Rochester Institute of Technology

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 198 57.4 459 125 81.9 679 197 67.7 602 196 78.9 914
2022 223 51.8 457 127 81.6 680 197 78.4 900
2021 203 55.2 447 116 83.5 691 206 65.1 583 193 79 908
2020 210 53.9 450 108 84.8 698 193 79.2 916
2019 247 45.4 447 101 85.8 697 217 63.6 589 193 79.2 914
2018 250 42.3 428 103 85.6 700 200 78.4 911
2017 267 37.9 425 98 85.9 684 229 60.7 575 193 78.8 898
2016 248 43 430 105 85.2 697 202 77.8 896
2015 239 44.6 426 110 84.4 693 230 60.2 570 210 76.9 898
2014 255 40.3 422 123 82.4 688 217 75.9 889
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 63 45 51 48 33 31 25 35 33 29
  Science and engineering 56 40 45 48 32 25 25 34 33 29
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 4 1 5 3 1 . 2 2 .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 4 1 5 3 1 . 2 2 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 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 3 4 2 14 8 . 8 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 18 7 17 9 2 4 5 6 10 6
      Computer science 8 . 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 10 7 12 5 1 2 4 3 7 4
    Engineering 21 18 16 13 11 14 6 8 13 16
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 . . 2 . 2 . . . 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . . 1 1 . . . 2 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 4 5 2 . 1 3 2 2 11
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 1 2 3 2 . 1 2 . .
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 1 1 1 1 . . 2 .
      Mechanical engineering 1 3 2 1 . . . 1 1 .
      Engineering, other 6 9 4 3 7 10 2 3 6 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Geological sciences 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1
    Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 2 . . 1 . 2 1 . .
      Applied mathematics 3 2 . . . . 2 1 . .
      Mathematics . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Physical sciences 9 5 8 7 5 6 3 12 6 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 6 2 5 3 3 5 2 5 1 .
      Physics 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 7 5 6
    Psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Social sciences . . . . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Economics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 7 5 6 . 1 6 . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 7 5 6 . 1 6 . 1 . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 957 930 961 933 1,022 1,026 999 1,047 1,058 888
    Female 463 403 387 406 418 429 445 430 382 325
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 469 464 513 490 430 406 361 351 342 263
    Hispanic or Latino 32 34 52 41 30 28 15 14 26 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 426 419 453 443 393 374 336 314 287 230
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1
      Asian 55 47 52 49 34 34 21 21 16 17
      Black or African American 20 17 21 16 13 8 12 14 18 12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 326 335 360 369 334 319 290 270 247 196
      More than one race 23 18 19 7 10 12 12 7 4 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 11 8 6 7 4 10 23 29 17
  Temporary visa holders 951 869 835 849 1,010 1,049 1,083 1,126 1,098 950
  Science and engineering 1,419 1,332 1,347 1,336 1,440 1,454 1,444 1,477 1,440 1,213
    Science 1,067 1,008 1,022 978 989 980 965 905 917 770
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 7 5 13 13 8 11 25 27 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 21
      Computer and information sciences 804 719 715 673 684 692 685 656 670 517
      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 47 63 71 67 59 61 71 51 51 41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 16 10 11 17 14 9 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 158 160 172 166 174 166 144 125 111 124
      Psychology 20 27 36 27 30 30 29 26 33 34
      Social sciences 12 22 12 15 15 14 14 8 8 6
    Engineering 352 324 325 358 451 474 479 572 523 443
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 28 17 5 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 154 132 126 136 200 218 229 293 278 235
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 25 30 35 40 57 36 45 61 60 53
      Mechanical engineering 91 89 69 64 84 112 108 119 111 87
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 13
      Other engineering 54 56 90 118 110 108 97 86 66 55
    Health 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 1 1 3 0 1 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 262 270 294 266 268 262 241 272 288 291
    Female 125 138 126 112 127 109 107 79 82 91
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 265 297 307 275 273 229 220 251 258 264
    Hispanic or Latino 19 15 18 14 14 7 6 11 12 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 238 268 272 250 245 212 201 206 206 204
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Asian 24 34 36 29 24 16 21 18 20 21
      Black or African American 15 13 9 13 12 10 6 10 10 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 184 204 217 200 203 179 168 171 170 172
      More than one race 14 16 8 8 6 7 6 6 6 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 14 17 11 14 10 13 34 40 51
  Temporary visa holders 122 111 113 103 122 142 128 100 112 118
  Science and engineering 372 390 413 375 391 368 347 351 370 382
    Science 269 256 283 232 255 254 213 188 218 231
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 6 5 5 6 6 9 18 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 8
      Computer and information sciences 181 159 174 130 160 148 108 90 98 127
      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 44 46 58 55 53 56 48 43 53 42
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 32 39 35 34 30 35 39 27 25 29
      Psychology 1 3 3 2 6 2 3 5 3 5
      Social sciences 7 5 7 5 1 5 4 6 9 12
    Engineering 103 134 130 143 136 114 134 163 152 151
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 41 57 50 45 43 35 37 49 60 62
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 39 40 54 73 58 49 57 79 62 65
      Mechanical engineering 21 27 17 14 25 18 29 21 22 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 4
      Other engineering 2 9 9 11 10 12 11 10 3 3
    Health 15 18 7 3 4 3 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 15 18 7 3 4 3 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 150 131 123 103 94 88 89 80 76 66 0
  Science and engineering 150 131 123 103 94 88 89 80 76 66 0
    Science 113 101 98 80 75 65 52 48 56 51 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 52 43 39 30 31 22 14 12 13 10 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 6 5 5 4 3 0 1 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 50 49 53 43 38 39 34 32 40 39 0
      Psychology 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 37 30 25 23 19 23 37 32 20 15 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 3 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 14 18 18 18 15 17 27 23 15 13 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,420 1,333 1,348 1,339 1,440 1,455 1,444 1,477 1,440 1,213
  Fellowships 239 185 244 227 160 174 174 154 190 151
    Federal 11 15 3 6 10 7 9 7 8 8
    Institutional 228 170 241 220 149 167 165 147 182 143
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 294 280 280 243 256 239 219 200 158 141
    Federal 135 109 114 89 80 78 76 67 68 58
    Institutional 134 147 139 140 148 137 129 114 75 68
    Nonfederal 25 24 27 14 28 24 14 19 15 15
  Teaching assistantships 26 32 24 21 18 13 6 11 6 13
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 26 32 24 21 18 13 6 11 6 13
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 861 836 800 848 1,006 1,029 1,045 1,112 1,086 908
    Federal 4 7 6 8 4 3 4 6 0 0
    Institutional 13 8 10 14 11 12 10 12 15 8
    Nonfederal 13 14 9 26 43 50 73 88 46 56
    Personal resources 831 807 775 800 948 964 958 1,006 1,025 844

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 27 22 16 24 21 25 26 11 9 12
    Science 18 14 13 21 20 19 19 8 8 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 12 9 14 15 16 18 7 6 8
      Psychology 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 8 3 3 1 6 7 3 1 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 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

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 15 11 11 15 15 16 20 10 6 7
  Science and engineering 15 11 11 15 15 16 20 10 6 7
    Science 14 8 9 13 13 12 15 7 6 7
      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 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 14 7 8 11 11 12 15 7 6 6
      Psychology 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 3 2 2 2 4 5 3 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 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 72,405 62,383 56,043 57,777 58,175 49,413 51,263 45,518 40,442 35,945
    Science 36,994 31,697 27,639 28,662 29,685 25,068 24,046 22,058 20,210 19,533
      Computer and information sciences 12,888 9,956 8,809 8,910 6,328 5,079 4,228 3,431 3,374 3,608
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1,810 2,212 1,983 2,155 1,987
        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 1,810 2,212 1,983 2,155 1,987
      Life sciences 2,005 1,657 1,551 1,238 903 871 561 631 348 344
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,731 1,657 1,551 1,238 903 871 561 631 348 344
        Health sciences 274 0 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 2,542 2,356 2,178 2,040 1,750 2,115 1,461 1,059 1,201 1,262
      Physical sciences 15,762 14,979 12,388 13,830 18,059 12,578 12,393 11,992 11,153 10,808
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77
        Chemistry 774 494 492 522 651 929 950 619 421 555
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,680 4,681 3,585 3,504 3,369 3,316 2,983 2,586 3,239 1,500
        Physical sciences nec 10,308 9,804 8,311 9,804 14,039 8,333 8,460 8,787 7,493 8,676
      Psychology 538 159 110 60 22 174 218 108 9 82
      Social sciences 3,259 2,590 2,603 2,584 2,623 2,441 2,973 2,854 1,970 1,442
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 3 8 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
        Political science and government 166 318 250 222 144 38 15 2 10 19
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 87 18 1 0 0 9 46 52 0 0
        Social sciences nec 3,003 2,246 2,352 2,362 2,479 2,394 2,902 2,800 1,960 1,423
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 28,126 22,869 20,874 20,910 20,264 18,611 21,517 17,894 15,820 11,938
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,960 1,677 1,341 1,064 1,313 794 562 463 299 115
      Chemical engineering 1,109 1,094 1,129 574 696 956 999 2,071 1,119 1,105
      Civil engineering 108 10 2 14 22 56 31 43 38 82
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,463 5,983 4,667 5,196 6,303 5,273 6,452 5,196 3,605 2,792
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,935 2,293 1,786 2,322 2,361 1,734 3,165 510 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,162 2,655 1,950 1,604 1,242 2,231 2,047 1,731 2,028 1,600
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 11,389 9,157 9,999 10,136 8,327 7,567 8,261 7,880 8,731 6,244
    Non-S&E 7,285 7,817 7,530 8,205 8,226 5,734 5,700 5,566 4,412 4,474
      Business management and business administration 63 12 26 31 93 31 20 24 42 3
      Communication and communications technologies 8 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Education 5,124 5,679 5,413 5,753 5,580 5,255 5,176 5,101 3,955 4,032
      Humanities 268 211 113 241 212 190 187 153 98 120
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
      Visual and performing arts 1,548 1,512 1,358 1,374 1,897 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 274 401 620 798 444 258 317 288 315 306

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 72,405 37,334 9,828 19,161 3,084 2,178 820
    Science 36,994 21,215 3,266 9,844 892 1,420 357
      Computer and information sciences 12,888 8,031 383 3,960 36 365 113
      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 2,005 1,105 13 443 36 379 29
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,731 864 13 410 36 379 29
        Health sciences 274 241 0 33 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 2,542 1,850 0 614 0 71 7
      Physical sciences 15,762 9,434 1,035 3,971 820 315 187
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 774 560 0 164 49 0 1
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,680 3,363 0 827 368 107 15
        Physical sciences nec 10,308 5,511 1,035 2,980 403 208 171
      Psychology 538 533 0 5 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3,259 262 1,835 851 0 290 21
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        Political science and government 166 100 0 16 0 50 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 87 47 0 25 0 15 0
        Social sciences nec 3,003 115 1,835 807 0 225 21
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 28,126 11,359 6,496 7,101 2,188 619 363
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,960 1,813 0 885 147 2 113
      Chemical engineering 1,109 1,054 0 41 0 14 0
      Civil engineering 108 59 0 20 15 14 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,463 2,959 1,468 1,761 1,169 81 25
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,935 526 834 1,153 373 49 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,162 1,184 25 372 241 224 116
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 11,389 3,764 4,169 2,869 243 235 109
    Non-S&E 7,285 4,760 66 2,216 4 139 100
      Business management and business administration 63 0 0 63 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Education 5,124 4,049 0 884 0 114 77
      Humanities 268 107 0 136 0 25 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,548 569 0 967 4 0 8
      Non-S&E nec 274 35 66 158 0 0 15

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 37,334 33,373 31,187 28,092 26,359 25,990 27,311 26,149 20,147 19,465
  DOD 6,907 8,788 9,802 6,494 5,782 5,612 7,750 6,555 3,625 2,967
  DOE 2,565 1,921 1,970 1,767 1,531 1,720 987 575 599 1,030
  HHS 5,597 4,984 5,029 4,649 3,991 3,636 2,850 2,965 1,807 1,486
  NASA 3,210 2,836 2,950 2,364 2,270 2,074 1,969 2,232 2,228 2,351
  NSF 11,449 10,243 9,216 10,792 10,472 10,811 10,836 10,130 9,320 9,177
  USDA 293 240 76 26 155 301 237 227 80 77
  Other 7,313 4,361 2,144 2,000 2,158 1,836 2,682 3,465 2,488 2,377

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,596 205 1,391 .
2018 1,589 208 1,381 .
2017 1,572 208 1,364 .

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 . . 11,000 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8,447 i . . 0 .
    Computer and information sciences 21,294 i . . 11,000 .
    Engineering 21,587 i . . 0 .
    Mathematics and statistics 980 i . . 0 .
    Physical sciences 41,397 i . . 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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