Lehigh 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 165 64.6 459 175 74.6 679 208 65.9 602 219 76.4 914
2022 147 68.3 457 171 75.2 680 212 76.8 900
2021 158 65.2 447 165 76.5 691 222 62.4 583 224 75.7 908
2020 159 65.2 450 155 78.1 698 226 75.7 916
2019 144 68.3 447 154 78.2 697 222 62.8 589 224 75.8 914
2018 144 66.8 428 150 78.9 700 218 76.4 911
2017 160 62.9 425 143 79.4 684 221 62.1 575 218 76 898
2016 130 70.2 430 150 78.8 697 224 75.3 896
2015 146 66.2 426 165 76.5 693 221 61.7 570 215 76.4 898
2014 163 61.9 422 157 77.5 688 216 76 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 87 105 87 95 106 110 89 121 101 86
  Science and engineering 78 89 73 83 88 93 72 108 91 70
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . 1 . . 2 1 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 1 . . 2 1 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 5 4 6 9 6 7 5 9
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 2 . 1 3 2 1 3 2
      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 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . 1 1 3 . 1 1 .
      Molecular biology 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 . 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 . . . 1 1 . 2 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 7 3 3 3 4 1 2 3 2 5
      Computer science 6 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 1 . . . . . .
    Engineering 41 53 39 48 47 58 38 55 53 27
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 4 11 6 10 3 10 10 6 9 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 14 8 7 5 6 5 7 13 12 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 5 11 8 10 7 8 7 9 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 8 4 4 10 5 4 4 5 2
      Materials and mining engineering 3 3 4 2 5 7 2 9 4 5
      Mechanical engineering 8 16 4 16 11 22 6 11 12 5
      Engineering, other . 1 . 2 1 1 . . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1
      Geological sciences 2 2 3 1 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 6 4 3 2 8 4 2 10 4 6
      Applied mathematics 2 . 2 . 1 1 . . . .
      Mathematics 2 . . 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
      Statistics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 4 1 1 5 2 1 8 2 4
    Physical sciences 8 11 12 10 8 11 13 7 13 13
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . 3 . . 1 . . . 1
      Chemistry 1 6 3 1 3 5 6 . 6 2
      Physics 5 5 6 9 5 5 7 7 7 10
    Psychology 5 9 7 7 9 8 4 16 8 5
      Clinical psychology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 7 5 4 3 4 4 13 6 4
      Research and experimental psychology . 2 1 2 3 2 . 2 2 1
      Psychology, other . . 1 1 2 2 . 1 . .
    Social sciences 1 1 1 6 3 1 4 5 4 4
      Economics 1 1 . 6 3 1 4 4 4 3
      Social sciences, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 9 16 14 12 18 17 17 13 10 16
    Business . . . . 3 . . . . 1
      Business . . . . 3 . . . . 1
    Education 7 8 11 8 9 14 11 5 6 8
      Education research 7 8 7 8 8 13 11 5 6 8
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Education, other . . 2 . 1 1 . . . .
    Humanities and arts 2 8 3 4 6 3 6 8 4 7
      Letters . 3 2 2 5 1 4 6 2 5
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . 1 . . . .
      History 1 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . . . . 1
      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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 521 522 499 518 561 565 593 596 578 592
    Female 376 348 325 293 301 307 318 355 320 339
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 413 409 406 385 360 364 390 410 389 456
    Hispanic or Latino 40 36 38 37 36 31 24 24 18 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 360 359 359 335 312 310 326 349 329 388
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 31 33 28 28 26 18 22 24 23 28
      Black or African American 24 17 18 17 10 16 19 19 17 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
      White 302 304 306 289 271 271 276 304 281 337
      More than one race 3 4 5 1 5 5 8 2 7 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 14 9 13 12 23 40 37 42 48
  Temporary visa holders 484 461 418 426 502 508 521 541 509 475
  Science and engineering 886 865 824 811 862 872 911 951 898 931
    Science 491 479 461 403 396 327 313 396 367 420
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 66 59 39 37 37 35 37 40 39 40
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 61 78 65 45 49 0 0 44 48 59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 19 16 21 20 21 20 20 25 21 23
      Mathematics and statistics 65 59 64 80 72 38 48 43 40 48
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 7
      Natural resources and conservation 8 10 11 11 13 9 6 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 97 84 83 72 78 74 78 81 77 77
      Psychology 121 117 120 85 74 103 105 106 93 119
      Social sciences 44 56 58 53 52 48 19 51 46 47
    Engineering 395 386 363 408 466 545 598 555 531 511
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 47 42 31 28 22 18 21 16 18 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 53 52 54 55 58 52 56 58 44 45
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 63 67 62 63 65 76 81 77 89 84
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 60 61 50 62 86 148 160 85 67 50
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 47 52 49 71 90 106 128 110 103 100
      Mechanical engineering 86 85 87 99 113 121 130 145 144 145
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 39 27 30 30 32 24 22 32 32 35
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 34 40
    Health 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 11 5 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 91 105 107 104 87 93 101 116 118 124
    Female 73 89 92 105 74 94 90 95 100 116
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 155 178 178 186 153 164 174 197 206 224
    Hispanic or Latino 11 18 14 21 10 11 12 14 10 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 142 156 153 154 132 139 145 163 175 185
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
      Asian 12 11 8 19 15 15 15 13 11 14
      Black or African American 9 13 8 9 9 5 6 7 4 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0
      White 121 130 136 123 105 113 121 140 157 160
      More than one race 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 4 11 11 11 14 17 20 21 27
  Temporary visa holders 9 16 21 23 8 23 17 14 12 16
  Science and engineering 164 194 199 209 161 187 191 211 218 240
    Science 52 68 67 81 48 74 68 85 88 117
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 21 22 31 22 22 20 25 18 23
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 9 7 7 4 0 0 3 3 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics 6 8 8 5 6 3 2 3 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 0 5 3 3 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 3 7 6 1 4 5 10 19 36
      Psychology 4 15 15 23 9 36 34 39 37 44
      Social sciences 3 6 8 3 3 5 4 2 4 6
    Engineering 112 126 132 128 113 113 123 126 130 123
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 61 74 82 71 61 54 45 22 27 28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 6 4 6 5 5 8 7 8 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 9 10 11 4 2 6 5 4 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 14 9 15 21 20 31 41 21 26 24
      Mechanical engineering 21 20 16 17 22 19 19 25 29 26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 3 1 0 0 2 4 25 13 18
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 16
    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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 207 187 173 173 171 147 145 179 155 155 0
  Science and engineering 206 187 173 173 171 147 145 179 155 155 0
    Science 74 80 55 56 52 32 31 63 52 69 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 17 14 12 12 9 6 9 7 12 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 20 18 14 13 13 0 0 8 8 10 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 5 3 5 5 5 4 7 0 6 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 18 13 10 13 8 9 12 11 17 0
      Psychology 13 18 10 14 8 9 11 24 21 20 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0
    Engineering 132 107 118 117 119 115 114 116 103 86 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 15 15 10 11 7 8 6 4 4 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 28 17 27 25 22 21 17 18 12 13 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 12 14 11 14 14 18 9 19 9 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 8 10 25 21 41 43 30 17 14 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 8 8 11 9 3 0 19 16 9 0
      Mechanical engineering 34 30 33 27 29 25 21 23 23 22 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 20 17 11 8 13 4 7 11 12 14 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Health 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 897 870 824 811 862 872 911 951 898 931
  Fellowships 114 107 102 95 110 86 60 58 65 78
    Federal 6 13 5 7 12 11 9 10 9 15
    Institutional 103 86 93 83 91 70 48 47 56 60
    Nonfederal 5 8 4 5 7 5 3 1 0 3
  Research assistantships 322 287 269 246 254 242 266 268 259 245
    Federal 198 172 168 165 158 134 133 161 144 136
    Institutional 114 91 83 69 81 89 111 92 81 80
    Nonfederal 10 24 18 12 15 19 22 15 34 29
  Teaching assistantships 187 187 189 198 209 204 190 201 185 218
    Federal 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
    Institutional 157 187 189 198 208 202 189 199 185 207
    Nonfederal 29 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 11
  Other types of support 274 289 264 272 289 340 395 424 389 390
    Federal 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 7 2 4
    Institutional 59 79 62 76 29 37 45 43 43 57
    Nonfederal 17 10 14 15 29 36 42 51 37 18
    Personal resources 196 198 188 180 230 267 306 323 307 311

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 48 60 46 43 41 53 40 49 26 34
    Science 17 21 19 19 18 18 17 17 9 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 10 11 10 8 9 6 6 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 8 6 6 8 7 10 9 6 9
      Psychology 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 31 39 27 24 23 35 23 32 17 20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 3 2 0 10 3 8 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 13 8 9 5 4 4 5 5 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 1 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 8 5 7 7 5 6 3 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 10 2 3 4 6 4 8 1 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 29 32 33 29 31 34 27 22 15 15
  Science and engineering 29 32 33 29 31 34 27 22 15 15
    Science 12 15 16 15 15 11 9 6 5 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 10 11 10 8 8 4 2 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 3 3 3 5 2 5 4 5 7
      Psychology 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 17 17 17 14 16 23 18 16 10 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 1 1 0 8 2 4 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 3 6 5 2 2 4 3 3 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 3 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 6 4 6 6 4 3 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 8 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 56,301 51,769 41,279 38,064 38,185 38,674 36,969 32,941 36,788 37,066
    Science 20,505 19,414 13,283 12,373 11,967 11,285 10,190 9,196 11,641 12,904
      Computer and information sciences 2,725 2,373 2,514 2,333 2,164 1,615 1,099 1,181 1,324 1,538
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,439 1,124 1,087 1,510 1,191 1,166 1,144 914 1,163 1,870
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,408 1,082 1,048 1,421 1,115 957 971 900 1,156 1,823
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 31 0 39 89 76 209 173 14 7 47
      Life sciences 8,884 9,078 5,271 4,121 4,448 2,814 2,335 1,258 2,091 2,095
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,525 7,035 4,088 4,073 4,448 2,814 2,335 1,258 2,091 2,095
        Health sciences 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,336 2,029 1,183 48 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 489 289 140 228 187 167 179 200 153 106
      Physical sciences 5,588 5,157 3,642 3,495 3,396 5,081 4,731 4,607 5,290 5,618
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,508 2,679 2,065 2,147 2,201 3,184 2,655 2,898 3,353 3,334
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,080 2,478 1,577 1,348 1,195 1,897 2,076 1,709 1,937 2,284
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 739 911 398 561 448 239 406 388 509 375
      Social sciences 602 439 212 95 86 162 97 441 1,111 1,302
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 560 294 160 8 2 64 11 24 109 407
        Political science and government 7 0 0 17 15 21 1 10 4 1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 20 143 50 64 56 63 22 51 124 163
        Social sciences nec 15 2 2 6 13 14 63 356 874 731
      Sciences nec 39 43 19 30 47 41 199 207 0 0
    Engineering 32,406 28,948 25,835 24,054 23,447 24,564 23,562 21,179 22,052 19,956
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,695 3,269 1,929 710 374 69 103 204 474 419
      Chemical engineering 3,968 4,106 4,104 3,565 2,772 3,672 3,491 3,360 3,833 3,262
      Civil engineering 5,778 5,711 5,422 5,025 5,676 6,313 4,999 4,496 5,537 4,941
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,162 2,209 2,582 3,801 5,035 5,197 5,366 3,834 3,096 2,558
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,402 2,115 1,671 1,913 1,345 1,313 896 1,300 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,790 6,751 5,512 4,845 4,564 4,510 4,501 4,493 4,302 3,018
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 7,598 4,752 4,591 4,169 3,677 3,434 4,122 3,480 3,324 4,523
      Engineering nec 13 35 24 26 4 56 84 12 1,486 1,235
    Non-S&E 3,390 3,407 2,161 1,637 2,771 2,825 3,217 2,566 3,095 4,206
      Business management and business administration 103 54 110 63 71 119 556 309 209 57
      Communication and communications technologies 10 62 0 7 0 0 0 0 78 18
      Education 2,793 2,830 1,820 1,322 2,444 2,389 2,452 2,074 2,554 3,830
      Humanities 221 222 153 161 138 195 114 113 214 293
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 263 239 78 84 118 122 95 70 40 8

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 56,301 39,909 2,479 11,921 893 1,081 18
    Science 20,505 15,636 157 3,994 125 593 0
      Computer and information sciences 2,725 1,823 7 895 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,439 1,205 17 217 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,408 1,205 17 186 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 31 0 0 31 0 0 0
      Life sciences 8,884 6,852 104 1,533 0 395 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,525 5,400 66 1,051 0 8 0
        Health sciences 23 23 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,336 1,429 38 482 0 387 0
      Mathematics and statistics 489 443 0 20 25 1 0
      Physical sciences 5,588 4,084 0 1,207 100 197 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,508 1,757 0 544 93 114 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,080 2,327 0 663 7 83 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 739 656 29 54 0 0 0
      Social sciences 602 573 0 29 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 560 560 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 20 13 0 7 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 15 0 0 15 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 39 0 0 39 0 0 0
    Engineering 32,406 21,706 2,281 7,330 745 326 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,695 2,581 84 870 3 157 0
      Chemical engineering 3,968 2,963 17 890 27 53 18
      Civil engineering 5,778 3,018 1,536 966 214 44 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,162 962 67 1,133 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,402 1,464 74 689 175 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,790 5,748 247 752 43 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 7,598 4,970 253 2,020 283 72 0
      Engineering nec 13 0 3 10 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,390 2,567 41 597 23 162 0
      Business management and business administration 103 91 0 12 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 10 0 0 7 3 0 0
      Education 2,793 2,397 28 309 20 39 0
      Humanities 221 71 13 137 0 0 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 263 8 0 132 0 123 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 39,909 36,535 29,051 26,816 26,554 25,834 25,228 21,429 22,910 24,271
  DOD 5,433 3,504 3,372 3,470 3,725 2,689 4,100 4,247 4,765 4,039
  DOE 6,430 5,730 4,508 3,882 3,614 4,026 3,658 3,344 2,675 2,282
  HHS 8,985 10,051 6,853 4,605 5,253 4,258 4,462 4,390 4,795 4,872
  NASA 391 157 150 69 134 103 40 0 21 68
  NSF 14,720 13,029 11,749 12,443 11,304 11,480 10,890 7,798 8,616 10,006
  USDA 134 10 0 14 68 23 37 0 0 0
  Other 3,816 4,054 2,419 2,333 2,456 3,255 2,041 1,650 2,038 3,004

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,000 114 886 .
2018 1,024 108 916 .
2017 1,084 116 968 .

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 . . . 35,548 52,222 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . . 26,111 0
    Engineering . . . . 26,111 0
    Health sciences . . . 35,548 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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