San Jose 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 77 88.1 631 187 80.1 925
2023 114 83.5 679 185 80 911 213 65.1 602
2022 91 86.9 680 183 80 900
2021 90 87.2 691 189 79.5 908 247 58.2 583
2020 91 87.2 698 204 78 916
2019 84 88.2 697 210 77.3 914 246 58.8 589
2018 71 90.1 700 208 77.5 911
2017 64 90.9 684 214 76.5 898 263 54.8 575
2016 61 91.5 697 208 77.1 896
2015 59 91.7 693 202 77.8 898 183 68.3 570
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   998   649   598   787   730   626   693   679   697   670
    Hispanic or Latino   231   146   129   143   134   113   116   129   124   138
    Not Hispanic or Latino   717   476   405   606   551   484   538   501   518   476
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   3
      Asian   445   284   244   341   307   261   275   242   220   183
      Black or African American   26   12   10   16   14   24   24   19   22   12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   3   4
      White   199   144   151   212   188   161   199   205   239   241
      More than one race   44   36   0   35   42   37   38   32   33   33
    Unknown ethnicity and race   50   27   64   38   45   29   39   49   55   56
  Temporary visa holders   1,222   843   1,154   865   736   1,177   1,316   1,446   1,566   1,714
  Science and engineering   2,059   1,363   1,637   1,534   1,352   1,692   1,883   1,996   2,139   2,262
    Science   1,089   638   638   556   439   423   472   455   476   1,162
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   113   79   45   64   67   59   58   45   37   51
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   36   31
      Computer and information sciences   312   277   294   171   81   95   134   133   105   811
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   8
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   35   20   18   27   24   11   13   15   13   18
      Mathematics and statistics   30   19   28   38   45   54   48   58   56   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   424   78   84   75   56   50   51   44   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   25   19   14   20   21   21   12   14   0   0
      Physical sciences   25   13   13   8   13   11   11   4   10   16
      Psychology   67   81   70   64   54   51   56   53   61   27
      Social sciences   58   52   72   89   78   71   89   89   145   174
    Engineering   970   725   999   978   913   1,269   1,411   1,541   1,663   1,100
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   47   28   35   30   33   21   38   39   48   32
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   53   37   25   36   43   43   55   51   34   45
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   19   12   19   30   18   15   24   22   24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   43   45   41   58   65   55   61   67   55   63
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   660   499   769   734   626   985   1,087   1,198   1,347   789
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   32   25   42   39   42   66   72   82   71   69
      Mechanical engineering   62   35   40   45   47   55   62   61   57   37
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   10   5   11   11   16   5   8   16   20   22
      Other engineering   49   32   24   6   11   21   13   3   9   19
    Health   161   129   115   118   114   111   126   129   124   122
      Clinical medicine   17   19   9   20   20   19   25   27   28   24
      Other health   144   110   106   98   94   92   101   102   96   98

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   1,251   688   808   891   767   743   700   642   748   799
    Hispanic or Latino   262   141   176   200   155   148   122   112   153   137
    Not Hispanic or Latino   896   499   553   635   564   539   516   467   530   589
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   3   0   0   1   3   1   0   3
      Asian   555   320   362   396   327   307   280   242   228   250
      Black or African American   42   22   18   19   16   10   19   20   21   26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   4   1   0   0   0   1   1   2   2   2
      White   245   132   170   182   186   194   187   168   247   270
      More than one race   48   23   0   38   35   26   26   34   32   38
    Unknown ethnicity and race   93   48   79   56   48   56   62   63   65   73
  Temporary visa holders   236   216   213   141   297   267   302   303   342   426
  Science and engineering   1,387   878   988   1,001   1,035   985   981   917   1,063   1,197
    Science   787   319   378   326   285   303   332   310   441   675
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   11
      Biological and biomedical sciences   68   41   60   41   34   34   35   22   40   32
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   42
      Computer and information sciences   266   70   67   46   44   40   56   49   48   286
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   9
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   49   36   47   49   33   30   28   25   39   44
      Mathematics and statistics   22   24   27   29   27   35   38   38   39   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   192   42   39   34   37   29   38   37   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   11   14   14   8   13   14   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   46   28   30   31   33   30   34   44   38   36
      Psychology   39   19   29   25   21   17   12   11   11   11
      Social sciences   83   48   65   57   48   75   77   73   165   192
    Engineering   600   559   610   675   750   682   649   607   622   522
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   28   32   31   46   48   38   20   19   19   28
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   35   33   38   41   40   48   46   34   20   25
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   35   28   32   24   25   28   24   22   33   38
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   38   38   42   48   46   55   43   54   67   65
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   187   290   308   327   411   345   365   359   346   217
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   18   21   29   22   20   26   27   18   39   31
      Mechanical engineering   110   84   105   135   133   107   83   65   67   84
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   32   28   20   21   16   24   29   25   22   16
      Other engineering   117   5   5   11   11   11   12   11   9   18
    Health   100   26   33   31   29   25   21   28   27   28
      Clinical medicine   99   26   32   28   28   24   20   27   22   26
      Other health   1   0   1   3   1   1   1   1   5   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   32   28   5   19   15   23   49   27   14   18
  Science and engineering   32   27   4   19   15   23   47   27   14   18
    Science   23   19   4   13   8   8   21   9   12   15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   5   0   3   0   1   2   0   2   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   6   0   2   0   0   4   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   5   1   0   4   3   0   4   2   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   3   0   1   1   2   4   3   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   1   0   0   1   3   2   0   1   3
      Psychology   3   0   1   2   0   0   4   3   9   10
      Social sciences   4   3   2   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   9   8   0   6   7   15   26   18   2   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2   2   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   6   0   4   4   12   16   12   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   2   0   2   0   1   2   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   1   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   1   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   1   1   0   0   0   2   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   2,220   1,492   1,752   1,652   1,466   1,803   2,009   2,125   2,263   2,384
  Fellowships   1   5   2   1   4   5   7   0   1   3
    Federal   0   5   2   0   1   2   3   0   1   3
    Institutional   1   0   0   1   3   3   4   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   30   22   2   19   13   23   34   13   7   10
    Federal   30   21   2   19   13   21   34   13   4   5
    Institutional   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   5
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   0   0   14   0   0   0   0   0   19   24
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   14   0   0   0   0   0   19   24
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   2,189   1,465   1,734   1,632   1,449   1,775   1,968   2,112   2,236   2,347
    Federal   2   2   1   0   1   0   12   14   9   10
    Institutional   267   156   179   187   155   109   103   151   7   8
    Nonfederal   1   0   3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
    Personal resources   1,919   1,307   1,551   1,445   1,293   1,666   1,852   1,946   2,220   2,329

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   88,125   83,406   71,695   60,100   47,301   44,309   41,366   39,192   41,662   45,037
    Science   56,693   51,661   48,219   44,867   37,611   37,954   36,801   35,518   37,386   38,840
      Computer and information sciences   376   570   151   297   10   8   33   169   159   144
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,296   16,140   16,303   14,857   13,747   12,777   14,627   12,216   14,267   17,413
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   3,128   2,300   2,376   2,883   2,226   1,629   2,090   1,465   1,102   407
        Geological and earth sciences   753   769   584   269   159   181   102   74   165   459
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   13,714   12,385   12,491   11,483   11,355   10,967   12,420   10,666   12,931   16,515
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   701   686   852   222   7   0   15   11   69   32
      Life sciences   7,241   6,431   5,838   3,655   1,542   1,133   1,073   1,310   1,169   1,508
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,327   2,474   3,253   2,431   1,542   1,130   1,014   1,036   1,045   1,487
        Health sciences   4,914   3,957   2,585   1,224   0   3   59   274   124   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21
      Mathematics and statistics   1,488   1,522   1,157   751   0   0   0   0   0   195
      Physical sciences   6,763   5,800   4,464   3,437   2,445   2,041   1,649   1,498   1,340   1,467
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   7   24   39   18   12   0   0
        Chemistry   2,451   1,992   2,077   2,097   1,787   1,541   1,234   766   643   708
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,994   2,271   1,728   1,301   626   461   397   595   697   754
        Physical sciences nec   1,318   1,537   659   32   8   0   0   125   0   5
      Psychology   17,259   16,798   17,046   18,930   19,670   20,152   18,313   18,976   19,454   17,670
      Social sciences   5,157   4,400   3,260   2,940   190   247   351   664   878   443
        Anthropology   576   418   174   280   3   1   11   23   5   0
        Economics   252   368   394   162   10   15   6   44   24   72
        Political science and government   263   332   353   193   14   20   11   3   1   6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   849   652   677   365   7   33   40   18   2   31
        Social sciences nec   3,217   2,630   1,662   1,940   156   178   283   576   846   334
      Sciences nec   113   0   0   0   7   1,596   755   685   119   0
    Engineering   8,237   9,496   6,968   3,664   2,863   1,864   1,451   1,076   940   993
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   382   14   342   237   0   1   0   0   117   25
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   1,117   18   10   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   2,102   859   1,452   414   868   430   219   69   11   64
      Civil engineering   579   620   760   258   0   3   63   139   166   74
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,364   2,160   2,189   1,745   794   753   672   449   410   413
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   703   591   590   172   304   231   250   325   141   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,478   1,397   772   212   245   118   65   30   17   101
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   629   2,738   845   616   647   328   182   64   78   316
    Non-S&E   23,195   22,249   16,508   11,569   6,827   4,491   3,114   2,598   3,336   5,204
      Business management and business administration   12,404   12,327   8,735   7,233   5,751   4,018   2,428   1,840   2,344   3,371
      Communication and communications technologies   306   362   293   262   4   8   241   0   4   494
      Education   3,775   3,649   2,893   889   4   18   21   54   119   141
      Humanities   4,860   4,891   3,838   1,219   62   126   145   266   557   12
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   677   188   28   322   108   111   129   383   161   209
      Visual and performing arts   4   4   0   799   0   72   21   3   21   12
      Non-S&E nec   1,169   828   721   845   898   138   129   52   130   965

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   88,125   37,503   8,015   36,595   1,480   3,206   1,326
    Science   56,693   32,531   4,856   15,866   950   2,275   215
      Computer and information sciences   376   19   18   6   0   331   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,296   8,947   4,253   2,990   723   1,222   161
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   3,128   2,144   38   344   536   66   0
        Geological and earth sciences   753   266   5   459   0   0   23
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   13,714   6,504   4,097   1,661   187   1,127   138
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   701   33   113   526   0   29   0
      Life sciences   7,241   2,823   147   4,021   0   235   15
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,327   1,977   145   162   0   28   15
        Health sciences   4,914   846   2   3,859   0   207   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,488   415   0   1,041   0   32   0
      Physical sciences   6,763   3,680   109   2,811   8   145   10
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,451   1,231   14   1,196   0   0   10
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,994   2,056   95   815   0   28   0
        Physical sciences nec   1,318   393   0   800   8   117   0
      Psychology   17,259   16,306   0   730   218   0   5
      Social sciences   5,157   341   329   4,267   1   197   22
        Anthropology   576   80   0   450   1   43   2
        Economics   252   0   0   247   0   5   0
        Political science and government   263   50   0   213   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   849   0   0   808   0   41   0
        Social sciences nec   3,217   211   329   2,549   0   108   20
      Sciences nec   113   0   0   0   0   113   0
    Engineering   8,237   2,443   296   4,419   484   149   446
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   382   46   4   297   35   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   2,102   706   233   1,157   0   6   0
      Civil engineering   579   0   0   488   0   52   39
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,364   1,052   0   1,175   124   13   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   703   67   59   498   56   23   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,478   519   0   782   96   3   78
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   629   53   0   22   173   52   329
    Non-S&E   23,195   2,529   2,863   16,310   46   782   665
      Business management and business administration   12,404   2,229   2,707   7,354   0   17   97
      Communication and communications technologies   306   34   0   229   41   0   2
      Education   3,775   123   65   2,694   0   586   307
      Humanities   4,860   0   0   4,632   0   27   201
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   677   50   60   567   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   4   0   0   4   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,169   93   31   830   5   152   58

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   37,503   31,780   30,984   30,877   34,102   35,143   33,886   31,396   31,318   33,782
  DOD   1,245   453   1,139   1,049   1,044   924   968   654   341   264
  DOE   1,659   909   779   488   230   217   195   165   70   90
  HHS   2,953   3,223   2,051   1,957   2,047   2,009   1,401   746   698   832
  NASA   18,366   17,145   17,474   20,113   21,470   21,031   18,940   19,574   20,305   17,630
  NSF   6,465   4,847   3,763   1,698   2,399   2,283   2,719   1,890   1,842   3,860
  USDA   171   130   103   97   288   321   307   275   72   52
  Other   6,644   5,073   5,675   5,475   6,624   8,358   9,356   8,092   7,990   11,054

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   747   102   645   .
2018   765   105   660   .

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   240   177   177   146   277
    Agricultural sciences   13   13   13   13   13
    Biological and biomedical sciences   64   32   32   30   67
    Computer and information sciences   9   4   4   4   2
    Engineering   38   38   38   38   95
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   34   34   34   9   19
    Health sciences   12   12   12   12   11
    Mathematics and statistics   3   3   3   5   3
    Natural resources and conservation   1   1   1   1   0
    Physical sciences   59   33   33   29   64
    Psychology   3   3   3   4   3
    Social sciences   4   4   4   2   1
    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   63,723   0   39,692   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   31,887   0   20,474   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   5,845   0   875   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   25,991   0   18,343   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   2,000   0   0   1,476
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   286
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   300
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   300
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   2,000   0   0   300
    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   290
    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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