New Jersey Institute of Technology

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 182 60.9 459 102 84.1 631 149 84.1 925
2023 154 66.9 459 86 87.6 679 149 83.9 911 268 56 602
2022 152 67.2 457 87 87.5 680 144 84.2 900
2021 150 66.9 447 119 83.1 691 139 84.9 908 271 54.1 583
2020 198 56.6 450 130 81.7 698 136 85.4 916
2019 201 55.6 447 105 85.2 697 133 85.7 914 273 54.2 589
2018 182 58 428 97 86.4 700 130 86 911
2017 192 55.4 425 93 86.7 684 136 85.1 898 297 49 575
2016 201 53.8 430 82 88.5 697 133 85.4 896
2015 194 55 426 80 88.7 693 140 84.7 898 292 49.4 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 73 95 99 95 54 56 72 59 55 64
  Science and engineering 68 93 93 93 53 56 71 59 53 64
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 3 1 2 2 . . 2 1 2
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 1 2 2 . . 2 1 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 5 3 4 3 2 3 3 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . . . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 4 4 1 . . . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 . . . . 2 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 1
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 2 . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 14 13 23 21 5 7 8 10 9 12
      Computer science 9 10 14 12 4 6 4 7 6 8
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 3 9 9 1 1 4 3 3 4
    Engineering 30 47 48 44 32 34 42 32 22 36
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 7 3 7 7 4 7 7 4 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 4 10 10 6 6 5 6 3 5 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 9 10 11 7 6 5 7 4 2 9
      Electrical and computer engineering 12 10 11 12 8 13 8 10 6 9
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 2 2 3 . 1 2 3 . 1
      Materials and mining engineering . 4 6 5 2 3 4 1 3 5
      Mechanical engineering 2 4 5 4 2 2 8 3 2 1
      Engineering, other . . . . 1 1 . 1 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 1 . . . . . . 2 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . . . . . . 2 .
    Health sciences 1 1 . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 1 . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 6 6 10 11 5 2 10 7 3 6
      Applied mathematics 4 4 3 10 3 2 8 5 2 3
      Statistics 1 1 2 1 2 . 1 . . 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 5 . . . 1 2 1 1
    Physical sciences 8 13 5 9 3 7 9 3 8 7
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 . 3 . 1 1 . 1 .
      Chemistry 4 4 4 5 1 3 3 1 3 3
      Physics 4 7 1 1 2 3 5 2 4 4
    Social sciences . 1 1 3 2 2 . 2 4 .
      Social sciences, other . 1 1 3 2 2 . 2 4 .
  Non-science and engineering 5 2 6 2 1 . 1 . 2 .
    Business 2 2 4 1 . . . . . .
      Business 2 2 4 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 . 2 1 1 . 1 . 2 .
      Communication 1 . . . 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 . 1 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 340 329 332 350 338 325 315 309 290 308
    Hispanic or Latino 58 71 34 47 41 35 48 47 41 52
    Not Hispanic or Latino 281 255 288 296 289 275 247 235 222 231
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Asian 91 90 112 105 109 112 105 84 70 72
      Black or African American 32 25 29 34 31 32 38 38 28 39
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 142 129 138 147 138 119 96 103 112 108
      More than one race 14 11 9 10 11 10 8 10 12 12
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 3 10 7 8 15 20 27 27 25
  Temporary visa holders 1,337 1,715 1,494 953 792 1,075 1,228 1,276 1,546 1,619
  Science and engineering 1,646 2,008 1,798 1,282 1,121 1,389 1,533 1,579 1,836 1,927
    Science 1,228 1,483 1,287 833 676 830 853 827 974 928
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 45 45 33 25 21 28 33 31 19 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 786 990 853 530 529 642 664 653 818 750
      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 47 47 48 56 55 74 72 71 71 80
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 275 316 274 143 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 15 19 15 16 15 20 17 14 0 0
      Physical sciences 60 58 58 55 49 53 56 48 66 82
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 8 6 8 7 13 11 10 0 0
    Engineering 418 525 511 449 445 559 680 752 862 999
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 64 64 65 63 65 68 85 74 75 91
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 40 50 56 49 60 78 75 94 95 99
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 97 128 100 84 91 90 99 102 82 82
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 90 122 140 119 113 178 239 301 316 397
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 46 64 64 47 41 49 68 77 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 54 72 67 66 55 72 91 78 226 259
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 27 24 19 21 20 24 23 26 40 35
      Other engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 36
    Health 31 36 28 21 9 11 10 6 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 31 36 28 21 9 11 10 6 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 568 604 702 728 744 683 728 666 861 911
    Hispanic or Latino 108 118 125 115 121 118 130 97 146 181
    Not Hispanic or Latino 458 485 569 607 609 543 570 529 637 641
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
      Asian 165 176 215 221 188 193 206 172 178 179
      Black or African American 52 69 84 88 87 67 78 87 114 116
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      White 217 211 246 269 304 257 258 246 314 315
      More than one race 23 28 24 29 27 26 28 24 29 31
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 8 6 14 22 28 40 78 89
  Temporary visa holders 45 59 48 55 69 24 28 39 53 90
  Science and engineering 607 653 738 774 806 703 754 704 914 1,001
    Science 355 365 378 372 362 277 287 249 302 341
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 9 9 8 6 10 8 21 5 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 228 229 230 248 311 242 243 186 249 263
      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 7 10 14 10 25 14 22 20 27 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 92 96 107 84 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 7 6 5 5 3 7 9 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 14 12 17 13 6 5 7 21 38
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0
    Engineering 252 288 360 402 444 426 467 455 612 660
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 19 28 42 28 32 38 40 39 48
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 18 29 31 41 41 42 55 59 45
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 112 123 154 169 191 168 205 196 227 218
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 58 55 67 78 96 92 104 94 94 127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 24 30 33 27 24 21 26 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 31 43 43 41 52 60 49 36 170 190
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 13
      Other engineering 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 19
    Health 6 10 12 9 7 4 2 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 6 10 12 9 7 4 2 1 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 132 132 122 127 105 0 0 0 45 0
  Science and engineering 132 132 122 127 105 0 0 0 45 0
    Science 64 65 60 65 56 0 0 0 16 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 23 23 24 30 0 0 0 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 11 9 9 16 11 0 0 0 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 6 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 15 17 20 17 10 0 0 0 6 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 68 67 62 62 49 0 0 0 29 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 17 16 11 6 0 0 0 15 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 10 11 12 14 0 0 0 6 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 10 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 19 18 17 15 0 0 0 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 5 4 6 4 0 0 0 3 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1,677 2,044 1,826 1,303 1,130 1,400 1,543 1,585 1,836 1,927
  Fellowships 59 64 3 6 7 5 9 13 33 0
    Federal 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 53 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
    Nonfederal 5 1 2 4 4 5 9 13 19 0
  Research assistantships 219 222 191 177 162 178 148 131 117 161
    Federal 123 121 117 118 86 0 0 0 42 0
    Institutional 66 75 53 0 11 0 0 41 43 161
    Nonfederal 30 26 21 59 65 178 148 90 32 0
  Teaching assistantships 229 206 188 198 222 252 245 175 194 80
    Federal 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
    Institutional 229 206 188 198 218 252 245 173 186 80
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
  Other types of support 1,170 1,552 1,444 922 739 965 1,141 1,266 1,492 1,686
    Federal 8 10 4 7 12 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 37 36 16 12 6 149 192 7 2 0
    Nonfederal 10 10 10 13 12 5 2 3 0 0
    Personal resources 1,115 1,496 1,414 890 709 811 947 1,256 1,490 1,686

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 89 73 84 83 89 84 33 25 34 42
    Science 38 27 40 46 53 47 17 11 16 19
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 1 6 9 14 6 3 2 5 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 3 7 10 1 1 2 1
      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 2 5 3 3 2 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 23 23 31 32 29 25 10 5 7 7
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 51 46 44 37 36 37 16 14 18 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 8 8 6 8 11 10 7 8 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 7 6 8 5 6 2 2 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 6 6 7 9 7 2 2 2 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 6 5 4 4 5 1 2 4 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 16 16 16 10 8 7 1 0 0 0
    Health 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 8 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 46 38 40 36 33 26 19 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 46 37 40 36 33 26 19 0 0 0
    Science 25 17 21 24 22 18 11 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 0 3 5 4 4 3 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 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 17 17 18 18 16 11 5 0 0 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 21 20 19 12 11 8 8 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 6 6 5 6 5 8 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 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 171,741 161,078 167,135 166,587 163,447 161,232 162,349 142,164 130,812 110,512
    Science 68,467 61,781 71,703 60,950 61,190 58,346 54,830 41,608 33,256 37,008
      Computer and information sciences 14,898 12,638 10,764 11,575 10,325 10,619 9,887 8,208 7,004 5,641
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,531 165
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,519 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
        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 0 0 0 0 0 165
      Life sciences 25,951 24,332 31,619 22,393 20,121 27,910 27,571 16,473 7,213 3,026
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,026 3,301 10,240 4,038 2,459 3,051 2,500 2,671 1,797 2,616
        Health sciences 21,925 21,031 21,379 18,355 17,662 24,859 25,059 13,350 5,005 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 452 392 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 410
      Mathematics and statistics 5,519 5,475 4,727 4,949 5,591 4,400 4,200 3,771 3,947 4,650
      Physical sciences 21,874 18,434 17,202 15,415 16,781 15,338 13,042 12,988 9,006 7,571
        Astronomy and astrophysics 10,394 8,650 8,500 7,655 8,014 7,687 6,445 6,147 172 0
        Chemistry 5,457 4,408 3,690 2,846 3,891 3,128 2,538 2,262 2,748 2,239
        Materials science 1,195 756 846 761 510 433 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,828 4,620 4,166 4,153 4,366 4,090 4,059 4,579 5,565 5,332
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 521 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 142 625 7,277 6,602 8,315 0 0 0 529 61
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 142 559 7,277 6,602 8,232 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 529 61
      Sciences nec 83 277 114 16 57 79 130 168 3,026 15,894
    Engineering 93,704 90,849 83,738 82,240 85,445 78,455 69,735 59,726 61,979 59,378
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 10,554 9,313 10,569 11,274 12,601 9,396 8,662 7,129 4,923 6,760
      Chemical engineering 9,646 10,493 8,106 8,434 7,707 5,917 7,089 5,808 3,085 3,935
      Civil engineering 42,735 43,312 24,292 22,210 21,189 21,812 8,027 10,290 31,579 10,188
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,703 5,438 5,235 4,264 4,572 4,563 4,150 3,470 3,781 4,892
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 529 0 144 121 1,986 134 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,357 4,236 2,899 2,695 2,895 2,575 2,277 333 2,094 2,418
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 109 36 197 74 0 0 0 0 1,450 0
      Engineering nec 20,600 18,021 32,440 32,760 36,481 34,048 39,409 30,710 14,933 31,185
    Non-S&E 9,570 8,448 11,694 23,397 16,812 24,431 37,784 40,830 35,577 14,126
      Business management and business administration 4,132 2,548 1,928 1,966 2,578 5,516 986 1,517 11,524 928
      Communication and communications technologies 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 998 721 7,065 12,540 7,306 7,424 7,150 7,461 6,958 8,191
      Humanities 1,487 1,314 945 828 744 369 121 447 1,512 946
      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 2,953 3,783 1,756 8,063 6,184 11,122 29,527 31,405 15,583 4,061

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 171,741 90,947 8,025 64,784 906 1,341 5,738
    Science 68,467 35,059 5,204 24,993 433 238 2,540
      Computer and information sciences 14,898 4,498 70 8,304 305 75 1,646
      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 25,951 18,167 4,868 2,171 87 48 610
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,026 1,776 0 2,115 87 48 0
        Health sciences 21,925 16,391 4,868 56 0 0 610
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,519 1,103 0 4,351 0 28 37
      Physical sciences 21,874 11,122 266 10,112 41 87 246
        Astronomy and astrophysics 10,394 7,745 99 2,319 41 49 141
        Chemistry 5,457 1,707 53 3,695 0 0 2
        Materials science 1,195 76 114 917 0 38 50
        Physics 4,828 1,594 0 3,181 0 0 53
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 142 90 0 52 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 142 90 0 52 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 83 79 0 3 0 0 1
    Engineering 93,704 53,370 2,722 34,330 473 1,010 1,799
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 10,554 6,127 272 3,957 38 59 101
      Chemical engineering 9,646 4,626 49 3,896 238 835 2
      Civil engineering 42,735 33,656 1,318 7,131 1 38 591
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,703 1,675 123 3,845 26 3 31
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,357 641 4 3,579 71 59 3
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 109 0 0 109 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 20,600 6,645 956 11,813 99 16 1,071
    Non-S&E 9,570 2,518 99 5,461 0 93 1,399
      Business management and business administration 4,132 541 47 2,374 0 0 1,170
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 998 312 0 570 0 0 116
      Humanities 1,487 219 23 1,214 0 31 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 2,953 1,446 29 1,303 0 62 113

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 90,947 70,080 71,326 77,057 85,746 89,846 91,999 79,397 67,490 55,094
  DOD 10,774 9,550 10,556 16,638 20,760 18,121 21,609 15,587 14,921 7,662
  DOE 1,098 974 1,392 1,106 645 441 384 422 890 810
  HHS 24,473 6,630 10,077 11,135 17,730 23,247 26,492 17,747 8,293 6,253
  NASA 3,449 3,516 3,917 2,513 3,302 2,903 2,804 3,043 3,226 3,027
  NSF 16,153 13,523 11,482 10,324 9,925 11,136 8,399 7,584 6,155 6,824
  USDA 91 313 311 243 436 52 31 39 194 370
  Other 34,909 35,574 33,591 35,098 32,948 33,946 32,280 34,975 33,811 30,148

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,146 161 985 .
2018 1,155 159 996 .

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 146 139 135 116 115
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 13 13 12 11
    Computer and information sciences 6 6 6 5 6
    Engineering 96 96 90 75 69
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 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 31 25 26 24 29
    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

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 0 0 0 6,000 3,635
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 6,000 3,635
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 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

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 17,500 9,427 10,933 6,883 4,259
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 500 0 0 689 558
    Computer and information sciences 500 0 1,248 1,236 0
    Engineering 15,000 8,935 8,670 2,977 3,416
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 500 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,000 492 1,015 1,981 285
    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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