Michigan Technological 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 163 65 459 181 71.7 631 177 81.1 925
2023 166 64.3 459 169 75.5 679 174 81.2 911 157 74.3 602
2022 182 60.7 457 165 76.1 680 175 80.8 900
2021 164 63.8 447 170 75.8 691 172 81.3 908 167 71.8 583
2020 167 63.4 450 161 77.3 698 175 81.2 916
2019 163 64 447 151 78.7 697 170 81.7 914 160 73.2 589
2018 154 64.5 428 135 81 700 169 81.7 911
2017 161 62.6 425 134 80.7 684 168 81.6 898 159 72.8 575
2016 162 62.8 430 141 80.1 697 164 82 896
2015 177 59 426 141 80 693 164 82 898 156 73 570
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 86 86 74 84 85 86 93 88 86 75
  Science and engineering 81 81 68 77 82 83 85 82 78 69
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 5 6 4 8 10 2 6 4 9 3
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . 1 . 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 5 6 4 8 10 2 5 4 8 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 11 7 6 3 8 12 8 7 6
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 2 6 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 . 2 . 1 1 1 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 1 . 1 2 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 2 1 . . 1 2 1 2
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Molecular biology 1 1 . . . 2 2 . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 2 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 2 . . 1 2 1 . . 3
    Computer and information sciences 4 3 1 6 1 1 4 3 5 4
      Computer science 3 2 . 6 1 1 4 2 4 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 .
    Engineering 36 38 40 44 45 41 45 52 32 38
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . 1 . . . . 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 4 4 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 4 3 8 2 6 6 3 3 9
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 11 4 6
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 4 7 7 8 12 9 10 3 4
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 4 6 5 7 2 2 4 11 5 3
      Mechanical engineering 12 15 16 8 19 11 20 12 11 13
      Engineering, other 9 4 2 5 3 2 . 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 6 2 3 10 2 6 6 7
      Geological sciences 1 3 2 2 1 6 . 4 4 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 1 4 . 2 4 2 2 2 4
    Health sciences . 1 . . . 2 . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . 1 . . . 2 . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 8 4 3 3 6 5 8 3 3 .
      Applied mathematics 2 . 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 .
      Mathematics . . . . . 1 3 . . .
      Statistics 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 1 1 1 . . . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 12 10 5 5 11 12 3 4 11 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 1 . . 2 2 . 1 2 .
      Chemistry 5 6 3 1 7 3 2 1 3 3
      Physics 4 3 2 4 2 7 1 2 6 3
    Psychology 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 5 1 . . 1 1 1 1 3 3
      Psychology, other 3 1 1 1 . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences . 2 1 2 2 1 4 . 1 2
      Public policy analysis . . . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 2 . . 2 1 4 . . 2
  Non-science and engineering 5 5 6 7 3 3 8 6 8 6
    Business . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Business . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Education 1 . 1 1 . . . . . 1
      Education research 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . 1 . . . . . 1
    Humanities and arts 3 4 4 3 1 3 8 2 4 5
      Letters . 4 4 2 1 1 6 2 1 4
      History . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other 3 . . 1 . 1 1 . 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . 1 3 2 . . 4 4 .
      Communication 1 . 1 3 2 . . 1 4 .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . . . . 3 . .

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   341   370   364   338   303   307   337   307   308   330
    Hispanic or Latino   15   12   11   10   7   5   8   9   9   7
    Not Hispanic or Latino   310   341   331   311   270   271   291   274   273   299
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   4   5   7   4   2   3   1   1   0
      Asian   19   15   14   11   9   10   7   8   6   6
      Black or African American   7   10   9   5   3   8   9   9   8   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   3   2   1   1   0   0   0
      White   260   291   279   269   243   241   255   244   247   268
      More than one race   19   20   22   16   9   9   16   12   11   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   17   22   17   26   31   38   24   26   24
  Temporary visa holders   493   564   548   456   462   581   655   700   740   763
  Science and engineering   787   868   879   788   756   880   982   1,000   1,045   1,087
    Science   387   394   365   340   330   345   365   340   331   354
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   38
      Biological and biomedical sciences   63   58   56   63   54   60   54   54   61   60
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   49   67   55   40   52   46   47   37   41   35
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   28   31   33   25   28   36   37   43   60
      Mathematics and statistics   38   41   48   39   40   71   76   81   63   49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   79   89   54   40   18   0   10   9   9   8
      Natural resources and conservation   35   30   39   39   30   35   39   33   0   0
      Physical sciences   66   58   64   70   64   62   72   59   53   60
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   13   12   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   28   23   18   16   34   31   31   30   30   44
    Engineering   400   474   514   448   426   535   617   660   714   733
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   21   30   28   21   16   24   34   29   31   33
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   34   32   27   28   26   28   33   35   37   38
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   74   75   72   61   42   54   74   81   103   124
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   54   59   66   67   73   102   131   174   197   206
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   156   220   275   243   230   285   307   299   299   271
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   39   35   32   28   36   41   38   38   41   49
      Other engineering   16   20   14   0   3   1   0   4   6   12
    Health   47   66   33   6   9   8   10   7   3   6
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   47   66   33   6   9   8   10   7   3   6

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   297   261   265   260   275   202   171   180   185   191
    Hispanic or Latino   15   14   13   12   7   7   9   8   10   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   276   241   236   238   254   180   146   156   165   163
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   1
      Asian   31   27   15   18   19   12   9   12   14   11
      Black or African American   24   14   16   13   13   11   10   5   8   12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   7   6   5   8   5   5   6   6   5   5
      White   207   186   194   191   207   145   118   129   134   134
      More than one race   7   8   6   7   9   7   3   4   3   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   6   16   10   14   15   16   16   10   19
  Temporary visa holders   48   41   37   51   70   54   50   77   85   117
  Science and engineering   321   288   293   304   342   250   210   241   267   304
    Science   124   106   132   145   158   110   86   87   93   102
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   19
      Biological and biomedical sciences   11   10   14   15   15   7   12   14   22   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   7   7   11   10   5   6   9   6   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   10   10   10   18   19   17   10   16   20
      Mathematics and statistics   29   43   64   70   74   39   12   10   8   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   9   7   10   3   0   8   5   5   8
      Natural resources and conservation   12   13   15   13   5   11   12   12   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   2   4   3   0   1   1   4   2   6
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   10   6   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   17   12   11   13   23   22   18   23   17   17
    Engineering   197   182   161   159   184   140   124   154   174   202
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   3   1   0   2   1   3   3   5   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   2   1   3   2   1   5   3   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   31   38   30   21   25   19   8   19   26   21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   50   40   32   39   31   27   41   49   71
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   85   73   71   78   95   79   76   73   82   94
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   11   14   24   17   8   8   10   5   6
      Other engineering   3   2   2   3   3   0   1   3   4   2
    Health   24   14   9   7   3   6   11   16   3   4
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   24   14   9   7   3   6   11   16   3   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

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   167   172   163   146   127   127   144   131   125   123
  Science and engineering   167   172   163   146   127   127   143   131   125   123
    Science   85   86   84   67   56   60   62   55   53   53
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   12   13   9   11   8   12   9   10   6
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   12   17   14   8   11   9   8   9   12   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   7   10   9   5   5   6   7   9   10
      Mathematics and statistics   3   4   4   6   6   11   9   7   5   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   12   8   7   0   0   1   2   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   14   12   13   9   5   6   5   6   0   0
      Physical sciences   20   19   20   17   12   12   15   7   5   5
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3   3   2   2   4   6   6   8   5   10
    Engineering   82   86   79   79   71   67   81   76   72   70
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   7   7   6   4   6   8   3   3   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   15   12   12   10   4   3   4   6   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   20   17   15   12   13   16   18   19   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   7   4   13   13   7   18   17   15   16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   23   26   29   29   25   29   25   24   19   20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   7   6   4   7   8   11   10   10   11
      Other engineering   4   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   834   934   912   794   765   888   992   1,007   1,048   1,093
  Fellowships   42   45   52   37   35   42   54   50   64   71
    Federal   14   15   16   10   4   5   10   9   12   10
    Institutional   25   27   33   26   23   26   37   36   50   55
    Nonfederal   3   3   3   1   8   11   7   5   2   6
  Research assistantships   244   239   229   219   192   210   219   229   198   208
    Federal   92   91   87   88   104   98   106   104   91   99
    Institutional   113   118   113   110   64   82   81   95   80   83
    Nonfederal   39   30   29   21   24   30   32   30   27   26
  Teaching assistantships   123   131   151   160   171   184   193   181   188   193
    Federal   26   28   29   20   3   1   9   3   1   0
    Institutional   89   97   115   131   167   183   183   177   187   193
    Nonfederal   8   6   7   9   1   0   1   1   0   0
  Other types of support   425   519   480   378   367   452   526   547   598   621
    Federal   35   38   31   28   16   23   19   15   21   14
    Institutional   115   142   165   146   144   182   182   164   323   290
    Nonfederal   12   15   16   15   20   19   29   33   42   71
    Personal resources   263   324   268   189   187   228   296   335   212   246

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   27   18   26   20   14   13   9   10   9   24
    Science   13   11   16   9   5   5   5   6   5   16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   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   6   6   11   6   2   2   2   2   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   1   1   2   2   3   3   2   1   6
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0
    Engineering   14   7   10   11   9   8   4   4   4   8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   2   2   2   2   2   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   3   2   3   2   1   1   0   1   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   2   6   4   4   3   1   2   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   1   2   2   2   2   2
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   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   17   14   19   13   10   8   5   5   6   14
  Science and engineering   17   14   19   13   10   8   5   5   6   14
    Science   6   8   10   5   3   3   3   3   4   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   1
      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   5   6   8   4   2   2   2   2   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   1
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   11   6   9   8   7   5   2   2   2   5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   3   2   3   2   1   1   0   1   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   2   6   3   4   3   1   2   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   106,919   103,819   91,084   81,715   77,927   80,443   78,678   71,629   72,536   69,607
    Science   48,515   46,348   39,580   31,774   29,468   29,418   29,449   29,054   27,464   27,708
      Computer and information sciences   10,034   8,624   7,889   4,582   2,994   2,158   2,415   2,313   2,065   1,492
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   17,614   16,557   19,663   16,272   13,896   14,388   13,885   13,880   13,325   15,554
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   3,790   4,329   3,177   1,476   1,604   1,569   1,854   1,557   1,634   2,927
        Geological and earth sciences   132   134   72   40   100   89   177   468   235   332
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   11,381   9,053   7,687   6,404   4,153   3,840   2,691   2,265   2,717   2,882
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   2,311   3,041   8,727   8,352   8,039   8,890   9,163   9,590   8,739   9,413
      Life sciences   10,643   11,201   2,804   2,621   3,804   4,323   3,788   3,947   3,405   2,617
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,898   1,836   1,963   1,772   2,392   2,654   2,487   2,912   2,425   1,693
        Health sciences   1,237   1,370   823   849   1,390   1,460   1,113   719   828   0
        Natural resources and conservation   7,508   7,803   0   0   0   209   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   192   0   0   22   0   188   316   152   924
      Mathematics and statistics   1,858   2,076   1,720   1,942   2,260   2,085   2,122   2,234   2,114   1,956
      Physical sciences   4,894   4,747   4,600   4,085   4,094   3,722   3,486   3,285   3,843   3,103
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,388   2,225   2,382   1,867   1,925   1,507   1,556   1,446   1,978   1,089
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,506   2,441   2,218   2,218   2,169   2,215   1,930   1,839   1,865   2,014
        Physical sciences nec   0   81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   624   826   697   546   551   455   962   826   792   831
      Social sciences   1,339   1,343   1,438   1,279   1,260   1,386   1,863   1,803   1,796   1,959
        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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,339   1,343   1,438   1,279   1,260   1,386   1,863   1,803   1,796   1,959
      Sciences nec   1,509   974   769   447   609   901   928   766   124   196
    Engineering   55,630   54,177   48,400   46,733   45,263   47,435   45,745   39,627   41,399   38,427
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,577   3,692   3,049   2,774   2,350   2,645   2,256   1,821   2,109   1,792
      Chemical engineering   7,701   5,117   4,055   2,313   2,325   2,473   2,241   1,912   1,755   2,121
      Civil engineering   6,366   5,331   3,893   3,488   3,777   3,973   3,742   3,285   3,750   3,742
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,528   7,297   7,611   8,628   8,273   8,788   8,192   7,951   9,176   9,027
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   23,380   23,542   24,096   22,845   20,255   20,015   19,359   15,278   14,152   12,962
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   5,517   3,576   3,261   3,993   3,936   3,868   4,152   3,846   6,152   4,454
      Engineering nec   3,561   5,622   2,435   2,692   4,347   5,673   5,803   5,534   4,305   4,329
    Non-S&E   2,774   3,294   3,104   3,208   3,196   3,590   3,484   2,948   3,673   3,472
      Business management and business administration   1,650   1,906   1,755   1,494   1,557   1,560   1,411   1,353   1,630   1,623
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Education   223   125   267   370   266   238   255   189   201   153
      Humanities   676   848   854   1,061   1,078   1,061   1,070   982   985   934
      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   225   415   228   283   295   321   271   295   352   250
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   0   0   0   410   477   129   505   510

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   106,919   55,980   1,667   40,642   5,791   888   1,951
    Science   48,515   28,970   712   15,981   1,595   433   824
      Computer and information sciences   10,034   7,127   0   2,652   110   0   145
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   17,614   14,088   148   2,290   765   136   187
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   3,790   3,544   0   208   0   34   4
        Geological and earth sciences   132   0   0   52   4   0   76
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   11,381   8,391   56   1,975   761   100   98
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   2,311   2,153   92   55   0   2   9
      Life sciences   10,643   4,696   318   4,314   653   270   392
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,898   765   0   1,005   0   38   90
        Health sciences   1,237   495   0   641   0   92   9
        Natural resources and conservation   7,508   3,436   318   2,668   653   140   293
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,858   287   0   1,544   0   20   7
      Physical sciences   4,894   2,223   0   2,576   67   7   21
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,388   1,298   0   1,074   0   7   9
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,506   925   0   1,502   67   0   12
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   624   100   0   487   0   0   37
      Social sciences   1,339   313   8   983   0   0   35
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,339   313   8   983   0   0   35
      Sciences nec   1,509   136   238   1,135   0   0   0
    Engineering   55,630   26,911   955   22,038   4,196   437   1,093
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,577   2,508   0   1,741   0   328   0
      Chemical engineering   7,701   5,350   74   2,010   158   0   109
      Civil engineering   6,366   1,497   691   3,412   651   77   38
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,528   2,646   0   1,575   87   0   220
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   23,380   13,587   187   6,502   2,641   32   431
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   5,517   1,247   3   3,327   659   0   281
      Engineering nec   3,561   76   0   3,471   0   0   14
    Non-S&E   2,774   99   0   2,623   0   18   34
      Business management and business administration   1,650   0   0   1,598   0   18   34
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   223   99   0   124   0   0   0
      Humanities   676   0   0   676   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   225   0   0   225   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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.
  • 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   55,980   52,102   48,766   41,505   36,172   34,709   32,606   28,483   29,774   28,692
  DOD   20,088   18,081   20,345   17,082   12,512   11,860   11,391   11,046   11,227   10,723
  DOE   7,119   6,662   6,477   5,838   4,788   2,926   2,774   1,993   1,285   1,621
  HHS   7,022   4,905   3,848   2,305   2,894   2,704   2,377   1,869   1,758   886
  NASA   4,326   5,735   5,115   4,344   4,496   5,027   3,476   1,347   1,520   2,174
  NSF   9,134   9,785   8,279   6,820   6,007   6,388   7,150   7,355   9,971   8,560
  USDA   2,483   2,158   1,556   1,291   1,559   1,584   1,967   2,059   1,649   1,597
  Other   5,808   4,776   3,146   3,825   3,916   4,220   3,471   2,814   2,364   3,131

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   1,769   242   1,527   .
2018   1,761   243   1,518   .

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   373   349   366   353   370
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   42
    Biological and biomedical sciences   23   25   23   23   25
    Computer and information sciences   4   5   4   4   4
    Engineering   217   210   234   229   231
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   40   43   42   41   3
    Health sciences   7   8   4   4   3
    Mathematics and statistics   2   2   2   2   2
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   32   31   32   32   32
    Psychology   2   2   2   2   4
    Social sciences   1   3   3   2   6
    Other   44   20   19   15   18

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   18,175   37,763   0   0   2,781
    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   18,175   0   0   0   1,352
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   37,763   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   1,429
    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   5,500   3,307   894   283   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   500   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   2,000   0   894   283   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   1,000   3,307   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   2,000   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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