Kent 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
2022 148 78.6 680 210 76.7 890
2021 149 78.8 691 207 65 583 205 77.7 907
2020 149 79 697 200 78.4 915
2019 143 79.8 696 220 63.1 589 206 77.8 913
2018 138 80.5 698 206 77.7 910
2017 139 80 684 235 59.6 575 208 77.1 897
2016 130 81.6 697 221 75.6 895
2015 120 83 693 240 58.4 570 214 76.5 897
2014 124 82.3 688 239 73.4 887
2013 125 77.8 555 298 49.9 588 251 72 884
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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 1,077 993 878 934 967 965 1,146 1,321 1,209 1,141
    Male 472 406 339 391 411 414 510 585 577 540
    Female 605 587 539 543 556 551 636 736 632 601
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 560 635 587 593 627 594 654 769 681 655
    Hispanic or Latino 20 25 20 21 12 12 16 18 11 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 515 593 547 556 595 563 631 675 661 637
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 1
      Asian 21 29 25 20 20 24 18 30 22 19
      Black or African American 38 43 46 45 41 39 39 42 32 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1
      White 438 503 458 478 520 485 563 594 597 581
      More than one race 17 16 18 11 11 12 10 5 7 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 25 17 20 16 20 19 7 76 9 10
  Temporary visa holders 517 358 291 341 340 371 492 552 528 486
  Science and engineering 852 761 669 719 747 743 1,030 1,213 1,097 1,023
    Science 828 754 669 719 747 743 1,030 1,213 1,097 1,023
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 171 179 156 166 161 158 288 289 256 265
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 48 48 46
      Computer and information sciences 218 108 85 97 88 98 163 221 193 135
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 7
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 22 28 27 26 27 27 32 22 34 27
      Mathematics and statistics 44 48 46 58 63 71 66 62 57 58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 93 104 104 107 111 108 81 79 89 97
      Physical sciences 139 148 122 135 151 153 152 180 189 187
      Social sciences 117 136 129 130 146 128 199 308 222 201
    Engineering 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14 7 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 10 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 225 232 209 215 220 222 116 108 112 118
      Clinical medicine 120 122 113 117 131 123 11 15 15 22
      Other health 105 110 96 98 89 99 105 93 97 96

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 443 472 407 332 365 343 319 293 251 253
    Male 131 124 117 100 116 116 106 96 105 114
    Female 312 348 290 232 249 227 213 197 146 139
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 413 454 379 315 332 324 271 254 219 213
    Hispanic or Latino 18 18 16 8 10 8 6 8 6 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 391 427 353 296 310 303 232 240 207 209
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      Asian 18 17 10 14 12 9 7 6 6 7
      Black or African American 56 69 62 28 46 40 29 29 20 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      White 294 323 266 245 240 245 193 199 169 176
      More than one race 21 15 14 9 12 9 3 2 9 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 9 10 11 12 13 33 6 6 2
  Temporary visa holders 30 18 28 17 33 19 48 39 32 40
  Science and engineering 202 211 201 179 188 184 301 274 225 227
    Science 200 210 201 179 188 184 301 274 225 227
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 43 40 34 24 14 16 38 32 51 51
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 15 11
      Computer and information sciences 24 17 13 14 16 11 31 18 21 26
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 14 15
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7 10 11 10 20 16 11 13 1 20
      Mathematics and statistics 4 10 17 14 18 15 36 34 31 23
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 37 31 29 14 9 15 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 1 2 5 3 2 1 1 1 3
      Social sciences 82 100 95 98 108 109 154 138 91 78
    Engineering 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 1 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 2 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 241 261 206 153 177 159 18 19 26 26
      Clinical medicine 240 258 202 149 171 152 9 7 13 11
      Other health 1 3 4 4 6 7 9 12 13 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 50 106 2 1 3 3 73 72 73 75 0
  Science and engineering 48 78 2 0 0 0 68 67 68 74 0
    Science 45 78 2 0 0 0 68 67 68 74 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 9 0 0 0 0 20 20 24 26 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 38 46 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 10 0 0 0 0 38 36 31 36 0
      Psychology 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
      Social sciences 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 5 6 0
    Engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 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 0 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 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 2 28 0 1 3 3 5 5 5 1 0
      Clinical medicine 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 13 0 1 3 3 5 5 5 1 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 1,077 993 878 934 967 965 1,146 1,321 1,209 1,141
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 27 50 92
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 9 3
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 14
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 35 75
  Research assistantships 111 120 89 80 92 125 134 194 199 207
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 64 62 71
    Institutional 111 120 89 80 92 125 55 107 118 125
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 23 19 11
  Teaching assistantships 343 360 330 405 401 376 415 361 389 374
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
    Institutional 343 360 330 405 401 376 414 358 389 374
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Other types of support 623 513 459 449 474 464 576 739 571 468
    Federal 50 106 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 1
    Institutional 93 94 110 160 189 55 40 28 11 8
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 54 42 17
    Personal resources 480 313 347 288 282 406 477 656 516 442

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 35 29 29 37 19 21 37 43 38 38
    Science 31 27 29 37 19 21 37 43 38 38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 13 6 10 4 5 8 5 10 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 8 6 5 5 4 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5 2 4 4 0 2 6 7 4 4
      Physical sciences 18 12 17 11 7 9 14 21 18 16
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1
    Engineering 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 2 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 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 2 0 1 2 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14 15 18
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14 15 18
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14 15 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 13 14
      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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 52,175 50,408 50,307 47,188 42,792 42,003 34,661 38,069 25,666 23,149
    Science 34,593 32,308 31,186 30,537 24,846 25,921 20,799 24,944 21,151 19,363
      Computer and information sciences 1,619 1,509 1,766 1,766 1,477 1,215 541 1,808 379 443
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,088 1,038 958 942 1,022 940 594 616 490 600
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6 25 199 140 107 0 43 73 220 273
        Geological and earth sciences 882 959 692 725 825 805 322 394 123 154
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 134 0 3 53 43 0 0 52 65 70
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 66 54 64 24 47 135 229 97 82 103
      Life sciences 10,845 9,034 8,335 8,388 5,611 5,771 3,911 5,416 4,794 4,628
        Agricultural sciences 86 15 0 0 0 220 384 31 153 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,478 6,047 6,330 5,919 3,815 3,448 2,903 4,128 4,220 3,863
        Health sciences 3,242 2,924 1,965 2,281 1,559 1,330 238 479 147 370
        Natural resources and conservation 5 46 35 93 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 34 2 5 95 237 773 386 778 274 395
      Mathematics and statistics 1,824 1,385 1,309 1,637 1,156 1,387 534 627 438 335
      Physical sciences 8,065 9,048 8,381 7,744 6,597 7,455 7,992 8,974 11,342 9,464
        Astronomy and astrophysics 88 45 94 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,155 2,387 2,091 2,087 1,390 1,980 1,595 2,690 4,568 3,281
        Materials science 2,652 3,441 2,685 2,814 491 249 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,666 2,378 2,591 2,205 2,636 2,641 3,142 4,257 2,761 3,589
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 504 797 920 593 2,080 2,585 3,255 2,027 4,013 2,594
      Psychology 4,245 4,536 4,776 4,410 3,891 3,343 2,629 2,447 1,537 2,249
      Social sciences 5,668 4,930 4,793 5,031 4,529 5,142 4,369 4,829 2,099 1,638
        Anthropology 376 300 443 249 316 306 83 0 0 0
        Economics 823 709 751 871 858 855 791 701 30 39
        Political science and government 563 577 704 865 870 846 527 547 183 394
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,288 1,110 1,163 1,077 828 1,004 938 969 158 186
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,618 2,234 1,732 1,969 1,657 2,131 2,030 2,612 1,728 1,019
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,239 828 868 619 563 668 229 227 72 6
    Engineering 1,847 3,732 2,743 2,330 1,857 1,492 1,152 973 634 599
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 802 1,835 521 329 167 286 22 30 3 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 11 103 506 512 550 378 516 17 12 0
      Chemical engineering 92 422 534 434 408 375 244 196 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 12 56 75 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 316 222 341 303 97 73 11 77 80 227
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 50 18 40 46 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 104 111 65 87 170 1 3 30 5 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 14 35 0 0 0 0 82 437 476 336
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 458 986 736 607 409 304 274 186 58 36
    Non-S&E 15,735 14,368 16,378 14,321 16,089 14,590 12,710 12,152 3,881 3,187
      Business management and business administration 5,030 4,320 4,112 3,532 4,207 3,444 3,412 2,750 31 28
      Communication and communications technologies 1,309 1,374 1,516 1,229 1,149 263 888 1,147 105 214
      Education 4,742 4,182 4,823 4,685 4,577 4,574 3,667 3,990 2,354 1,721
      Humanities 2,113 2,033 2,894 3,471 3,346 3,146 3,136 2,545 829 804
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 6 34 28 24 25 21 30 36 61
      Visual and performing arts 1,004 926 1,472 481 617 520 0 624 0 24
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,537 1,527 1,527 895 2,169 2,618 1,586 1,066 526 335

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: 2022
(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 52,175 16,195 1,308 32,748 640 1,242 42
    Science 34,593 13,675 816 18,511 508 1,056 27
      Computer and information sciences 1,619 445 1 1,162 11 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,088 357 0 478 0 253 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 882 299 0 414 0 169 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 134 38 0 12 0 84 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 66 14 0 52 0 0 0
      Life sciences 10,845 5,117 364 5,165 4 189 6
        Agricultural sciences 86 0 62 24 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,478 3,063 283 4,022 4 106 0
        Health sciences 3,242 2,020 16 1,117 0 83 6
        Natural resources and conservation 5 1 3 1 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 34 33 0 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,824 215 42 1,555 0 12 0
      Physical sciences 8,065 3,722 29 3,782 332 200 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 88 87 0 1 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,155 1,065 0 1,065 0 25 0
        Materials science 2,652 597 21 1,796 215 23 0
        Physics 2,666 1,717 0 884 11 54 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 504 256 8 36 106 98 0
      Psychology 4,245 2,223 124 1,674 41 178 5
      Social sciences 5,668 1,185 135 4,034 74 224 16
        Anthropology 376 0 0 365 0 11 0
        Economics 823 5 24 762 0 29 3
        Political science and government 563 0 0 563 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,288 311 0 892 0 72 13
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,618 869 111 1,452 74 112 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,239 411 121 661 46 0 0
    Engineering 1,847 553 489 717 72 16 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 802 54 456 252 25 15 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 11 10 0 1 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 92 92 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 316 250 0 18 47 1 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 50 0 22 28 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 104 104 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 14 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 458 29 11 418 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 15,735 1,967 3 13,520 60 170 15
      Business management and business administration 5,030 0 0 5,030 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,309 0 0 1,309 0 0 0
      Education 4,742 1,275 2 3,320 60 72 13
      Humanities 2,113 0 0 2,111 0 0 2
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,004 0 0 983 0 21 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,537 692 1 767 0 77 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 16,195 15,179 15,004 13,350 11,118 10,524 10,013 11,158 11,181 11,506
  DOD 850 1,011 1,081 1,488 855 539 436 449 721 903
  DOE 1,095 1,679 1,487 1,331 1,023 954 1,046 1,358 1,446 1,349
  HHS 7,962 6,795 6,507 5,638 3,904 2,982 2,881 2,833 3,284 4,028
  NASA 156 169 216 306 381 318 148 142 65 0
  NSF 5,055 4,203 4,082 3,130 3,683 4,560 4,026 4,235 3,524 3,546
  USDA 5 2 8 90 110 186 353 264 141 7
  Other 1,072 1,320 1,623 1,367 1,162 985 1,123 1,877 2,000 1,673

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,411 161 1,250 .
2018 1,316 155 1,161 .
2017 1,255 114 1,141 .
2016 1,048 111 937 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 923 921 760 648 604
    Agricultural sciences 6 5 84 22 30
    Biological and biomedical sciences 315 247 134 167 161
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 10 9 8
    Engineering 52 75 56 72 77
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 167 193 130 145 143
    Health sciences 138 134 168 65 65
    Mathematics and statistics 4 3 2 2 1
    Natural resources and conservation 8 10 10 7 .
    Physical sciences 158 167 114 126 102
    Psychology 29 32 30 18 11
    Social sciences 33 41 23 16 4
    Other 0 0 0 0 2

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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 30,070 . 54,889 12,766 2,189
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . 30,000 6,383 0
    Engineering 10,221 . 0 0 2,189
    Health sciences 5,079 . 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 . 0 6,383 0
    Social sciences 14,770 . 0 0 0
    Other 0 . 24,889 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 27,694 19,746 13,125 53,376 61,606 i
    Agricultural sciences 756 0 4,312 988 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,714 2,783 1,277 3,900 32,435 i
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Engineering 395 1,071 0 0 0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 906 6,372 2,178 34,705 0 i
    Health sciences 13,871 3,025 0 6,100 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2,438 0 0 i
    Natural resources and conservation 344 1,450 0 0 0 i
    Physical sciences 8,750 4,496 2,921 2,455 29,171 i
    Psychology 0 550 0 0 0 i
    Social sciences 958 0 0 5,228 0 i
    Other 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

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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