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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 42 91.1 459 67 89.6 631 62 93.5 925
2023 36 92.4 459 71 89.8 679 61 93.5 911 89 85.5 602
2022 37 92.2 457 65 90.7 680 63 93.2 900
2021 59 87.1 447 62 91.2 691 68 92.7 908 89 85 583
2020 58 87.4 450 59 91.8 698 67 92.9 916
2019 40 91.3 447 61 91.5 697 68 92.7 914 97 83.8 589
2018 41 90.7 428 61 91.5 700 68 92.7 911
2017 47 89.3 425 64 90.9 684 71 92.3 898 89 84.8 575
2016 46 89.6 430 71 90 697 75 91.8 896
2015 47 89.3 426 76 89.3 693 81 91.2 898 108 81.4 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 403 445 447 293 318 398 396 358 373 371
  Science and engineering 328 351 374 240 246 301 287 274 289 294
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 4 2 . 4 1 . 1 1 . .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 2 . 4 1 . 1 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 40 51 56 38 31 57 38 43 30 41
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 4 3 1 . 5 2 1 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 2 1 . 3 . . 3 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 6 8 1 5 10 2 7 2 3
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 3 3 1 . 2 1 4 1 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 6 9 11 3 7 11 9 6 9
      Genetics and genomics . 2 1 1 . 2 1 . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology . 2 2 . 5 3 3 . 3 1
      Molecular biology 16 17 16 16 12 17 12 17 9 20
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 10 8 10 6 6 7 6 5 1 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 . . . . . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 36 37 27 16 18 25 15 15 22 11
      Computer science 35 32 23 14 18 25 14 14 21 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 5 4 2 . . 1 1 1 2
    Engineering 69 60 78 39 45 53 65 57 50 69
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 10 17 3 4 3 3 3 5 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 . 2 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 18 13 20 5 4 12 15 13 13 14
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 12 9 1 7 6 7 6 4 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 23 18 24 16 15 16 21 15 15 23
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 3 3 3 2 4 2 6 2 3
      Materials and mining engineering 2 1 1 3 . . 4 . 4 1
      Mechanical engineering 5 2 2 4 11 10 9 13 4 14
      Engineering, other 2 . 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 7 10 10 14 7 9 14 12 15
      Geological sciences 6 4 3 3 9 4 3 5 7 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 3 7 7 5 3 6 9 5 11
    Mathematics and statistics 19 33 37 14 25 25 26 14 20 23
      Applied mathematics 5 9 2 3 7 4 6 2 8 3
      Mathematics 3 5 4 1 4 8 11 5 4 15
      Statistics 2 8 5 3 5 1 3 . 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 9 11 26 7 9 12 6 7 6 3
    Physical sciences 72 74 73 49 46 68 60 62 72 62
      Astronomy and astrophysics 8 12 8 9 3 7 6 7 9 3
      Chemistry 30 32 35 17 20 27 24 23 41 26
      Physics 34 30 30 23 23 34 30 32 22 33
    Psychology 10 6 12 8 8 4 9 7 4 9
      Research and experimental psychology 6 5 8 6 7 3 6 6 4 8
      Psychology, other 4 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 . 1
    Social sciences 69 81 81 62 58 62 64 61 79 64
      Anthropology 2 8 4 3 4 6 4 2 5 5
      Economics 20 27 24 20 10 19 19 21 27 21
      Political science and government 16 13 25 16 25 17 21 16 24 19
      Public policy analysis 2 1 . 3 1 2 3 2 1 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 9 13 12 11 12 11 11 12 19 14
      Social sciences, other 20 19 16 9 6 7 6 8 3 4
  Non-science and engineering 75 94 73 53 72 97 109 84 84 77
    Business . 3 1 1 . . . 1 3 .
      Business . 3 1 1 . . . 1 3 .
    Humanities and arts 72 85 70 49 67 87 104 77 80 76
      Letters 14 21 15 16 16 21 26 18 16 18
      Foreign languages and literature 2 5 8 4 13 10 16 11 12 12
      History 24 26 21 8 16 32 24 16 28 20
      Philosophy and religious studies 14 17 12 12 10 9 19 18 10 11
      Music and performing arts 7 10 8 3 5 6 11 6 6 9
      Humanities and arts, other 11 6 6 6 7 9 8 8 8 6
    Other non-science and engineering 3 6 2 3 5 10 5 6 1 1
      Communication . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . 1 1 2 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 3 5 2 3 4 9 2 6 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,401   1,391   1,415   1,386   1,318   1,254   1,211   1,163   1,128   1,099
    Hispanic or Latino   149   157   165   168   151   136   125   104   98   94
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,154   1,141   1,158   1,129   1,068   1,024   994   966   947   918
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   309   297   265   251   229   208   195   172   161   146
      Black or African American   73   79   82   66   52   52   50   56   64   55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      White   693   686   733   744   720   706   699   689   681   679
      More than one race   78   78   77   68   67   57   49   49   41   37
    Unknown ethnicity and race   98   93   92   89   99   94   92   93   83   87
  Temporary visa holders   1,216   1,146   1,105   1,065   978   984   993   962   932   922
  Science and engineering   2,617   2,537   2,520   2,451   2,296   2,238   2,204   2,125   2,060   2,021
    Science   1,967   1,930   1,910   1,871   1,586   1,558   1,528   1,501   1,558   1,547
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   321   321   309   292   297   277   268   251   204   207
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   231   242   240   223   0   0   0   0   143   123
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   59   61   62   62   56   57   61   52   58   62
      Mathematics and statistics   172   154   146   156   100   93   102   110   92   93
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   11   4   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   447   430   412   403   392   380   367   355   329   338
      Psychology   59   55   52   47   52   48   46   44   49   42
      Social sciences   669   656   685   683   689   703   684   689   645   641
    Engineering   650   607   610   580   710   680   676   624   502   474
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   118   109   110   111   107   97   91   92   98   81
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   87   74   71   73   54   61   64   60   54   54
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   238   248   238   208   401   364   360   315   168   169
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   56   56   68   78   61   64   61   59   53   45
      Mechanical engineering   132   120   123   110   87   94   100   98   99   96
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   29
      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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Hispanic or Latino   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Black or African American   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      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
      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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   130   123   114   459   426   452   536   565   532   556
  Science and engineering   130   123   114   459   426   452   536   565   532   556
    Science   96   95   86   315   248   249   344   333   362   397
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   30   27   28   74   82   72   128   121   103   94
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   15   7   64   0   0   0   0   54   50
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   7   4   20   16   24   31   25   29   37
      Mathematics and statistics   4   1   7   10   7   8   19   25   15   18
      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   38   40   35   128   128   119   135   127   117   140
      Psychology   2   1   3   11   8   10   15   14   13   10
      Social sciences   2   4   2   8   7   16   16   21   21   27
    Engineering   34   28   28   144   178   203   192   232   170   159
      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   6   8   4   33   46   29   35   39   33   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   3   3   14   11   21   26   26   23   24
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   12   12   70   100   118   93   131   76   63
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   2   7   2   6   5   6   5   2
      Mechanical engineering   7   4   7   20   19   29   33   30   31   37
      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   2   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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,617   2,537   2,520   2,451   2,296   2,238   2,204   2,125   2,060   2,021
  Fellowships   1,323   1,281   1,307   1,303   1,184   1,233   1,215   1,190   1,113   1,094
    Federal   10   11   12   69   76   72   168   178   173   200
    Institutional   1,288   1,253   1,277   1,205   1,081   1,132   1,017   972   889   837
    Nonfederal   25   17   18   29   27   29   30   40   51   57
  Research assistantships   657   665   633   625   537   535   526   493   467   452
    Federal   120   112   102   390   350   380   368   387   359   356
    Institutional   517   526   514   160   119   105   76   65   69   52
    Nonfederal   20   27   17   75   68   50   82   41   39   44
  Teaching assistantships   571   538   525   468   570   462   454   423   422   431
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   571   538   525   468   570   462   454   422   422   430
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
  Other types of support   66   53   55   55   5   8   9   19   58   44
    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   1
    Personal resources   66   53   55   55   5   8   9   19   58   43

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   784   718   645   694   665   660   621   592   522   526
    Science   589   527   485   511   496   519   500   470   416   410
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   149   134   130   154   140   179   171   172   111   107
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   0   0   0   0   14   22   0   17   13
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   70   69   60   61   54   51   41   45   43   40
      Mathematics and statistics   17   16   24   21   18   20   17   20   13   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   9   8   9   8   8   2   1   2   1
      Natural resources and conservation   41   39   27   16   12   10   6   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   175   143   129   132   159   134   145   142   109   108
      Psychology   11   13   14   9   11   11   9   10   8   8
      Social sciences   107   104   93   109   94   92   87   72   59   74
    Engineering   195   191   160   183   169   141   121   122   106   116
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   40   39   24   28   36   35   27   24   26   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   40   44   36   38   29   26   20   16   17   15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   63   61   51   64   55   34   33   49   24   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   4   8   5   7   5   7   6   7   10
      Mechanical engineering   29   32   33   37   34   33   34   27   29   34
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   11   8   11   8   8   0   0   2   2
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   253   253   230   254   251   280   260   236   246   233
  Science and engineering   253   253   230   254   251   280   260   236   246   233
    Science   199   185   165   173   187   218   206   177   178   173
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   60   65   57   68   70   100   91   75   45   41
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   5   15   0   9   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   49   47   37   37   36   31   20   27   36   33
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   6   3   2   4   11   7   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   5   5   5   2   1   2   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   75   60   55   56   71   70   63   64   53   57
      Psychology   3   5   4   6   5   5   3   3   5   2
      Social sciences   4   1   0   1   1   1   2   0   3   4
    Engineering   54   68   65   81   64   62   54   59   68   60
      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   10   14   13   9   14   13   8   8   13   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   16   15   10   8   3   1   6   9   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   21   16   38   27   21   15   24   17   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   4   4   5   3   6   3   7   7
      Mechanical engineering   16   14   16   19   10   22   24   18   22   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   558,624   513,365   461,185   404,448   396,502   385,739   365,007   334,125   307,653   279,851
    Science   444,623   408,392   365,594   322,421   315,400   305,700   283,847   251,692   226,846   196,705
      Computer and information sciences   31,282   29,801   28,066   23,518   24,160   19,725   15,110   15,501   13,640   11,508
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   38,860   33,668   29,942   29,203   23,819   24,755   28,636   25,660   25,990   24,049
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   19,748   16,488   13,198   12,846   8,301   9,457   11,296   11,495   11,939   8,090
        Geological and earth sciences   9,660   8,817   8,865   7,670   8,028   6,755   9,723   6,542   6,468   6,407
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   386   4,200   4,880   3,987   3,803   150   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   9,452   8,363   7,879   8,301   3,290   3,663   3,630   3,820   7,433   9,552
      Life sciences   143,985   128,054   112,932   95,938   91,903   95,882   86,341   75,292   66,251   41,457
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   127,277   112,622   102,181   87,346   81,137   87,248   80,786   69,507   63,535   41,457
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   16,708   15,432   10,751   8,592   10,766   8,634   5,555   5,785   2,716   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   22,256   16,810   15,763   11,672   13,550   11,703   11,313   9,915   10,166   7,820
      Physical sciences   126,669   109,961   101,461   99,326   94,815   88,235   82,329   70,706   66,914   69,410
        Astronomy and astrophysics   41,566   36,251   29,410   27,282   24,682   23,786   22,585   16,796   11,334   8,620
        Chemistry   39,979   32,016   28,604   29,163   25,095   22,317   21,060   18,701   18,810   24,018
        Materials science   7,842   7,240   4,663   6,744   3,611   3,287   3,387   3,416   2,994   0
        Physics   34,090   33,192   37,325   35,249   40,161   38,060   34,551   31,045   33,776   36,772
        Physical sciences nec   3,192   1,262   1,459   888   1,266   785   746   748   0   0
      Psychology   6,538   6,305   4,568   5,441   9,240   6,482   6,295   8,948   3,594   17,778
      Social sciences   75,033   83,793   72,862   57,323   57,913   58,918   50,613   45,670   40,291   24,524
        Anthropology   1,239   662   227   305   541   508   206   171   95   0
        Economics   11,398   14,908   15,755   8,419   9,014   8,620   6,536   6,764   5,822   1,315
        Political science and government   30,627   33,277   32,212   27,318   27,497   30,137   24,279   28,038   23,026   21,285
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   22,103   19,635   18,334   17,047   15,765   14,972   14,898   6,793   8,289   1,222
        Social sciences nec   9,666   15,311   6,334   4,234   5,096   4,681   4,694   3,904   3,059   702
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   3,210   0   0   159
    Engineering   101,614   87,035   78,831   67,231   67,014   65,000   67,450   70,261   58,887   75,674
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4,660   5,518   4,480   2,029   2,799   2,313   2,255   2,478   5,265   7,214
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   11,982   9,028   5,643   6,069   6,731   7,354   6,849   5,781   2,831   4,350
      Chemical engineering   9,226   7,873   8,167   5,304   5,921   4,114   4,305   5,019   5,573   7,160
      Civil engineering   9,476   8,067   7,730   3,830   5,014   5,585   6,639   11,109   7,269   10,993
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   37,260   33,261   32,101   17,483   17,156   17,186   17,526   17,008   12,382   12,985
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,480   4,672   3,898   2,734   2,810   2,847   3,046   0   3,357   0
      Mechanical engineering   8,557   6,763   5,306   8,114   7,421   8,814   9,484   9,683   5,006   7,217
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   743   14,256   11,788   10,340   11,507   12,438   12,270   21,475
      Engineering nec   16,973   11,853   10,763   7,412   7,374   6,447   5,839   6,745   4,934   4,280
    Non-S&E   12,387   17,938   16,760   14,796   14,088   15,039   13,710   12,172   21,920   7,472
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   17   41   148   103   0   0   0   0   0   231
      Education   2,667   1   12   1,381   746   866   708   803   1,239   202
      Humanities   8,507   13,340   11,047   8,403   8,544   8,732   8,492   7,737   10,980   5,128
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   40   0   0   8   44   21   36   26   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   226   3,005   4,332   2,955   3,451   3,662   3,102   2,026   7,398   1,330
      Non-S&E nec   930   1,551   1,221   1,946   1,303   1,758   1,372   1,580   2,303   581

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   558,624   250,294   1,923   160,754   18,666   83,114   43,873
    Science   444,623   188,410   1,410   128,751   15,052   75,957   35,043
      Computer and information sciences   31,282   18,228   0   7,810   2,032   1,538   1,674
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   38,860   25,714   108   3,635   3,715   2,338   3,350
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   19,748   17,535   0   1,714   0   499   0
        Geological and earth sciences   9,660   3,111   0   1,921   209   1,321   3,098
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   9,452   5,068   108   0   3,506   518   252
      Life sciences   143,985   64,373   1,280   42,381   1,163   22,288   12,500
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   127,277   61,291   1,195   34,432   511   18,614   11,234
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   16,708   3,082   85   7,949   652   3,674   1,266
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   22,256   5,081   0   10,731   197   5,734   513
      Physical sciences   126,669   65,051   0   36,249   5,516   13,089   6,764
        Astronomy and astrophysics   41,566   28,954   0   6,267   606   3,263   2,476
        Chemistry   39,979   17,163   0   13,714   4,729   3,739   634
        Materials science   7,842   0   0   6,834   181   556   271
        Physics   34,090   18,934   0   8,351   0   5,531   1,274
        Physical sciences nec   3,192   0   0   1,083   0   0   2,109
      Psychology   6,538   2,251   0   2,225   0   1,881   181
      Social sciences   75,033   7,712   22   25,720   2,429   29,089   10,061
        Anthropology   1,239   6   0   757   0   466   10
        Economics   11,398   810   0   5,473   0   1,003   4,112
        Political science and government   30,627   2,550   0   8,925   1,184   15,214   2,754
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   22,103   4,346   22   3,580   1,245   11,453   1,457
        Social sciences nec   9,666   0   0   6,985   0   953   1,728
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   101,614   61,067   435   26,541   3,614   4,467   5,490
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4,660   1,976   0   1,908   277   192   307
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   11,982   6,508   3   2,774   451   1,361   885
      Chemical engineering   9,226   6,370   0   1,814   445   156   441
      Civil engineering   9,476   3,996   256   3,956   286   49   933
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   37,260   22,228   0   11,576   751   1,085   1,620
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,480   3,364   63   0   0   0   53
      Mechanical engineering   8,557   4,170   0   2,861   424   642   460
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   16,973   12,455   113   1,652   980   982   791
    Non-S&E   12,387   817   78   5,462   0   2,690   3,340
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   17   17   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   2,667   0   0   2,577   0   42   48
      Humanities   8,507   585   0   2,343   0   2,322   3,257
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   40   0   0   40   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   226   54   78   85   0   9   0
      Non-S&E nec   930   161   0   417   0   317   35

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   250,294   219,600   218,390   205,000   203,259   193,453   180,305   176,029   162,003   158,313
  DOD   25,152   25,234   29,379   30,518   30,324   29,077   26,663   30,085   26,103   30,779
  DOE   32,667   28,060   30,766   22,575   19,178   14,676   12,317   13,697   14,029   16,454
  HHS   72,717   58,218   58,925   56,755   58,191   58,592   52,606   50,968   45,895   42,428
  NASA   23,194   22,689   15,677   14,005   15,145   15,165   15,850   10,156   6,960   7,751
  NSF   79,252   70,709   70,247   66,663   68,930   64,442   61,554   58,262   57,197   53,196
  USDA   637   931   1,385   752   271   108   18   6   240   305
  Other   16,675   13,759   12,011   13,732   11,220   11,393   11,297   12,855   11,579   7,400

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   3,271   507   2,764   .
2018   3,506   497   3,009   .

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   799   791   707   718   616
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   206   203   129   129   112
    Computer and information sciences   35   28   25   20   18
    Engineering   211   188   200   207   147
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   36   38   31   30   30
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   22   21   25   25   24
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   228   239   200   208   208
    Psychology   11   12   26   26   26
    Social sciences   51   61   70   73   51
    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

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   0   206,310   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   5,346   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   49,783   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   1,750   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   86,399   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   52,900   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   10,132   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   56,239   57,153   54,207   69,966   44,656
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   31,355   5,278   17,758   5,100   8,643
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   2,445   1,266   382
    Engineering   7,522   47,359   27,874   5,455   22,217
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,702   3,512   0   2,042   514
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   350   301   0   11,150
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   15,660   654   5,829   11,528   1,310
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   44,575   440
    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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