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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 154 66.9 459 189 72.6 679 51 91.8 602 139 85 914
2022 147 68.3 457 196 71.6 680 141 84.6 900
2021 139 69.4 447 192 72.6 691 37 93.9 583 141 84.7 908
2020 135 70.4 450 208 70.6 698 139 85.1 916
2019 161 64.5 447 197 72.1 697 35 94.3 589 138 85.1 914
2018 131 69.9 428 186 73.8 700 138 85.1 911
2017 154 64.3 425 186 73.2 684 35 94.1 575 130 85.8 898
2016 140 67.9 430 186 73.7 697 124 86.4 896
2015 146 66.2 426 182 74.1 693 31 94.8 570 120 86.9 898
2014 147 65.7 422 184 73.6 688 122 86.5 889
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 95 105 106 118 87 120 94 113 101 102
  Science and engineering 80 91 79 103 75 104 79 98 86 84
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 16 18 14 19 18 25 16 24 20 17
      Agricultural sciences 13 14 12 19 15 16 13 19 15 14
      Natural resources and conservation 3 4 2 . 3 9 3 5 5 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 10 13 16 12 18 12 11 10 18
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 . 1 1 2 2 3 . 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 2 1 2 . 1 . . . 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . . 3 . . . 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 2 . . . 2 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 1 1 1 . . 2 3 1 1
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 . 2 . . . . . 2
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 1 3 2 1 . 1 1 1
      Molecular biology . 1 3 2 1 1 1 . 1 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 1 . . 1 1 1 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 . 1 1 2 2 2 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 1 6 2 2 10 3 2 3 7
    Computer and information sciences 2 3 2 8 3 3 5 12 3 9
      Computer science 2 3 2 6 2 3 5 9 3 9
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . 2 1 . . 3 . .
    Engineering 20 30 21 32 16 17 23 20 29 11
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . . 2 . . 2 . . 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 9 4 9 6 2 10 1 2 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 6 11 8 2 8 5 8 13 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 2 2 4 . 1 . 1 5 2
      Materials and mining engineering 3 2 . 3 2 2 3 2 4 .
      Mechanical engineering . 5 1 2 2 1 1 2 5 1
      Engineering, other 2 5 3 4 4 3 1 5 . 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 . 3 . 1 . . 1 . 1
      Geological sciences 1 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1
    Health sciences 4 7 4 7 5 17 7 1 4 6
      Nursing science . . . . . 12 4 . . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 3 3 6 3 3 1 1 3 4
      Public health . . . . . . . . . 1
      Health sciences, other 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 . 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 13 9 6 4 5 5 2 10 5 5
      Applied mathematics . . . . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Mathematics . . . . 1 . . 1 2 2
      Statistics 4 6 5 3 3 2 . 2 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 9 3 1 1 . 2 2 6 1 .
    Physical sciences 6 3 9 9 11 10 5 10 7 9
      Chemistry 4 2 7 7 9 8 4 7 5 8
      Physics 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1
    Psychology 2 7 5 8 3 5 5 4 4 4
      Clinical psychology . . . 3 2 1 . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . 2 1 2 . 1 . 2 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 4
      Psychology, other 2 4 1 2 . 1 3 . 2 .
    Social sciences 2 4 2 . 1 4 4 5 4 4
      Anthropology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Economics . . . . . . . 3 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 2 4 2 . 1 4 4 1 3 4
  Non-science and engineering 15 14 27 15 12 16 15 15 15 18
    Business 5 2 7 2 . 3 . 1 3 .
      Business 5 2 7 2 . 3 . 1 3 .
    Education 4 8 10 5 11 6 7 8 10 14
      Education leadership and administration 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . 1
      Education research 2 5 5 2 3 4 4 3 6 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 2 2 1 5 2 . . 3 4
      Education, other 1 1 2 2 3 . 2 5 1 2
    Humanities and arts 3 2 6 2 1 3 7 2 2 1
      Letters 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 1 .
      History 2 1 3 . . . 2 . 1 1
      Music and performing arts . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 2 4 6 . 4 1 4 . 3
      Communication 2 2 2 6 . 4 1 4 . 3
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 2 . . . . . . .

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 442 398 364 307 364 391 380 387 403 400
    Female 345 337 301 238 251 262 277 319 326 322
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 306 295 312 320 330 360 351 381 373 372
    Hispanic or Latino 11 14 22 17 15 14 16 12 14 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 289 275 284 296 309 337 327 362 353 351
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 1 7 7 10 11 8 7 6
      Asian 12 9 14 12 14 11 10 9 9 7
      Black or African American 11 4 8 7 8 9 13 13 10 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 246 245 250 253 265 299 284 324 319 320
      More than one race 18 15 11 17 15 8 9 8 8 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 6 6 7 6 9 8 7 6 9
  Temporary visa holders 481 440 353 225 285 293 306 325 356 350
  Science and engineering 738 686 615 504 568 600 609 656 676 677
    Science 569 515 470 410 455 468 475 520 518 527
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 96 98 91 79 87 104 118 131 140 138
      Biological and biomedical sciences 176 158 133 110 122 125 139 160 146 161
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 28 23
      Computer and information sciences 61 58 63 47 43 29 23 29 33 30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 32 29 30 30 43 42 42 47 34 38
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 30 23 17 23 20 21 27 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 86 74 77 64 79 83 68 59 68 62
      Psychology 29 25 25 23 23 26 29 34 31 25
      Social sciences 59 50 34 34 38 38 29 33 37 39
    Engineering 169 171 145 94 113 132 134 136 158 150
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 16 16 12 7 10 5 4 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 46 48 36 21 22 27 29 23 27 30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 38 33 39 29 40 54 54 60 71 70
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7 11 13 7 10 13 12 11 15 15
      Mechanical engineering 37 39 29 17 17 25 24 19 15 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 8
      Other engineering 25 24 16 13 14 8 11 14 17 12
  Health 49 49 50 41 47 53 48 50 53 45
    Clinical medicine 17 24 30 27 28 30 26 30 33 27
    Other health 32 25 20 14 19 23 22 20 20 18

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 183 218 242 279 245 255 270 309 341 317
    Female 149 149 153 169 153 174 153 191 209 198
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 227 242 251 239 242 251 256 323 349 331
    Hispanic or Latino 7 7 9 6 5 6 3 5 4 13
    Not Hispanic or Latino 217 230 239 225 227 232 240 301 323 294
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 6 6 2 4 4 3 4 3 3
      Asian 16 17 14 12 13 11 19 18 19 21
      Black or African American 12 12 7 8 13 10 6 9 10 16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      White 173 188 207 200 192 199 207 265 285 247
      More than one race 13 7 5 3 5 8 5 5 5 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 5 3 8 10 13 13 17 22 24
  Temporary visa holders 105 125 144 209 156 178 167 177 201 184
  Science and engineering 324 354 370 428 367 405 395 477 529 499
    Science 242 257 262 285 246 264 265 309 338 308
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 61 57 70 69 69 72 61 73 79 74
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 52 37 48 44 46 46 72 72 65
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 19 22
      Computer and information sciences 38 38 38 42 38 48 41 51 65 55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 23
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 24 29 35 35 31 30 32 26 33 28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 21 15 19 18 13 13 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 18 15 26 14 13 23 17 8 11
      Psychology 13 15 13 20 5 8 4 5 4 4
      Social sciences 28 33 35 27 32 34 47 32 35 26
    Engineering 82 97 108 143 121 141 130 168 191 191
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 9 9 6 1 2 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 17 24 26 41 34 32 29 19 22 24
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 39 44 47 59 63 71 71 101 114 104
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 6 10 13 8 12 13 10 8 5
      Mechanical engineering 13 10 7 15 8 14 10 7 12 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 10
      Other engineering 1 4 9 9 7 10 7 22 28 30
  Health 8 13 25 20 31 24 28 23 21 16
    Clinical medicine 6 11 20 12 27 22 22 20 18 13
    Other health 2 2 5 8 4 2 6 3 3 3

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 173 50 109 108 92 117 112 113 100 104
  Science and engineering 165 50 101 101 89 114 106 111 98 100
    Science 135 45 83 84 72 92 92 101 88 92
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 40 9 21 22 21 20 27 29 25 21
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 15 37 35 28 37 37 48 34 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 2 3 4 6 6 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 31 16 21 20 14 19 14 19 23 21
      Psychology 3 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 2 5
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 1
    Engineering 30 5 18 17 17 22 14 10 10 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 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 1 3 5 4 4 6 4 3 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 0 1 5 6 10 3 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 11 1 4 4 4 2 2 0 1 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
      Other engineering 10 1 7 3 3 2 4 3 3 2
  Health 8 0 8 7 3 3 6 2 2 4
    Clinical medicine 4 0 6 6 2 0 5 1 0 3
    Other health 4 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 787 735 665 545 615 653 657 706 729 722
  Fellowships 6 9 6 6 4 5 5 6 4 5
    Federal 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 4 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 543 498 244 227 247 306 280 284 254 241
    Federal 168 46 109 92 92 113 108 111 100 103
    Institutional 351 446 124 118 130 161 150 143 122 107
    Nonfederal 24 6 11 17 25 32 22 30 32 31
  Teaching assistantships 111 126 50 39 47 40 38 65 95 119
    Federal 1 0 0 11 0 2 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 110 126 50 28 46 38 37 65 93 118
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
  Other types of support 127 102 365 273 317 302 334 351 376 357
    Federal 3 1 0 5 0 2 3 2 0 1
    Institutional 72 70 300 189 224 215 255 270 288 278
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
    Personal resources 51 31 65 79 93 84 75 79 86 77

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 50 55 49 49 42 38 39 46 55 48
    Science 40 46 44 45 39 37 39 44 53 47
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 15 18 15 16 16 16 17 14 15 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 18 19 18 16 13 15 17 19 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 10 10 11 6 7 4 9 12 11
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 9 5 4 3 1 0 2 2 1
      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 7 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 1
  Health 5 6 5 4 4 5 2 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 5 6 5 4 4 5 2 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 47 52 35 44 34 28 29 24 23 17
  Science and engineering 42 47 32 40 30 24 28 24 23 17
    Science 37 38 29 36 28 24 28 24 23 17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 12 13 10 12 11 10 13 8 9 7
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 15 13 16 14 8 12 9 6 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 10 6 8 2 5 2 5 5 6
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 9 3 4 2 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 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 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 1 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 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 5 5 3 4 4 4 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 5 5 3 4 4 4 1 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 190,330 174,904 164,050 155,645 152,381 145,669 153,119 156,297 153,542 154,437
    Science 154,341 145,781 136,020 135,860 133,693 128,952 136,177 139,097 136,256 136,238
      Computer and information sciences 3,422 2,957 2,929 3,433 2,556 4,900 3,286 2,878 3,949 5,106
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 472 804 680 553 714 296 612 439 705 541
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 471 804 680 553 714 296 612 439 705 541
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 122,001 115,027 106,163 101,693 104,204 100,736 103,145 103,685 95,345 94,302
        Agricultural sciences 96,881 92,009 82,590 77,925 73,697 72,506 76,135 80,154 81,879 80,307
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,733 4,972 6,187 5,106 3,364 3,262 3,207 3,064 3,086 3,386
        Health sciences 9,502 7,540 7,484 8,713 17,936 15,894 14,616 11,642 10,042 10,602
        Natural resources and conservation 9,795 10,506 9,902 9,949 9,207 9,074 9,187 8,825 0 0
        Life sciences nec 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 338 7
      Mathematics and statistics 970 1,357 1,501 1,120 714 38 901 979 777 741
      Physical sciences 11,009 9,362 10,077 6,502 6,903 6,900 8,121 10,684 10,951 11,551
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,811 6,880 3,801 3,106 3,713 4,067 4,865 6,408 8,388 6,550
        Materials science 6,493 1,459 5,306 2,664 2,426 2,351 2,459 2,902 0 0
        Physics 705 1,023 970 732 764 482 797 986 840 790
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 388 1,723 4,211
      Psychology 2,750 2,354 2,283 2,798 3,077 1,979 3,630 4,105 3,590 3,697
      Social sciences 8,600 7,856 6,686 15,215 9,396 8,857 11,636 12,250 16,906 15,425
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 97 0 0
        Economics 6,369 5,988 5,073 4,998 0 0 4 6 4,748 4,513
        Political science and government 0 18 0 0 0 647 257 307 370 351
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,286 1,279 1,043 951 1,282 1,291 1,127 1,001 785 1,003
        Social sciences nec 945 571 570 9,266 8,114 6,919 10,140 10,839 11,003 9,558
      Sciences nec 5,117 6,064 5,701 4,546 6,129 5,246 4,846 4,077 4,033 4,875
    Engineering 25,034 20,187 13,963 14,007 12,030 11,555 13,053 13,009 12,678 12,114
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 710 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 111 729 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 10,524 8,659 3,629 3,228 2,384 1,768 1,794 1,926 2,252 1,888
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,985 1,993 1,446 2,196 2,545 2,829 3,261 2,987 1,539 837
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,397 615 673 720 673 593 578 697 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,003 2,066 2,859 3,168 2,726 2,570 2,370 2,204 1,749 2,139
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 243 213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 7,061 5,699 5,356 4,695 3,702 3,795 5,050 5,195 7,138 7,250
    Non-S&E 10,955 8,936 14,067 5,778 6,658 5,162 3,889 4,191 4,608 6,085
      Business management and business administration 6,850 5,340 11,450 2,362 2,179 1,932 952 852 1,024 1,600
      Communication and communications technologies 662 491 448 639 586 508 285 417 445 853
      Education 490 257 392 560 1,184 565 1,102 1,125 1,825 1,740
      Humanities 1,048 1,067 952 1,118 1,027 552 634 764 681 1,092
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
      Visual and performing arts 569 525 376 589 688 704 337 331 380 440
      Non-S&E nec 1,336 1,256 449 510 994 901 579 702 253 349

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 190,330 53,339 51,819 76,422 1,292 1,215 6,243
    Science 154,341 38,627 49,463 58,147 1,175 1,119 5,810
      Computer and information sciences 3,422 1,227 17 2,127 42 1 8
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 472 153 0 313 0 6 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 471 152 0 313 0 6 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 122,001 24,760 45,856 44,704 873 803 5,005
        Agricultural sciences 96,881 13,334 41,859 35,806 607 659 4,616
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,733 3,863 40 1,786 0 4 40
        Health sciences 9,502 6,276 441 2,639 19 122 5
        Natural resources and conservation 9,795 1,197 3,516 4,473 247 18 344
        Life sciences nec 90 90 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 970 14 0 954 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 11,009 7,949 97 2,699 128 0 136
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,811 2,365 37 1,352 29 0 28
        Materials science 6,493 5,450 41 808 86 0 108
        Physics 705 134 19 539 13 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,750 1,169 0 1,530 0 51 0
      Social sciences 8,600 951 1,583 5,049 100 256 661
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 6,369 438 1,566 3,612 70 24 659
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,286 314 17 691 30 232 2
        Social sciences nec 945 199 0 746 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 5,117 2,404 1,910 771 32 0 0
    Engineering 25,034 13,852 2,172 8,416 117 84 393
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 710 710 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 111 111 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 10,524 8,311 278 1,816 0 67 52
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,985 1,106 52 808 9 10 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,397 154 20 1,141 22 0 60
      Mechanical engineering 3,003 1,578 39 1,184 60 7 135
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 243 243 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 7,061 1,639 1,783 3,467 26 0 146
    Non-S&E 10,955 860 184 9,859 0 12 40
      Business management and business administration 6,850 0 74 6,726 0 10 40
      Communication and communications technologies 662 37 97 528 0 0 0
      Education 490 449 0 40 0 1 0
      Humanities 1,048 0 0 1,048 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 569 0 13 556 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,336 374 0 961 0 1 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 53,339 45,343 42,824 31,614 35,322 35,122 34,923 35,590 35,482 36,277
  DOD 8,962 5,102 4,605 1,413 1,378 1,424 1,142 981 949 1,980
  DOE 1,011 737 556 256 528 1,369 1,748 1,819 3,774 4,028
  HHS 9,047 9,492 7,105 6,822 8,301 7,729 7,296 5,417 5,052 5,087
  NASA 173 115 112 134 237 105 85 61 130 162
  NSF 10,647 8,822 9,637 6,758 10,137 8,346 7,666 7,746 6,846 6,684
  USDA 16,517 14,183 12,525 11,153 9,766 10,779 10,633 12,776 10,634 10,328
  Other 6,982 6,892 8,284 5,078 4,975 5,370 6,353 6,790 8,097 8,008

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 2,595 649 1,946 .
2018 2,444 606 1,838 .
2017 2,748 621 2,127 .

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 2,314 2,711 2,717 2,784 2,747
    Agricultural sciences 1,069 1,370 1,362 1,407 1,446
    Biological and biomedical sciences 389 401 408 341 353
    Computer and information sciences 13 19 20 24 23
    Engineering 144 191 174 177 163
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15 11 13 12 16
    Health sciences 419 421 441 464 431
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 6 6
    Natural resources and conservation 10 17 14 14 13
    Physical sciences 122 146 152 153 138
    Psychology 21 21 23 23 22
    Social sciences 19 22 23 30 25
    Other 89 91 85 133 111

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 107,988 87,161 31,890 7,937 1,649
    Agricultural sciences 75,878 66,570 0 0 1,649
    Biological and biomedical sciences 11,100 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 12,708 0 0 0
    Engineering 17,090 7,883 0 7,937 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 7,668 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 3,920 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 24,222 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 4,389 29,637 14,225 16,600 3,696
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 344
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 18,406 2,500 1,637 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 346 1,796 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 619
    Health sciences 348 10,523 7,168 14,963 1,709
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 4,041 362 1,112 0 489
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 335 0 0
    Other 0 0 1,314 0 535

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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