Portland State 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 210 54.8 459
2022 180 61.1 457 198 71.3 680 228 74.7 890
2021 162 64.3 447 193 72.4 691 224 62.1 583 223 75.7 907
2020 177 61.2 450 146 79.4 697 211 77.2 915
2019 182 59.8 447 146 79.4 696 221 63 589 204 78 913
2018 172 60.4 428 153 78.4 698 202 78.1 910
2017 189 56.1 425 137 80.3 684 220 62.2 575 196 78.4 897
2016 185 57.5 430 139 80.4 697 189 79.2 895
2015 193 55.3 426 137 80.5 693 229 60.3 570 188 79.3 897
2014 192 55.1 422 136 80.6 688 187 79.2 887
2013 135 76 555 227 61.9 588 191 78.7 884
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 52 76 86 72 71 78 61 66 65 60
  Science and engineering 36 64 70 60 64 72 56 55 57 51
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 4 3 7 2 9 1 2 2
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . . . 1 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . 4 3 7 2 9 . 1 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 9 8 5 5 12 5 5 6 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 2 4 1 . 1 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 2 . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 4
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 2 . . . . . 1 1 1
      Molecular biology . 1 . . . 2 . . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 1 2 2 1 . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 4 1 3 8 3 3 5 7 7 5
      Computer science 4 1 2 8 1 3 5 3 6 5
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 1 . 2 . . 4 1 .
    Engineering 7 13 20 9 18 16 8 14 6 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 1 5 3 6 4 2 2 3 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 6 7 4 6 4 3 6 1 .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . 2 . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 . .
      Engineering, other 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 5 2 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 1 1 5 1 2 2 . 1
      Geological sciences . 3 1 . . . 1 1 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . 1 5 1 1 1 . 1
    Health sciences 1 2 . 4 2 1 1 . . 2
      Public health 1 2 . 1 2 . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . 3 . 1 . . . 2
    Mathematics and statistics 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 3 . 1
      Applied mathematics . 1 2 2 . 1 2 2 . .
      Statistics 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 2 . 2 1 1 1 1 . 1
    Physical sciences 4 12 9 8 4 12 14 10 14 6
      Chemistry 3 8 6 6 2 7 8 8 6 6
      Physics 1 4 3 2 2 5 6 2 8 .
    Psychology 5 9 9 6 9 6 2 6 9 10
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 1 3 5 5 2 . 2 6 2
      Research and experimental psychology . . . 1 3 4 1 2 2 3
      Psychology, other 3 8 6 . 1 . 1 2 1 5
    Social sciences 11 10 14 12 10 17 7 7 13 12
      Anthropology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Economics . . . . . . . . . .
      Political science and government 1 . 2 . 1 2 . 1 . 3
      Public policy analysis 3 1 1 1 1 5 . 1 2 4
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 3 5 1 3 3 . 1 3 .
      Social sciences, other 5 6 5 10 5 7 7 4 8 5
  Non-science and engineering 16 12 16 12 7 6 5 11 8 9
    Business 3 4 9 . 1 1 . . 1 3
      Business 3 4 9 . 1 1 . . 1 3
    Education 2 1 1 2 . 1 1 5 2 3
      Education research . . . . . . . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 . 1 2 . 1 1 5 1 2
      Education, other . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 11 7 6 10 6 4 4 6 5 3
      Public administration and social services 10 5 5 9 6 4 3 6 5 3
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 2 1 1 . . 1 . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 728 664 900 926 857 983 1,065 1,103 1,121 1,050
    Male 312 307 457 484 460 500 534 568 579 526
    Female 416 357 443 442 397 483 531 535 542 524
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 502 506 580 609 543 644 740 763 749 733
    Hispanic or Latino 72 73 54 60 53 56 55 60 43 33
    Not Hispanic or Latino 423 424 504 523 466 569 659 658 659 666
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 6 4 5 6 5 7 2 8 12
      Asian 34 30 36 33 30 40 34 30 33 37
      Black or African American 16 11 3 3 3 17 9 12 19 14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 0 0
      White 340 350 426 443 392 472 577 580 576 578
      More than one race 29 26 33 35 31 34 31 33 23 25
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 9 22 26 24 19 26 45 47 34
  Temporary visa holders 226 158 320 317 314 339 325 340 372 317
  Science and engineering 659 599 828 855 787 899 958 985 972 885
    Science 608 546 601 605 538 629 687 688 638 612
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 52 47 44
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 34 47 47 42 46 46 63 57 46
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 18 17 15
      Computer and information sciences 162 114 119 109 99 97 76 83 84 72
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 9 15 17 17 17 19 18 14 18
      Mathematics and statistics 88 78 93 86 85 107 69 58 57 58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 12 6 13 26 24 33 37 17 13 11
      Natural resources and conservation 41 41 46 43 0 39 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 43 43 41 41 39 44 47 43 48 40
      Physical sciences 51 55 57 63 61 65 79 80 78 83
      Social sciences 170 166 170 173 171 181 266 256 223 225
    Engineering 51 53 227 250 249 270 271 297 334 273
      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 16 17 36 38 37 34 49 59 71 67
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 154 176 177 192 185 199 217 172
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
      Mechanical engineering 28 27 27 28 27 31 31 39 44 33
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 8 9 8 8 12 6 0 2 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 69 65 72 71 70 84 107 118 149 165
      Clinical medicine 0 1 1 3 3 10 22 38 59 65
      Other health 69 64 71 68 67 74 85 80 90 100

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 398 492 581 737 667 650 682 665 661 691
    Male 232 274 340 415 380 386 397 362 365 369
    Female 166 218 241 322 287 264 285 303 296 322
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 358 428 503 630 566 555 586 589 589 635
    Hispanic or Latino 27 34 39 58 53 44 30 35 27 30
    Not Hispanic or Latino 314 378 443 554 496 483 521 533 534 571
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 3 4 2 4 7 10 10 9
      Asian 30 37 54 65 60 54 43 37 43 41
      Black or African American 6 9 14 22 20 13 15 12 13 15
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 3 2 0 4 1 2 2 4
      White 253 299 346 435 389 382 423 450 453 485
      More than one race 22 30 23 26 25 26 32 22 13 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 16 21 18 17 28 35 21 28 34
  Temporary visa holders 40 64 78 107 101 95 96 76 72 56
  Science and engineering 383 463 562 711 643 624 652 636 592 616
    Science 303 359 357 473 408 402 429 444 403 440
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 40 40 30
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 6 4 13 7 4 11 15 10 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 17
      Computer and information sciences 87 102 88 115 101 72 64 57 50 53
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7 7 7 16 16 12 10 10 11 11
      Mathematics and statistics 70 76 76 88 86 74 41 43 49 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 14 16 33 38 32 42 37 33 38 27
      Natural resources and conservation 15 17 24 24 0 29 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 9 9 10 12 9 13 8 9 7 16
      Physical sciences 11 19 26 18 18 21 18 16 20 36
      Social sciences 85 107 89 149 139 135 218 215 169 201
    Engineering 80 104 205 238 235 222 223 192 189 176
      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 21 26 29 44 44 57 49 37 42 42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 97 104 101 111 136 128 111 115
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16 17 19 23 23 4 0 0 4 2
      Mechanical engineering 27 37 31 40 40 32 32 27 32 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 16 24 29 27 27 18 6 0 0 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 15 29 19 26 24 26 30 29 69 75
      Clinical medicine 5 6 11 12 10 16 27 22 63 69
      Other health 10 23 8 14 14 10 3 7 6 6

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 27 25 20 52 48 70 50 6 26 10 0
  Science and engineering 26 25 20 52 47 70 50 6 26 10 0
    Science 24 23 14 39 30 47 32 3 15 9 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 5 4 7 4 8 5 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 3 0 3 5 8 10 1 11 7 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 3 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 3 3 11 7 5 2 0 1 0 0
      Psychology 3 5 4 4 1 8 5 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 2 1 5 10 6 2 0 1 1 0
    Engineering 2 2 6 13 17 23 18 3 11 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 2 5 5 5 8 2 6 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 4 8 11 7 1 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 3 4 4 6 3 0 3 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 0 0 0 1 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 728 664 900 926 857 983 1,065 1,103 1,121 1,050
  Fellowships 2 1 1 3 6 3 20 7 6 3
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
    Institutional 2 1 1 2 6 3 17 7 5 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 115 83 155 115 129 150 84 18 55 13
    Federal 0 0 0 52 41 70 48 6 24 8
    Institutional 115 83 155 61 74 70 30 11 27 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 2 14 10 6 1 4 0
  Teaching assistantships 132 159 164 174 269 312 114 16 15 7
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 132 159 164 174 269 312 114 16 15 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 479 421 580 634 453 518 847 1,062 1,045 1,027
    Federal 27 25 20 0 7 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 26 30 32 11 9 13 33 7 26 13
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 3 0
    Personal resources 426 366 528 623 435 501 808 1,053 1,015 1,013

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 12 13 9 11 12 16 18 14 9 9
    Science 10 11 5 7 9 10 8 9 4 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 1 4
      Social sciences 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2 2 4 4 3 6 10 5 5 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 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 1 2 3 4 1 3 5 5 5 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 10 7 6 6 6 8 11 11 6 8
  Science and engineering 10 7 6 6 6 8 11 11 6 8
    Science 8 6 4 4 5 6 6 9 3 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 3 2 1 2 1 4 5 1 4
      Social sciences 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 3 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 3 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 41,483 41,311 43,667 50,045 46,911 48,964 56,572 53,872 54,787 55,435
    Science 27,435 26,428 26,935 29,566 27,516 29,107 31,626 27,566 28,590 30,297
      Computer and information sciences 1,521 1,644 1,164 1,370 1,167 1,485 2,034 1,703 1,932 2,106
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,826 1,818 2,212 2,090 2,094 1,999 1,411 6,580 6,603 6,119
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 476 278 226 174 19 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,271 1,287 1,810 1,817 1,798 1,728 1,411 1,208 821 1,319
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 79 249 171 63 4 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 4 5 36 273 271 0 5,372 5,782 4,800
      Life sciences 14,531 13,784 13,547 15,844 13,266 11,670 10,548 2,335 2,050 2,318
        Agricultural sciences 46 16 46 111 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,790 9,159 7,666 2,702 2,835 2,280 2,333 2,226 1,822 2,148
        Health sciences 1,368 1,184 2,224 9,112 6,510 6,092 4,020 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 4,228 3,393 3,611 3,515 3,921 3,298 4,195 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 99 32 0 404 0 0 0 109 228 170
      Mathematics and statistics 1,192 947 1,115 933 832 1,267 782 521 567 491
      Physical sciences 2,410 1,977 2,326 2,911 3,450 4,101 3,946 3,403 4,240 6,517
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,161 1,646 1,782 2,667 3,360 3,576 3,268 2,744 2,683 4,596
        Materials science 0 14 126 49 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 249 317 418 195 90 525 678 659 1,557 1,921
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,497 1,257 1,766 1,400 1,418 1,425 1,697 2,256 2,259 1,500
      Social sciences 3,900 4,338 3,882 5,018 5,289 6,210 10,287 8,523 10,253 11,075
        Anthropology 896 655 590 672 742 616 957 0 0 0
        Economics 85 124 123 492 260 591 367 251 516 409
        Political science and government 178 254 172 106 175 603 332 829 2,232 1,486
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,025 795 823 781 534 522 720 1,399 1,431 1,254
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,716 2,510 2,174 2,967 3,578 3,878 7,911 6,044 6,074 7,926
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 558 663 923 0 0 950 921 2,245 686 171
    Engineering 5,582 6,668 6,719 9,160 9,010 7,488 7,091 8,789 10,544 8,488
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 200 122 221 193 73 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 89 15 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,988 2,730 3,088 4,479 3,873 3,799 4,024 5,046 6,761 4,358
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,079 2,229 1,794 2,038 2,419 1,793 1,512 1,323 1,527 1,081
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 150 257 218 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 716 589 559 1,307 1,898 713 1,257 1,711 1,306 1,495
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 170 458 702 639 508 424 134 269 489 1,080
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 279 283 137 415 223 759 164 440 461 474
    Non-S&E 8,466 8,215 10,013 11,319 10,385 12,369 17,855 17,517 15,653 16,650
      Business management and business administration 42 31 0 21 262 86 12 39 842 79
      Communication and communications technologies 310 59 7 48 39 90 77 76 76 181
      Education 1,824 2,790 2,068 2,717 2,439 3,460 3,277 2,537 1,477 3,648
      Humanities 733 280 84 286 156 344 315 134 63 8
      Law 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,797 2,115 3,000 3,756 3,659 4,205 14,038 14,731 13,137 12,596
      Visual and performing arts 105 14 0 7 5 0 0 0 5 1
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 3,655 2,926 4,849 4,484 3,825 4,184 136 0 53 137

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: 2022
(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 41,483 30,922 2,635 3,949 636 2,882 459
    Science 27,435 21,424 1,937 2,423 173 1,305 173
      Computer and information sciences 1,521 1,397 0 31 93 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,826 1,660 39 127 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 476 392 39 45 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,271 1,189 0 82 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 79 79 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 14,531 12,525 662 1,032 60 251 1
        Agricultural sciences 46 22 20 4 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,790 8,269 0 443 60 17 1
        Health sciences 1,368 1,011 94 45 0 218 0
        Natural resources and conservation 4,228 3,124 548 540 0 16 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 99 99 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,192 1,191 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,410 1,762 0 295 0 220 133
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,161 1,524 0 294 0 210 133
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 249 238 0 1 0 10 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,497 1,427 29 18 0 23 0
      Social sciences 3,900 1,213 1,206 611 20 811 39
        Anthropology 896 710 0 141 0 45 0
        Economics 85 10 56 14 0 0 5
        Political science and government 178 118 0 10 20 30 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,025 160 420 160 0 251 34
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,716 215 730 286 0 485 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 558 249 1 308 0 0 0
    Engineering 5,582 3,752 417 597 421 236 159
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 200 168 0 23 0 0 9
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,988 980 417 304 115 172 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,079 1,636 0 207 236 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 150 0 0 0 0 0 150
      Mechanical engineering 716 661 0 29 0 26 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 170 100 0 0 70 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 279 207 0 34 0 38 0
    Non-S&E 8,466 5,746 281 929 42 1,341 127
      Business management and business administration 42 0 0 0 42 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 310 146 58 49 0 57 0
      Education 1,824 1,273 70 119 0 362 0
      Humanities 733 144 0 204 0 370 15
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,797 1,058 108 170 0 459 2
      Visual and performing arts 105 0 0 0 0 0 105
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 3,655 3,125 45 387 0 93 5

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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 30,922 29,842 31,315 33,055 31,234 32,727 32,021 29,987 33,523 40,377
  DOD 1,971 2,333 2,512 2,579 2,494 2,530 2,397 2,438 2,840 2,577
  DOE 1,262 1,288 871 1,270 755 693 1,043 1,582 1,254 1,423
  HHS 11,223 11,037 11,165 12,465 10,619 10,705 8,106 7,468 7,985 14,707
  NASA 783 1,024 1,500 1,494 1,312 958 895 645 761 899
  NSF 7,098 6,865 6,868 5,994 6,506 6,812 7,079 6,411 6,491 6,661
  USDA 749 992 945 1,123 1,092 843 1,106 1,117 1,243 1,317
  Other 7,836 6,303 7,454 8,130 8,456 10,186 11,395 10,326 12,949 12,793

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,289 212 1,077 .
2018 883 253 630 .
2017 1,285 235 1,050 .
2016 1,285 i 235 i 1,050 i .

i=imputed

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 222 223 221 202 195
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 14
    Biological and biomedical sciences 65 67 67 24 43
    Computer and information sciences 9 7 7 5 7
    Engineering 50 55 49 32 44
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 3 3 2 2
    Health sciences 2 3 3 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 2 0
    Natural resources and conservation 12 13 12 10 .
    Physical sciences 52 49 49 46 53
    Psychology 4 1 2 5 2
    Social sciences 21 23 26 69 25
    Other 3 2 3 6 2

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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . 29,105 . . 0
    Health sciences . . 29,105 . . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 48,500 14,497 0 410 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18,500 12,432 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1,040 0 410 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 30,000 1,025 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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