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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