Ohio U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 190 72.4 679 258 57.7 602 213 77 914
2022 182 73.6 680 210 77 900
2021 171 75.6 691 245 58.5 583 206 77.6 908
2020 166 76.6 698 198 78.7 916
2019 156 78 697 245 58.9 589 198 78.6 914
2018 152 78.6 700 195 78.9 911
2017 146 79 684 232 60.2 575 181 80.1 898
2016 147 79.2 697 185 79.6 896
2015 154 78.1 693 207 64.2 570 174 80.9 898
2014 140 80 688 178 80.3 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

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 391 393 401 373 444 485 489 529 512 589
    Female 395 395 390 362 398 379 409 460 444 495
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 386 407 444 436 431 446 445 519 478 553
    Hispanic or Latino 12 18 14 16 18 16 16 14 16 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 366 380 419 404 400 407 410 478 439 511
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
      Asian 8 12 12 14 13 12 11 11 12 14
      Black or African American 16 18 17 14 11 9 9 23 21 30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 325 335 372 355 357 372 370 425 389 456
      More than one race 16 14 18 21 19 14 20 17 15 11
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 9 11 16 13 23 19 27 23 21
  Temporary visa holders 400 381 347 299 411 418 453 470 478 531
  Science and engineering 680 683 690 627 754 787 824 925 900 1,023
    Science 564 567 562 484 598 602 621 722 715 822
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 86 85 96 82 105 105 115 110 91 87
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 32 34
      Computer and information sciences 53 25 29 41 35 45 14 17 22 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 30 39 34 12 14 15 16 52 50 44
      Mathematics and statistics 46 50 47 46 56 55 53 51 52 52
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 20 26 21 21 18 22 28 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 110 116 113 102 106 107 120 113 117 131
      Psychology 66 84 91 78 57 56 55 58 69 73
      Social sciences 149 140 129 98 207 197 220 281 280 382
    Engineering 116 116 128 143 156 185 203 203 185 201
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 9 10 12 12 10 10 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 28 29 30 31 32 48 47 58 47 51
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 27 20 15 17 21 35 40 44 47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27 21 32 40 39 45 57 49 39 42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 11 8 10 13 15 19 27 31 28 32
      Mechanical engineering 6 8 15 16 13 19 25 25 27 29
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 17 14 11 16 28 23 2 0 0 0
    Health 106 105 101 108 88 77 74 64 56 61
      Clinical medicine 34 36 29 34 21 19 19 13 5 6
      Other health 72 69 72 74 67 58 55 51 51 55

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 266 269 273 284 451 496 450 422 367 347
    Female 287 265 192 190 204 185 128 164 173 203
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 491 487 394 413 569 556 471 462 442 454
    Hispanic or Latino 49 32 35 31 50 36 33 30 27 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 430 440 346 366 492 494 414 406 392 403
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 1 2 0 1 4 4 4 2
      Asian 20 24 22 20 30 31 28 24 18 24
      Black or African American 66 58 26 24 45 47 33 33 36 33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
      White 323 343 292 310 407 396 340 337 327 337
      More than one race 18 12 5 10 10 19 8 7 7 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 15 13 16 27 26 24 26 23 30
  Temporary visa holders 62 47 71 61 86 125 107 124 98 96
  Science and engineering 436 411 450 463 640 673 568 574 528 537
    Science 299 264 263 260 227 234 155 217 224 267
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 13 10 13 25 17 8 12 9 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 62 54
      Computer and information sciences 5 6 5 11 16 23 8 4 4 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 32 38 36 27 2 4 1 16 13 10
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 1 2 4 7 4 5 6 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 18 13 2 1 3 5 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 161 131 143 130 79 27 17 16 20 18
      Psychology 23 17 14 12 14 13 23 21 17 21
      Social sciences 46 43 52 64 84 138 90 100 91 139
    Engineering 137 147 187 203 413 439 413 357 304 270
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 10 11 11 13 10 8 11 10 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 47 35 46 52 76 87 86 96 67 47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 65 86 112 119 127 135 133 94 101 57
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 2 1 4 6 7 6 147 121 150
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 3 3 5 3 2 9 5 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 12 10 12 13 186 192 177 0 0 0
    Health 117 123 15 11 15 8 10 12 12 13
      Clinical medicine 104 112 10 4 10 2 2 4 8 9
      Other health 13 11 5 7 5 6 8 8 4 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 70 71 66 58 66 64 69 16 13 12 0
  Science and engineering 62 59 55 47 53 52 57 8 10 8 0
    Science 51 49 45 37 42 40 40 8 10 8 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 23 23 18 20 17 17 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 6 4 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 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 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 19 16 14 16 17 19 4 4 4 0
      Psychology 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 10 10 10 11 12 17 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 5 3 3 3 3 7 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 4 4 4 4 5 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Health 8 12 11 11 13 12 12 8 3 4 0
      Clinical medicine 8 12 11 11 13 12 12 8 3 4 0
      Other health 0 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: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 786 788 791 735 842 864 898 989 956 1,084
  Fellowships 50 50 60 57 56 59 66 119 111 118
    Federal 17 18 17 16 16 14 13 5 2 2
    Institutional 33 32 43 41 40 45 53 105 102 108
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 8
  Research assistantships 166 178 200 166 216 230 258 145 151 171
    Federal 42 42 38 34 40 42 48 11 11 10
    Institutional 115 126 151 121 165 174 196 105 112 129
    Nonfederal 9 10 11 11 11 14 14 29 28 32
  Teaching assistantships 239 242 227 213 216 221 203 325 309 332
    Federal 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 235 238 224 211 214 220 202 325 309 332
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 331 318 304 299 354 354 371 400 385 463
    Federal 7 7 8 6 8 7 7 0 0 0
    Institutional 121 123 113 104 138 135 159 151 160 209
    Nonfederal 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0
    Personal resources 200 185 180 185 204 208 201 249 225 254

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 14 15 11 23 19 14 13 24 25 29
    Science 11 14 9 20 14 12 9 15 15 17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 7 2 3 6 7 6 8 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 5 5 14 8 5 3 6 6 7
      Psychology 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 1 2 3 5 2 4 9 10 12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 1 0 2 5 2 3 8 9 12
      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 1 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 2 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 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

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 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 59,877 52,465 49,764 51,914 53,735 53,303 61,092 59,117 61,078 60,800
    Science 35,485 30,274 27,554 26,078 26,079 28,292 i 34,120 i 35,751 i 30,935 i 29,568 i
      Computer and information sciences 290 89 271 703 712 729 i 0 i 943 i 88 i 88 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,475 2,847 2,183 1,697 1,618 1,400 i 2,232 i 2,237 i 2,470 i 1,144 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 34 54 53 134 51 146 i 238 i 154 i 180 i 226 i
        Geological and earth sciences 2,441 2,793 2,130 1,563 1,471 1,254 i 1,994 i 2,083 i 1,700 i 914 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 96 0 i 0 i 0 i 590 i 4 i
      Life sciences 20,740 17,612 16,838 15,375 15,739 17,098 i 21,365 i 21,079 i 14,334 i 15,861 i
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 16 i 33 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,779 9,040 8,765 7,691 6,676 8,008 i 8,720 i 10,954 i 3,745 i 4,101 i
        Health sciences 9,920 7,780 7,371 7,158 7,681 8,579 i 11,504 i 8,207 i 6,529 i 7,140 i
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,041 792 702 526 1,382 511 i 1,141 i 1,918 i 4,044 i 4,587 i
      Mathematics and statistics 18 38 53 90 101 76 i 124 i 118 i 103 i 24 i
      Physical sciences 6,865 5,892 5,520 5,370 4,501 5,358 i 5,893 i 5,839 i 9,644 i 8,244 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 281 i 10 i 269 i
        Chemistry 941 1,055 1,432 1,399 492 756 i 1,162 i 1,027 i 2,853 i 1,476 i
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Physics 5,556 4,837 4,088 3,971 3,859 4,602 i 4,731 i 4,531 i 6,362 i 6,449 i
        Physical sciences nec 368 0 0 0 150 0 i 0 i 0 i 419 i 50 i
      Psychology 3,242 2,551 1,792 1,827 2,031 2,001 i 2,828 i 2,500 i 2,780 i 2,091 i
      Social sciences 1,855 1,245 897 960 1,377 1,630 i 1,678 i 3,035 i 1,494 i 2,045 i
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Economics 26 14 6 4 25 43 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 251 i 233 i 548 i 835 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 81 81 27 73 89 339 i 362 i 170 i 66 i 145 i
        Social sciences nec 1,748 1,150 864 883 1,263 1,248 i 1,065 i 2,632 i 880 i 1,065 i
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 56 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 22 i 71 i
    Engineering 16,193 17,216 16,645 16,291 19,502 21,226 i 23,201 i 20,077 i 26,851 i 28,670 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,555 3,418 2,827 2,781 3,327 4,105 i 4,800 i 4,969 i 7,509 i 5,933 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 709 i 0 i
      Chemical engineering 4,322 4,365 4,925 6,854 8,242 8,781 i 10,004 i 9,324 i 10,602 i 13,303 i
      Civil engineering 2,827 2,386 2,140 886 1,359 2,168 i 3,034 i 2,594 i 3,712 i 4,692 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 624 505 586 561 471 508 i 801 i 912 i 1,165 i 1,299 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 7 32 210 124 102 98 i 257 i 734 i 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 574 513 321 418 749 532 i 889 i 511 i 1,099 i 1,264 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 281 434 909 608 399 332 i 646 i 571 i 220 i 260 i
      Engineering nec 4,003 5,563 4,727 4,059 4,853 4,702 i 2,770 i 462 i 1,835 i 1,919 i
    Non-S&E 8,199 4,975 5,565 9,545 8,154 3,785 i 3,771 i 3,289 i 3,292 i 2,562 i
      Business management and business administration 3,009 1,198 1,942 3,389 2,072 22 i 23 i 11 i 0 i 3 i
      Communication and communications technologies 139 55 153 388 622 968 i 1,057 i 547 i 592 i 572 i
      Education 1,785 1,325 1,422 1,508 1,003 589 i 255 i 516 i 989 i 957 i
      Humanities 853 672 784 1,343 622 94 i 302 i 84 i 184 i 206 i
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Social work 140 271 64 1,559 1,718 10 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Visual and performing arts 587 406 613 586 355 229 i 197 i 209 i 169 i 421 i
      Non-S&E nec 1,686 1,048 587 772 1,762 1,873 i 1,937 i 1,922 i 1,358 i 403 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: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 59,877 21,919 1,041 31,828 3,767 1,011 311
    Science 35,485 16,587 247 17,183 370 919 179
      Computer and information sciences 290 123 0 10 157 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,475 1,704 33 724 3 0 11
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 34 7 0 27 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,441 1,697 33 697 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 20,740 8,024 164 11,657 145 618 132
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,779 3,067 73 6,305 99 195 40
        Health sciences 9,920 4,835 91 4,607 46 337 4
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,041 122 0 745 0 86 88
      Mathematics and statistics 18 0 0 13 0 5 0
      Physical sciences 6,865 4,116 0 2,623 65 41 20
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 941 360 0 551 3 7 20
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,556 3,756 0 1,704 62 34 0
        Physical sciences nec 368 0 0 368 0 0 0
      Psychology 3,242 2,128 0 951 0 153 10
      Social sciences 1,855 492 50 1,205 0 102 6
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 26 0 0 20 0 0 6
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 81 1 6 56 0 18 0
        Social sciences nec 1,748 491 44 1,129 0 84 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 16,193 4,985 794 6,974 3,369 53 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,555 2,221 538 456 337 0 3
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 4,322 446 0 1,393 2,430 53 0
      Civil engineering 2,827 1,461 160 894 312 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 624 10 0 614 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 574 78 0 496 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 281 45 92 42 102 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,003 724 4 3,072 188 0 15
    Non-S&E 8,199 347 0 7,671 28 39 114
      Business management and business administration 3,009 0 0 3,009 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 139 0 0 139 0 0 0
      Education 1,785 310 0 1,475 0 0 0
      Humanities 853 0 0 819 0 31 3
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 140 0 0 140 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 587 15 0 566 0 0 6
      Non-S&E nec 1,686 22 0 1,523 28 8 105

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 21,919 20,587 19,164 15,543 14,802 13,961 16,393 14,678 17,303 16,597
  DOD 889 1,268 1,600 1,061 1,278 937 1,253 1,114 945 1,402
  DOE 4,303 4,255 2,936 2,560 1,917 1,825 2,385 2,195 2,541 2,430
  HHS 8,034 6,917 6,824 5,003 4,030 3,487 4,274 3,633 2,756 2,295
  NASA 424 471 312 437 417 601 541 587 793 783
  NSF 2,568 2,983 2,838 2,372 2,685 2,371 2,690 2,892 4,687 5,108
  USDA 134 247 444 461 212 141 88 215 106 61
  Other 5,567 4,446 4,210 3,649 4,263 4,599 5,162 4,042 5,475 4,518

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,387 263 1,124 .
2018 1,422 298 1,124 .
2017 1,706 289 1,417 .

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
    Health sciences 34,610 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 8,000 0 0 7,800 7,820
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 12,593 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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