Rice 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 76 83.8 459 89 87.2 679 152 75.1 602 116 87.5 914
2022 87 81.3 457 81 88.3 680 124 86.4 900
2021 104 77.1 447 80 88.7 691 169 71.4 583 117 87.3 908
2020 90 80.4 450 103 85.5 698 124 86.7 916
2019 89 80.5 447 97 86.3 697 164 72.6 589 125 86.6 914
2018 92 78.9 428 87 87.8 700 131 85.9 911
2017 100 76.9 425 160 77 684 164 71.9 575 126 86.2 898
2016 92 79 430 102 85.6 697 125 86.3 896
2015 107 75.3 426 107 84.8 693 163 71.8 570 126 86.2 898
2014 97 77.4 422 106 84.9 688 128 85.8 889
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 264 222 162 206 221 206 192 208 172 186
  Science and engineering 242 198 146 177 190 180 164 183 159 161
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 23 24 13 25 17 12 16 23 9 16
      Biochemistry and biophysics 14 7 1 8 3 3 6 4 1 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 4 1 2 1 . 1 . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 5 . 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 2 2 1 3 6 . 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 6 3 3 5 2 . 2 5 2
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . .
      Molecular biology 3 2 2 1 . 1 . . 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 1 1 . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 . . 1 3 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 2 1 5 1 2 2 2 . 1
    Computer and information sciences 16 13 9 9 16 6 6 11 9 12
      Computer science 13 12 9 8 15 6 6 11 8 11
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 1
    Engineering 87 68 56 54 71 61 56 59 53 57
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 26 13 17 12 21 15 15 23 10 13
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 13 12 9 13 19 10 7 5 14 10
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 12 6 4 5 3 10 9 3 8 9
      Electrical and computer engineering 16 13 10 9 13 13 10 9 10 9
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 12 11 9 8 9 9 15 9 8 7
      Mechanical engineering 6 8 5 4 5 2 . 8 3 8
      Engineering, other 2 5 1 3 1 2 . 2 . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 4 6 12 7 9 6 8 5 7
      Geological sciences 11 4 6 10 6 9 5 7 5 6
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . 2 1 . 1 1 . 1
    Health sciences . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . 1 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 26 20 14 15 15 18 21 16 16 13
      Applied mathematics 3 4 8 2 4 5 7 3 7 3
      Mathematics 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 5 5
      Statistics 12 11 3 5 4 8 4 2 2 5
      Mathematics and statistics, other 8 3 . 5 4 3 7 9 2 .
    Physical sciences 40 44 28 39 45 49 40 41 48 35
      Astronomy and astrophysics 8 5 4 . 2 2 . . 4 3
      Chemistry 16 20 10 17 24 21 13 26 22 18
      Physics 16 19 14 22 19 26 27 15 22 14
    Psychology 9 7 8 3 4 5 7 6 8 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 3 8 2 1 2 3 2 2 3
      Research and experimental psychology 4 1 . . 3 1 4 4 1 3
      Psychology, other . 3 . 1 . 2 . . 5 .
    Social sciences 29 18 12 20 15 20 11 17 11 15
      Anthropology 4 1 2 5 . 2 1 4 2 3
      Economics 8 10 4 8 3 6 3 8 3 7
      Political science and government 10 5 3 3 4 5 1 3 5 3
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 2 3 3 2 4 3 . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . . 1 6 3 3 2 1 2
  Non-science and engineering 22 24 16 29 31 26 28 25 13 25
    Business 6 2 4 9 11 2 4 7 1 2
      Business 6 2 4 9 11 2 4 7 1 2
    Humanities and arts 16 22 12 20 20 24 24 18 12 23
      Letters 3 6 5 5 3 6 6 7 4 5
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      History 4 6 . 6 7 5 7 3 . 7
      Philosophy and religious studies 6 7 6 5 6 9 9 5 8 8
      Humanities and arts, other 3 3 1 4 4 4 1 3 . 2

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,206 1,272 1,278 864 954 1,063 544 989 973 933
    Female 741 746 751 523 557 632 278 527 515 488
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 801 796 794 633 662 813 397 673 661 653
    Hispanic or Latino 130 118 104 75 74 64 39 57 76 68
    Not Hispanic or Latino 647 651 659 526 546 700 333 581 557 550
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1
      Asian 146 146 142 101 102 147 63 94 90 89
      Black or African American 83 81 74 50 38 41 13 23 17 24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2 1
      White 377 388 416 357 384 486 246 436 436 417
      More than one race 39 35 26 17 21 25 11 14 12 18
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24 27 31 32 42 49 25 35 28 35
  Temporary visa holders 1,146 1,222 1,235 754 849 882 425 843 827 768
  Science and engineering 1,947 2,018 2,029 1,387 1,511 1,695 822 1,504 1,478 1,409
    Science 1,237 1,292 1,349 719 906 1,055 473 1,006 976 954
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 87 95 90 93 140 127 73 69 77 79
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 257 321 384 0 92 205 46 145 111 100
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 49 55 52 57 66 85 26 150 181 182
      Mathematics and statistics 172 166 210 147 172 150 67 171 152 152
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 156 148 85 41 40 0 0 56 61 65
      Natural resources and conservation 10 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 253 240 263 218 208 237 129 218 214 230
      Psychology 64 54 46 6 39 41 30 32 31 33
      Social sciences 189 206 211 157 149 210 102 165 149 113
    Engineering 710 726 680 668 605 640 349 498 502 455
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 171 156 145 139 120 139 68 97 108 104
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 103 111 106 101 101 109 71 116 116 96
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 53 50 56 49 46 55 36 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 198 203 181 150 141 169 86 140 149 156
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7 17 26 16 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 52 59 65 66 69 80 22 53 58 55
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 83 67 77 27 92 71 44
      Other engineering 112 115 93 64 50 11 39 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 12
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 12
    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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 197 211 79 39 55 0 16 37 27 35
    Female 72 95 34 23 42 0 5 28 15 22
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 136 109 84 23 56 0 8 25 25 24
    Hispanic or Latino 22 14 8 1 6 0 0 4 4 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 111 92 73 21 48 0 8 20 21 21
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 46 39 25 8 10 0 3 3 6 3
      Black or African American 6 6 6 1 1 0 1 1 2 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 52 46 41 11 36 0 4 14 12 16
      More than one race 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
  Temporary visa holders 133 197 29 39 41 0 13 40 17 33
  Science and engineering 269 306 113 62 97 0 21 64 39 56
    Science 252 277 91 40 47 0 10 47 23 38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 2 7 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 186 237 65 0 7 0 5 16 8 21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 3 3 3 0 3 20 12 15
      Mathematics and statistics 2 4 16 13 3 0 1 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 60 31 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 2 0 8 10 0 0 2 1 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 2 13 17 0 0 7 1 0
    Engineering 17 29 22 22 50 0 11 17 16 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 9 10 6 9 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 7 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 1 2 11 0 5 9 12 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 3 6 0 2 6 1 0
      Other engineering 3 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
    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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 58 31 387 343 362 322 200 312 357 392
  Science and engineering 58 31 387 343 362 322 200 312 357 392
    Science 34 18 217 159 211 191 103 183 207 258
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 2 10 27 28 26 17 20 28 29
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 0 23 0 38 13 9 6 5 34
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 13 12 21 31 10 37 36 22
      Mathematics and statistics 2 5 35 37 34 20 13 31 32 44
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 2 43 0 3 0 0 20 18 17
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 7 79 80 72 69 40 60 80 106
      Psychology 1 0 11 0 10 7 5 5 2 1
      Social sciences 3 1 3 3 5 25 9 4 6 5
    Engineering 24 13 170 184 151 131 97 129 150 134
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 40 43 40 57 34 50 52 38
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 3 20 20 19 4 3 17 18 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 10 13 7 10 7 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 4 62 54 41 52 34 50 67 52
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 14 14 11 2 1 4 5 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 20 19 6 3 8 8 19
      Other engineering 0 1 24 20 14 0 15 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,947 2,018 2,029 1,387 1,511 1,695 822 1,516 1,488 1,421
  Fellowships 17 16 551 430 630 432 284 473 516 574
    Federal 14 7 117 76 87 89 52 76 90 104
    Institutional 3 9 429 354 487 293 206 352 381 411
    Nonfederal 0 0 5 0 56 50 26 45 45 59
  Research assistantships 782 884 584 588 593 467 291 623 615 529
    Federal 43 18 267 267 275 228 145 234 264 287
    Institutional 720 839 184 187 106 137 83 234 178 38
    Nonfederal 19 27 133 134 212 102 63 155 173 204
  Teaching assistantships 141 104 138 39 149 353 148 44 20 12
    Federal 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0
    Institutional 141 103 125 39 144 348 145 44 20 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 2
  Other types of support 1,007 1,014 756 330 139 443 99 376 337 306
    Federal 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
    Institutional 532 439 46 5 9 34 11 8 11 6
    Nonfederal 5 7 9 0 5 29 14 12 7 0
    Personal resources 469 563 698 325 125 380 74 354 316 299

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 213 209 205 208 206 206 200 207 263 206
    Science 124 127 119 122 134 142 120 146 180 144
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 26 26 29 30 30 35 33 19 24 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 7 6 10 9 7 7 12 19 12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 16 13 15 11 9 10 21 27 21
      Mathematics and statistics 6 11 12 12 12 13 14 9 8 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 11
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 66 57 45 43 56 61 40 50 66 58
      Psychology 3 4 6 4 3 6 4 4 0 0
      Social sciences 6 6 8 8 13 11 12 18 19 20
    Engineering 89 82 86 86 72 64 80 61 83 62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 20 22 23 20 18 20 17 24 19
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20 15 16 15 11 9 13 15 15 12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 10 6 7 8 8 14 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 21 14 19 17 11 8 9 9 12 9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11 12 11 10 4 3 5 2 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 10 13 12 12 18 32 21
      Other engineering 11 11 12 4 5 6 7 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 101 94 72 78 74 72 71 84 116 92
  Science and engineering 101 94 72 78 74 72 71 84 116 92
    Science 68 66 45 47 48 49 50 57 74 59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 11 12 14 16 20 20 9 8 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 5 4 7 6 4 6 11 17 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 6 5 6 4 3 2 8 11 12
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 42 36 20 17 19 18 19 19 30 24
      Psychology 3 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 33 28 27 31 26 23 21 27 42 33
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 9 7 10 9 8 6 7 10 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 6 6 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 15 10 14 12 8 5 2 3 10 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 3 4 4 4 10 16 12
      Other engineering 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 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 255,115 216,202 207,404 198,681 182,564 161,831 167,277 154,543 144,679 138,536
    Science 119,818 99,662 99,931 100,300 99,827 89,418 90,015 82,742 80,169 81,614
      Computer and information sciences 12,530 11,172 11,623 10,760 11,939 11,281 12,583 11,729 9,717 8,680
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,249 4,738 4,786 5,152 4,341 3,958 5,491 4,775 6,013 4,000
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 6,249 4,738 4,786 5,152 4,341 3,958 5,491 4,775 6,013 4,000
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 19,778 18,022 15,766 16,008 13,966 14,193 13,593 13,400 11,821 11,516
        Agricultural sciences 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 19,765 18,013 15,766 16,008 13,966 14,193 13,593 13,400 11,821 11,516
        Health sciences 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7,338 6,937 7,349 9,363 9,477 9,435 8,903 6,687 6,675 7,598
      Physical sciences 43,704 31,638 33,015 33,656 34,759 29,448 32,195 33,165 34,639 33,319
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1,129 1,307 2,183 1,276 1,456 1,686 1,442 3 0 0
        Chemistry 20,909 13,489 15,332 16,251 16,975 13,430 15,323 17,721 18,164 17,954
        Materials science 1,894 1,191 1,034 22 94 272 360 0 0 0
        Physics 19,681 15,651 14,466 16,107 16,234 14,060 15,070 15,429 16,347 15,365
        Physical sciences nec 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 128 0
      Psychology 5,420 4,805 5,772 4,798 3,821 3,182 4,026 2,600 1,265 728
      Social sciences 24,172 21,779 21,092 19,959 20,720 17,208 12,014 9,310 8,841 9,402
        Anthropology 736 496 171 365 273 269 407 292 0 0
        Economics 773 498 353 586 767 533 746 357 340 228
        Political science and government 10,382 12,303 8,572 6,914 8,410 9,249 4,928 3,419 4,041 6,345
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 11,279 7,453 11,427 11,692 10,796 6,636 5,452 4,958 4,251 2,589
        Social sciences nec 1,002 1,029 569 402 474 521 481 284 209 240
      Sciences nec 627 571 528 604 804 713 1,210 1,076 1,198 6,371
    Engineering 129,719 110,648 100,872 91,913 77,299 67,934 73,297 69,113 61,766 54,805
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 53,640 45,583 41,219 37,712 29,222 23,315 22,935 26,390 21,506 18,598
      Chemical engineering 12,796 8,892 8,848 8,133 9,233 8,740 10,105 8,159 8,001 7,034
      Civil engineering 13,484 12,211 11,679 9,307 9,114 8,780 10,314 7,302 5,575 5,655
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 31,905 27,727 23,293 21,554 16,178 14,282 16,450 15,177 16,216 15,400
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,666 6,847 5,695 4,535 4,308 3,518 2,585 1,504 1,984 4,520
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 8,076 7,535 7,745 7,864 6,963 7,088 8,513 8,865 6,778 3,214
      Engineering nec 3,141 1,853 2,393 2,808 2,281 2,211 2,395 1,716 1,706 384
    Non-S&E 5,578 5,892 6,601 6,468 5,438 4,479 3,965 2,688 2,744 2,117
      Business management and business administration 716 694 1,471 877 846 1,036 786 490 340 270
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 69
      Education 2,578 3,633 3,336 3,996 2,381 1,024 1,541 667 1,358 646
      Humanities 1,669 1,262 1,351 1,286 1,857 2,136 1,470 1,290 906 996
      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 227 32 83 75 143 108 70 104 134 136
      Non-S&E nec 388 271 360 234 211 175 98 137 0 0

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

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

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 255,115 119,853 9,801 78,447 7,506 33,684 5,824
    Science 119,818 56,716 4,665 38,481 3,347 12,479 4,130
      Computer and information sciences 12,530 7,788 391 3,345 649 52 305
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,249 4,759 0 1,235 146 109 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 6,249 4,759 0 1,235 146 109 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 19,778 10,966 1,450 6,188 275 835 64
        Agricultural sciences 13 12 0 1 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 19,765 10,954 1,450 6,187 275 835 64
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7,338 4,143 304 2,460 191 230 10
      Physical sciences 43,704 21,939 2,385 14,172 1,909 3,189 110
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1,129 1,003 0 126 0 0 0
        Chemistry 20,909 8,899 2,385 7,396 560 1,616 53
        Materials science 1,894 93 0 369 1,348 84 0
        Physics 19,681 11,944 0 6,235 1 1,444 57
        Physical sciences nec 91 0 0 46 0 45 0
      Psychology 5,420 4,103 0 1,277 0 40 0
      Social sciences 24,172 2,517 135 9,678 177 8,024 3,641
        Anthropology 736 413 0 271 0 52 0
        Economics 773 324 0 320 0 129 0
        Political science and government 10,382 100 0 4,724 177 2,008 3,373
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 11,279 1,548 135 3,567 0 5,831 198
        Social sciences nec 1,002 132 0 796 0 4 70
      Sciences nec 627 501 0 126 0 0 0
    Engineering 129,719 61,759 5,136 36,655 4,159 20,351 1,659
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 53,640 20,319 3,745 12,452 499 15,531 1,094
      Chemical engineering 12,796 7,031 55 3,978 801 919 12
      Civil engineering 13,484 6,660 397 3,836 1,099 1,436 56
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 31,905 19,838 0 9,604 633 1,483 347
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,666 3,168 660 2,167 171 500 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 8,076 4,124 0 2,569 751 482 150
      Engineering nec 3,141 609 279 2,049 204 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,578 1,378 0 3,311 0 854 35
      Business management and business administration 716 42 0 643 0 0 31
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 2,578 1,151 0 1,058 0 369 0
      Humanities 1,669 105 0 1,174 0 386 4
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 227 47 0 180 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 388 33 0 256 0 99 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 119,853 105,345 95,648 88,768 83,584 78,175 84,469 83,273 74,266 73,965
  DOD 27,925 23,480 18,504 19,702 16,311 15,830 19,569 19,327 17,198 17,514
  DOE 11,116 8,841 8,951 7,998 7,377 6,664 7,170 7,818 7,270 6,688
  HHS 32,746 27,122 22,430 18,786 18,558 17,265 17,987 20,700 16,886 17,226
  NASA 4,323 4,431 3,817 3,525 3,406 3,328 3,392 3,005 2,767 2,697
  NSF 40,654 36,776 35,401 36,060 36,366 33,000 33,890 30,104 28,219 27,693
  USDA 375 359 123 179 423 515 398 319 332 281
  Other 2,714 4,336 6,422 2,518 1,143 1,573 2,063 2,000 1,594 1,866

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 2,675 255 2,420 .
2018 2,634 245 2,389 .
2017 2,517 241 2,276 .

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 106,967 . . 0
    Engineering . . 106,967 . . 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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