Naval Postgraduate School

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 319 31.3 459 164 74.4 631 204 78.2 925
2023 344 25.9 459 181 73.7 679 193 79.1 911
2022 332 28.1 457 178 74.2 680 196 78.5 900
2021 325 28.1 447 153 78.2 691 186 79.8 908
2020 297 34.7 450 142 80 698 187 79.9 916
2019 346 23.4 447 137 80.7 697 181 80.5 914
2018 370 14.4 428 139 80.4 700 188 79.7 911
2017 155 77.7 684 183 79.9 898
2016 135 80.9 697 174 80.9 896
2015 98 86.1 693 152 83.3 898
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 16 12 12 13 19 10 6 . . .
  Science and engineering 16 12 12 13 19 10 6 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 9 7 4 4 1 3 . . . .
      Computer science 1 2 1 . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 8 5 3 4 1 3 . . . .
    Engineering 2 3 4 5 10 6 3 . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 . . 1 2 . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 1 . 4 3 1 1 . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 2 1 3 2 1 . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 . 1 . 2 . 1 . . .
      Engineering, other . . 1 . 1 1 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 1 2 3 1 . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 2 1 2 3 1 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . . .
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 3 . . 1 2 . 1 . . .
      Physics 3 . . 1 2 . 1 . . .
    Social sciences . . 2 . 3 . 1 . . .
      Social sciences, other . . 2 . 3 . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   829   763   731   839   889   896   858   737   921   1,368
    Hispanic or Latino   83   85   73   71   80   68   74   47   53   108
    Not Hispanic or Latino   739   666   645   748   794   807   749   649   823   1,232
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   5   12
      Asian   59   57   52   53   55   64   80   74   80   49
      Black or African American   34   34   33   44   53   55   43   39   41   69
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   1   4   4   0   0   0   49
      White   624   551   539   621   655   663   617   533   697   1,047
      More than one race   21   22   18   28   26   21   9   0   0   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   12   13   20   15   21   35   41   45   28
  Temporary visa holders   104   108   93   77   74   95   107   122   157   243
  Science and engineering   933   871   824   916   963   991   965   859   1,078   1,611
    Science   529   525   448   492   539   515   534   472   699   1,089
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   224   227   188   191   209   129   134   86   244   425
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   6   10   7   10   46   49   46   46   63
      Mathematics and statistics   9   9   8   7   13   18   12   11   16   14
      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   38   37   35   37   35   4   1   7   86   115
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   253   246   207   250   272   318   338   322   307   472
    Engineering   404   346   376   424   424   476   431   387   379   522
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   14   44   37   41   41   64   53   47   46   71
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   66   62   61   77   81   85   74   71   77   88
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   225   190   230   262   253   236   209   179   198   276
      Mechanical engineering   67   45   45   42   47   47   46   52   58   87
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   32   5   3   2   2   44   49   38   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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   352   372   426   455   528   513   496   535   655   859
    Hispanic or Latino   40   39   53   50   58   41   34   36   42   62
    Not Hispanic or Latino   309   328   368   391   452   436   391   405   504   674
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   4   8
      Asian   9   11   15   22   30   31   33   26   40   29
      Black or African American   10   15   18   19   20   24   26   31   40   52
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   25
      White   283   296   326   342   392   377   330   347   420   547
      More than one race   7   6   8   7   8   1   0   0   0   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   5   5   14   18   36   71   94   109   123
  Temporary visa holders   3   3   0   2   1   2   1   1   1   1
  Science and engineering   355   375   426   457   529   515   497   536   656   860
    Science   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   25   36   28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   36   21
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   354   372   426   457   529   515   497   511   620   832
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   23   22   25   23   21   13   8   6   6   23
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   19   40   48   41   61   47   56   39   74   68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   280   270   307   343   395   391   369   406   470   647
      Mechanical engineering   31   39   40   43   43   0   0   0   70   94
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   1   6   7   9   64   64   60   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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   829   763   731   839   885   888   842   727   335   556
  Science and engineering   829   763   731   839   885   888   842   727   335   556
    Science   460   448   387   441   493   445   446   387   242   429
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   198   203   174   183   198   109   112   68   131   285
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   5   7   4   6   41   44   44   5   6
      Mathematics and statistics   9   9   8   7   12   18   10   11   16   14
      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   38   37   35   36   34   4   1   6   84   115
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   211   194   163   211   243   273   279   258   6   9
    Engineering   369   315   344   398   392   443   396   340   93   127
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   13   42   36   41   41   64   53   46   17   26
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   59   57   55   70   70   76   68   58   24   26
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   207   167   206   245   237   220   190   163   31   43
      Mechanical engineering   66   44   44   40   42   47   44   46   21   32
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   24   5   3   2   2   36   41   27   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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   933   871   824   916   963   991   965   859   1,078   1,611
  Fellowships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   54   71
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   13   18
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   38   50
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
  Research assistantships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   253   358
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   107   142
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   65   106
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   81   110
  Teaching assistantships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   118   174
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   13
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   108   161
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0
  Other types of support   933   871   824   916   963   991   965   825   653   1,008
    Federal   829   763   731   839   885   888   842   698   205   383
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13
    Nonfederal   104   108   93   77   78   103   123   127   0   0
    Personal resources   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   448   612

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   9   6   10   10   11   16   13   16   19   22
    Science   4   3   3   5   8   11   6   9   13   14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   1   3   4   7   8   6
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   2   2   4   4   0   1   3   4
      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   2   1   1   2   2   3   2   1   1   1
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5   3   7   5   3   5   7   7   6   8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   2   2   0   1   3   4   2   1
      Mechanical engineering   4   2   5   3   3   3   2   2   3   4
      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
      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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   9   6   9   10   11   16   13   16   19   7
  Science and engineering   9   6   9   10   11   16   13   16   19   7
    Science   4   3   3   5   8   11   6   9   13   7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   1   3   4   7   8   4
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   2   2   4   4   0   1   3   3
      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   2   1   1   2   2   3   2   1   1   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5   3   6   5   3   5   7   7   6   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   2   2   0   1   3   4   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   2   4   3   3   3   2   2   3   0
      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   73,230   77,364   64,055   65,101   62,903   67,323   59,213   60,386   65,529   89,170
    Science   30,767   44,232   37,338   33,986   35,343   38,024   32,876   33,665   35,832   45,935
      Computer and information sciences   10,103   9,987   11,304   6,058   7,345   11,598   7,718   6,531   6,264   4,918
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9,612   11,189   5,148   6,591   6,566   6,339   7,227   7,020   6,837   11,271
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   4,830   6,620   1,566   2,089   2,087   3,236   3,194   2,230   2,487   7,503
        Geological and earth sciences   117   273   195   644   978   138   440   774   875   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   4,094   4,013   2,553   3,346   2,862   2,769   3,413   3,755   3,445   3,690
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   571   283   834   512   639   196   180   261   30   78
      Life sciences   422   529   872   1,537   1,655   1,939   1,313   518   250   244
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   570   1,185   1,800   1,244   330   124   95
        Health sciences   30   233   456   270   200   55   0   0   0   50
        Natural resources and conservation   292   100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   100   196   330   697   270   84   69   188   126   99
      Mathematics and statistics   2,727   2,375   2,859   2,435   2,824   2,394   2,735   3,181   3,081   3,111
      Physical sciences   2,967   4,107   4,745   5,927   9,161   8,797   6,105   6,377   8,486   11,234
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   82   517   275   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   711   647   379   422   348   104   299   395   367   496
        Materials science   0   88   148   288   172   578   197   0   0   0
        Physics   2,256   2,649   2,751   4,070   6,244   6,126   4,310   3,524   5,099   10,251
        Physical sciences nec   0   723   1,467   1,065   1,880   1,714   1,299   2,458   3,020   487
      Psychology   167   365   257   151   0   0   0   0   138   0
      Social sciences   3,047   8,103   6,114   6,669   6,040   4,608   4,945   6,144   4,048   7,641
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   311   537   637   328   326   0   58   623   1,527   108
        Political science and government   1,361   5,173   2,742   1,391   3,032   1,847   2,303   1,835   734   5,616
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   1,027   383   796   1,116   849   236   460   516   350
        Social sciences nec   1,375   1,366   2,352   4,154   1,566   1,912   2,348   3,226   1,271   1,567
      Sciences nec   1,722   7,577   6,039   4,618   1,752   2,349   2,833   3,894   6,728   7,516
    Engineering   37,396   27,413   21,556   24,254   22,933   22,498   19,675   18,739   18,726   28,358
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7,526   5,888   5,364   7,713   6,710   6,269   4,179   3,347   3,809   7,351
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   1,268   71   100   493   7   0   355   74   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   24   34   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   692   354   391   263   178   12   179   186   233   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,251   5,448   4,013   5,791   3,481   3,988   3,417   4,834   4,947   4,901
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   769   666   592   1,049   141   19   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   15,478   5,614   2,301   2,460   2,334   1,434   2,083   2,177   2,388   2,453
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   183   2,518   4,029   84   487   570   106   229   83   596
      Engineering nec   7,497   5,657   4,771   6,760   9,109   10,199   9,711   7,611   7,192   13,057
    Non-S&E   5,067   5,719   5,161   6,861   4,627   6,801   6,662   7,982   10,971   14,877
      Business management and business administration   1,250   1,263   1,853   2,863   2,955   3,584   4,898   6,249   9,072   11,571
      Communication and communications technologies   395   236   63   363   128   0   0   0   0   264
      Education   961   779   732   1,314   914   1,943   999   750   127   314
      Humanities   46   0   0   130   0   0   0   22   29   0
      Law   0   0   0   15   127   0   155   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   2,415   3,441   2,513   2,176   503   1,274   610   961   1,743   2,728

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   73,230   62,115   0   9,811   794   141   369
    Science   30,767   24,244   0   5,803   244   141   335
      Computer and information sciences   10,103   7,568   0   2,291   244   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9,612   8,751   0   502   0   24   335
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   4,830   4,495   0   0   0   0   335
        Geological and earth sciences   117   117   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   4,094   3,686   0   384   0   24   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   571   453   0   118   0   0   0
      Life sciences   422   100   0   322   0   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Health sciences   30   0   0   30   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   292   0   0   292   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   100   100   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,727   1,991   0   736   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2,967   2,774   0   193   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   711   711   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,256   2,063   0   193   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   167   104   0   63   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3,047   1,885   0   1,045   0   117   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   311   0   0   194   0   117   0
        Political science and government   1,361   1,003   0   358   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,375   882   0   493   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   1,722   1,071   0   651   0   0   0
    Engineering   37,396   33,853   0   2,959   550   0   34
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7,526   6,980   0   462   50   0   34
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   692   692   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,251   4,920   0   331   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   769   535   0   234   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   15,478   15,422   0   56   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   183   135   0   33   15   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,497   5,169   0   1,843   485   0   0
    Non-S&E   5,067   4,018   0   1,049   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   1,250   537   0   713   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   395   395   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   961   956   0   5   0   0   0
      Humanities   46   46   0   0   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   2,415   2,084   0   331   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   62,115   62,715   44,852   54,855   51,870   54,358   44,140   47,082   56,045   78,780
  DOD   58,810   56,875   42,875   50,967   46,777   51,682   40,767   43,906   52,304   71,833
  DOE   1,370   1,357   737   983   772   662   1,345   1,186   1,210   1,013
  HHS   0   0   0   0   29   0   0   0   0   0
  NASA   975   1,483   528   1,467   773   189   286   174   143   240
  NSF   613   2,092   712   881   1,449   1,184   1,463   1,753   2,075   5,268
  USDA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other   347   908   0   557   2,070   641   279   63   313   426

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   422   218   204   .
2018   452   225   227   .

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

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