San Diego State 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 118 81.6 631 147 84.4 925
2023 120 82.6 679 151 83.7 911 154 74.8 602
2022 105 84.8 680 158 82.7 900
2021 111 84.2 691 164 82.2 908 142 76 583
2020 121 83 698 165 82.3 916
2019 122 82.8 697 165 82.2 914 207 65.3 589
2018 113 84.1 700 164 82.3 911
2017 112 83.9 684 162 82.2 898 174 70.2 575
2016 120 83.1 697 154 83.1 896
2015 118 83.3 693 149 83.7 898 184 68.2 570
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

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   1,196   1,121   1,164   1,129   1,030   970   1,059   1,041   971   955
    Hispanic or Latino   375   272   349   326   275   221   229   197   193   170
    Not Hispanic or Latino   766   699   725   698   671   663   749   692   672   686
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   7   3   2   3   3   0   1   4   2
      Asian   187   163   155   135   132   133   159   142   130   132
      Black or African American   40   50   48   48   27   22   31   29   37   23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   6   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   1
      White   463   473   447   443   457   445   489   457   447   472
      More than one race   72   0   71   69   51   59   69   63   54   56
    Unknown ethnicity and race   55   150   90   105   84   86   81   152   106   99
  Temporary visa holders   302   326   381   257   179   216   226   208   367   395
  Science and engineering   1,126   1,081   1,113   990   835   857   931   906   994   996
    Science   925   900   915   814   681   700   783   752   789   739
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   192   205   141   126   132   121   137   127   139   99
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   23
      Computer and information sciences   133   74   109   79   32   44   91   122   123   104
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   36   36
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   18   18   15   18   24   21   17   18   27
      Mathematics and statistics   71   64   87   81   64   72   90   84   123   132
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   107   114   130   89   62   55   33   43   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   79   71   82   76   73   79   64   70   70   56
      Psychology   172   181   179   172   153   104   122   105   98   112
      Social sciences   152   173   169   176   147   201   225   184   159   150
    Engineering   201   181   198   176   154   157   148   154   205   257
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   10   18   22   18   18   13   9   13   13
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   6   14   12   6   6   10   6   14   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   22   23   29   25   16   33   30   32   32   42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   61   44   58   33   30   33   36   56   84   128
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   26   15   18   30   21   28   30   40   40
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   74   72   64   66   54   46   31   21   22   22
    Health   372   366   432   396   374   329   354   343   344   354
      Clinical medicine   271   285   332   286   266   230   255   244   246   262
      Other health   101   81   100   110   108   99   99   99   98   92

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   504   469   518   430   455   481   374   419   503   638
    Hispanic or Latino   158   114   156   121   124   117   85   83   100   110
    Not Hispanic or Latino   312   306   324   283   286   311   238   276   342   441
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   0   4
      Asian   92   78   71   58   59   56   42   56   65   104
      Black or African American   6   14   11   8   2   8   9   6   8   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   185   208   210   197   193   210   164   184   243   287
      More than one race   29   0   31   19   31   36   23   27   26   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   34   49   38   26   45   53   51   60   61   87
  Temporary visa holders   44   61   45   51   123   141   71   101   163   321
  Science and engineering   521   499   514   459   520   589   429   497   635   910
    Science   328   329   341   331   392   424   286   328   445   663
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   64   63   59   60   63   73   61   67   70   107
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   52   66
      Computer and information sciences   44   24   29   32   100   103   35   56   64   183
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   2   3   8   4   4   7   7   9   9
      Mathematics and statistics   20   23   23   30   45   52   43   35   52   58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   30   32   30   19   18   6   6   7   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   65   70   67   79   75   67   57   52   59   71
      Psychology   19   24   29   19   20   26   9   10   20   20
      Social sciences   81   91   101   84   67   93   68   94   103   138
    Engineering   193   170   173   128   128   165   143   169   190   247
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   22   21   11   17   16   19   25   20   29
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   7   9   6   7   12   13   11   7   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   28   23   24   20   28   31   34   43   44
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   112   80   76   40   48   55   42   58   74   108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   34   28   38   47   35   54   38   41   46   49
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   5   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   27   31   49   22   58   33   16   23   31   49
      Clinical medicine   27   31   49   22   57   33   15   22   31   47
      Other health   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   2

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   121   108   95   53   73   41   38   56   47   51
  Science and engineering   96   88   76   44   55   33   27   44   38   36
    Science   69   72   55   34   39   20   22   39   30   31
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   10   6   1   6   2   3   5   5   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   4   0   0   0   0   1   3   3   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   10   7   11   9   10   2   1   8   10   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   7   12   4   8   3   2   9   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   15   11   12   3   6   10   3   0   1
      Psychology   22   14   13   6   12   5   2   7   6   17
      Social sciences   8   15   2   2   0   2   2   4   6   4
    Engineering   27   16   21   10   16   13   5   5   8   5
      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   1   1   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   2   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   3   1   0   0   1   0   2   1   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   1   0   1   1   3   2   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   22   10   16   10   13   10   1   1   5   1
    Health   25   20   19   9   18   8   11   12   9   15
      Clinical medicine   16   11   11   4   13   4   9   7   6   10
      Other health   9   9   8   5   5   4   2   5   3   5

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,498   1,447   1,545   1,386   1,209   1,186   1,285   1,249   1,338   1,350
  Fellowships   23   70   16   14   16   8   15   10   21   7
    Federal   14   27   12   2   8   0   0   0   2   0
    Institutional   9   43   4   12   8   0   5   0   15   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   8   10   10   4   7
  Research assistantships   317   202   144   109   106   90   76   86   98   92
    Federal   106   81   83   51   59   41   38   56   45   51
    Institutional   184   95   43   48   22   19   21   14   35   25
    Nonfederal   27   26   18   10   25   30   17   16   18   16
  Teaching assistantships   297   280   317   270   285   334   285   280   275   234
    Federal   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   296   280   317   270   285   334   285   280   275   234
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   861   895   1,068   993   802   754   909   873   944   1,017
    Federal   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   172   176   358   358   333   257   349   281   254   268
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   689   719   710   635   463   497   560   592   690   749

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   100   80   46   31   27   22   20   29   27   27
    Science   78   63   35   26   23   19   15   21   23   24
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   28   20   15   10   7   7   4   8   14   14
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   2   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   10   6   7   3   5   4   4   1   1
      Psychology   12   10   10   5   10   6   5   6   6   5
      Social sciences   15   11   2   3   3   0   0   0   1   1
    Engineering   22   17   11   5   4   3   5   8   4   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
      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   4   2   3   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   11   7   1   2   3   3   4   5   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   5   4   2   1   0   0   1   3   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   12   5   5   0   2   1   0   0   2   6
      Clinical medicine   7   5   5   0   0   0   0   0   2   6
      Other health   5   0   0   0   2   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

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   55   51   16   25   19   13   12   20   24   21
  Science and engineering   51   48   15   25   18   12   12   20   23   15
    Science   43   43   15   24   17   11   10   15   20   15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   12   15   4   9   4   1   2   6   11   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   9   4   6   2   4   4   3   1   1
      Psychology   10   8   5   5   8   5   2   4   6   4
      Social sciences   7   6   2   3   3   0   0   0   1   1
    Engineering   8   5   0   1   1   1   2   5   3   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   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   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   2   0   0   0   1   1   2   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   1   2   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   4   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   1   6
      Clinical medicine   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6
      Other health   2   0   0   0   1   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

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   181,600   158,013   129,762   107,681   97,710   92,964   88,177   89,187   90,722   93,572
    Science   118,869   106,557   87,896   75,567   70,931   66,536   61,324   61,927   67,519   69,738
      Computer and information sciences   2,985   2,902   2,592   1,439   1,519   1,563   1,634   1,714   1,940   2,836
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,835   2,911   2,900   2,158   2,234   2,582   2,978   3,091   3,362   1,983
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,559   1,445   1,422   968   1,322   1,668   1,527   1,581   1,516   1,398
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   1,023   1,015   857   773   517   429   718   630   1,285   585
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   253   451   621   417   395   485   733   880   561   0
      Life sciences   49,862   46,665   38,307   31,479   27,880   28,629   28,003   29,409   32,682   34,173
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   19,719   18,866   15,005   15,520   14,602   12,720   14,575   14,921   16,882   18,044
        Health sciences   28,873   27,205   22,338   15,949   12,357   15,226   12,874   13,651   15,222   13,687
        Natural resources and conservation   1,270   594   964   10   921   683   554   837   578   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2,442
      Mathematics and statistics   5,144   4,198   3,993   3,883   3,899   4,061   3,790   3,450   3,385   3,433
      Physical sciences   13,662   10,039   7,587   6,681   6,402   6,333   5,873   5,488   7,315   8,216
        Astronomy and astrophysics   818   980   835   701   766   708   948   911   878   765
        Chemistry   10,439   7,037   5,332   4,386   4,075   4,203   3,581   2,782   2,206   1,689
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,405   2,022   1,420   1,594   1,561   1,422   1,344   1,795   4,231   5,762
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   26,029   23,094   19,549   18,729   20,222   14,071   12,943   12,865   12,499   12,298
      Social sciences   8,190   7,749   5,653   4,876   5,106   5,054   4,811   4,920   5,046   5,068
        Anthropology   1,161   870   622   720   548   520   614   510   396   0
        Economics   1,347   1,146   962   869   970   901   524   394   578   651
        Political science and government   847   456   727   727   1,031   881   983   794   640   762
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   779   1,186   740   625   605   895   895   1,144   934   1,335
        Social sciences nec   4,056   4,091   2,602   1,935   1,952   1,857   1,795   2,078   2,498   2,320
      Sciences nec   10,162   8,999   7,315   6,322   3,669   4,243   1,292   990   1,290   1,731
    Engineering   17,100   16,138   14,193   10,715   7,934   8,197   8,534   8,935   6,985   6,393
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,276   1,698   2,055   847   630   640   772   725   592   812
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   137   47   98   113   277   331   711   887   511   484
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   4,717   4,589   3,674   2,814   2,471   2,428   1,824   2,700   1,846   903
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,667   3,992   3,540   3,031   1,842   2,169   2,544   2,077   1,405   1,736
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,742   5,518   3,918   2,777   2,249   2,157   2,269   2,230   2,301   2,099
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   561   294   908   1,133   465   472   414   316   330   359
    Non-S&E   45,631   35,318   27,673   21,399   18,845   18,231   18,319   18,325   16,218   17,441
      Business management and business administration   9,615   8,089   6,602   5,823   3,968   3,914   4,158   4,313   3,734   4,192
      Communication and communications technologies   1,689   1,730   1,453   1,250   904   822   1,018   1,271   946   1,772
      Education   8,150   8,097   6,734   4,502   3,532   3,671   3,579   3,705   2,976   3,444
      Humanities   6,874   5,693   6,244   5,069   5,813   5,208   4,987   4,336   4,491   4,477
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   6,255   4,790   2,769   1,578   1,230   1,279   1,232   1,416   1,354   1,229
      Visual and performing arts   2,164   2,509   1,704   1,314   1,586   1,571   1,271   1,306   1,157   1,070
      Non-S&E nec   10,884   4,410   2,167   1,863   1,812   1,766   2,074   1,978   1,560   1,257

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   181,600   74,414   11,379   87,259   903   4,014   3,631
    Science   118,869   56,854   6,335   48,822   82   3,442   3,334
      Computer and information sciences   2,985   919   334   1,662   7   58   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,835   1,409   101   1,176   0   38   111
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,559   493   41   962   0   0   63
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   1,023   730   60   185   0   0   48
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   253   186   0   29   0   38   0
      Life sciences   49,862   25,380   4,811   15,642   63   2,069   1,897
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   19,719   8,775   451   9,160   62   1,220   51
        Health sciences   28,873   15,390   4,360   6,442   1   834   1,846
        Natural resources and conservation   1,270   1,215   0   40   0   15   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5,144   2,110   0   2,885   0   121   28
      Physical sciences   13,662   6,615   0   6,410   12   575   50
        Astronomy and astrophysics   818   233   0   585   0   0   0
        Chemistry   10,439   5,370   0   4,435   9   575   50
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,405   1,012   0   1,390   3   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   26,029   18,593   885   6,050   0   84   417
      Social sciences   8,190   1,824   167   5,321   0   497   381
        Anthropology   1,161   292   0   869   0   0   0
        Economics   1,347   167   0   1,045   0   135   0
        Political science and government   847   75   0   772   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   779   10   0   763   0   6   0
        Social sciences nec   4,056   1,280   167   1,872   0   356   381
      Sciences nec   10,162   4   37   9,676   0   0   445
    Engineering   17,100   6,328   1,470   8,406   821   19   56
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,276   1,372   0   887   0   17   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   137   137   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   4,717   1,744   921   2,003   14   2   33
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,667   1,217   549   2,182   716   0   3
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,742   1,858   0   2,773   91   0   20
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   561   0   0   561   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   45,631   11,232   3,574   30,031   0   553   241
      Business management and business administration   9,615   665   0   8,908   0   42   0
      Communication and communications technologies   1,689   53   259   1,377   0   0   0
      Education   8,150   3,719   0   4,058   0   336   37
      Humanities   6,874   115   66   6,657   0   10   26
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   6,255   4,691   95   1,469   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,164   0   0   2,142   0   0   22
      Non-S&E nec   10,884   1,989   3,154   5,420   0   165   156

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   74,414   68,045   55,671   43,473   41,117   39,515   39,453   39,417   44,495   46,870
  DOD   7,449   6,924   5,409   4,150   3,318   3,925   4,858   4,234   3,792   3,493
  DOE   1,831   1,334   1,224   1,148   1,500   1,033   1,210   1,210   1,060   887
  HHS   42,165   40,732   34,340   27,182   26,500   23,821   22,620   23,055   27,710   29,956
  NASA   1,486   1,209   1,393   804   760   822   1,194   1,623   1,523   1,614
  NSF   13,612   12,196   9,503   7,803   7,132   8,035   7,837   7,383   8,392   8,069
  USDA   973   605   349   167   201   141   142   60   124   301
  Other   6,898   5,045   3,453   2,219   1,706   1,738   1,592   1,852   1,894   2,550

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   1,428   367   1,061   .
2018   1,385   350   1,035   .

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   393   484   240   302   276
    Agricultural sciences   0   5   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   66   63   51   76   71
    Computer and information sciences   8   4   10   5   5
    Engineering   45   47   45   32   12
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   20   32   8   37   37
    Health sciences   62   118   27   54   54
    Mathematics and statistics   1   5   3   5   5
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   5   5   5
    Physical sciences   38   38   32   27   27
    Psychology   83   64   45   50   50
    Social sciences   12   55   14   7   7
    Other   58   54   0   3   3

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   52,317   8,182   0   0   25,248
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   20,317   0   0   0   5,112
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   8,000   4,091   0   0   20,136
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   8,000   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   8,000   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   8,000   4,091   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

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   807   3,306   5,813   1,050   6,060
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   2,010   1,834   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   250   2,940   1,050   6,060
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   1,046   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   807   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   250   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   789   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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