North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 181 61.1 459 252 63.4 679 187 69.4 602 207 77.7 914
2022 190 59 457 271 60.6 680 217 76.2 900
2021 202 55.4 447 270 61.4 691 184 68.9 583 225 75.6 908
2020 193 57.7 450 268 62.1 698 231 75.1 916
2019 209 53.8 447 252 64.3 697 184 69.2 589 228 75.4 914
2018 204 52.9 428 249 64.9 700 220 76.2 911
2017 186 56.8 425 259 62.6 684 179 69.3 575 217 76.2 898
2016 216 50.4 430 275 61 697 222 75.6 896
2015 220 49 426 282 59.8 693 254 56 570 220 75.8 898
2014 211 50.6 422 293 57.9 688 218 75.8 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 73 69 55 60 52 54 62 47 42 47
  Science and engineering 53 48 41 39 29 42 45 32 31 34
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 2 1 1 3 4 9 1 2 2
      Agricultural sciences . 2 . . 1 . 2 . . 2
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . 1 1 2 4 7 1 2 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 2 . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . 1 . . 1 1 3 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . . . . . . . . 4
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Molecular biology . . . . 1 . 1 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . . . . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 6 7 3 5 4 . 2 3 1 1
      Computer science 5 3 3 5 4 . 1 3 . 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 4 . . . . 1 . 1 .
    Engineering 37 29 26 25 17 28 24 22 22 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 1 . 1 2 1 . 1 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 . . . . 1 2 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 4 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 11 6 4 8 1 6 7 4 5 8
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 3 6 7 7 7 3 3 2 6
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 2 1 . 1 . 1 2 .
      Mechanical engineering 7 6 5 3 . 5 2 7 7 5
      Engineering, other 15 10 7 6 7 7 9 4 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 1 . . . 4 1 2 1
      Geological sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 1 . . . 4 1 2 1
    Health sciences 1 6 4 . . 4 . . . .
      Public health . . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 1 6 4 . . 4 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics . . 4 1 . 1 . . . .
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics . . 3 1 . 1 . . . .
    Physical sciences 1 . . . 1 2 . . . .
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Chemistry . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physics 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
    Psychology . . 1 5 2 . 1 . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . . 1 5 2 . 1 . . .
    Social sciences 1 . . 1 . 2 2 1 2 4
      Anthropology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Economics . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . . 1 . 2 1 . 2 3
  Non-science and engineering 20 21 14 21 23 12 17 15 11 13
    Business . . 1 15 13 7 13 2 . 2
      Business . . 1 15 13 7 13 2 . 2
    Education 3 4 1 2 7 4 4 13 11 11
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . 1 2 3 1 9 10 10
      Education research 1 3 1 . 5 . 2 4 . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Education, other . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 17 17 12 4 3 1 . . . .
      Public administration and social services 3 . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 14 17 12 4 3 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 266 229 215 191 223 239 219 220 197 188
    Female 205 172 149 144 144 145 148 151 162 131
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 243 232 219 208 205 223 231 239 263 251
    Hispanic or Latino 12 11 8 6 6 7 8 9 6 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 228 214 206 198 192 209 213 222 229 235
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0
      Asian 16 13 13 14 11 7 10 12 22 42
      Black or African American 178 164 163 152 156 176 169 174 173 173
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 23 27 20 23 20 21 30 31 29 20
      More than one race 11 10 10 9 4 4 1 3 3 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 7 5 4 7 7 10 8 28 7
  Temporary visa holders 228 169 145 127 162 161 136 132 96 68
  Science and engineering 471 401 364 335 367 384 367 371 359 319
    Science 231 181 156 136 151 162 157 213 219 182
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 58 42 31 27 32 33 10 29 21 11
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 17 21 11 15 22 25 36 48 51
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 49 38 35 28 53 55 55 53 39 36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 11 0
      Mathematics and statistics 6 2 2 7 8 11 20 13 15 17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 65 48
      Natural resources and conservation 0 2 2 3 12 23 30 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 79 62 65 60 31 18 17 11 20 19
      Psychology 28 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 240 220 208 199 216 222 210 158 140 137
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13 13 12 16 16 19 32 0 11 10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 5 7 7 7 12 0 6 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 8 8 7 7 9 13 16 12 13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 46 48 39 31 40 35 30 32 34 35
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 38 33 40 38 39 43 45 39 39 37
      Mechanical engineering 28 30 26 31 32 39 17 20 23 20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 101 83 76 69 75 65 73 45 17 19
      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 142 133 115 106 104 103 88 72 78 87
    Female 73 70 68 53 51 54 44 50 31 42
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 123 108 101 78 76 85 76 71 81 129
    Hispanic or Latino 3 2 7 6 6 7 7 4 2 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 113 99 89 67 67 74 62 64 78 122
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 13 10 9 6 11 10 6 9 9 35
      Black or African American 72 72 61 47 37 45 44 44 53 74
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 24 14 17 13 14 17 10 8 16 13
      More than one race 3 2 2 1 5 2 2 3 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 7 5 5 3 4 7 3 1 4
  Temporary visa holders 92 95 82 81 79 72 56 51 28 0
  Science and engineering 215 203 183 159 155 157 132 122 109 129
    Science 88 74 63 43 53 61 38 66 53 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10 10 5 3 5 10 0 2 6 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 3 1 5 4 12 15 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 22 12 8 10 16 13 13 10 9 9
      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 18 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 6 4 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 16
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 10 13 19 22 18 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 51 47 40 13 11 7 3 4 10 7
      Psychology 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 127 129 120 116 102 96 94 56 56 78
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 6 5 2 0 10 0 3 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 3 3 3 2 0 4 10 12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 1 8 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27 26 25 29 32 28 31 16 11 15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 17 20 9 14 17 19 18 10 2 7
      Mechanical engineering 20 24 24 17 15 12 1 9 10 23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 55 51 51 45 29 31 31 16 12 8
      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 2013
All surveyed fields 0 41 44 1 5 44 125 84 47 42 0
  Science and engineering 0 41 44 1 5 44 125 84 47 42 0
    Science 0 24 20 1 2 22 77 53 37 16 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 12 7 0 0 12 5 17 6 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 6 1 0 0 10 7 0 4 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 2 2 0 0 8 32 4 8 9 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 5 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 5 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 17 24 0 3 22 48 31 10 26 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 2 5 0 0 0 7 4 1 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 0 3 16 2 8 0 12 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 2 10 0 0 1 18 5 1 10 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 4 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 3 4 0 0 3 11 8 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 471 401 364 335 367 384 367 371 359 319
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 4 81 24 14 11
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 10 12 6
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 2 36 9 2 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 3
  Research assistantships 193 148 151 108 97 136 126 67 83 75
    Federal 0 13 12 0 3 38 74 39 32 19
    Institutional 173 128 131 98 94 98 52 24 51 56
    Nonfederal 20 7 8 10 0 0 0 4 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 2 1 3 6 65 46 28 19 53 68
    Federal 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 3 5
    Institutional 2 1 3 6 64 31 26 15 48 63
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 2 0
  Other types of support 276 252 210 221 205 198 132 261 209 165
    Federal 0 28 32 1 1 0 8 34 0 12
    Institutional 194 174 135 169 101 128 60 192 94 60
    Nonfederal 82 50 43 51 2 8 4 19 7 6
    Personal resources 0 0 0 0 101 62 60 16 108 87

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 58 28 32 33 37 20 21 19 20 21
    Science 36 20 20 21 26 13 15 17 17 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24 14 18 16 18 9 13 11 12 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 4 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
    Engineering 22 8 12 12 11 7 6 2 3 11
      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 8 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 4 6 3 1 0 1 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 2 2 2 3 4 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 14 16 16
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 14 16 16
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 13 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 3 8
      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 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
      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 1 1 2 5
      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 3 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 62,307 47,908 40,751 36,151 37,339 38,140 37,379 33,759 35,172 35,047
    Science 31,596 23,240 23,573 20,989 21,531 21,591 22,637 20,928 21,883 21,813
      Computer and information sciences 1,884 1,008 1,227 1,742 1,861 1,686 2,236 1,757 2,416 2,065
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 31 129 135 230 324 392 528
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 121 218 518
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 118 198 0 156 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 31 129 17 23 203 18 10
      Life sciences 22,995 19,160 20,086 16,663 16,756 17,349 18,980 17,970 17,509 17,964
        Agricultural sciences 16,641 13,488 14,708 12,495 13,060 13,334 14,762 14,004 16,952 17,191
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,855 1,925 1,491 1,612 1,085 1,131 969 557 521 756
        Health sciences 175 551 989 0 0 0 0 20 36 17
        Natural resources and conservation 3,324 3,196 2,898 2,556 2,611 2,884 3,249 3,389 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,149 863 797 818 872 493 64 30 290 445
      Physical sciences 3,306 2,053 1,158 1,638 1,889 1,808 1,083 709 503 654
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,698 757 248 522 626 917 154 45 60 71
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,608 1,296 910 1,116 1,263 891 929 664 443 583
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 95 156 236 30 24 16 0 12 29 28
      Social sciences 111 0 69 67 0 0 0 59 278 129
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 189 129
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 69 61 0 0 0 0 15 0
        Social sciences nec 111 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 74 0
      Sciences nec 2,056 0 0 0 0 104 44 67 466 0
    Engineering 20,925 18,186 11,616 10,393 11,766 13,123 12,648 10,854 12,631 12,347
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,083 0 290 745 169 191 630 446 648 644
      Chemical engineering 28 441 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 7
      Civil engineering 2,297 2,173 1,880 1,377 1,506 1,800 1,651 1,343 1,413 1,892
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,181 4,572 3,053 1,945 1,934 3,198 3,117 1,785 1,510 1,220
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,590 1,138 1,470 1,128 1,395 1,014 1,032 571 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,067 721 1,499 2,768 2,654 3,050 3,138 3,994 5,008 5,687
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 7,679 9,141 3,424 2,409 4,108 3,870 3,080 2,715 4,052 2,897
    Non-S&E 9,786 6,482 5,562 4,769 4,042 3,426 2,094 1,977 658 887
      Business management and business administration 1,466 1,243 1,589 1,524 1,213 1,558 893 84 38 46
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 2,675 1,018 860 996 1,060 203 549 273 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 431 165 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 5,214 4,056 3,113 2,249 1,753 1,665 652 1,620 620 841

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 62,307 37,152 2,075 21,880 628 292 280
    Science 31,596 19,678 210 11,419 127 109 53
      Computer and information sciences 1,884 1,714 0 20 122 28 0
      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 22,995 12,291 115 10,506 3 46 34
        Agricultural sciences 16,641 7,313 13 9,232 3 46 34
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,855 2,477 70 308 0 0 0
        Health sciences 175 175 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 3,324 2,326 32 966 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,149 1,061 0 88 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,306 3,084 0 221 0 1 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,698 1,616 0 82 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,608 1,468 0 139 0 1 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 95 87 0 8 0 0 0
      Social sciences 111 111 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 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 111 111 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 2,056 1,330 95 576 2 34 19
    Engineering 20,925 14,059 548 5,774 310 7 227
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,083 1,035 0 48 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 28 0 0 28 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,297 1,889 0 218 129 0 61
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,181 4,033 476 507 114 2 49
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,590 1,375 0 154 0 5 56
      Mechanical engineering 3,067 2,906 0 131 30 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 7,679 2,821 72 4,688 37 0 61
    Non-S&E 9,786 3,415 1,317 4,687 191 176 0
      Business management and business administration 1,466 979 198 289 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 2,675 0 35 2,466 174 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 431 292 7 42 3 87 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 5,214 2,144 1,077 1,890 14 89 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 37,152 29,094 25,755 22,338 23,863 24,874 24,496 21,112 22,413 23,373
  DOD 4,693 2,170 2,554 3,140 4,913 5,227 5,547 3,409 4,513 3,852
  DOE 3,132 1,557 1,270 1,653 2,244 1,836 1,513 1,476 670 653
  HHS 4,856 3,833 3,283 1,721 1,271 1,907 1,232 973 812 1,164
  NASA 2,719 1,792 1,098 608 389 298 366 551 948 1,525
  NSF 9,842 9,780 9,073 8,725 7,697 8,661 7,724 7,542 9,392 9,525
  USDA 8,379 7,131 5,837 4,600 5,371 5,501 6,751 6,538 5,383 6,135
  Other 3,531 2,831 2,640 1,891 1,978 1,444 1,363 623 695 519

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,207 196 1,011 .
2018 1,001 207 794 .
2017 1,004 226 778 .

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 286 285 285 285 154
    Agricultural sciences 55 55 55 55 27
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10 10 10 10 9
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 3 3 3
    Engineering 83 83 83 83 82
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 54 54 54 54 0
    Mathematics and statistics 30 30 30 30 0
    Natural resources and conservation 46 46 46 46 27
    Physical sciences 5 5 5 5 5
    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)

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 25,100 14,400 0 804 533
    Agricultural sciences 0 13,100 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6,000 0 0 804 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 1,300 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 9,100 0 0 0 533
    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 10,000 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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