U. New Orleans

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 254 45.3 459 314 66.5 925
2023 247 46.8 459 384 44.1 679 308 66.6 911 303 50.2 602
2022 282 39 457 381 44.6 680 279 69.4 900
2021 234 48.3 447 362 48.2 691 296 67.8 908 300 49.1 583
2020 234 48.6 450 326 53.8 698 290 68.7 916
2019 223 50.7 447 332 52.9 697 297 67.9 914 309 48.1 589
2018 215 50.4 428 332 53.1 700 301 67.4 911
2017 227 47.2 425 328 52.6 684 293 67.8 898 308 47 575
2016 224 48.5 430 315 55.3 697 296 67.4 896
2015 217 49.7 426 284 59.5 693 268 70.5 898 304 47.3 570
2014 233 66.6 688
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 35 35 25 37 38 40 48 42 43 44
  Science and engineering 25 20 17 24 23 26 24 27 31 28
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 5 2 5 3 2 1 2 3 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 3 2 2 2 . . 1 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 1 .
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 3 2 . . 3 . 2 2 . .
      Computer science 1 1 . . 3 . 2 2 . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 4 9 2 5 3 6 7 4 5 7
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 1 . . . . . 1 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering . 2 1 . . . 1 . 1 4
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . 2 . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 1 2 . 1 1 . 1 1
      Engineering, other 2 3 . 3 3 5 3 3 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 1 1 . . . 2 .
      Geological sciences . . . 1 1 . . . 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Nursing science . . . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 . . 1 1 . . . . 2
      Applied mathematics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Statistics . . . . . . . . . 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 6 2 3 4 3 3 1 7 5 9
      Chemistry 4 2 3 4 3 1 1 7 3 9
      Physics 2 . . . . 2 . . 2 .
    Psychology 3 1 . . 4 2 3 4 12 2
      Clinical psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . 1 . 3 .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 1 . . 2 2 2 4 7 2
      Psychology, other 1 . . . 2 . . . 2 .
    Social sciences 7 1 10 8 4 13 9 8 4 7
      Economics 3 . 5 . 2 7 4 1 1 1
      Political science and government . . . 5 1 3 . . . 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 4 1 5 3 1 3 5 7 3 4
  Non-science and engineering 10 15 8 13 15 14 24 15 12 16
    Business . 1 3 5 8 1 5 5 5 3
      Business . 1 3 5 8 1 5 5 5 3
    Education 10 14 5 8 7 13 19 10 7 12
      Education leadership and administration 5 6 1 3 7 9 8 2 1 5
      Education research 5 8 4 5 . 4 9 8 4 6
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Education, other . . . . . . 1 . 2 .
    Humanities and arts . . . . . . . . . 1
      History . . . . . . . . . 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 94 97 110 107 122 136 137 179 232 290
    Female 91 96 95 125 108 92 94 115 121 160
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 132 140 144 167 165 150 154 159 189 260
    Hispanic or Latino 13 16 11 18 12 7 11 3 18 23
    Not Hispanic or Latino 117 124 131 147 151 141 138 156 163 227
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 10 14 12 17 12 14 5 7 10 13
      Black or African American 19 24 19 24 30 21 12 14 20 25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 85 81 95 99 103 100 117 135 132 187
      More than one race 2 4 5 7 5 6 4 0 1 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 0 2 2 2 2 5 0 8 10
  Temporary visa holders 53 53 61 65 65 78 77 135 164 190
  Science and engineering 185 193 205 232 230 228 231 294 353 450
    Science 129 136 139 167 170 159 148 231 293 380
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 27 31 29 33 34 37 22 19 16 21
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 17 20 25 27 22 27 30 54 86 97
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 4 5 10 8 8 12 18 18 20
      Mathematics and statistics 5 8 6 9 15 12 10 13 21 25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 28 31 38 37 35 26 36 37 58
      Psychology 18 24 20 21 20 20 16 16 21 31
      Social sciences 29 21 23 29 34 20 32 75 94 120
    Engineering 56 57 66 65 60 69 83 63 60 70
      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 9 12 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 23
      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 12 10 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 56 57 66 65 60 69 83 23 18 26
    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

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 84 102 77 85 89 88 90 91 105 111
    Female 63 70 84 57 58 53 42 44 61 53
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 139 162 151 133 135 131 114 104 147 141
    Hispanic or Latino 17 10 11 7 9 8 9 5 9 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 119 144 137 123 124 120 102 99 135 127
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Asian 7 10 9 6 6 5 7 1 4 5
      Black or African American 25 22 26 18 14 11 11 5 16 16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 83 106 98 97 102 103 82 93 114 102
      More than one race 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 0 1 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 8 3 3 2 3 3 0 3 5
  Temporary visa holders 8 10 10 9 12 10 18 31 19 23
  Science and engineering 147 172 161 142 147 141 132 135 166 164
    Science 93 118 108 85 79 79 77 103 127 122
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 4 4 8 3 3 3 2 4 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 34 24 15 16 11 17 22 23 23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 9 8 6 4 13 8 10 11 5
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 7 7 4 4 5 6 6 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 5 7 4 11 4 7 19 16 10
      Psychology 3 3 5 3 3 2 0 3 4 1
      Social sciences 53 60 53 42 38 42 37 41 63 61
    Engineering 54 54 53 57 68 62 55 32 39 42
      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 15 16 17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6
      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 4 7 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 54 54 53 57 68 62 55 9 11 12
    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
All surveyed fields 1 6 5 7 8 11 16 9 26 31
  Science and engineering 1 6 5 7 8 11 16 9 26 31
    Science 1 4 4 4 5 7 10 7 22 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 10 6
      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 1 1 0 0 0 1 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 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 9 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2 1 3 3 4 6 2 4 5
      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 2 2 3
      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 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 2 1 3 3 4 6 0 1 2
  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 185 193 205 232 230 228 231 294 353 450
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 20
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
  Research assistantships 26 27 29 70 87 51 52 50 67 82
    Federal 1 6 5 7 8 11 16 9 21 31
    Institutional 25 21 17 45 58 35 34 32 36 34
    Nonfederal 0 0 7 18 21 5 2 9 10 17
  Teaching assistantships 44 43 47 47 46 85 80 105 110 126
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    Institutional 44 43 47 47 46 83 80 102 104 126
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0
  Other types of support 115 123 129 115 97 92 99 139 159 222
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 0 11 33
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 115 123 129 115 97 71 93 139 147 189

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 3 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 9
    Science 3 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 4 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4
      Psychology 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
      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 1 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 1 1 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 1 1 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 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 5
  Science and engineering 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 5
    Science 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3
      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 1 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 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      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 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 1 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 19,311 20,396 21,911 16,979 16,594 15,328 14,437 15,939 15,719 18,960
    Science 10,259 10,908 12,555 11,501 11,404 10,337 9,701 10,014 10,810 13,845
      Computer and information sciences 2,292 2,579 1,492 1,370 1,591 2,045 2,019 1,826 2,055 1,415
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,612 947 1,576 1,244 1,585 1,778 2,356 2,488 2,602 2,919
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 107 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,215 941 1,551 1,244 1,585 1,778 2,356 2,488 2,602 1,210
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 290 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,709
      Life sciences 1,113 1,181 1,016 1,114 974 817 626 758 946 1,184
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,113 1,181 1,014 1,074 974 817 626 758 946 1,184
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 614 642 603 482 389 204 40 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,937 2,094 2,181 2,652 2,398 2,144 1,939 2,090 2,606 3,314
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,422 1,387 1,468 1,903 1,595 1,387 1,328 1,597 2,021 2,684
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 511 707 713 749 803 757 611 493 585 630
        Physical sciences nec 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 637 1,034 622 523 497 335 207 173 480 2,721
      Social sciences 1,728 1,908 2,787 3,079 3,341 2,646 2,342 2,306 1,824 2,120
        Anthropology 312 412 553 453 438 182 139 18 0 0
        Economics 324 253 301 324 437 479 490 678 510 470
        Political science and government 100 112 98 119 109 138 150 162 36 15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 186 0 79 0 0 0 0 0 359 308
        Social sciences nec 806 1,131 1,756 2,183 2,357 1,847 1,563 1,448 919 1,327
      Sciences nec 326 523 2,278 1,037 629 368 172 373 297 172
    Engineering 2,539 2,509 2,134 1,897 2,282 2,376 2,447 3,422 3,741 3,135
      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 438 307 213 219 247 226 330 507 806 739
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 878 986 810 649 848 766 875 1,413 1,117 909
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 578 586 497 563 689 742 744 864 565 340
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 645 630 614 466 498 642 498 638 1,253 1,147
    Non-S&E 6,513 6,979 7,222 3,581 2,908 2,615 2,289 2,503 1,168 1,980
      Business management and business administration 262 222 188 179 203 234 181 190 147 449
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 297 296 11 382 407 423 306 425 248 410
      Humanities 1,958 1,046 629 1,082 1,234 1,006 816 853 387 19
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 445 470 0 480 491 467 399 587 82 24
      Non-S&E nec 3,547 4,936 6,394 1,458 573 485 587 448 304 1,078

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 19,311 5,950 1,209 9,878 416 1,016 842
    Science 10,259 3,889 757 4,862 116 152 483
      Computer and information sciences 2,292 1,289 131 861 11 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,612 738 491 274 4 74 31
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 107 107 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,215 591 304 227 4 58 31
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 290 40 187 47 0 16 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,113 227 40 831 0 0 15
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,113 227 40 831 0 0 15
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 614 260 0 354 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,937 761 28 1,013 96 18 21
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,422 520 28 742 93 18 21
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 511 241 0 270 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 4 0 0 1 3 0 0
      Psychology 637 0 47 421 0 2 167
      Social sciences 1,728 614 20 928 5 39 122
        Anthropology 312 151 0 156 5 0 0
        Economics 324 0 0 234 0 0 90
        Political science and government 100 0 0 85 0 15 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 186 155 0 31 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 806 308 20 422 0 24 32
      Sciences nec 326 0 0 180 0 19 127
    Engineering 2,539 635 262 1,315 257 0 70
      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 438 145 63 230 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 878 213 0 403 219 0 43
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 578 131 0 429 18 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 645 146 199 253 20 0 27
    Non-S&E 6,513 1,426 190 3,701 43 864 289
      Business management and business administration 262 58 47 83 0 12 62
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 297 0 0 286 11 0 0
      Humanities 1,958 29 39 1,042 0 789 59
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 4 0 0 3 0 1 0
      Visual and performing arts 445 0 0 445 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,547 1,339 104 1,842 32 62 168

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 5,950 5,283 8,270 3,674 3,868 4,353 5,258 5,568 6,826 7,492
  DOD 1,616 1,529 1,152 1,006 1,095 1,145 1,320 750 1,297 1,268
  DOE 160 38 49 104 43 59 73 42 51 10
  HHS 85 78 87 128 123 85 129 178 206 449
  NASA 117 753 163 26 115 108 67 284 227 351
  NSF 1,467 1,341 947 972 425 861 1,106 1,515 1,833 1,902
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 2 29 22 17 22
  Other 2,505 1,544 5,872 1,438 2,067 2,093 2,534 2,777 3,195 3,490

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 533 67 466 .
2018 492 73 419 .

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 119 119 111 105 105
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 21 22 13 13
    Computer and information sciences 6 6 3 4 4
    Engineering 18 18 10 27 27
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13 13 14 11 11
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 44 44 47 41 41
    Psychology 6 6 3 6 6
    Social sciences 9 9 12 4 4
    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 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 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

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 1,061 334 700 300 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 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 1,061 334 700 300 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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