Marquette 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 194 58.3 459 250 63.6 679 306 49.8 602 230 75.2 914
2022 193 58.3 457 256 62.8 680 231 74.7 900
2021 200 55.8 447 234 66.6 691 277 53 583 228 75.2 908
2020 196 57 450 226 68 698 229 75.3 916
2019 185 59.2 447 240 66 697 269 54.9 589 226 75.6 914
2018 191 56 428 245 65.4 700 233 74.8 911
2017 193 55.2 425 245 64.6 684 331 43.1 575 230 74.7 898
2016 171 60.8 430 232 67.1 697 235 74.1 896
2015 194 55 426 226 67.8 693 315 45.4 570 245 73.1 898
2014 183 57.2 422 216 69 688 246 72.7 889
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 66 68 56 57 70 64 58 76 64 66
  Science and engineering 47 43 45 34 53 42 32 44 47 40
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 4 11 6 9 7 5 4 11 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . 1 4 2 1 1 . 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 . 2 . 1 1 1 . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 2 . 1 . . . 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 2 1 . . 1 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Genetics and genomics 1 . 2 . . . 1 . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Molecular biology . . . . 1 2 . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 6 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 1 . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 5 6 . 1 4 4 3 2 2 .
      Computer science 5 6 . 1 2 1 1 1 2 .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . 2 3 2 1 . .
    Engineering 17 10 10 12 11 9 5 12 12 11
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 3 4 7 2 4 1 5 5 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 1 3 2 1 2 . 3 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 2 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 5
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 2 . 6 . 1 . 3 3
      Engineering, other . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
    Health sciences 2 8 9 6 15 8 2 6 4 6
      Nursing science 2 6 5 3 11 5 2 3 3 4
      Health sciences, other . 2 4 3 4 3 . 3 1 2
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 3 1 1 . 1 1 . .
      Applied mathematics 2 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics . 2 . 1 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 . . . 1 1 . .
    Physical sciences 3 3 6 4 5 7 7 8 5 4
      Chemistry 2 3 4 3 5 6 6 8 5 4
      Physics 1 . 2 1 . 1 1 . . .
    Psychology 4 9 6 4 8 7 8 11 12 12
      Clinical psychology 1 4 6 3 6 3 5 8 8 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 3 . . 2 3 2 2 3 5
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . . 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 25 11 23 17 22 26 32 17 26
    Business 1 . . . . . 2 . . .
      Business 1 . . . . . 2 . . .
    Education 6 5 3 2 1 2 5 2 1 4
      Education leadership and administration 2 4 1 . . 1 2 . . 2
      Education research 3 1 1 2 . 1 . 1 . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 1 1
      Education, other . . 1 . . . 2 . . .
    Humanities and arts 12 19 8 21 16 20 12 30 16 21
      Letters 4 4 1 5 6 3 . 4 6 4
      History 1 3 . 2 1 . 1 2 2 3
      Philosophy and religious studies 3 5 5 7 5 12 7 13 7 11
      Humanities and arts, other 4 7 2 7 4 5 4 11 1 3
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . . . . 7 . . 1
      Communication . 1 . . . . . . . 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 218 202 222 218 213 210 204 269 268 271
    Female 264 237 246 229 194 181 197 219 228 246
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 339 317 343 341 295 264 272 338 331 346
    Hispanic or Latino 35 33 41 32 30 28 22 28 28 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 294 275 289 288 244 213 216 268 267 265
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
      Asian 32 21 20 22 19 9 11 18 15 13
      Black or African American 14 13 13 8 8 5 4 8 9 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 235 228 244 245 204 189 192 227 231 230
      More than one race 12 13 12 13 12 10 9 13 11 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 9 13 21 21 23 34 42 36 60
  Temporary visa holders 143 122 125 106 112 127 129 150 165 171
  Science and engineering 354 322 341 330 314 291 312 392 396 417
    Science 251 226 236 220 208 200 190 261 257 283
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 39 41 42 37 36 39 34 52 43 43
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 24
      Computer and information sciences 45 26 24 22 21 15 16 27 29 37
      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 8 4 2 0 7 8 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 15 28 34 28 18 26 27 28 31 32
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 48 38 35 42 37 40 38 43 47 47
      Psychology 74 67 69 60 50 41 47 47 49 52
      Social sciences 22 22 30 31 39 31 28 34 32 48
    Engineering 103 96 105 110 106 91 122 131 139 134
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 20 23 27 39 15 46 39 33 37
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33 33 27 34 20 25 28 27 32 27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37 31 40 34 32 31 21 34 42 42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11 12 15 15 15 20 27 30 27 22
      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 1 5 6
    Health 128 117 127 117 93 100 89 96 100 100
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 128 117 127 117 93 100 89 96 100 100

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 140 161 148 151 149 122 154 105 106 110
    Female 136 127 115 123 126 121 100 98 83 78
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 219 233 209 202 195 192 202 188 176 176
    Hispanic or Latino 20 28 21 19 10 11 13 11 12 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 194 201 181 172 169 168 166 148 135 135
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Asian 11 16 16 10 8 9 9 10 15 14
      Black or African American 10 11 10 5 5 5 7 5 5 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
      White 164 167 149 146 142 143 143 131 114 112
      More than one race 9 6 5 9 13 9 6 2 1 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 4 7 11 16 13 23 29 29 32
  Temporary visa holders 57 55 54 72 80 51 52 15 13 12
  Science and engineering 227 233 219 219 214 193 196 147 142 150
    Science 165 167 141 141 133 135 117 84 86 90
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 20 13 18 20 17 21 5 6 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 21
      Computer and information sciences 67 81 78 66 52 50 46 28 30 28
      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 16 8 4 0 6 2 3 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 22 9 9 12 16 22 18 13 13 12
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 1 0 0
      Psychology 28 33 27 28 23 32 10 8 3 4
      Social sciences 7 13 6 13 13 10 16 11 18 20
    Engineering 62 66 78 78 81 58 79 63 56 60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 16 23 21 25 3 10 9 11 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 6 13 8 10 9 13 6 7 7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 27 28 31 28 20 27 15 15 16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 17 17 14 18 18 26 29 28 21 26
      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 5 2 5
    Health 49 55 44 55 61 50 58 56 47 38
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 49 55 44 55 61 50 58 56 47 38

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 2013
All surveyed fields 42 43 45 62 33 33 30 38 40 9 0
  Science and engineering 41 39 45 53 32 30 28 36 38 8 0
    Science 14 14 18 26 18 21 14 19 21 3 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 1 6 2 4 7 8 6 3 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 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 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 6 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 6 7 20 9 8 4 6 8 0 0
      Psychology 2 3 2 4 3 4 0 4 3 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 27 25 27 27 14 9 14 17 17 5 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 4 3 1 0 6 6 3 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 12 3 10 2 4 3 2 2 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 6 16 10 8 4 0 2 7 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 5 4 4 3 1 5 7 5 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 4 0 9 1 3 2 2 2 1 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 4 0 9 1 3 2 2 2 1 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 482 439 468 447 407 391 401 488 496 517
  Fellowships 9 9 12 7 11 3 15 10 12 8
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    Institutional 6 7 10 6 9 2 13 8 6 6
    Nonfederal 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2
  Research assistantships 133 137 125 162 137 116 135 204 160 151
    Federal 40 43 44 62 33 33 30 38 35 8
    Institutional 84 77 72 84 90 76 85 142 103 126
    Nonfederal 9 17 9 16 14 7 20 24 22 17
  Teaching assistantships 77 67 75 66 67 72 73 105 114 139
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 77 67 75 66 67 72 73 105 113 139
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 263 226 256 212 192 200 178 169 210 219
    Federal 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 11 4 19 8 10 11 10 5 5 49
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15
    Personal resources 249 222 236 204 182 189 168 163 204 154

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 20 19 12 17 19 21 22 14 13 15
    Science 9 10 9 11 11 14 15 9 10 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 7 1 1 2 7 8 6 6 5
      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 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 3 7 9 6 5 5 1 3 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 9 3 6 8 7 7 5 3 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 4 2 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
      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 4 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 4 2
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 4 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 4 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

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 18 14 12 15 9 14 16 11 10 9
  Science and engineering 15 10 7 10 8 14 16 10 9 8
    Science 6 4 6 7 5 9 11 6 6 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 1 1 1 4 6 4 3 2
      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 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 4 5 3 4 4 1 2 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 6 1 3 3 5 5 4 3 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
      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 3 4 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 4 5 5 1 0 0 1 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 47,819 40,638 37,087 37,136 37,777 32,471 30,034 28,422 24,816 23,633
    Science 24,475 20,593 20,342 19,093 19,868 16,725 14,777 13,956 11,322 11,829
      Computer and information sciences 1,831 1,681 1,439 834 178 0 0 74 0 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 17,556 13,619 12,236 11,696 13,155 10,388 9,875 8,917 7,199 7,897
        Agricultural sciences 24 155 88 84 92 36 94 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,334 6,042 5,143 5,871 7,863 6,753 5,781 5,379 1,515 1,657
        Health sciences 8,724 5,317 5,545 4,570 4,461 3,223 4,000 3,538 3,255 4,249
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 474 2,105 1,460 1,171 739 376 0 0 2,429 1,991
      Mathematics and statistics 921 892 1,110 1,734 1,863 1,686 1,252 1,362 1,123 1,085
      Physical sciences 2,115 2,539 3,903 2,681 2,517 2,789 1,933 1,990 1,907 2,019
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,862 2,127 3,476 2,361 2,202 2,639 1,538 1,595 1,821 1,902
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 253 412 427 320 315 150 395 395 86 117
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,335 991 1,223 1,140 1,371 929 725 853 766 351
      Social sciences 717 871 431 1,008 784 933 577 609 327 477
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 11 14 70 37 208 88 20 41 61 182
        Political science and government 423 462 330 449 416 487 399 399 186 271
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 283 314 16 517 153 0 151 121 0 24
        Social sciences nec 0 81 15 5 7 358 7 48 80 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 415 151 0 0
    Engineering 12,351 10,278 9,027 10,059 8,988 7,898 8,915 8,012 8,663 5,438
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,711 3,144 3,345 4,159 3,316 2,893 1,701 1,508 1,403 1,493
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,444 1,671 1,233 1,050 993 1,165 1,132 953 647 394
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,098 2,954 2,109 1,788 1,716 871 1,140 1,231 1,106 1,072
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,251 1,257 909 867 747 1,305 1,133 787 1,511 686
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 847 1,252 1,431 2,195 2,216 1,664 3,809 3,533 3,996 1,793
    Non-S&E 10,993 9,767 7,718 7,984 8,921 7,848 6,342 6,454 4,831 6,366
      Business management and business administration 1,317 900 854 397 330 399 500 532 466 2,180
      Communication and communications technologies 1,146 1,234 959 825 913 1,803 1,720 961 817 232
      Education 164 138 105 158 345 516 617 354 228 303
      Humanities 3,040 2,154 1,145 1,464 981 1,551 1,134 668 948 856
      Law 1,125 914 921 1,109 1,358 826 558 589 627 603
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1 201 0 62 5 5 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,200 4,226 3,734 3,969 4,989 2,748 1,813 3,350 1,745 2,192

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 47,819 20,055 246 18,010 879 2,385 6,244
    Science 24,475 12,085 3 8,408 514 1,506 1,959
      Computer and information sciences 1,831 874 0 560 122 0 275
      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 17,556 9,372 0 5,517 281 1,285 1,101
        Agricultural sciences 24 20 0 4 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,334 5,947 0 1,882 99 173 233
        Health sciences 8,724 3,405 0 3,375 182 1,112 650
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 474 0 0 256 0 0 218
      Mathematics and statistics 921 411 0 454 0 38 18
      Physical sciences 2,115 1,259 3 509 0 101 243
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,862 1,053 3 475 0 101 230
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 253 206 0 34 0 0 13
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,335 169 0 865 111 3 187
      Social sciences 717 0 0 503 0 79 135
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 11 0 0 6 0 5 0
        Political science and government 423 0 0 324 0 33 66
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 283 0 0 173 0 41 69
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12,351 7,361 243 3,048 364 272 1,063
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,711 2,063 0 963 87 108 490
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,444 1,313 202 672 158 92 7
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,098 1,374 0 575 119 0 30
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,251 2,611 41 468 0 34 97
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 847 0 0 370 0 38 439
    Non-S&E 10,993 609 0 6,554 1 607 3,222
      Business management and business administration 1,317 0 0 904 0 0 413
      Communication and communications technologies 1,146 0 0 581 0 0 565
      Education 164 47 0 76 0 4 37
      Humanities 3,040 0 0 2,053 0 603 384
      Law 1,125 0 0 649 0 0 476
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,200 562 0 2,291 0 0 1,347

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 20,055 15,316 13,918 13,187 12,792 10,672 10,111 10,298 9,320 8,191
  DOD 1,924 1,068 261 380 211 402 418 481 495 275
  DOE 2,952 1,901 811 600 375 254 0 0 0 2
  HHS 10,104 7,480 8,237 8,251 8,115 6,618 6,679 6,924 5,637 3,985
  NASA 41 122 94 124 178 174 75 29 57 88
  NSF 4,396 4,047 4,056 3,318 3,355 2,878 2,649 2,648 2,261 2,063
  USDA 20 190 148 127 219 59 24 18 0 0
  Other 618 508 311 387 339 287 266 198 870 1,778

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 1,272 140 1,132 .
2018 1,274 141 1,133 .
2017 1,226 130 1,096 .

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 . . . 3,924 1,550 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 1,962 0 0
    Engineering . . . . 1,550 0
    Health sciences . . . 1,962 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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