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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 197 57.6 459 297 68.3 925
2023 198 57.4 459 200 70.9 679 292 68.3 911 506 16.8 602
2022 206 55.5 457 175 74.6 680 295 67.6 900
2021 203 55.2 447 183 73.9 691 317 65.5 908 512 13.1 583
2020 212 53.5 450 182 74.3 698 321 65.4 916
2019 189 58.3 447 184 74 697 309 66.6 914 519 12.8 589
2018 185 57.3 428 182 74.4 700 309 66.5 911
2017 217 49.6 425 181 73.9 684 313 65.6 898 507 12.7 575
2016 194 55.5 430 173 75.5 697 281 69 896
2015 182 57.8 426 174 75.2 693 334 63.2 898 505 12.3 570
2014 158 77.4 688
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 68 63 57 51 47 67 71 47 62 73
  Science and engineering 59 57 45 44 37 60 57 36 49 64
    Psychology 23 17 20 22 10 21 18 10 17 23
      Clinical psychology 18 17 14 16 8 16 14 6 11 17
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology 4 . 4 2 1 2 3 3 4 6
      Psychology, other 1 . 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 .
    Social sciences 36 40 25 22 27 39 39 26 32 41
      Anthropology 2 8 1 1 1 5 8 6 2 6
      Economics 10 7 10 7 8 8 11 7 11 14
      Political science and government 11 9 4 4 6 11 6 4 4 9
      Public policy analysis 3 7 5 2 2 6 3 2 4 4
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 8 9 3 5 10 8 10 7 8 7
      Social sciences, other 2 . 2 3 . 1 1 . 3 1
  Non-science and engineering 9 6 12 7 10 7 14 11 13 9
    Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 9 6 10 7 10 7 14 11 13 9
      History . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 .
      Philosophy and religious studies 8 5 9 7 9 6 14 10 11 9
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Communication . . 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 239 261 259 239 238 255 264 326 324 367
    Female 487 576 451 415 410 417 417 501 505 563
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 328 397 428 387 358 386 410 509 520 595
    Hispanic or Latino 46 46 57 53 51 54 61 80 74 92
    Not Hispanic or Latino 270 338 345 310 278 301 317 385 405 456
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
      Asian 28 44 41 29 19 21 34 36 32 37
      Black or African American 30 39 39 38 33 40 38 64 71 85
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
      White 198 240 245 229 211 225 222 256 274 298
      More than one race 14 14 20 13 14 15 23 24 26 34
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 13 26 24 29 31 32 44 41 47
  Temporary visa holders 398 440 282 267 290 286 271 318 309 335
  Science and engineering 726 837 710 654 648 672 681 827 829 930
    Science 726 837 710 654 648 672 681 827 829 930
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 172 190
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 225 271 69 17 21 16 11 7 7 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 174 183 198 199 173 150 154 115 93 103
      Social sciences 327 383 443 438 454 506 516 561 557 637
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 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 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

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 48 49 90 49 52 72 91 147 174 204
    Female 72 89 252 85 104 142 161 274 287 337
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 112 124 200 125 148 195 238 368 410 506
    Hispanic or Latino 14 12 25 18 19 30 36 45 53 56
    Not Hispanic or Latino 98 105 164 93 121 155 183 301 328 416
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 13 15 30 9 13 13 14 20 20 22
      Black or African American 13 11 30 17 22 28 28 51 59 68
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
      White 65 71 98 65 86 110 136 222 228 299
      More than one race 7 8 6 2 0 3 4 7 20 26
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 7 11 14 8 10 19 22 29 34
  Temporary visa holders 8 14 142 9 8 19 14 53 51 35
  Science and engineering 120 138 342 134 156 214 252 421 461 541
    Science 120 138 342 134 156 214 252 421 461 541
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 100 139
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 20 16 215 7 9 23 19 13 5 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 28 37 26 18 31 57 77 100 114 130
      Social sciences 72 85 101 109 116 134 156 240 242 272
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 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 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 11 1
  Science and engineering 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 11 1
    Science 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 11 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 9 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 726 837 710 654 648 672 681 827 829 930
  Fellowships 62 36 51 73 73 40 23 10 3 6
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 62 36 50 72 73 40 23 10 2 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Research assistantships 0 0 8 1 2 5 0 2 1 32
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 0 0 8 1 2 5 0 0 1 29
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 44 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 44 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 664 801 607 580 560 627 658 815 825 892
    Federal 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 10 0
    Institutional 482 502 345 446 353 333 174 9 24 327
    Nonfederal 5 9 0 1 4 2 5 0 10 1
    Personal resources 177 289 262 131 203 292 478 805 781 564

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 6 3 3 10 8 5 7 5 5 0
    Science 6 3 3 10 8 5 7 5 5 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 3 3 5 5 1 4 4 4 0
      Social sciences 3 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0
  Science and engineering 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0
    Science 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 23,902 22,680 19,218 14,281 13,186 13,421 13,606 12,740 17,425 8,978
    Science 18,815 12,729 9,292 6,369 6,050 6,351 6,315 11,086 15,654 5,045
      Computer and information sciences 178 41 3 19 6 0 41 344 3 318
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 30 239 192 169 537 800 330 6 38 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 325 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 44 332 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 30 239 192 169 493 468 5 1 38 0
      Life sciences 4,026 1,440 675 197 324 23 9 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 2 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 2 5 0 18 12 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2,316 775 673 137 54 23 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,637 660 0 2 258 0 9 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 14 0 20 56 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 0 10 0 0 0 0 374 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 374 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1,040 1,041 635 1,249 1,726 2,911 5,632 7,594 2,200
      Social sciences 11,482 7,393 6,743 5,293 3,790 3,802 2,966 4,545 8,019 1,966
        Anthropology 57 20 144 143 180 56 123 62 71 0
        Economics 7,972 3,032 2,984 2,019 926 542 164 373 82 272
        Political science and government 362 919 609 463 563 474 1,371 185 119 391
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,224 1,607 1,234 1,156 608 573 560 454 603 577
        Social sciences nec 1,867 1,815 1,772 1,512 1,513 2,157 748 3,471 7,144 726
      Sciences nec 3,063 2,576 608 0 144 0 58 185 0 561
    Engineering 1,495 3,565 3,301 3,793 3,205 2,828 1,797 37 93 209
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 790 1,620 1,425 1,293 1,167 1,165 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 31 220 305 755 404 66 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7 1 18 6 60 5 0 0 0 4
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 2 18 37 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 667 1,550 1,500 1,458 1,531 1,477 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,789 0 0 205
      Engineering nec 0 174 53 279 18 78 8 37 93 0
    Non-S&E 3,592 6,386 6,625 4,119 3,931 4,242 5,494 1,617 1,678 3,724
      Business management and business administration 104 0 28 129 713 717 431 0 0 511
      Communication and communications technologies 43 129 350 357 73 85 151 89 7 119
      Education 1,637 2,766 2,358 501 570 486 237 17 0 581
      Humanities 294 1,093 643 781 693 1,015 97 300 16 644
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0
      Social work 421 402 975 933 544 0 0 14 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 301 1,169 1,332 262 523 18 952 357 532 1,157
      Non-S&E nec 792 827 939 1,156 815 1,921 3,580 840 1,123 712

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 23,902 1,052 1,308 4,297 152 16,762 331
    Science 18,815 1,015 1,308 2,502 135 13,566 289
      Computer and information sciences 178 0 0 15 0 115 48
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 30 0 0 30 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 30 0 0 30 0 0 0
      Life sciences 4,026 63 1,308 476 0 2,167 12
        Agricultural sciences 71 63 0 6 0 0 2
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Natural resources and conservation 2,316 0 10 198 0 2,100 8
        Life sciences nec 1,637 0 1,298 272 0 67 0
      Mathematics and statistics 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 0 0 2 0 20 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 22 0 0 2 0 20 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 11,482 629 0 1,626 135 8,863 229
        Anthropology 57 10 0 0 0 43 4
        Economics 7,972 34 0 731 97 7,076 34
        Political science and government 362 0 0 207 0 148 7
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,224 0 0 194 38 992 0
        Social sciences nec 1,867 585 0 494 0 604 184
      Sciences nec 3,063 323 0 339 0 2,401 0
    Engineering 1,495 15 0 142 0 1,338 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 790 0 0 124 0 666 0
      Civil engineering 31 15 0 16 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7 0 0 2 0 5 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 667 0 0 0 0 667 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,592 22 0 1,653 17 1,858 42
      Business management and business administration 104 0 0 104 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 43 0 0 43 0 0 0
      Education 1,637 0 0 138 0 1,472 27
      Humanities 294 13 0 128 0 153 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 421 0 0 397 0 24 0
      Visual and performing arts 301 9 0 110 17 165 0
      Non-S&E nec 792 0 0 733 0 44 15

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 1,052 1,337 1,261 1,324 1,050 1,819 1,857 2,345 2,428 2,300
  DOD 0 0 0 93 157 823 1,006 1,442 1,377 1,478
  DOE 0 37 41 57 59 31 0 0 0 0
  HHS 523 535 197 60 18 0 14 163 229 296
  NASA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 348 585 774 720 752 965 619 520 282 269
  USDA 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 118 180 249 393 64 0 218 220 540 257

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 370 39 331 .
2018 384 39 345 .

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 30 i 22 22 19 16
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 i 3 3 3 0
    Computer and information sciences 2 i 1 1 1 2
    Engineering 5 i 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2 i 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 7 i 7 7 6 4
    Social sciences 11 i 12 12 10 8
    Other 0 i 0 0 0 2

i=imputed

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 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 0

i=imputed

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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