Kansas 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 107 77.1 459 148 76.9 631 121 87.1 925
2023 99 78.8 459 141 79.6 679 135 85.4 911 84 86.3 602
2022 104 77.6 457 141 79.6 680 127 86.1 900
2021 93 79.6 447 124 82.4 691 120 87 908 54 91 583
2020 93 79.7 450 124 82.5 698 114 87.8 916
2019 101 77.8 447 120 83.1 697 111 88.1 914 49 91.9 589
2018 108 75.2 428 118 83.4 700 105 88.7 911
2017 107 75.2 425 118 83 684 109 88.1 898 48 91.9 575
2016 105 76 430 118 83.4 697 107 88.3 896
2015 102 76.5 426 121 82.8 693 106 88.4 898 48 91.8 570
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 173 195 189 199 203 195 170 179 175 184
  Science and engineering 128 159 151 159 171 159 135 147 143 149
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 44 33 32 39 47 42 26 41 35 30
      Agricultural sciences 42 31 32 37 47 42 25 40 34 28
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 . 2 . . 1 1 1 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15 33 27 29 20 23 31 26 31 25
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 4 1 5 2 4 5 2 4 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 4 7 3 1 3 . 2 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . . 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 2 1 1 . . . 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 3 3 3 5 . 3 9 2 4
      Genetics and genomics . 4 2 4 . 2 . . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 2 10 3 1 3 3 6 4 3 4
      Molecular biology 1 3 1 . . . 1 1 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 2 . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . 4 . 2 4 1 2 4 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 5 5 11 4 6 15 5 14 6
    Computer and information sciences 4 7 9 12 2 2 2 4 6 7
      Computer science 3 6 8 11 2 2 2 4 5 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 2
    Engineering 23 37 26 27 39 32 20 29 20 22
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . 1 2 1 1 . . . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 2 3 3 3 8 3 7 1 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 7 4 2 10 7 5 4 8 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 8 5 9 5 6 3 4 5 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 5 2 . 7 . 1 3 2 2
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . 2 . 1 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 3 7 7 4 5 3 5 3 . 4
      Engineering, other 3 8 4 7 8 5 3 7 3 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . 1 . 2 . . . 1
      Geological sciences 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . 2 . . . 1
    Health sciences 3 3 7 3 2 4 1 3 3 2
      Public health 1 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 2 2 6 3 2 4 . 3 2 2
    Mathematics and statistics 6 19 11 10 12 9 11 3 5 9
      Applied mathematics 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 . 1 .
      Mathematics . 1 1 . 2 2 4 3 1 4
      Statistics . 6 3 4 3 3 5 . 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 10 6 3 5 3 1 . 2 3
    Physical sciences 14 15 23 14 18 17 19 15 14 20
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 .
      Chemistry 8 6 11 7 8 12 12 11 7 12
      Physics 5 8 11 6 10 5 7 4 6 8
    Psychology 9 9 8 13 12 16 15 11 16 17
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 5 3 7 6 6 9 5 10 3
      Research and experimental psychology 3 2 4 3 3 5 1 3 3 5
      Psychology, other 3 2 1 3 3 5 5 3 3 9
    Social sciences 9 3 8 11 19 12 10 15 13 16
      Economics 2 1 3 3 10 1 3 . 4 6
      Political science and government . . . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 1 . 4 3 3 2 3 4 .
      Social sciences, other 6 1 5 3 6 6 4 11 4 9
  Non-science and engineering 45 36 38 40 32 36 35 32 32 35
    Business 8 5 2 9 7 11 6 3 3 1
      Business 8 5 2 9 7 11 6 3 3 1
    Education 20 20 25 21 17 19 21 17 19 22
      Education leadership and administration 1 3 4 2 2 . 3 2 1 2
      Education research 13 10 18 13 10 10 14 11 7 15
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 7 3 1 4 4 3 2 8 5
      Education, other 2 . . 5 1 5 1 2 3 .
    Humanities and arts 5 4 . 2 3 2 4 9 5 2
      History 5 1 . 2 3 2 4 8 5 2
      Philosophy and religious studies . 2 . . . . . . . .
      Music and performing arts . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 12 7 11 8 5 4 4 3 5 10
      Communication 1 1 1 1 . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 11 6 10 7 5 4 4 3 5 10

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   597   632   657   739   670   624   580   552   684   716
    Hispanic or Latino   38   50   39   63   58   45   40   39   40   33
    Not Hispanic or Latino   544   569   606   665   599   565   530   499   624   665
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   3   1   0   0   2   1   1   2
      Asian   25   24   23   22   19   22   16   13   12   17
      Black or African American   15   17   16   21   17   17   18   20   22   21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      White   483   508   543   596   542   509   477   454   573   610
      More than one race   17   17   21   25   20   16   16   11   16   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   13   12   11   13   14   10   14   20   18
  Temporary visa holders   529   527   502   509   500   581   647   627   659   599
  Science and engineering   1,067   1,107   1,136   1,217   1,149   1,146   1,158   1,099   1,223   1,206
    Science   920   954   965   1,033   965   912   906   849   983   984
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   226   230   216   284   258   218   225   232   224   224
      Biological and biomedical sciences   269   237   240   220   180   220   184   177   167   176
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   14
      Computer and information sciences   62   62   54   57   58   19   57   25   53   54
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   97   105
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   18   19   17   16   20   20   19   22   19
      Mathematics and statistics   74   79   83   84   88   93   103   110   98   95
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   23   23   3   7   1   0   0   0   2   1
      Natural resources and conservation   2   45   43   46   42   42   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   87   94   95   105   113   127   123   119   120   113
      Psychology   62   68   99   93   92   34   33   1   31   36
      Social sciences   95   98   113   120   117   139   161   166   152   147
    Engineering   147   153   171   184   184   234   252   250   240   222
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   18   19   19   19   16   17   21   22   20   24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   29   35   34   33   38   57   58   51   49   48
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   29   30   33   28   35   56   58   65   47   46
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   19   17   19   23   29   31   32   29   33   24
      Mechanical engineering   13   15   24   45   34   36   43   36   37   30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   39   37   42   36   32   37   40   47   54   50
    Health   59   52   23   31   21   59   69   80   120   109
      Clinical medicine   31   31   23   31   21   25   25   40   44   41
      Other health   28   21   0   0   0   34   44   40   76   68

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   494   489   530   501   429   371   396   372   599   688
    Hispanic or Latino   43   47   52   47   28   24   24   20   34   38
    Not Hispanic or Latino   440   429   460   438   387   335   356   340   552   640
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   2   1   2   0   1   3   2   5
      Asian   23   22   21   22   20   15   16   22   26   29
      Black or African American   35   27   22   23   24   23   29   25   39   33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   1   1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3
      White   364   363   405   382   332   287   295   279   468   554
      More than one race   13   15   9   8   8   9   15   11   16   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   13   18   16   14   12   16   12   13   10
  Temporary visa holders   32   39   39   57   42   43   52   51   57   71
  Science and engineering   473   476   544   540   454   371   395   373   599   698
    Science   407   400   441   439   360   263   286   269   477   553
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   134   138   140   170   133   106   126   124   121   139
      Biological and biomedical sciences   109   102   114   64   49   26   22   25   22   22
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   6
      Computer and information sciences   18   15   16   18   19   6   10   6   17   24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   82   105
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   3   4   3   4   3   8   5   6   9
      Mathematics and statistics   10   7   10   19   10   10   14   9   9   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   26   26   15   17   14   0   0   0   16   14
      Natural resources and conservation   1   4   10   7   6   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   6   6   5   5   6   3   4   2   5
      Psychology   51   63   74   87   75   46   50   39   49   52
      Social sciences   54   36   52   49   45   59   53   57   146   167
    Engineering   66   76   103   101   94   108   109   104   122   145
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   11   16   15   12   14   16   16   16   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   13   31   28   25   32   23   25   39   47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   18   14   20   16   23   25   21   39   34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   12   15   25   23   24   25   28   21   4   25
      Mechanical engineering   8   9   8   5   8   6   7   13   11   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   9   10   9   10   9   8   10   8   13   12
    Health   53   52   25   18   17   43   53   50   57   61
      Clinical medicine   45   42   25   18   17   11   22   16   14   19
      Other health   8   10   0   0   0   32   31   34   43   42

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   376   385   437   410   372   320   366   236   323   328
  Science and engineering   374   368   434   407   371   309   360   225   295   309
    Science   315   305   358   331   291   250   285   173   226   257
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   110   83   115   112   106   87   88   36   52   63
      Biological and biomedical sciences   98   90   100   89   70   70   73   56   69   80
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   17   21   19   14   17   2   15   4   13   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   21
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   0   2   2   2   3   1   1   1
      Mathematics and statistics   2   4   4   2   2   2   1   3   2   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   6   8   4   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   43   43   55   47   51   54   50   46   44
      Psychology   16   26   32   17   14   9   8   0   2   7
      Social sciences   29   25   36   36   33   27   43   23   25   24
    Engineering   59   63   76   76   80   59   75   52   69   52
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   8   8   8   7   6   12   7   5   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   5   8   7   8   7   9   8   4   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   18   25   16   23   9   14   9   19   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   6   7   7   8   3   5   2   2   2
      Mechanical engineering   8   10   10   18   14   12   14   9   10   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   17   16   18   20   20   22   21   17   29   22
    Health   2   17   3   3   1   11   6   11   28   19
      Clinical medicine   2   12   3   3   1   1   1   5   2   3
      Other health   0   5   0   0   0   10   5   6   26   16

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   1,126   1,159   1,159   1,248   1,170   1,205   1,227   1,179   1,343   1,315
  Fellowships   21   25   16   21   10   40   37   17   29   32
    Federal   19   23   9   9   2   6   12   10   17   15
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   31   19   2   7   8
    Nonfederal   2   2   7   12   8   3   6   5   5   9
  Research assistantships   491   541   519   548   502   534   536   552   598   630
    Federal   263   273   286   314   277   242   269   210   298   306
    Institutional   154   198   166   177   155   241   183   258   199   215
    Nonfederal   74   70   67   57   70   51   84   84   101   109
  Teaching assistantships   254   302   271   287   422   449   498   423   452   436
    Federal   0   0   0   1   93   72   85   16   0   0
    Institutional   254   302   271   286   327   372   413   407   452   430
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   2   5   0   0   0   6
  Other types of support   360   291   353   392   236   182   156   187   264   217
    Federal   94   89   142   86   0   0   0   0   8   7
    Institutional   17   15   15   22   8   19   14   19   11   10
    Nonfederal   0   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   12   12
    Personal resources   249   187   195   279   228   163   142   168   233   188

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   77   89   87   91   107   119   118   171   87   130
    Science   69   78   79   86   104   111   117   153   84   126
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   23   26   37   29   66   22   19   30   21   21
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   34   22   37   25   67   63   91   37   67
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   1   0   0   2   1   1   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   6   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   15   13   15   12   19   28   31   15   26
      Psychology   1   0   0   0   0   3   3   0   0   1
      Social sciences   1   1   1   1   0   0   2   0   2   1
    Engineering   8   11   8   5   3   8   1   18   3   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   2   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   3   2   2   1   1   0   4   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   3   0   2   3   0   4   1   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   5   1   0   0   1   1   7   2   1
    Health   0   1   0   0   0   5   15   26   15   16
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   1   0   0   0   5   15   26   15   16

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   57   66   62   71   65   80   61   102   57   81
  Science and engineering   57   66   62   71   65   78   59   96   42   74
    Science   53   58   55   66   63   74   59   85   40   70
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   17   19   24   22   37   11   10   11   7   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   26   15   27   14   46   27   47   19   39
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   12   12   13   12   16   20   27   10   22
      Psychology   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1
      Social sciences   1   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   2   1
    Engineering   4   8   7   5   2   4   0   11   2   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   2   2   1   1   0   1   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   2   0   1   2   0   4   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   4   1   0   0   1   0   4   2   1
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   6   15   7
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   6   15   7

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   264,961   217,992   212,974   203,846   213,900   218,622   218,299   196,478   193,254   188,721
    Science   214,405   172,985   169,075   162,456   171,584   174,805   175,289   158,537   157,342   156,059
      Computer and information sciences   4,141   3,858   3,900   3,898   3,511   2,923   3,436   2,726   3,378   4,803
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,324   299   1,295   1,130   1,479   2,337   2,574   2,184   1,867   1,220
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,324   299   1,295   1,130   1,479   2,337   2,574   2,184   1,867   1,220
        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   167,889   129,457   124,308   119,328   127,024   133,246   134,291   129,924   127,293   122,684
        Agricultural sciences   140,103   103,613   98,598   92,231   95,332   85,363   83,800   85,334   81,470   78,357
        Biological and biomedical sciences   26,235   23,719   25,276   26,459   30,940   30,002   31,202   23,382   24,269   43,571
        Health sciences   1,551   2,125   434   638   752   17,881   19,289   21,208   21,554   756
        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   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,102   3,353   2,956   2,708   3,246   3,416   3,020   1,143   1,043   1,095
      Physical sciences   14,088   12,230   14,709   12,736   12,583   14,413   13,475   9,960   9,808   8,956
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,710   2,995   3,367   3,977   4,374   5,535   4,750   3,002   2,191   3,034
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   11,378   9,235   11,342   8,759   8,209   8,878   8,725   6,958   7,617   5,922
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,211   4,857   4,337   4,287   5,215   6,005   6,574   3,781   4,281   3,979
      Social sciences   11,280   10,652   10,049   9,633   10,750   4,159   4,262   1,281   1,182   6,975
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   8,007   6,974   6,090   5,336   6,253   864   880   101   123   5,117
        Political science and government   695   760   893   825   985   749   739   14   4   3
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,127   1,046   1,016   1,200   1,385   1,166   1,164   629   416   339
        Social sciences nec   1,451   1,872   2,050   2,272   2,127   1,380   1,479   537   639   1,516
      Sciences nec   7,370   8,279   7,521   8,736   7,776   8,306   7,657   7,538   8,490   6,347
    Engineering   33,623   30,352   29,980   27,743   28,155   27,439   26,577   24,976   24,591   24,023
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,115   1,378   1,491   1,196   1,736   1,188   1,368   1,225   1,028   586
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   3,261   2,904   4,357   3,773   3,438   3,751   3,707   3,500   3,206   3,731
      Civil engineering   5,099   5,749   4,360   3,191   3,581   4,053   4,265   3,788   4,112   4,040
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6,091   4,655   4,182   4,220   4,212   3,411   3,218   2,945   2,489   2,640
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,279   1,367   1,547   1,301   1,516   1,538   1,425   1,165   1,636   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,749   5,879   6,378   7,043   7,748   7,760   6,938   6,318   5,700   4,163
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   11,029   8,420   7,665   7,019   5,924   5,738   5,656   6,035   6,420   8,863
    Non-S&E   16,933   14,655   13,919   13,647   14,161   16,378   16,433   12,965   11,321   8,639
      Business management and business administration   3,545   2,041   2,059   1,954   2,219   2,360   2,376   2,270   2,417   93
      Communication and communications technologies   660   506   302   322   407   468   453   76   3   1
      Education   4,052   3,588   2,847   3,244   3,683   3,121   3,251   2,597   2,521   3,152
      Humanities   1,196   1,532   1,652   1,658   1,688   2,286   2,308   469   448   295
      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   1,120   1,190   1,339   1,286   1,347   1,330   1,318   104   48   48
      Non-S&E nec   6,360   5,798   5,720   5,183   4,817   6,813   6,727   7,449   5,884   5,050

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   264,961   83,225   64,727   97,529   7,460   10,689   1,331
    Science   214,405   63,788   57,353   76,553   5,910   9,859   942
      Computer and information sciences   4,141   1,048   140   2,779   121   0   53
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,324   492   64   704   0   64   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,324   492   64   704   0   64   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   167,889   44,086   52,405   55,796   5,691   9,022   889
        Agricultural sciences   140,103   32,095   48,251   44,931   5,667   8,306   853
        Biological and biomedical sciences   26,235   10,973   4,154   10,414   24   634   36
        Health sciences   1,551   1,018   0   451   0   82   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   3,102   507   233   2,225   58   79   0
      Physical sciences   14,088   10,224   0   3,791   14   59   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,710   1,435   0   1,210   11   54   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   11,378   8,789   0   2,581   3   5   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,211   2,784   23   2,233   26   145   0
      Social sciences   11,280   4,399   2,497   3,897   0   487   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   8,007   3,367   2,486   1,667   0   487   0
        Political science and government   695   11   0   684   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,127   492   11   624   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,451   529   0   922   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   7,370   248   1,991   5,128   0   3   0
    Engineering   33,623   15,581   3,570   12,172   1,550   362   388
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,115   302   152   655   6   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   3,261   1,246   386   1,268   100   81   180
      Civil engineering   5,099   2,432   443   2,192   18   10   4
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6,091   4,464   0   1,474   133   19   1
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,279   503   0   771   0   5   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,749   3,009   141   2,490   67   32   10
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   11,029   3,625   2,448   3,322   1,226   215   193
    Non-S&E   16,933   3,856   3,804   8,804   0   468   1
      Business management and business administration   3,545   122   2,615   807   0   0   1
      Communication and communications technologies   660   46   0   614   0   0   0
      Education   4,052   1,877   0   2,029   0   146   0
      Humanities   1,196   1   0   1,116   0   79   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,120   0   0   1,120   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   6,360   1,810   1,189   3,118   0   243   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   83,225   82,610   81,820   77,779   79,100   81,269   80,436   75,468   71,224   69,918
  DOD   2,686   3,311   3,252   4,250   4,948   3,562   3,561   3,219   2,865   2,981
  DOE   10,697   9,349   8,972   9,016   8,040   8,006   7,657   6,306   7,358   4,959
  HHS   13,897   15,011   15,008   15,633   15,066   15,776   14,095   10,978   9,991   9,221
  NASA   618   746   909   678   528   638   635   662   350   494
  NSF   16,209   15,892   17,249   14,066   14,852   15,709   13,945   12,690   13,103   16,065
  USDA   31,108   28,874   26,145   22,553   24,157   23,474   25,397   25,161   26,065   25,574
  Other   8,010   9,427   10,285   11,583   11,509   14,104   15,146   16,452   11,492   10,624

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   4,671   398   4,273   .
2018   4,818   390   4,428   .

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   828   1,223   1,218   1,218   1,184
    Agricultural sciences   490   230   225   225   207
    Biological and biomedical sciences   128   241   241   241   241
    Computer and information sciences   6   19   19   19   19
    Engineering   84   312   312   312   312
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6   13   13   13   13
    Health sciences   30   96   96   96   80
    Mathematics and statistics   1   13   13   13   13
    Natural resources and conservation   16   89   89   89   89
    Physical sciences   53   153   153   153   153
    Psychology   9   22   22   22   22
    Social sciences   4   35   35   35   35
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   320,140   0   4,728   0   33,383
    Agricultural sciences   183,508   0   4,728   0   18,055
    Biological and biomedical sciences   136,632   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   15,328
    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   3,505   7,692   4,875   7,955   1,503
    Agricultural sciences   1,580   5,550   1,559   0   420
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,407   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   975   0   1,216   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   2,100   7,955   603
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   735   0   0   480
    Psychology   950   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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