Marquette 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 200 57 459 262 59 631 238 74.6 925
2023 194 58.3 459 250 63.6 679 232 74.9 911 306 49.8 602
2022 193 58.3 457 256 62.8 680 231 74.7 900
2021 200 55.8 447 234 66.6 691 228 75.2 908 277 53 583
2020 196 57 450 226 68 698 229 75.3 916
2019 185 59.2 447 240 66 697 226 75.6 914 269 54.9 589
2018 191 56 428 245 65.4 700 233 74.8 911
2017 193 55.2 425 245 64.6 684 230 74.7 898 331 43.1 575
2016 171 60.8 430 232 67.1 697 235 74.1 896
2015 194 55 426 226 67.8 693 245 73.1 898 315 45.4 570
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 65 66 68 56 57 70 64 58 76 64
  Science and engineering 46 47 43 45 34 53 42 32 44 47
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 7 13 4 11 6 9 7 5 4 11
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 1 . 1 4 2 1 1 . 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 3 . 2 . 1 1 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 2 . 1 . . . 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 2 1 . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . 2 . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Molecular biology . . . . . 1 2 . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 2 1 . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 5 5 6 . 1 4 4 3 2 2
      Computer science 4 5 6 . 1 2 1 1 1 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . . 2 3 2 1 .
    Engineering 9 17 10 10 12 11 9 5 12 12
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 2 3 4 7 2 4 1 5 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 7 1 3 2 1 2 . 3 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 7 2 1 3 2 2 3 4 3
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 2 2 . 6 . 1 . 3
      Engineering, other . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 7 2 8 9 6 15 8 2 6 4
      Nursing science 2 2 6 5 3 11 5 2 3 3
      Health sciences, other 5 . 2 4 3 4 3 . 3 1
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 3 1 1 . 1 1 .
      Applied mathematics . 2 . 2 . . . . . .
      Mathematics . . 2 . 1 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 . . 1 . . . 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 6 3 3 6 4 5 7 7 8 5
      Chemistry 6 2 3 4 3 5 6 6 8 5
      Physics . 1 . 2 1 . 1 1 . .
    Psychology 9 4 9 6 4 8 7 8 11 12
      Clinical psychology 3 1 4 6 3 6 3 5 8 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 3 3 . . 2 3 2 2 3
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Psychology, other . . 2 . 1 . 1 1 1 .
    Social sciences . 1 1 . . . . . . 1
      Economics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . 1
  Non-science and engineering 19 19 25 11 23 17 22 26 32 17
    Business . 1 . . . . . 2 . .
      Business . 1 . . . . . 2 . .
    Education 7 6 5 3 2 1 2 5 2 1
      Education leadership and administration 1 2 4 1 . . 1 2 . .
      Education research 3 3 1 1 2 . 1 . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 1
      Education, other 1 . . 1 . . . 2 . .
    Humanities and arts 12 12 19 8 21 16 20 12 30 16
      Letters 4 4 4 1 5 6 3 . 4 6
      History 1 1 3 . 2 1 . 1 2 2
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 3 5 5 7 5 12 7 13 7
      Humanities and arts, other 5 4 7 2 7 4 5 4 11 1
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 . . . . 7 . .
      Communication . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . . . . 7 . .

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 324 339 317 343 341 295 264 272 338 331
    Hispanic or Latino 35 35 33 41 32 30 28 22 28 28
    Not Hispanic or Latino 275 294 275 289 288 244 213 216 268 267
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Asian 24 32 21 20 22 19 9 11 18 15
      Black or African American 19 14 13 13 8 8 5 4 8 9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      White 223 235 228 244 245 204 189 192 227 231
      More than one race 9 12 13 12 13 12 10 9 13 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 10 9 13 21 21 23 34 42 36
  Temporary visa holders 135 143 122 125 106 112 127 129 150 165
  Science and engineering 349 354 322 341 330 314 291 312 392 396
    Science 256 251 226 236 220 208 200 190 261 257
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 39 41 42 37 36 39 34 52 43
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 26
      Computer and information sciences 54 45 26 24 22 21 15 16 27 29
      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 6 8 4 2 0 7 8 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 17 15 28 34 28 18 26 27 28 31
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 37 48 38 35 42 37 40 38 43 47
      Psychology 62 74 67 69 60 50 41 47 47 49
      Social sciences 25 22 22 30 31 39 31 28 34 32
    Engineering 93 103 96 105 110 106 91 122 131 139
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 22 20 23 27 39 15 46 39 33
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 34 33 33 27 34 20 25 28 27 32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 26 37 31 40 34 32 31 21 34 42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 11 12 15 15 15 20 27 30 27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
    Health 110 128 117 127 117 93 100 89 96 100
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 110 128 117 127 117 93 100 89 96 100

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 202 219 233 209 202 195 192 202 188 176
    Hispanic or Latino 15 20 28 21 19 10 11 13 11 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 181 194 201 181 172 169 168 166 148 135
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Asian 13 11 16 16 10 8 9 9 10 15
      Black or African American 10 10 11 10 5 5 5 7 5 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
      White 152 164 167 149 146 142 143 143 131 114
      More than one race 6 9 6 5 9 13 9 6 2 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 5 4 7 11 16 13 23 29 29
  Temporary visa holders 52 57 55 54 72 80 51 52 15 13
  Science and engineering 213 227 233 219 219 214 193 196 147 142
    Science 149 165 167 141 141 133 135 117 84 86
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 22 20 13 18 20 17 21 5 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16
      Computer and information sciences 56 67 81 78 66 52 50 46 28 30
      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 12 16 8 4 0 6 2 3 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 17 22 9 9 12 16 22 18 13 13
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 1 0
      Psychology 39 28 33 27 28 23 32 10 8 3
      Social sciences 7 7 13 6 13 13 10 16 11 18
    Engineering 64 62 66 78 78 81 58 79 63 56
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 18 16 23 21 25 3 10 9 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 5 6 13 8 10 9 13 6 7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 20 22 27 28 31 28 20 27 15 15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 17 17 14 18 18 26 29 28 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
    Health 41 49 55 44 55 61 50 58 56 47
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 41 49 55 44 55 61 50 58 56 47

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 39 42 43 45 62 33 33 30 38 40
  Science and engineering 37 41 39 45 53 32 30 28 36 38
    Science 17 14 14 18 26 18 21 14 19 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 5 1 6 2 4 7 8 6 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 6 6 7 20 9 8 4 6 8
      Psychology 1 2 3 2 4 3 4 0 4 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 20 27 25 27 27 14 9 14 17 17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 2 4 3 1 0 6 6 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 11 12 3 10 2 4 3 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 9 6 16 10 8 4 0 2 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 6 5 4 4 3 1 5 7 5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 2 1 4 0 9 1 3 2 2 2
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 1 4 0 9 1 3 2 2 2

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 459 482 439 468 447 407 391 401 488 496
  Fellowships 9 9 9 12 7 11 3 15 10 12
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
    Institutional 8 6 7 10 6 9 2 13 8 6
    Nonfederal 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
  Research assistantships 112 133 137 125 162 137 116 135 204 160
    Federal 38 40 43 44 62 33 33 30 38 35
    Institutional 71 84 77 72 84 90 76 85 142 103
    Nonfederal 3 9 17 9 16 14 7 20 24 22
  Teaching assistantships 80 77 67 75 66 67 72 73 105 114
    Federal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 79 77 67 75 66 67 72 73 105 113
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 258 263 226 256 212 192 200 178 169 210
    Federal 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 13 11 4 19 8 10 11 10 5 5
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Personal resources 245 249 222 236 204 182 189 168 163 204

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 19 21 19 12 17 19 21 22 14 13
    Science 13 10 10 9 11 11 14 15 9 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 7 7 1 1 2 7 8 6 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 2 3 7 9 6 5 5 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 6 11 9 3 6 8 7 7 5 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 4 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 4 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 4
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 4 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 4

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 12 18 14 12 15 9 14 16 11 10
  Science and engineering 12 15 10 7 10 8 14 16 10 9
    Science 7 6 4 6 7 5 9 11 6 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 3 2 1 1 1 4 6 4 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 2 4 5 3 4 4 1 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 9 6 1 3 3 5 5 4 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 3 4 5 5 1 0 0 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 3 4 5 5 1 0 0 1 1

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 49,099 47,819 40,638 37,087 37,136 37,777 32,471 30,034 28,422 24,816
    Science 26,790 24,475 20,593 20,342 19,093 19,868 16,725 14,777 13,956 11,322
      Computer and information sciences 2,289 1,831 1,681 1,439 834 178 0 0 74 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 18,366 17,556 13,619 12,236 11,696 13,155 10,388 9,875 8,917 7,199
        Agricultural sciences 14 24 155 88 84 92 36 94 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,963 8,334 6,042 5,143 5,871 7,863 6,753 5,781 5,379 1,515
        Health sciences 9,389 8,724 5,317 5,545 4,570 4,461 3,223 4,000 3,538 3,255
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 474 2,105 1,460 1,171 739 376 0 0 2,429
      Mathematics and statistics 800 921 892 1,110 1,734 1,863 1,686 1,252 1,362 1,123
      Physical sciences 3,068 2,115 2,539 3,903 2,681 2,517 2,789 1,933 1,990 1,907
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,646 1,862 2,127 3,476 2,361 2,202 2,639 1,538 1,595 1,821
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 422 253 412 427 320 315 150 395 395 86
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,734 1,335 991 1,223 1,140 1,371 929 725 853 766
      Social sciences 533 717 871 431 1,008 784 933 577 609 327
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 142 11 14 70 37 208 88 20 41 61
        Political science and government 391 423 462 330 449 416 487 399 399 186
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 283 314 16 517 153 0 151 121 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 81 15 5 7 358 7 48 80
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415 151 0
    Engineering 13,202 12,351 10,278 9,027 10,059 8,988 7,898 8,915 8,012 8,663
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,412 3,711 3,144 3,345 4,159 3,316 2,893 1,701 1,508 1,403
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,043 2,444 1,671 1,233 1,050 993 1,165 1,132 953 647
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,513 2,098 2,954 2,109 1,788 1,716 871 1,140 1,231 1,106
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,007 3,251 1,257 909 867 747 1,305 1,133 787 1,511
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,227 847 1,252 1,431 2,195 2,216 1,664 3,809 3,533 3,996
    Non-S&E 9,107 10,993 9,767 7,718 7,984 8,921 7,848 6,342 6,454 4,831
      Business management and business administration 194 1,317 900 854 397 330 399 500 532 466
      Communication and communications technologies 1,396 1,146 1,234 959 825 913 1,803 1,720 961 817
      Education 438 164 138 105 158 345 516 617 354 228
      Humanities 2,004 3,040 2,154 1,145 1,464 981 1,551 1,134 668 948
      Law 1,129 1,125 914 921 1,109 1,358 826 558 589 627
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 6 1 201 0 62 5 5 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,940 4,200 4,226 3,734 3,969 4,989 2,748 1,813 3,350 1,745

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 49,099 23,110 194 17,011 357 1,826 6,601
    Science 26,790 14,009 58 8,996 108 1,263 2,356
      Computer and information sciences 2,289 868 0 952 0 0 469
      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 18,366 10,670 5 5,262 95 1,155 1,179
        Agricultural sciences 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,963 7,116 5 1,477 0 112 253
        Health sciences 9,389 3,554 0 3,771 95 1,043 926
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 800 275 0 405 0 36 84
      Physical sciences 3,068 1,914 53 765 0 66 270
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,646 1,591 53 666 0 66 270
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 422 323 0 99 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,734 282 0 1,144 13 3 292
      Social sciences 533 0 0 468 0 3 62
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 142 0 0 142 0 0 0
        Political science and government 391 0 0 326 0 3 62
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 13,202 8,350 136 3,265 221 333 897
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,412 2,183 0 757 63 53 356
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,043 2,282 91 395 113 105 57
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,513 1,617 0 722 45 0 129
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,007 2,268 45 505 0 52 137
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,227 0 0 886 0 123 218
    Non-S&E 9,107 751 0 4,750 28 230 3,348
      Business management and business administration 194 0 0 93 0 0 101
      Communication and communications technologies 1,396 0 0 703 0 5 688
      Education 438 95 0 241 0 50 52
      Humanities 2,004 0 0 1,350 0 172 482
      Law 1,129 0 0 770 24 0 335
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 6 0 0 2 4 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,940 656 0 1,591 0 3 1,690

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 23,110 20,055 15,316 13,918 13,187 12,792 10,672 10,111 10,298 9,320
  DOD 2,981 1,924 1,068 261 380 211 402 418 481 495
  DOE 2,745 2,952 1,901 811 600 375 254 0 0 0
  HHS 11,549 10,104 7,480 8,237 8,251 8,115 6,618 6,679 6,924 5,637
  NASA 13 41 122 94 124 178 174 75 29 57
  NSF 4,664 4,396 4,047 4,056 3,318 3,355 2,878 2,649 2,648 2,261
  USDA 67 20 190 148 127 219 59 24 18 0
  Other 1,091 618 508 311 387 339 287 266 198 870

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 1,272 140 1,132 .
2018 1,274 141 1,133 .

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 236 265 262 212 189
    Agricultural sciences 2 2 1 1 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 57 63 63 62 64
    Computer and information sciences 9 7 2 2 5
    Engineering 63 69 61 54 58
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 6 6 8 6
    Health sciences 30 28 35 29 21
    Mathematics and statistics 1 4 7 1 7
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 41 48 54 32 16
    Psychology 15 15 15 11 7
    Social sciences 5 8 7 3 5
    Other 8 15 11 10 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 3,924 1,550
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1,962 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 1,550
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 1,962 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 0 0 0 9,615 2,599
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 7,310 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 0 832
    Health sciences 0 0 0 959 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 1,345 672
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 1,095

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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