Louisiana Tech 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 265 42.9 459 332 51.7 679 200 67.2 602 260 71.9 914
2022 211 54.4 457 342 50.3 680 264 71 900
2021 244 46.1 447 329 52.9 691 217 63.3 583 246 73.3 908
2020 230 49.5 450 304 57 698 246 73.5 916
2019 242 46.5 447 282 60 697 211 64.6 589 252 72.8 914
2018 244 43.7 428 279 60.6 700 250 72.9 911
2017 222 48.4 425 288 58.4 684 239 59 575 253 72.2 898
2016 236 45.8 430 336 52.4 697 257 71.7 896
2015 234 45.7 426 319 54.5 693 233 59.6 570 252 72.3 898
2014 241 43.6 422 289 58.5 688 252 72 889
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 31 51 33 39 36 32 44 38 35 33
  Science and engineering 27 40 27 33 31 27 39 29 28 24
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 7 4 4 2 1 3 3 . .
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 2 1 . . . 1 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . . . 2 . .
      Molecular biology 1 1 1 3 . . 2 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 3 . . 2 . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 . 1 2 2 5 3 3 3
      Computer science 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 2 1
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . 2 1 5 2 1 2
    Engineering 16 14 14 14 17 14 15 16 19 10
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 3 2 4 3 6 4 5 3 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 1 . . . . . 1 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 3 3 1 3 . 1 1 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 3 . 1 . 1 . . 1 2
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
      Mechanical engineering . . . 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Engineering, other 12 3 7 5 8 4 6 8 11 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 2 6 3 5 2 . . 3
      Applied mathematics 1 1 1 1 . . . . . 3
      Mathematics . . . 3 3 4 1 . . .
      Statistics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . 2 . 1 1 . . .
    Physical sciences 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 1 4
      Chemistry 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 1
      Physics . . . . . . . 1 1 3
    Psychology 4 17 7 7 7 5 13 4 5 4
      Clinical psychology . . . 2 2 1 . 1 . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 16 7 4 5 3 11 2 4 2
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 . . . . . . 1 1
      Psychology, other . . . 1 . 1 2 1 . 1
    Social sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 4 11 6 6 5 5 5 9 7 9
    Business 4 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 9
      Business 4 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 9
    Education . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 1 1 . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts . . . . . . . 4 . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . 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, 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 151 136 135 151 177 180 173 139 174 207
    Female 132 117 118 130 136 143 139 99 104 121
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 143 141 165 176 168 188 169 105 124 124
    Hispanic or Latino 12 5 9 13 14 9 10 3 5 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 126 134 153 161 151 176 155 98 85 115
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Asian 4 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 4
      Black or African American 19 23 21 19 16 18 17 7 4 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0
      White 98 101 123 134 126 147 131 84 78 100
      More than one race 4 6 6 5 7 7 4 1 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 34 6
  Temporary visa holders 140 112 88 105 145 135 143 133 154 204
  Science and engineering 235 214 209 224 256 263 271 196 234 287
    Science 144 136 131 134 140 160 154 86 103 120
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 12 12 11 12 18 21 14 10 57
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 49 35 19 22 21 40 37 14 22 27
      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 2 3 2 3 5 5 7 29 33 33
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 39 47 50 54 60 40 32 28 33 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 3
      Psychology 46 38 48 44 42 55 55 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 91 78 78 90 116 103 117 110 131 167
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 7 7 13 13 16 18 19 30 43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 26
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 83 71 71 77 103 87 99 49 58 66
  Health 48 39 44 57 57 60 41 42 44 41
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 48 39 44 57 57 60 41 42 44 41

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 36 32 44 45 45 44 44 22 38 31
    Female 28 29 22 30 28 27 29 9 18 7
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 51 44 49 62 58 51 53 21 29 19
    Hispanic or Latino 4 3 3 2 2 5 4 0 3 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 45 40 46 57 55 45 48 20 13 18
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 0 0
      Black or African American 6 5 2 6 3 7 10 2 0 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 38 33 43 44 48 34 36 17 13 14
      More than one race 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 13 1
  Temporary visa holders 13 17 17 13 15 20 20 10 27 19
  Science and engineering 62 61 65 73 71 65 73 31 56 38
    Science 43 39 41 51 56 43 50 16 28 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 7 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 4 4 3 4 7 9 1 1 5
      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 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 8 10 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 13 14 14 14 17 6 6 5 10 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
      Psychology 19 17 20 31 29 20 29 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 19 22 24 22 15 22 23 15 28 17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 1 3 2 1 0 3 4 9 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 15 21 21 20 14 22 20 5 7 3
  Health 2 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 2 0 1 2 2 6 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 42 52 12 29 30 54 57 42 35 38
  Science and engineering 42 52 12 29 30 54 47 42 35 38
    Science 13 18 6 13 16 18 18 15 12 16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 4 2 2 1 8 6 0 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 10 9 3 9 11 8 10 9 3 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 29 34 6 16 14 36 29 27 23 22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 0 1 1 5 6 7 7 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4
      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 1 2 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 28 31 6 15 13 31 23 14 10 6
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 283 253 253 281 313 323 312 238 278 328
  Fellowships 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 9 18 35
    Federal 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 14 35
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Research assistantships 152 84 80 66 182 105 88 60 51 46
    Federal 36 37 12 28 30 54 47 42 34 38
    Institutional 112 40 68 27 146 46 35 8 11 5
    Nonfederal 4 7 0 11 6 5 6 10 6 3
  Teaching assistantships 46 62 59 27 12 106 91 74 89 109
    Federal 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 40 52 59 26 12 106 91 74 89 109
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 84 104 114 188 119 110 130 95 120 138
    Federal 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 30 21 78 0 0 6 14 10 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 84 72 93 110 119 110 114 81 110 128

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 9 9 10 16 17 12 20 18 21 0
    Science 1 3 5 6 5 5 13 9 12 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 1 3 3 1 0 4 2 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 2 2 4 4 5 3 6 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 2 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 8 6 5 10 12 7 7 9 9 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 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 5 6 6 8 6 4 9 13 15 0
  Science and engineering 5 6 6 8 6 4 9 13 15 0
    Science 1 3 4 4 2 1 5 9 9 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 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 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 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 6 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 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 2 3 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 31,676 26,591 27,417 26,585 26,143 24,655 22,741 23,104 23,827 22,942
    Science 10,590 9,711 9,523 8,912 8,247 7,756 7,527 8,255 9,106 9,462
      Computer and information sciences 2,582 1,938 1,952 2,475 1,856 1,684 1,729 2,329 2,770 2,902
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88 78
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88 78
      Life sciences 3,732 3,703 2,242 2,510 2,565 2,303 2,171 2,320 2,159 2,283
        Agricultural sciences 962 1,089 824 841 917 781 671 755 732 727
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,045 1,249 749 753 750 732 682 770 457 454
        Health sciences 1,725 1,365 370 449 462 357 432 414 477 665
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 299 467 436 433 386 381 493 437
      Mathematics and statistics 969 914 999 771 726 636 684 526 823 1,061
      Physical sciences 2,519 2,110 2,342 1,775 1,843 2,058 2,023 1,995 2,560 2,513
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,273 1,094 1,051 711 732 853 637 737 1,405 1,479
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,246 1,016 1,055 980 1,034 1,038 1,302 1,171 1,067 956
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 236 84 77 167 84 87 88 78
      Psychology 184 261 616 571 474 420 359 413 336 364
      Social sciences 604 785 1,136 726 706 579 477 585 370 261
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 9 114 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 505 508 375 285 386 181 84
        Social sciences nec 595 671 932 221 198 204 192 199 189 177
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 15,078 11,673 11,257 11,459 11,513 10,333 9,552 8,384 8,638 7,626
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,052 2,095 1,826 2,832 2,837 2,899 2,268 2,063 2,403 2,532
      Chemical engineering 2,790 2,351 980 1,045 1,126 915 929 767 727 533
      Civil engineering 3,028 2,182 1,259 1,290 1,604 1,262 1,249 1,187 1,122 1,142
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 884 805 894 1,004 1,070 1,213 1,245 905 849 927
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 479 165 120 30 56 74 81 83 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,845 4,075 1,761 1,839 1,880 1,855 1,931 1,482 1,244 491
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 811 781 949 914 1,094 886 848 851
      Engineering nec 0 0 3,606 2,638 1,991 1,201 755 1,011 1,445 1,150
    Non-S&E 6,008 5,207 6,637 6,214 6,383 6,566 5,662 6,465 6,083 5,854
      Business management and business administration 3,613 3,434 4,425 4,781 4,980 5,136 4,447 5,164 4,890 4,634
      Communication and communications technologies 162 245 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,401 341 423 380 327 605 342 345 275 292
      Humanities 288 394 592 461 428 275 384 430 362 282
      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 475 654 572 471 529 437 369 388 424 501
      Non-S&E nec 69 139 318 121 119 113 120 138 132 145

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 31,676 8,118 2,220 19,098 722 0 1,518
    Science 10,590 3,012 643 6,325 233 0 377
      Computer and information sciences 2,582 433 209 1,720 71 0 149
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 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 3,732 1,598 220 1,725 84 0 105
        Agricultural sciences 962 428 60 434 12 0 28
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,045 325 99 566 13 0 42
        Health sciences 1,725 845 61 725 59 0 35
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 969 301 22 608 3 0 35
      Physical sciences 2,519 528 180 1,649 74 0 88
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,273 205 122 880 22 0 44
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,246 323 58 769 52 0 44
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 184 121 12 50 1 0 0
      Social sciences 604 31 0 573 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 595 22 0 573 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 15,078 4,122 1,100 8,636 485 0 735
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,052 998 134 1,700 15 0 205
      Chemical engineering 2,790 638 232 1,761 36 0 123
      Civil engineering 3,028 735 342 1,607 221 0 123
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 884 72 74 598 96 0 44
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 479 220 66 124 60 0 9
      Mechanical engineering 4,845 1,459 252 2,846 57 0 231
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 6,008 984 477 4,137 4 0 406
      Business management and business administration 3,613 396 0 3,034 0 0 183
      Communication and communications technologies 162 0 0 134 0 0 28
      Education 1,401 588 477 275 4 0 57
      Humanities 288 0 0 244 0 0 44
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 475 0 0 413 0 0 62
      Non-S&E nec 69 0 0 37 0 0 32

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 8,118 5,734 6,428 7,167 6,564 5,801 5,608 5,455 5,776 7,742
  DOD 1,613 1,498 2,323 2,093 1,367 444 513 567 1,278 2,210
  DOE 405 36 6 72 14 88 170 273 206 242
  HHS 1,210 784 203 345 315 331 677 617 393 847
  NASA 292 276 92 151 100 320 508 445 368 261
  NSF 3,190 2,152 2,968 3,431 3,494 3,662 2,650 1,583 1,731 1,837
  USDA 327 441 395 365 361 320 289 278 182 234
  Other 1,081 547 441 710 913 636 801 1,692 1,618 2,111

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 455 102 353 .
2018 502 112 390 .
2017 417 91 326 .

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 263 231 234 192 195
    Agricultural sciences 13 13 13 13 13
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 16 16 15
    Computer and information sciences 27 13 11 7 11
    Engineering 147 133 127 110 111
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1
    Health sciences 14 11 11 10 10
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 4 5 5
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 38 38 36 22 22
    Psychology 3 4 4 4 3
    Social sciences 11 9 9 5 5
    Other 2 2 2 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 18,000 . 7,583 . .
    Computer and information sciences 0 . 5,589 . .
    Engineering 0 . 1,994 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 18,000 . 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 980 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 980 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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