North Dakota 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 155 66.7 459 191 70.1 631 140 85.1 925
2023 154 66.9 459 189 72.6 679 139 85 911 51 91.8 602
2022 147 68.3 457 196 71.6 680 141 84.6 900
2021 139 69.4 447 192 72.6 691 141 84.7 908 37 93.9 583
2020 135 70.4 450 208 70.6 698 139 85.1 916
2019 161 64.5 447 197 72.1 697 138 85.1 914 35 94.3 589
2018 131 69.9 428 186 73.8 700 138 85.1 911
2017 154 64.3 425 186 73.2 684 130 85.8 898 35 94.1 575
2016 140 67.9 430 186 73.7 697 124 86.4 896
2015 146 66.2 426 182 74.1 693 120 86.9 898 31 94.8 570
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 98 95 105 106 118 87 120 94 113 101
  Science and engineering 75 80 91 79 103 75 104 79 98 86
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 15 16 18 14 19 18 25 16 24 20
      Agricultural sciences 12 13 14 12 19 15 16 13 19 15
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 4 2 . 3 9 3 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 13 10 13 16 12 18 12 11 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 3 . 1 1 2 2 3 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 2 1 2 . 1 . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . 1 . . 3 . . . 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 2 . . . 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 2 1 1 1 . . 2 3 1
      Genetics and genomics . 1 1 . 2 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 1 3 2 1 . 1 1
      Molecular biology 1 . 1 3 2 1 1 1 . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 2 1 . . 1 1 1 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 1 . 1 1 2 2 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 3 1 6 2 2 10 3 2 3
    Computer and information sciences 5 2 3 2 8 3 3 5 12 3
      Computer science 4 2 3 2 6 2 3 5 9 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . 2 1 . . 3 .
    Engineering 26 20 30 21 32 16 17 23 20 29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 1 1 . . . . 1 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . . . 2 . . 2 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 10 8 9 4 9 6 2 10 1 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 3 6 11 8 2 8 5 8 13
      Industrial engineering and operations research 4 3 2 2 4 . 1 . 1 5
      Materials and mining engineering 3 3 2 . 3 2 2 3 2 4
      Mechanical engineering 3 . 5 1 2 2 1 1 2 5
      Engineering, other 1 2 5 3 4 4 3 1 5 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 2 . 3 . 1 . . 1 .
      Geological sciences . 1 . 2 . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 .
    Health sciences 4 4 7 4 7 5 17 7 1 4
      Nursing science . . . . . . 12 4 . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 2 3 3 6 3 3 1 1 3
      Public health . . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 6 13 9 6 4 5 5 2 10 5
      Applied mathematics . . . . . 1 1 . 1 .
      Mathematics 3 . . . . 1 . . 1 2
      Statistics 1 4 6 5 3 3 2 . 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 9 3 1 1 . 2 2 6 1
    Physical sciences 8 6 3 9 9 11 10 5 10 7
      Chemistry 6 4 2 7 7 9 8 4 7 5
      Physics 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2
    Psychology 2 2 7 5 8 3 5 5 4 4
      Clinical psychology . . . . 3 2 1 . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . 2 1 2 . 1 . 2 1
      Research and experimental psychology . . 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Psychology, other 1 2 4 1 2 . 1 3 . 2
    Social sciences . 2 4 2 . 1 4 4 5 4
      Anthropology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Economics . . . . . . . . 3 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other . 2 4 2 . 1 4 4 1 3
  Non-science and engineering 23 15 14 27 15 12 16 15 15 15
    Business 4 5 2 7 2 . 3 . 1 3
      Business 4 5 2 7 2 . 3 . 1 3
    Education 11 4 8 10 5 11 6 7 8 10
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Education research 6 2 5 5 2 3 4 4 3 6
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 . 2 2 1 5 2 . . 3
      Education, other 3 1 1 2 2 3 . 2 5 1
    Humanities and arts . 3 2 6 2 1 3 7 2 2
      Letters . 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 1
      History . 2 1 3 . . . 2 . 1
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 8 3 2 4 6 . 4 1 4 .
      Communication 7 2 2 2 6 . 4 1 4 .
      Public administration and social services 1 . . . . . . . . .
      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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   305   306   295   312   320   330   360   351   381   373
    Hispanic or Latino   9   11   14   22   17   15   14   16   12   14
    Not Hispanic or Latino   289   289   275   284   296   309   337   327   362   353
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   2   2   1   7   7   10   11   8   7
      Asian   8   12   9   14   12   14   11   10   9   9
      Black or African American   16   11   4   8   7   8   9   13   13   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   248   246   245   250   253   265   299   284   324   319
      More than one race   13   18   15   11   17   15   8   9   8   8
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   6   6   6   7   6   9   8   7   6
  Temporary visa holders   465   481   440   353   225   285   293   306   325   356
  Science and engineering   745   738   686   615   504   568   600   609   656   676
    Science   570   569   515   470   410   455   468   475   520   518
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   107   96   98   91   79   87   104   118   131   140
      Biological and biomedical sciences   170   176   158   133   110   122   125   139   160   146
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   24   28
      Computer and information sciences   52   61   58   63   47   43   29   23   29   33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   36   32   29   30   30   43   42   42   47   34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   47   30   23   17   23   20   21   27   0   0
      Physical sciences   79   86   74   77   64   79   83   68   59   68
      Psychology   29   29   25   25   23   23   26   29   34   31
      Social sciences   48   59   50   34   34   38   38   29   33   37
    Engineering   175   169   171   145   94   113   132   134   136   158
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   16   16   12   7   10   5   4   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   48   46   48   36   21   22   27   29   23   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   36   38   33   39   29   40   54   54   60   71
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   11   7   11   13   7   10   13   12   11   15
      Mechanical engineering   40   37   39   29   17   17   25   24   19   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   13
      Other engineering   26   25   24   16   13   14   8   11   14   17
    Health   25   49   49   50   41   47   53   48   50   53
      Clinical medicine   6   17   24   30   27   28   30   26   30   33
      Other health   19   32   25   20   14   19   23   22   20   20

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   243   227   242   251   239   242   251   256   323   349
    Hispanic or Latino   11   7   7   9   6   5   6   3   5   4
    Not Hispanic or Latino   228   217   230   239   225   227   232   240   301   323
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   6   6   2   4   4   3   4   3
      Asian   17   16   17   14   12   13   11   19   18   19
      Black or African American   14   12   12   7   8   13   10   6   9   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   182   173   188   207   200   192   199   207   265   285
      More than one race   12   13   7   5   3   5   8   5   5   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   3   5   3   8   10   13   13   17   22
  Temporary visa holders   151   105   125   144   209   156   178   167   177   201
  Science and engineering   376   324   354   370   428   367   405   395   477   529
    Science   281   242   257   262   285   246   264   265   309   338
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   42   61   57   70   69   69   72   61   73   79
      Biological and biomedical sciences   74   44   52   37   48   44   46   46   72   72
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   19
      Computer and information sciences   41   38   38   38   42   38   48   41   51   65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   23
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   27   24   29   35   35   31   30   32   26   33
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   35   21   15   19   18   13   13   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   13   18   15   26   14   13   23   17   8
      Psychology   12   13   15   13   20   5   8   4   5   4
      Social sciences   31   28   33   35   27   32   34   47   32   35
    Engineering   95   82   97   108   143   121   141   130   168   191
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   8   9   9   6   1   2   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   14   17   24   26   41   34   32   29   19   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   46   39   44   47   59   63   71   71   101   114
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   4   6   10   13   8   12   13   10   8
      Mechanical engineering   16   13   10   7   15   8   14   10   7   12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   7
      Other engineering   7   1   4   9   9   7   10   7   22   28
    Health   18   8   13   25   20   31   24   28   23   21
      Clinical medicine   4   6   11   20   12   27   22   22   20   18
      Other health   14   2   2   5   8   4   2   6   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   192   173   50   109   108   92   117   112   113   100
  Science and engineering   188   165   50   101   101   89   114   106   111   98
    Science   137   135   45   83   84   72   92   92   101   88
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   46   40   9   21   22   21   20   27   29   25
      Biological and biomedical sciences   49   52   15   37   35   28   37   37   48   34
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   2   1   1   0   2   1   0   4   1
      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   2   1   2   0   1   0   2   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   16   5   2   3   4   6   6   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   20   31   16   21   20   14   19   14   19   23
      Psychology   1   3   0   0   2   1   4   5   0   2
      Social sciences   3   1   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   3
    Engineering   51   30   5   18   17   17   22   14   10   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   2   0   1   1   0   1   1   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   1   3   5   4   4   6   4   3   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   6   0   1   5   6   10   3   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   15   11   1   4   4   4   2   2   0   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2
      Other engineering   13   10   1   7   3   3   2   4   3   3
    Health   4   8   0   8   7   3   3   6   2   2
      Clinical medicine   0   4   0   6   6   2   0   5   1   0
      Other health   4   4   0   2   1   1   3   1   1   2

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   770   787   735   665   545   615   653   657   706   729
  Fellowships   7   6   9   6   6   4   5   5   6   4
    Federal   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   7   5   6   6   6   4   5   5   6   4
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   538   543   498   244   227   247   306   280   284   254
    Federal   192   168   46   109   92   92   113   108   111   100
    Institutional   301   351   446   124   118   130   161   150   143   122
    Nonfederal   45   24   6   11   17   25   32   22   30   32
  Teaching assistantships   102   111   126   50   39   47   40   38   65   95
    Federal   0   1   0   0   11   0   2   1   0   0
    Institutional   102   110   126   50   28   46   38   37   65   93
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   2
  Other types of support   123   127   102   365   273   317   302   334   351   376
    Federal   0   3   1   0   5   0   2   3   2   0
    Institutional   60   72   70   300   189   224   215   255   270   288
    Nonfederal   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   2
    Personal resources   63   51   31   65   79   93   84   75   79   86

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   63   50   55   49   49   42   38   39   46   55
    Science   52   40   46   44   45   39   37   39   44   53
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   17   15   18   15   16   16   16   17   14   15
      Biological and biomedical sciences   28   20   18   19   18   16   13   15   17   19
      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   2   2   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   2   10   10   11   6   7   4   9   12
      Psychology   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1
      Social sciences   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   11   10   9   5   4   3   1   0   2   2
      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   7   5   2   1   2   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   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   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   4   1   4   3   3   0   1   0   1   1
    Health   4   5   6   5   4   4   5   2   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   5   6   5   4   4   5   2   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   51   47   52   35   44   34   28   29   24   23
  Science and engineering   48   42   47   32   40   30   24   28   24   23
    Science   40   37   38   29   36   28   24   28   24   23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   9   12   13   10   12   11   10   13   8   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   20   15   13   16   14   8   12   9   6
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   2   10   6   8   2   5   2   5   5
      Psychology   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1
      Social sciences   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   8   5   9   3   4   2   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   3   4   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   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   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   0   4   3   3   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   3   5   5   3   4   4   4   1   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   5   5   3   4   4   4   1   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   199,885   190,330   174,904   164,050   155,645   152,381   145,669   153,119   156,297   153,542
    Science   162,086   154,341   145,781   136,020   135,860   133,693   128,952   136,177   139,097   136,256
      Computer and information sciences   3,598   3,422   2,957   2,929   3,433   2,556   4,900   3,286   2,878   3,949
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   571   472   804   680   553   714   296   612   439   705
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   550   471   804   680   553   714   296   612   439   705
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   21   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   130,237   122,001   115,027   106,163   101,693   104,204   100,736   103,145   103,685   95,345
        Agricultural sciences   104,520   96,881   92,009   82,590   77,925   73,697   72,506   76,135   80,154   81,879
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,405   5,733   4,972   6,187   5,106   3,364   3,262   3,207   3,064   3,086
        Health sciences   8,519   9,502   7,540   7,484   8,713   17,936   15,894   14,616   11,642   10,042
        Natural resources and conservation   10,635   9,795   10,506   9,902   9,949   9,207   9,074   9,187   8,825   0
        Life sciences nec   158   90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   338
      Mathematics and statistics   1,713   970   1,357   1,501   1,120   714   38   901   979   777
      Physical sciences   10,428   11,009   9,362   10,077   6,502   6,903   6,900   8,121   10,684   10,951
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,678   3,811   6,880   3,801   3,106   3,713   4,067   4,865   6,408   8,388
        Materials science   4,957   6,493   1,459   5,306   2,664   2,426   2,351   2,459   2,902   0
        Physics   793   705   1,023   970   732   764   482   797   986   840
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   388   1,723
      Psychology   2,689   2,750   2,354   2,283   2,798   3,077   1,979   3,630   4,105   3,590
      Social sciences   8,877   8,600   7,856   6,686   15,215   9,396   8,857   11,636   12,250   16,906
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   108   97   0
        Economics   6,334   6,369   5,988   5,073   4,998   0   0   4   6   4,748
        Political science and government   823   0   18   0   0   0   647   257   307   370
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,316   1,286   1,279   1,043   951   1,282   1,291   1,127   1,001   785
        Social sciences nec   404   945   571   570   9,266   8,114   6,919   10,140   10,839   11,003
      Sciences nec   3,973   5,117   6,064   5,701   4,546   6,129   5,246   4,846   4,077   4,033
    Engineering   26,245   25,034   20,187   13,963   14,007   12,030   11,555   13,053   13,009   12,678
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   196   710   211   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   254   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   410   111   729   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   10,090   10,524   8,659   3,629   3,228   2,384   1,768   1,794   1,926   2,252
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,789   1,985   1,993   1,446   2,196   2,545   2,829   3,261   2,987   1,539
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   754   1,397   615   673   720   673   593   578   697   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,281   3,003   2,066   2,859   3,168   2,726   2,570   2,370   2,204   1,749
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   411   243   213   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,060   7,061   5,699   5,356   4,695   3,702   3,795   5,050   5,195   7,138
    Non-S&E   11,554   10,955   8,936   14,067   5,778   6,658   5,162   3,889   4,191   4,608
      Business management and business administration   6,974   6,850   5,340   11,450   2,362   2,179   1,932   952   852   1,024
      Communication and communications technologies   838   662   491   448   639   586   508   285   417   445
      Education   1,312   490   257   392   560   1,184   565   1,102   1,125   1,825
      Humanities   0   1,048   1,067   952   1,118   1,027   552   634   764   681
      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   406   569   525   376   589   688   704   337   331   380
      Non-S&E nec   2,024   1,336   1,256   449   510   994   901   579   702   253

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   199,885   57,705   55,061   76,985   1,626   1,105   7,403
    Science   162,086   41,792   52,167   58,740   1,484   954   6,949
      Computer and information sciences   3,598   1,570   55   1,973   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   571   123   12   384   41   11   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   550   102   12   384   41   11   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   21   21   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   130,237   27,527   48,849   45,969   1,248   658   5,986
        Agricultural sciences   104,520   16,482   44,409   36,702   805   491   5,631
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,405   4,360   115   1,894   0   6   30
        Health sciences   8,519   5,150   261   2,870   63   161   14
        Natural resources and conservation   10,635   1,377   4,064   4,503   380   0   311
        Life sciences nec   158   158   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,713   133   0   1,580   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10,428   7,849   55   2,278   136   2   108
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,678   3,430   49   1,071   128   0   0
        Materials science   4,957   4,109   6   724   8   2   108
        Physics   793   310   0   483   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,689   1,075   0   1,607   6   1   0
      Social sciences   8,877   1,962   1,451   4,293   34   282   855
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   6,334   1,081   1,411   2,957   19   19   847
        Political science and government   823   465   0   358   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,316   409   0   621   15   263   8
        Social sciences nec   404   7   40   357   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   3,973   1,553   1,745   656   19   0   0
    Engineering   26,245   15,107   2,472   7,961   142   133   430
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   196   196   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   254   0   75   79   0   0   100
      Chemical engineering   410   332   0   22   33   0   23
      Civil engineering   10,090   7,500   283   2,091   39   121   56
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,789   2,836   70   877   0   6   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   754   260   17   477   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,281   1,875   1   1,405   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   411   363   0   12   36   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,060   1,745   2,026   2,998   34   6   251
    Non-S&E   11,554   806   422   10,284   0   18   24
      Business management and business administration   6,974   67   98   6,785   0   0   24
      Communication and communications technologies   838   43   173   622   0   0   0
      Education   1,312   371   129   812   0   0   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   406   0   2   404   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,024   325   20   1,661   0   18   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   57,705   53,339   45,343   42,824   31,614   35,322   35,122   34,923   35,590   35,482
  DOD   10,649   8,962   5,102   4,605   1,413   1,378   1,424   1,142   981   949
  DOE   905   1,011   737   556   256   528   1,369   1,748   1,819   3,774
  HHS   7,235   9,047   9,492   7,105   6,822   8,301   7,729   7,296   5,417   5,052
  NASA   122   173   115   112   134   237   105   85   61   130
  NSF   12,574   10,647   8,822   9,637   6,758   10,137   8,346   7,666   7,746   6,846
  USDA   20,701   16,517   14,183   12,525   11,153   9,766   10,779   10,633   12,776   10,634
  Other   5,519   6,982   6,892   8,284   5,078   4,975   5,370   6,353   6,790   8,097

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   2,595   649   1,946   .
2018   2,444   606   1,838   .

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
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   3,920   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   24,222   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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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