North Carolina Central 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
2022 329 52.2 680 312 65.4 890
2021 317 54.7 691 225 61.9 583 318 65.4 907
2020 305 56.8 697 295 68.2 915
2019 283 59.8 696 225 62.3 589 293 68.3 913
2018 300 57.5 698 300 67.4 910
2017 321 53.6 684 200 65.7 575 304 66.5 897
2016 287 59.3 697 310 65.8 895
2015 305 56.5 693 194 66.4 570 304 66.5 897
2014 306 56 688 304 66.1 887
2013 296 47.3 555 225 62.2 588 335 62.6 884
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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 267 277 280 311 286 245 351 312 287 299
    Male 67 59 66 72 82 58 91 92 85 89
    Female 200 218 214 239 204 187 260 220 202 210
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 237 261 267 294 270 227 333 290 270 285
    Hispanic or Latino 22 18 18 20 12 6 13 11 7 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 214 241 246 271 255 218 319 276 262 272
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 2
      Asian 12 8 11 12 16 16 15 17 11 11
      Black or African American 125 149 151 159 145 125 216 164 158 175
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      White 67 74 71 77 79 70 76 81 82 77
      More than one race 7 7 10 20 13 6 10 12 8 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 1
  Temporary visa holders 30 16 13 17 16 18 18 22 17 14
  Science and engineering 157 165 186 201 189 150 256 221 210 223
    Science 157 165 186 201 189 150 256 221 210 223
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 40 51 47 43 57 50 47 44 28 29
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 37 45 63 52 34 26 22 25 19 25
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 26 32 30
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15 12 11 9 16 15 14 9 10 14
      Mathematics and statistics 3 4 4 5 7 6 7 6 7 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 45 47 50 78 63 45 30 21 27 38
      Physical sciences 17 6 11 14 12 8 9 14 12 12
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 76 75 71
    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 110 112 94 110 97 95 95 91 77 76
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 110 112 94 110 97 95 95 91 77 76

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 104 130 131 124 94 91 187 211 207 198
    Male 29 41 49 48 34 36 62 60 61 50
    Female 75 89 82 76 60 55 125 151 146 148
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 101 129 128 124 92 89 184 210 206 195
    Hispanic or Latino 5 6 2 3 1 0 5 5 3 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 95 120 123 120 90 88 176 203 201 192
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 3 3 6 6 5 6 5 2 3 5
      Black or African American 75 96 93 94 65 58 131 167 163 163
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 10 13 15 15 18 18 31 25 27 21
      More than one race 7 7 9 5 2 6 9 9 7 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2
  Temporary visa holders 3 1 3 0 2 2 3 1 1 3
  Science and engineering 104 127 129 124 87 86 186 211 204 198
    Science 104 127 129 124 87 86 186 211 204 198
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 10 15 14 8 10 11 6 11 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 18 40 42 58 40 38 35 40 40 24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 66 59 53
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 3 3 2 4 1 2 6 9 6
      Mathematics and statistics 5 10 9 4 0 3 3 3 0 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 55 60 56 43 35 32 32 54 55 54
      Physical sciences 6 4 4 3 0 2 5 4 4 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 32 26 38
    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 3 2 0 7 5 1 0 3 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 3 2 0 7 5 1 0 3 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 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 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 267 277 280 311 286 245 351 312 287 299
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 267 277 280 311 286 245 351 312 287 299
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 267 277 280 311 286 245 351 312 287 299

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 sciences, 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 studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 sciences, 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 studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 16,600 14,105 15,833 16,227 14,942 14,119 12,463 12,448 11,537 8,979
    Science 12,340 10,067 11,024 12,140 11,299 11,689 10,539 10,971 10,158 8,190
      Computer and information sciences 138 157 28 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 234 294 321 303 287 395 408 226 290 100
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 199 294 321 303 287 395 408 226 290 100
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 6,414 6,109 7,233 8,401 6,916 6,468 6,021 6,308 7,049 7,258
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,212 6,036 6,873 7,314 6,916 5,721 5,032 5,539 6,364 7,258
        Health sciences 202 73 360 1,087 0 747 989 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 769 685 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 262 0 0 149 443
      Physical sciences 4,976 3,257 3,027 2,774 3,575 4,019 3,406 3,932 2,214 187
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 481 656 149 120 128 416 207 726 340 36
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,495 2,601 2,878 1,881 2,850 3,603 3,199 3,206 1,874 101
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 773 597 0 0 0 0 50
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0
      Social sciences 319 250 415 662 521 534 684 500 412 68
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 48 0 521 45 50 4 27 68
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 19 0 489 592 40 46 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 319 250 367 643 0 0 42 456 339 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 259 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 134
    Engineering 2,074 1,773 2,675 1,212 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,074 1,773 2,675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 1,212 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,186 2,265 2,134 2,875 3,643 2,430 1,924 1,477 1,379 789
      Business management and business administration 76 41 211 1 0 201 201 175 64 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 122 0 0 139 318 0 167 399
      Education 2,070 2,050 1,035 966 2,219 377 302 461 47 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 0 0
      Law 0 57 163 919 0 608 149 231 325 0
      Social work 40 117 109 76 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 59 98 0 4 46 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 0 0 435 815 1,424 1,101 894 592 776 390

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: 2022
(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 16,600 13,709 954 0 434 776 727
    Science 12,340 11,166 364 0 279 292 239
      Computer and information sciences 138 0 0 0 86 52 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 234 185 40 0 1 8 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 199 185 13 0 1 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 35 0 27 0 0 8 0
      Life sciences 6,414 6,112 211 0 19 45 27
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,212 6,112 27 0 19 35 19
        Health sciences 202 0 184 0 0 10 8
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,976 4,596 16 0 85 89 190
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 481 345 16 0 0 89 31
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,495 4,251 0 0 85 0 159
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 319 210 64 0 0 23 22
        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, not elsewhere classified 319 210 64 0 0 23 22
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 259 63 33 0 88 75 0
    Engineering 2,074 1,395 279 0 19 20 361
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,074 1,395 279 0 19 20 361
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,186 1,148 311 0 136 464 127
      Business management and business administration 76 0 0 0 0 75 1
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 2,070 1,108 311 0 136 389 126
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 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.
  • 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 13,709 10,676 12,787 13,503 12,947 11,977 10,455 10,874 9,757 8,253
  DOD 1,188 63 66 221 235 1,137 564 777 283 479
  DOE 1,116 485 141 144 0 175 269 357 333 350
  HHS 7,334 6,676 8,172 8,486 6,343 5,059 5,316 5,540 6,262 6,594
  NASA 1 41 0 0 0 61 407 506 969 51
  NSF 2,856 2,691 3,329 2,465 2,624 3,337 2,715 2,837 1,252 625
  USDA 138 48 10 702 263 654 264 208 94 50
  Other 1,076 672 1,069 1,485 3,482 1,554 920 649 564 104

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 526 106 420 .
2018 526 i 106 i 420 i .
2017 525 56 469 .
2016 487 75 412 .

i=imputed

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 218 218 255 255 200
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 9 9 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 0 0 0 2
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 2
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 218 218 245 245 196

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: 2023–14
(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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 0 0 256 280
    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 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 0 256 280

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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