New Jersey Institute of 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
2023 154 66.9 459 86 87.6 679 268 56 602 149 84 914
2022 152 67.2 457 87 87.5 680 144 84.2 900
2021 150 66.9 447 119 83.1 691 271 54.1 583 139 84.9 908
2020 198 56.6 450 130 81.7 698 136 85.4 916
2019 201 55.6 447 105 85.2 697 273 54.2 589 133 85.7 914
2018 182 58 428 97 86.4 700 130 86 911
2017 192 55.4 425 93 86.7 684 297 49 575 136 85.1 898
2016 201 53.8 430 82 88.5 697 133 85.4 896
2015 194 55 426 80 88.7 693 292 49.4 570 140 84.7 898
2014 196 54.1 422 94 86.6 688 143 84.2 889
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 95 99 95 54 56 72 59 55 64 57
  Science and engineering 93 93 93 53 56 71 59 53 64 56
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 1 2 2 . . 2 1 2 .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 1 2 2 . . 2 1 2 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 5 3 4 3 2 3 3 1 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . . 1 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 4 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . 2 . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . . . . . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 . . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 13 23 21 5 7 8 10 9 12 9
      Computer science 10 14 12 4 6 4 7 6 8 7
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 9 9 1 1 4 3 3 4 2
    Engineering 47 48 44 32 34 42 32 22 36 32
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 3 7 7 4 7 7 4 5 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 10 10 6 6 5 6 3 5 6 7
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 10 11 7 6 5 7 4 2 9 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 11 12 8 13 8 10 6 9 4
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 2 3 . 1 2 3 . 1 2
      Materials and mining engineering 4 6 5 2 3 4 1 3 5 3
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 4 2 2 8 3 2 1 4
      Engineering, other . . . 1 1 . 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . . . 2 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . . . 2 . .
    Health sciences 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 6 10 11 5 2 10 7 3 6 6
      Applied mathematics 4 3 10 3 2 8 5 2 3 3
      Statistics 1 2 1 2 . 1 . . 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 5 . . . 1 2 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 13 5 9 3 7 9 3 8 7 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . 3 . 1 1 . 1 . .
      Chemistry 4 4 5 1 3 3 1 3 3 2
      Physics 7 1 1 2 3 5 2 4 4 4
    Social sciences 1 1 3 2 2 . 2 4 . 2
      Social sciences, other 1 1 3 2 2 . 2 4 . 2
  Non-science and engineering 2 6 2 1 . 1 . 2 . 1
    Business 2 4 1 . . . . . . .
      Business 2 4 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 2 1 1 . 1 . 2 . 1
      Communication . . . 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,433 1,270 908 785 955 1,076 1,122 1,322 1,383 1,161
    Female 611 556 395 345 445 467 463 514 544 475
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 329 332 350 338 325 315 309 290 308 353
    Hispanic or Latino 71 34 47 41 35 48 47 41 52 51
    Not Hispanic or Latino 255 288 296 289 275 247 235 222 231 284
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 90 112 105 109 112 105 84 70 72 94
      Black or African American 25 29 34 31 32 38 38 28 39 58
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 129 138 147 138 119 96 103 112 108 121
      More than one race 11 9 10 11 10 8 10 12 12 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 10 7 8 15 20 27 27 25 18
  Temporary visa holders 1,715 1,494 953 792 1,075 1,228 1,276 1,546 1,619 1,283
  Science and engineering 2,008 1,798 1,282 1,121 1,389 1,533 1,579 1,836 1,927 1,636
    Science 1,483 1,287 833 676 830 853 827 974 928 675
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 45 33 25 21 28 33 31 19 16 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 990 853 530 529 642 664 653 818 750 496
      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 48 56 55 74 72 71 71 80 83
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 316 274 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 19 15 16 15 20 17 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 58 58 55 49 53 56 48 66 82 78
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 8 6 8 7 13 11 10 0 0 0
    Engineering 525 511 449 445 559 680 752 862 999 961
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 64 65 63 65 68 85 74 75 91 92
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 50 56 49 60 78 75 94 95 99 100
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 128 100 84 91 90 99 102 82 82 90
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 122 140 119 113 178 239 301 316 397 365
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 64 64 47 41 49 68 77 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 72 67 66 55 72 91 78 226 259 233
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 24 19 21 20 24 23 26 40 35 42
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 36 39
  Health 36 28 21 9 11 10 6 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 36 28 21 9 11 10 6 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 483 534 574 614 552 584 529 687 770 736
    Female 180 216 209 199 155 172 176 227 231 262
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 604 702 728 744 683 728 666 861 911 924
    Hispanic or Latino 118 125 115 121 118 130 97 146 181 163
    Not Hispanic or Latino 485 569 607 609 543 570 529 637 641 648
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
      Asian 176 215 221 188 193 206 172 178 179 161
      Black or African American 69 84 88 87 67 78 87 114 116 129
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 211 246 269 304 257 258 246 314 315 333
      More than one race 28 24 29 27 26 28 24 29 31 22
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 8 6 14 22 28 40 78 89 113
  Temporary visa holders 59 48 55 69 24 28 39 53 90 74
  Science and engineering 653 738 774 806 703 754 704 914 1,001 998
    Science 365 378 372 362 277 287 249 302 341 396
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 9 8 6 10 8 21 5 4 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 229 230 248 311 242 243 186 249 263 312
      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 10 14 10 25 14 22 20 27 36 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 96 107 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 7 6 5 5 3 7 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 12 17 13 6 5 7 21 38 46
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0
    Engineering 288 360 402 444 426 467 455 612 660 602
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 19 28 42 28 32 38 40 39 48 50
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 18 29 31 41 41 42 55 59 45 41
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 123 154 169 191 168 205 196 227 218 186
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 55 67 78 96 92 104 94 94 127 96
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 24 30 33 27 24 21 26 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 43 43 41 52 60 49 36 170 190 195
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 13 11
      Other engineering 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 19 23
  Health 10 12 9 7 4 2 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 10 12 9 7 4 2 1 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 132 122 127 105 0 0 0 45 0 0
  Science and engineering 132 122 127 105 0 0 0 45 0 0
    Science 65 60 65 56 0 0 0 16 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 23 23 24 30 0 0 0 7 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 9 9 16 11 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 20 17 10 0 0 0 6 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 67 62 62 49 0 0 0 29 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 17 16 11 6 0 0 0 15 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 11 12 14 0 0 0 6 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 19 18 17 15 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 4 6 4 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,044 1,826 1,303 1,130 1,400 1,543 1,585 1,836 1,927 1,636
  Fellowships 64 3 6 7 5 9 13 33 0 0
    Federal 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
    Nonfederal 1 2 4 4 5 9 13 19 0 0
  Research assistantships 222 191 177 162 178 148 131 117 161 145
    Federal 121 117 118 86 0 0 0 42 0 0
    Institutional 75 53 0 11 0 0 41 43 161 145
    Nonfederal 26 21 59 65 178 148 90 32 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 206 188 198 222 252 245 175 194 80 162
    Federal 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Institutional 206 188 198 218 252 245 173 186 80 162
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0
  Other types of support 1,552 1,444 922 739 965 1,141 1,266 1,492 1,686 1,329
    Federal 10 4 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 36 16 12 6 149 192 7 2 0 1
    Nonfederal 10 10 13 12 5 2 3 0 0 0
    Personal resources 1,496 1,414 890 709 811 947 1,256 1,490 1,686 1,328

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 73 84 83 89 84 33 25 34 42 24
    Science 27 40 46 53 47 17 11 16 19 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 6 9 14 6 3 2 5 8 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 3 7 10 1 1 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 2 5 3 3 2 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 23 31 32 29 25 10 5 7 7 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 46 44 37 36 37 16 14 18 23 9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 8 6 8 11 10 7 8 5 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 6 8 5 6 2 2 4 3 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 6 7 9 7 2 2 2 11 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 5 4 4 5 1 2 4 4 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 16 16 10 8 7 1 0 0 0 0
  Health 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 8 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 38 40 36 33 26 19 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 37 40 36 33 26 19 0 0 0 0
    Science 17 21 24 22 18 11 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 3 2 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 17 18 18 16 11 5 0 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 20 19 12 11 8 8 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 5 6 5 8 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 0 1 2 0 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 0 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 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 161,078 167,135 166,587 163,447 161,232 162,349 142,164 130,812 110,512 106,081
    Science 61,781 71,703 60,950 61,190 58,346 54,830 41,608 33,256 37,008 45,374
      Computer and information sciences 12,638 10,764 11,575 10,325 10,619 9,887 8,208 7,004 5,641 5,132
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,531 165 709
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,519 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 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 0 165 709
      Life sciences 24,332 31,619 22,393 20,121 27,910 27,571 16,473 7,213 3,026 1,053
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,301 10,240 4,038 2,459 3,051 2,500 2,671 1,797 2,616 1,053
        Health sciences 21,031 21,379 18,355 17,662 24,859 25,059 13,350 5,005 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 12 452 392 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 410 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,475 4,727 4,949 5,591 4,400 4,200 3,771 3,947 4,650 4,245
      Physical sciences 18,434 17,202 15,415 16,781 15,338 13,042 12,988 9,006 7,571 12,081
        Astronomy and astrophysics 8,650 8,500 7,655 8,014 7,687 6,445 6,147 172 0 0
        Chemistry 4,408 3,690 2,846 3,891 3,128 2,538 2,262 2,748 2,239 1,629
        Materials science 756 846 761 510 433 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,620 4,166 4,153 4,366 4,090 4,059 4,579 5,565 5,332 10,452
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 521 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 625 7,277 6,602 8,315 0 0 0 529 61 304
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 559 7,277 6,602 8,232 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 529 61 304
      Sciences nec 277 114 16 57 79 130 168 3,026 15,894 21,850
    Engineering 90,849 83,738 82,240 85,445 78,455 69,735 59,726 61,979 59,378 48,997
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9,313 10,569 11,274 12,601 9,396 8,662 7,129 4,923 6,760 5,115
      Chemical engineering 10,493 8,106 8,434 7,707 5,917 7,089 5,808 3,085 3,935 3,085
      Civil engineering 43,312 24,292 22,210 21,189 21,812 8,027 10,290 31,579 10,188 9,993
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,438 5,235 4,264 4,572 4,563 4,150 3,470 3,781 4,892 4,002
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 529 0 144 121 1,986 134 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,236 2,899 2,695 2,895 2,575 2,277 333 2,094 2,418 2,051
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 36 197 74 0 0 0 0 1,450 0 0
      Engineering nec 18,021 32,440 32,760 36,481 34,048 39,409 30,710 14,933 31,185 24,751
    Non-S&E 8,448 11,694 23,397 16,812 24,431 37,784 40,830 35,577 14,126 11,710
      Business management and business administration 2,548 1,928 1,966 2,578 5,516 986 1,517 11,524 928 890
      Communication and communications technologies 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 721 7,065 12,540 7,306 7,424 7,150 7,461 6,958 8,191 5,324
      Humanities 1,314 945 828 744 369 121 447 1,512 946 97
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129
      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 3,783 1,756 8,063 6,184 11,122 29,527 31,405 15,583 4,061 5,270

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 161,078 70,080 19,994 64,230 1,385 1,616 3,773
    Science 61,781 15,778 16,715 26,925 719 437 1,207
      Computer and information sciences 12,638 4,296 4 7,459 623 83 173
      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 24,332 1,374 16,471 5,574 42 36 835
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,301 1,374 0 1,825 42 36 24
        Health sciences 21,031 0 16,471 3,749 0 0 811
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,475 1,093 0 4,238 0 85 59
      Physical sciences 18,434 8,613 240 9,168 54 233 126
        Astronomy and astrophysics 8,650 6,369 0 2,213 0 0 68
        Chemistry 4,408 1,039 52 3,103 54 160 0
        Materials science 756 0 0 698 0 0 58
        Physics 4,620 1,205 188 3,154 0 73 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 625 148 0 470 0 0 7
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 559 82 0 470 0 0 7
        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 66 66 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 277 254 0 16 0 0 7
    Engineering 90,849 53,008 2,948 31,268 633 684 2,308
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9,313 5,446 87 3,511 49 34 186
      Chemical engineering 10,493 5,658 264 3,866 425 269 11
      Civil engineering 43,312 35,071 1,448 6,343 27 224 199
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,438 1,522 248 3,552 47 30 39
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,236 749 196 3,219 36 36 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 36 0 0 36 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 18,021 4,562 705 10,741 49 91 1,873
    Non-S&E 8,448 1,294 331 6,037 33 495 258
      Business management and business administration 2,548 295 4 2,171 33 0 45
      Communication and communications technologies 82 0 82 0 0 0 0
      Education 721 317 0 404 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,314 156 0 1,103 0 55 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 3,783 526 245 2,359 0 440 213

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 70,080 71,326 77,057 85,746 89,846 91,999 79,397 67,490 55,094 54,655
  DOD 9,550 10,556 16,638 20,760 18,121 21,609 15,587 14,921 7,662 2,959
  DOE 974 1,392 1,106 645 441 384 422 890 810 1,067
  HHS 6,630 10,077 11,135 17,730 23,247 26,492 17,747 8,293 6,253 9,632
  NASA 3,516 3,917 2,513 3,302 2,903 2,804 3,043 3,226 3,027 2,263
  NSF 13,523 11,482 10,324 9,925 11,136 8,399 7,584 6,155 6,824 8,821
  USDA 313 311 243 436 52 31 39 194 370 322
  Other 35,574 33,591 35,098 32,948 33,946 32,280 34,975 33,811 30,148 29,591

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 1,146 161 985 .
2018 1,155 159 996 .
2017 1,273 158 1,115 .

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 . . . 6,000 3,635 0
    Engineering . . . 6,000 3,635 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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