Mississippi State 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 116 75.1 459 139 79.8 679 23 96.4 602 100 89.3 914
2022 109 76.6 457 139 79.9 680 96 89.5 900
2021 112 75.4 447 133 81.1 691 24 96.1 583 97 89.5 908
2020 109 76.2 450 134 81.1 698 88 90.6 916
2019 105 76.9 447 132 81.4 697 22 96.5 589 92 90.1 914
2018 107 75.4 428 131 81.6 700 98 89.4 911
2017 111 74.3 425 121 82.6 684 20 96.7 575 94 89.7 898
2016 114 73.9 430 129 81.8 697 92 89.9 896
2015 120 72.3 426 142 79.8 693 20 96.7 570 94 89.7 898
2014 117 72.7 422 131 81.3 688 99 89.1 889
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 148 165 143 159 179 175 173 153 146 138
  Science and engineering 116 138 114 115 139 128 128 105 104 110
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 24 28 24 28 41 40 29 31 24 19
      Agricultural sciences 14 20 18 19 24 29 14 19 6 12
      Natural resources and conservation 10 8 6 9 17 11 15 12 18 7
    Biological and biomedical sciences 11 15 18 16 20 19 18 19 10 11
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 1 1 4 . 3 1 2 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 4 4 1 1 2 . 1 3 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . 3 2 4 3 2 2 . 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . 1 1 . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 1
      Molecular biology . 3 2 . 2 . 2 2 3 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 2 1 4 . 1 2 2 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 5 3 6 6 8 7 4 1 3
    Computer and information sciences 3 5 1 4 3 5 5 6 6 6
      Computer science 3 5 1 3 3 4 4 5 6 6
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . 1 . 1 1 1 . .
    Engineering 45 45 38 39 36 32 39 26 30 42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 3 5 4 4 2 . . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 6 2 1 . 2 2 2 3 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 2 3 4 1 4 2 1 1 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 4 9 6 4 1 6 5 . 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 11 7 4 5 4 6 6 6 13 14
      Industrial engineering and operations research 10 11 9 8 7 2 8 3 4 6
      Materials and mining engineering 2 1 1 1 2 1 . 1 . 1
      Mechanical engineering 5 12 6 5 6 9 9 3 1 4
      Engineering, other 2 1 1 4 8 3 4 5 8 6
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 4 6 7 7 5 2 4 4
      Geological sciences 4 1 3 3 3 5 1 1 4 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 1 3 4 2 4 1 . 1
    Health sciences 2 5 3 . 3 1 . 1 . .
      Public health . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 2 5 3 . 3 1 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics . 4 5 3 2 3 3 4 2 3
      Applied mathematics . 2 1 1 1 1 . 2 . 1
      Mathematics . . 2 . . . . 1 2 1
      Statistics . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 1 1 . 1 3 . . 1
    Physical sciences 11 17 6 12 10 10 14 9 14 16
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 6 11 3 11 5 5 9 6 11 11
      Physics 5 5 3 1 5 5 5 3 3 5
    Psychology 9 12 12 5 12 9 6 1 6 2
      Clinical psychology 4 5 6 1 6 4 . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 5 2
      Research and experimental psychology . 3 1 . 1 . 5 . . .
      Psychology, other 3 2 3 3 2 2 . . 1 .
    Social sciences 5 4 3 2 5 2 9 6 8 7
      Economics . 1 1 . 2 1 . . . 2
      Political science and government . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Public policy analysis 1 . . . . . 7 . 2 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 5 3
      Social sciences, other . 2 . . . . . 3 . .
  Non-science and engineering 32 27 29 44 40 47 45 48 42 28
    Business 9 7 4 4 6 5 2 6 4 5
      Business 9 7 4 4 6 5 2 6 4 5
    Education 20 16 22 35 29 32 36 40 33 19
      Education leadership and administration 4 6 7 13 17 16 17 17 19 9
      Education research 6 7 13 15 5 10 11 14 11 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields 9 3 2 7 4 3 6 4 . 1
      Education, other 1 . . . 3 3 2 5 3 2
    Humanities and arts 3 2 2 4 4 6 2 1 2 2
      History 3 2 2 4 4 6 2 1 2 2
    Other non-science and engineering . 2 1 1 1 4 5 1 3 2
      Public administration and social services . . 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 2
      Non-science and engineering, other . 2 . . . 1 1 . . .

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 677 615 650 574 584 599 701 684 653 i 704 i
    Female 499 549 472 508 519 457 457 474 436 i 452 i
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 664 671 656 673 652 631 818 714 670 i 777 i
    Hispanic or Latino 28 28 25 30 30 21 26 30 20 i 19 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino 636 642 628 640 595 608 769 683 647 i 743 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 3 i 1 i
      Asian 42 22 18 20 21 16 73 23 16 i 32 i
      Black or African American 71 84 68 78 58 68 70 72 66 i 75 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 i 3 i
      White 504 520 531 528 506 513 608 578 547 i 623 i
      More than one race 18 15 11 11 9 8 14 7 13 i 9 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 3 3 27 2 23 1 3 i 15 i
  Temporary visa holders 512 493 466 409 451 425 340 444 419 i 379 i
  Science and engineering 1,122 1,120 1,076 1,037 1,032 983 1,069 1,076 996 i 1,104 i
    Science 785 852 775 765 757 717 768 784 661 i 724 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 126 124 136 128 91 85 108 208 165 i 177 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 78 121 91 100 116 126 126 155 122 i 137 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 85 64 65 73 65 64 76 66 50 i 50 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 i 14 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 66 58 67 64 59 66 68 61 53 i 55 i
      Mathematics and statistics 34 47 42 35 62 40 40 38 35 i 40 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 99 113 101 90 83 92 97 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences 125 125 115 96 99 99 87 85 71 i 74 i
      Psychology 138 117 72 68 78 54 57 67 62 i 65 i
      Social sciences 34 83 86 111 104 91 98 89 91 i 112 i
    Engineering 337 268 301 272 275 266 301 292 335 i 380 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 38 22 26 30 36 37 68 51 50 i 24 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 25 21 33 17 18 22 30 28 31 i 28 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 16 16 17 22 16 13 14 45 i 42 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 20 20 19 25 19 19 14 26 i 35 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 68 60 76 62 56 50 60 53 48 i 59 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 35 37 30 39 39 32 33 25 27 i 62 i
      Mechanical engineering 77 68 82 63 52 65 48 80 79 i 85 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering 74 24 18 25 27 25 30 27 29 i 45 i
  Health 54 44 46 45 71 73 89 82 93 i 52 i
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health 54 44 46 45 71 73 89 82 93 i 52 i

i=imputed

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 557 561 572 499 513 499 506 458 473 i 401 i
    Female 340 351 338 312 281 276 321 277 301 i 285 i
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 824 843 850 756 741 718 728 679 713 i 646 i
    Hispanic or Latino 48 48 56 50 48 52 46 39 32 i 37 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino 760 785 779 690 677 651 670 634 669 i 598 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 6 5 2 3 2 4 0 1 i 2 i
      Asian 41 27 30 23 27 17 32 12 17 i 14 i
      Black or African American 87 86 95 77 62 58 52 54 63 i 50 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 2 i 0 i
      White 616 651 642 581 576 563 569 558 579 i 529 i
      More than one race 13 15 7 6 7 8 9 8 7 i 3 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 10 15 16 16 15 12 6 12 i 11 i
  Temporary visa holders 73 69 60 55 53 57 99 56 61 i 40 i
  Science and engineering 881 899 889 794 760 738 795 704 745 i 659 i
    Science 481 528 497 452 421 414 457 409 475 i 467 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 97 91 77 68 44 49 59 87 88 i 88 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 35 43 19 23 18 17 32 37 44 i 63 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 53 54 39 21 20 17 12 12 16 i 15 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 i 14 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 131 159 203 193 201 205 210 162 213 i 206 i
      Mathematics and statistics 4 5 0 3 4 3 3 5 5 i 1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 48 67 35 39 34 31 35 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences 4 3 6 2 2 4 7 3 1 i 0 i
      Psychology 64 50 52 39 21 9 13 21 15 i 11 i
      Social sciences 45 56 66 64 77 79 85 68 74 i 69 i
    Engineering 400 371 392 342 339 324 338 295 270 i 192 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 29 28 25 23 21 26 28 26 12 i 11 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 5 0 2 7 0 5 4 3 i 2 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 13 8 5 2 4 2 5 4 i 9 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 70 74 86 81 84 76 86 86 86 i 66 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 69 68 67 61 54 57 50 39 46 i 39 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 85 71 79 66 64 67 65 59 67 i 15 i
      Mechanical engineering 58 54 67 59 54 46 55 35 26 i 20 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering 68 58 60 45 53 48 47 41 26 i 30 i
  Health 16 13 21 17 34 37 32 31 29 i 27 i
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health 16 13 21 17 34 37 32 31 29 i 27 i

i=imputed

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 325 287 283 235 229 238 250 252 247 i 249 i
  Science and engineering 323 286 281 234 224 229 244 246 237 i 239 i
    Science 194 187 163 128 110 135 162 146 130 i 120 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 25 31 29 16 12 12 18 64 51 i 45 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 27 19 12 17 20 26 18 13 i 9 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 35 30 35 21 7 14 25 26 26 i 20 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 9 7 11 5 8 9 3 7 i 14 i
      Mathematics and statistics 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 i 3 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 33 31 28 41 37 53 51 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences 40 37 28 15 15 12 18 16 14 i 16 i
      Psychology 23 16 12 6 7 2 3 11 12 i 7 i
      Social sciences 7 6 5 6 10 13 8 8 7 i 6 i
    Engineering 129 99 118 106 114 94 82 100 107 i 119 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5 4 8 7 15 14 12 7 5 i 10 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12 7 7 8 6 8 8 4 8 i 8 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 11 9 10 10 8 5 8 16 i 9 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 2 8 10 4 4 2 3 4 i 5 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 31 26 22 25 22 11 17 16 21 i 23 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 7 15 15 20 9 13 12 8 i 7 i
      Mechanical engineering 26 29 41 26 33 31 13 42 37 i 38 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering 37 13 8 5 4 9 12 8 8 i 19 i
  Health 2 1 2 1 5 9 6 6 10 i 10 i
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health 2 1 2 1 5 9 6 6 10 i 10 i

i=imputed

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 1,176 1,164 1,122 1,082 1,103 1,056 1,158 1,158 1,089 i 1,156 i
  Fellowships 10 23 8 3 37 32 47 31 25 i 51 i
    Federal 7 6 1 0 2 2 7 4 7 i 24 i
    Institutional 3 10 1 1 27 24 38 24 10 i 20 i
    Nonfederal 0 7 6 2 8 6 2 3 8 i 7 i
  Research assistantships 562 522 517 481 474 475 498 557 508 i 517 i
    Federal 280 262 266 230 207 226 232 244 233 i 221 i
    Institutional 227 199 204 200 209 224 217 246 208 i 251 i
    Nonfederal 55 61 47 51 58 25 49 67 67 i 45 i
  Teaching assistantships 294 349 332 347 397 360 340 328 294 i 270 i
    Federal 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 1 2 i 0 i
    Institutional 294 348 326 341 395 359 331 323 282 i 267 i
    Nonfederal 0 0 4 6 2 0 3 4 10 i 3 i
  Other types of support 310 270 265 251 195 189 273 242 262 i 318 i
    Federal 38 18 14 5 20 9 5 3 5 i 4 i
    Institutional 66 30 31 58 36 30 51 42 60 i 23 i
    Nonfederal 5 24 5 3 21 14 21 19 19 i 24 i
    Personal resources 201 198 215 185 118 136 196 178 178 i 267 i

i=imputed

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 41 41 50 43 37 38 40 28 34 i 29 i
    Science 34 30 41 30 21 26 22 21 22 i 16 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 13 10 10 9 3 5 4 8 6 i 4 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 8 i 6 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 12 6 11 8 5 8 6 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences 4 8 14 8 9 10 10 8 6 i 5 i
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 i 1 i
    Engineering 7 11 9 13 16 12 18 7 12 i 13 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 i 1 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 i 3 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 i 2 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 1 4 2 2 2 3 9 3 6 i 6 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 i 1 i
  Health 0 0 0 0 7 8 8 12 17 i 17 i
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health 0 0 0 0 7 8 8 12 17 i 17 i

i=imputed

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 30 29 39 34 33 35 29 28 27 i 25 i
  Science and engineering 30 29 39 34 26 29 23 18 18 i 16 i
    Science 26 22 31 24 13 21 15 13 9 i 5 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 8 10 8 2 3 1 5 4 i 1 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 i 1 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 9 4 8 7 4 8 6 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences 3 5 8 5 4 7 6 6 3 i 2 i
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 i 1 i
    Engineering 4 7 8 10 13 8 8 5 9 i 11 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 i 1 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 i 2 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 i 2 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 2 2 2 2 6 3 4 i 6 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Health 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 10 9 i 9 i
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 10 9 i 9 i

i=imputed

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 319,684 303,418 275,143 280,485 264,526 244,102 240,972 239,446 226,359 209,729
    Science 221,146 209,436 190,440 195,147 195,491 187,182 183,168 179,011 172,657 159,537
      Computer and information sciences 11,570 7,546 5,546 5,189 6,944 6,328 7,073 10,515 9,534 5,739
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,521 16,607 15,520 17,335 10,928 8,947 7,270 2,362 4,250 3,920
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,566 1,177 1,332 1,479 1,025 2,242 5,176 563 964 747
        Geological and earth sciences 7,435 11,275 10,865 12,770 8,411 6,355 1,739 1,248 2,088 1,960
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7,352 4,046 3,169 2,970 1,403 253 265 551 1,198 1,213
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 168 109 154 116 89 97 90 0 0 0
      Life sciences 145,647 140,283 127,096 119,753 118,479 112,967 118,441 115,691 115,291 107,722
        Agricultural sciences 108,551 104,790 98,866 89,819 95,384 85,591 89,253 86,334 106,463 99,002
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,824 11,727 7,744 10,917 6,814 5,958 6,643 6,856 5,947 6,110
        Health sciences 2,029 2,544 1,887 1,738 1,535 1,376 2,341 2,126 1,664 1,284
        Natural resources and conservation 20,906 18,183 15,945 17,170 14,508 19,511 19,749 19,162 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,337 3,039 2,654 109 238 531 455 1,213 1,217 1,326
      Mathematics and statistics 1,979 1,721 1,880 1,959 1,310 1,304 1,122 1,026 1,302 1,371
      Physical sciences 13,806 12,061 10,755 10,381 11,312 10,131 8,992 8,942 7,635 8,598
        Astronomy and astrophysics 341 384 5 21 2 130 226 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,085 5,159 4,790 6,041 6,348 5,228 5,472 5,046 4,431 5,335
        Materials science 3,621 2,196 2,117 718 252 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,696 4,123 3,675 3,475 4,710 4,773 3,286 3,894 3,204 3,263
        Physical sciences nec 63 199 168 126 0 0 8 2 0 0
      Psychology 2,421 2,015 1,836 2,044 1,480 1,498 1,418 1,670 1,235 1,108
      Social sciences 25,913 25,716 25,601 32,157 41,008 41,077 34,608 33,517 25,207 22,546
        Anthropology 486 701 516 478 154 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 748 941 373 1,200 1,271 1,294 1,006 979 1,483 1,403
        Political science and government 1,233 1,101 956 1,263 712 705 811 977 655 807
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,448 3,760 7,394 13,671 11,187 11,369 11,482 1,636 1,549 1,676
        Social sciences nec 19,998 19,213 16,362 15,545 27,684 27,709 21,309 29,925 21,520 18,660
      Sciences nec 3,289 3,487 2,206 6,329 4,030 4,930 4,244 5,288 8,203 8,533
    Engineering 78,080 73,980 67,472 69,220 60,183 48,399 49,856 50,928 44,160 40,714
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16,991 17,972 13,204 12,558 10,008 5,106 5,280 4,824 4,415 3,729
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,359 1,131 1,484 1,368 1,042 1,725 476 285 686 473
      Chemical engineering 6,346 5,536 5,450 6,372 4,314 1,870 2,076 2,181 2,319 2,928
      Civil engineering 3,340 4,298 4,619 5,317 6,165 2,161 1,933 2,715 3,533 4,173
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,045 9,044 7,891 8,023 7,006 6,195 6,123 12,683 10,975 9,005
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 6,398 5,951 7,021 6,252 5,085 2,009 2,227 4,400 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,474 7,547 14,245 17,936 15,909 10,759 13,443 12,190 12,592 11,567
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,355 620 1,098 299 1,895 171 89 50 0 0
      Engineering nec 24,772 21,881 12,460 11,095 8,759 18,403 18,209 11,600 9,640 8,839
    Non-S&E 20,458 20,002 17,231 16,118 8,852 8,521 7,948 9,507 9,542 9,478
      Business management and business administration 8,461 8,096 7,804 5,929 1,366 1,353 1,329 1,305 1,071 1,140
      Communication and communications technologies 883 488 465 622 301 249 259 316 294 257
      Education 4,109 6,591 4,601 4,733 2,332 2,350 2,112 2,475 2,416 2,799
      Humanities 3,342 1,776 1,729 2,196 2,092 2,308 2,089 2,065 2,153 2,156
      Law 253 138 93 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 471 236 29 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 950 1,051 908 637 497 428 334 342 316 206
      Non-S&E nec 1,989 1,626 1,602 1,959 2,264 1,833 1,825 3,004 3,292 2,920

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 319,684 150,804 92,674 63,773 3,140 7,858 1,435
    Science 221,146 92,044 66,842 51,884 1,631 7,340 1,405
      Computer and information sciences 11,570 7,165 2,386 2,001 16 0 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,521 12,719 1,569 2,205 0 28 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,566 1,087 357 122 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,435 6,179 522 734 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7,352 5,340 674 1,310 0 28 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 168 113 16 39 0 0 0
      Life sciences 145,647 51,611 47,340 37,630 1,537 6,153 1,376
        Agricultural sciences 108,551 34,361 36,259 29,991 983 5,687 1,270
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,824 5,345 3,783 2,109 343 231 13
        Health sciences 2,029 830 739 387 66 7 0
        Natural resources and conservation 20,906 9,022 6,531 4,898 134 228 93
        Life sciences nec 2,337 2,053 28 245 11 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,979 117 1,622 216 0 5 19
      Physical sciences 13,806 5,802 4,721 3,033 77 172 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 341 17 300 10 0 14 0
        Chemistry 5,085 1,498 2,209 1,219 0 158 1
        Materials science 3,621 2,363 27 1,154 77 0 0
        Physics 4,696 1,924 2,185 587 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 63 0 0 63 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,421 544 1,392 432 0 53 0
      Social sciences 25,913 13,329 6,812 4,851 1 920 0
        Anthropology 486 245 102 130 0 9 0
        Economics 748 260 225 169 0 94 0
        Political science and government 1,233 51 903 219 0 60 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,448 2,434 377 582 0 55 0
        Social sciences nec 19,998 10,339 5,205 3,751 1 702 0
      Sciences nec 3,289 757 1,000 1,516 0 9 7
    Engineering 78,080 54,768 12,058 9,353 1,463 408 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16,991 13,915 691 1,561 824 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,359 682 77 567 0 33 0
      Chemical engineering 6,346 4,890 881 527 19 29 0
      Civil engineering 3,340 1,388 1,177 739 23 13 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,045 5,405 3,038 1,348 38 186 30
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 6,398 3,425 1,598 1,331 44 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,474 3,959 2,196 1,153 166 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,355 389 170 382 349 65 0
      Engineering nec 24,772 20,715 2,230 1,745 0 82 0
    Non-S&E 20,458 3,992 13,774 2,536 46 110 0
      Business management and business administration 8,461 3,419 3,696 1,342 0 4 0
      Communication and communications technologies 883 0 828 55 0 0 0
      Education 4,109 28 3,598 483 0 0 0
      Humanities 3,342 0 3,138 204 0 0 0
      Law 253 67 172 10 0 4 0
      Social work 471 0 464 7 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 950 0 809 141 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,989 478 1,069 294 46 102 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 150,804 138,207 116,713 120,616 104,738 89,012 87,928 87,277 80,097 71,715
  DOD 34,737 33,169 31,014 35,757 22,249 20,362 18,652 13,439 12,981 10,677
  DOE 9,088 7,798 5,816 6,205 5,157 3,786 6,467 11,646 10,236 9,557
  HHS 9,637 10,644 9,107 11,112 14,938 11,262 9,779 6,754 5,069 4,320
  NASA 2,751 1,873 1,351 1,050 1,272 962 1,016 987 1,291 1,167
  NSF 13,209 10,093 9,215 9,986 7,509 5,855 7,010 7,178 8,552 9,338
  USDA 39,042 37,885 31,679 29,349 31,137 25,955 26,545 27,070 21,982 18,926
  Other 42,340 36,745 28,531 27,157 22,476 20,830 18,459 20,203 19,986 17,730

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 4,044 605 3,439 .
2018 3,992 661 3,331 .
2017 3,883 620 3,263 .

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 2,251 2,191 2,177 2,173 2,140
    Agricultural sciences 1,117 1,085 1,074 1,069 1,039
    Biological and biomedical sciences 101 97 97 97 97
    Computer and information sciences 11 11 11 11 11
    Engineering 547 530 530 530 530
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28 28 26 26 26
    Health sciences 219 219 219 219 219
    Mathematics and statistics 12 12 12 12 12
    Natural resources and conservation 26 18 18 18 18
    Physical sciences 90 90 90 90 90
    Psychology 23 23 23 23 23
    Social sciences 78 78 78 78 75
    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

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 18,750 16,958 7,643 22,757 14,262
    Agricultural sciences 0 1,017 0 14,985 11,812
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1,017 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 3,392 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 5,087 0 7,772 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 3,392 0 0 0
    Health sciences 18,750 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 1,017 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 1,018 7,643 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 1,018 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 2,450

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 2,500 1,488 1,600 1,865 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 430 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,500 1,488 700 1,435 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 900 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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