Saint Louis U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 130 72.1 459 52 92 631 180 80.8 925
2023 125 73.2 459 52 92.6 679 183 80.2 911 116 81.1 602
2022 156 66.4 457 115 83.4 680 177 80.6 900
2021 139 69.4 447 138 80.3 691 175 81 908 129 78.2 583
2020 135 70.4 450 148 79.1 698 180 80.6 916
2019 124 72.7 447 149 79 697 183 80.3 914 129 78.4 589
2018 126 71 428 147 79.3 700 185 80 911
2017 117 72.9 425 150 78.4 684 188 79.4 898 129 77.9 575
2016 141 67.7 430 145 79.5 697 207 77.2 896
2015 132 69.5 426 175 75.1 693 203 77.7 898 126 78.2 570
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 129 137 95 106 118 135 130 157 111 119
  Science and engineering 82 85 62 61 75 64 68 78 55 61
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 1 . . 2 1 2 2 .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 2 . 2 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 24 19 12 23 11 12 20 10 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 6 2 2 1 1 2 5 2 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 4 3 3 6 1 . . 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 . 2 2 . 1 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 1
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 2 5 1 3 2 1 3 1 5
      Molecular biology 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 2 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . . 2 . 1 2 2
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 3 2 . 1 1 1 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 1 2 . 2 . . 1 1 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 3 1 2 1 . 2 . 1
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 5 6 7 8 4 5 7 7 2 .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 4 . 2 1 1 3 1 . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . 3 . 1 2 2 5 . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering . . . 2 1 1 . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 1 2 5 3 1 7 3 1
      Geological sciences . 2 1 1 3 1 . 7 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . 1 2 2 1 . 3 1
    Health sciences 16 15 11 14 13 7 8 7 8 8
      Nursing science 9 8 8 8 6 3 3 2 1 2
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . 1 . 1 . 1 1
      Public health 7 6 3 6 6 4 3 5 5 5
      Health sciences, other . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 4 3
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics . . . 1 1 . . 1 1 2
      Statistics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 . 2 1
    Physical sciences 8 5 3 1 7 7 6 1 3 2
      Chemistry 8 4 3 1 7 5 6 1 3 2
      Physics . 1 . . . 2 . . . .
    Psychology 17 19 12 20 18 22 21 23 18 20
      Clinical psychology 11 4 5 4 8 10 4 8 6 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 9 4 7 7 5 10 10 10 8
      Research and experimental psychology 1 5 3 9 3 7 7 5 2 7
      Psychology, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Social sciences 10 10 6 1 3 6 10 10 5 10
      Political science and government . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Public policy analysis 5 6 3 1 1 2 6 4 2 7
      Social sciences, other 5 4 2 . 2 4 4 6 3 3
  Non-science and engineering 47 52 33 45 43 71 62 79 56 58
    Business 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 2
      Business 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 2
    Education 26 19 18 25 20 41 38 38 30 34
      Education leadership and administration 4 2 5 10 6 12 6 18 6 8
      Education research 20 17 11 13 12 25 27 20 17 25
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . 2 . 1 1 . 4 1
      Education, other 2 . 2 . 2 3 4 . 3 .
    Humanities and arts 15 28 9 18 17 23 20 40 22 22
      Letters 2 6 1 1 2 3 6 15 6 7
      History 3 6 2 4 6 3 4 5 4 4
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 7 2 5 6 6 5 11 10 5
      Music and performing arts 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 7 9 4 8 3 11 5 9 2 6
    Other non-science and engineering 2 3 5 1 3 4 2 . . .
      Public administration and social services 2 3 5 1 1 4 2 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   581   648   717   781   710   697   705   703   838   673 i
    Hispanic or Latino   48   45   48   48   45   39   43   41   50   21 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   523   590   656   724   659   652   657   655   777   641 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1 i
      Asian   34   45   49   65   52   47   57   48   64   45 i
      Black or African American   46   53   64   66   65   60   48   47   76   61 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0 i
      White   423   465   513   555   516   523   528   533   604   509 i
      More than one race   20   27   30   38   26   22   24   26   31   25 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   13   13   9   6   6   5   7   11   11 i
  Temporary visa holders   2,501   2,418   754   291   185   199   185   180   157   146 i
  Science and engineering   2,617   2,611   1,178   781   608   617   541   524   614   505 i
    Science   2,506   2,511   1,093   697   515   517   451   448   541   450 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   314   324   293   265   211   214   132   118   129   187 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   62   20 i
      Computer and information sciences   1,879   1,883   500   126   48   47   40   37   44   8 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   20   20   20   18   19   25   26   32   31 i
      Mathematics and statistics   17   21   21   20   19   23   21   20   20   19 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   6   7   10   10   10   14   14   15   9 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   62   54   49   47   41   41   41   42   38   34 i
      Psychology   77   73   86   84   83   89   85   94   100   82 i
      Social sciences   124   130   117   125   85   74   93   97   101   60 i
    Engineering   111   100   85   84   93   100   90   76   73   55 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   11   15   7   4   4   2   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   90   89   70   77   89   96   88   76   73   55 i
    Health   465   455   293   291   287   279   349   359   381   314 i
      Clinical medicine   38   66   83   115   109   102   169   186   190   194 i
      Other health   427   389   210   176   178   177   180   173   191   120 i

i=imputed

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   39   54   61   60   65   64   70   74   109   220 i
    Hispanic or Latino   4   6   6   3   2   3   3   5   4   10 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   34   47   53   57   63   60   66   69   104   206 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
      Asian   3   3   2   1   6   7   3   4   7   8 i
      Black or African American   0   5   5   9   5   2   7   6   13   33 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0 i
      White   29   32   39   42   47   46   52   57   81   160 i
      More than one race   2   7   7   4   5   5   3   2   3   4 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   1   2   0   0   1   1   0   1   4 i
  Temporary visa holders   171   19   9   6   6   9   8   3   4   17 i
  Science and engineering   204   58   47   56   55   56   49   57   93   171 i
    Science   198   53   38   43   46   47   41   51   82   151 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   9   9   9   4   7   5   1   1   29   31 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   44 i
      Computer and information sciences   171   17   9   9   11   15   15   17   12   27 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   3 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   2   0   2   3   4   1   4 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   0   7   5   1   3   2   3   3   3   8 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2   1   6 i
      Social sciences   18   20   15   27   23   22   17   23   13   28 i
    Engineering   6   5   9   13   9   9   8   6   11   20 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   6   5   9   12   9   8   8   6   11   20 i
    Health   6   15   23   10   16   17   29   20   20   66 i
      Clinical medicine   6   11   17   8   10   13   21   11   13   48 i
      Other health   0   4   6   2   6   4   8   9   7   18 i

i=imputed

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   57   52   66   57   51   33   57   52   9   56 i
  Science and engineering   57   51   66   56   47   30   54   47   9   54 i
    Science   50   45   60   49   41   25   48   41   9   47 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   17   26   23   27   12   23   22   2   17 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
      Computer and information sciences   6   5   3   3   1   1   1   0   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   2   0   0   1   2   2   2   7 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   2   0   1   2   1   1   1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   21   17   18   13   6   3   11   7   3   8 i
      Psychology   3   2   7   7   4   6   8   7   0   10 i
      Social sciences   3   2   3   0   2   0   0   1   1   0 i
    Engineering   7   6   6   7   6   5   6   6   0   7 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   6   6   6   7   6   5   6   6   0   7 i
    Health   0   1   0   1   4   3   3   5   0   2 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   1   2   3   2   2   0   2 i
      Other health   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   3   0   0 i

i=imputed

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   3,082   3,066   1,471   1,072   895   896   890   883   995   819 i
  Fellowships   20   22   22   20   4   18   25   24   39   43 i
    Federal   0   0   3   0   0   1   4   1   0   8 i
    Institutional   20   22   19   20   4   17   20   20   39   31 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   4 i
  Research assistantships   93   85   76   68   165   202   180   166   176   155 i
    Federal   56   51   55   51   14   23   37   30   9   36 i
    Institutional   37   34   0   5   137   159   131   120   157   112 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   21   12   14   20   12   16   10   7 i
  Teaching assistantships   247   265   258   289   34   82   108   91   225   71 i
    Federal   0   0   4   3   1   3   3   1   0   1 i
    Institutional   247   265   253   285   33   79   104   88   225   69 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   2   0   1 i
  Other types of support   2,722   2,694   1,115   695   692   594   577   602   555   550 i
    Federal   1   1   4   3   36   6   13   20   0   11 i
    Institutional   49   52   40   31   203   0   1   3   13   133 i
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   3   8   4   3   5   1   4 i
    Personal resources   2,672   2,641   1,071   658   445   584   560   574   541   402 i

i=imputed

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   37   40   39   34   31   31   30   39   42   41 i
    Science   36   39   39   34   31   31   30   39   41   39 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   25   23   26   26   23   23   25   36   35   38 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   2   2   2   3   0   0   0   2   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   7   9   7   5   2   5   3   2   3   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Social sciences   3   5   4   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
    Health   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   18 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   18 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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   23   16   24   21   13   12   15   21   21   28 i
  Science and engineering   23   16   24   20   13   12   15   21   21   16 i
    Science   22   15   24   20   13   12   15   21   21   16 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   12   18   17   12   12   15   21   21   16 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   4   3   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   12 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   12 i
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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   95,832   85,921   82,740   79,005   69,528   66,103   60,380   56,402   42,151   44,457
    Science   80,000   72,638   78,006   73,471   64,237   59,563   54,567   52,616   38,932   38,357
      Computer and information sciences   2,134   1,566   1,221   1,345   1,164   655   303   384   115   13
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,608   7,307   3,879   2,264   1,174   1,281   1,161   1,453   1,442   1,137
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   466   476   0   0   0   0   0   100   1,337   1,137
        Geological and earth sciences   10,142   6,831   3,879   2,264   1,174   1,043   1,161   1,353   105   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   238   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   60,506   56,051   66,726   65,928   58,836   54,582   50,538   48,824   35,925   35,570
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   22,590   20,068   25,694   28,234   27,623   25,209   23,071   23,356   10,423   11,765
        Health sciences   37,457   35,488   40,671   37,487   31,213   29,373   27,466   25,087   25,408   23,319
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   361   207   0   0   0   381   0   0
        Life sciences nec   459   495   0   0   0   0   0   0   94   486
      Mathematics and statistics   306   222   192   190   280   56   74   104   135   257
      Physical sciences   4,226   4,726   3,579   2,131   1,942   2,384   1,685   1,092   760   754
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,121   4,686   3,510   2,120   1,786   2,179   1,580   952   685   723
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   105   40   69   11   156   205   105   140   12   13
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   63   18
      Psychology   154   281   435   233   393   333   480   521   475   590
      Social sciences   2,066   2,485   1,974   1,380   448   272   326   238   80   36
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   183   0   0   0   2   0
        Economics   1,603   1,006   1,402   1,043   0   0   0   0   4   0
        Political science and government   23   2   66   23   19   40   0   16   13   13
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   266   253   327   314   154   232   219   222   61   1
        Social sciences nec   174   1,224   179   0   92   0   107   0   0   22
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5,214   3,187   1,559   1,999   2,621   2,344   1,346   1,027   1,494   2,474
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   283   3   49   0   852   610   511   274   933   1,927
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   866   412   476   462   1,085   1,065   408   446   110   142
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   124   82   180   624   488   666   407   307   419   336
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6   94   22   0   0   3   20   0   0   21
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   397   230   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,269   1,471   777   913   193   0   0   0   32   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,269   895   55   0   3   0   0   0   0   48
    Non-S&E   10,618   10,096   3,175   3,535   2,670   4,196   4,467   2,759   1,725   3,626
      Business management and business administration   189   262   0   133   0   10   5   21   136   111
      Communication and communications technologies   96   205   123   4   2   5   37   72   82   80
      Education   5,828   4,615   1,720   1,118   1,129   1,849   833   88   173   158
      Humanities   3,132   1,752   309   845   869   1,725   3,110   2,017   697   2,866
      Law   226   265   416   141   292   117   206   0   18   20
      Social work   544   719   509   226   229   463   264   436   406   195
      Visual and performing arts   8   8   49   26   11   23   4   30   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   595   2,270   49   1,042   138   4   8   95   213   196

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   95,832   43,867   1,415   29,826   6,245   13,996   483
    Science   80,000   38,698   795   25,247   6,221   8,902   137
      Computer and information sciences   2,134   961   0   537   10   591   35
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,608   1,828   0   8,336   28   402   14
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   466   322   0   95   0   49   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,142   1,506   0   8,241   28   353   14
        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   60,506   32,674   795   14,779   6,183   5,987   88
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   22,590   14,043   0   5,614   377   2,555   1
        Health sciences   37,457   18,631   795   9,007   5,806   3,131   87
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   459   0   0   158   0   301   0
      Mathematics and statistics   306   260   0   46   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4,226   2,662   0   800   0   764   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,121   2,660   0   737   0   724   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   105   2   0   63   0   40   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   154   51   0   63   0   40   0
      Social sciences   2,066   262   0   686   0   1,118   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,603   0   0   545   0   1,058   0
        Political science and government   23   0   0   20   0   3   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   266   209   0   28   0   29   0
        Social sciences nec   174   53   0   93   0   28   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5,214   2,918   0   1,175   24   1,097   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   283   0   0   96   0   187   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   866   684   0   80   2   100   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   124   0   0   48   0   76   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6   5   0   1   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   397   0   0   120   0   277   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,269   1,726   0   331   0   212   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,269   503   0   499   22   245   0
    Non-S&E   10,618   2,251   620   3,404   0   3,997   346
      Business management and business administration   189   0   0   75   0   114   0
      Communication and communications technologies   96   56   0   40   0   0   0
      Education   5,828   1,494   292   1,544   0   2,209   289
      Humanities   3,132   461   328   914   0   1,429   0
      Law   226   168   0   58   0   0   0
      Social work   544   72   0   170   0   245   57
      Visual and performing arts   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   595   0   0   595   0   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

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   43,867   44,157   42,170   41,411   34,419   34,275   28,121   27,436   26,813   27,580
  DOD   2,053   1,378   1,708   1,577   1,763   1,817   739   585   335   565
  DOE   348   282   216   285   311   223   33   34   1   0
  HHS   33,675   36,662   36,317   34,263   26,777   27,200   22,784   23,745   22,382   23,040
  NASA   342   208   251   208   62   179   197   155   240   270
  NSF   3,753   3,267   2,652   2,799   4,139   3,140   2,516   1,549   1,016   1,187
  USDA   183   121   64   67   79   30   77   25   8   35
  Other   3,513   2,239   962   2,212   1,288   1,686   1,775   1,343   2,831   2,483

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   1,425   228   1,197   .
2018   1,493   231   1,262   .

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   1,015   926   891   889   882
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   18
    Biological and biomedical sciences   410   297   297   296   266
    Computer and information sciences   3   9   2   2   2
    Engineering   60   43   26   26   23
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   26   34   31   30   55
    Health sciences   380   445   436   437   435
    Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   14   14   13   13   0
    Physical sciences   98   45   47   47   39
    Psychology   21   33   32   32   37
    Social sciences   4   5   5   4   5
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   245,531   0   0   10,000   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   205,240   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1,500   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   3,000   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   40,291   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   5,500   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   38,905   32,202   50,529   15,511
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   14,007   12,144   39,383   3,807
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   310   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   1,080   784
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   4,683   6,254
    Health sciences   0   13,998   12,124   5,073   3,983
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   10,900   7,934   0   685
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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