Missouri U. Science and Technology

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
2024 158 66.1 459
2023 162 65.2 459 157 77.2 679 188 69.2 602 209 77.4 914
2022 137 70.5 457 163 76.4 680 208 77.2 900
2021 129 71.6 447 174 75.2 691 194 67.2 583 195 78.8 908
2020 137 70 450 176 75.1 698 205 77.9 916
2019 151 66.7 447 165 76.7 697 199 66.7 589 205 77.9 914
2018 136 68.7 428 148 79.2 700 205 77.8 911
2017 161 62.6 425 126 81.9 684 210 64 575 215 76.4 898
2016 146 66.5 430 152 78.5 697 220 75.8 896
2015 158 63.4 426 155 78 693 215 62.8 570 218 76 898
2014 141 79.8 688 212 76.5 889
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: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 95 89 113 118 117 100 116 88 107 94
  Science and engineering 95 89 113 118 117 100 115 88 107 94
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 1 2 . 1 2 . 1 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . . 1 . 1 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Genetics and genomics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 3 5 4 5 4 3 2 6 6 6
      Computer science 3 3 2 4 4 3 1 6 6 6
      Computer and information sciences, other . 2 2 1 . . 1 . . .
    Engineering 68 64 85 93 84 79 85 54 71 70
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 3 7 8 5 4 . 3 3 4
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 11 11 9 19 20 18 13 11 13 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 14 14 20 10 8 13 18 7 8 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 12 11 11 21 17 6 17 13 18 18
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 1 2 6 4 2 2 1 4 2
      Materials and mining engineering 7 9 13 7 7 7 4 3 5 14
      Mechanical engineering 9 8 11 11 10 13 15 12 6 8
      Engineering, other 9 7 12 11 13 16 16 4 13 12
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 8 5 6 9 8 4 11 6 4
      Geological sciences 3 8 5 6 9 7 4 11 6 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 5 2 4 3 6 2 10 2 7 4
      Applied mathematics 1 . 2 . . . 4 1 1 1
      Mathematics . . 1 . 4 . 2 . . .
      Statistics 3 2 . 3 1 2 . . 3 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 1 . 1 . 4 1 3 3
    Physical sciences 13 9 13 9 14 7 12 15 15 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 . 3 . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 8 4 6 5 13 5 5 9 11 8
      Physics 2 5 4 4 1 2 7 6 4 1
    Social sciences 2 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 2 . 1 . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Business . . . . . . . . . .
      Business . . . . . . . . . .
    Education . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Education research . . . . . . 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 719 675 606 527 618 691 869 745 744 853 0
    Female 275 244 175 149 172 192 209 201 210 230 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 294 340 306 291 264 293 403 262 241 286 0
    Hispanic or Latino 16 21 13 14 11 16 16 7 5 14 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 228 301 287 271 245 269 348 242 219 254 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
      Asian 11 15 15 16 8 10 15 12 10 6 0
      Black or African American 13 17 19 21 14 11 13 12 3 12 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 196 259 241 223 210 231 302 211 202 232 0
      More than one race 7 9 12 11 13 16 15 7 4 4 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 50 18 6 6 8 8 39 13 17 18 0
  Temporary visa holders 700 579 475 385 526 590 675 684 713 797 0
  Science and engineering 994 919 781 676 790 883 1,078 946 954 1,083 0
    Science 490 394 273 218 224 241 445 196 188 211 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 15 11 10 11 8 10 7 7 9 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 341 235 110 62 63 67 82 85 63 79 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 26 34 40 37 39 55 207 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 34 34 32 32 31 30 33 36 37 47 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 65 60 63 60 63 66 113 68 81 76 0
      Psychology 12 16 17 17 17 15 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 504 525 508 458 566 642 633 750 766 872 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32 25 27 26 36 41 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 60 54 59 56 95 106 63 58 52 123 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 93 106 95 68 82 96 91 66 59 70 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 90 92 87 89 114 114 135 154 189 242 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 13 14 15 17 19 21 94 59 46 61 0
      Mechanical engineering 56 62 58 56 84 94 162 134 131 133 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 144 148 140 124 105 136 88 111 102 114 0
      Other engineering 16 24 27 22 31 34 0 168 187 129 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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

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 248 236 238 321 230 227 284 245 300 350 0
    Female 87 79 104 107 67 73 61 59 88 77 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 255 270 298 332 243 229 264 232 240 310 0
    Hispanic or Latino 23 32 24 22 20 11 13 16 9 21 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 189 227 269 298 213 207 240 207 220 267 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 0
      Asian 11 16 18 18 13 10 10 16 9 12 0
      Black or African American 15 17 22 18 16 13 18 11 8 13 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
      White 157 188 222 255 176 182 210 175 202 235 0
      More than one race 4 5 5 6 5 1 2 4 0 2 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 43 11 5 12 10 11 11 9 11 22 0
  Temporary visa holders 80 45 44 96 54 71 81 72 148 117 0
  Science and engineering 335 315 342 428 297 300 345 304 388 427 0
    Science 100 71 73 77 65 67 72 19 36 37 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 67 29 29 28 22 25 10 8 19 19 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 7 6 8 4 5 37 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 4 8 5 6 4 3 5 5 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 6 5 12 14 16 22 5 9 14 0
      Psychology 20 22 24 24 18 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 235 244 269 351 232 233 273 285 352 390 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 20 21 23 23 13 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 8 6 20 9 14 10 4 8 11 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33 31 28 48 28 24 30 35 38 43 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27 32 34 42 25 39 46 55 74 59 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 48 54 64 68 49 41 97 102 107 119 0
      Mechanical engineering 28 26 33 41 26 33 59 38 28 60 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 70 71 78 99 77 67 31 18 40 32 0
      Other engineering 3 1 3 10 5 4 0 33 57 66 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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

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 167 143 167 146 133 131 141 150 127 124 0
  Science and engineering 167 143 167 146 133 131 141 150 127 124 0
    Science 37 26 41 31 29 19 79 37 26 29 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 14 10 14 8 10 7 26 26 26 29 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 5 4 3 3 15 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 3 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 10 17 17 11 6 34 9 0 0 0
      Psychology 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 130 117 126 115 104 112 62 113 101 95 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 6 3 3 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 9 7 4 10 10 5 8 4 3 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 24 22 18 18 20 17 26 21 22 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 19 26 17 20 20 13 12 7 14 36 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 4 5 5 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 16 15 14 17 16 16 13 16 19 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 51 32 53 47 22 28 12 37 29 10 0
      Other engineering 2 3 7 7 10 12 0 18 12 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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

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 994 919 781 676 790 883 1,078 946 954 1,083
  Fellowships 57 64 45 44 84 94 62 47 70 39
    Federal 25 39 33 29 33 24 20 15 8 12
    Institutional 0 2 3 15 50 70 27 15 30 5
    Nonfederal 32 23 9 0 1 0 15 17 32 22
  Research assistantships 286 258 277 266 305 319 300 324 309 235
    Federal 110 87 94 88 86 81 113 130 104 112
    Institutional 51 67 63 64 90 109 100 111 97 63
    Nonfederal 125 104 120 114 129 129 87 83 108 60
  Teaching assistantships 140 147 152 149 163 168 158 147 168 132
    Federal 1 1 2 1 1 4 5 0 8 0
    Institutional 138 139 145 141 144 154 135 116 153 111
    Nonfederal 1 7 5 7 18 10 18 31 7 21
  Other types of support 511 450 307 217 238 302 558 428 407 677
    Federal 31 16 38 28 13 22 3 5 7 0
    Institutional 9 11 7 4 0 1 131 122 86 38
    Nonfederal 29 41 43 42 63 83 30 13 14 32
    Personal resources 442 382 219 143 162 196 394 288 300 607

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 45 37 30 34 35 31 25 28 29 14 0
    Science 12 6 7 12 13 14 14 9 9 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 3 4 11 10 12 12 5 6 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33 31 23 22 22 17 11 19 20 14 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 9 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 5 4 5 3 1 1 3 2 6 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 4 4 5 7 8 7 5 7 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 11 12 10 9 8 0 1 3 4 3 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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 10 7 7 9 9 11 9 4 5 0
  Science and engineering 14 10 7 7 9 9 11 9 4 5 0
    Science 4 2 1 4 6 6 8 1 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 2 0 4 3 5 8 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 8 6 3 3 3 3 8 4 5 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 4 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 61,496 53,357 54,437 47,001 47,807 42,986 38,243 35,756 35,842 39,065
    Science 9,494 8,123 8,199 10,366 9,609 9,416 6,881 7,093 9,264 8,529
      Computer and information sciences 2,948 2,899 2,545 2,648 2,496 2,968 2,946 2,836 1,872 1,390
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1,772 668 9 0 3,426 3,111
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 1,759 654 9 0 3,400 3,075
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 13 6 0 0 26 36
      Life sciences 1,359 797 555 971 922 956 596 321 248 355
        Agricultural sciences 189 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,168 652 553 970 921 956 596 321 69 165
        Health sciences 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 190
      Mathematics and statistics 230 221 252 222 440 222 144 166 216 144
      Physical sciences 3,747 3,734 4,478 6,107 3,463 3,614 3,008 3,605 3,472 3,509
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,775 2,572 2,605 2,315 2,446 2,595 2,321 2,943 2,939 2,841
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 972 1,162 1,873 3,792 1,017 1,019 687 662 533 668
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 310 154 134 173 190 109 73 28 4 6
      Social sciences 14 149 69 61 134 195 105 137 26 14
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 14 149 64 61 134 195 105 137 26 14
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 886 169 166 184 192 684 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 51,351 43,119 43,470 36,447 37,912 33,241 31,077 28,438 25,880 29,980
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,851 1,488 1,131 1,777 1,391 2,353 2,497 2,598 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 112 58 11 5 63 25 37 29 0 0
      Chemical engineering 1,656 2,374 2,350 1,059 1,925 1,393 921 727 1,245 553
      Civil engineering 8,073 6,863 6,899 5,878 6,520 5,075 4,130 3,707 1,766 2,840
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,964 7,120 6,958 7,368 7,402 6,913 6,174 5,788 5,715 6,606
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,507 1,383 1,073 521 942 1,824 1,341 548 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,443 4,369 5,535 4,937 6,501 4,913 4,568 3,806 4,955 4,232
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 22,501 18,532 18,105 13,454 11,377 9,072 9,922 10,197 2,605 2,401
      Engineering nec 1,244 932 1,408 1,448 1,791 1,673 1,487 1,038 9,594 13,348
    Non-S&E 651 2,115 2,768 188 286 329 285 225 698 556
      Business management and business administration 0 4 78 34 0 0 0 0 569 347
      Communication and communications technologies 50 24 7 46 27 24 51 15 6 10
      Education 182 3 0 0 0 44 25 0 91 21
      Humanities 22 8 34 36 253 259 136 61 20 3
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 397 2,076 2,649 72 6 2 73 149 12 175

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 61,496 32,457 682 17,847 3,907 1,037 5,566
    Science 9,494 4,473 49 3,965 101 75 831
      Computer and information sciences 2,948 764 0 1,847 15 0 322
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,359 220 46 614 14 0 465
        Agricultural sciences 189 0 0 189 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,168 220 46 425 14 0 463
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 230 193 3 9 0 18 7
      Physical sciences 3,747 3,055 0 548 72 57 15
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,775 2,300 0 340 72 48 15
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 972 755 0 208 0 9 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 310 235 0 53 0 0 22
      Social sciences 14 6 0 8 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 14 6 0 8 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 886 0 0 886 0 0 0
    Engineering 51,351 27,984 633 13,333 3,806 962 4,633
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,851 1,147 0 557 142 0 5
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 112 0 0 103 0 0 9
      Chemical engineering 1,656 1,515 0 72 50 4 15
      Civil engineering 8,073 4,895 0 2,278 223 260 417
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,964 3,437 0 2,424 1,959 3 141
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,507 897 0 407 26 103 1,074
      Mechanical engineering 5,443 3,824 99 944 392 0 184
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 22,501 12,043 534 6,192 1,014 592 2,126
      Engineering nec 1,244 226 0 356 0 0 662
    Non-S&E 651 0 0 549 0 0 102
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 50 0 0 50 0 0 0
      Education 182 0 0 182 0 0 0
      Humanities 22 0 0 22 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 397 0 0 295 0 0 102

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 32,457 28,792 26,164 22,860 22,426 21,835 19,567 18,833 17,632 21,811
  DOD 7,640 5,888 6,147 4,238 3,597 2,311 2,757 1,759 1,750 3,079
  DOE 7,851 7,472 6,096 4,746 5,647 4,990 4,237 4,279 4,384 4,050
  HHS 2,729 2,089 727 428 393 511 595 373 504 644
  NASA 2,951 1,253 867 927 1,147 1,615 1,538 1,651 1,256 864
  NSF 5,360 6,193 6,504 7,046 5,844 6,554 6,209 6,503 5,731 4,669
  USDA 125 183 404 408 288 169 145 24 52 115
  Other 5,801 5,714 5,419 5,067 5,510 5,685 4,086 4,244 3,955 8,390

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,137 188 949 .
2018 1,120 168 952 .
2017 1,051 166 885 .

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 285 274 258 237 227
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 12 12 8 8
    Computer and information sciences 8 9 7 5 2
    Engineering 196 185 167 144 130
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 20 23 36 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 5 5 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 42 39 33 49 36
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 1 30 50

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 103,168 . . 27,484 .
    Engineering 103,168 . . 27,484 .

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 36,900 7,201 2,744 8,971 18,076
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 16,000 1,620 1,500 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 824 0
    Engineering 4,900 3,762 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 531 531 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 648 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 16,000 640 714 6,872 18,076
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 1,275 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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