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 65 459 177 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
2014 146 79.1 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 609 606 519 520 604 700 701 762 781 732
    Female 325 306 275 245 284 292 306 286 312 312
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 370 364 338 303 307 337 307 308 330 354
    Hispanic or Latino 12 11 10 7 5 8 9 9 7 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 341 331 311 270 271 291 274 273 299 309
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 7 4 2 3 1 1 0 0
      Asian 15 14 11 9 10 7 8 6 6 12
      Black or African American 10 9 5 3 8 9 9 8 10 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
      White 291 279 269 243 241 255 244 247 268 275
      More than one race 20 22 16 9 9 16 12 11 15 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 22 17 26 31 38 24 26 24 33
  Temporary visa holders 564 548 456 462 581 655 700 740 763 690
  Science and engineering 868 879 788 756 880 982 1,000 1,045 1,087 1,038
    Science 394 365 340 330 345 365 340 331 354 361
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 38 36
      Biological and biomedical sciences 58 56 63 54 60 54 54 61 60 58
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 67 55 40 52 46 47 37 41 35 29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 28 31 33 25 28 36 37 43 60 71
      Mathematics and statistics 41 48 39 40 71 76 81 63 49 41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 89 54 40 18 0 10 9 9 8 14
      Natural resources and conservation 30 39 39 30 35 39 33 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 58 64 70 64 62 72 59 53 60 67
      Psychology 0 0 0 13 12 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 23 18 16 34 31 31 30 30 44 45
    Engineering 474 514 448 426 535 617 660 714 733 677
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 30 28 21 16 24 34 29 31 33 27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 32 27 28 26 28 33 35 37 38 42
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 75 72 61 42 54 74 81 103 124 121
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 59 66 67 73 102 131 174 197 206 203
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 220 275 243 230 285 307 299 299 271 237
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 35 32 28 36 41 38 38 41 49 41
      Other engineering 20 14 0 3 1 0 4 6 12 6
  Health 66 33 6 9 8 10 7 3 6 6
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 66 33 6 9 8 10 7 3 6 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 195 198 215 237 184 158 179 202 227 207
    Female 107 104 96 108 72 63 78 68 81 68
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 261 265 260 275 202 171 180 185 191 180
    Hispanic or Latino 14 13 12 7 7 9 8 10 9 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 241 236 238 254 180 146 156 165 163 154
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Asian 27 15 18 19 12 9 12 14 11 12
      Black or African American 14 16 13 13 11 10 5 8 12 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 5 8 5 5 6 6 5 5 8
      White 186 194 191 207 145 118 129 134 134 122
      More than one race 8 6 7 9 7 3 4 3 0 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 16 10 14 15 16 16 10 19 17
  Temporary visa holders 41 37 51 70 54 50 77 85 117 95
  Science and engineering 288 293 304 342 250 210 241 267 304 274
    Science 106 132 145 158 110 86 87 93 102 90
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 19 17
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 14 15 15 7 12 14 22 18 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 7 11 10 5 6 9 6 8 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 10 10 18 19 17 10 16 20 12
      Mathematics and statistics 43 64 70 74 39 12 10 8 6 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 7 10 3 0 8 5 5 8 4
      Natural resources and conservation 13 15 13 5 11 12 12 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 4 3 0 1 1 4 2 6 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 12 11 13 23 22 18 23 17 17 23
    Engineering 182 161 159 184 140 124 154 174 202 184
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 5 5 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 1 3 2 1 5 3 3 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 38 30 21 25 19 8 19 26 21 19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 50 40 32 39 31 27 41 49 71 67
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 73 71 78 95 79 76 73 82 94 83
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 11 14 24 17 8 8 10 5 6 4
      Other engineering 2 2 3 3 0 1 3 4 2 2
  Health 14 9 7 3 6 11 16 3 4 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 14 9 7 3 6 11 16 3 4 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

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
All surveyed fields 172 163 146 127 127 144 131 125 123 137
  Science and engineering 172 163 146 127 127 143 131 125 123 137
    Science 86 84 67 56 60 62 55 53 53 62
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 11
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 13 9 11 8 12 9 10 6 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 17 14 8 11 9 8 9 12 9 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 10 9 5 5 6 7 9 10 15
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 6 6 11 9 7 5 4 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 8 7 0 0 1 2 1 1 3
      Natural resources and conservation 12 13 9 5 6 5 6 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 19 20 17 12 12 15 7 5 5 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 2 2 4 6 6 8 5 10 8
    Engineering 86 79 79 71 67 81 76 72 70 75
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 7 6 4 6 8 3 3 5 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 12 12 10 4 3 4 6 7 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 20 17 15 12 13 16 18 19 11 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 4 13 13 7 18 17 15 16 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26 29 29 25 29 25 24 19 20 19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 6 4 7 8 11 10 10 11 10
      Other engineering 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 934 912 794 765 888 992 1,007 1,048 1,093 1,044
  Fellowships 45 52 37 35 42 54 50 64 71 45
    Federal 15 16 10 4 5 10 9 12 10 19
    Institutional 27 33 26 23 26 37 36 50 55 24
    Nonfederal 3 3 1 8 11 7 5 2 6 2
  Research assistantships 239 229 219 192 210 219 229 198 208 220
    Federal 91 87 88 104 98 106 104 91 99 96
    Institutional 118 113 110 64 82 81 95 80 83 94
    Nonfederal 30 29 21 24 30 32 30 27 26 30
  Teaching assistantships 131 151 160 171 184 193 181 188 193 205
    Federal 28 29 20 3 1 9 3 1 0 0
    Institutional 97 115 131 167 183 183 177 187 193 204
    Nonfederal 6 7 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
  Other types of support 519 480 378 367 452 526 547 598 621 574
    Federal 38 31 28 16 23 19 15 21 14 22
    Institutional 142 165 146 144 182 182 164 323 290 276
    Nonfederal 15 16 15 20 19 29 33 42 71 73
    Personal resources 324 268 189 187 228 296 335 212 246 203

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 18 26 20 14 13 9 10 9 24 20
    Science 11 16 9 5 5 5 6 5 16 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 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 6 11 6 2 2 2 2 0 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 6 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 10 11 9 8 4 4 4 8 6
      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 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 6 4 4 3 1 2 1 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
      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

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 14 19 13 10 8 5 5 6 14 12
  Science and engineering 14 19 13 10 8 5 5 6 14 12
    Science 8 10 5 3 3 3 3 4 9 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 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 1 1 0 1 1 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6 9 8 7 5 2 2 2 5 3
      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 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 6 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 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 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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