San Francisco 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 313 54.4 679 360 40.9 602 251 72.9 914
2022 225 67.3 680 235 74.2 900
2021 209 70.2 691 282 52.2 583 231 74.9 908
2020 199 71.9 698 233 74.9 916
2019 208 70.6 697 279 53.2 589 238 74.3 914
2018 210 70.4 700 237 74.3 911
2017 216 68.8 684 340 41.5 575 231 74.6 898
2016 210 70.3 697 236 74 896
2015 192 72.7 693 327 43.3 570 239 73.7 898
2014 192 72.5 688 230 74.5 889
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 166 271 217 211 203 198 198 249 290 280
    Female 171 274 345 370 339 335 319 340 384 381
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 231 391 451 498 445 433 417 462 519 533
    Hispanic or Latino 73 128 142 145 118 99 86 110 106 66
    Not Hispanic or Latino 147 241 289 329 308 304 299 324 377 395
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1
      Asian 58 88 89 122 101 93 86 87 86 95
      Black or African American 11 22 30 21 21 18 19 25 27 23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 0 0
      White 63 111 151 161 165 168 170 174 236 250
      More than one race 14 19 17 21 17 20 24 37 28 26
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 22 20 24 19 30 32 28 36 72
  Temporary visa holders 106 154 111 83 97 100 100 127 155 128
  Science and engineering 337 545 450 460 440 435 426 493 571 558
    Science 308 475 403 416 392 388 362 415 489 489
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 74 130 81 81 73 84 78 74 80 80
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 11
      Computer and information sciences 68 75 57 50 52 53 36 40 65 51
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 23 8 29 30 10 19 15 24 19
      Mathematics and statistics 34 40 33 27 18 19 13 21 19 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 37 23 22 13 17 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 5 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 61 45 33 28 37 38 28 24 24
      Psychology 82 130 98 85 89 77 63 62 78 80
      Social sciences 7 11 40 85 80 93 98 160 181 197
    Engineering 29 70 47 44 48 47 64 78 82 69
      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 22 18 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 58 46
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 4 3 6 6 3 5 5 7 11
      Mechanical engineering 5 3 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 2 45 44 38 42 44 59 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 112 121 102 98 91 96 103 103
      Clinical medicine 0 0 22 33 30 33 31 36 41 42
      Other health 0 0 90 88 72 65 60 60 62 61

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 101 118 132 138 140 141 125 189 198 207
    Female 89 145 134 137 153 141 137 205 230 226
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 151 223 223 243 261 251 236 348 385 400
    Hispanic or Latino 48 47 52 48 49 46 49 56 59 37
    Not Hispanic or Latino 91 158 151 178 184 183 165 257 288 284
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
      Asian 36 55 54 47 52 50 47 63 69 73
      Black or African American 5 12 9 13 9 13 12 19 19 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1
      White 44 80 76 103 109 101 87 153 173 173
      More than one race 6 10 10 12 10 18 17 22 27 19
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 18 20 17 28 22 22 35 38 79
  Temporary visa holders 39 40 43 32 32 31 26 46 43 33
  Science and engineering 190 263 256 266 286 275 256 389 422 426
    Science 174 235 227 243 257 238 231 366 400 399
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 42 62 57 54 64 59 65 69 74 69
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 15
      Computer and information sciences 17 24 22 20 22 18 20 22 29 27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 15 4 13 14 24 22 25 22 26
      Mathematics and statistics 21 29 22 21 21 13 18 17 20 18
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 7 11 11 6 4 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 14 12 7 7 3 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 38 41 34 26 31 35 25 31 21 29
      Psychology 19 28 17 17 23 13 19 15 14 14
      Social sciences 13 22 52 74 64 67 53 176 200 193
    Engineering 16 28 29 23 29 37 25 23 22 27
      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 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 2 5 3 3 8 6 5 8 9
      Mechanical engineering 4 1 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 6 20 24 20 26 29 19 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 10 9 7 7 6 5 6 7
      Clinical medicine 0 0 7 7 7 5 4 5 3 5
      Other health 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 3 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 7 7 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 7 7 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Science 3 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 3 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 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 337 545 562 581 542 533 517 589 674 661
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 334 536 562 581 542 533 517 589 674 661
    Federal 7 7 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 77 117 122 130 134 217 131 114 232 71
    Nonfederal 1 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 14 0
    Personal resources 249 411 429 442 408 316 385 475 428 590

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 10 9 8 6 6 8 16 7 12 13
    Science 10 8 7 6 6 8 16 7 12 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 5 4 4 4 8 4 9 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 5
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2
      Psychology 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 1 1 0 1 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 11 10 12 6 6 6 12 7 10 8
  Science and engineering 10 9 11 5 5 6 12 7 10 8
    Science 10 8 10 5 5 6 12 7 10 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 8 4 4 3 7 4 8 3
      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 2 2 1 0 3
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2
      Psychology 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 1 1 0 1 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 34,466 36,617 35,768 33,828 31,888 30,903 29,940 28,273 26,345 29,457
    Science 30,147 31,636 30,496 28,926 i 28,383 26,349 25,117 23,613 25,435 27,606
      Computer and information sciences 2,172 1,878 1,579 1,482 i 840 706 890 893 951 1,126
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,055 4,988 3,975 3,759 i 4,297 3,233 4,197 4,766 5,257 6,060
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 399 298 229 209 i 167 83 195 24 29 54
        Geological and earth sciences 606 519 394 366 i 375 390 570 744 757 844
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,896 3,849 3,077 2,925 i 3,755 2,755 3,392 3,605 4,051 4,810
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 154 322 275 259 i 0 5 40 393 420 352
      Life sciences 14,372 13,356 13,143 12,603 i 12,886 11,292 11,163 11,708 10,492 10,700
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 44 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 12,529 11,857 11,694 11,246 i 12,038 10,879 10,859 10,271 9,720 8,316
        Health sciences 297 267 205 190 i 184 63 83 455 340 1,813
        Natural resources and conservation 1,253 931 1,017 942 i 581 221 0 33 0 0
        Life sciences nec 293 301 227 225 i 83 129 221 949 388 571
      Mathematics and statistics 1,155 1,288 1,326 1,227 i 1,023 1,063 1,104 573 940 2,287
      Physical sciences 2,867 3,626 3,418 3,208 i 3,088 3,734 3,779 2,745 3,590 3,322
        Astronomy and astrophysics 527 663 341 316 i 197 270 485 281 656 610
        Chemistry 1,321 1,708 1,871 1,735 i 1,418 2,106 2,165 1,627 2,067 2,106
        Materials science 0 95 242 240 i 91 1 0 0 0 0
        Physics 980 1,134 927 883 i 1,300 1,169 1,129 837 867 606
        Physical sciences nec 39 26 37 34 i 82 188 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,912 1,917 1,617 1,496 i 1,329 2,435 1,915 1,877 2,560 3,017
      Social sciences 3,053 3,159 3,892 3,648 i 3,629 3,085 2,041 1,051 1,645 1,094
        Anthropology 79 121 74 71 i 45 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 429 230 313 297 i 66 114 227 32 200 85
        Political science and government 51 25 190 173 i 16 61 125 18 8 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 371 384 1,030 941 i 84 484 253 319 473 478
        Social sciences nec 2,123 2,399 2,285 2,166 i 3,418 2,426 1,436 682 964 531
      Sciences nec 1,561 1,424 1,546 1,503 i 1,291 801 28 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,967 2,423 2,386 2,251 i 1,284 1,492 1,595 1,536 743 1,104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 142 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 78 90 260 244 i 95 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 188 0 0
      Civil engineering 932 674 626 591 i 381 344 462 163 359 427
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 431 1,233 907 877 i 497 700 447 766 159 162
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 126 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 435 394 402 365 i 311 397 677 136 225 511
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 14 0 0 0 i 0 50 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 77 32 191 174 i 0 0 9 15 0 4
    Non-S&E 2,352 2,558 2,886 2,651 i 2,221 3,062 3,228 3,124 167 747
      Business management and business administration 232 525 1,039 945 i 650 772 1,114 1,499 0 60
      Communication and communications technologies 179 301 347 316 i 131 176 34 85 3 0
      Education 876 415 877 824 i 918 1,814 1,566 623 54 460
      Humanities 57 246 79 72 i 308 71 169 166 57 148
      Law 7 8 84 76 i 0 0 0 28 0 0
      Social work 202 0 0 0 i 1 0 0 28 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 361 236 30 27 i 111 87 159 103 53 79
      Non-S&E nec 438 827 430 391 i 102 142 186 592 0 0

i=imputed

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 34,466 16,507 1,978 14,434 0 1,536 11
    Science 30,147 15,613 1,978 11,013 0 1,532 11
      Computer and information sciences 2,172 1,061 0 1,111 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,055 1,102 631 1,153 0 169 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 399 0 122 277 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 606 160 183 263 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,896 789 326 612 0 169 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 154 153 0 1 0 0 0
      Life sciences 14,372 9,597 820 3,178 0 766 11
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 12,529 8,776 452 2,780 0 510 11
        Health sciences 297 0 0 297 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,253 528 368 101 0 256 0
        Life sciences nec 293 293 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,155 259 5 870 0 21 0
      Physical sciences 2,867 1,151 0 1,678 0 38 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 527 238 0 289 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,321 350 0 933 0 38 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 980 563 0 417 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 39 0 0 39 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,912 222 333 1,357 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3,053 1,034 20 1,628 0 371 0
        Anthropology 79 0 0 79 0 0 0
        Economics 429 37 0 299 0 93 0
        Political science and government 51 0 0 51 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 371 59 0 312 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 2,123 938 20 887 0 278 0
      Sciences nec 1,561 1,187 169 38 0 167 0
    Engineering 1,967 613 0 1,354 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 78 78 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 932 435 0 497 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 431 12 0 419 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 435 11 0 424 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 77 77 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,352 281 0 2,067 0 4 0
      Business management and business administration 232 0 0 232 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 179 0 0 179 0 0 0
      Education 876 281 0 594 0 1 0
      Humanities 57 0 0 54 0 3 0
      Law 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Social work 202 0 0 202 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 361 0 0 361 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 438 0 0 438 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 16,507 15,276 15,993 15,834 15,675 14,388 14,817 12,804 14,336 17,129
  DOD 317 593 1,013 1,003 i 318 373 412 236 326 723
  DOE 319 97 310 307 i 246 192 191 143 299 635
  HHS 8,627 7,852 9,172 9,084 i 9,636 8,563 8,357 7,212 7,678 7,938
  NASA 245 235 94 93 i 3 9 260 464 541 499
  NSF 5,871 5,001 4,297 4,250 i 4,051 3,372 3,051 2,878 3,297 4,303
  USDA 1 51 28 28 i 18 0 1 13 5 157
  Other 1,127 1,447 1,079 1,069 i 1,403 1,879 2,545 1,858 2,190 2,874

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, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,026 455 571 .
2018 731 327 404 .
2017 732 298 434 .

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 87 131 133 86 88
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 51 42 44 54 54
    Computer and information sciences 0 2 2 0 0
    Engineering 3 7 8 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 41 41 10 12
    Health sciences 0 0 0 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 3 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 18 25 25 14 14
    Psychology 9 9 9 2 2
    Social sciences 0 4 4 3 3
    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 . 16,711 16,945 . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 3,649 0 . . 0
    Engineering . 7,588 8,728 . . 0
    Physical sciences . 5,474 8,217 . . 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 0 314 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 314 0 0 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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