Ohio 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 193 69.8 631 214 77.2 925
2023 190 72.4 679 214 76.8 911 258 57.7 602
2022 182 73.6 680 210 77 900
2021 171 75.6 691 206 77.6 908 245 58.5 583
2020 166 76.6 698 198 78.7 916
2019 156 78 697 198 78.6 914 245 58.9 589
2018 152 78.6 700 195 78.9 911
2017 146 79 684 181 80.1 898 232 60.2 575
2016 147 79.2 697 185 79.6 896
2015 154 78.1 693 174 80.9 898 207 64.2 570
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

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   343   386   407   444   436   431   446   445   519   478
    Hispanic or Latino   14   12   18   14   16   18   16   16   14   16
    Not Hispanic or Latino   320   366   380   419   404   400   407   410   478   439
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Asian   9   8   12   12   14   13   12   11   11   12
      Black or African American   13   16   18   17   14   11   9   9   23   21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   278   325   335   372   355   357   372   370   425   389
      More than one race   20   16   14   18   21   19   14   20   17   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   8   9   11   16   13   23   19   27   23
  Temporary visa holders   403   400   381   347   299   411   418   453   470   478
  Science and engineering   677   680   683   690   627   754   787   824   925   900
    Science   559   564   567   562   484   598   602   621   722   715
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   85   86   85   96   82   105   105   115   110   91
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   38   32
      Computer and information sciences   64   53   25   29   41   35   45   14   17   22
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   33   30   39   34   12   14   15   16   52   50
      Mathematics and statistics   48   46   50   47   46   56   55   53   51   52
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   4   2   2   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   20   26   21   21   18   22   28   0   0
      Physical sciences   115   110   116   113   102   106   107   120   113   117
      Psychology   60   66   84   91   78   57   56   55   58   69
      Social sciences   141   149   140   129   98   207   197   220   281   280
    Engineering   118   116   116   128   143   156   185   203   203   185
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   9   9   10   12   12   10   10   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   28   29   30   31   32   48   47   58   47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   22   18   27   20   15   17   21   35   40   44
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   29   27   21   32   40   39   45   57   49   39
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   9   11   8   10   13   15   19   27   31   28
      Mechanical engineering   6   6   8   15   16   13   19   25   25   27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   18   17   14   11   16   28   23   2   0   0
    Health   69   106   105   101   108   88   77   74   64   56
      Clinical medicine   28   34   36   29   34   21   19   19   13   5
      Other health   41   72   69   72   74   67   58   55   51   51

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   469   491   487   394   413   569   556   471   462   442
    Hispanic or Latino   38   49   32   35   31   50   36   33   30   27
    Not Hispanic or Latino   415   430   440   346   366   492   494   414   406   392
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   1   2   0   1   4   4   4
      Asian   16   20   24   22   20   30   31   28   24   18
      Black or African American   53   66   58   26   24   45   47   33   33   36
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      White   328   323   343   292   310   407   396   340   337   327
      More than one race   17   18   12   5   10   10   19   8   7   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   12   15   13   16   27   26   24   26   23
  Temporary visa holders   46   62   47   71   61   86   125   107   124   98
  Science and engineering   405   436   411   450   463   640   673   568   574   528
    Science   292   299   264   263   260   227   234   155   217   224
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   12   13   10   13   25   17   8   12   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   43   62
      Computer and information sciences   5   5   6   5   11   16   23   8   4   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   42   32   38   36   27   2   4   1   16   13
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   2   1   2   4   7   4   5   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   21   18   13   2   1   3   5   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   154   161   131   143   130   79   27   17   16   20
      Psychology   17   23   17   14   12   14   13   23   21   17
      Social sciences   45   46   43   52   64   84   138   90   100   91
    Engineering   113   137   147   187   203   413   439   413   357   304
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   2   2   1   0   5   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   9   10   11   11   13   10   8   11   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   32   47   35   46   52   76   87   86   96   67
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   56   65   86   112   119   127   135   133   94   101
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   2   1   4   6   7   6   147   121
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   2   3   3   5   3   2   9   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   12   12   10   12   13   186   192   177   0   0
    Health   110   117   123   15   11   15   8   10   12   12
      Clinical medicine   99   104   112   10   4   10   2   2   4   8
      Other health   11   13   11   5   7   5   6   8   8   4

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   69   70   71   66   58   66   64   69   16   13
  Science and engineering   66   62   59   55   47   53   52   57   8   10
    Science   55   51   49   45   37   42   40   40   8   10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   25   22   23   23   18   20   17   17   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   6   4   3   2   3   4   3   4   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   20   18   19   16   14   16   17   19   4   4
      Psychology   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0
      Social sciences   2   4   2   2   2   2   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   11   11   10   10   10   11   12   17   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   4   5   3   3   3   3   4   4   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   3   5   3   3   3   3   7   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   2   4   4   4   4   5   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   1   1   1   0   0
    Health   3   8   12   11   11   13   12   12   8   3
      Clinical medicine   3   8   12   11   11   13   12   12   8   3
      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

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   746   786   788   791   735   842   864   898   989   956
  Fellowships   45   50   50   60   57   56   59   66   119   111
    Federal   15   17   18   17   16   16   14   13   5   2
    Institutional   30   33   32   43   41   40   45   53   105   102
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   7
  Research assistantships   158   166   178   200   166   216   230   258   145   151
    Federal   45   42   42   38   34   40   42   48   11   11
    Institutional   104   115   126   151   121   165   174   196   105   112
    Nonfederal   9   9   10   11   11   11   14   14   29   28
  Teaching assistantships   256   239   242   227   213   216   221   203   325   309
    Federal   3   4   4   3   2   2   1   1   0   0
    Institutional   253   235   238   224   211   214   220   202   325   309
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   287   331   318   304   299   354   354   371   400   385
    Federal   6   7   7   8   6   8   7   7   0   0
    Institutional   102   121   123   113   104   138   135   159   151   160
    Nonfederal   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   0   0
    Personal resources   176   200   185   180   185   204   208   201   249   225

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   19   14   16   13   19   18   14   13   24   25
    Science   17   11   15   11   16   14   12   9   15   15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   10   8   8   2   2   6   7   6   8   8
      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   1   1   0   0   0   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   7   2   5   7   12   8   5   3   6   6
      Psychology   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   1   1
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   2   3   1   2   3   4   2   4   9   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   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   3   1   0   2   4   2   3   8   9
      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   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1   3   1   5   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   2   1   5   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   1   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

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   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   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0
    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   67,430   59,877   52,465   49,764   51,914   53,735   53,303   61,092   59,117   61,078
    Science   41,435   35,485   30,274   27,554   26,078   26,079   28,292 i   34,120 i   35,751 i   30,935 i
      Computer and information sciences   549   290   89   271   703   712   729 i   0 i   943 i   88 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,806   2,475   2,847   2,183   1,697   1,618   1,400 i   2,232 i   2,237 i   2,470 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   245   34   54   53   134   51   146 i   238 i   154 i   180 i
        Geological and earth sciences   3,561   2,441   2,793   2,130   1,563   1,471   1,254 i   1,994 i   2,083 i   1,700 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   96   0 i   0 i   0 i   590 i
      Life sciences   23,448   20,740   17,612   16,838   15,375   15,739   17,098 i   21,365 i   21,079 i   14,334 i
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   16 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences   10,491   9,779   9,040   8,765   7,691   6,676   8,008 i   8,720 i   10,954 i   3,745 i
        Health sciences   11,911   9,920   7,780   7,371   7,158   7,681   8,579 i   11,504 i   8,207 i   6,529 i
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Life sciences nec   1,046   1,041   792   702   526   1,382   511 i   1,141 i   1,918 i   4,044 i
      Mathematics and statistics   107   18   38   53   90   101   76 i   124 i   118 i   103 i
      Physical sciences   7,216   6,865   5,892   5,520   5,370   4,501   5,358 i   5,893 i   5,839 i   9,644 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   281 i   10 i
        Chemistry   1,397   941   1,055   1,432   1,399   492   756 i   1,162 i   1,027 i   2,853 i
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Physics   5,819   5,556   4,837   4,088   3,971   3,859   4,602 i   4,731 i   4,531 i   6,362 i
        Physical sciences nec   0   368   0   0   0   150   0 i   0 i   0 i   419 i
      Psychology   3,134   3,242   2,551   1,792   1,827   2,031   2,001 i   2,828 i   2,500 i   2,780 i
      Social sciences   3,175   1,855   1,245   897   960   1,377   1,630 i   1,678 i   3,035 i   1,494 i
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Economics   24   26   14   6   4   25   43 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   251 i   233 i   548 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   136   81   81   27   73   89   339 i   362 i   170 i   66 i
        Social sciences nec   3,015   1,748   1,150   864   883   1,263   1,248 i   1,065 i   2,632 i   880 i
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   56   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   22 i
    Engineering   17,228   16,193   17,216   16,645   16,291   19,502   21,226 i   23,201 i   20,077 i   26,851 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,879   3,555   3,418   2,827   2,781   3,327   4,105 i   4,800 i   4,969 i   7,509 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   709 i
      Chemical engineering   4,089   4,322   4,365   4,925   6,854   8,242   8,781 i   10,004 i   9,324 i   10,602 i
      Civil engineering   3,173   2,827   2,386   2,140   886   1,359   2,168 i   3,034 i   2,594 i   3,712 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   751   624   505   586   561   471   508 i   801 i   912 i   1,165 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   170   7   32   210   124   102   98 i   257 i   734 i   0
      Mechanical engineering   368   574   513   321   418   749   532 i   889 i   511 i   1,099 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   396   281   434   909   608   399   332 i   646 i   571 i   220 i
      Engineering nec   5,402   4,003   5,563   4,727   4,059   4,853   4,702 i   2,770 i   462 i   1,835 i
    Non-S&E   8,767   8,199   4,975   5,565   9,545   8,154   3,785 i   3,771 i   3,289 i   3,292 i
      Business management and business administration   3,175   3,009   1,198   1,942   3,389   2,072   22 i   23 i   11 i   0 i
      Communication and communications technologies   60   139   55   153   388   622   968 i   1,057 i   547 i   592 i
      Education   1,925   1,785   1,325   1,422   1,508   1,003   589 i   255 i   516 i   989 i
      Humanities   971   853   672   784   1,343   622   94 i   302 i   84 i   184 i
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Social work   156   140   271   64   1,559   1,718   10 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Visual and performing arts   708   587   406   613   586   355   229 i   197 i   209 i   169 i
      Non-S&E nec   1,772   1,686   1,048   587   772   1,762   1,873 i   1,937 i   1,922 i   1,358 i

i=imputed

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   67,430   25,975   1,207   34,587   3,697   896   1,068
    Science   41,435   19,862   634   19,091   413   774   661
      Computer and information sciences   549   353   0   60   136   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,806   2,708   101   983   3   0   11
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   245   204   0   41   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,561   2,504   101   942   3   0   11
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   23,448   9,839   306   12,022   177   499   605
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   10,491   3,634   106   6,345   177   43   186
        Health sciences   11,911   6,192   149   4,834   0   318   418
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   1,046   13   51   843   0   138   1
      Mathematics and statistics   107   65   0   28   0   14   0
      Physical sciences   7,216   4,175   0   2,900   88   8   45
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,397   494   0   879   14   8   2
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,819   3,681   0   2,021   74   0   43
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,134   2,018   0   1,052   0   64   0
      Social sciences   3,175   704   227   2,046   9   189   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   24   0   0   24   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   136   0   6   113   0   17   0
        Social sciences nec   3,015   704   221   1,909   9   172   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   17,228   5,843   475   7,227   3,284   107   292
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,879   2,271   78   364   135   31   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   4,089   387   0   1,400   1,963   71   268
      Civil engineering   3,173   1,834   192   927   208   5   7
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   751   59   0   692   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   170   87   0   83   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   368   128   0   240   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   396   24   196   70   106   0   0
      Engineering nec   5,402   1,053   9   3,451   872   0   17
    Non-S&E   8,767   270   98   8,269   0   15   115
      Business management and business administration   3,175   0   0   3,175   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   60   0   0   60   0   0   0
      Education   1,925   247   0   1,678   0   0   0
      Humanities   971   0   0   966   0   0   5
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   156   0   0   156   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   708   0   0   698   0   0   10
      Non-S&E nec   1,772   23   98   1,536   0   15   100

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   25,975   21,919   20,587   19,164   15,543   14,802   13,961   16,393   14,678   17,303
  DOD   943   889   1,268   1,600   1,061   1,278   937   1,253   1,114   945
  DOE   4,809   4,303   4,255   2,936   2,560   1,917   1,825   2,385   2,195   2,541
  HHS   9,693   8,034   6,917   6,824   5,003   4,030   3,487   4,274   3,633   2,756
  NASA   396   424   471   312   437   417   601   541   587   793
  NSF   3,008   2,568   2,983   2,838   2,372   2,685   2,371   2,690   2,892   4,687
  USDA   455   134   247   444   461   212   141   88   215   106
  Other   6,671   5,567   4,446   4,210   3,649   4,263   4,599   5,162   4,042   5,475

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   1,387   263   1,124   .
2018   1,422   298   1,124   .

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   674   662   659   734   724
    Agricultural sciences   218   191   191   213   188
    Biological and biomedical sciences   119   174   165   170   199
    Computer and information sciences   14   20   9   9   8
    Engineering   112   105   111   132   133
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18   12   13   10   11
    Health sciences   28   34   57   73   32
    Mathematics and statistics   1   2   2   0   1
    Natural resources and conservation   55   32   32   51   22
    Physical sciences   69   60   55   56   77
    Psychology   11   8   8   10   28
    Social sciences   22   23   17   11   23
    Other   7   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

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   54,610   31,529   7,800   45,493   12,820
    Agricultural sciences   12,000   31,529   7,800   16,700   5,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   8,400   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   34,610   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   8,000   0   0   7,800   7,820
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   12,593   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   20,678   26,279   11,896   8,897   5,845
    Agricultural sciences   16,734   9,309   948   693   2,535
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   539   1,700   5,387   1,471
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   265   0
    Engineering   282   9,781   1,370   934   1,480
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   1,326   3,851   0   0
    Health sciences   0   300   0   0   359
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   265   0
    Natural resources and conservation   1,640   0   329   0   0
    Physical sciences   318   2,494   3,083   1,354   0
    Psychology   0   299   0   0   0
    Social sciences   1,705   2,232   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   616   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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