Kennesaw 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 323 30.4 459 167 75.8 679 338 44.5 602 258 72.1 914
2022 322 30.3 457 195 71.7 680 280 69.3 900
2021 341 24.5 447 222 68.3 691 375 36.4 583 282 69.3 908
2020 267 41.4 450 235 66.8 698 283 69.5 916
2019 312 31 447 243 65.6 697 372 37.5 589 313 66.2 914
2018 370 14.4 428 240 66.2 700 327 64.5 911
2017 349 18.8 425 257 62.9 684 333 42.7 575 329 63.8 898
2016 384 11.6 430 316 55.2 697 342 62.3 896
2015 357 17.1 426 269 61.7 693 392 32 570 397 56.3 898
2014 389 44.1 688 501 44.3 889
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 16 14 10 27 16 6 8 4 7 .
  Science and engineering 7 11 7 12 4 6 8 1 7 .
    Computer and information sciences 4 5 1 . . . . . . .
      Computer science 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 5 1 . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics . . . 7 1 . . . . .
      Statistics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . 6 1 . . . . .
    Social sciences 3 6 6 5 3 6 8 1 7 .
      Economics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Political science and government . 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other 3 5 5 4 3 5 7 1 6 .
  Non-science and engineering 9 3 3 15 12 . . 3 . .
    Business 8 3 2 11 7 . . 2 . .
      Business 8 3 2 11 7 . . 2 . .
    Humanities and arts . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . 1 4 5 . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . . . 4 5 . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 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 538 425 252 200 200 233 201 163 169 64
    Female 406 315 257 219 200 177 167 126 214 109
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 346 286 311 289 283 300 280 212 287 133
    Hispanic or Latino 31 26 28 21 16 19 23 12 13 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 310 249 265 256 254 268 237 180 252 116
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Asian 32 21 24 14 26 34 28 18 23 4
      Black or African American 114 93 90 88 89 75 67 64 80 32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
      White 152 123 141 142 131 146 136 92 141 77
      More than one race 12 11 10 11 8 11 6 4 7 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 11 18 12 13 13 20 20 22 8
  Temporary visa holders 598 454 198 130 117 110 88 77 96 40
  Science and engineering 919 718 478 388 360 368 321 258 295 156
    Science 777 588 385 342 317 314 288 238 276 156
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 30 39 40 27 20 22 24 19 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 24
      Computer and information sciences 601 454 216 158 149 173 149 144 180 44
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 20 25 27 51 45 44 30 25 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 120 58 84 90 68 59 57 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 20 18 17 17 17 16 11 13 14 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 8 4 10 5 1 5 20 21 39
    Engineering 142 130 93 46 43 54 33 20 19 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 15 17 12 9 9 13 7 5 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 50 56 44 26 25 28 18 10 10 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 4 9 2 2 2 5 4 2 0
      Mechanical engineering 47 39 23 9 7 5 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 27 14 5 0 0 6 3 1 5 0
  Health 25 22 31 31 40 42 47 31 88 17
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 25 22 31 31 40 42 47 31 88 17

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 483 449 395 331 319 339 271 281 270 110
    Female 322 277 239 227 210 212 167 180 173 106
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 648 640 572 509 481 517 411 438 425 206
    Hispanic or Latino 50 43 49 39 39 38 24 23 23 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 579 564 491 440 412 447 363 397 380 185
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1
      Asian 77 62 43 54 59 62 62 47 43 10
      Black or African American 218 218 176 159 122 141 118 125 126 44
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 267 258 251 214 214 228 170 214 203 125
      More than one race 15 23 18 12 15 14 12 11 8 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 19 33 32 30 30 32 24 18 22 11
  Temporary visa holders 157 86 62 49 48 34 27 23 18 10
  Science and engineering 707 642 567 481 446 481 412 444 432 201
    Science 472 397 374 320 292 320 296 355 365 201
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 5 2 1 3 4 2 2 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 373 308 278 226 205 223 197 198 216 44
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 30 28 21 28 30 31 47 54 58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 57 22 16 27 28 28 27 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 37 30 45 40 26 35 37 93 94 97
    Engineering 235 245 193 161 154 161 116 89 67 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 42 49 35 29 30 24 22 13 12 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 110 105 82 81 59 55 46 46 34 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 24 41 35 37 38 30 27 30 21 0
      Mechanical engineering 58 50 41 14 27 22 6 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 0 0
  Health 98 84 67 77 83 70 26 17 11 15
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 98 84 67 77 83 70 26 17 11 15

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 62 41 15 23 18 14 15 12 6 2
  Science and engineering 58 38 14 22 18 14 14 12 6 2
    Science 46 29 12 21 17 13 12 12 6 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 5 7 7 6 8 5 8 4 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 23 16 3 5 3 1 2 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 2 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 5 1 4 6 4 1 2 2 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12 9 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 944 740 509 419 400 410 368 289 383 173
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 173 126 134 157 170 127 146 135 101 59
    Federal 28 21 15 22 18 14 8 12 2 2
    Institutional 138 97 111 126 147 106 137 121 99 56
    Nonfederal 7 8 8 9 5 7 1 2 0 1
  Teaching assistantships 77 69 64 48 36 32 0 2 0 12
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 77 69 64 48 36 32 0 2 0 12
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 694 545 311 214 194 251 222 152 278 102
    Federal 34 20 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0
    Institutional 27 9 0 20 15 4 25 6 36 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 633 516 311 193 179 247 190 146 242 102

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 10 8 13 7 7 3 3 4 3 4
    Science 9 8 11 7 7 3 3 4 3 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 4 6 1 3 2 2 2 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 4
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 4 1 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 4
  Science and engineering 4 1 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 4
    Science 4 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 32,497 21,705 18,880 17,954 12,850 11,214 9,510 8,279 4,762 2,192
    Science 13,601 14,476 12,303 13,077 9,703 7,457 6,894 6,181 1,312 1,881
      Computer and information sciences 4,916 3,538 3,745 3,727 1,706 1,429 1,129 238 37 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 7,045 5,744 3,073 5,740 2,275 2,394 3,611 561 519 982
        Agricultural sciences 0 172 146 16 19 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,567 5,572 2,202 4,759 1,431 1,646 3,555 546 479 834
        Health sciences 29 0 725 965 825 748 56 15 8 148
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 449 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
      Mathematics and statistics 876 1,114 287 107 1,523 1,338 89 93 107 17
      Physical sciences 323 1,096 1,133 1,019 1,169 944 1,895 363 286 686
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 89 935 880 731 980 798 1,857 231 158 517
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 50 161 253 288 189 146 38 132 128 169
        Physical sciences nec 184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 15 112 231 38 71 9 0 0 10 0
      Social sciences 426 1,661 2,554 2,096 2,664 1,343 170 257 353 196
        Anthropology 0 35 3 0 0 140 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 952 790 486 25 44 0 0 36 0
        Political science and government 76 151 835 87 0 850 0 105 6 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 266 303 186 77 186 155 27 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 84 220 740 1,446 2,453 154 143 152 311 196
      Sciences nec 0 1,211 1,280 350 295 0 0 4,669 0 0
    Engineering 3,445 1,652 1,858 1,478 617 549 834 98 4 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,412 517 738 96 181 307 806 98 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 86 174 125 269 66 99 12 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 518 300 585 588 222 39 16 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 429 661 312 390 148 104 0 0 4 0
    Non-S&E 15,451 5,577 4,719 3,399 2,530 3,208 1,782 2,000 3,446 311
      Business management and business administration 4,217 2,197 2,276 2,072 1,266 357 0 0 0 1
      Communication and communications technologies 1 481 681 420 7 816 798 0 961 0
      Education 1,717 816 625 346 926 1,392 963 882 2,368 310
      Humanities 6,153 1,609 449 378 328 412 8 6 30 0
      Law 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,725 377 355 53 0 188 7 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 590 22 201 26 3 0 0 0 87 0
      Non-S&E nec 48 75 106 104 0 43 6 1,112 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 32,497 5,908 563 24,976 157 893 0
    Science 13,601 3,479 219 9,235 128 540 0
      Computer and information sciences 4,916 511 0 4,092 52 261 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 7,045 1,694 219 4,794 59 279 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,567 1,665 219 4,345 59 279 0
        Health sciences 29 29 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 449 0 0 449 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 876 675 0 184 17 0 0
      Physical sciences 323 234 0 89 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 89 0 0 89 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 50 50 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 184 184 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 15 15 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 426 350 0 76 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 76 0 0 76 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 266 266 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 84 84 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3,445 776 159 2,462 20 28 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 2,412 71 159 2,174 8 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 86 0 0 86 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 518 506 0 0 12 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 429 199 0 202 0 28 0
    Non-S&E 15,451 1,653 185 13,279 9 325 0
      Business management and business administration 4,217 3 0 4,214 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Education 1,717 799 47 781 2 88 0
      Humanities 6,153 841 138 4,931 7 236 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,725 0 0 2,725 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 590 10 0 580 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 48 0 0 48 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 5,908 3,290 3,104 1,983 2,499 2,343 2,085 1,925 2,329 1,413
  DOD 361 157 242 8 9 29 15 116 98 234
  DOE 90 78 317 58 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 2,818 1,592 932 907 899 751 492 351 246 270
  NASA 3 21 8 10 0 0 0 0 29 0
  NSF 2,472 1,217 1,163 771 768 581 885 835 1,306 909
  USDA 55 45 18 16 19 13 0 0 0 0
  Other 109 180 424 213 804 969 693 623 650 0

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 950 600 350 .
2018 379 46 333 .
2017 427 77 350 .

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 98 73 71 92 49
    Agricultural sciences 3 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 27 26 25 21 16
    Computer and information sciences 15 11 7 7 1
    Engineering 18 7 11 33 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 7 9 9 8 8
    Mathematics and statistics 2 1 1 6 6
    Natural resources and conservation 3 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 12 14 13 17 12
    Psychology 6 4 2 0 0
    Social sciences 4 3 3 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
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 19,700 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6,000 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 6,000 . . . .
    Engineering 6,000 . . . .
    Other 1,700 . . . .

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 4,050 20,040 1,497 0 1,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,500 5,700 1,497 0 500
    Computer and information sciences 400 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 650 6,580 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 521 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,500 5,700 0 0 500
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 1,540 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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