Old Dominion 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 123 73.6 459 203 70.5 679 199 67.4 602 198 78.6 914
2022 123 73.5 457 207 70 680 192 79 900
2021 109 76 447 203 71 691 198 66.5 583 188 79.6 908
2020 114 75.1 450 203 71.3 698 183 80.3 916
2019 133 70.7 447 210 70.3 697 181 69.7 589 180 80.6 914
2018 124 71.5 428 203 71.4 700 187 79.8 911
2017 122 71.8 425 205 70.4 684 190 67.4 575 175 80.8 898
2016 117 73.2 430 197 72.1 697 170 81.3 896
2015 109 74.8 426 191 72.8 693 187 67.6 570 169 81.5 898
2014 143 66.6 422 192 72.5 688 169 81.3 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 142 132 150 147 119 136 141 143 170 104
  Science and engineering 81 78 80 74 70 76 85 78 97 71
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 2 1 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 5 8 8 4 4 4 8 9 4
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 . 1 . . 2 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 7 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . 1 . . . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 6 6 7 4 5 6 7 5 8 2
      Computer science 3 2 5 2 5 6 6 5 6 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 4 2 2 . . 1 . 2 .
    Engineering 29 22 19 30 29 25 26 25 21 24
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 . 1 . 2 1 4 2 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 4 2 8 1 7 2 2 2 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 5 6 11 6 5 5 5 7 2
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 2 . . 4 1 1 1 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 6 1 1 2 5 4 7 4 2 2
      Engineering, other 10 7 8 7 11 4 9 6 5 10
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
    Health sciences 2 5 6 4 3 9 7 6 5 2
      Nursing science . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Public health . 2 4 3 2 7 5 3 . .
      Health sciences, other 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 5 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 5 1 5 5 2 2 2 6 8
      Applied mathematics 3 5 . 3 3 . 1 1 3 4
      Mathematics . . . 1 1 2 . . 2 3
      Statistics 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . 1 . . . . 1 1
    Physical sciences 9 14 13 7 8 7 11 7 14 8
      Chemistry 2 6 7 2 2 3 3 4 6 .
      Physics 7 8 6 5 6 4 8 3 8 8
    Psychology 13 5 12 10 12 9 19 9 13 10
      Clinical psychology 9 3 8 3 6 1 6 3 . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 1 3 2 4 7 7 4 8 6
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . 3 1 . 6 1 2 2
      Psychology, other 2 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 3 2
    Social sciences 12 12 11 5 3 13 8 12 19 11
      Political science and government . 1 . . . . . 1 . 1
      Public policy analysis 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other 11 11 10 5 2 13 8 11 18 10
  Non-science and engineering 61 54 70 73 49 60 56 65 73 33
    Business 10 5 5 12 7 8 8 9 9 4
      Business 10 5 5 12 7 8 8 9 9 4
    Education 40 43 55 46 35 44 44 42 51 28
      Education leadership and administration 11 8 23 14 8 16 16 13 13 5
      Education research 14 14 22 25 15 20 24 18 24 20
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 3 1 . 2 1 1 5 8 3
      Education, other 12 18 9 7 10 7 3 6 6 .
    Humanities and arts 7 3 7 10 4 3 3 9 11 .
      Letters 6 3 7 10 4 3 3 8 11 .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 4 3 3 5 3 5 1 5 2 1
      Communication . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Public administration and social services 4 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 2 .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . 1 . . . 2 . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 348 331 320 288 276 312 302 343 356 350
    Female 365 323 301 277 251 242 257 305 325 311
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 456 436 430 408 334 344 360 438 460 440
    Hispanic or Latino 47 41 43 44 26 17 18 22 28 24
    Not Hispanic or Latino 405 391 384 360 305 324 338 410 404 399
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
      Asian 27 29 38 32 23 22 19 16 15 13
      Black or African American 117 76 63 63 43 30 31 56 61 58
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
      White 226 256 260 242 212 247 264 317 304 308
      More than one race 33 28 21 21 24 24 24 21 23 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 6 28 17
  Temporary visa holders 257 218 191 157 193 210 199 210 221 221
  Science and engineering 635 576 542 482 448 482 487 543 607 571
    Science 494 418 392 339 299 313 314 373 426 402
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 49 51 51 39 35 28 33 38 37 37
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 11
      Computer and information sciences 239 181 153 126 81 86 73 70 81 71
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 26 23 25 21 18 20 18 18 28 27
      Mathematics and statistics 21 19 26 21 25 24 26 27 27 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 47 45 39 49 47 52 52 53 49 53
      Psychology 46 32 38 32 34 36 42 40 67 47
      Social sciences 51 54 60 51 59 67 70 118 121 132
    Engineering 141 158 150 143 149 169 173 170 181 169
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 6
      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 32 32 32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 43 48
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 59 53
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 22 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 141 158 150 143 149 169 173 2 0 0
    Health 78 78 79 83 79 72 72 105 74 90
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 10
      Other health 78 78 79 83 79 72 72 88 63 80

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 682 703 730 760 686 678 685 766 734 704
    Female 316 335 310 288 275 240 263 377 363 330
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 817 863 894 901 816 779 809 998 936 846
    Hispanic or Latino 77 83 73 67 54 61 60 63 46 45
    Not Hispanic or Latino 709 752 797 803 736 691 719 896 845 750
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1
      Asian 61 73 67 65 54 54 52 60 55 43
      Black or African American 132 135 133 107 93 82 97 142 125 98
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 3 4 2 0 0 5 3 5
      White 471 499 542 579 552 532 546 655 631 578
      More than one race 39 40 52 47 35 21 23 33 30 25
    Unknown ethnicity and race 31 28 24 31 26 27 30 39 45 51
  Temporary visa holders 181 175 146 147 145 139 139 145 161 188
  Science and engineering 968 1,007 1,012 1,027 937 905 931 1,109 1,062 1,013
    Science 415 417 362 352 292 249 266 417 412 421
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 30 20 20 31 33 33 32 26 29 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 14
      Computer and information sciences 219 216 174 158 113 73 68 53 54 68
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 13 13 21 16 19 20 23 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 7 13 10 11 11 11 13 16 14 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 40 39 54 53 54 47 41 40 39 38
      Psychology 23 34 43 19 19 21 40 43 45 22
      Social sciences 63 66 48 59 46 45 52 199 206 208
    Engineering 553 590 650 675 645 656 665 692 650 592
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 28
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5
      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 77 75 78
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 137 129
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391 368 304
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 48 48
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 553 590 650 675 645 656 665 2 0 0
    Health 30 31 28 21 24 13 17 34 35 21
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 12
      Other health 30 31 28 21 24 13 17 25 23 9

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 26 20 10 5 12 20 24 27 39 33 0
  Science and engineering 23 20 10 5 12 19 23 26 39 33 0
    Science 15 11 8 4 6 8 14 18 31 27 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 6 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 6 11 7 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 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 3 5 2 0 0 2 2 6 3 4 0
      Psychology 3 4 2 2 2 1 5 4 6 5 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8 9 2 1 6 11 9 8 8 6 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 9 2 1 6 11 9 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 713 654 621 565 527 554 559 648 681 661
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 26
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 26
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 335 289 305 260 293 290 272 301 157 148
    Federal 26 20 10 5 12 20 24 27 39 33
    Institutional 296 252 280 245 276 262 240 267 91 87
    Nonfederal 13 17 15 10 5 8 8 7 27 28
  Teaching assistantships 97 119 83 91 86 102 111 128 237 237
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 97 119 83 91 86 102 111 128 237 237
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 281 246 233 214 148 162 176 219 271 250
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 281 246 233 214 148 162 176 219 271 250

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 60 48 34 39 41 31 46 28 29 29
    Science 54 41 31 32 22 29 40 16 13 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 15 13 19 8 14 19 2 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 3
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 1 0 1 1 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 27 22 15 10 10 12 17 12 12 10
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 6 7 3 7 19 2 6 12 16 15
      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 11 10
      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 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
      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 6 7 3 7 19 2 6 10 0 0
    Health 1 0 0 4 4 3 3 6 2 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 0 0 4 4 3 3 6 2 1

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 2 2 0 20 25 19 33 16 6 10
  Science and engineering 2 2 0 19 22 17 31 14 5 9
    Science 2 2 0 18 13 15 27 7 4 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 10 5 5 13 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 2 1 2 2 1 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 1 1 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 1 1 0 5 5 7 11 6 4 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1 9 2 4 7 1 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      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 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 1 9 2 4 5 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 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

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 71,334 64,877 62,332 65,704 67,425 60,321 67,990 70,054 65,092 67,037
    Science 34,103 31,607 32,667 32,993 40,564 34,673 35,549 34,282 24,431 29,257
      Computer and information sciences 3,127 2,672 2,693 2,196 2,530 1,778 1,755 1,710 1,316 1,137
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,434 3,787 3,775 4,166 4,907 5,151 5,214 5,222 4,758 6,306
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 4,259 3,787 3,775 4,166 4,907 5,151 5,214 5,222 4,758 6,306
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 13,232 12,010 15,041 14,463 14,668 14,020 13,104 11,212 8,165 9,788
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,710 4,660 8,798 9,611 9,952 9,337 6,057 5,387 5,040 6,031
        Health sciences 7,926 7,244 5,972 4,585 4,708 4,683 7,047 5,823 3,112 2,711
        Natural resources and conservation 596 106 271 267 8 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1,046
      Mathematics and statistics 1,043 857 1,097 1,239 7,507 3,994 4,323 4,616 727 882
      Physical sciences 8,733 8,410 7,021 7,028 7,547 6,562 7,626 6,854 6,363 7,598
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,024 3,241 2,470 2,297 2,838 2,687 3,249 2,519 2,374 2,696
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,709 5,169 4,551 4,731 4,709 3,875 4,377 4,335 3,989 4,902
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,647 1,526 1,381 1,419 1,126 1,564 1,443 1,659 1,530 1,938
      Social sciences 1,887 2,345 1,659 2,482 2,279 1,501 856 545 274 430
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 216 288 237 348 202 165 83 171 1 209
        Political science and government 411 381 163 650 688 108 35 101 54 139
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 36 257 61 87 269 952 494 32 32 21
        Social sciences nec 1,224 1,419 1,198 1,397 1,120 276 244 241 187 61
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 103 1,228 2,464 1,298 1,178
    Engineering 32,001 28,288 25,811 25,869 19,294 17,074 19,086 18,815 23,987 23,575
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,264 1,485 1,394 2,153 1,746 1,444 4,156 3,934 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 0
      Civil engineering 1,438 1,088 1,081 1,315 1,804 2,124 3,943 3,964 8,613 8,223
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,247 8,687 7,408 5,403 6,794 6,291 7,785 7,970 7,870 6,707
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 16,795 14,708 13,738 9,614 513 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,257 2,320 2,188 2,566 1,049 1,326 3,202 2,947 7,504 8,645
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 2 4,818 7,388 5,889 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,230 4,982 3,854 6,842 7,567 8,574 13,355 16,957 16,674 14,205
      Business management and business administration 709 479 310 365 666 1,072 478 621 383 532
      Communication and communications technologies 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 3,921 2,959 3,211 5,761 6,683 6,434 11,494 15,060 14,884 12,276
      Humanities 317 210 67 311 176 356 168 106 310 238
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 116 81 0 214 3 100 9 51 12 143
      Non-S&E nec 167 1,240 266 191 39 599 1,191 1,119 1,085 1,016

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 71,334 31,104 13,535 23,954 387 1,915 439
    Science 34,103 16,651 6,045 10,105 275 772 255
      Computer and information sciences 3,127 1,538 596 768 76 122 27
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,434 2,642 631 1,025 49 56 31
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 4,259 2,559 568 997 49 55 31
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 175 83 63 28 0 1 0
      Life sciences 13,232 3,802 3,018 5,714 57 445 196
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,710 2,635 697 958 9 379 32
        Health sciences 7,926 1,167 2,124 4,416 48 66 105
        Natural resources and conservation 596 0 197 340 0 0 59
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,043 759 84 200 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8,733 5,894 1,067 1,624 93 55 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,024 2,362 870 690 93 9 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,709 3,532 197 934 0 46 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,647 1,119 160 340 0 28 0
      Social sciences 1,887 897 489 434 0 66 1
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 216 3 128 84 0 0 1
        Political science and government 411 320 63 28 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 36 0 18 18 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,224 574 280 304 0 66 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 32,001 11,962 6,824 12,032 112 928 143
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,264 687 313 249 0 15 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,438 1,043 125 232 9 23 6
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,247 4,519 1,478 4,056 20 53 121
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 16,795 4,626 4,750 6,586 16 807 10
      Mechanical engineering 2,257 1,087 158 909 67 30 6
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,230 2,491 666 1,817 0 215 41
      Business management and business administration 709 20 173 396 0 84 36
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 3,921 2,369 369 1,047 0 131 5
      Humanities 317 102 88 127 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 116 0 36 80 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 167 0 0 167 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 31,104 27,804 25,514 30,330 31,355 32,584 42,412 39,743 40,002 41,270
  DOD 6,643 6,838 6,609 7,549 5,021 5,035 6,526 5,609 5,963 6,520
  DOE 4,621 4,956 4,215 4,368 3,629 3,502 3,394 3,767 3,780 4,200
  HHS 4,467 3,973 4,053 5,519 6,250 6,569 7,271 5,073 3,552 3,964
  NASA 1,944 1,319 1,663 2,488 2,993 3,255 3,431 3,141 3,999 4,665
  NSF 7,351 5,967 5,120 5,985 7,806 6,473 7,093 6,814 6,168 7,162
  USDA 213 125 114 223 326 302 250 52 70 127
  Other 5,865 4,626 3,740 4,198 5,330 7,448 14,447 15,287 16,470 14,632

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 1,141 335 806 .
2018 1,614 324 1,290 .
2017 1,405 369 1,036 .

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 1,558 1,645 1,476 1,252 1,253
    Agricultural sciences 11 9 4 4 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 342 461 368 290 282
    Computer and information sciences 12 5 20 7 15
    Engineering 479 513 490 458 464
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 130 151 118 119 120
    Health sciences 104 76 43 39 47
    Mathematics and statistics 14 0 0 0 10
    Natural resources and conservation 9 0 1 1 2
    Physical sciences 275 218 223 158 194
    Psychology 64 61 73 53 49
    Social sciences 60 63 77 75 43
    Other 57 88 59 48 26

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 221,268 12,221 70,000 125,573 95,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences 105,853 0 0 77,300 88,600
    Engineering 115,415 0 15,000 9,600 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 40,000 0 0
    Health sciences 0 12,221 0 15,100 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 23,573 6,400
    Social sciences 0 0 15,000 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 165,223 139,579 56,457 35,835 30,730
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 270 2,572 9,934 4,497 7,357
    Computer and information sciences 478 435 0 0 0
    Engineering 78,091 35,324 8,379 8,911 13,325
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 819 2,978 4,602 0
    Health sciences 77,547 42,505 0 1,259 536
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 740 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 554 56,634 31,607 10,248 7,302
    Psychology 7,856 465 0 0 0
    Social sciences 427 825 0 2,325 395
    Other 0 0 3,559 3,253 1,815

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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