Jackson State U.

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
2024 239 48.6 459
2023 225 51.6 459 490 28.6 679 322 47.1 602 312 66.3 914
2022 209 54.8 457 513 25.4 680 306 66.4 900
2021 178 60.7 447 388 44.5 691 313 46.9 583 300 67.4 908
2020 185 59.4 450 387 45.2 698 300 67.6 916
2019 165 63.6 447 372 47.2 697 314 47.3 589 281 69.6 914
2018 198 54.3 428 361 49 700 273 70.4 911
2017 175 59.4 425 333 51.9 684 317 45.5 575 252 72.3 898
2016 192 55.9 430 383 45.7 697 253 72.1 896
2015 201 53.4 426 372 46.9 693 396 31.3 570 251 72.4 898
2014 342 50.9 688 237 73.7 889
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: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 40 41 54 69 64 85 58 75 64 58
  Science and engineering 19 19 19 26 26 30 23 27 27 17
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 3 3 3 3 4 6 3 1 3
      Natural resources and conservation 1 3 3 3 3 4 6 3 1 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 . . 1 2 . . 1 .
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences . . 1 1 1 . . . . .
      Computer science . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Engineering 5 4 4 5 3 6 3 . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 1 2 . 1 2 2 . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 1 1 . 2 . . . .
      Engineering, other 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Geological sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
      Mathematics . . . . 2 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 3 2 1 1 7 5 3 9 9 8
      Chemistry 3 2 1 1 7 5 3 9 9 8
    Psychology 5 7 1 5 6 3 6 8 9 2
      Clinical psychology 5 7 1 3 6 3 5 8 9 2
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Psychology, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Social sciences 2 2 9 11 3 10 5 7 5 4
      Economics . . 1 1 . . . 1 . .
      Public policy analysis . 1 2 8 . 2 . 6 1 3
      Social sciences, other 2 1 6 2 3 8 5 . 4 1
  Non-science and engineering 21 22 35 43 38 55 35 48 37 41
    Business . . 1 2 3 2 2 9 4 2
      Business . . 1 2 3 2 2 9 4 2
    Education 17 19 28 34 28 45 28 34 26 35
      Education leadership and administration 6 5 17 20 27 34 26 18 20 26
      Education research 11 14 11 14 1 11 2 15 4 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Education, other . . . . . . . . 2 2
    Humanities and arts . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Letters . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 4 2 6 7 7 8 5 5 7 4
      Communication . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Public administration and social services 4 2 5 7 7 8 4 5 7 4
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 49 40 47 i 44 57 69 120 82 91 103 0
    Female 34 31 119 i 118 120 125 98 106 115 117 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 42 41 138 i 137 176 189 210 166 175 172 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 2 i 2 22 14 70 1 2 4 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 41 40 136 i 135 154 169 131 163 172 166 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0
      Asian 0 3 3 i 3 15 6 9 7 2 2 0
      Black or African American 40 35 105 i 104 105 111 85 123 152 144 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      White 0 0 28 i 28 33 45 34 27 18 20 0
      More than one race 1 2 0 i 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 1 0 i 0 0 6 9 2 1 2 0
  Temporary visa holders 41 30 28 i 25 1 5 8 22 31 48 0
  Science and engineering 83 71 87 i 81 98 141 105 188 206 220 0
    Science 56 49 70 i 65 86 106 66 147 159 189 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 11 16 i 16 20 14 13 21 28 20 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 26 24 16 i 14 32 24 0 12 22 29 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 23 21 26 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 3 i 3 2 6 4 11 5 7 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 14 i 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 8 11 i 10 11 20 16 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 6 10 i 10 21 5 9 17 19 25 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 37 19 30 25 24 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 5 33 39 58 0
    Engineering 27 22 17 i 16 12 35 39 41 47 31 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 27 22 17 i 16 12 35 39 41 31 31 0
  Health 0 0 79 i 81 79 53 113 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 49 i 51 49 25 77 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 30 i 30 30 28 36 0 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 39 37 62 i 65 75 49 43 94 110 88 0
    Female 25 36 129 i 134 112 35 149 115 209 144 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 36 47 165 i 172 179 80 177 178 285 202 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 2 i 2 15 13 76 2 3 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 30 38 163 i 170 164 56 91 176 281 201 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 i 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 0
      Asian 1 1 5 i 5 19 2 15 4 11 5 0
      Black or African American 28 35 135 i 142 121 39 60 138 244 169 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0
      White 0 0 19 i 19 21 15 15 27 25 19 0
      More than one race 1 2 3 i 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 9 0 i 0 0 11 10 0 1 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 28 26 26 i 27 8 4 15 31 34 30 0
  Science and engineering 64 73 89 i 89 85 70 98 209 319 232 0
    Science 44 50 67 i 66 59 33 75 165 214 209 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 0 14 i 14 7 9 3 3 2 8 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 20 25 5 i 5 31 8 0 7 8 4 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 13 6 8 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 i 2 5 5 1 2 10 9 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 15 i 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 8 10 i 10 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 17 21 i 20 11 11 26 32 37 41 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 13 3 12 17 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 12 105 139 122 0
    Engineering 20 23 22 i 23 26 37 23 44 105 23 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Other engineering 20 23 22 i 23 26 37 23 44 19 23 0
  Health 0 0 102 i 110 102 14 94 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 102 i 110 102 14 91 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 5 24 95 i 97 108 63 144 60 85 88 0
  Science and engineering 5 24 27 i 27 40 18 51 60 85 88 0
    Science 3 14 25 i 25 38 18 33 56 58 81 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 10 i 10 13 10 10 2 15 19 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 i 1 3 0 0 6 2 14 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 17 11 14 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 i 2 1 3 3 3 5 7 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 2 i 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 7 0 i 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 4 10 i 10 21 5 8 16 13 19 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 5 10 12 7 0
    Engineering 2 10 2 i 2 2 0 18 4 27 7 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 10 2 i 2 2 0 18 4 27 7 0
  Health 0 0 68 i 70 68 45 93 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 45 i 47 45 25 77 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 23 i 23 23 20 16 0 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 83 71 166 i 162 177 194 218 188 206 220
  Fellowships 0 0 15 i 15 33 61 18 18 61 41
    Federal 0 0 15 i 15 32 19 18 18 50 35
    Institutional 0 0 0 i 0 1 41 0 0 8 6
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
  Research assistantships 0 2 11 i 11 10 5 21 32 26 58
    Federal 0 1 9 i 9 7 5 14 30 22 44
    Institutional 0 1 2 i 2 3 0 4 2 4 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 3 0 0 7
  Teaching assistantships 0 2 0 i 0 0 0 0 40 6 11
    Federal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 0 2 0 i 0 0 0 0 38 5 11
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Other types of support 83 67 140 i 136 134 128 179 98 113 110
    Federal 5 23 71 i 73 69 39 112 12 12 9
    Institutional 16 19 10 i 9 5 8 42 44 37 26
    Nonfederal 10 2 12 i 11 12 0 5 3 11 2
    Personal resources 52 23 47 i 43 48 81 20 39 53 73

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 12 i 29 30 51 2 15 18 19 0
    Science 0 0 12 i 29 30 36 2 15 18 14 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 17 16 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 12 i 12 14 0 0 10 14 11 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 15 0 0 0 5 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 15 0 0 0 5 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 12 i 26 27 33 2 14 14 16 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 12 i 26 27 0 2 14 14 16 0
    Science 0 0 12 i 26 27 0 2 14 14 11 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 12 i 12 14 0 0 9 10 8 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  Health 0 0 0 i 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 19,457 17,481 16,157 15,081 18,160 19,465 22,790 23,832 23,908 26,609
    Science 15,371 13,606 12,586 13,511 14,703 15,587 16,974 18,044 19,164 21,017
      Computer and information sciences 383 671 662 502 567 1,314 1,821 1,553 1,723 1,458
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 2 189 1,794 1,562 2,130 1,764 1,732 1,962
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 189 1,794 1,562 2,130 1,734 1,732 1,962
      Life sciences 6,183 5,257 3,183 2,129 1,902 2,140 3,549 3,642 2,861 3,898
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 733 750 691 1,045 1,021 1,270 1,332 1,321 773 1,213
        Health sciences 5,450 4,507 2,492 1,084 881 870 2,217 2,321 2,088 2,665
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
      Mathematics and statistics 128 26 44 97 68 89 251 302 292 345
      Physical sciences 7,333 7,277 8,231 9,903 9,159 8,859 7,259 7,699 7,213 7,282
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,351 5,322 7,071 8,452 7,573 7,222 5,813 5,177 4,881 5,260
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,982 1,955 1,160 1,451 1,586 1,637 1,446 2,522 2,332 2,022
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 167 181 174 25 69 0 0 0 0 51
      Social sciences 559 4 73 201 325 112 213 207 752 1,098
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 1
        Political science and government 559 4 67 34 7 85 182 86 32 21
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 6 167 219 27 31 121 720 1,076
      Sciences nec 618 190 217 465 819 1,511 1,751 2,877 4,591 4,923
    Engineering 3,214 2,512 2,236 1,468 3,354 3,385 4,298 4,364 2,999 3,115
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,786 1,192 1,157 1,208 1,594 1,707 2,225 2,064 1,988 2,059
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,341 1,278 969 227 1,699 1,678 2,073 2,300 1,011 1,056
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 87 42 109 33 61 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 872 1,363 1,335 102 103 493 1,518 1,424 1,745 2,477
      Business management and business administration 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
      Education 695 1,323 897 102 103 493 1,518 1,355 1,737 2,473
      Humanities 175 40 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 69 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2 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: 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 19,457 16,443 0 1,601 4 1,375 34
    Science 15,371 13,265 0 1,170 4 898 34
      Computer and information sciences 383 271 0 67 0 45 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 6,183 5,512 0 214 4 439 14
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 733 625 0 76 0 18 14
        Health sciences 5,450 4,887 0 138 4 421 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 128 91 0 33 0 4 0
      Physical sciences 7,333 6,754 0 559 0 0 20
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,351 4,213 0 118 0 0 20
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,982 2,541 0 441 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 167 107 0 0 0 60 0
      Social sciences 559 370 0 71 0 118 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 559 370 0 71 0 118 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 618 160 0 226 0 232 0
    Engineering 3,214 2,669 0 262 0 283 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,786 1,454 0 157 0 175 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,341 1,128 0 105 0 108 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 87 87 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 872 509 0 169 0 194 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 695 507 0 124 0 64 0
      Humanities 175 0 0 45 0 130 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2 2 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 16,443 15,045 14,038 13,662 16,259 17,385 20,136 20,854 19,656 21,677
  DOD 1,912 1,568 1,251 645 2,293 2,689 2,929 3,727 2,492 1,924
  DOE 435 204 219 271 255 334 205 348 168 143
  HHS 5,846 4,860 3,130 2,660 4,343 4,786 6,838 6,951 7,002 8,319
  NASA 90 86 51 35 98 147 187 107 203 84
  NSF 5,241 5,898 6,726 7,733 6,957 6,543 6,247 6,079 5,796 5,986
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 25
  Other 2,919 2,429 2,661 2,318 2,313 2,886 3,730 3,642 3,983 5,196

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 309 35 274 .
2018 336 35 301 .
2017 401 46 355 .

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 107 107 107 100 48
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 12 12 12 12 12
    Computer and information sciences 51 51 51 51 1
    Engineering 6 6 6 6 6
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Health sciences 1 1 1 1 0
    Mathematics and statistics 10 10 10 10 10
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 16 16 16 16 16
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 8 8 8 1 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 1,842 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,583 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 259 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

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