San Francisco 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 287 55.1 631 248 73.5 925
2023 313 54.4 679 251 72.8 911 360 40.9 602
2022 225 67.3 680 235 74.2 900
2021 209 70.2 691 231 74.9 908 282 52.2 583
2020 199 71.9 698 233 74.9 916
2019 208 70.6 697 238 74.3 914 279 53.2 589
2018 210 70.4 700 237 74.3 911
2017 216 68.8 684 231 74.6 898 340 41.5 575
2016 210 70.3 697 236 74 896
2015 192 72.7 693 239 73.7 898 327 43.3 570
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 264 231 391 451 498 445 433 417 462 519
    Hispanic or Latino 87 73 128 142 145 118 99 86 110 106
    Not Hispanic or Latino 165 147 241 289 329 308 304 299 324 377
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0
      Asian 61 58 88 89 122 101 93 86 87 86
      Black or African American 10 11 22 30 21 21 18 19 25 27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 0
      White 79 63 111 151 161 165 168 170 174 236
      More than one race 14 14 19 17 21 17 20 24 37 28
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 11 22 20 24 19 30 32 28 36
  Temporary visa holders 135 106 154 111 83 97 100 100 127 155
  Science and engineering 399 337 545 450 460 440 435 426 493 571
    Science 322 308 475 403 416 392 388 362 415 489
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 86 74 130 81 81 73 84 78 74 80
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
      Computer and information sciences 61 68 75 57 50 52 53 36 40 65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 11 23 8 29 30 10 19 15 24
      Mathematics and statistics 31 34 40 33 27 18 19 13 21 19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 37 23 22 13 17 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 8 4 5 4 3 0 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 35 28 61 45 33 28 37 38 28 24
      Psychology 86 82 130 98 85 89 77 63 62 78
      Social sciences 6 7 11 40 85 80 93 98 160 181
    Engineering 77 29 70 47 44 48 47 64 78 82
      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 18 22 18 0 0 0 0 0 17 17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 58
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 4 3 6 6 3 5 5 7
      Mechanical engineering 10 5 3 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 2 45 44 38 42 44 59 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 112 121 102 98 91 96 103
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 22 33 30 33 31 36 41
      Other health 0 0 0 90 88 72 65 60 60 62

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 156 151 223 223 243 261 251 236 348 385
    Hispanic or Latino 42 48 47 52 48 49 46 49 56 59
    Not Hispanic or Latino 99 91 158 151 178 184 183 165 257 288
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Asian 40 36 55 54 47 52 50 47 63 69
      Black or African American 6 5 12 9 13 9 13 12 19 19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
      White 37 44 80 76 103 109 101 87 153 173
      More than one race 16 6 10 10 12 10 18 17 22 27
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 12 18 20 17 28 22 22 35 38
  Temporary visa holders 35 39 40 43 32 32 31 26 46 43
  Science and engineering 191 190 263 256 266 286 275 256 389 422
    Science 161 174 235 227 243 257 238 231 366 400
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 28 42 62 57 54 64 59 65 69 74
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13
      Computer and information sciences 20 17 24 22 20 22 18 20 22 29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 13 15 4 13 14 24 22 25 22
      Mathematics and statistics 22 21 29 22 21 21 13 18 17 20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 7 11 11 6 4 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 8 11 14 12 7 7 3 5 0 0
      Physical sciences 39 38 41 34 26 31 35 25 31 21
      Psychology 18 19 28 17 17 23 13 19 15 14
      Social sciences 15 13 22 52 74 64 67 53 176 200
    Engineering 30 16 28 29 23 29 37 25 23 22
      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 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 2 5 3 3 8 6 5 8
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 1 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 6 20 24 20 26 29 19 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 10 9 7 7 6 5 6
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 7 7 7 5 4 5 3
      Other health 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 3

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 5 7 7 4 6 0 0 1 0 0
  Science and engineering 5 7 7 3 4 0 0 1 0 0
    Science 2 3 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 3 2 1 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 1 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 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 3 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 3 4 3 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 1 2 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 399 337 545 562 581 542 533 517 589 674
  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 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 397 334 536 562 581 542 533 517 589 674
    Federal 5 7 7 4 6 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 87 77 117 122 130 134 217 131 114 232
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 14
    Personal resources 304 249 411 429 442 408 316 385 475 428

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 10 12 11 11 6 6 8 16 7 12
    Science 9 12 10 10 6 6 8 16 7 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 10 8 8 4 4 4 8 4 9
      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 1 1 3 3 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2
      Psychology 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0
    Engineering 1 0 1 1 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 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 1 1 0 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 7 11 10 12 6 6 6 12 7 10
  Science and engineering 7 10 9 11 5 5 6 12 7 10
    Science 7 10 8 10 5 5 6 12 7 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 6 8 4 4 3 7 4 8
      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 2 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
    Engineering 0 0 1 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 1 1 0 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 42,000 34,466 36,617 35,768 33,828 31,888 30,903 29,940 28,273 26,345
    Science 37,530 30,147 31,636 30,496 28,926 i 28,383 26,349 25,117 23,613 25,435
      Computer and information sciences 2,599 2,172 1,878 1,579 1,482 i 840 706 890 893 951
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,932 3,055 4,988 3,975 3,759 i 4,297 3,233 4,197 4,766 5,257
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 407 399 298 229 209 i 167 83 195 24 29
        Geological and earth sciences 1,008 606 519 394 366 i 375 390 570 744 757
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,331 1,896 3,849 3,077 2,925 i 3,755 2,755 3,392 3,605 4,051
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 186 154 322 275 259 i 0 5 40 393 420
      Life sciences 17,958 14,372 13,356 13,143 12,603 i 12,886 11,292 11,163 11,708 10,492
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 44
        Biological and biomedical sciences 16,603 12,529 11,857 11,694 11,246 i 12,038 10,879 10,859 10,271 9,720
        Health sciences 202 297 267 205 190 i 184 63 83 455 340
        Natural resources and conservation 1,067 1,253 931 1,017 942 i 581 221 0 33 0
        Life sciences nec 86 293 301 227 225 i 83 129 221 949 388
      Mathematics and statistics 1,589 1,155 1,288 1,326 1,227 i 1,023 1,063 1,104 573 940
      Physical sciences 3,275 2,867 3,626 3,418 3,208 i 3,088 3,734 3,779 2,745 3,590
        Astronomy and astrophysics 739 527 663 341 316 i 197 270 485 281 656
        Chemistry 1,908 1,321 1,708 1,871 1,735 i 1,418 2,106 2,165 1,627 2,067
        Materials science 93 0 95 242 240 i 91 1 0 0 0
        Physics 496 980 1,134 927 883 i 1,300 1,169 1,129 837 867
        Physical sciences nec 39 39 26 37 34 i 82 188 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,006 1,912 1,917 1,617 1,496 i 1,329 2,435 1,915 1,877 2,560
      Social sciences 4,921 3,053 3,159 3,892 3,648 i 3,629 3,085 2,041 1,051 1,645
        Anthropology 17 79 121 74 71 i 45 0 0 0 0
        Economics 118 429 230 313 297 i 66 114 227 32 200
        Political science and government 99 51 25 190 173 i 16 61 125 18 8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,894 371 384 1,030 941 i 84 484 253 319 473
        Social sciences nec 2,793 2,123 2,399 2,285 2,166 i 3,418 2,426 1,436 682 964
      Sciences nec 1,250 1,561 1,424 1,546 1,503 i 1,291 801 28 0 0
    Engineering 2,145 1,967 2,423 2,386 2,251 i 1,284 1,492 1,595 1,536 743
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 142 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 109 78 90 260 244 i 95 1 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 188 0
      Civil engineering 938 932 674 626 591 i 381 344 462 163 359
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 517 431 1,233 907 877 i 497 700 447 766 159
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 12 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 126 0
      Mechanical engineering 444 435 394 402 365 i 311 397 677 136 225
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 14 0 0 0 i 0 50 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 125 77 32 191 174 i 0 0 9 15 0
    Non-S&E 2,325 2,352 2,558 2,886 2,651 i 2,221 3,062 3,228 3,124 167
      Business management and business administration 364 232 525 1,039 945 i 650 772 1,114 1,499 0
      Communication and communications technologies 317 179 301 347 316 i 131 176 34 85 3
      Education 1,213 876 415 877 824 i 918 1,814 1,566 623 54
      Humanities 57 57 246 79 72 i 308 71 169 166 57
      Law 0 7 8 84 76 i 0 0 0 28 0
      Social work 14 202 0 0 0 i 1 0 0 28 0
      Visual and performing arts 149 361 236 30 27 i 111 87 159 103 53
      Non-S&E nec 211 438 827 430 391 i 102 142 186 592 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: 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 42,000 16,033 2,908 15,979 11 7,069 0
    Science 37,530 14,878 2,908 12,703 5 7,036 0
      Computer and information sciences 2,599 1,198 0 1,249 0 152 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,932 1,048 577 1,664 5 638 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 407 0 114 288 5 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,008 83 76 344 0 505 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,331 787 384 1,027 0 133 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 186 178 3 5 0 0 0
      Life sciences 17,958 8,890 1,271 2,979 0 4,818 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 16,603 8,360 754 2,783 0 4,706 0
        Health sciences 202 0 0 193 0 9 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,067 447 517 0 0 103 0
        Life sciences nec 86 83 0 3 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,589 473 15 1,094 0 7 0
      Physical sciences 3,275 1,024 0 1,891 0 360 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 739 328 0 410 0 1 0
        Chemistry 1,908 388 0 1,161 0 359 0
        Materials science 93 16 0 77 0 0 0
        Physics 496 292 0 204 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 39 0 0 39 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,006 351 530 1,125 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4,921 1,260 0 2,701 0 960 0
        Anthropology 17 2 0 15 0 0 0
        Economics 118 77 0 0 0 41 0
        Political science and government 99 0 0 41 0 58 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,894 47 0 1,197 0 650 0
        Social sciences nec 2,793 1,134 0 1,448 0 211 0
      Sciences nec 1,250 634 515 0 0 101 0
    Engineering 2,145 690 0 1,437 6 12 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 109 109 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 938 419 0 519 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 517 0 0 517 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 12 0 0 0 0 12 0
      Mechanical engineering 444 43 0 401 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 125 119 0 0 6 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,325 465 0 1,839 0 21 0
      Business management and business administration 364 0 0 364 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 317 0 0 317 0 0 0
      Education 1,213 465 0 743 0 5 0
      Humanities 57 0 0 41 0 16 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 149 0 0 149 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 211 0 0 211 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 16,033 16,507 15,276 15,993 15,834 15,675 14,388 14,817 12,804 14,336
  DOD 5 317 593 1,013 1,003 i 318 373 412 236 326
  DOE 297 319 97 310 307 i 246 192 191 143 299
  HHS 8,334 8,627 7,852 9,172 9,084 i 9,636 8,563 8,357 7,212 7,678
  NASA 277 245 235 94 93 i 3 9 260 464 541
  NSF 5,928 5,871 5,001 4,297 4,250 i 4,051 3,372 3,051 2,878 3,297
  USDA 2 1 51 28 28 i 18 0 1 13 5
  Other 1,190 1,127 1,447 1,079 1,069 i 1,403 1,879 2,545 1,858 2,190

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,026 455 571 .
2018 731 327 404 .

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 0 16,711 16,945 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3,649 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 7,588 8,728 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 5,474 8,217 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 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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