San Diego State U.

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 120 82.6 679 154 74.8 602 151 83.7 914
2022 105 84.8 680 158 82.7 900
2021 111 84.2 691 142 76 583 164 82.2 908
2020 121 83 698 165 82.3 916
2019 122 82.8 697 207 65.3 589 165 82.2 914
2018 113 84.1 700 164 82.3 911
2017 112 83.9 684 174 70.2 575 162 82.2 898
2016 120 83.1 697 154 83.1 896
2015 118 83.3 693 184 68.2 570 149 83.7 898
2014 76 89.2 688 149 83.5 889
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

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 533 602 572 484 490 554 566 606 601 938
    Female 914 943 814 725 696 731 683 732 749 1,056
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,121 1,164 1,129 1,030 970 1,059 1,041 971 955 1,457
    Hispanic or Latino 272 349 326 275 221 229 197 193 170 245
    Not Hispanic or Latino 699 725 698 671 663 749 692 672 686 1,070
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 3 2 3 3 0 1 4 2 4
      Asian 163 155 135 132 133 159 142 130 132 208
      Black or African American 50 48 48 27 22 31 29 37 23 37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
      White 473 447 443 457 445 489 457 447 472 752
      More than one race 0 71 69 51 59 69 63 54 56 67
    Unknown ethnicity and race 150 90 105 84 86 81 152 106 99 142
  Temporary visa holders 326 381 257 179 216 226 208 367 395 537
  Science and engineering 1,081 1,113 990 835 857 931 906 994 996 1,583
    Science 900 915 814 681 700 783 752 789 739 1,194
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 205 141 126 132 121 137 127 139 99 194
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 81
      Computer and information sciences 74 109 79 32 44 91 122 123 104 217
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 36 39
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 18 18 15 18 24 21 17 18 27 26
      Mathematics and statistics 64 87 81 64 72 90 84 123 132 178
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 114 130 89 62 55 33 43 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 71 82 76 73 79 64 70 70 56 101
      Psychology 181 179 172 153 104 122 105 98 112 124
      Social sciences 173 169 176 147 201 225 184 159 150 233
    Engineering 181 198 176 154 157 148 154 205 257 389
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 18 22 18 18 13 9 13 13 30
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 14 12 6 6 10 6 14 12 28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 23 29 25 16 33 30 32 32 42 75
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 44 58 33 30 33 36 56 84 128 189
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26 15 18 30 21 28 30 40 40 51
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 72 64 66 54 46 31 21 22 22 16
    Health 366 432 396 374 329 354 343 344 354 411
      Clinical medicine 285 332 286 266 230 255 244 246 262 298
      Other health 81 100 110 108 99 99 99 98 92 113

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 318 330 266 321 362 249 285 357 519 170
    Female 212 233 215 257 260 196 235 309 440 172
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 469 518 430 455 481 374 419 503 638 237
    Hispanic or Latino 114 156 121 124 117 85 83 100 110 47
    Not Hispanic or Latino 306 324 283 286 311 238 276 342 441 165
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 4 3
      Asian 78 71 58 59 56 42 56 65 104 40
      Black or African American 14 11 8 2 8 9 6 8 20 8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 208 210 197 193 210 164 184 243 287 107
      More than one race 0 31 19 31 36 23 27 26 26 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 49 38 26 45 53 51 60 61 87 25
  Temporary visa holders 61 45 51 123 141 71 101 163 321 105
  Science and engineering 499 514 459 520 589 429 497 635 910 321
    Science 329 341 331 392 424 286 328 445 663 262
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 63 59 60 63 73 61 67 70 107 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 66 4
      Computer and information sciences 24 29 32 100 103 35 56 64 183 94
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 18
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 8 4 4 7 7 9 9 5
      Mathematics and statistics 23 23 30 45 52 43 35 52 58 29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 32 30 19 18 6 6 7 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 70 67 79 75 67 57 52 59 71 16
      Psychology 24 29 19 20 26 9 10 20 20 11
      Social sciences 91 101 84 67 93 68 94 103 138 57
    Engineering 170 173 128 128 165 143 169 190 247 59
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 22 21 11 17 16 19 25 20 29 11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 9 6 7 12 13 11 7 17 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 28 23 24 20 28 31 34 43 44 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 80 76 40 48 55 42 58 74 108 18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 28 38 47 35 54 38 41 46 49 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Health 31 49 22 58 33 16 23 31 49 21
      Clinical medicine 31 49 22 57 33 15 22 31 47 20
      Other health 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 108 95 53 73 41 38 56 47 51 96 0
  Science and engineering 88 76 44 55 33 27 44 38 36 73 0
    Science 72 55 34 39 20 22 39 30 31 63 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 6 1 6 2 3 5 5 2 11 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 6 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 11 9 10 2 1 8 10 5 9 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 12 4 8 3 2 9 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 15 11 12 3 6 10 3 0 1 3 0
      Psychology 14 13 6 12 5 2 7 6 17 23 0
      Social sciences 15 2 2 0 2 2 4 6 4 11 0
    Engineering 16 21 10 16 13 5 5 8 5 10 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 16 10 13 10 1 1 5 1 1 0
    Health 20 19 9 18 8 11 12 9 15 23 0
      Clinical medicine 11 11 4 13 4 9 7 6 10 16 0
      Other health 9 8 5 5 4 2 5 3 5 7 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,447 1,545 1,386 1,209 1,186 1,285 1,249 1,338 1,350 1,994
  Fellowships 70 16 14 16 8 15 10 21 7 0
    Federal 27 12 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Institutional 43 4 12 8 0 5 0 15 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 8 10 10 4 7 0
  Research assistantships 202 144 109 106 90 76 86 98 92 147
    Federal 81 83 51 59 41 38 56 45 51 96
    Institutional 95 43 48 22 19 21 14 35 25 0
    Nonfederal 26 18 10 25 30 17 16 18 16 51
  Teaching assistantships 280 317 270 285 334 285 280 275 234 560
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 280 317 270 285 334 285 280 275 234 560
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 895 1,068 993 802 754 909 873 944 1,017 1,287
    Federal 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 176 358 358 333 257 349 281 254 268 382
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
    Personal resources 719 710 635 463 497 560 592 690 749 898

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 78 30 54 53 44 20 29 27 27 26
    Science 62 27 45 45 38 15 21 23 24 22
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 11 16 14 14 4 8 14 14 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
      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 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 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 10 5 14 6 10 4 4 1 1 1
      Psychology 10 7 8 19 12 5 6 6 5 3
      Social sciences 11 2 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Engineering 16 3 9 8 6 5 8 4 3 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 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 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 0 4 6 6 4 5 0 0 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 1 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 5 3 0 4 2 0 0 2 6 6
      Clinical medicine 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5
      Other health 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1

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 51 16 25 19 13 12 20 24 21 20
  Science and engineering 48 15 25 18 12 12 20 23 15 16
    Science 43 15 24 17 11 10 15 20 15 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 4 9 4 1 2 6 11 8 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
      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 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 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 9 4 6 2 4 4 3 1 1 0
      Psychology 8 5 5 8 5 2 4 6 4 3
      Social sciences 6 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Engineering 5 0 1 1 1 2 5 3 0 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
      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 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 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 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 4
      Clinical medicine 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
      Other health 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

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 158,013 129,762 107,681 97,710 92,964 88,177 89,187 90,722 93,572 95,674
    Science 106,557 87,896 75,567 70,931 66,536 61,324 61,927 67,519 69,738 72,153
      Computer and information sciences 2,902 2,592 1,439 1,519 1,563 1,634 1,714 1,940 2,836 1,854
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,911 2,900 2,158 2,234 2,582 2,978 3,091 3,362 1,983 2,117
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,445 1,422 968 1,322 1,668 1,527 1,581 1,516 1,398 1,499
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,015 857 773 517 429 718 630 1,285 585 618
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 451 621 417 395 485 733 880 561 0 0
      Life sciences 46,665 38,307 31,479 27,880 28,629 28,003 29,409 32,682 34,173 35,957
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 18,866 15,005 15,520 14,602 12,720 14,575 14,921 16,882 18,044 20,025
        Health sciences 27,205 22,338 15,949 12,357 15,226 12,874 13,651 15,222 13,687 12,965
        Natural resources and conservation 594 964 10 921 683 554 837 578 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,442 2,967
      Mathematics and statistics 4,198 3,993 3,883 3,899 4,061 3,790 3,450 3,385 3,433 2,940
      Physical sciences 10,039 7,587 6,681 6,402 6,333 5,873 5,488 7,315 8,216 9,819
        Astronomy and astrophysics 980 835 701 766 708 948 911 878 765 901
        Chemistry 7,037 5,332 4,386 4,075 4,203 3,581 2,782 2,206 1,689 2,196
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,022 1,420 1,594 1,561 1,422 1,344 1,795 4,231 5,762 6,722
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 23,094 19,549 18,729 20,222 14,071 12,943 12,865 12,499 12,298 12,913
      Social sciences 7,749 5,653 4,876 5,106 5,054 4,811 4,920 5,046 5,068 4,701
        Anthropology 870 622 720 548 520 614 510 396 0 0
        Economics 1,146 962 869 970 901 524 394 578 651 489
        Political science and government 456 727 727 1,031 881 983 794 640 762 663
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,186 740 625 605 895 895 1,144 934 1,335 1,123
        Social sciences nec 4,091 2,602 1,935 1,952 1,857 1,795 2,078 2,498 2,320 2,426
      Sciences nec 8,999 7,315 6,322 3,669 4,243 1,292 990 1,290 1,731 1,852
    Engineering 16,138 14,193 10,715 7,934 8,197 8,534 8,935 6,985 6,393 5,321
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,698 2,055 847 630 640 772 725 592 812 589
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 47 98 113 277 331 711 887 511 484 349
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 4,589 3,674 2,814 2,471 2,428 1,824 2,700 1,846 903 1,071
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,992 3,540 3,031 1,842 2,169 2,544 2,077 1,405 1,736 1,226
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,518 3,918 2,777 2,249 2,157 2,269 2,230 2,301 2,099 1,821
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 294 908 1,133 465 472 414 316 330 359 265
    Non-S&E 35,318 27,673 21,399 18,845 18,231 18,319 18,325 16,218 17,441 18,200
      Business management and business administration 8,089 6,602 5,823 3,968 3,914 4,158 4,313 3,734 4,192 6,176
      Communication and communications technologies 1,730 1,453 1,250 904 822 1,018 1,271 946 1,772 1,486
      Education 8,097 6,734 4,502 3,532 3,671 3,579 3,705 2,976 3,444 2,952
      Humanities 5,693 6,244 5,069 5,813 5,208 4,987 4,336 4,491 4,477 3,859
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 4,790 2,769 1,578 1,230 1,279 1,232 1,416 1,354 1,229 935
      Visual and performing arts 2,509 1,704 1,314 1,586 1,571 1,271 1,306 1,157 1,070 975
      Non-S&E nec 4,410 2,167 1,863 1,812 1,766 2,074 1,978 1,560 1,257 1,817

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 158,013 68,045 6,745 77,130 469 3,666 1,958
    Science 106,557 53,166 4,488 43,952 187 3,092 1,672
      Computer and information sciences 2,902 964 319 1,511 0 83 25
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,911 1,615 72 1,152 0 0 72
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,445 349 72 1,016 0 0 8
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,015 926 0 89 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 451 340 0 47 0 0 64
      Life sciences 46,665 25,723 2,742 15,212 111 1,512 1,365
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 18,866 7,598 483 9,680 91 984 30
        Health sciences 27,205 17,587 2,251 5,488 20 528 1,331
        Natural resources and conservation 594 538 8 44 0 0 4
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4,198 1,527 0 2,475 0 136 60
      Physical sciences 10,039 5,712 0 3,917 76 332 2
        Astronomy and astrophysics 980 421 0 557 0 0 2
        Chemistry 7,037 4,438 0 2,267 0 332 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,022 853 0 1,093 76 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 23,094 16,043 1,234 5,455 0 285 77
      Social sciences 7,749 1,416 121 5,397 0 744 71
        Anthropology 870 305 0 555 0 5 5
        Economics 1,146 61 0 916 0 154 15
        Political science and government 456 0 0 456 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,186 14 0 882 0 290 0
        Social sciences nec 4,091 1,036 121 2,588 0 295 51
      Sciences nec 8,999 166 0 8,833 0 0 0
    Engineering 16,138 6,656 1,141 7,894 265 138 44
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,698 826 0 802 29 41 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 47 47 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 4,589 1,782 423 2,271 0 97 16
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,992 1,018 718 2,018 222 0 16
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,518 2,983 0 2,509 14 0 12
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 294 0 0 294 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 35,318 8,223 1,116 25,284 17 436 242
      Business management and business administration 8,089 676 0 7,382 0 23 8
      Communication and communications technologies 1,730 48 208 1,462 0 6 6
      Education 8,097 3,748 50 3,880 17 319 83
      Humanities 5,693 83 221 5,359 0 9 21
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 4,790 3,065 51 1,629 0 41 4
      Visual and performing arts 2,509 0 0 2,509 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,410 603 586 3,063 0 38 120

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 68,045 55,671 43,473 41,117 39,515 39,453 39,417 44,495 46,870 50,542
  DOD 6,924 5,409 4,150 3,318 3,925 4,858 4,234 3,792 3,493 5,814
  DOE 1,334 1,224 1,148 1,500 1,033 1,210 1,210 1,060 887 1,032
  HHS 40,732 34,340 27,182 26,500 23,821 22,620 23,055 27,710 29,956 30,159
  NASA 1,209 1,393 804 760 822 1,194 1,623 1,523 1,614 1,469
  NSF 12,196 9,503 7,803 7,132 8,035 7,837 7,383 8,392 8,069 9,325
  USDA 605 349 167 201 141 142 60 124 301 401
  Other 5,045 3,453 2,219 1,706 1,738 1,592 1,852 1,894 2,550 2,342

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,428 367 1,061 .
2018 1,385 350 1,035 .
2017 1,507 338 1,169 .

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 . . 25,248
    Biological and biomedical sciences 20,317 0 . . 5,112
    Engineering 8,000 4,091 . . 20,136
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,000 0 . . 0
    Health sciences 8,000 0 . . 0
    Physical sciences 8,000 4,091 . . 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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