Northern Illinois 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 167 64.1 459 259 72.4 925
2023 191 58.9 459 179 74 679 267 71.1 911 285 53.2 602
2022 190 59 457 168 75.6 680 263 71.2 900
2021 197 56.5 447 183 73.9 691 253 72.5 908 280 52.5 583
2020 185 59.4 450 178 74.9 698 254 72.6 916
2019 185 59.2 447 170 76 697 249 73.1 914 298 50 589
2018 166 61.7 428 173 75.6 700 254 72.5 911
2017 152 64.7 425 173 75.1 684 271 70.2 898 288 50.5 575
2016 194 55.5 430 163 77 697 264 70.9 896
2015 197 54.3 426 159 77.4 693 274 69.9 898 286 50.4 570
2014 143 79.5 688
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 83 67 69 60 64 70 81 95 62 62
  Science and engineering 64 43 47 37 44 50 51 63 43 50
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 1 5 2 7 5 3 11 6 8
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 1 1 . . 1 1 2 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 . 1 1 3 . 1 4 4 5
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 3 . . 3 . . . .
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 2 . . . 2 1 1 1 2 1
      Molecular biology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 2 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Computer science 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 1 . 2 . . . 1 . 2 .
      Materials and mining engineering . . 2 . . . . . 2 .
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 . 3 . . 1 1 2 . .
      Geological sciences 2 . 2 . . 1 1 1 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Health sciences 11 10 5 2 7 4 . . . .
      Health sciences, other 11 10 5 2 7 4 . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 2 4 5 6 1 4 5 3 4
      Applied mathematics . . . 3 . . . . 1 .
      Mathematics . . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 2
      Statistics . . 1 . 3 . . 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 2
    Physical sciences 14 13 8 4 9 14 8 9 7 12
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . . . . 2
      Chemistry 8 4 4 2 5 8 5 5 4 7
      Physics 6 9 4 2 4 6 3 4 3 3
    Psychology 17 14 15 14 11 12 22 25 13 18
      Clinical psychology 7 4 6 2 4 . 7 7 2 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 2 2 4 5 5 6 5 9 3
      Research and experimental psychology 2 2 3 2 . 4 1 4 . 5
      Psychology, other 3 6 4 6 2 3 8 9 2 5
    Social sciences 7 3 5 10 4 13 12 11 12 8
      Economics 2 1 3 5 3 5 4 5 3 4
      Political science and government 2 2 1 3 1 5 7 5 4 4
      Social sciences, other 3 . 1 2 . 3 1 1 5 .
  Non-science and engineering 19 24 22 23 20 20 30 32 19 12
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 11 20 13 19 9 14 23 20 10 3
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Education research 11 17 13 19 8 14 18 17 10 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 2 . . 1 . 5 3 . 2
    Humanities and arts 8 4 8 4 10 6 7 12 8 8
      Letters 6 2 6 3 8 4 3 8 6 7
      History 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 494 481 347 321 374 351 366 496 541 605
    Female 390 423 363 344 382 372 336 389 389 470
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 288 321 324 356 368 404 371 479 473 591
    Hispanic or Latino 39 42 40 36 30 41 22 24 28 43
    Not Hispanic or Latino 248 277 283 316 334 284 264 283 308 488
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 8 7 2 2 3 2 4
      Asian 21 21 11 25 25 22 17 10 18 21
      Black or African American 15 28 29 29 25 27 16 11 14 16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5
      White 198 219 235 253 275 231 229 258 274 442
      More than one race 14 8 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 1 4 4 79 85 172 137 60
  Temporary visa holders 596 583 386 309 388 319 331 406 457 484
  Science and engineering 798 802 613 565 657 597 634 787 852 998
    Science 713 709 536 474 532 467 495 596 653 811
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 23 18 17 21 40 41 47 76 82
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 27
      Computer and information sciences 404 388 209 133 184 117 119 145 182 225
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 13 12 11 18 19 21 26 25 28
      Mathematics and statistics 40 41 47 49 52 39 54 73 71 66
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 65 71 69 68 65 61 65 65 75 82
      Psychology 101 96 91 97 78 87 87 100 105 117
      Social sciences 70 77 90 99 114 104 108 98 119 184
    Engineering 85 93 77 91 125 130 139 191 199 187
      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 12 18 17 26 24 24 26 24 36 64
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 54 59 39 39 73 78 82 92 106 63
      Mechanical engineering 19 16 21 26 28 28 31 75 57 60
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 86 102 97 100 99 126 68 98 78 77
    Clinical medicine 30 44 47 51 48 0 15 34 0 0
    Other health 56 58 50 49 51 126 53 64 78 77

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 211 193 192 216 241 308 245 228 207 168
    Female 341 332 360 367 318 238 160 140 283 107
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 392 416 433 440 415 409 270 230 419 230
    Hispanic or Latino 55 48 50 32 31 24 15 11 15 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 334 365 380 401 378 295 179 155 318 185
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 2 12 11 1 0 1 0 1
      Asian 30 29 22 27 26 24 13 9 29 12
      Black or African American 37 45 39 43 37 27 14 12 20 19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      White 257 281 307 319 304 225 152 132 267 151
      More than one race 10 10 9 0 0 18 0 0 0 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 3 3 7 6 90 76 64 86 36
  Temporary visa holders 160 109 119 143 144 137 135 138 71 45
  Science and engineering 335 289 287 322 332 472 339 323 293 248
    Science 257 225 240 244 242 371 241 201 220 206
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 22 29 29 24 18 16 13 23 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8
      Computer and information sciences 77 42 54 72 74 58 58 47 53 35
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 9 11 13 12 10 8 11 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 28 22 22 15 19 25 22 17 19 20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 31 28 28 30 29 25 29 35 23 15
      Psychology 51 65 60 61 49 172 48 28 44 34
      Social sciences 47 37 36 24 35 63 60 37 46 67
    Engineering 78 64 47 78 90 101 98 122 73 42
      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 40 36 11 15 15 12 12 16 14 15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 27 18 14 24 29 41 41 59 23 15
      Mechanical engineering 11 10 22 39 46 48 45 47 36 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 217 236 265 261 227 74 66 45 197 27
    Clinical medicine 55 73 88 90 52 0 33 16 0 0
    Other health 162 163 177 171 175 74 33 29 197 27

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 35 31 29 26 28 29 28 39 41 50
  Science and engineering 35 31 29 26 28 26 27 38 40 49
    Science 28 26 23 21 23 21 22 31 33 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
      Computer and information sciences 5 4 2 1 2 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 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 7
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 15 14 14 13 12 13 10 12 13
      Psychology 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 6
    Engineering 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 7 10
      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 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 3 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 884 904 710 665 756 723 702 885 930 1,075
  Fellowships 54 50 47 49 51 64 57 32 29 36
    Federal 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4
    Institutional 47 43 41 44 45 56 48 28 25 26
    Nonfederal 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 0 0 6
  Research assistantships 66 69 61 64 66 74 77 122 123 140
    Federal 30 28 25 24 26 25 23 29 31 40
    Institutional 26 29 27 31 29 36 42 84 81 91
    Nonfederal 10 12 9 9 11 13 12 9 11 9
  Teaching assistantships 224 238 231 238 244 258 266 325 354 382
    Federal 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4
    Institutional 222 236 229 236 243 257 265 321 350 377
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Other types of support 540 547 371 314 395 327 302 406 424 517
    Federal 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2
    Institutional 63 62 51 48 59 88 74 100 99 136
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 11 12
    Personal resources 473 483 317 265 336 238 227 293 312 367

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 12 13 16 18 0 61 0 60 61 66
    Science 12 11 13 16 0 42 0 42 42 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 3 3 0 9 0 9 10 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 5 5 5
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 6 6 10 0 14 0 15 15 15
      Psychology 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 2
      Social sciences 1 1 3 1 0 8 0 7 7 13
    Engineering 0 2 3 2 0 19 0 18 19 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 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 6 0 6 6 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 6 6
      Mechanical engineering 0 2 2 1 0 7 0 7 7 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 3 3 3
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 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

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 7 6 0 0 0 30 0 32 32 36
  Science and engineering 7 6 0 0 0 29 0 30 30 34
    Science 7 6 0 0 0 23 0 24 24 28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 8 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 6 0 0 0 7 0 8 8 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 6
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 6
      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 2 0 2 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 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

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 34,467 29,134 27,068 25,261 25,420 26,570 23,280 19,150 21,225 17,722
    Science 23,786 18,522 16,588 15,223 15,208 16,919 17,893 11,350 13,007 9,965
      Computer and information sciences 1,217 1,297 983 944 661 935 1,252 944 748 411
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,140 1,540 1,320 803 553 395 568 290 458 683
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 451 204 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,180 735 789 662 354 395 568 290 458 620
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 509 601 465 141 199 0 0 0 0 63
      Life sciences 4,230 2,809 2,620 3,011 2,319 4,306 3,552 1,008 3,340 1,328
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,122 638 839 1,232 436 695 766 423 452 668
        Health sciences 2,752 1,922 1,628 1,660 1,854 3,604 2,786 556 2,685 351
        Natural resources and conservation 356 249 153 119 29 0 0 29 131 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 72 289
      Mathematics and statistics 191 114 62 40 76 129 136 164 208 131
      Physical sciences 7,330 6,765 6,220 5,454 5,560 6,106 6,446 4,661 3,629 2,560
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,456 2,619 2,789 1,579 1,536 1,283 1,458 407 547 444
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,874 4,146 3,431 3,875 4,024 4,823 4,988 4,254 3,082 2,116
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,876 893 1,018 947 1,057 1,034 1,260 798 1,625 1,859
      Social sciences 6,802 5,104 4,365 4,024 4,982 4,014 4,679 3,485 2,830 2,964
        Anthropology 62 59 122 162 298 58 224 293 248 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 11 20 165 17 0 3
        Political science and government 6,660 4,961 4,128 3,738 4,375 3,558 3,894 2,169 2,537 2,566
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 25 20 3 23 8 62 11 10 0 203
        Social sciences nec 55 64 112 101 290 316 385 996 45 192
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 29
    Engineering 7,223 4,565 4,132 4,134 1,467 1,418 1,072 1,215 3,508 3,695
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,952 248 194 88 3 11 75 83 116 47
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 4,091 3,544 2,921 2,965 1,107 1,072 341 660 2,497 0
      Mechanical engineering 720 460 442 404 253 198 381 203 131 354
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 460 313 575 677 104 137 275 269 764 3,272
    Non-S&E 3,458 6,047 6,348 5,904 8,745 8,233 4,315 6,585 4,710 4,062
      Business management and business administration 705 445 868 489 808 421 279 41 121 158
      Communication and communications technologies 13 264 0 0 2 4 23 7 0 5
      Education 1,242 838 387 332 474 700 425 153 176 28
      Humanities 39 0 0 18 0 103 82 73 188 214
      Law 0 0 0 70 4 165 367 101 93 77
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 338 344 269 205 196 0 0 3 10 17
      Non-S&E nec 1,121 4,156 4,824 4,790 7,261 6,840 3,139 6,207 4,122 3,563

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 34,467 14,151 2,228 16,852 721 282 233
    Science 23,786 9,730 1,917 11,855 91 122 71
      Computer and information sciences 1,217 636 0 581 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,140 1,464 53 542 80 0 1
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 451 323 0 128 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,180 904 0 275 0 0 1
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 509 237 53 139 80 0 0
      Life sciences 4,230 1,045 1,539 1,523 0 58 65
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,122 672 11 388 0 2 49
        Health sciences 2,752 116 1,514 1,050 0 56 16
        Natural resources and conservation 356 257 14 85 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 191 135 0 56 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7,330 5,081 0 2,241 0 8 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,456 1,729 0 719 0 8 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,874 3,352 0 1,522 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,876 1,329 0 525 0 22 0
      Social sciences 6,802 40 325 6,387 11 34 5
        Anthropology 62 40 0 21 0 1 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 6,660 0 325 6,330 0 0 5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 25 0 0 14 11 0 0
        Social sciences nec 55 0 0 22 0 33 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,223 3,504 0 3,012 630 26 51
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,952 1,139 0 813 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 4,091 1,629 0 1,839 573 26 24
      Mechanical engineering 720 469 0 211 22 0 18
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 460 267 0 149 35 0 9
    Non-S&E 3,458 917 311 1,985 0 134 111
      Business management and business administration 705 0 0 690 0 15 0
      Communication and communications technologies 13 0 0 5 0 0 8
      Education 1,242 431 283 409 0 119 0
      Humanities 39 31 0 8 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 338 0 0 338 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,121 455 28 535 0 0 103

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 14,151 10,849 9,840 9,080 8,030 8,610 8,903 7,947 9,957 9,158
  DOD 629 255 141 547 157 28 142 85 74 1,098
  DOE 3,797 3,536 3,075 2,447 2,568 2,820 1,881 1,918 1,649 1,849
  HHS 1,189 1,268 1,613 1,275 930 868 1,133 1,170 1,667 852
  NASA 148 189 124 189 87 57 40 89 116 131
  NSF 3,911 3,345 3,106 2,741 2,112 2,500 2,801 2,071 2,703 2,179
  USDA 415 18 18 34 12 116 36 30 265 53
  Other 4,062 2,238 1,763 1,847 2,164 2,221 2,870 2,584 3,483 2,996

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 865 160 705 .
2018 789 138 651 .

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 133 132 123 123 123
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 32 36 32 32 32
    Computer and information sciences 4 5 4 4 4
    Engineering 11 10 11 11 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 5 10 10 10
    Health sciences 13 8 4 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 40 37 40 40 40
    Psychology 18 20 18 18 18
    Social sciences 5 6 4 4 4
    Other 0 2 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

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 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 3,137 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 3,137 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

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