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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 158 77.1 679 574 5.6 602 322 65.2 914
2022 189 72.6 680 308 66.2 900
2021 187 73.3 691 139 76.5 583 310 66.3 908
2020 187 73.6 698 309 66.7 916
2019 187 73.5 697 278 53.4 589 406 56.1 914
2018 176 75.2 700 516 44 911
2017 157 77.4 684 498 45.2 898
2016 160 77.4 697 583 35.6 896
2015 162 77 693 606 33.2 898
2014 180 74.2 688 646 28.1 889
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 sources
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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 278 187 128 121 120 164 216 278 301 231
    Female 694 585 556 507 518 540 634 624 620 507
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 363 423 487 485 483 521 593 549 564 445
    Hispanic or Latino 60 74 91 88 83 84 89 75 73 60
    Not Hispanic or Latino 277 318 362 349 339 354 399 396 408 335
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 36 43 37 42 49 44 57 56 59 49
      Black or African American 36 45 64 57 63 65 80 100 113 92
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 198 221 251 241 220 238 253 234 227 182
      More than one race 7 8 9 9 7 7 9 6 9 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 26 31 34 48 61 83 105 78 83 50
  Temporary visa holders 609 349 197 143 155 183 257 353 357 293
  Science and engineering 603 473 370 343 336 355 482 487 501 419
    Science 603 473 370 341 332 346 472 487 501 419
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 359 252 144 135 152 163 209 185 171 133
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 100 39 32 29 27 38 72 116 96 61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 11
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 2 7 18 14 11 14 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 35 33 21 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 0 2 1 8 11 13 18
      Psychology 109 148 171 144 134 118 157 90 112 99
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 10 8 12 69 87 94
    Engineering 0 0 0 2 4 9 10 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 2 4 9 10 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 369 299 314 285 302 349 368 415 420 319
    Clinical medicine 0 0 20 14 20 28 42 0 0 0
    Other health 369 299 294 271 282 321 326 415 420 319

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 82 71 80 95 104 119 125 148 156 157
    Female 182 223 201 223 211 270 274 311 294 315
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 206 235 216 243 242 318 306 400 399 414
    Hispanic or Latino 35 41 30 37 30 43 35 48 53 60
    Not Hispanic or Latino 143 161 151 173 176 221 221 283 289 302
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Asian 17 22 25 17 24 28 31 38 36 36
      Black or African American 31 39 38 47 47 59 73 99 112 100
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      White 82 93 84 106 103 128 114 140 134 150
      More than one race 13 7 4 3 2 6 3 5 7 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 28 33 35 33 36 54 50 69 57 52
  Temporary visa holders 58 59 65 75 73 71 93 59 51 58
  Science and engineering 184 211 207 220 249 307 324 356 359 386
    Science 183 208 205 219 246 304 318 356 359 386
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 52 50 52 60 88 100 64 85 88
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 65 68 65 71 75 73 65 61 57 73
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 19 15
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 6 1 6 10 2 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 1 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 3 6 11 10 7 14 15
      Psychology 76 82 78 80 87 119 116 101 82 80
      Social sciences 4 5 2 7 11 12 19 99 100 110
    Engineering 1 3 2 1 3 3 6 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 3 2 1 3 3 6 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 80 83 74 98 66 82 75 103 91 86
    Clinical medicine 0 0 2 4 3 12 13 0 0 0
    Other health 80 83 72 94 63 70 62 103 91 86

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

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 972 772 684 628 638 704 850 902 921 738
  Fellowships 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
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 28 29
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 28 29
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 972 772 684 628 637 703 850 897 878 693
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 3 0 1 2 3 7 4 1 14 15
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Personal resources 969 772 683 626 634 696 846 894 863 677

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 16,612 17,183 15,059 13,997 5,113 2,405 2,290 1,420 1,184 969
    Science 12,967 13,678 10,652 10,148 4,846 1,731 1,602 611 207 414
      Computer and information sciences 234 142 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 59 372 261 345 40 0 0 0 2 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 59 372 261 345 26 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 9,621 10,025 7,162 6,526 4,561 1,648 1,499 460 135 269
        Agricultural sciences 4,002 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,779 2,155 734 621 25 107 150 107 0 0
        Health sciences 3,840 7,833 6,428 5,905 4,536 1,541 1,349 353 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 226 414 372 457 0 0 5 53 34 59
      Physical sciences 1,015 767 996 784 198 60 77 83 15 80
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 812 616 845 675 20 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 203 151 151 109 178 60 77 83 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,131 1,119 950 1,189 45 19 9 9 21 6
      Social sciences 681 838 906 847 2 4 12 6 0 0
        Anthropology 45 0 42 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 116 51 172 169 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 233 504 442 393 2 4 12 6 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 180 159 250 244 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 107 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,645 3,505 4,407 3,849 255 674 688 809 977 555
      Business management and business administration 1,041 963 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 602 942 136 154 22 38 0 0
      Education 761 568 773 202 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,204 1,417 2,090 1,825 9 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 420 287 0 0 0 0 38 68 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 762 815 0 55 162 151 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 219 270 180 65 110 465 466 552 0 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

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 16,612 1,993 0 13,844 90 569 116
    Science 12,967 1,925 0 10,362 90 474 116
      Computer and information sciences 234 36 0 198 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 59 0 0 59 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 59 0 0 59 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 9,621 1,678 0 7,308 90 429 116
        Agricultural sciences 4,002 422 0 3,472 4 75 29
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,779 220 0 1,217 3 339 0
        Health sciences 3,840 1,036 0 2,619 83 15 87
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 226 0 0 226 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,015 201 0 814 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 812 136 0 676 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 203 65 0 138 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,131 10 0 1,077 0 44 0
      Social sciences 681 0 0 680 0 1 0
        Anthropology 45 0 0 45 0 0 0
        Economics 116 0 0 116 0 0 0
        Political science and government 233 0 0 232 0 1 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 180 0 0 180 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 107 0 0 107 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,645 68 0 3,482 0 95 0
      Business management and business administration 1,041 0 0 1,041 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 761 0 0 761 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,204 5 0 1,104 0 95 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 420 63 0 357 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 219 0 0 219 0 0 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 1,993 2,652 2,686 1,349 1,839 1,929 1,615 852 . .
  DOD 1 0 39 0 20 11 125 18 . .
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . .
  HHS 1,226 1,826 1,841 1,001 1,449 1,699 1,310 647 . .
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 . .
  NSF 487 530 297 113 349 219 180 163 . .
  USDA 274 256 372 235 21 0 0 0 . .
  Other 5 40 137 0 0 0 0 4 . .

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 96 38 58 .
2018 56 6 50 .
2017 58 9 49 .

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 226 708 350 269 254
    Agricultural sciences 5 326 6 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 104 127 115 119 113
    Computer and information sciences 0 7 6 2 3
    Engineering 1 1 1 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 10 11 9 9
    Health sciences 13 114 102 21 21
    Mathematics and statistics 0 7 7 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 2 1 0 0
    Physical sciences 69 74 69 85 76
    Psychology 27 35 26 26 26
    Social sciences 1 5 5 6 6
    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 . 22,200 5,500 . . 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 5,500 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 22,200 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 3,650 6,670 20,485 14,139 1,281
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 11,830 1,358 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 800 3,750 3,605 590 990
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,450 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 3,000 0
    Health sciences 0 0 3,650 5,976 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 400 2,920 1,400 980 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 2,235 291
    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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