Lehigh 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 157 66.3 459 169 73.6 631 218 76.8 925
2023 165 64.6 459 175 74.6 679 220 76.2 911 208 65.9 602
2022 147 68.3 457 171 75.2 680 212 76.8 900
2021 158 65.2 447 165 76.5 691 224 75.7 908 222 62.4 583
2020 159 65.2 450 155 78.1 698 226 75.7 916
2019 144 68.3 447 154 78.2 697 224 75.8 914 222 62.8 589
2018 144 66.8 428 150 78.9 700 218 76.4 911
2017 160 62.9 425 143 79.4 684 218 76 898 221 62.1 575
2016 130 70.2 430 150 78.8 697 224 75.3 896
2015 146 66.2 426 165 76.5 693 215 76.4 898 221 61.7 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 97 87 105 87 95 106 110 89 121 101
  Science and engineering 87 78 89 73 83 88 93 72 108 91
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 1 . . 2 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 1 . . 2 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 8 6 5 4 6 9 6 7 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 2 2 . 1 3 2 1 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 1 1 2 . . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . 1 1 3 . 1 1
      Molecular biology . 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 4 . . . 1 1 . 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 2 7 3 3 3 4 1 2 3 2
      Computer science 2 6 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 2
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 1 1 1 . . . . .
    Engineering 44 41 53 39 48 47 58 38 55 53
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 4 11 6 10 3 10 10 6 9
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 14 8 7 5 6 5 7 13 12
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 7 5 11 8 10 7 8 7 9
      Industrial engineering and operations research 6 . 8 4 4 10 5 4 4 5
      Materials and mining engineering 9 3 3 4 2 5 7 2 9 4
      Mechanical engineering 15 8 16 4 16 11 22 6 11 12
      Engineering, other 2 . 1 . 2 1 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1
      Geological sciences . 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . 2 . . 2 .
    Health sciences . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Public health . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 6 4 3 2 8 4 2 10 4
      Applied mathematics 2 2 . 2 . 1 1 . . .
      Mathematics . 2 . . 1 2 1 1 2 1
      Statistics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 2 4 1 1 5 2 1 8 2
    Physical sciences 15 8 11 12 10 8 11 13 7 13
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 . 3 . . 1 . . .
      Chemistry 7 1 6 3 1 3 5 6 . 6
      Physics 8 5 5 6 9 5 5 7 7 7
    Psychology 16 5 9 7 7 9 8 4 16 8
      Clinical psychology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 12 5 7 5 4 3 4 4 13 6
      Research and experimental psychology 4 . 2 1 2 3 2 . 2 2
      Psychology, other . . . 1 1 2 2 . 1 .
    Social sciences 6 1 1 1 6 3 1 4 5 4
      Economics 6 1 1 . 6 3 1 4 4 4
      Social sciences, other . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 10 9 16 14 12 18 17 17 13 10
    Business . . . . . 3 . . . .
      Business . . . . . 3 . . . .
    Education 8 7 8 11 8 9 14 11 5 6
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Education research 7 7 8 7 8 8 13 11 5 6
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . 2 . . . . . .
      Education, other . . . 2 . 1 1 . . .
    Humanities and arts 2 2 8 3 4 6 3 6 8 4
      Letters 1 . 3 2 2 5 1 4 6 2
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . 1 . . .
      History 1 1 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   415   413   409   406   385   360   364   390   410   389
    Hispanic or Latino   46   40   36   38   37   36   31   24   24   18
    Not Hispanic or Latino   357   360   359   359   335   312   310   326   349   329
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   35   31   33   28   28   26   18   22   24   23
      Black or African American   24   24   17   18   17   10   16   19   19   17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0
      White   289   302   304   306   289   271   271   276   304   281
      More than one race   9   3   4   5   1   5   5   8   2   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   13   14   9   13   12   23   40   37   42
  Temporary visa holders   489   484   461   418   426   502   508   521   541   509
  Science and engineering   901   886   865   824   811   862   872   911   951   898
    Science   541   491   479   461   403   396   327   313   396   367
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   75   66   59   39   37   37   35   37   40   39
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   67   61   78   65   45   49   0   0   44   48
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   19   16   21   20   21   20   20   25   21
      Mathematics and statistics   68   65   59   64   80   72   38   48   43   40
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   18   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3
      Natural resources and conservation   4   8   10   11   11   13   9   6   0   0
      Physical sciences   99   97   84   83   72   78   74   78   81   77
      Psychology   143   121   117   120   85   74   103   105   106   93
      Social sciences   43   44   56   58   53   52   48   19   51   46
    Engineering   360   395   386   363   408   466   545   598   555   531
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   48   47   42   31   28   22   18   21   16   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   48   53   52   54   55   58   52   56   58   44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   63   67   62   63   65   76   81   77   89
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   56   60   61   50   62   86   148   160   85   67
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   43   47   52   49   71   90   106   128   110   103
      Mechanical engineering   88   86   85   87   99   113   121   130   145   144
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   28   39   27   30   30   32   24   22   32   32
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   34
    Health   3   11   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   3   11   5   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

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   165   155   178   178   186   153   164   174   197   206
    Hispanic or Latino   15   11   18   14   21   10   11   12   14   10
    Not Hispanic or Latino   144   142   156   153   154   132   139   145   163   175
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   1
      Asian   10   12   11   8   19   15   15   15   13   11
      Black or African American   10   9   13   8   9   9   5   6   7   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   2   1
      White   124   121   130   136   123   105   113   121   140   157
      More than one race   0   0   1   1   3   1   3   0   1   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   2   4   11   11   11   14   17   20   21
  Temporary visa holders   11   9   16   21   23   8   23   17   14   12
  Science and engineering   176   164   194   199   209   161   187   191   211   218
    Science   71   52   68   67   81   48   74   68   85   88
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   18   21   22   31   22   22   20   25   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   7   9   7   7   4   0   0   3   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   2   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   8   6   8   8   5   6   3   2   3   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   2   3   0   5   3   3   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   1   3   7   6   1   4   5   10   19
      Psychology   22   4   15   15   23   9   36   34   39   37
      Social sciences   3   3   6   8   3   3   5   4   2   4
    Engineering   105   112   126   132   128   113   113   123   126   130
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   7   5   4   2   1   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   55   61   74   82   71   61   54   45   22   27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   5   6   4   6   5   5   8   7   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   4   9   10   11   4   2   6   5   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   14   9   15   21   20   31   41   21   26
      Mechanical engineering   17   21   20   16   17   22   19   19   25   29
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   0   3   1   0   0   2   4   25   13
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   22
    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

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   166   207   187   173   173   171   147   145   179   155
  Science and engineering   166   206   187   173   173   171   147   145   179   155
    Science   62   74   80   55   56   52   32   31   63   52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   23   17   14   12   12   9   6   9   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   13   20   18   14   13   13   0   0   8   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   3   5   3   5   5   5   4   7   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   3   1   1   1   1   0   2   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   11   18   13   10   13   8   9   12   11
      Psychology   11   13   18   10   14   8   9   11   24   21
      Social sciences   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
    Engineering   104   132   107   118   117   119   115   114   116   103
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   21   15   15   10   11   7   8   6   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   28   17   27   25   22   21   17   18   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   7   12   14   11   14   14   18   9   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   10   8   10   25   21   41   43   30   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   12   8   8   11   9   3   0   19   16
      Mechanical engineering   39   34   30   33   27   29   25   21   23   23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   13   20   17   11   8   13   4   7   11   12
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   1   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

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   904   897   870   824   811   862   872   911   951   898
  Fellowships   101   114   107   102   95   110   86   60   58   65
    Federal   5   6   13   5   7   12   11   9   10   9
    Institutional   89   103   86   93   83   91   70   48   47   56
    Nonfederal   7   5   8   4   5   7   5   3   1   0
  Research assistantships   316   322   287   269   246   254   242   266   268   259
    Federal   159   198   172   168   165   158   134   133   161   144
    Institutional   130   114   91   83   69   81   89   111   92   81
    Nonfederal   27   10   24   18   12   15   19   22   15   34
  Teaching assistantships   193   187   187   189   198   209   204   190   201   185
    Federal   0   1   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0
    Institutional   192   157   187   189   198   208   202   189   199   185
    Nonfederal   1   29   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0
  Other types of support   294   274   289   264   272   289   340   395   424   389
    Federal   2   2   2   0   1   1   0   2   7   2
    Institutional   52   59   79   62   76   29   37   45   43   43
    Nonfederal   8   17   10   14   15   29   36   42   51   37
    Personal resources   232   196   198   188   180   230   267   306   323   307

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   56   50   62   48   45   47   53   40   49   26
    Science   31   19   22   21   20   19   18   17   17   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   8   10   11   10   8   9   6   6   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   0   0   0   2   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   2   3   2   2   4   1   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   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   6   6   8   7   6   8   7   10   9   6
      Psychology   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   1   1   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   25   31   40   27   25   28   35   23   32   17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   2   2   3   2   1   10   3   8   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   7   13   8   10   5   4   4   5   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   5   5   3   4   6   4   5   3   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   1   2   0   3   3   2   2   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   5   4   1   1   1   1   0   0   2
      Mechanical engineering   5   4   5   8   5   7   7   5   6   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   6   10   2   3   5   6   4   8   1
      Other engineering   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   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

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   28   29   32   33   29   31   34   27   22   15
  Science and engineering   28   29   32   33   29   31   34   27   22   15
    Science   14   12   15   16   15   15   11   9   6   5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   9   7   10   11   10   8   8   4   2   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   0   0   0   1   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   1   1   1   1   2   1   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   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   2   3   3   3   3   5   2   5   4   5
      Psychology   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   14   17   17   17   14   16   23   18   16   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   2   4   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   4   3   6   5   2   2   4   3   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   2   0   1   1   3   3   4   2   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   1   2   0   3   3   2   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   2   3   6   4   6   6   4   3   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   5   8   1   2   1   1   2   3   1
      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   62,406   56,301   51,769   41,279   38,064   38,185   38,674   36,969   32,941   36,788
    Science   23,707   20,505   19,414   13,283   12,373   11,967   11,285   10,190   9,196   11,641
      Computer and information sciences   3,139   2,725   2,373   2,514   2,333   2,164   1,615   1,099   1,181   1,324
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,919   1,439   1,124   1,087   1,510   1,191   1,166   1,144   914   1,163
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,465   1,408   1,082   1,048   1,421   1,115   957   971   900   1,156
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   454   31   0   39   89   76   209   173   14   7
      Life sciences   11,314   8,884   9,078   5,271   4,121   4,448   2,814   2,335   1,258   2,091
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,927   6,525   7,035   4,088   4,073   4,448   2,814   2,335   1,258   2,091
        Health sciences   0   23   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   3,387   2,336   2,029   1,183   48   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   470   489   289   140   228   187   167   179   200   153
      Physical sciences   5,784   5,588   5,157   3,642   3,495   3,396   5,081   4,731   4,607   5,290
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,673   2,508   2,679   2,065   2,147   2,201   3,184   2,655   2,898   3,353
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,111   3,080   2,478   1,577   1,348   1,195   1,897   2,076   1,709   1,937
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   459   739   911   398   561   448   239   406   388   509
      Social sciences   609   602   439   212   95   86   162   97   441   1,111
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   547   560   294   160   8   2   64   11   24   109
        Political science and government   40   7   0   0   17   15   21   1   10   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1   20   143   50   64   56   63   22   51   124
        Social sciences nec   21   15   2   2   6   13   14   63   356   874
      Sciences nec   13   39   43   19   30   47   41   199   207   0
    Engineering   35,324   32,406   28,948   25,835   24,054   23,447   24,564   23,562   21,179   22,052
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,309   3,695   3,269   1,929   710   374   69   103   204   474
      Chemical engineering   3,607   3,968   4,106   4,104   3,565   2,772   3,672   3,491   3,360   3,833
      Civil engineering   5,169   5,778   5,711   5,422   5,025   5,676   6,313   4,999   4,496   5,537
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,436   2,162   2,209   2,582   3,801   5,035   5,197   5,366   3,834   3,096
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,654   2,402   2,115   1,671   1,913   1,345   1,313   896   1,300   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,916   6,790   6,751   5,512   4,845   4,564   4,510   4,501   4,493   4,302
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   10,187   7,598   4,752   4,591   4,169   3,677   3,434   4,122   3,480   3,324
      Engineering nec   46   13   35   24   26   4   56   84   12   1,486
    Non-S&E   3,375   3,390   3,407   2,161   1,637   2,771   2,825   3,217   2,566   3,095
      Business management and business administration   176   103   54   110   63   71   119   556   309   209
      Communication and communications technologies   32   10   62   0   7   0   0   0   0   78
      Education   2,825   2,793   2,830   1,820   1,322   2,444   2,389   2,452   2,074   2,554
      Humanities   245   221   222   153   161   138   195   114   113   214
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   97   263   239   78   84   118   122   95   70   40

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   62,406   44,797   3,076   12,529   851   994   159
    Science   23,707   17,935   259   4,855   132   514   12
      Computer and information sciences   3,139   2,302   67   770   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,919   1,371   11   524   0   13   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,465   1,371   11   70   0   13   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   454   0   0   454   0   0   0
      Life sciences   11,314   8,403   181   2,313   0   405   12
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,927   6,590   72   1,212   0   53   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   3,387   1,813   109   1,101   0   352   12
      Mathematics and statistics   470   465   0   3   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   5,784   4,407   0   1,153   130   94   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,673   2,003   0   524   91   55   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,111   2,404   0   629   39   39   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   459   405   0   52   0   2   0
      Social sciences   609   582   0   27   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   547   546   0   1   0   0   0
        Political science and government   40   36   0   4   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   21   0   0   21   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   13   0   0   13   0   0   0
    Engineering   35,324   24,202   2,817   7,087   665   421   132
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,309   3,215   62   778   0   254   0
      Chemical engineering   3,607   2,506   66   761   90   52   132
      Civil engineering   5,169   2,030   1,992   1,078   53   16   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,436   1,344   89   1,003   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,654   1,936   78   619   21   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,916   5,594   486   805   29   2   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   10,187   7,577   35   2,006   472   97   0
      Engineering nec   46   0   9   37   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   3,375   2,660   0   587   54   59   15
      Business management and business administration   176   131   0   31   0   14   0
      Communication and communications technologies   32   32   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   2,825   2,417   0   333   54   6   15
      Humanities   245   80   0   155   0   10   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   97   0   0   68   0   29   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   44,797   39,909   36,535   29,051   26,816   26,554   25,834   25,228   21,429   22,910
  DOD   9,569   5,433   3,504   3,372   3,470   3,725   2,689   4,100   4,247   4,765
  DOE   5,453   6,430   5,730   4,508   3,882   3,614   4,026   3,658   3,344   2,675
  HHS   10,252   8,985   10,051   6,853   4,605   5,253   4,258   4,462   4,390   4,795
  NASA   318   391   157   150   69   134   103   40   0   21
  NSF   15,367   14,720   13,029   11,749   12,443   11,304   11,480   10,890   7,798   8,616
  USDA   135   134   10   0   14   68   23   37   0   0
  Other   3,703   3,816   4,054   2,419   2,333   2,456   3,255   2,041   1,650   2,038

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   1,000   114   886   .
2018   1,024   108   916   .

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   256   223   220   220   220
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   22   27   28   28   27
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   127   136   134   134   134
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   14   13   13   13   15
    Health sciences   11   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   67   34   34   34   35
    Psychology   12   12   10   9   7
    Social sciences   2   1   1   1   1
    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   0   0   35,548   52,222
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   26,111
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   26,111
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   35,548   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   3,162   16,957   1,000
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   368   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   3,162   970   1,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   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   619   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   15,000   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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