   521   343   261
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   546   1,471   0   611
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   277
    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   254   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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