Louisiana Tech U.

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 300 35.4 459 327 48.8 631 273 70.9 925
2023 264 43.2 459 332 51.7 679 260 71.8 911 200 67.2 602
2022 211 54.4 457 342 50.3 680 264 71 900
2021 244 46.1 447 329 52.9 691 246 73.3 908 217 63.3 583
2020 230 49.5 450 304 57 698 246 73.5 916
2019 242 46.5 447 282 60 697 252 72.8 914 211 64.6 589
2018 244 43.7 428 279 60.6 700 250 72.9 911
2017 222 48.4 425 288 58.4 684 253 72.2 898 239 59 575
2016 236 45.8 430 336 52.4 697 257 71.7 896
2015 234 45.7 426 319 54.5 693 252 72.3 898 233 59.6 570
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 22 31 51 33 39 36 32 44 38 35
  Science and engineering 16 27 40 27 33 31 27 39 29 28
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 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 . . . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences . 1 1 . 1 2 2 5 3 3
      Computer science . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 2
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . 2 1 5 2 1
    Engineering 7 16 14 14 14 17 14 15 16 19
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 . 3 2 4 3 6 4 5 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 1 1 . . . . . 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 1 3 3 1 3 . 1 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 1 3 . 1 . 1 . . 1
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2
      Mechanical engineering . . . . 1 1 1 1 . .
      Engineering, other 3 12 3 7 5 8 4 6 8 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 2 6 3 5 2 . .
      Applied mathematics . 1 1 1 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics 1 . . . 3 3 4 1 . .
      Statistics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . 2 . 1 1 . .
    Physical sciences 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 1
      Chemistry 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Physics . . . . . . . . 1 1
    Psychology 5 4 17 7 7 7 5 13 4 5
      Clinical psychology . . . . 2 2 1 . 1 .
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 4 16 7 4 5 3 11 2 4
      Research and experimental psychology . . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Psychology, other . . . . 1 . 1 2 1 .
    Social sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 6 4 11 6 6 5 5 5 9 7
    Business 4 4 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 7
      Business 4 4 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 7
    Education 2 . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 140 143 141 165 176 168 188 169 105 124
    Hispanic or Latino 9 12 5 9 13 14 9 10 3 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 130 126 134 153 161 151 176 155 98 85
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 3 4 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 1
      Black or African American 20 19 23 21 19 16 18 17 7 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0
      White 101 98 101 123 134 126 147 131 84 78
      More than one race 5 4 6 6 5 7 7 4 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 5 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 34
  Temporary visa holders 145 140 112 88 105 145 135 143 133 154
  Science and engineering 243 235 214 209 224 256 263 271 196 234
    Science 149 144 136 131 134 140 160 154 86 103
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 7 12 12 11 12 18 21 14 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 50 49 35 19 22 21 40 37 14 22
      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 2 3 2 3 5 5 7 29 33
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 38 39 47 50 54 60 40 32 28 33
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5
      Psychology 44 46 38 48 44 42 55 55 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 94 91 78 78 90 116 103 117 110 131
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 8 7 7 13 13 16 18 19 30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 90 83 71 71 77 103 87 99 49 58
    Health 42 48 39 44 57 57 60 41 42 44
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 42 48 39 44 57 57 60 41 42 44

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 56 51 44 49 62 58 51 53 21 29
    Hispanic or Latino 0 4 3 3 2 2 5 4 0 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 54 45 40 46 57 55 45 48 20 13
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 2 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 0
      Black or African American 8 6 5 2 6 3 7 10 2 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 41 38 33 43 44 48 34 36 17 13
      More than one race 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 13
  Temporary visa holders 15 13 17 17 13 15 20 20 10 27
  Science and engineering 71 62 61 65 73 71 65 73 31 56
    Science 53 43 39 41 51 56 43 50 16 28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 3 4 4 3 4 7 9 1 1
      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 1 0 1 1 4 3 8 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 17 13 14 14 14 17 6 6 5 10
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Psychology 25 19 17 20 31 29 20 29 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 18 19 22 24 22 15 22 23 15 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 4 1 3 2 1 0 3 4 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 17 15 21 21 20 14 22 20 5 7
    Health 0 2 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 2 0 1 2 2 6 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 55 42 52 12 29 30 54 57 42 35
  Science and engineering 55 42 52 12 29 30 54 47 42 35
    Science 10 13 18 6 13 16 18 18 15 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 4 2 2 1 8 6 0 3
      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 1 1 0 4 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 10 9 3 9 11 8 10 9 3
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 45 29 34 6 16 14 36 29 27 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 1 3 0 1 1 5 6 7 7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
      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 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 43 28 31 6 15 13 31 23 14 10
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 285 283 253 253 281 313 323 312 238 278
  Fellowships 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 9 18
    Federal 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 14
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Research assistantships 97 152 84 80 66 182 105 88 60 51
    Federal 43 36 37 12 28 30 54 47 42 34
    Institutional 52 112 40 68 27 146 46 35 8 11
    Nonfederal 2 4 7 0 11 6 5 6 10 6
  Teaching assistantships 40 46 62 59 27 12 106 91 74 89
    Federal 4 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 36 40 52 59 26 12 106 91 74 89
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 145 84 104 114 188 119 110 130 95 120
    Federal 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
    Institutional 68 0 30 21 78 0 0 6 14 10
    Nonfederal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 69 84 72 93 110 119 110 114 81 110

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 6 9 9 10 16 17 12 20 18 21
    Science 1 1 3 5 6 5 5 13 9 12
      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 1 3 3 1 0 4 2 2
      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 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 5 3 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 8 6 5 10 12 7 7 9 9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 4 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 4 5 6 6 8 6 4 9 13 15
  Science and engineering 4 5 6 6 8 6 4 9 13 15
    Science 0 1 3 4 4 2 1 5 9 9
      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 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 1
      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 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
      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 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3
      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 2 3 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 31,247 31,676 26,591 27,417 26,585 26,143 24,655 22,741 23,104 23,827
    Science 9,460 10,590 9,711 9,523 8,912 8,247 7,756 7,527 8,255 9,106
      Computer and information sciences 1,798 2,582 1,938 1,952 2,475 1,856 1,684 1,729 2,329 2,770
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88
        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 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88
      Life sciences 3,924 3,732 3,703 2,242 2,510 2,565 2,303 2,171 2,320 2,159
        Agricultural sciences 998 962 1,089 824 841 917 781 671 755 732
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,038 1,045 1,249 749 753 750 732 682 770 457
        Health sciences 1,888 1,725 1,365 370 449 462 357 432 414 477
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 299 467 436 433 386 381 493
      Mathematics and statistics 826 969 914 999 771 726 636 684 526 823
      Physical sciences 2,131 2,519 2,110 2,342 1,775 1,843 2,058 2,023 1,995 2,560
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,018 1,273 1,094 1,051 711 732 853 637 737 1,405
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,113 1,246 1,016 1,055 980 1,034 1,038 1,302 1,171 1,067
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 236 84 77 167 84 87 88
      Psychology 160 184 261 616 571 474 420 359 413 336
      Social sciences 621 604 785 1,136 726 706 579 477 585 370
        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 46 9 114 204 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 505 508 375 285 386 181
        Social sciences nec 575 595 671 932 221 198 204 192 199 189
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 15,478 15,078 11,673 11,257 11,459 11,513 10,333 9,552 8,384 8,638
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,210 3,052 2,095 1,826 2,832 2,837 2,899 2,268 2,063 2,403
      Chemical engineering 2,397 2,790 2,351 980 1,045 1,126 915 929 767 727
      Civil engineering 2,796 3,028 2,182 1,259 1,290 1,604 1,262 1,249 1,187 1,122
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 816 884 805 894 1,004 1,070 1,213 1,245 905 849
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 757 479 165 120 30 56 74 81 83 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,502 4,845 4,075 1,761 1,839 1,880 1,855 1,931 1,482 1,244
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 811 781 949 914 1,094 886 848
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 3,606 2,638 1,991 1,201 755 1,011 1,445
    Non-S&E 6,309 6,008 5,207 6,637 6,214 6,383 6,566 5,662 6,465 6,083
      Business management and business administration 3,627 3,613 3,434 4,425 4,781 4,980 5,136 4,447 5,164 4,890
      Communication and communications technologies 220 162 245 307 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,399 1,401 341 423 380 327 605 342 345 275
      Humanities 376 288 394 592 461 428 275 384 430 362
      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 557 475 654 572 471 529 437 369 388 424
      Non-S&E nec 130 69 139 318 121 119 113 120 138 132

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 31,247 10,178 1,404 16,539 656 0 2,470
    Science 9,460 3,299 410 5,046 168 0 537
      Computer and information sciences 1,798 421 102 968 86 0 221
      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 3,924 1,893 119 1,714 64 0 134
        Agricultural sciences 998 510 31 393 28 0 36
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,038 396 48 540 0 0 54
        Health sciences 1,888 987 40 781 36 0 44
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 826 274 63 437 0 0 52
      Physical sciences 2,131 560 123 1,303 15 0 130
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,018 167 108 664 14 0 65
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,113 393 15 639 1 0 65
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 160 106 3 51 0 0 0
      Social sciences 621 45 0 573 3 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 46 45 0 1 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 575 0 0 572 3 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 15,478 5,956 595 7,324 488 0 1,115
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,210 2,284 10 1,706 1 0 209
      Chemical engineering 2,397 732 102 1,372 9 0 182
      Civil engineering 2,796 513 231 1,365 348 0 339
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 816 88 50 544 69 0 65
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 757 493 39 166 46 0 13
      Mechanical engineering 4,502 1,846 163 2,171 15 0 307
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 6,309 923 399 4,169 0 0 818
      Business management and business administration 3,627 395 0 2,932 0 0 300
      Communication and communications technologies 220 0 0 138 0 0 82
      Education 1,399 528 399 424 0 0 48
      Humanities 376 0 0 249 0 0 127
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 557 0 0 387 0 0 170
      Non-S&E nec 130 0 0 39 0 0 91

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 10,178 8,118 5,734 6,428 7,167 6,564 5,801 5,608 5,455 5,776
  DOD 1,758 1,613 1,498 2,323 2,093 1,367 444 513 567 1,278
  DOE 353 405 36 6 72 14 88 170 273 206
  HHS 1,707 1,210 784 203 345 315 331 677 617 393
  NASA 252 292 276 92 151 100 320 508 445 368
  NSF 4,688 3,190 2,152 2,968 3,431 3,494 3,662 2,650 1,583 1,731
  USDA 464 327 441 395 365 361 320 289 278 182
  Other 956 1,081 547 441 710 913 636 801 1,692 1,618

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 455 102 353 .
2018 502 112 390 .

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 0 7,583 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 5,589 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1,994 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 18,000 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 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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