New Mexico State U.

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 156 75.6 631 162 82.8 925
2023 178 74.2 679 167 81.9 911 139 77.3 602
2022 160 76.8 680 163 82.2 900
2021 156 77.8 691 161 82.5 908 137 76.9 583
2020 151 78.7 698 161 82.7 916
2019 161 77.2 697 160 82.8 914 123 79.5 589
2018 162 77.2 700 160 82.7 911
2017 152 78.1 684 151 83.4 898 128 78.1 575
2016 167 76.4 697 145 84.1 896
2015 169 76 693 133 85.4 898 81 86.1 570
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

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   554   509   586   602   561   526   481   519   508   485
    Hispanic or Latino   247   214   247   256   216   190   177   183   164   155
    Not Hispanic or Latino   302   288   333   341   340   324   295   325   325   308
      American Indian or Alaska Native   13   13   17   16   12   8   11   14   10   7
      Asian   19   22   22   19   18   40   9   13   10   14
      Black or African American   10   12   11   15   15   16   15   19   20   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   232   214   259   273   272   237   242   260   266   267
      More than one race   26   25   23   16   22   23   18   19   19   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   7   6   5   5   12   9   11   19   22
  Temporary visa holders   426   376   337   288   306   291   341   356   362   387
  Science and engineering   877   798   820   771   801   776   800   850   839   841
    Science   684   625   617   587   591   561   583   613   615   608
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   73   55   65   70   81   76   83   86   120   107
      Biological and biomedical sciences   68   68   62   63   65   72   70   65   63   65
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   12
      Computer and information sciences   140   121   100   84   70   75   65   77   67   80
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   30
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   35   30   29   28   34   30   32   12   12   11
      Mathematics and statistics   43   39   40   42   43   45   47   48   48   41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   20   17   15   16   9   7   17   35   0   0
      Physical sciences   96   98   97   92   89   87   88   91   91   97
      Psychology   98   98   95   95   104   48   40   47   48   44
      Social sciences   111   99   114   97   96   121   141   152   122   121
    Engineering   193   173   203   184   210   215   217   237   224   233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   14   14   12   10   8   9   8   6   3   8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   12   18   23   29   34   29   35   31   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   40   53   53   40   49   44   53   57   54   47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   24   45   58   51   56   53   58   69   72   81
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   25   23   19   29   31   26   33   39   36
      Mechanical engineering   15   24   39   41   39   44   43   37   25   28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   80   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   103   87   103   119   66   41   22   25   31   31
      Clinical medicine   52   41   52   69   59   33   18   20   29   29
      Other health   51   46   51   50   7   8   4   5   2   2

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   464   434   456   462   414   390   362   386   403   422
    Hispanic or Latino   216   174   163   168   130   132   121   124   124   113
    Not Hispanic or Latino   242   254   287   289   274   249   232   243   246   280
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   16   12   15   6   7   3   5   7   4
      Asian   24   15   18   13   15   23   19   17   11   10
      Black or African American   22   23   22   23   24   20   13   19   20   27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   2   1   1   0   1   0   1   1
      White   169   183   215   220   211   187   183   193   195   229
      More than one race   15   15   18   17   17   12   13   9   12   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   6   6   5   10   9   9   19   33   29
  Temporary visa holders   50   44   46   62   56   40   37   40   58   79
  Science and engineering   441   401   421   419   374   356   350   362   400   437
    Science   295   277   293   287   250   227   198   212   237   245
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   18   20   24   19   21   24   18   14   42   39
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   11   12   15   7   9   8   10   9   12
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3
      Computer and information sciences   110   86   88   58   27   16   10   7   17   15
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   6
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   17   16   17   11   17   18   6   6   7
      Mathematics and statistics   8   3   4   9   13   8   7   6   7   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   10   15   15   12   12   11   20   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   16   12   15   7   4   6   11   6   8
      Psychology   29   23   29   35   50   18   13   23   13   9
      Social sciences   84   91   93   104   102   119   107   115   130   141
    Engineering   146   124   128   132   124   129   152   150   163   192
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   2   7   5   4   2   2   2   4   7
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   6   5   9   7   5   10   4   6   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   27   22   18   9   12   12   15   16   21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   48   41   33   39   35   38   41   46   43   49
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   48   40   48   49   57   62   79   82   87   96
      Mechanical engineering   7   8   13   12   12   10   8   1   7   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   73   77   81   105   96   74   49   64   61   64
      Clinical medicine   67   72   78   99   88   63   38   44   39   36
      Other health   6   5   3   6   8   11   11   20   22   28

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   228   208   197   219   209   170   137   161   49   113
  Science and engineering   224   206   191   213   204   170   135   157   48   112
    Science   171   146   141   153   138   110   95   107   36   66
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   30   26   25   24   25   22   23   17   8   18
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   15   12   11   11   15   15   10   6   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   29   21   31   23   31   22   10   19   8   15
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   18   12   11   7   8   10   11   1   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   2   1   2   2   1   4   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   5   3   7   2   1   9   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   29   39   29   38   31   23   16   24   9   19
      Psychology   16   18   15   26   24   5   3   7   4   0
      Social sciences   19   8   13   16   4   10   7   7   0   3
    Engineering   53   60   50   60   66   60   40   50   12   46
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8   8   4   5   5   6   1   3   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   2   4   9   10   10   8   12   3   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   21   11   8   16   10   15   16   3   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   15   17   22   19   18   12   12   5   20
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   4   1   0   3   0   1   1   1
      Mechanical engineering   6   12   10   15   16   13   4   6   0   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   4   2   6   6   5   0   2   4   1   1
      Clinical medicine   3   0   5   6   4   0   2   4   1   1
      Other health   1   2   1   0   1   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   980   885   923   890   867   817   822   875   870   872
  Fellowships   4   4   3   6   7   4   3   9   5   2
    Federal   4   4   3   5   7   4   2   9   5   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   344   313   314   306   285   261   245   282   214   157
    Federal   204   183   179   184   174   159   126   143   40   90
    Institutional   119   108   118   102   89   83   110   124   174   34
    Nonfederal   21   22   17   20   22   19   9   15   0   33
  Teaching assistantships   326   289   327   316   322   339   331   314   329   289
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   326   289   327   316   322   339   331   314   329   289
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   306   279   279   262   253   213   243   270   322   424
    Federal   20   21   15   30   28   7   9   9   4   23
    Institutional   104   105   74   68   49   61   69   69   73   192
    Nonfederal   7   6   6   7   8   3   1   1   12   3
    Personal resources   175   147   184   157   168   142   164   191   233   206

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   54   59   47   44   38   29   26   24   17   24
    Science   43   49   37   35   28   20   21   19   14   21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   15   19   15   13   12   10   8   8   8   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   3   3   4   1   1   2   1   6
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   2   3   2   1   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   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   7   9   7   4   1   0   1   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   10   7   7   7   8   10   6   5   7
      Psychology   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   11   10   10   9   10   9   5   5   3   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   1   2   2   2   0   1   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   4   5   2   4   3   2   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   3   3   4   4   3   4   1   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   1   1   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   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   35   39   34   32   28   21   19   16   14   20
  Science and engineering   35   39   34   32   28   21   19   16   14   20
    Science   27   30   25   24   21   15   15   13   11   17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   10   14   10   9   7   5   4   5   8   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   3   3   3   1   1   2   1   5
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   1   2   2   1   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   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   5   5   3   1   0   1   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   9   6   6   7   8   8   3   2   4
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   8   9   9   8   7   6   4   3   3   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   3   4   2   4   3   2   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   3   3   3   3   3   2   3   1   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   3   1   1   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   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   142,872   126,337   121,472   110,580   107,275   101,457   96,270   102,218   106,282   132,377
    Science   95,224   83,450   79,697   79,636   80,787   74,141   70,926   73,028   63,650   62,466
      Computer and information sciences   4,941   5,075   4,103   4,043   4,539   2,705   2,124   1,703   1,838   1,792
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,065   4,514   4,830   5,067   5,381   3,908   4,939   3,856   3,192   1,800
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   139   338   189   203   135   220   51   118   168   86
        Geological and earth sciences   3,331   2,270   1,861   2,165   2,500   1,715   1,696   1,218   1,118   559
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,595   1,906   2,780   2,699   2,746   1,973   3,192   2,520   1,906   1,155
      Life sciences   63,351   55,765   53,389   48,808   43,340   40,821   37,074   35,258   39,139   38,212
        Agricultural sciences   37,990   37,545   32,727   32,281   31,672   31,352   28,595   26,804   30,424   30,404
        Biological and biomedical sciences   22,906   16,067   18,584   15,045   9,867   7,688   7,214   7,824   8,293   7,500
        Health sciences   928   1,106   903   492   449   628   626   418   112   86
        Natural resources and conservation   665   103   159   10   28   49   14   6   0   0
        Life sciences nec   862   944   1,016   980   1,324   1,104   625   206   310   222
      Mathematics and statistics   425   170   164   116   188   41   74   223   185   274
      Physical sciences   15,274   12,826   13,339   20,108   26,366   25,535   25,776   30,701   18,225   16,454
        Astronomy and astrophysics   8,792   8,259   7,373   7,012   7,548   6,817   7,637   8,631   6,457   6,405
        Chemistry   2,507   1,647   2,181   2,141   5,296   5,931   6,534   8,112   6,000   7,422
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   0   0
        Physics   2,642   1,994   1,792   1,675   1,386   1,762   1,656   1,999   2,102   2,483
        Physical sciences nec   1,333   926   1,993   9,280   12,136   11,025   9,949   11,948   3,666   144
      Psychology   280   312   480   422   276   268   251   205   149   115
      Social sciences   657   701   679   570   469   653   504   170   292   106
        Anthropology   234   277   191   81   107   40   12   51   62   0
        Economics   171   273   380   400   262   471   357   15   183   1
        Political science and government   25   12   68   73   88   124   77   0   0   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2   0   1   6   6   6   11   68   0   25
        Social sciences nec   225   139   39   10   6   12   47   36   47   76
      Sciences nec   5,231   4,087   2,713   502   228   210   184   912   630   3,713
    Engineering   45,317   40,884   40,367   29,884   25,030   25,892   23,067   26,947   40,221   64,534
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7,234   7,811   7,551   5,310   5,666   7,650   7,113   9,989   7,593   7,437
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15   6   0   9   1   5   1   18   223   931
      Chemical engineering   1,769   1,939   1,488   1,564   1,761   2,171   1,962   1,870   1,667   1,251
      Civil engineering   5,875   6,422   6,165   4,336   3,995   3,735   2,877   3,318   3,118   2,945
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   15,592   13,129   12,731   6,947   2,956   2,279   1,649   1,795   2,334   2,880
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   213   96   99   70   154   47   24   22   5   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,554   2,369   2,358   2,015   1,600   1,133   632   492   736   1,181
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   770   132   122   120   145   165   106   166   166   374
      Engineering nec   9,295   8,980   9,853   9,513   8,752   8,707   8,703   9,277   24,379   47,535
    Non-S&E   2,331   2,003   1,408   1,060   1,458   1,424   2,277   2,243   2,411   5,377
      Business management and business administration   103   212   141   16   5   4   4   10   13   67
      Communication and communications technologies   15   36   31   38   25   24   11   13   10   17
      Education   710   567   499   723   1,199   1,101   766   1,103   1,007   726
      Humanities   157   54   156   9   25   134   3   27   28   24
      Law   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   5   256   36   75   0   0   1   4   89   2
      Visual and performing arts   28   41   39   25   9   0   0   1   0   1
      Non-S&E nec   1,313   837   506   167   195   161   1,492   1,085   1,264   4,540

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   142,872   84,715   27,644   18,535   1,973   3,694   6,311
    Science   95,224   51,386   25,378   12,075   1,205   3,677   1,503
      Computer and information sciences   4,941   4,378   0   555   8   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,065   3,102   1,302   457   0   0   204
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   139   16   0   11   0   0   112
        Geological and earth sciences   3,331   1,669   1,302   268   0   0   92
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,595   1,417   0   178   0   0   0
      Life sciences   63,351   30,253   23,726   7,052   904   242   1,174
        Agricultural sciences   37,990   11,085   20,653   4,414   764   84   990
        Biological and biomedical sciences   22,906   17,832   2,345   2,412   123   10   184
        Health sciences   928   563   164   95   17   89   0
        Natural resources and conservation   665   252   359   54   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   862   521   205   77   0   59   0
      Mathematics and statistics   425   349   0   62   0   9   5
      Physical sciences   15,274   8,599   45   3,015   174   3,335   106
        Astronomy and astrophysics   8,792   3,858   0   1,618   0   3,316   0
        Chemistry   2,507   1,238   45   948   174   19   83
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,642   2,312   0   330   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   1,333   1,191   0   119   0   0   23
      Psychology   280   15   0   244   10   8   3
      Social sciences   657   483   9   82   0   72   11
        Anthropology   234   204   9   21   0   0   0
        Economics   171   156   0   7   0   0   8
        Political science and government   25   0   0   22   0   0   3
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2   0   0   2   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   225   123   0   30   0   72   0
      Sciences nec   5,231   4,207   296   608   109   11   0
    Engineering   45,317   32,572   2,204   5,385   768   0   4,388
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7,234   5,854   464   908   0   0   8
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15   0   0   1   0   0   14
      Chemical engineering   1,769   1,196   5   163   122   0   283
      Civil engineering   5,875   3,603   1,235   1,036   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   15,592   13,267   0   1,716   607   0   2
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   213   55   101   17   0   0   40
      Mechanical engineering   4,554   3,833   54   630   37   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   770   606   100   62   0   0   2
      Engineering nec   9,295   4,158   245   852   1   0   4,039
    Non-S&E   2,331   757   62   1,075   0   17   420
      Business management and business administration   103   73   0   30   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   15   0   0   15   0   0   0
      Education   710   247   62   57   0   8   336
      Humanities   157   0   0   148   0   0   9
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   5   0   0   5   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   28   0   0   21   0   7   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,313   437   0   799   0   2   75

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   84,715   71,764   71,718   64,699   60,971   58,022   54,009   59,885   62,292   78,903
  DOD   25,342   19,315   22,026   20,082   19,336   19,487   18,222   24,804   29,063   23,464
  DOE   10,325   7,663   7,496   7,214   6,159   5,941   4,970   4,949   5,000   5,909
  HHS   9,118   9,105   9,614   8,028   7,544   7,312   7,826   8,588   7,210   8,011
  NASA   6,556   5,073   4,873   3,974   4,170   4,659   4,532   3,801   3,860   24,485
  NSF   13,737   12,984   12,557   12,458   11,316   9,742   9,069   8,994   8,146   8,103
  USDA   14,297   12,516   9,730   9,378   9,204   7,496   6,474   6,019   6,310   6,319
  Other   5,340   5,108   5,422   3,565   3,242   3,385   2,916   2,730   2,703   2,612

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   1,541   461   1,080   .
2018   1,391   459   932   .

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   1,529   1,423   1,489   2,219   2,395
    Agricultural sciences   298   304   328   331   405
    Biological and biomedical sciences   474   468   471   959   895
    Computer and information sciences   19   21   24   13   6
    Engineering   84   81   112   96   209
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1   1   1   1   3
    Health sciences   405   311   311   545   576
    Mathematics and statistics   13   6   10   17   23
    Natural resources and conservation   36   33   38   17   16
    Physical sciences   136   133   131   133   130
    Psychology   43   42   41   43   86
    Social sciences   21   21   18   63   44
    Other   0   2   2   1   2

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   93,400   0   0   0
    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   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   93,400   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   92,500   3,500   5,844   6,885   23,700
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   287   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,000   2,476   2,862   5,197
    Computer and information sciences   50,000   500   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   368   18,503
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   28,000   1,500   1,674   1,674   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   250   250   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   250   250   0
    Physical sciences   14,500   500   1,194   1,194   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

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