Rice U.

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 90 80.8 459 84 87 631 117 87.6 925
2023 76 83.8 459 89 87.2 679 116 87.5 911 152 75.1 602
2022 87 81.3 457 81 88.3 680 124 86.4 900
2021 104 77.1 447 80 88.7 691 117 87.3 908 169 71.4 583
2020 90 80.4 450 103 85.5 698 124 86.7 916
2019 89 80.5 447 97 86.3 697 125 86.6 914 164 72.6 589
2018 92 78.9 428 87 87.8 700 131 85.9 911
2017 100 76.9 425 160 77 684 126 86.2 898 164 71.9 575
2016 92 79 430 102 85.6 697 125 86.3 896
2015 107 75.3 426 107 84.8 693 126 86.2 898 163 71.8 570
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 231 264 222 162 206 221 206 192 208 172
  Science and engineering 212 242 198 146 177 190 180 164 183 159
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 26 23 24 13 25 17 12 16 23 9
      Biochemistry and biophysics 7 14 7 1 8 3 3 6 4 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 2 4 1 2 1 . 1 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 5 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . 1 2 2 1 3 6 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 1 6 3 3 5 2 . 2 5
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . .
      Molecular biology 5 3 2 2 1 . 1 . . 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . 1 . . 1 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 1 2 1 5 1 2 2 2 .
    Computer and information sciences 22 16 13 9 9 16 6 6 11 9
      Computer science 15 13 12 9 8 15 6 6 11 8
      Computer and information sciences, other 7 3 1 . 1 1 . . . 1
    Engineering 79 87 68 56 54 71 61 56 59 53
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13 26 13 17 12 21 15 15 23 10
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 23 13 12 9 13 19 10 7 5 14
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 12 6 4 5 3 10 9 3 8
      Electrical and computer engineering 18 16 13 10 9 13 13 10 9 10
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 15 9 8
      Mechanical engineering 6 6 8 5 4 5 2 . 8 3
      Engineering, other . 2 5 1 3 1 2 . 2 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 12 4 6 12 7 9 6 8 5
      Geological sciences 4 11 4 6 10 6 9 5 7 5
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . . 2 1 . 1 1 .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . 1 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 17 26 20 14 15 15 18 21 16 16
      Applied mathematics 4 3 4 8 2 4 5 7 3 7
      Mathematics 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 5
      Statistics 6 12 11 3 5 4 8 4 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 8 3 . 5 4 3 7 9 2
    Physical sciences 39 40 44 28 39 45 49 40 41 48
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 8 5 4 . 2 2 . . 4
      Chemistry 17 16 20 10 17 24 21 13 26 22
      Physics 19 16 19 14 22 19 26 27 15 22
    Psychology 8 9 7 8 3 4 5 7 6 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 5 3 8 2 1 2 3 2 2
      Research and experimental psychology 3 4 1 . . 3 1 4 4 1
      Psychology, other 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . . 5
    Social sciences 17 29 18 12 20 15 20 11 17 11
      Anthropology 4 4 1 2 5 . 2 1 4 2
      Economics 9 8 10 4 8 3 6 3 8 3
      Political science and government 3 10 5 3 3 4 5 1 3 5
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 6 2 3 3 2 4 3 . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . 1 6 3 3 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 19 22 24 16 29 31 26 28 25 13
    Business 3 6 2 4 9 11 2 4 7 1
      Business 3 6 2 4 9 11 2 4 7 1
    Humanities and arts 16 16 22 12 20 20 24 24 18 12
      Letters 5 3 6 5 5 3 6 6 7 4
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . 1 . .
      History . 4 6 . 6 7 5 7 3 .
      Philosophy and religious studies 6 6 7 6 5 6 9 9 5 8
      Humanities and arts, other 5 3 3 1 4 4 4 1 3 .

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   882   801   796   794   633   662   813   397   673   661
    Hispanic or Latino   163   130   118   104   75   74   64   39   57   76
    Not Hispanic or Latino   683   647   651   659   526   546   700   333   581   557
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   0
      Asian   169   146   146   142   101   102   147   63   94   90
      Black or African American   79   83   81   74   50   38   41   13   23   17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   11   2
      White   399   377   388   416   357   384   486   246   436   436
      More than one race   34   39   35   26   17   21   25   11   14   12
    Unknown ethnicity and race   36   24   27   31   32   42   49   25   35   28
  Temporary visa holders   1,181   1,146   1,222   1,235   754   849   882   425   843   827
  Science and engineering   2,063   1,947   2,018   2,029   1,387   1,511   1,695   822   1,504   1,478
    Science   1,319   1,237   1,292   1,349   719   906   1,055   473   1,006   976
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   86   87   95   90   93   140   127   73   69   77
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   272   257   321   384   0   92   205   46   145   111
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   52   49   55   52   57   66   85   26   150   181
      Mathematics and statistics   170   172   166   210   147   172   150   67   171   152
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   160   156   148   85   41   40   0   0   56   61
      Natural resources and conservation   17   10   7   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   293   253   240   263   218   208   237   129   218   214
      Psychology   64   64   54   46   6   39   41   30   32   31
      Social sciences   205   189   206   211   157   149   210   102   165   149
    Engineering   744   710   726   680   668   605   640   349   498   502
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   14   15   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   213   171   156   145   139   120   139   68   97   108
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   97   103   111   106   101   101   109   71   116   116
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   56   53   50   56   49   46   55   36   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   208   198   203   181   150   141   169   86   140   149
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   7   17   26   16   11   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   55   52   59   65   66   69   80   22   53   58
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   83   67   77   27   92   71
      Other engineering   100   112   115   93   64   50   11   39   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   10
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   10
      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   181   136   109   84   23   56   0   8   25   25
    Hispanic or Latino   26   22   14   8   1   6   0   0   4   4
    Not Hispanic or Latino   151   111   92   73   21   48   0   8   20   21
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   74   46   39   25   8   10   0   3   3   6
      Black or African American   10   6   6   6   1   1   0   1   1   2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   58   52   46   41   11   36   0   4   14   12
      More than one race   9   7   1   1   1   1   0   0   2   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   3   3   3   1   2   0   0   1   0
  Temporary visa holders   122   133   197   29   39   41   0   13   40   17
  Science and engineering   303   269   306   113   62   97   0   21   64   39
    Science   274   252   277   91   40   47   0   10   47   23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   1   2   7   0   1   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   173   186   237   65   0   7   0   5   16   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   0   3   3   3   0   3   20   12
      Mathematics and statistics   6   2   4   16   13   3   0   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   93   60   31   2   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   2   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   2   0   8   10   0   0   2   1
      Psychology   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   1   2   13   17   0   0   7   1
    Engineering   29   17   29   22   22   50   0   11   17   16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   9   10   6   9   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   7   3   3   8   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   1   3   0   1   7   0   3   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   2   3   1   2   11   0   5   9   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   2   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   1   1   3   4   5   0   1   2   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   3   6   0   2   6   1
      Other engineering   4   3   1   3   0   4   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3
      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   59   58   31   387   343   362   322   200   312   357
  Science and engineering   59   58   31   387   343   362   322   200   312   357
    Science   32   34   18   217   159   211   191   103   183   207
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   8   2   10   27   28   26   17   20   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   12   7   0   23   0   38   13   9   6   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   13   12   21   31   10   37   36
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   5   35   37   34   20   13   31   32
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   2   43   0   3   0   0   20   18
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   11   7   79   80   72   69   40   60   80
      Psychology   1   1   0   11   0   10   7   5   5   2
      Social sciences   3   3   1   3   3   5   25   9   4   6
    Engineering   27   24   13   170   184   151   131   97   129   150
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   0   40   43   40   57   34   50   52
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   7   3   20   20   19   4   3   17   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   2   1   10   13   7   10   7   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   16   12   4   62   54   41   52   34   50   67
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   2   3   14   14   11   2   1   4   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   20   19   6   3   8   8
      Other engineering   3   0   1   24   20   14   0   15   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

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   2,063   1,947   2,018   2,029   1,387   1,511   1,695   822   1,516   1,488
  Fellowships   325   17   16   551   430   630   432   284   473   516
    Federal   5   14   7   117   76   87   89   52   76   90
    Institutional   320   3   9   429   354   487   293   206   352   381
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   5   0   56   50   26   45   45
  Research assistantships   1,060   782   884   584   588   593   467   291   623   615
    Federal   51   43   18   267   267   275   228   145   234   264
    Institutional   996   720   839   184   187   106   137   83   234   178
    Nonfederal   13   19   27   133   134   212   102   63   155   173
  Teaching assistantships   100   141   104   138   39   149   353   148   44   20
    Federal   0   0   1   0   0   0   5   3   0   0
    Institutional   100   141   103   125   39   144   348   145   44   20
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   13   0   5   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   578   1,007   1,014   756   330   139   443   99   376   337
    Federal   3   1   5   3   0   0   0   0   2   3
    Institutional   107   532   439   46   5   9   34   11   8   11
    Nonfederal   3   5   7   9   0   5   29   14   12   7
    Personal resources   465   469   563   698   325   125   380   74   354   316

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   231   213   209   205   208   206   206   200   207   263
    Science   134   124   127   119   122   134   142   120   146   180
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   26   26   29   30   30   35   33   19   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   6   7   6   10   9   7   7   12   19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   11   16   13   15   11   9   10   21   27
      Mathematics and statistics   13   6   11   12   12   12   13   14   9   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   17
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   68   66   57   45   43   56   61   40   50   66
      Psychology   3   3   4   6   4   3   6   4   4   0
      Social sciences   8   6   6   8   8   13   11   12   18   19
    Engineering   97   89   82   86   86   72   64   80   61   83
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   22   18   20   22   23   20   18   20   17   24
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   15   20   15   16   15   11   9   13   15   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   8   10   6   7   8   8   14   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   21   14   19   17   11   8   9   9   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   11   12   11   10   4   3   5   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   10   13   12   12   18   32
      Other engineering   20   11   11   12   4   5   6   7   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   108   101   94   72   78   74   72   71   84   116
  Science and engineering   108   101   94   72   78   74   72   71   84   116
    Science   73   68   66   45   47   48   49   50   57   74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   10   12   11   12   14   16   20   20   9   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   4   5   4   7   6   4   6   11   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   4   6   5   6   4   3   2   8   11
      Mathematics and statistics   7   3   3   1   1   1   2   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   7
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   44   42   36   20   17   19   18   19   19   30
      Psychology   3   3   4   2   1   1   2   2   2   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   1   1
    Engineering   35   33   28   27   31   26   23   21   27   42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   8   9   7   10   9   8   6   7   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   5   4   3   3   2   2   3   6   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   2   2   2   2   3   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   13   15   10   14   12   8   5   2   3   10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   3   4   4   4   10   16
      Other engineering   3   1   1   1   1   1   2   3   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   277,683   255,115   216,202   207,404   198,681   182,564   161,831   167,277   154,543   144,679
    Science   127,444   119,818   99,662   99,931   100,300   99,827   89,418   90,015   82,742   80,169
      Computer and information sciences   12,861   12,530   11,172   11,623   10,760   11,939   11,281   12,583   11,729   9,717
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7,304   6,249   4,738   4,786   5,152   4,341   3,958   5,491   4,775   6,013
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   7,056   6,249   4,738   4,786   5,152   4,341   3,958   5,491   4,775   6,013
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   205   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   22,098   19,778   18,022   15,766   16,008   13,966   14,193   13,593   13,400   11,821
        Agricultural sciences   45   13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   21,982   19,765   18,013   15,766   16,008   13,966   14,193   13,593   13,400   11,821
        Health sciences   19   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7,776   7,338   6,937   7,349   9,363   9,477   9,435   8,903   6,687   6,675
      Physical sciences   42,238   43,704   31,638   33,015   33,656   34,759   29,448   32,195   33,165   34,639
        Astronomy and astrophysics   2,284   1,129   1,307   2,183   1,276   1,456   1,686   1,442   3   0
        Chemistry   19,897   20,909   13,489   15,332   16,251   16,975   13,430   15,323   17,721   18,164
        Materials science   2,297   1,894   1,191   1,034   22   94   272   360   0   0
        Physics   17,383   19,681   15,651   14,466   16,107   16,234   14,060   15,070   15,429   16,347
        Physical sciences nec   377   91   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   128
      Psychology   7,336   5,420   4,805   5,772   4,798   3,821   3,182   4,026   2,600   1,265
      Social sciences   24,903   24,172   21,779   21,092   19,959   20,720   17,208   12,014   9,310   8,841
        Anthropology   770   736   496   171   365   273   269   407   292   0
        Economics   781   773   498   353   586   767   533   746   357   340
        Political science and government   15,659   10,382   12,303   8,572   6,914   8,410   9,249   4,928   3,419   4,041
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,418   11,279   7,453   11,427   11,692   10,796   6,636   5,452   4,958   4,251
        Social sciences nec   1,275   1,002   1,029   569   402   474   521   481   284   209
      Sciences nec   2,928   627   571   528   604   804   713   1,210   1,076   1,198
    Engineering   137,077   129,719   110,648   100,872   91,913   77,299   67,934   73,297   69,113   61,766
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   57,121   53,640   45,583   41,219   37,712   29,222   23,315   22,935   26,390   21,506
      Chemical engineering   11,476   12,796   8,892   8,848   8,133   9,233   8,740   10,105   8,159   8,001
      Civil engineering   10,208   13,484   12,211   11,679   9,307   9,114   8,780   10,314   7,302   5,575
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   33,769   31,905   27,727   23,293   21,554   16,178   14,282   16,450   15,177   16,216
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   52   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,796   6,666   6,847   5,695   4,535   4,308   3,518   2,585   1,504   1,984
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   9,874   8,076   7,535   7,745   7,864   6,963   7,088   8,513   8,865   6,778
      Engineering nec   8,781   3,141   1,853   2,393   2,808   2,281   2,211   2,395   1,716   1,706
    Non-S&E   13,162   5,578   5,892   6,601   6,468   5,438   4,479   3,965   2,688   2,744
      Business management and business administration   2,550   716   694   1,471   877   846   1,036   786   490   340
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
      Education   7,666   2,578   3,633   3,336   3,996   2,381   1,024   1,541   667   1,358
      Humanities   2,158   1,669   1,262   1,351   1,286   1,857   2,136   1,470   1,290   906
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   123   227   32   83   75   143   108   70   104   134
      Non-S&E nec   665   388   271   360   234   211   175   98   137   0

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

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

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   277,683   127,615   7,155   91,084   8,707   37,195   5,927
    Science   127,444   61,835   4,651   42,033   3,025   11,414   4,486
      Computer and information sciences   12,861   7,808   366   3,472   369   272   574
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7,304   5,319   20   1,412   456   97   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   43   0   20   23   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   7,056   5,319   0   1,385   255   97   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   205   0   0   4   201   0   0
      Life sciences   22,098   12,493   1,851   6,309   68   1,306   71
        Agricultural sciences   45   41   0   4   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   21,982   12,420   1,851   6,266   68   1,306   71
        Health sciences   19   0   0   19   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   14   9   0   5   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   38   23   0   15   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7,776   4,536   321   2,484   250   157   28
      Physical sciences   42,238   21,878   1,630   13,244   1,831   3,434   221
        Astronomy and astrophysics   2,284   1,802   0   477   0   5   0
        Chemistry   19,897   9,534   1,630   6,465   481   1,745   42
        Materials science   2,297   23   0   855   1,350   69   0
        Physics   17,383   10,519   0   5,293   0   1,392   179
        Physical sciences nec   377   0   0   154   0   223   0
      Psychology   7,336   5,434   0   1,883   0   19   0
      Social sciences   24,903   1,788   463   12,880   51   6,129   3,592
        Anthropology   770   427   0   328   0   15   0
        Economics   781   53   0   471   0   257   0
        Political science and government   15,659   323   178   8,326   51   3,363   3,418
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,418   882   197   2,860   0   2,388   91
        Social sciences nec   1,275   103   88   895   0   106   83
      Sciences nec   2,928   2,579   0   349   0   0   0
    Engineering   137,077   63,505   2,504   42,601   5,682   21,436   1,349
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   57,121   21,277   1,600   15,694   997   16,710   843
      Chemical engineering   11,476   4,412   54   4,015   1,628   1,147   220
      Civil engineering   10,208   4,990   53   3,156   1,092   881   36
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   33,769   23,544   0   8,211   474   1,425   115
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   52   33   0   5   14   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,796   3,175   381   1,829   263   148   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   9,874   4,391   0   3,588   1,073   790   32
      Engineering nec   8,781   1,683   416   6,103   141   335   103
    Non-S&E   13,162   2,275   0   6,450   0   4,345   92
      Business management and business administration   2,550   241   0   2,297   0   0   12
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   7,666   1,851   0   2,155   0   3,660   0
      Humanities   2,158   126   0   1,450   0   566   16
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   123   13   0   110   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   665   44   0   438   0   119   64

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   127,615   119,853   105,345   95,648   88,768   83,584   78,175   84,469   83,273   74,266
  DOD   26,602   27,925   23,480   18,504   19,702   16,311   15,830   19,569   19,327   17,198
  DOE   11,684   11,116   8,841   8,951   7,998   7,377   6,664   7,170   7,818   7,270
  HHS   37,117   32,746   27,122   22,430   18,786   18,558   17,265   17,987   20,700   16,886
  NASA   3,524   4,323   4,431   3,817   3,525   3,406   3,328   3,392   3,005   2,767
  NSF   45,831   40,654   36,776   35,401   36,060   36,366   33,000   33,890   30,104   28,219
  USDA   578   375   359   123   179   423   515   398   319   332
  Other   2,279   2,714   4,336   6,422   2,518   1,143   1,573   2,063   2,000   1,594

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   2,675   255   2,420   .
2018   2,634   245   2,389   .

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   404   340   339   326   341
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   50   50   38   50   57
    Computer and information sciences   8   7   7   7   8
    Engineering   195   148   162   145   137
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   12   11   11   11   11
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   8   7   6   7   7
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   92   84   84   85   98
    Psychology   6   6   6   5   5
    Social sciences   8   6   4   3   4
    Other   24   20   23   12   14

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   0   106,967   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   106,967   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   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   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

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   4,134   34,776   16,762   21,350   29,650
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   729   898   933   13,816   257
    Computer and information sciences   0   414   0   0   0
    Engineering   3,053   24,040   13,987   6,016   6,471
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   352   0   0   514   456
    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   5,505   1,410   592   22,466
    Psychology   0   369   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   3,551   432   412   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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