Lincoln 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
2024
2023 636 7.3 679 375 38.4 602 382 58.7 914
2022 627 8.7 680 338 62.9 900
2021 665 4.7 691 366 37.9 583 367 60 908
2020 658 6.7 698 396 57.3 916
2019 675 4.1 697 360 39.6 589 422 54.4 914
2018 654 7.5 700 421 54.3 911
2017 650 5.9 684 351 39.6 575 395 56.5 898
2016 646 8.2 697 380 58.1 896
2015 629 10.2 693 343 40.5 570 371 59.2 898
2014 600 13.7 688 368 59.1 889
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

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 11 12 4 8 4 8 9 8 14 12 0
    Female 4 6 4 3 3 3 2 6 7 11 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 5 10 5 6 7 7 4 8 12 18 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 5 9 5 5 7 7 3 7 12 17 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Asian 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
      Black or African American 3 2 0 1 4 3 0 1 1 6 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 1 6 5 4 2 3 3 5 10 7 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 10 8 3 5 0 4 7 6 9 5 0
  Science and engineering 15 18 8 11 7 11 11 14 21 23 0
    Science 15 18 8 11 7 11 11 14 21 23 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 10 3 4 0 1 1 9 10 8 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 8 5 7 7 7 6 4 9 12 0
    Engineering 0 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 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
    Clinical medicine 0 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

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 16 19 18 12 8 11 11 16 15 19 0
    Female 4 2 2 8 7 6 5 9 11 11 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 14 19 16 18 11 16 16 22 25 30 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 14 18 15 18 11 16 16 22 24 30 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 1 2 2 8 6 5 2 4 6 17 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 12 16 13 10 4 9 13 17 17 12 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 6 2 4 2 4 1 0 3 1 0 0
  Science and engineering 20 21 20 20 15 17 16 25 26 30 0
    Science 20 21 20 20 15 17 16 25 26 30 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 8 3 4 4 1 2 4 6 2 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 12 18 16 16 10 13 10 15 20 28 0
    Engineering 0 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 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
    Clinical medicine 0 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 11 8 3 4 0 3 5 10 12 11 0
  Science and engineering 11 8 3 4 0 3 5 10 12 11 0
    Science 11 8 3 4 0 3 5 10 12 11 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 8 3 4 0 1 1 9 10 8 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 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
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 15 18 8 11 7 11 11 14 21 23
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 11 8 3 4 0 3 5 10 11 10
    Federal 11 8 3 4 0 3 5 10 11 10
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 4 10 5 7 7 8 6 4 9 12
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 4 10 5 7 7 8 6 4 9 12

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 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 14 8 0
    Science 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 14 8 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 10 8 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 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
    Clinical medicine 0 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

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 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 13 8 0
  Science and engineering 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 13 8 0
    Science 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 13 8 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 9 8 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 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

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 8,196 11,500 7,621 5,777 4,581 4,215 5,164 5,826 6,296 6,742
    Science 8,195 i 11,500 7,621 5,777 4,581 4,215 5,164 5,826 6,296 6,742
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 996 i 28 60 0 0 0 0 0 1,450 1,676
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 i 28 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 i 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 209 479
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 996 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,241 1,197
      Life sciences 6,626 i 11,109 7,345 5,404 4,089 3,709 4,497 4,850 4,161 4,356
        Agricultural sciences 6,626 i 10,310 6,283 4,516 2,822 2,963 3,032 3,243 3,712 3,896
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 297 227 252 253 252 293 415 424
        Health sciences 0 i 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 i 799 551 654 125 157 255 171 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 i 0 107 7 890 336 958 1,143 34 36
      Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 90 150 234 280 226 197 98 0
      Physical sciences 0 i 0 0 26 71 17 71 47 9 4
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 i 0 0 26 64 3 53 10 0 0
        Materials science 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 i 0 0 0 7 14 18 37 9 4
        Physical sciences nec 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 237 i 145 120 92 112 130 89 134 163 193
        Anthropology 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 237 i 145 120 92 112 130 89 134 163 193
        Political science and government 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 336 i 218 0 105 75 79 281 598 415 513
    Engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 8,196 4,610 3,552 34 0 0 0
    Science 8,195 i 4,610 3,552 33 i 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 996 i 278 714 4 i 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 996 i 278 714 4 i 0 0 0
      Life sciences 6,626 i 3,978 2,621 27 i 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 6,626 i 3,978 2,621 27 i 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Physics 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Social sciences 237 i 19 217 1 i 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Economics 237 i 19 217 1 i 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 336 i 335 0 1 i 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1 i 0 0 1 i 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Education 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Law 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Social work 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1 i 0 0 1 i 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 4,610 8,988 5,621 3,636 2,700 2,498 4,148 4,953 5,492 5,460
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 0 0 0 0 2 9 8 0 0 0
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 503 265 291 251 343 396 564 711 447 362
  USDA 4,107 8,723 5,330 3,385 2,355 2,093 3,576 4,242 4,933 4,844
  Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 199

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 129 32 97 .
2018 95 26 69 .
2017 133 42 91 .

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 81 81 81 81 77
    Agricultural sciences 65 65 65 65 71
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 4 4 6
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    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 10 10 10 10 0
    Physical sciences 2 2 2 2 1
    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

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 1,800 . . . 3,617
    Agricultural sciences 1,800 . . . 3,617

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 2,400 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 2,400 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    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 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

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