Northern Arizona 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 211 54.6 459 120 81.3 631 183 80.5 925
2023 183 60.7 459 130 81.2 679 192 79.2 911 205 66.4 602
2022 211 54.4 457 157 77.2 680 188 79.4 900
2021 218 51.8 447 181 74.2 691 178 80.7 908 205 65.3 583
2020 242 46.9 450 170 76 698 184 80.2 916
2019 218 51.8 447 175 75.2 697 191 79.4 914 208 65.2 589
2018 266 38.6 428 184 74.1 700 196 78.8 911
2017 279 35.1 425 196 71.7 684 201 77.9 898 237 59.3 575
2016 233 46.5 430 207 70.7 697 213 76.6 896
2015 287 33.4 426 204 71 693 219 75.9 898 246 57.4 570
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 56 71 51 43 35 44 27 20 39 19
  Science and engineering 43 56 43 31 23 30 24 17 31 9
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 6 2 6 2 7 4 . 1 4 1
      Agricultural sciences 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 5 2 5 2 6 4 . 1 4 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6 11 10 12 5 10 7 5 8 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 6 3 1 . . 4 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 6 3 6 4 5 5 1 2 3
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 1 1 . 2 . . . 1
      Molecular biology . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . 1 2 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . 1 . . . . 3 .
    Computer and information sciences 7 5 3 3 1 . . . . .
      Computer science 6 4 2 3 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 . 1 . . . . .
    Engineering 5 6 9 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 2 5 . 1 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 2 . . . . . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 . . . . . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 1 . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 6 2 3 1 4 2 . . .
      Geological sciences 3 1 1 . 1 4 2 . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 5 1 3 . . . . . .
    Health sciences 3 7 1 . . . 1 . 1 .
      Public health 2 5 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other 1 2 . . . . . . 1 .
    Physical sciences 2 6 4 . 1 . . . . .
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 5 4 . 1 . . . . .
      Physics . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Psychology 5 3 2 3 1 3 1 4 8 2
      Clinical psychology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 4 8 1
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Psychology, other . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Social sciences 5 10 6 7 6 8 12 7 10 2
      Economics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Political science and government . 2 . 1 1 3 5 3 5 .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 5 8 6 6 5 5 7 4 4 2
  Non-science and engineering 13 15 8 12 12 14 3 3 8 10
    Education 13 14 8 12 11 14 3 3 5 7
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Education research 13 13 6 12 8 9 3 3 3 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 1 . 2 1 . . 2 3
      Education, other . . 1 . 1 4 . . . .
    Humanities and arts . . . . . . . . 3 3
      Letters . . . . . . . . . 2
      History . . . . . . . . 3 1
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . 1 . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   654   605   685   580   589   593   535   504   525   547
    Hispanic or Latino   98   85   78   78   85   85   64   49   54   51
    Not Hispanic or Latino   547   514   605   500   500   502   461   448   465   492
      American Indian or Alaska Native   21   21   120   32   29   29   20   10   16   14
      Asian   34   30   13   11   11   8   8   12   11   6
      Black or African American   41   23   6   9   8   7   7   10   9   6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   428   419   446   435   437   438   404   394   407   445
      More than one race   23   21   20   13   15   20   22   22   21   20
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   6   2   2   4   6   10   7   6   4
  Temporary visa holders   825   717   256   143   121   144   130   102   74   60
  Science and engineering   1,353   1,191   843   648   613   639   574   532   545   558
    Science   1,288   1,138   498   531   555   551   503   467   479   516
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   80   95
      Biological and biomedical sciences   103   108   94   93   98   112   107   106   95   89
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   24
      Computer and information sciences   853   692   59   63   89   59   34   18   7   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   9   16   19   20   24   25   24   20   26
      Mathematics and statistics   28   28   30   29   26   36   34   32   30   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   22   19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   63   55   59   76   77   83   77   80   0   0
      Physical sciences   62   58   60   55   55   43   38   25   25   26
      Psychology   72   75   79   79   76   79   64   68   64   70
      Social sciences   74   94   101   117   114   115   124   114   142   149
    Engineering   65   53   345   117   58   88   71   65   66   42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   4   6   8   10   11   9   5   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   15   16   15   8   9   13   9   6   5   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   8   300   76   7   26   16   0   0   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   25   24   23   23   19   16   8   5   3   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   1   1   2   13   22   29   49   58   29
    Health   126   131   98   75   97   98   91   74   54   49
      Clinical medicine   57   62   27   14   39   37   18   0   0   0
      Other health   69   69   71   61   58   61   73   74   54   49

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   409   341   236   233   183   204   192   204   231   247
    Hispanic or Latino   82   49   43   44   42   43   30   31   30   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   309   281   188   184   138   157   158   171   196   208
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   13   11   10   4   3   10   7   11   10
      Asian   34   58   5   5   3   7   6   8   4   4
      Black or African American   59   16   10   7   6   7   5   2   2   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      White   195   185   154   150   116   133   129   146   171   183
      More than one race   9   8   8   12   9   6   8   8   8   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   11   5   5   3   4   4   2   5   5
  Temporary visa holders   320   272   10   6   3   7   3   4   6   2
  Science and engineering   605   485   129   139   98   119   113   118   151   156
    Science   591   472   102   125   93   109   94   101   140   149
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   25
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   14   16   19   17   13   16   12   21   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   15
      Computer and information sciences   488   362   11   12   4   6   2   2   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   4   5   7   2   6   6   6   11   5
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   0   1   1   1   3   2   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   10   7   11   11   5   14   17   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   4   2   3   1   0   3   4   3   7
      Psychology   29   33   23   33   31   48   20   28   18   36
      Social sciences   41   43   38   39   26   30   30   30   57   50
    Engineering   14   13   27   14   5   10   19   17   11   7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   2   0   2   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   6   4   2   0   0   1   1   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   2   19   8   0   2   0   0   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   3   4   2   1   1   1   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   4   7   17   15   10   5
    Health   124   128   117   100   88   92   82   90   86   93
      Clinical medicine   31   35   18   11   3   6   1   0   0   0
      Other health   93   93   99   89   85   86   81   90   86   93

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   108   109   108   118   133   109   82   27   44   50
  Science and engineering   102   103   104   116   128   102   79   26   43   49
    Science   95   96   97   109   111   91   72   22   32   40
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   20
      Biological and biomedical sciences   31   33   29   28   30   25   25   4   3   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   27   29   25   29   36   20   8   1   1   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   5   5   4   4   3   3   6
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   10   9   11   17   13   17   15   12   0   0
      Physical sciences   25   23   29   27   25   16   10   1   4   1
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   6   5   1   2   0
      Social sciences   2   2   3   3   2   3   4   0   0   2
    Engineering   7   7   7   7   17   11   7   4   11   9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   2   2   3   4   4   3   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   5   5   4   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   8   6   3   4   11   6
    Health   6   6   4   2   5   7   3   1   1   1
      Clinical medicine   6   6   4   2   5   4   3   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   1   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,479   1,322   941   723   710   737   665   606   599   607
  Fellowships   10   19   4   5   5   4   1   1   2   3
    Federal   4   4   4   4   5   4   0   1   0   0
    Institutional   6   15   0   1   0   0   1   0   2   3
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   156   187   202   164   174   160   129   101   98   79
    Federal   97   99   96   104   120   92   73   22   44   48
    Institutional   58   87   85   54   52   64   47   71   18   28
    Nonfederal   1   1   21   6   2   4   9   8   36   3
  Teaching assistantships   229   237   204   180   162   298   290   290   313   307
    Federal   3   3   3   4   5   2   1   0   0   1
    Institutional   225   233   200   175   156   296   289   289   312   303
    Nonfederal   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3
  Other types of support   1,084   879   531   374   369   275   245   214   186   218
    Federal   4   3   5   6   3   11   8   4   0   1
    Institutional   141   182   132   152   174   98   82   73   119   125
    Nonfederal   2   3   1   1   1   0   1   3   4   7
    Personal resources   937   691   393   215   191   166   154   134   63   85

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   47   49   34   40   42   34   35   31   23   20
    Science   45   46   31   38   41   32   33   29   20   19
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   12   11   5   9   7   4   6   7   2   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   19   18   9   10   15   13   8   7   5   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   2   2   2   1   2   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   7   6   8   7   6   6   11   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   9   6   10   10   7   7   4   1   2
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   2   3   3   2   1   2   2   2   3   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   3   2   1   2   2   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1
    Health   1   1   1   1   1   1   3   2   2   1
      Clinical medicine   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   1   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   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

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   31   36   22   27   26   24   23   14   15   12
  Science and engineering   31   36   22   27   26   24   23   14   15   12
    Science   30   34   20   26   26   23   23   13   15   11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   8   4   5   4   2   4   4   1   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   14   15   7   7   10   9   5   2   2   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   2   2   2   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   5   7   6   5   5   9   6   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   5   1   6   5   5   5   1   0   1
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1   2   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   93,749   77,533   66,729   69,129   64,456   58,914   52,899   46,253   39,580   35,206
    Science   80,965   68,599   60,138   61,061   57,552   55,150   47,651   42,057   35,441   33,683
      Computer and information sciences   10,811   4,797   2,492   4,037   2,671   3,383   908   724   152   1,195
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,900   5,518   5,396   6,790   7,408   7,984   9,714   4,380   9,133   10,753
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   637   198   183   96   133   9   10   36   37   175
        Geological and earth sciences   4,123   3,889   3,766   5,122   4,778   4,893   4,810   2,301   4,318   5,083
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   9   41   48   8   0   1   20   30
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,140   1,431   1,438   1,531   2,449   3,074   4,894   2,042   4,758   5,465
      Life sciences   54,477   48,110   43,147   41,082   38,862   36,245   31,974   32,258   23,649   19,325
        Agricultural sciences   2,313   1,922   1,129   2,169   2,273   2,275   2,395   4,942   4,841   5,573
        Biological and biomedical sciences   31,908   29,577   30,320   25,623   23,741   26,194   22,687   18,223   13,086   10,880
        Health sciences   7,542   6,108   4,639   5,522   5,180   2,807   2,036   5,578   1,885   41
        Natural resources and conservation   12,398   9,456   5,807   6,457   6,508   4,301   4,129   3,254   1,656   0
        Life sciences nec   316   1,047   1,252   1,311   1,160   668   727   261   2,181   2,831
      Mathematics and statistics   56   34   5   0   0   0   21   19   0   14
      Physical sciences   7,264   7,952   7,427   8,120   7,064   5,643   3,763   2,755   1,303   1,074
        Astronomy and astrophysics   4,752   4,439   3,946   4,786   4,687   3,532   1,945   1,810   786   655
        Chemistry   543   522   287   780   799   1,387   1,355   922   417   303
        Materials science   336   382   573   1,051   478   53   16   0   0   0
        Physics   707   852   633   858   941   538   324   23   83   116
        Physical sciences nec   926   1,757   1,988   645   159   133   123   0   17   0
      Psychology   335   196   178   396   725   750   276   191   180   312
      Social sciences   655   520   345   167   419   724   371   678   393   356
        Anthropology   157   26   31   12   114   36   52   39   68   0
        Economics   294   388   240   72   141   125   128   9   11   71
        Political science and government   11   0   51   1   14   146   43   0   17   105
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   20   97   3   55   55   0   40   260   229   72
        Social sciences nec   173   9   20   27   95   417   108   370   68   108
      Sciences nec   1,467   1,472   1,148   469   403   421   624   1,052   631   654
    Engineering   9,875   5,880   4,194   6,497   4,996   2,613   4,454   3,515   3,359   1,048
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   124   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,203   1,053   1,139   1,213   1,566   1,040   1,240   1,294   1,709   334
      Chemical engineering   14   92   158   207   27   0   0   0   11   19
      Civil engineering   942   527   369   322   231   131   532   182   350   166
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,138   1,733   1,579   3,506   2,172   513   1,530   1,217   716   24
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   162   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   213   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,774   1,532   278   527   376   394   244   352   360   294
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   17   0   3   12   41   0   23   137   0   1
      Engineering nec   1,501   943   668   710   583   535   885   329   0   210
    Non-S&E   2,909   3,054   2,397   1,571   1,908   1,151   794   681   780   475
      Business management and business administration   888   1,128   50   89   363   56   10   0   246   165
      Communication and communications technologies   35   38   142   203   87   13   3   21   26   0
      Education   1,819   1,738   2,000   1,120   1,171   983   534   407   249   24
      Humanities   52   77   174   18   68   1   16   77   197   252
      Law   21   48   26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   6   23   0   66   165   98   53   0   58   12
      Visual and performing arts   65   0   0   2   54   0   0   0   4   14
      Non-S&E nec   23   2   5   73   0   0   178   176   0   8

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   93,749   62,399   11,280   16,520   1,120   2,301   129
    Science   80,965   55,076   9,579   13,947   234   2,067   62
      Computer and information sciences   10,811   8,220   1,078   1,513   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,900   4,364   552   573   81   330   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   637   637   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   4,123   2,623   552   537   81   330   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,140   1,104   0   36   0   0   0
      Life sciences   54,477   37,764   5,029   9,760   133   1,729   62
        Agricultural sciences   2,313   822   631   860   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   31,908   24,421   2,113   4,601   73   700   0
        Health sciences   7,542   4,504   737   1,642   8   651   0
        Natural resources and conservation   12,398   7,735   1,548   2,623   52   378   62
        Life sciences nec   316   282   0   34   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   56   0   6   50   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7,264   3,587   2,405   1,252   20   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   4,752   2,606   1,501   645   0   0   0
        Chemistry   543   78   243   222   0   0   0
        Materials science   336   215   56   65   0   0   0
        Physics   707   416   176   95   20   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   926   272   429   225   0   0   0
      Psychology   335   202   67   65   0   1   0
      Social sciences   655   401   156   98   0   0   0
        Anthropology   157   51   63   43   0   0   0
        Economics   294   207   65   22   0   0   0
        Political science and government   11   0   8   3   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   20   0   13   7   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   173   143   7   23   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   1,467   538   286   636   0   7   0
    Engineering   9,875   6,135   1,437   1,367   880   56   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   124   124   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,203   793   163   191   0   56   0
      Chemical engineering   14   0   9   5   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   942   217   465   260   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,138   2,978   4   3   153   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   162   77   0   85   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,774   1,867   473   434   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   17   0   17   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,501   79   306   389   727   0   0
    Non-S&E   2,909   1,188   264   1,206   6   178   67
      Business management and business administration   888   13   17   858   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   35   27   5   3   0   0   0
      Education   1,819   1,148   180   297   6   167   21
      Humanities   52   0   2   13   0   0   37
      Law   21   0   4   6   0   11   0
      Social work   6   0   4   2   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   65   0   43   22   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   23   0   9   5   0   0   9

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   62,399   50,491   43,453   41,744   39,387   35,980   29,648   26,035   23,442   20,285
  DOD   14,525   7,717   7,687   8,665   6,850   5,352   3,395   3,159   3,266   3,120
  DOE   4,660   2,659   2,146   1,889   1,870   1,968   2,343   1,736   1,102   512
  HHS   15,469   14,539   12,399   10,356   9,638   9,199   6,310   4,222   4,806   4,001
  NASA   4,484   5,096   4,351   3,977   3,669   2,712   1,969   1,303   872   768
  NSF   13,251   11,658   9,016   9,634   9,101   8,488   7,454   8,197   6,048   4,050
  USDA   5,788   5,233   4,501   4,199   4,379   3,731   3,089   3,274   3,099   2,784
  Other   4,222   3,589   3,353   3,024   3,880   4,530   5,088   4,144   4,249   5,050

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   1,250   228   1,022   .
2018   1,096   200   896   .

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   298 i   289 i   274 i   315 i   308
    Agricultural sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   24
    Biological and biomedical sciences   125 i   123 i   109 i   124 i   102
    Computer and information sciences   14 i   14 i   15 i   19 i   8
    Engineering   24 i   18 i   15 i   10 i   8
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   30 i   22 i   20 i   17 i   33
    Health sciences   17 i   16 i   17 i   12 i   4
    Mathematics and statistics   5 i   6 i   6 i   10 i   11
    Natural resources and conservation   20 i   25 i   24 i   21 i   12
    Physical sciences   36 i   35 i   42 i   77 i   81
    Psychology   11 i   12 i   11 i   17 i   14
    Social sciences   16 i   19 i   16 i   9 i   7
    Other   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   4

i=imputed

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   0 i   8,500 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Agricultural sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Computer and information sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Engineering   0 i   8,500 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Health sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Natural resources and conservation   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Physical sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Psychology   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Social sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Other   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i

i=imputed

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   10,000 i   2,906 i   0 i   498 i   4,474 i
    Agricultural sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0 i   2,185 i   0 i   0 i   2,243 i
    Computer and information sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   1,731 i
    Engineering   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,000 i   451 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Health sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Natural resources and conservation   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   500 i
    Physical sciences   7,000 i   270 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Psychology   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
    Social sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   498 i   0 i
    Other   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i

i=imputed

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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