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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 627 8.6 679 519 14.7 602 331 64.2 914
2022 647 5.8 680 345 62.1 900
2021 648 7.2 691 496 15.8 583 339 63.1 908
2020 664 5.8 698 348 62.5 916
2019 635 9.8 697 514 13.6 589 345 62.7 914
2018 639 9.6 700 343 62.8 911
2017 637 7.8 684 525 9.6 575 356 60.8 898
2016 649 7.8 697 340 62.5 896
2015 667 4.7 693 480 16.7 570 345 62 898
2014 634 8.8 688 345 61.6 889
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 sources
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Data

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 11 6 7 2 10 8 8 8 5 7
    Female 6 4 7 7 8 7 6 5 3 7
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 17 10 14 9 18 15 14 13 8 14
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 17 10 14 8 18 15 14 13 8 14
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      White 16 9 14 8 14 13 13 13 8 14
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 17 10 14 9 18 15 14 13 8 14
    Science 17 10 14 9 18 15 14 13 8 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 7 10 4 9 9 9 9 8 11
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 7 3 4 5 9 6 5 4 0 3
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 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

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 3 5 8 13 3 5 8 9 9 5
    Female 1 3 6 7 0 3 3 3 3 1
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4 8 14 20 3 8 11 12 12 6
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 4 8 13 20 3 8 11 12 11 6
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 4 8 12 18 3 7 10 10 11 6
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 4 8 14 20 3 8 11 12 12 6
    Science 4 8 14 20 3 8 11 12 12 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 7 13 16 3 6 11 12 12 5
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
  Science and engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
    Science 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
      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 1
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 17 10 14 9 18 15 14 13 8 14
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 3 2 6 0 3 5 4 0 1 2
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 3 2 6 0 3 5 4 0 1 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 10 7 0 6 9 8 9 11 7 9
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 10 7 0 6 9 8 9 11 7 9
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 4 1 8 3 6 2 1 2 0 1
    Federal 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 3 1 8 3 4 1 1 2 0 0

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 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

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 14,557 10,614 10,552 9,496 9,368 9,119 7,731 8,473 7,960 7,923
    Science 6,174 4,349 4,953 4,432 4,870 4,866 3,679 4,520 4,180 3,677
      Computer and information sciences 357 328 303 346 351 1,023 246 221 175 100
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,719 882 988 891 1,334 1,274 1,165 1,034 1,207 1,067
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 877 784 929 786 1,232 1,224 1,138 1,013 1,196 1,033
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,842 98 59 105 102 48 11 9 11 34
      Life sciences 1,962 2,182 2,598 2,366 2,004 1,850 1,547 2,005 1,599 1,389
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 80 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 484 381 381 366 396 178 274 275 281 400
        Health sciences 1,439 1,710 2,120 1,995 1,607 1,634 1,220 1,707 83 0
        Natural resources and conservation 38 91 97 0 1 9 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1 0 0 5 0 29 46 0 1,155 989
      Mathematics and statistics 133 123 123 113 0 35 26 18 20 41
      Physical sciences 396 326 440 212 534 128 177 182 93 48
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 343 278 392 169 521 111 159 171 62 36
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 53 48 48 43 13 17 18 11 24 12
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
      Psychology 39 34 13 19 60 54 43 17 346 20
      Social sciences 532 474 488 485 581 493 471 915 553 842
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 487 439 472 455 568 473 404 451 321 280
        Political science and government 43 0 0 7 8 9 10 13 7 6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 2 2 285
        Social sciences nec 0 35 16 22 2 7 53 449 223 271
      Sciences nec 36 0 0 0 6 9 4 128 187 170
    Engineering 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,380 6,262 5,596 5,064 4,498 4,252 4,052 3,950 3,780 4,246
      Business management and business administration 1,137 816 740 683 832 654 530 617 562 654
      Communication and communications technologies 137 64 81 127 74 50 41 20 21 22
      Education 2,876 2,428 2,354 2,016 1,534 1,815 1,493 2,144 1,125 786
      Humanities 190 178 101 141 135 101 392 142 636 711
      Law 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0
      Social work 2,647 1,843 1,544 1,402 1,239 1,077 1,197 758 850 1,123
      Visual and performing arts 92 39 14 69 79 44 61 137 245 388
      Non-S&E nec 1,298 892 762 625 602 509 336 131 341 562

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 14,557 5,049 5,551 3,904 0 53 0
    Science 6,174 658 3,697 1,818 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 357 230 0 127 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,719 131 2,277 311 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 877 0 591 286 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,842 131 1,686 25 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,962 195 1,022 745 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 484 157 0 327 0 0 0
        Health sciences 1,439 0 1,022 417 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 38 38 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 133 0 0 133 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 396 102 0 294 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 343 102 0 241 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 53 0 0 53 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 39 0 0 38 0 1 0
      Social sciences 532 0 398 134 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 487 0 398 89 0 0 0
        Political science and government 43 0 0 43 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 36 0 0 36 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,380 4,391 1,854 2,083 0 52 0
      Business management and business administration 1,137 629 160 348 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 137 0 86 51 0 0 0
      Education 2,876 2,041 271 564 0 0 0
      Humanities 190 39 0 135 0 16 0
      Law 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Social work 2,647 1,348 718 581 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 92 0 4 57 0 31 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,298 334 615 344 0 5 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 5,049 3,734 3,271 2,413 2,290 1,805 2,203 2,414 2,727 3,131
  DOD 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 2,214 989 843 393 446 336 753 1,007 874 426
  NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 730 591 524 383 602 260 313 397 459 374
  USDA 58 109 1 64 52 7 17 0 0 0
  Other 2,047 2,045 1,903 1,573 1,167 1,202 1,120 1,010 1,394 2,331

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 269 73 196 .
2018 257 65 192 .
2017 277 70 207 .

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 27 28 23 15 24
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 5 4 4 4
    Computer and information sciences 5 5 5 3 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 5 6 3 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 2 2 1 0 0
    Physical sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Psychology 6 6 6 2 10
    Social sciences 2 1 1 1 5
    Other 1 1 1 1 1

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 3,379 . . . .
    Physical sciences 3,379 . . . .

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 350 0 0 386 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 350 0 0 386 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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