Rochester Institute of Technology

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 201 56.8 459 123 80.8 631 197 79 925
2023 198 57.4 459 125 81.9 679 196 78.8 911 197 67.7 602
2022 223 51.8 457 127 81.6 680 197 78.4 900
2021 203 55.2 447 116 83.5 691 193 79 908 206 65.1 583
2020 210 53.9 450 108 84.8 698 193 79.2 916
2019 247 45.4 447 101 85.8 697 193 79.2 914 217 63.6 589
2018 250 42.3 428 103 85.6 700 200 78.4 911
2017 267 37.9 425 98 85.9 684 193 78.8 898 229 60.7 575
2016 248 43 430 105 85.2 697 202 77.8 896
2015 239 44.6 426 110 84.4 693 210 76.9 898 230 60.2 570
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 64 63 45 51 48 33 31 25 35 33
  Science and engineering 58 56 40 45 48 32 25 25 34 33
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 1 4 1 5 3 1 . 2 2
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 4 1 5 3 1 . 2 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 4 2 14 9 . 9 2 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 3 4 2 14 8 . 8 . .
    Computer and information sciences 14 18 7 17 9 2 4 5 6 10
      Computer science 7 8 . 5 4 1 2 1 3 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 7 10 7 12 5 1 2 4 3 7
    Engineering 30 21 18 16 13 11 14 6 8 13
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 2 . . 2 . 2 . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 . 2 . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 1 . . 1 1 . . . 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 7 4 5 2 . 1 3 2 2
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 3 1 2 3 2 . 1 2 .
      Materials and mining engineering . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . 2
      Mechanical engineering 4 1 3 2 1 . . . 1 1
      Engineering, other 13 6 9 4 3 7 10 2 3 6
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Geological sciences . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 2 . . 1 . 2 1 .
      Applied mathematics 1 3 2 . . . . 2 1 .
      Mathematics 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 7 9 5 8 7 5 6 3 12 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 6 6 2 5 3 3 5 2 5 1
      Physics 1 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 7 5
    Psychology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 1 . . . . 1 . . 1 1
      Economics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . 1
      Social sciences, other 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 6 7 5 6 . 1 6 . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 6 7 5 6 . 1 6 . 1 .
      Non-science and engineering, other 6 7 5 6 . 1 6 . 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 563 469 464 513 490 430 406 361 351 342
    Hispanic or Latino 56 32 34 52 41 30 28 15 14 26
    Not Hispanic or Latino 493 426 419 453 443 393 374 336 314 287
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
      Asian 73 55 47 52 49 34 34 21 21 16
      Black or African American 20 20 17 21 16 13 8 12 14 18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 386 326 335 360 369 334 319 290 270 247
      More than one race 14 23 18 19 7 10 12 12 7 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 11 11 8 6 7 4 10 23 29
  Temporary visa holders 895 951 869 835 849 1,010 1,049 1,083 1,126 1,098
  Science and engineering 1,458 1,419 1,332 1,347 1,336 1,440 1,454 1,444 1,477 1,440
    Science 1,090 1,067 1,008 1,022 978 989 980 965 905 917
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 10 7 5 13 13 8 11 25 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 17
      Computer and information sciences 789 804 719 715 673 684 692 685 656 670
      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 61 47 63 71 67 59 61 71 51 51
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 16 10 11 17 14 9 11 0 0
      Physical sciences 172 158 160 172 166 174 166 144 125 111
      Psychology 15 20 27 36 27 30 30 29 26 33
      Social sciences 13 12 22 12 15 15 14 14 8 8
    Engineering 368 352 324 325 358 451 474 479 572 523
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 41 28 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 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 151 154 132 126 136 200 218 229 293 278
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 18 25 30 35 40 57 36 45 61 60
      Mechanical engineering 118 91 89 69 64 84 112 108 119 111
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8
      Other engineering 36 54 56 90 118 110 108 97 86 66
    Health 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 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 223 265 297 307 275 273 229 220 251 258
    Hispanic or Latino 11 19 15 18 14 14 7 6 11 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 203 238 268 272 250 245 212 201 206 206
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 28 24 34 36 29 24 16 21 18 20
      Black or African American 11 15 13 9 13 12 10 6 10 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 151 184 204 217 200 203 179 168 171 170
      More than one race 12 14 16 8 8 6 7 6 6 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 8 14 17 11 14 10 13 34 40
  Temporary visa holders 122 122 111 113 103 122 142 128 100 112
  Science and engineering 331 372 390 413 375 391 368 347 351 370
    Science 233 269 256 283 232 255 254 213 188 218
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 3 6 5 5 6 6 9 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12
      Computer and information sciences 172 181 159 174 130 160 148 108 90 98
      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 23 44 46 58 55 53 56 48 43 53
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 32 39 35 34 30 35 39 27 25
      Psychology 4 1 3 3 2 6 2 3 5 3
      Social sciences 3 7 5 7 5 1 5 4 6 9
    Engineering 98 103 134 130 143 136 114 134 163 152
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 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 48 41 57 50 45 43 35 37 49 60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 30 39 40 54 73 58 49 57 79 62
      Mechanical engineering 18 21 27 17 14 25 18 29 21 22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
      Other engineering 2 2 9 9 11 10 12 11 10 3
    Health 14 15 18 7 3 4 3 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 14 15 18 7 3 4 3 1 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 175 150 131 123 103 94 88 89 80 76
  Science and engineering 175 150 131 123 103 94 88 89 80 76
    Science 120 113 101 98 80 75 65 52 48 56
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 49 52 43 39 30 31 22 14 12 13
      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 10 5 6 5 5 4 3 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 55 50 49 53 43 38 39 34 32 40
      Psychology 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 55 37 30 25 23 19 23 37 32 20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 9 4 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 11 6 3 4 3 1 6 6 4 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 10 7 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Other engineering 12 14 18 18 18 15 17 27 23 15
    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 1,458 1,420 1,333 1,348 1,339 1,440 1,455 1,444 1,477 1,440
  Fellowships 200 239 185 244 227 160 174 174 154 190
    Federal 14 11 15 3 6 10 7 9 7 8
    Institutional 186 228 170 241 220 149 167 165 147 182
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 356 294 280 280 243 256 239 219 200 158
    Federal 152 135 109 114 89 80 78 76 67 68
    Institutional 183 134 147 139 140 148 137 129 114 75
    Nonfederal 21 25 24 27 14 28 24 14 19 15
  Teaching assistantships 41 26 32 24 21 18 13 6 11 6
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 41 26 32 24 21 18 13 6 11 6
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 861 861 836 800 848 1,006 1,029 1,045 1,112 1,086
    Federal 9 4 7 6 8 4 3 4 6 0
    Institutional 19 13 8 10 14 11 12 10 12 15
    Nonfederal 10 13 14 9 26 43 50 73 88 46
    Personal resources 823 831 807 775 800 948 964 958 1,006 1,025

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 32 23 16 16 24 22 25 26 11 9
    Science 25 16 11 13 21 20 19 19 8 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 16 10 9 14 15 16 18 7 6
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 7 5 3 3 2 6 7 3 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 27 15 11 11 15 15 16 20 10 6
  Science and engineering 27 15 11 11 15 15 16 20 10 6
    Science 22 14 8 9 13 13 12 15 7 6
      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 22 14 7 8 11 11 12 15 7 6
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 1 3 2 2 2 4 5 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 1 0 0 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 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 78,488 72,405 62,383 56,043 57,777 58,175 49,413 51,263 45,518 40,442
    Science 37,977 36,994 31,697 27,639 28,662 29,685 25,068 24,046 22,058 20,210
      Computer and information sciences 12,507 12,888 9,956 8,809 8,910 6,328 5,079 4,228 3,431 3,374
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,810 2,212 1,983 2,155
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 1,810 2,212 1,983 2,155
      Life sciences 4,157 2,005 1,657 1,551 1,238 903 871 561 631 348
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,981 1,731 1,657 1,551 1,238 903 871 561 631 348
        Health sciences 1,176 274 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 2,843 2,542 2,356 2,178 2,040 1,750 2,115 1,461 1,059 1,201
      Physical sciences 15,964 15,762 14,979 12,388 13,830 18,059 12,578 12,393 11,992 11,153
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,235 774 494 492 522 651 929 950 619 421
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,529 4,680 4,681 3,585 3,504 3,369 3,316 2,983 2,586 3,239
        Physical sciences nec 10,200 10,308 9,804 8,311 9,804 14,039 8,333 8,460 8,787 7,493
      Psychology 492 538 159 110 60 22 174 218 108 9
      Social sciences 2,014 3,259 2,590 2,603 2,584 2,623 2,441 2,973 2,854 1,970
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
        Political science and government 116 166 318 250 222 144 38 15 2 10
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 67 87 18 1 0 0 9 46 52 0
        Social sciences nec 1,827 3,003 2,246 2,352 2,362 2,479 2,394 2,902 2,800 1,960
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33,180 28,126 22,869 20,874 20,910 20,264 18,611 21,517 17,894 15,820
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,874 2,960 1,677 1,341 1,064 1,313 794 562 463 299
      Chemical engineering 1,413 1,109 1,094 1,129 574 696 956 999 2,071 1,119
      Civil engineering 142 108 10 2 14 22 56 31 43 38
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,062 7,463 5,983 4,667 5,196 6,303 5,273 6,452 5,196 3,605
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,408 2,935 2,293 1,786 2,322 2,361 1,734 3,165 510 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,863 2,162 2,655 1,950 1,604 1,242 2,231 2,047 1,731 2,028
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 15,418 11,389 9,157 9,999 10,136 8,327 7,567 8,261 7,880 8,731
    Non-S&E 7,331 7,285 7,817 7,530 8,205 8,226 5,734 5,700 5,566 4,412
      Business management and business administration 238 63 12 26 31 93 31 20 24 42
      Communication and communications technologies 30 8 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 2
      Education 5,154 5,124 5,679 5,413 5,753 5,580 5,255 5,176 5,101 3,955
      Humanities 74 268 211 113 241 212 190 187 153 98
      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 1,468 1,548 1,512 1,358 1,374 1,897 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 367 274 401 620 798 444 258 317 288 315

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 78,488 44,203 10,391 19,292 1,958 1,836 808
    Science 37,977 25,351 1,145 9,617 595 788 481
      Computer and information sciences 12,507 8,946 320 2,965 0 6 270
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4,157 3,510 0 393 0 243 11
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,981 2,337 0 390 0 243 11
        Health sciences 1,176 1,173 0 3 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 2,843 2,243 0 577 0 21 2
      Physical sciences 15,964 9,747 18 5,189 593 225 192
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,235 424 0 800 10 0 1
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,529 3,404 0 869 214 36 6
        Physical sciences nec 10,200 5,919 18 3,520 369 189 185
      Psychology 492 478 0 14 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2,014 427 807 479 2 293 6
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
        Political science and government 116 62 0 30 0 24 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 67 64 0 1 2 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,827 301 807 444 0 269 6
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33,180 13,580 9,151 7,935 1,339 943 232
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,874 2,130 0 472 194 16 62
      Chemical engineering 1,413 1,195 11 147 0 37 23
      Civil engineering 142 127 0 10 5 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,062 3,145 956 2,095 782 0 84
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,408 529 1,503 1,242 42 92 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,863 1,376 150 694 178 419 46
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 15,418 5,078 6,531 3,275 138 379 17
    Non-S&E 7,331 5,272 95 1,740 24 105 95
      Business management and business administration 238 10 0 174 0 0 54
      Communication and communications technologies 30 0 0 30 0 0 0
      Education 5,154 4,457 0 576 0 105 16
      Humanities 74 50 0 0 24 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,468 507 0 960 0 0 1
      Non-S&E nec 367 248 95 0 0 0 24

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 44,203 37,334 33,373 31,187 28,092 26,359 25,990 27,311 26,149 20,147
  DOD 7,648 6,907 8,788 9,802 6,494 5,782 5,612 7,750 6,555 3,625
  DOE 2,717 2,565 1,921 1,970 1,767 1,531 1,720 987 575 599
  HHS 6,912 5,597 4,984 5,029 4,649 3,991 3,636 2,850 2,965 1,807
  NASA 3,705 3,210 2,836 2,950 2,364 2,270 2,074 1,969 2,232 2,228
  NSF 14,581 11,449 10,243 9,216 10,792 10,472 10,811 10,836 10,130 9,320
  USDA 255 293 240 76 26 155 301 237 227 80
  Other 8,385 7,313 4,361 2,144 2,000 2,158 1,836 2,682 3,465 2,488

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 1,596 205 1,391 .
2018 1,589 208 1,381 .

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 266 246 229 213 200
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10 6 6 7 7
    Computer and information sciences 29 32 23 16 19
    Engineering 124 134 125 120 113
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 8 3 3 3 1
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 5 6 2
    Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 48 46 46 44 42
    Psychology 3 0 0 0 1
    Social sciences 1 2 2 2 0
    Other 36 17 18 15 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 93,705 i 0 0 11,000 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8,447 i 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 21,294 i 0 0 11,000 0
    Engineering 21,587 i 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 980 i 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 41,397 i 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 0 38,200 1,690 1,510 2,316
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 8,667 1,690 1,510 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 7,000 0 0 2,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 8,667 0 0 316
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 8,667 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 5,200 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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