North Carolina 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 23 95.2 459 27 95.9 631 52 94.5 925
2023 23 95.2 459 29 95.9 679 53 94.3 911 11 98.4 602
2022 23 95.2 457 26 96.4 680 55 94 900
2021 21 95.6 447 29 96 691 53 94.3 908 12 98.1 583
2020 21 95.6 450 29 96 698 51 94.6 916
2019 20 95.8 447 20 97.3 697 49 94.8 914 15 97.6 589
2018 24 94.7 428 17 97.7 700 51 94.6 911
2017 24 94.6 425 16 97.8 684 47 94.9 898 13 97.9 575
2016 28 93.8 430 15 98 697 47 94.9 896
2015 30 93.2 426 13 98.3 693 47 94.9 898 11 98.3 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 555 536 540 505 533 533 495 499 480 468
  Science and engineering 465 463 466 430 445 452 428 429 409 422
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 33 52 52 38 42 49 37 46 36 51
      Agricultural sciences 21 33 34 29 32 35 25 33 27 34
      Natural resources and conservation 12 19 18 9 10 14 12 13 9 17
    Biological and biomedical sciences 48 65 55 46 56 55 63 65 47 54
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 3 4 1 2 5 3 5 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 6 7 4 4 5 6 4 5 6
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 7 11 4 8 5 3 5 12 3 8
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 1 . 4 2 4 1 1 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 . 8 . 5 1 4 3 5 4
      Genetics and genomics 9 6 7 2 6 6 3 4 4 1
      Microbiology and immunology 2 6 5 5 5 2 7 7 8 1
      Molecular biology 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . 1 2 . . . . . 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 7 6 3 4 4 7 6 4 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 2 . 2 3 4 1 1 1 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 12 21 11 17 17 22 22 21 13 18
    Computer and information sciences 32 27 22 19 28 31 26 21 25 23
      Computer science 26 22 18 16 28 29 26 21 25 22
      Computer and information sciences, other 6 5 4 3 . 2 . . . 1
    Engineering 199 171 179 185 192 164 171 162 163 167
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5 10 9 2 9 6 7 7 3 7
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 10 8 13 5 5 6 11 2 11 8
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 25 19 20 26 20 23 17 31 22 27
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 28 31 34 23 21 15 25 19 21 26
      Electrical and computer engineering 45 36 36 47 49 32 51 33 29 36
      Industrial engineering and operations research 23 15 10 22 18 15 13 16 11 10
      Materials and mining engineering 25 12 25 24 20 17 14 19 37 13
      Mechanical engineering 17 17 17 19 22 17 19 21 15 29
      Engineering, other 21 23 15 17 28 33 14 14 14 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 16 6 7 5 3 13 10 15 8 8
      Geological sciences 3 1 3 1 . 4 1 2 . 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 13 5 4 4 3 9 9 13 8 5
    Health sciences . . 2 1 1 1 . . . 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Public health . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 2 1 . . . . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 39 52 53 47 47 46 42 39 52 47
      Applied mathematics 8 13 8 19 11 11 11 14 16 16
      Mathematics 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 4 6 9
      Statistics 23 23 25 12 18 18 21 11 5 14
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 14 19 15 16 12 9 10 25 8
    Physical sciences 58 57 59 39 33 54 42 47 44 36
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 2 1 4 . 1 1 . . 2
      Chemistry 40 37 38 25 19 32 35 30 28 23
      Physics 17 18 20 10 14 21 6 17 16 11
    Psychology 18 16 21 27 24 14 19 16 15 18
      Clinical psychology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 8 6 10 8 12 6 10 6 8 9
      Research and experimental psychology 5 5 3 2 6 1 5 4 3 4
      Psychology, other 5 5 8 16 6 7 4 6 4 5
    Social sciences 22 17 16 23 19 25 18 18 19 17
      Anthropology 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Economics 12 9 6 14 9 11 9 10 12 7
      Political science and government . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public policy analysis 1 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 4 6 7 9 11 7 6 3 7
      Social sciences, other 4 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 2
  Non-science and engineering 90 73 74 75 88 81 67 70 71 46
    Business 1 1 4 1 5 2 2 4 3 5
      Business 1 1 4 1 5 2 2 4 3 5
    Education 58 47 42 39 43 51 49 28 45 31
      Education leadership and administration 6 3 1 3 . 6 1 1 1 1
      Education research 27 23 23 23 26 33 30 20 29 22
      Teacher education and teaching fields 22 20 18 13 13 11 16 7 14 8
      Education, other 3 1 . . 4 1 2 . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 6 3 6 8 4 7 1 2 3 2
      Letters 1 . 2 5 3 3 1 2 2 1
      History 3 2 4 2 1 . . . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 1 . 1 . 4 . . 1 1
    Other non-science and engineering 25 22 22 27 36 21 15 36 20 8
      Communication 8 8 9 7 6 5 4 8 8 3
      Public administration and social services 5 3 3 5 7 5 3 9 6 .
      Non-science and engineering, other 12 11 10 15 23 11 8 19 6 5

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,481   2,207   2,419   2,508   2,439   2,406   2,377   2,146   2,452   2,555
    Hispanic or Latino   202   169   134   146   114   85   119   121   124   114
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,206   1,989   2,217   2,292   2,248   2,207   2,158   1,931   2,231   2,350
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   6   7   8   3   5   8   8   9   12
      Asian   255   214   236   227   199   206   183   120   159   165
      Black or African American   177   152   172   173   161   156   128   113   144   154
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   3   2   2   2   2   4   4
      White   1,663   1,534   1,702   1,784   1,791   1,746   1,740   1,613   1,850   1,944
      More than one race   104   82   99   97   92   92   97   75   65   71
    Unknown ethnicity and race   73   49   68   70   77   114   100   94   97   91
  Temporary visa holders   2,555   2,486   2,774   2,296   2,062   2,665   2,730   2,795   2,612   2,620
  Science and engineering   5,036   4,693   5,193   4,804   4,501   5,071   5,037   4,870   5,002   5,110
    Science   3,025   2,578   2,882   2,788   2,625   2,859   2,860   2,713   2,997   3,013
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   260   250   223   310   297   226   241   240   368   385
      Biological and biomedical sciences   600   576   596   526   509   584   542   553   705   699
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   31
      Computer and information sciences   1,016   680   889   752   637   855   858   731   732   711
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   67   80
      Mathematics and statistics   288   281   277   314   322   350   375   369   359   358
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   72   54   61   53   60   45   38   24   122   113
      Natural resources and conservation   168   188   178   179   153   158   150   121   0   0
      Physical sciences   364   351   348   335   323   321   323   330   237   232
      Psychology   91   13   100   106   123   114   104   112   106   100
      Social sciences   166   185   210   213   201   206   229   233   267   296
    Engineering   2,011   2,115   2,311   2,016   1,876   2,212   2,177   2,157   2,005   2,097
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   112   76   75   74   53   54   53   62   69   66
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   61   66   62   63   60   60   47   50   51   41
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   177   175   177   156   152   170   159   137   161   162
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   180   177   214   227   206   254   242   240   201   221
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   680   805   847   592   559   700   662   686   636   625
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   173   194   301   264   214   288   296   307   180   190
      Mechanical engineering   197   196   198   186   190   218   237   197   179   190
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   246   261   268   278   279   298   325   319   300   283
      Other engineering   185   165   169   176   163   170   156   159   228   319
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   70   71   62   65
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   70   71   62   65

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   964   983   1,098   1,177   1,103   1,076   1,028   931   1,163   1,205
    Hispanic or Latino   63   74   76   64   44   46   51   34   57   69
    Not Hispanic or Latino   857   879   996   1,083   1,021   982   930   837   1,059   1,096
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   1   1   4   3   5   6   4   4   2
      Asian   111   108   135   144   110   85   83   56   92   83
      Black or African American   50   49   77   83   75   67   65   59   73   76
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   657   691   752   816   793   797   760   696   873   918
      More than one race   35   29   30   36   40   28   16   22   16   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   44   30   26   30   38   48   47   60   47   40
  Temporary visa holders   97   108   135   114   113   132   136   140   116   112
  Science and engineering   1,061   1,091   1,233   1,291   1,216   1,208   1,161   1,069   1,275   1,312
    Science   530   515   596   638   623   632   576   522   609   598
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   67   65   66   79   86   72   56   45   119   126
      Biological and biomedical sciences   74   70   105   110   101   112   102   90   100   108
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5
      Computer and information sciences   101   97   98   92   75   66   61   66   73   78
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   14
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   10
      Mathematics and statistics   97   102   128   121   149   144   113   100   79   56
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   64   63   68   85   82   94   95   75   104   102
      Natural resources and conservation   52   56   56   58   55   60   70   73   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   14   14   19   10   16   13   11   9   10
      Psychology   20   12   33   47   40   14   18   16   19   12
      Social sciences   45   36   28   27   25   54   48   46   78   77
    Engineering   531   576   637   653   593   576   585   547   666   714
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   34   34   35   29   29   25   26   25   31   41
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   59   56   53   58   53   52   56   53   52   52
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   40   50   66   71   52   45   43   45   57   60
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   41   49   76   74   83   88   101   96   106   112
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   111   117   136   117   92   92   78   62   80   81
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   31   36   30   35   28   23   31   16   14   16
      Mechanical engineering   65   86   86   116   115   102   97   100   119   138
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   50   61   69   69   58   57   52   51   59   69
      Other engineering   100   87   86   84   83   92   101   99   148   145
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   4   5
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   4   5

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   788   678   769   762   657   720   726   689   741   810
  Science and engineering   788   678   769   762   657   720   708   678   733   791
    Science   407   332   420   388   355   375   363   346   427   494
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   35   38   30   56   14   21   12   21   60   85
      Biological and biomedical sciences   101   99   109   78   59   86   80   75   133   145
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   69   3   70   84   82   71   66   80   63   78
      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   22   30
      Mathematics and statistics   28   31   35   27   66   42   52   44   49   54
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   7   13   12   2   4   3   0   1   5
      Natural resources and conservation   43   40   40   22   12   30   20   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   112   110   111   97   103   104   114   76   63   63
      Psychology   4   0   7   7   15   14   13   25   15   12
      Social sciences   6   4   5   5   2   3   3   7   20   21
    Engineering   381   346   349   374   302   345   345   332   306   297
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   14   12   13   13   6   9   8   9   12   12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   25   31   22   33   15   17   16   14   16   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   49   49   55   54   45   50   44   43   38   41
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   26   17   18   27   20   28   28   31   22   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   93   95   106   89   83   91   91   102   84   79
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   21   21   21   16   21   12   19   15   15   8
      Mechanical engineering   51   48   45   57   41   42   40   34   32   45
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   49   39   32   32   42   64   65   57   48   49
      Other engineering   53   34   37   53   29   32   34   27   39   31
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   11   8   19
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   11   8   19

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   5,036   4,693   5,193   4,804   4,501   5,071   5,107   4,941   5,064   5,175
  Fellowships   105   135   225   210   275   431   308   309   263   302
    Federal   32   52   88   94   111   136   134   102   130   139
    Institutional   38   48   91   90   81   236   144   184   95   105
    Nonfederal   35   35   46   26   83   59   30   23   38   58
  Research assistantships   2,906   2,571   2,733   2,684   1,333   1,661   1,711   1,799   1,779   1,853
    Federal   756   626   681   668   478   583   591   584   611   670
    Institutional   1,618   1,421   1,565   1,556   343   552   624   752   540   562
    Nonfederal   532   524   487   460   512   526   496   463   628   621
  Teaching assistantships   0   0   0   0   678   829   752   880   935   866
    Federal   0   0   0   0   67   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   535   829   752   875   914   827
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   76   0   0   5   21   39
  Other types of support   2,025   1,987   2,235   1,910   2,215   2,150   2,336   1,953   2,087   2,154
    Federal   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   3   0   1
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   13   88   181   11   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   5   0   2   5   0   0
    Personal resources   2,025   1,987   2,235   1,910   2,196   2,061   2,152   1,934   2,087   2,153

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   516   499   397   388   505   368   483   504   461   459
    Science   349   349   249   221   309   274   312   344   304   304
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   176   176   61   59   12   41   81   79   64   68
      Biological and biomedical sciences   70   76   101   79   202   104   107   108   131   132
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   3   1   4   2   3   9   8   12   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   8   11   16   17   18
      Mathematics and statistics   11   13   7   8   10   10   18   21   21   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   3   2   2   2   1   3   4   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   32   29   26   20   1   25   24   30   0   0
      Physical sciences   47   42   40   43   64   63   40   57   53   47
      Psychology   1   2   4   2   3   2   3   4   2   1
      Social sciences   7   5   7   4   13   17   16   17   4   4
    Engineering   167   150   148   167   196   94   171   160   157   155
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   10   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   18   21   50   70   15   24   23   23   21
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   24   21   20   21   0   18   29   29   43   36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   23   25   23   22   53   14   16   13   11   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   27   22   18   21   2   12   19   18   18   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   1   1   42   1   1   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   22   19   14   13   9   7   0   0   9   13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   6   7   6   3   10   44   41   40   42
      Other engineering   43   38   44   33   17   17   28   25   13   16
    Health   4   4   98   102   76   96   16   13   24   38
      Clinical medicine   4   4   90   11   76   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   8   91   0   96   16   13   24   38

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   113   98   103   103   99   152   200   201   193   200
  Science and engineering   113   98   101   102   99   152   196   198   188   190
    Science   55   49   51   49   59   113   139   147   140   144
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   14   10   4   6   0   16   29   31   26   29
      Biological and biomedical sciences   11   10   19   12   20   40   50   47   62   60
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   3   0   3   5   4   5   6
      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   2   5   6   10   7
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   1   3   7   3   9   9   7   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   4   2   3   0   12   9   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   20   21   21   29   33   23   29   29   29
      Psychology   0   1   2   1   2   1   3   3   1   0
      Social sciences   1   1   1   0   0   3   6   6   0   2
    Engineering   58   49   50   53   40   39   57   51   48   46
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   11   15   20   17   4   4   3   8   6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   7   9   5   0   11   7   6   13   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   5   4   5   5   1   3   2   2   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   8   5   5   2   5   9   8   11   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   10   6   4   4   4   0   0   3   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   1   2   0   7   19   19   7   9
      Other engineering   15   8   10   12   3   7   12   10   4   5
    Health   0   0   2   1   0   0   4   3   5   10
      Clinical medicine   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3   5   10

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   717,004   633,251   583,203   547,118   546,290   541,100   509,841   500,445   489,918   468,293
    Science   474,875   419,787   396,588   356,407   353,349   348,534   331,171   330,585   331,335   319,059
      Computer and information sciences   29,902   26,585   20,889   17,016   16,119   14,614   11,537   11,083   12,009   14,218
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   40,505   34,922   30,854   25,579   27,010   21,691   19,819   19,596   24,589   24,908
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   13,285   11,464   7,990   6,504   6,860   6,626   6,476   7,229   7,013   7,118
        Geological and earth sciences   46   140   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   8,657   7,457   6,482   6,271   6,576   2,994   3,446   3,248   5,426   5,330
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   18,517   15,861   16,382   12,804   13,574   12,071   9,897   9,119   12,150   12,460
      Life sciences   318,755   284,651   262,669   237,289   240,399   244,235   231,243   234,319   227,500   208,852
        Agricultural sciences   148,894   141,251   122,332   108,416   108,002   111,537   112,533   113,295   122,545   99,041
        Biological and biomedical sciences   148,621   131,103   123,482   119,614   120,671   120,567   108,990   110,122   99,660   97,777
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
        Natural resources and conservation   6,461   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   14,779   12,297   16,855   9,259   11,726   12,131   9,720   10,902   5,295   12,027
      Mathematics and statistics   21,587   18,035   17,531   20,392   20,164   20,296   21,722   21,909   23,522   21,317
      Physical sciences   33,956   28,745   27,486   28,455   23,464   22,753   21,204   19,270   18,127   20,955
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   15,756   16,370   12,623   16,108   11,821   10,796   7,648   8,261   6,522   8,012
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   14,371   12,147   11,091   12,217   11,615   11,957   10,671   10,517   8,794   10,160
        Physical sciences nec   3,829   228   3,772   130   28   0   2,885   492   2,811   2,783
      Psychology   1,703   1,887   1,739   2,523   2,479   3,071   3,443   3,550   3,457   3,398
      Social sciences   10,116   8,771   9,396   10,768   9,826   8,403   8,361   7,007   7,270   12,745
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   7,470   6,904   6,338   7,437   7,085   6,438   6,362   4,856   5,104   5,310
        Political science and government   948   444   228   355   415   411   529   651   566   894
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,698   1,423   2,830   2,976   2,326   1,554   1,470   1,500   1,600   2,380
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4,161
      Sciences nec   18,351   16,191   26,024   14,385   13,888   13,471   13,842   13,851   14,861   12,666
    Engineering   218,277   196,594   171,162   172,900   174,740   174,590   166,680   158,389   147,704   143,288
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,577   3,565   2,454   121   1,632   319   983   1,058   1,456   2,539
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   20,464   18,177   19,872   15,474   14,969   15,608   14,268   12,666   12,055   10,351
      Chemical engineering   49,402   44,413   35,741   34,698   31,878   33,103   30,765   26,200   23,150   24,744
      Civil engineering   19,237   20,197   19,321   18,560   19,313   18,152   13,541   11,867   12,066   11,425
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   46,233   35,280   23,258   38,755   41,712   39,140   37,416   44,272   39,239   34,733
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   7,882   11,223   7,063   9,188   9,520   6,662   6,547   7,728   6,764   0
      Mechanical engineering   17,616   15,037   12,597   13,845   10,736   10,819   8,174   8,693   7,991   7,073
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   28,370   25,577   20,174   22,957   22,414   27,471   30,529   24,413   26,272   27,439
      Engineering nec   27,496   23,125   30,682   19,302   22,566   23,316   24,457   21,492   18,711   24,984
    Non-S&E   23,852   16,870   15,453   17,811   18,201   17,976   11,990   11,471   10,879   5,946
      Business management and business administration   1,855   0   57   198   395   404   390   438   554   537
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   14,288   11,240   8,693   11,833   13,618   13,411   6,591   5,737   5,775   5,368
      Humanities   7,709   5,630   6,703   5,780   4,188   4,161   5,009   5,296   4,550   40
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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   717,004   316,076   150,086   182,150   62,040   5,622   1,030
    Science   474,875   192,555   112,238   134,825   31,464   3,359   434
      Computer and information sciences   29,902   18,723   2,599   7,213   1,182   185   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   40,505   23,373   8,256   7,561   1,173   117   25
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   13,285   12,428   260   589   0   0   8
        Geological and earth sciences   46   37   0   9   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   8,657   3,111   3,598   1,726   222   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   18,517   7,797   4,398   5,237   951   117   17
      Life sciences   318,755   102,028   88,310   100,891   25,318   1,799   409
        Agricultural sciences   148,894   42,285   46,219   45,966   13,231   1,017   176
        Biological and biomedical sciences   148,621   55,227   35,630   45,107   11,703   721   233
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   6,461   0   6,461   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   14,779   4,516   0   9,818   384   61   0
      Mathematics and statistics   21,587   11,909   3,820   4,646   677   535   0
      Physical sciences   33,956   21,623   4,495   6,402   823   613   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   15,756   9,424   1,949   3,460   504   419   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   14,371   10,055   1,597   2,273   261   185   0
        Physical sciences nec   3,829   2,144   949   669   58   9   0
      Psychology   1,703   1,116   74   438   71   4   0
      Social sciences   10,116   2,606   2,959   3,183   1,314   54   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   7,470   1,540   2,758   2,233   925   14   0
        Political science and government   948   268   50   343   254   33   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,698   798   151   607   135   7   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   18,351   11,177   1,725   4,491   906   52   0
    Engineering   218,277   116,334   34,036   41,312   24,223   1,776   596
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,577   972   0   605   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   20,464   10,843   3,684   4,310   1,500   127   0
      Chemical engineering   49,402   15,690   12,274   12,182   8,770   398   88
      Civil engineering   19,237   5,735   7,238   3,090   3,013   57   104
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   46,233   31,271   2,309   7,742   4,291   427   193
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   7,882   3,853   2,023   1,746   153   107   0
      Mechanical engineering   17,616   13,051   560   1,559   2,140   197   109
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   28,370   17,874   2,304   4,435   3,330   342   85
      Engineering nec   27,496   17,045   3,644   5,643   1,026   121   17
    Non-S&E   23,852   7,187   3,812   6,013   6,353   487   0
      Business management and business administration   1,855   149   0   1,691   15   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   14,288   3,933   2,265   2,437   5,534   119   0
      Humanities   7,709   3,105   1,547   1,885   804   368   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   316,076   279,179   250,582   239,115   232,110   228,945   219,258   218,274   202,336   199,862
  DOD   49,387   33,966   32,063   33,180   35,434   34,051   32,831   28,753   28,180   26,505
  DOE   31,378   29,033   28,484   36,753   38,530   32,368   29,232   33,353   29,032   15,773
  HHS   60,612   52,326   51,694   42,874   35,769   33,362   28,238   27,037   25,476   17,897
  NASA   2,982   2,743   2,512   2,234   2,939   2,633   3,488   3,121   3,232   2,130
  NSF   71,915   66,411   56,206   55,951   55,600   58,142   58,407   55,382   53,595   50,773
  USDA   59,178   58,599   51,000   42,046   40,652   42,846   40,292   41,754   34,727   20,325
  Other   40,624   36,101   28,623   26,077   23,186   25,543   26,770   28,874   28,094   66,459

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   4,575   1,178   3,397   .
2018   4,534   1,112   3,422   .

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   2,764   2,745   2,575   2,678   2,633
    Agricultural sciences   1,202   1,307   995   1,037   1,092
    Biological and biomedical sciences   450   345   361   443   424
    Computer and information sciences   39   35   33   36   35
    Engineering   688   665   637   638   618
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   61   62   60   60   52
    Health sciences   8   6   165   165   154
    Mathematics and statistics   63   62   64   61   60
    Natural resources and conservation   43   44   38   36   5
    Physical sciences   148   156   160   160   141
    Psychology   13   12   13   16   16
    Social sciences   39   33   28   25   30
    Other   11   19   21   2   6

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   4,956   67,731   87,580   233,061   2,736
    Agricultural sciences   4,956   8,266   87,580   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   76,984   2,736
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   156,077   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   59,465   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   235,518   11,308   3,674   14,899   10,812
    Agricultural sciences   59,504   6,493   1,828   4,030   735
    Biological and biomedical sciences   47,879   466   1,412   2,106   1,327
    Computer and information sciences   8,589   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   28,924   4,350   0   2,153   4,139
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,033   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   831   0   0   2,500   3,254
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   2,623   0   0   0   903
    Physical sciences   84,273   0   435   4,109   453
    Psychology   530   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   333   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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