Kent 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 139 78.3 631 223 76.2 925
2023 132 80.9 679 216 76.6 911 211 65.4 602
2022 148 78.6 680 211 76.9 900
2021 149 78.8 691 205 77.7 908 207 65 583
2020 149 79 698 200 78.5 916
2019 143 79.8 697 206 77.8 914 220 63.1 589
2018 138 80.6 700 206 77.7 911
2017 139 80 684 208 77.2 898 235 59.6 575
2016 130 81.6 697 221 75.7 896
2015 120 83 693 214 76.5 898 240 58.4 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

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 574 559 560 635 587 593 627 594 654 769
    Hispanic or Latino 21 20 20 25 20 21 12 12 16 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 528 516 515 593 547 556 595 563 631 675
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 2
      Asian 17 18 21 29 25 20 20 24 18 30
      Black or African American 52 35 38 43 46 45 41 39 39 42
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
      White 440 442 438 503 458 478 520 485 563 594
      More than one race 19 21 17 16 18 11 11 12 10 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 25 23 25 17 20 16 20 19 7 76
  Temporary visa holders 658 712 517 358 291 341 340 371 492 552
  Science and engineering 1,024 1,055 852 761 669 719 747 743 1,030 1,213
    Science 967 1,019 828 754 669 719 747 743 1,030 1,213
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 196 173 171 179 156 166 161 158 288 289
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 48
      Computer and information sciences 281 347 218 108 85 97 88 98 163 221
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 22 23 22 28 27 26 27 27 32 22
      Mathematics and statistics 41 43 44 48 46 58 63 71 66 62
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 116 88 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 131 134 139 148 122 135 151 153 152 180
      Psychology 82 91 93 104 104 107 111 108 81 79
      Social sciences 98 120 117 136 129 130 146 128 199 308
    Engineering 57 36 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13 17 14 7 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 21 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 23 19 10 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 208 216 225 232 209 215 220 222 116 108
      Clinical medicine 122 124 120 122 113 117 131 123 11 15
      Other health 86 92 105 110 96 98 89 99 105 93

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 285 332 413 454 379 315 332 324 271 254
    Hispanic or Latino 7 12 18 18 16 8 10 8 6 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 272 312 391 427 353 296 310 303 232 240
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Asian 13 14 18 17 10 14 12 9 7 6
      Black or African American 45 49 56 69 62 28 46 40 29 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 197 235 294 323 266 245 240 245 193 199
      More than one race 16 13 21 15 14 9 12 9 3 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 8 4 9 10 11 12 13 33 6
  Temporary visa holders 88 61 30 18 28 17 33 19 48 39
  Science and engineering 233 209 202 211 201 179 188 184 301 274
    Science 225 204 200 210 201 179 188 184 301 274
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 42 38 43 40 34 24 14 16 38 32
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17
      Computer and information sciences 69 49 24 17 13 14 16 11 31 18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 4 7 10 11 10 20 16 11 13
      Mathematics and statistics 5 7 4 10 17 14 18 15 36 34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 26 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 3 1 2 5 3 2 1 1
      Psychology 35 32 37 31 29 14 9 15 0 0
      Social sciences 44 63 82 100 95 98 108 109 154 138
    Engineering 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 3 0 1 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 4 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 1 2 2 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 140 184 241 261 206 153 177 159 18 19
      Clinical medicine 138 180 240 258 202 149 171 152 9 7
      Other health 2 4 1 3 4 4 6 7 9 12

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 0 0 50 106 2 1 3 3 73 72
  Science and engineering 0 0 48 78 2 0 0 0 68 67
    Science 0 0 45 78 2 0 0 0 68 67
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 20 20
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 38 46 0 0 0 0 2 2
      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 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 38 36
      Psychology 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 6
    Engineering 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 3 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 0 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 28 0 1 3 3 5 5
      Clinical medicine 0 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 13 0 1 3 3 5 5

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 1,232 1,271 1,077 993 878 934 967 965 1,146 1,321
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 27
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17
  Research assistantships 120 113 111 120 89 80 92 125 134 194
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 64
    Institutional 120 113 111 120 89 80 92 125 55 107
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 23
  Teaching assistantships 338 342 343 360 330 405 401 376 415 361
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
    Institutional 338 342 343 360 330 405 401 376 414 358
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Other types of support 774 816 623 513 459 449 474 464 576 739
    Federal 0 0 50 106 2 1 3 3 2 1
    Institutional 102 102 93 94 110 160 189 55 40 28
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 54
    Personal resources 672 714 480 313 347 288 282 406 477 656

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 19 23 18 15 15 19 19 21 37 43
    Science 18 22 16 14 15 19 19 21 37 43
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 6 4 7 3 5 4 5 8 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 1 4 6 5 5 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 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 5 7 9 6 9 6 7 9 14 21
      Psychology 4 6 3 1 2 2 0 2 6 7
      Social sciences 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
    Engineering 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 2 1 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 0 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 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 1 1 1 0 1 1 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

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1
      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 1 1
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 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 0 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 61,437 58,984 52,175 50,408 50,307 47,188 42,792 42,003 34,661 38,069
    Science 41,667 40,387 34,593 32,308 31,186 30,537 24,846 25,921 20,799 24,944
      Computer and information sciences 2,548 2,228 1,619 1,509 1,766 1,766 1,477 1,215 541 1,808
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,909 1,472 1,088 1,038 958 942 1,022 940 594 616
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 229 131 6 25 199 140 107 0 43 73
        Geological and earth sciences 1,411 1,031 882 959 692 725 825 805 322 394
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 162 139 134 0 3 53 43 0 0 52
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 107 171 66 54 64 24 47 135 229 97
      Life sciences 15,031 11,557 10,845 9,034 8,335 8,388 5,611 5,771 3,911 5,416
        Agricultural sciences 82 91 86 15 0 0 0 220 384 31
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,152 7,579 7,478 6,047 6,330 5,919 3,815 3,448 2,903 4,128
        Health sciences 5,022 3,773 3,242 2,924 1,965 2,281 1,559 1,330 238 479
        Natural resources and conservation 775 96 5 46 35 93 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 18 34 2 5 95 237 773 386 778
      Mathematics and statistics 1,544 1,591 1,824 1,385 1,309 1,637 1,156 1,387 534 627
      Physical sciences 8,976 10,220 8,065 9,048 8,381 7,744 6,597 7,455 7,992 8,974
        Astronomy and astrophysics 120 162 88 45 94 45 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,557 2,290 2,155 2,387 2,091 2,087 1,390 1,980 1,595 2,690
        Materials science 3,913 3,697 2,652 3,441 2,685 2,814 491 249 0 0
        Physics 3,041 3,664 2,666 2,378 2,591 2,205 2,636 2,641 3,142 4,257
        Physical sciences nec 345 407 504 797 920 593 2,080 2,585 3,255 2,027
      Psychology 4,144 5,320 4,245 4,536 4,776 4,410 3,891 3,343 2,629 2,447
      Social sciences 5,854 6,091 5,668 4,930 4,793 5,031 4,529 5,142 4,369 4,829
        Anthropology 482 260 376 300 443 249 316 306 83 0
        Economics 728 919 823 709 751 871 858 855 791 701
        Political science and government 764 687 563 577 704 865 870 846 527 547
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,413 1,199 1,288 1,110 1,163 1,077 828 1,004 938 969
        Social sciences nec 2,467 3,026 2,618 2,234 1,732 1,969 1,657 2,131 2,030 2,612
      Sciences nec 1,661 1,908 1,239 828 868 619 563 668 229 227
    Engineering 2,221 1,904 1,847 3,732 2,743 2,330 1,857 1,492 1,152 973
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 182 230 802 1,835 521 329 167 286 22 30
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 135 156 11 103 506 512 550 378 516 17
      Chemical engineering 0 16 92 422 534 434 408 375 244 196
      Civil engineering 10 0 0 0 0 12 56 75 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 770 417 316 222 341 303 97 73 11 77
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 162 128 50 18 40 46 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 28 38 104 111 65 87 170 1 3 30
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 17 11 14 35 0 0 0 0 82 437
      Engineering nec 917 908 458 986 736 607 409 304 274 186
    Non-S&E 17,549 16,693 15,735 14,368 16,378 14,321 16,089 14,590 12,710 12,152
      Business management and business administration 5,106 5,298 5,030 4,320 4,112 3,532 4,207 3,444 3,412 2,750
      Communication and communications technologies 1,672 1,392 1,309 1,374 1,516 1,229 1,149 263 888 1,147
      Education 5,122 4,713 4,742 4,182 4,823 4,685 4,577 4,574 3,667 3,990
      Humanities 2,376 2,110 2,113 2,033 2,894 3,471 3,346 3,146 3,136 2,545
      Law 22 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 6 34 28 24 25 21 30
      Visual and performing arts 1,026 1,211 1,004 926 1,472 481 617 520 0 624
      Non-S&E nec 2,225 1,922 1,537 1,527 1,527 895 2,169 2,618 1,586 1,066

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 61,437 18,251 1,317 38,653 953 2,150 113
    Science 41,667 15,735 1,152 22,473 367 1,931 9
      Computer and information sciences 2,548 1,219 0 1,257 0 72 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,909 839 43 658 0 369 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 229 210 0 14 0 5 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,411 538 0 509 0 364 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 162 91 43 28 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 107 0 0 107 0 0 0
      Life sciences 15,031 7,565 206 6,378 139 738 5
        Agricultural sciences 82 0 4 13 0 65 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,152 4,347 171 4,387 12 235 0
        Health sciences 5,022 2,859 21 1,799 123 215 5
        Natural resources and conservation 775 359 10 179 4 223 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,544 196 0 1,332 0 16 0
      Physical sciences 8,976 3,468 592 4,342 218 356 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 120 118 0 2 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,557 749 0 800 0 8 0
        Materials science 3,913 635 578 2,200 173 327 0
        Physics 3,041 1,701 0 1,325 0 15 0
        Physical sciences nec 345 265 14 15 45 6 0
      Psychology 4,144 1,451 164 2,398 0 131 0
      Social sciences 5,854 596 62 4,937 10 245 4
        Anthropology 482 2 2 451 10 17 0
        Economics 728 1 3 717 0 3 4
        Political science and government 764 61 0 703 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,413 142 21 1,250 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 2,467 390 36 1,816 0 225 0
      Sciences nec 1,661 401 85 1,171 0 4 0
    Engineering 2,221 442 147 970 521 37 104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 182 119 29 32 2 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 135 135 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 770 73 0 54 519 20 104
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 162 0 118 44 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 28 20 0 8 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 17 17 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 917 68 0 832 0 17 0
    Non-S&E 17,549 2,074 18 15,210 65 182 0
      Business management and business administration 5,106 0 0 5,106 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,672 0 0 1,669 0 3 0
      Education 5,122 1,053 0 3,951 65 53 0
      Humanities 2,376 0 0 2,368 0 8 0
      Law 22 0 15 7 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,026 0 0 1,026 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,225 1,021 3 1,083 0 118 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 18,251 17,959 16,195 15,179 15,004 13,350 11,118 10,524 10,013 11,158
  DOD 400 682 850 1,011 1,081 1,488 855 539 436 449
  DOE 1,116 1,142 1,095 1,679 1,487 1,331 1,023 954 1,046 1,358
  HHS 9,787 9,106 7,962 6,795 6,507 5,638 3,904 2,982 2,881 2,833
  NASA 323 164 156 169 216 306 381 318 148 142
  NSF 5,386 5,691 5,055 4,203 4,082 3,130 3,683 4,560 4,026 4,235
  USDA 55 23 5 2 8 90 110 186 353 264
  Other 1,184 1,151 1,072 1,320 1,623 1,367 1,162 985 1,123 1,877

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 1,411 161 1,250 .
2018 1,316 155 1,161 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space 1,148 923 921 760 648
    Agricultural sciences 75 6 5 84 22
    Biological and biomedical sciences 288 315 247 134 167
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 15 10 9
    Engineering 195 52 75 56 72
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 142 167 193 130 145
    Health sciences 183 138 134 168 65
    Mathematics and statistics 5 4 3 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 12 8 10 10 7
    Physical sciences 166 158 167 114 126
    Psychology 30 29 32 30 18
    Social sciences 35 33 41 23 16
    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 0 23,230 0 54,889 12,766
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 30,000 6,383
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 3,060 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 5,400 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 6,383
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 14,770 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 24,889 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 3,325 2,567 19,746 13,125 53,376
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 4,312 988
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,325 426 2,783 1,277 3,900
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1,071 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 6,372 2,178 34,705
    Health sciences 0 0 3,025 0 6,100
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 2,438 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 692 1,450 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 894 4,496 2,921 2,455
    Psychology 0 555 550 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 5,228
    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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