Kansas 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
2023 99 78.8 459 141 79.6 679 84 86.3 602 135 85.5 914
2022 104 77.6 457 141 79.6 680 127 86.1 900
2021 93 79.6 447 124 82.4 691 54 91 583 120 87 908
2020 93 79.7 450 124 82.5 698 114 87.8 916
2019 101 77.8 447 120 83.1 697 49 91.9 589 111 88.1 914
2018 108 75.2 428 118 83.4 700 105 88.7 911
2017 107 75.2 425 118 83 684 48 91.9 575 109 88.1 898
2016 105 76 430 118 83.4 697 107 88.3 896
2015 102 76.5 426 121 82.8 693 48 91.8 570 106 88.4 898
2014 110 74.4 422 115 83.6 688 106 88.3 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 195 189 199 203 195 170 179 175 184 160
  Science and engineering 159 151 159 171 159 135 147 143 149 137
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 33 32 39 47 42 26 41 35 30 25
      Agricultural sciences 31 32 37 47 42 25 40 34 28 24
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . 2 . . 1 1 1 2 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 33 27 29 20 23 31 26 31 25 29
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 1 5 2 4 5 2 4 4 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 7 3 1 3 . 2 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . 2 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 1 2 1 1 . . . 3 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 3 3 5 . 3 9 2 4 8
      Genetics and genomics 4 2 4 . 2 . . . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 10 3 1 3 3 6 4 3 4 5
      Molecular biology 3 1 . . . 1 1 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . 2 . . . . 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 4 . 2 4 1 2 4 1 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 5 11 4 6 15 5 14 6 3
    Computer and information sciences 7 9 12 2 2 2 4 6 7 4
      Computer science 6 8 11 2 2 2 4 5 5 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 . . . . 1 2 .
    Engineering 37 26 27 39 32 20 29 20 22 23
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 1 2 1 1 . . . 1 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 3 3 3 8 3 7 1 1 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 4 2 10 7 5 4 8 5 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 8 5 9 5 6 3 4 5 5 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research 5 2 . 7 . 1 3 2 2 4
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . 2 . 1 1 . 1
      Mechanical engineering 7 7 4 5 3 5 3 . 4 1
      Engineering, other 8 4 7 8 5 3 7 3 4 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 . 2 . . . 1 1
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 2 . . . 1 1
    Health sciences 3 7 3 2 4 1 3 3 2 1
      Public health 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 2 6 3 2 4 . 3 2 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 19 11 10 12 9 11 3 5 9 6
      Applied mathematics 2 1 3 2 1 1 . 1 . .
      Mathematics 1 1 . 2 2 4 3 1 4 2
      Statistics 6 3 4 3 3 5 . 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other 10 6 3 5 3 1 . 2 3 1
    Physical sciences 15 23 14 18 17 19 15 14 20 22
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Chemistry 6 11 7 8 12 12 11 7 12 12
      Physics 8 11 6 10 5 7 4 6 8 10
    Psychology 9 8 13 12 16 15 11 16 17 11
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 3 7 6 6 9 5 10 3 4
      Research and experimental psychology 2 4 3 3 5 1 3 3 5 3
      Psychology, other 2 1 3 3 5 5 3 3 9 4
    Social sciences 3 8 11 19 12 10 15 13 16 15
      Economics 1 3 3 10 1 3 . 4 6 4
      Political science and government . . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 . 4 3 3 2 3 4 . 9
      Social sciences, other 1 5 3 6 6 4 11 4 9 2
  Non-science and engineering 36 38 40 32 36 35 32 32 35 23
    Business 5 2 9 7 11 6 3 3 1 4
      Business 5 2 9 7 11 6 3 3 1 4
    Education 20 25 21 17 19 21 17 19 22 11
      Education leadership and administration 3 4 2 2 . 3 2 1 2 1
      Education research 10 18 13 10 10 14 11 7 15 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 3 1 4 4 3 2 8 5 5
      Education, other . . 5 1 5 1 2 3 . 1
    Humanities and arts 4 . 2 3 2 4 9 5 2 4
      History 1 . 2 3 2 4 8 5 2 3
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Music and performing arts 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . . . . . 1
    Other non-science and engineering 7 11 8 5 4 4 3 5 10 4
      Communication 1 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 6 10 7 5 4 4 3 5 10 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 601 578 609 602 649 670 696 738 716 725
    Female 558 581 639 568 556 557 483 605 599 622
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 632 657 739 670 624 580 552 684 716 784
    Hispanic or Latino 50 39 63 58 45 40 39 40 33 33
    Not Hispanic or Latino 569 606 665 599 565 530 499 624 665 737
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 3
      Asian 24 23 22 19 22 16 13 12 17 24
      Black or African American 17 16 21 17 17 18 20 22 21 24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
      White 508 543 596 542 509 477 454 573 610 667
      More than one race 17 21 25 20 16 16 11 16 15 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 12 11 13 14 10 14 20 18 14
  Temporary visa holders 527 502 509 500 581 647 627 659 599 563
  Science and engineering 1,107 1,136 1,217 1,149 1,146 1,158 1,099 1,223 1,206 1,225
    Science 954 965 1,033 965 912 906 849 983 984 1,023
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 230 216 284 258 218 225 232 224 224 222
      Biological and biomedical sciences 237 240 220 180 220 184 177 167 176 182
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 17
      Computer and information sciences 62 54 57 58 19 57 25 53 54 62
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 105 115
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 18 19 17 16 20 20 19 22 19 26
      Mathematics and statistics 79 83 84 88 93 103 110 98 95 85
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 23 3 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 4
      Natural resources and conservation 45 43 46 42 42 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 94 95 105 113 127 123 119 120 113 122
      Psychology 68 99 93 92 34 33 1 31 36 39
      Social sciences 98 113 120 117 139 161 166 152 147 149
    Engineering 153 171 184 184 234 252 250 240 222 202
      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 19 19 19 16 17 21 22 20 24 22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 35 34 33 38 57 58 51 49 48 39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30 33 28 35 56 58 65 47 46 38
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 17 19 23 29 31 32 29 33 24 26
      Mechanical engineering 15 24 45 34 36 43 36 37 30 29
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 37 42 36 32 37 40 47 54 50 48
    Health 52 23 31 21 59 69 80 120 109 122
      Clinical medicine 31 23 31 21 25 25 40 44 41 48
      Other health 21 0 0 0 34 44 40 76 68 74

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 216 227 226 196 217 228 213 330 399 409
    Female 312 342 332 275 197 220 210 326 360 396
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 489 530 501 429 371 396 372 599 688 729
    Hispanic or Latino 47 52 47 28 24 24 20 34 38 41
    Not Hispanic or Latino 429 460 438 387 335 356 340 552 640 676
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 2 5 5
      Asian 22 21 22 20 15 16 22 26 29 25
      Black or African American 27 22 23 24 23 29 25 39 33 37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 3
      White 363 405 382 332 287 295 279 468 554 590
      More than one race 15 9 8 8 9 15 11 16 16 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 18 16 14 12 16 12 13 10 12
  Temporary visa holders 39 39 57 42 43 52 51 57 71 76
  Science and engineering 476 544 540 454 371 395 373 599 698 758
    Science 400 441 439 360 263 286 269 477 553 615
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 138 140 170 133 106 126 124 121 139 154
      Biological and biomedical sciences 102 114 64 49 26 22 25 22 22 31
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 3
      Computer and information sciences 15 16 18 19 6 10 6 17 24 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 105 156
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 3 4 3 8 5 6 9 6
      Mathematics and statistics 7 10 19 10 10 14 9 9 10 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 26 15 17 14 0 0 0 16 14 17
      Natural resources and conservation 4 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 6 5 5 6 3 4 2 5 6
      Psychology 63 74 87 75 46 50 39 49 52 48
      Social sciences 36 52 49 45 59 53 57 146 167 176
    Engineering 76 103 101 94 108 109 104 122 145 143
      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 11 16 15 12 14 16 16 16 9 12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 31 28 25 32 23 25 39 47 38
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18 14 20 16 23 25 21 39 34 45
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 15 25 23 24 25 28 21 4 25 21
      Mechanical engineering 9 8 5 8 6 7 13 11 18 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 9 10 9 8 10 8 13 12 10
    Health 52 25 18 17 43 53 50 57 61 47
      Clinical medicine 42 25 18 17 11 22 16 14 19 19
      Other health 10 0 0 0 32 31 34 43 42 28

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 385 437 410 372 320 366 236 323 328 369 0
  Science and engineering 368 434 407 371 309 360 225 295 309 341 0
    Science 305 358 331 291 250 285 173 226 257 290 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 83 115 112 106 87 88 36 52 63 66 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 90 100 89 70 70 73 56 69 80 82 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 21 19 14 17 2 15 4 13 17 32 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 19 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 43 43 55 47 51 54 50 46 44 50 0
      Psychology 26 32 17 14 9 8 0 2 7 7 0
      Social sciences 25 36 36 33 27 43 23 25 24 30 0
    Engineering 63 76 76 80 59 75 52 69 52 51 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 8 8 7 6 12 7 5 5 10 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 8 7 8 7 9 8 4 6 3 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18 25 16 23 9 14 9 19 12 9 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 7 7 8 3 5 2 2 2 3 0
      Mechanical engineering 10 10 18 14 12 14 9 10 5 9 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 16 18 20 20 22 21 17 29 22 17 0
    Health 17 3 3 1 11 6 11 28 19 28 0
      Clinical medicine 12 3 3 1 1 1 5 2 3 4 0
      Other health 5 0 0 0 10 5 6 26 16 24 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,159 1,159 1,248 1,170 1,205 1,227 1,179 1,343 1,315 1,347
  Fellowships 25 16 21 10 40 37 17 29 32 30
    Federal 23 9 9 2 6 12 10 17 15 13
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 31 19 2 7 8 9
    Nonfederal 2 7 12 8 3 6 5 5 9 8
  Research assistantships 541 519 548 502 534 536 552 598 630 649
    Federal 273 286 314 277 242 269 210 298 306 338
    Institutional 198 166 177 155 241 183 258 199 215 215
    Nonfederal 70 67 57 70 51 84 84 101 109 96
  Teaching assistantships 302 271 287 422 449 498 423 452 436 460
    Federal 0 0 1 93 72 85 16 0 0 7
    Institutional 302 271 286 327 372 413 407 452 430 440
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 6 13
  Other types of support 291 353 392 236 182 156 187 264 217 208
    Federal 89 142 86 0 0 0 0 8 7 11
    Institutional 15 15 22 8 19 14 19 11 10 6
    Nonfederal 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 12 12 11
    Personal resources 187 195 279 228 163 142 168 233 188 180

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 110 99 110 111 236 118 171 87 130 132
    Science 95 90 103 107 220 117 153 84 126 122
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 32 44 32 70 44 19 30 21 21 25
      Biological and biomedical sciences 39 25 45 24 132 63 91 37 67 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 20 14 18 12 38 28 31 15 26 18
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 4
    Engineering 15 9 7 4 16 1 18 3 4 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 3 3 2 2 0 4 0 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 0 2 6 0 4 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 1 0 0 2 1 7 2 1 5
    Health 2 0 0 0 10 15 26 15 16 10
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 0 0 0 10 15 26 15 16 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

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 66 62 71 65 80 61 102 57 81 85
  Science and engineering 66 62 71 65 78 59 96 42 74 76
    Science 58 55 66 63 74 59 85 40 70 72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 19 24 22 37 11 10 11 7 6 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 26 15 27 14 46 27 47 19 39 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 12 13 12 16 20 27 10 22 14
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 4
    Engineering 8 7 5 2 4 0 11 2 4 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 15 7 9
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 15 7 9

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 217,992 212,974 203,846 213,900 218,622 218,299 196,478 193,254 188,721 184,945
    Science 172,985 169,075 162,456 171,584 174,805 175,289 158,537 157,342 156,059 152,758
      Computer and information sciences 3,858 3,900 3,898 3,511 2,923 3,436 2,726 3,378 4,803 4,442
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 299 1,295 1,130 1,479 2,337 2,574 2,184 1,867 1,220 756
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 299 1,295 1,130 1,479 2,337 2,574 2,184 1,867 1,220 756
        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 129,457 124,308 119,328 127,024 133,246 134,291 129,924 127,293 122,684 121,162
        Agricultural sciences 103,613 98,598 92,231 95,332 85,363 83,800 85,334 81,470 78,357 74,016
        Biological and biomedical sciences 23,719 25,276 26,459 30,940 30,002 31,202 23,382 24,269 43,571 45,657
        Health sciences 2,125 434 638 752 17,881 19,289 21,208 21,554 756 1,489
        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 3,353 2,956 2,708 3,246 3,416 3,020 1,143 1,043 1,095 967
      Physical sciences 12,230 14,709 12,736 12,583 14,413 13,475 9,960 9,808 8,956 9,778
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,995 3,367 3,977 4,374 5,535 4,750 3,002 2,191 3,034 3,361
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 9,235 11,342 8,759 8,209 8,878 8,725 6,958 7,617 5,922 6,417
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,857 4,337 4,287 5,215 6,005 6,574 3,781 4,281 3,979 3,275
      Social sciences 10,652 10,049 9,633 10,750 4,159 4,262 1,281 1,182 6,975 6,035
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 6,974 6,090 5,336 6,253 864 880 101 123 5,117 4,604
        Political science and government 760 893 825 985 749 739 14 4 3 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,046 1,016 1,200 1,385 1,166 1,164 629 416 339 342
        Social sciences nec 1,872 2,050 2,272 2,127 1,380 1,479 537 639 1,516 1,089
      Sciences nec 8,279 7,521 8,736 7,776 8,306 7,657 7,538 8,490 6,347 6,343
    Engineering 30,352 29,980 27,743 28,155 27,439 26,577 24,976 24,591 24,023 25,546
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,378 1,491 1,196 1,736 1,188 1,368 1,225 1,028 586 814
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2,904 4,357 3,773 3,438 3,751 3,707 3,500 3,206 3,731 4,225
      Civil engineering 5,749 4,360 3,191 3,581 4,053 4,265 3,788 4,112 4,040 5,030
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,655 4,182 4,220 4,212 3,411 3,218 2,945 2,489 2,640 2,391
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,367 1,547 1,301 1,516 1,538 1,425 1,165 1,636 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,879 6,378 7,043 7,748 7,760 6,938 6,318 5,700 4,163 3,552
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 8,420 7,665 7,019 5,924 5,738 5,656 6,035 6,420 8,863 9,534
    Non-S&E 14,655 13,919 13,647 14,161 16,378 16,433 12,965 11,321 8,639 6,641
      Business management and business administration 2,041 2,059 1,954 2,219 2,360 2,376 2,270 2,417 93 23
      Communication and communications technologies 506 302 322 407 468 453 76 3 1 0
      Education 3,588 2,847 3,244 3,683 3,121 3,251 2,597 2,521 3,152 3,606
      Humanities 1,532 1,652 1,658 1,688 2,286 2,308 469 448 295 293
      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 1,190 1,339 1,286 1,347 1,330 1,318 104 48 48 27
      Non-S&E nec 5,798 5,720 5,183 4,817 6,813 6,727 7,449 5,884 5,050 2,692

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 217,992 82,610 43,122 73,427 7,647 9,860 1,326
    Science 172,985 63,349 38,804 54,241 6,435 9,151 1,005
      Computer and information sciences 3,858 1,994 103 1,680 34 0 47
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 299 128 115 56 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 299 128 115 56 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 129,457 44,020 33,709 36,195 6,062 8,613 858
        Agricultural sciences 103,613 33,141 29,092 27,138 5,905 7,573 764
        Biological and biomedical sciences 23,719 9,866 4,617 8,088 127 927 94
        Health sciences 2,125 1,013 0 969 30 113 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 3,353 527 314 2,376 65 71 0
      Physical sciences 12,230 9,127 0 2,767 272 64 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,995 1,805 0 1,120 6 64 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 9,235 7,322 0 1,647 266 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,857 3,314 44 1,400 1 98 0
      Social sciences 10,652 4,015 2,075 4,157 0 305 100
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 6,974 2,915 2,051 1,622 0 286 100
        Political science and government 760 43 0 717 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,046 398 24 624 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,872 659 0 1,194 0 19 0
      Sciences nec 8,279 224 2,444 5,610 1 0 0
    Engineering 30,352 15,212 1,583 11,724 1,212 300 321
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,378 672 0 706 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2,904 1,412 0 1,150 190 47 105
      Civil engineering 5,749 2,947 467 2,126 183 1 25
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,655 3,172 0 1,344 139 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,367 708 0 650 0 9 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,879 3,173 119 2,583 0 0 4
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 8,420 3,128 997 3,165 700 243 187
    Non-S&E 14,655 4,049 2,735 7,462 0 409 0
      Business management and business administration 2,041 37 1,752 252 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 506 0 0 506 0 0 0
      Education 3,588 1,831 0 1,605 0 152 0
      Humanities 1,532 42 0 1,414 0 76 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,190 0 0 1,190 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 5,798 2,139 983 2,495 0 181 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 82,610 81,820 77,779 79,100 81,269 80,436 75,468 71,224 69,918 67,438
  DOD 3,311 3,252 4,250 4,948 3,562 3,561 3,219 2,865 2,981 4,795
  DOE 9,349 8,972 9,016 8,040 8,006 7,657 6,306 7,358 4,959 4,953
  HHS 15,011 15,008 15,633 15,066 15,776 14,095 10,978 9,991 9,221 9,318
  NASA 746 909 678 528 638 635 662 350 494 582
  NSF 15,892 17,249 14,066 14,852 15,709 13,945 12,690 13,103 16,065 15,173
  USDA 28,874 26,145 22,553 24,157 23,474 25,397 25,161 26,065 25,574 23,797
  Other 9,427 10,285 11,583 11,509 14,104 15,146 16,452 11,492 10,624 8,820

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 4,671 398 4,273 .
2018 4,818 390 4,428 .
2017 4,440 370 4,070 .

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 . 4,728 . 33,383
    Agricultural sciences 183,508 . 4,728 . 18,055
    Biological and biomedical sciences 136,632 . 0 . 0
    Health sciences 0 . 0 . 15,328

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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