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 54.8 459 207 69.9 679 246 59.6 602 233 74.8 914
2022 180 61.1 457 198 71.3 680 229 74.9 900
2021 162 64.3 447 193 72.4 691 224 62.1 583 223 75.8 908
2020 177 61.2 450 146 79.4 698 211 77.3 916
2019 182 59.8 447 146 79.4 697 221 63 589 204 78 914
2018 172 60.4 428 153 78.5 700 202 78.1 911
2017 189 56.1 425 137 80.3 684 220 62.2 575 196 78.5 898
2016 185 57.5 430 139 80.4 697 189 79.2 896
2015 193 55.3 426 137 80.5 693 229 60.3 570 188 79.4 898
2014 192 55.1 422 136 80.6 688 187 79.3 889
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 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 303 312 307 457 484 460 500 534 568 579
    Female 374 416 357 443 442 397 483 531 535 542
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 442 502 506 580 609 543 644 740 763 749
    Hispanic or Latino 72 72 73 54 60 53 56 55 60 43
    Not Hispanic or Latino 361 423 424 504 523 466 569 659 658 659
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 4 6 4 5 6 5 7 2 8
      Asian 29 34 30 36 33 30 40 34 30 33
      Black or African American 16 16 11 3 3 3 17 9 12 19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 0
      White 288 340 350 426 443 392 472 577 580 576
      More than one race 25 29 26 33 35 31 34 31 33 23
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 7 9 22 26 24 19 26 45 47
  Temporary visa holders 235 226 158 320 317 314 339 325 340 372
  Science and engineering 609 659 599 828 855 787 899 958 985 972
    Science 556 608 546 601 605 538 629 687 688 638
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 52 47
      Biological and biomedical sciences 34 32 34 47 47 42 46 46 63 57
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 18 17
      Computer and information sciences 176 162 114 119 109 99 97 76 83 84
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 9 9 15 17 17 17 19 18 14
      Mathematics and statistics 79 88 78 93 86 85 107 69 58 57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 12 6 13 26 24 33 37 17 13
      Natural resources and conservation 32 41 41 46 43 0 39 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 42 51 55 57 63 61 65 79 80 78
      Psychology 36 43 43 41 41 39 44 47 43 48
      Social sciences 134 170 166 170 173 171 181 266 256 223
    Engineering 53 51 53 227 250 249 270 271 297 334
      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 17 16 17 36 38 37 34 49 59 71
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 154 176 177 192 185 199 217
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 27 28 27 27 28 27 31 31 39 44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 7 8 9 8 8 12 6 0 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 68 69 65 72 71 70 84 107 118 149
      Clinical medicine 0 0 1 1 3 3 10 22 38 59
      Other health 68 69 64 71 68 67 74 85 80 90

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 210 232 274 340 415 380 386 397 362 365
    Female 177 166 218 241 322 287 264 285 303 296
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 333 358 428 503 630 566 555 586 589 589
    Hispanic or Latino 20 27 34 39 58 53 44 30 35 27
    Not Hispanic or Latino 297 314 378 443 554 496 483 521 533 534
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3 2 3 4 2 4 7 10 10
      Asian 39 30 37 54 65 60 54 43 37 43
      Black or African American 10 6 9 14 22 20 13 15 12 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 1 2 2
      White 231 253 299 346 435 389 382 423 450 453
      More than one race 15 22 30 23 26 25 26 32 22 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 17 16 21 18 17 28 35 21 28
  Temporary visa holders 54 40 64 78 107 101 95 96 76 72
  Science and engineering 368 383 463 562 711 643 624 652 636 592
    Science 311 303 359 357 473 408 402 429 444 403
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 40 40
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 5 6 4 13 7 4 11 15 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9
      Computer and information sciences 89 87 102 88 115 101 72 64 57 50
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 7 7 7 16 16 12 10 10 11
      Mathematics and statistics 59 70 76 76 88 86 74 41 43 49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 15 14 16 33 38 32 42 37 33 38
      Natural resources and conservation 15 15 17 24 24 0 29 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 11 19 26 18 18 21 18 16 20
      Psychology 14 9 9 10 12 9 13 8 9 7
      Social sciences 94 85 107 89 149 139 135 218 215 169
    Engineering 57 80 104 205 238 235 222 223 192 189
      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 14 21 26 29 44 44 57 49 37 42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 97 104 101 111 136 128 111
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 16 17 19 23 23 4 0 0 4
      Mechanical engineering 24 27 37 31 40 40 32 32 27 32
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 19 16 24 29 27 27 18 6 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 19 15 29 19 26 24 26 30 29 69
      Clinical medicine 4 5 6 11 12 10 16 27 22 63
      Other health 15 10 23 8 14 14 10 3 7 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 30 27 25 20 52 48 70 50 6 26 0
  Science and engineering 30 26 25 20 52 47 70 50 6 26 0
    Science 27 24 23 14 39 30 47 32 3 15 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 5 4 7 4 8 5 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 5 3 0 3 5 8 10 1 11 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 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 1 3 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 6 3 3 11 7 5 2 0 1 0
      Psychology 3 3 5 4 4 1 8 5 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 3 2 1 5 10 6 2 0 1 0
    Engineering 3 2 2 6 13 17 23 18 3 11 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 3 0 0 2 5 5 5 8 2 6 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 1 4 8 11 7 1 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 2 1 3 4 4 6 3 0 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 677 728 664 900 926 857 983 1,065 1,103 1,121
  Fellowships 4 2 1 1 3 6 3 20 7 6
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
    Institutional 4 2 1 1 2 6 3 17 7 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
  Research assistantships 86 115 83 155 115 129 150 84 18 55
    Federal 0 0 0 0 52 41 70 48 6 24
    Institutional 86 115 83 155 61 74 70 30 11 27
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 2 14 10 6 1 4
  Teaching assistantships 156 132 159 164 174 269 312 114 16 15
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 156 132 159 164 174 269 312 114 16 15
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 431 479 421 580 634 453 518 847 1,062 1,045
    Federal 30 27 25 20 0 7 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 34 26 30 32 11 9 13 33 7 26
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 3
    Personal resources 367 426 366 528 623 435 501 808 1,053 1,015

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 13 12 13 9 11 12 16 18 14 9
    Science 12 10 11 5 7 9 10 8 9 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
      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 1 0 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 6 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 2 2 4 4 3 6 10 5 5
      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 1 2 3 4 1 3 5 5 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 10 10 7 6 6 6 8 11 11 6
  Science and engineering 10 10 7 6 6 6 8 11 11 6
    Science 9 8 6 4 4 5 6 6 9 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1
      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 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 5 3 2 1 2 1 4 5 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 3
      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 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 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 46,324 41,483 41,311 43,667 50,045 46,911 48,964 56,572 53,872 54,787
    Science 29,703 27,435 26,428 26,935 29,566 27,516 29,107 31,626 27,566 28,590
      Computer and information sciences 1,971 1,521 1,644 1,164 1,370 1,167 1,485 2,034 1,703 1,932
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,147 1,826 1,818 2,212 2,090 2,094 1,999 1,411 6,580 6,603
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 660 476 278 226 174 19 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,383 1,271 1,287 1,810 1,817 1,798 1,728 1,411 1,208 821
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 104 79 249 171 63 4 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 4 5 36 273 271 0 5,372 5,782
      Life sciences 14,371 14,531 13,784 13,547 15,844 13,266 11,670 10,548 2,335 2,050
        Agricultural sciences 0 46 16 46 111 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,533 8,790 9,159 7,666 2,702 2,835 2,280 2,333 2,226 1,822
        Health sciences 1,639 1,368 1,184 2,224 9,112 6,510 6,092 4,020 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 4,049 4,228 3,393 3,611 3,515 3,921 3,298 4,195 0 0
        Life sciences nec 150 99 32 0 404 0 0 0 109 228
      Mathematics and statistics 1,505 1,192 947 1,115 933 832 1,267 782 521 567
      Physical sciences 1,932 2,410 1,977 2,326 2,911 3,450 4,101 3,946 3,403 4,240
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,775 2,161 1,646 1,782 2,667 3,360 3,576 3,268 2,744 2,683
        Materials science 0 0 14 126 49 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 157 249 317 418 195 90 525 678 659 1,557
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,554 1,497 1,257 1,766 1,400 1,418 1,425 1,697 2,256 2,259
      Social sciences 6,170 3,900 4,338 3,882 5,018 5,289 6,210 10,287 8,523 10,253
        Anthropology 1,048 896 655 590 672 742 616 957 0 0
        Economics 40 85 124 123 492 260 591 367 251 516
        Political science and government 374 178 254 172 106 175 603 332 829 2,232
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,617 1,025 795 823 781 534 522 720 1,399 1,431
        Social sciences nec 3,091 1,716 2,510 2,174 2,967 3,578 3,878 7,911 6,044 6,074
      Sciences nec 53 558 663 923 0 0 950 921 2,245 686
    Engineering 7,108 5,582 6,668 6,719 9,160 9,010 7,488 7,091 8,789 10,544
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 134 200 122 221 193 73 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 89 15 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,441 1,988 2,730 3,088 4,479 3,873 3,799 4,024 5,046 6,761
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,758 2,079 2,229 1,794 2,038 2,419 1,793 1,512 1,323 1,527
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 21 150 257 218 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 682 716 589 559 1,307 1,898 713 1,257 1,711 1,306
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 125 170 458 702 639 508 424 134 269 489
      Engineering nec 947 279 283 137 415 223 759 164 440 461
    Non-S&E 9,513 8,466 8,215 10,013 11,319 10,385 12,369 17,855 17,517 15,653
      Business management and business administration 0 42 31 0 21 262 86 12 39 842
      Communication and communications technologies 172 310 59 7 48 39 90 77 76 76
      Education 3,618 1,824 2,790 2,068 2,717 2,439 3,460 3,277 2,537 1,477
      Humanities 3 733 280 84 286 156 344 315 134 63
      Law 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,186 1,797 2,115 3,000 3,756 3,659 4,205 14,038 14,731 13,137
      Visual and performing arts 61 105 14 0 7 5 0 0 0 5
      Non-S&E nec 3,473 3,655 2,926 4,849 4,484 3,825 4,184 136 0 53

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 46,324 31,731 5,312 5,753 708 2,244 576
    Science 29,703 20,902 3,953 3,175 297 1,115 261
      Computer and information sciences 1,971 1,645 50 1 236 16 23
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,147 1,972 54 112 0 0 9
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 660 590 29 41 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,383 1,303 0 71 0 0 9
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 104 79 25 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 14,371 11,180 1,173 1,786 43 183 6
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,533 7,247 0 1,198 39 44 5
        Health sciences 1,639 845 563 97 0 134 0
        Natural resources and conservation 4,049 2,938 610 491 4 5 1
        Life sciences nec 150 150 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,505 1,477 0 28 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,932 1,285 0 224 15 310 98
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,775 1,255 0 199 8 215 98
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 157 30 0 25 7 95 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,554 1,456 2 31 0 65 0
      Social sciences 6,170 1,834 2,674 993 3 541 125
        Anthropology 1,048 933 0 91 0 24 0
        Economics 40 3 6 18 0 11 2
        Political science and government 374 112 67 46 1 75 73
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,617 229 956 233 0 149 50
        Social sciences nec 3,091 557 1,645 605 2 282 0
      Sciences nec 53 53 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,108 4,290 501 1,512 366 224 215
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 134 103 0 31 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,441 1,932 501 623 186 199 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,758 1,451 0 95 158 0 54
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 21 0 0 0 0 0 21
      Mechanical engineering 682 503 0 17 0 22 140
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 125 104 0 0 21 0 0
      Engineering nec 947 197 0 746 1 3 0
    Non-S&E 9,513 6,539 858 1,066 45 905 100
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 172 0 138 18 0 0 16
      Education 3,618 2,323 388 509 0 383 15
      Humanities 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,186 1,264 135 313 0 471 3
      Visual and performing arts 61 0 0 0 0 0 61
      Non-S&E nec 3,473 2,952 197 226 45 48 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 31,731 30,922 29,842 31,315 33,055 31,234 32,727 32,021 29,987 33,523
  DOD 2,302 1,971 2,333 2,512 2,579 2,494 2,530 2,397 2,438 2,840
  DOE 1,479 1,262 1,288 871 1,270 755 693 1,043 1,582 1,254
  HHS 9,367 11,223 11,037 11,165 12,465 10,619 10,705 8,106 7,468 7,985
  NASA 610 783 1,024 1,500 1,494 1,312 958 895 645 761
  NSF 8,319 7,098 6,865 6,868 5,994 6,506 6,812 7,079 6,411 6,491
  USDA 711 749 992 945 1,123 1,092 843 1,106 1,117 1,243
  Other 8,943 7,836 6,303 7,454 8,130 8,456 10,186 11,395 10,326 12,949

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 1,289 212 1,077 .
2018 883 253 630 .
2017 1,285 235 1,050 .

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 170 222 223 221 202
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 35 65 67 67 24
    Computer and information sciences 9 9 7 7 5
    Engineering 46 50 55 49 32
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 3 3 3 2
    Health sciences 1 2 3 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 5 1 0 1 2
    Natural resources and conservation 12 12 13 12 10
    Physical sciences 30 52 49 49 46
    Psychology 4 4 1 2 5
    Social sciences 21 21 23 26 69
    Other 3 3 2 3 6

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 . . . 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: 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 541 0 14,497 0 410
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 541 0 12,432 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 1,040 0 410
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 1,025 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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