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
2022 211 54.4 457 342 50.3 680 263 70.8 890
2021 244 46.1 447 329 52.9 691 217 63.3 583 246 73.2 907
2020 230 49.5 450 304 56.9 697 246 73.5 915
2019 242 46.5 447 282 60 696 211 64.6 589 252 72.8 913
2018 244 43.7 428 279 60.5 698 250 72.9 910
2017 222 48.4 425 288 58.4 684 239 59 575 253 72.2 897
2016 236 45.8 430 336 52.4 697 257 71.6 895
2015 234 45.7 426 319 54.5 693 233 59.6 570 252 72.3 897
2014 241 43.6 422 289 58.5 688 252 72 887
2013 276 50.9 555 234 60.7 588 244 72.8 884
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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 253 253 281 313 323 312 238 278 328 352
    Male 136 135 151 177 180 173 139 174 207 230
    Female 117 118 130 136 143 139 99 104 121 122
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 141 165 176 168 188 169 105 124 124 130
    Hispanic or Latino 5 9 13 14 9 10 3 5 3 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 134 153 161 151 176 155 98 85 115 128
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Asian 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 4 0
      Black or African American 23 21 19 16 18 17 7 4 10 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0
      White 101 123 134 126 147 131 84 78 100 115
      More than one race 6 6 5 7 7 4 1 1 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 34 6 0
  Temporary visa holders 112 88 105 145 135 143 133 154 204 222
  Science and engineering 214 209 224 256 263 271 196 234 287 310
    Science 136 131 134 140 160 154 86 103 120 127
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 12 11 12 18 21 14 10 57 51
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 35 19 22 21 40 37 14 22 27 28
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 2 3 5 5 7 29 33 33 44
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 47 50 54 60 40 32 28 33 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 38 48 44 42 55 55 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 3 4
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 78 78 90 116 103 117 110 131 167 183
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 7 13 13 16 18 19 30 43 36
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 10 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 4 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 26 43
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 12
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 71 71 77 103 87 99 49 58 66 68
    Health 39 44 57 57 60 41 42 44 41 42
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 39 44 57 57 60 41 42 44 41 42

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 61 66 75 73 71 73 31 56 38 40
    Male 32 44 45 45 44 44 22 38 31 32
    Female 29 22 30 28 27 29 9 18 7 8
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 44 49 62 58 51 53 21 29 19 18
    Hispanic or Latino 3 3 2 2 5 4 0 3 0 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 40 46 57 55 45 48 20 13 18 17
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Black or African American 5 2 6 3 7 10 2 0 4 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 33 43 44 48 34 36 17 13 14 13
      More than one race 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 13 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 17 17 13 15 20 20 10 27 19 22
  Science and engineering 61 65 73 71 65 73 31 56 38 40
    Science 39 41 51 56 43 50 16 28 21 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 7 7 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 4 3 4 7 9 1 1 5 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 1 4 3 8 10 5 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 14 14 14 17 6 6 5 10 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 17 20 31 29 20 29 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 22 24 22 15 22 23 15 28 17 22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 2 1 0 3 4 9 5 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 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 21 21 20 14 22 20 5 7 3 8
    Health 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 2 2 6 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 52 12 29 30 54 57 42 35 38 70 0
  Science and engineering 52 12 29 30 54 47 42 35 38 70 0
    Science 18 6 13 16 18 18 15 12 16 17 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 4 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 2 2 1 8 6 0 3 6 5 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 6 9 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 9 3 9 11 8 10 9 3 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 34 6 16 14 36 29 27 23 22 53 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 0 1 1 5 6 7 7 6 8 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 10 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 31 6 15 13 31 23 14 10 6 25 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 10 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 253 253 281 313 323 312 238 278 328 352
  Fellowships 3 0 0 0 2 3 9 18 35 19
    Federal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 14 35 18
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
  Research assistantships 84 80 66 182 105 88 60 51 46 89
    Federal 37 12 28 30 54 47 42 34 38 69
    Institutional 40 68 27 146 46 35 8 11 5 16
    Nonfederal 7 0 11 6 5 6 10 6 3 4
  Teaching assistantships 62 59 27 12 106 91 74 89 109 98
    Federal 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 52 59 26 12 106 91 74 89 109 98
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 104 114 188 119 110 130 95 120 138 146
    Federal 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 30 21 78 0 0 6 14 10 10 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 72 93 110 119 110 114 81 110 128 141

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 9 10 16 17 12 20 18 21 0 0
    Science 3 5 6 5 5 13 9 12 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 1 3 3 1 0 4 2 2 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 2 2 4 4 5 3 6 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6 5 10 12 7 7 9 9 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 1 6 6 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 6 6 8 6 4 9 13 15 0 0
  Science and engineering 6 6 8 6 4 9 13 15 0 0
    Science 3 4 4 2 1 5 9 9 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 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 6 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 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 2 3 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 26,591 27,417 26,585 26,143 24,655 22,741 23,104 23,827 22,942 24,949
    Science 9,711 9,523 8,912 8,247 7,756 7,527 8,255 9,106 9,462 9,076
      Computer and information sciences 1,938 1,952 2,475 1,856 1,684 1,729 2,329 2,770 2,902 2,751
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88 78 66
        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, not elsewhere classified 0 236 84 77 76 84 87 88 78 66
      Life sciences 3,703 2,242 2,510 2,565 2,303 2,171 2,320 2,159 2,283 2,095
        Agricultural sciences 1,089 824 841 917 781 671 755 732 727 754
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,249 749 753 750 732 682 770 457 454 327
        Health sciences 1,365 370 449 462 357 432 414 477 665 529
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 299 467 436 433 386 381 493 437 485
      Mathematics and statistics 914 999 771 726 636 684 526 823 1,061 926
      Physical sciences 2,110 2,342 1,775 1,843 2,058 2,023 1,995 2,560 2,513 2,692
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,094 1,051 711 732 853 637 737 1,405 1,479 1,513
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,016 1,055 980 1,034 1,038 1,302 1,171 1,067 956 1,113
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 236 84 77 167 84 87 88 78 66
      Psychology 261 616 571 474 420 359 413 336 364 316
      Social sciences 785 1,136 726 706 579 477 585 370 261 230
        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 114 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 505 508 375 285 386 181 84 79
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 671 932 221 198 204 192 199 189 177 151
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,673 11,257 11,459 11,513 10,333 9,552 8,384 8,638 7,626 9,907
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,095 1,826 2,832 2,837 2,899 2,268 2,063 2,403 2,532 3,530
      Chemical engineering 2,351 980 1,045 1,126 915 929 767 727 533 585
      Civil engineering 2,182 1,259 1,290 1,604 1,262 1,249 1,187 1,122 1,142 1,195
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 805 894 1,004 1,070 1,213 1,245 905 849 927 1,192
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 165 120 30 56 74 81 83 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,075 1,761 1,839 1,880 1,855 1,931 1,482 1,244 491 673
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 811 781 949 914 1,094 886 848 851 1,005
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 0 3,606 2,638 1,991 1,201 755 1,011 1,445 1,150 1,727
    Non-S&E 5,207 6,637 6,214 6,383 6,566 5,662 6,465 6,083 5,854 5,966
      Business management and business administration 3,434 4,425 4,781 4,980 5,136 4,447 5,164 4,890 4,634 4,978
      Communication and communications technologies 245 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Education 341 423 380 327 605 342 345 275 292 132
      Humanities 394 592 461 428 275 384 430 362 282 257
      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 654 572 471 529 437 369 388 424 501 380
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 139 318 121 119 113 120 138 132 145 218

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: 2022
(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 26,591 5,734 2,532 15,621 713 0 1,991
    Science 9,711 2,448 1,250 5,506 102 0 405
      Computer and information sciences 1,938 314 308 1,161 0 0 155
      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, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,703 1,158 589 1,791 42 0 123
        Agricultural sciences 1,089 412 110 534 0 0 33
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,249 210 303 658 29 0 49
        Health sciences 1,365 536 176 599 13 0 41
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 914 326 35 517 0 0 36
      Physical sciences 2,110 392 280 1,293 55 0 90
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,094 178 168 688 15 0 45
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,016 214 112 605 40 0 45
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 261 140 38 82 0 0 1
      Social sciences 785 118 0 662 5 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 114 89 0 25 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 671 29 0 637 5 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,673 3,120 1,239 6,002 611 0 701
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,095 637 195 1,082 7 0 174
      Chemical engineering 2,351 663 275 1,214 72 0 127
      Civil engineering 2,182 449 289 1,023 294 0 127
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 805 86 59 506 109 0 45
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 165 13 45 86 12 0 9
      Mechanical engineering 4,075 1,272 376 2,091 117 0 219
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,207 166 43 4,113 0 0 885
      Business management and business administration 3,434 166 0 2,946 0 0 322
      Communication and communications technologies 245 0 0 156 0 0 89
      Education 341 0 0 273 0 0 68
      Humanities 394 0 9 247 0 0 138
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 654 0 34 451 0 0 169
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 139 0 0 40 0 0 99

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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 5,734 6,428 7,167 6,564 5,801 5,608 5,455 5,776 7,742 8,881
  DOD 1,498 2,323 2,093 1,367 444 513 567 1,278 2,210 1,679
  DOE 36 6 72 14 88 170 273 206 242 376
  HHS 784 203 345 315 331 677 617 393 847 1,037
  NASA 276 92 151 100 320 508 445 368 261 229
  NSF 2,152 2,968 3,431 3,494 3,662 2,650 1,583 1,731 1,837 1,780
  USDA 441 395 365 361 320 289 278 182 234 292
  Other 547 441 710 913 636 801 1,692 1,618 2,111 3,488

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 455 102 353 .
2018 502 112 390 .
2017 417 91 326 .
2016 456 94 362 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 231 234 192 195 184
    Agricultural sciences 13 13 13 13 13
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 16 16 15 15
    Computer and information sciences 13 11 7 11 11
    Engineering 133 127 110 111 109
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 1 0
    Health sciences 11 11 10 10 5
    Mathematics and statistics 5 4 5 5 5
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 38 36 22 22 22
    Psychology 4 4 4 3 0
    Social sciences 9 9 5 5 5
    Other 2 2 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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015 Planned to start in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . 7,583 . . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 5,589 . . . 0
    Engineering . 1,994 . . . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  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

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