San Jose 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 114 83.5 679 213 65.1 602 185 80 914
2022 91 86.9 680 183 80 900
2021 90 87.2 691 247 58.2 583 189 79.5 908
2020 91 87.2 698 204 78 916
2019 84 88.2 697 246 58.8 589 210 77.3 914
2018 71 90.1 700 208 77.5 911
2017 64 90.9 684 263 54.8 575 214 76.5 898
2016 61 91.5 697 208 77.1 896
2015 59 91.7 693 183 68.3 570 202 77.8 898
2014 54 92.4 688 205 77.3 889
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 868 1,022 918 735 951 1,121 1,231 1,298 1,365 1,401
    Female 624 730 734 731 852 888 894 965 1,019 1,036
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 649 598 787 730 626 693 679 697 670 723
    Hispanic or Latino 146 129 143 134 113 116 129 124 138 141
    Not Hispanic or Latino 476 405 606 551 484 538 501 518 476 536
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 4
      Asian 284 244 341 307 261 275 242 220 183 215
      Black or African American 12 10 16 14 24 24 19 22 12 20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 2
      White 144 151 212 188 161 199 205 239 241 258
      More than one race 36 0 35 42 37 38 32 33 33 37
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27 64 38 45 29 39 49 55 56 46
  Temporary visa holders 843 1,154 865 736 1,177 1,316 1,446 1,566 1,714 1,714
  Science and engineering 1,363 1,637 1,534 1,352 1,692 1,883 1,996 2,139 2,262 2,314
    Science 638 638 556 439 423 472 455 476 1,162 1,310
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 14
      Biological and biomedical sciences 79 45 64 67 59 58 45 37 51 43
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 31 32
      Computer and information sciences 277 294 171 81 95 134 133 105 811 892
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 20 18 27 24 11 13 15 13 18 14
      Mathematics and statistics 19 28 38 45 54 48 58 56 9 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 78 84 75 56 50 51 44 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 19 14 20 21 21 12 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 13 8 13 11 11 4 10 16 12
      Psychology 81 70 64 54 51 56 53 61 27 34
      Social sciences 52 72 89 78 71 89 89 145 174 252
    Engineering 725 999 978 913 1,269 1,411 1,541 1,663 1,100 1,004
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 28 35 30 33 21 38 39 48 32 36
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 37 25 36 43 43 55 51 34 45 45
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 12 19 30 18 15 24 22 24 21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 45 41 58 65 55 61 67 55 63 73
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 499 769 734 626 985 1,087 1,198 1,347 789 719
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 25 42 39 42 66 72 82 71 69 56
      Mechanical engineering 35 40 45 47 55 62 61 57 37 31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 11 11 16 5 8 16 20 22 10
      Other engineering 32 24 6 11 21 13 3 9 19 13
    Health 129 115 118 114 111 126 129 124 122 123
      Clinical medicine 19 9 20 20 19 25 27 28 24 22
      Other health 110 106 98 94 92 101 102 96 98 101

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 557 606 623 645 626 633 578 613 714 616
    Female 347 415 409 419 384 369 367 477 511 482
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 688 808 891 767 743 700 642 748 799 868
    Hispanic or Latino 141 176 200 155 148 122 112 153 137 151
    Not Hispanic or Latino 499 553 635 564 539 516 467 530 589 638
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0
      Asian 320 362 396 327 307 280 242 228 250 281
      Black or African American 22 18 19 16 10 19 20 21 26 27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 12
      White 132 170 182 186 194 187 168 247 270 290
      More than one race 23 0 38 35 26 26 34 32 38 28
    Unknown ethnicity and race 48 79 56 48 56 62 63 65 73 79
  Temporary visa holders 216 213 141 297 267 302 303 342 426 230
  Science and engineering 878 988 1,001 1,035 985 981 917 1,063 1,197 1,061
    Science 319 378 326 285 303 332 310 441 675 600
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 41 60 41 34 34 35 22 40 32 50
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 42 37
      Computer and information sciences 70 67 46 44 40 56 49 48 286 177
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 36 47 49 33 30 28 25 39 44 47
      Mathematics and statistics 24 27 29 27 35 38 38 39 12 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 42 39 34 37 29 38 37 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 14 14 8 13 14 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 30 31 33 30 34 44 38 36 37
      Psychology 19 29 25 21 17 12 11 11 11 17
      Social sciences 48 65 57 48 75 77 73 165 192 192
    Engineering 559 610 675 750 682 649 607 622 522 461
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32 31 46 48 38 20 19 19 28 20
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33 38 41 40 48 46 34 20 25 26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 28 32 24 25 28 24 22 33 38 37
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 38 42 48 46 55 43 54 67 65 80
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 290 308 327 411 345 365 359 346 217 142
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 21 29 22 20 26 27 18 39 31 29
      Mechanical engineering 84 105 135 133 107 83 65 67 84 79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 28 20 21 16 24 29 25 22 16 32
      Other engineering 5 5 11 11 11 12 11 9 18 16
    Health 26 33 31 29 25 21 28 27 28 37
      Clinical medicine 26 32 28 28 24 20 27 22 26 35
      Other health 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 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 28 5 19 15 23 49 27 14 18 14 0
  Science and engineering 27 4 19 15 23 47 27 14 18 14 0
    Science 19 4 13 8 8 21 9 12 15 11 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 0 2 0 0 4 1 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 1 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 0 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 0
      Psychology 0 1 2 0 0 4 3 9 10 8 0
      Social sciences 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8 0 6 7 15 26 18 2 3 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 3 3 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 0 4 4 12 16 12 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 2 0 1 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 1 0 0 0 2 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 1,492 1,752 1,652 1,466 1,803 2,009 2,125 2,263 2,384 2,437
  Fellowships 5 2 1 4 5 7 0 1 3 2
    Federal 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 3 2
    Institutional 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 22 2 19 13 23 34 13 7 10 10
    Federal 21 2 19 13 21 34 13 4 5 4
    Institutional 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 6
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 19 24 21
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 19 24 21
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,465 1,734 1,632 1,449 1,775 1,968 2,112 2,236 2,347 2,404
    Federal 2 1 0 1 0 12 14 9 10 8
    Institutional 156 179 187 155 109 103 151 7 8 7
    Nonfederal 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Personal resources 1,307 1,551 1,445 1,293 1,666 1,852 1,946 2,220 2,329 2,389

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 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 83,406 71,695 60,100 47,301 44,309 41,366 39,192 41,662 45,037 43,509
    Science 51,661 48,219 44,867 37,611 37,954 36,801 35,518 37,386 38,840 35,041
      Computer and information sciences 570 151 297 10 8 33 169 159 144 27
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,140 16,303 14,857 13,747 12,777 14,627 12,216 14,267 17,413 14,006
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 2,300 2,376 2,883 2,226 1,629 2,090 1,465 1,102 407 516
        Geological and earth sciences 769 584 269 159 181 102 74 165 459 416
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 12,385 12,491 11,483 11,355 10,967 12,420 10,666 12,931 16,515 13,022
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 686 852 222 7 0 15 11 69 32 52
      Life sciences 6,431 5,838 3,655 1,542 1,133 1,073 1,310 1,169 1,508 1,668
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,474 3,253 2,431 1,542 1,130 1,014 1,036 1,045 1,487 1,552
        Health sciences 3,957 2,585 1,224 0 3 59 274 124 0 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 21 116
      Mathematics and statistics 1,522 1,157 751 0 0 0 0 0 195 162
      Physical sciences 5,800 4,464 3,437 2,445 2,041 1,649 1,498 1,340 1,467 1,449
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 7 24 39 18 12 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,992 2,077 2,097 1,787 1,541 1,234 766 643 708 707
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,271 1,728 1,301 626 461 397 595 697 754 706
        Physical sciences nec 1,537 659 32 8 0 0 125 0 5 36
      Psychology 16,798 17,046 18,930 19,670 20,152 18,313 18,976 19,454 17,670 17,209
      Social sciences 4,400 3,260 2,940 190 247 351 664 878 443 520
        Anthropology 418 174 280 3 1 11 23 5 0 0
        Economics 368 394 162 10 15 6 44 24 72 56
        Political science and government 332 353 193 14 20 11 3 1 6 6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 652 677 365 7 33 40 18 2 31 18
        Social sciences nec 2,630 1,662 1,940 156 178 283 576 846 334 440
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 7 1,596 755 685 119 0 0
    Engineering 9,496 6,968 3,664 2,863 1,864 1,451 1,076 940 993 1,313
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14 342 237 0 1 0 0 117 25 62
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,117 18 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 19
      Chemical engineering 859 1,452 414 868 430 219 69 11 64 99
      Civil engineering 620 760 258 0 3 63 139 166 74 180
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,160 2,189 1,745 794 753 672 449 410 413 369
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 591 590 172 304 231 250 325 141 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,397 772 212 245 118 65 30 17 101 83
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,738 845 616 647 328 182 64 78 316 501
    Non-S&E 22,249 16,508 11,569 6,827 4,491 3,114 2,598 3,336 5,204 7,155
      Business management and business administration 12,327 8,735 7,233 5,751 4,018 2,428 1,840 2,344 3,371 5,267
      Communication and communications technologies 362 293 262 4 8 241 0 4 494 617
      Education 3,649 2,893 889 4 18 21 54 119 141 79
      Humanities 4,891 3,838 1,219 62 126 145 266 557 12 17
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 188 28 322 108 111 129 383 161 209 298
      Visual and performing arts 4 0 799 0 72 21 3 21 12 114
      Non-S&E nec 828 721 845 898 138 129 52 130 965 763

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 83,406 31,780 7,116 38,582 2,101 2,478 1,349
    Science 51,661 28,737 4,777 15,045 1,131 1,923 48
      Computer and information sciences 570 0 0 381 3 186 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,140 7,151 4,399 2,644 986 934 26
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 2,300 1,411 18 190 681 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 769 345 0 418 6 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 12,385 5,368 4,381 1,426 299 885 26
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 686 27 0 610 0 49 0
      Life sciences 6,431 2,763 20 3,524 0 124 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,474 2,254 19 155 0 46 0
        Health sciences 3,957 509 1 3,369 0 78 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 1,522 279 2 1,173 0 68 0
      Physical sciences 5,800 2,663 144 2,746 12 234 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,992 1,180 30 660 0 122 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,271 1,167 114 990 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,537 316 0 1,096 12 112 1
      Psychology 16,798 15,762 0 821 130 74 11
      Social sciences 4,400 119 212 3,756 0 303 10
        Anthropology 418 64 0 354 0 0 0
        Economics 368 0 0 250 0 118 0
        Political science and government 332 0 0 311 0 21 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 652 0 0 597 0 55 0
        Social sciences nec 2,630 55 212 2,244 0 109 10
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,496 1,672 135 5,960 742 136 851
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,117 0 0 1,112 0 5 0
      Chemical engineering 859 597 135 83 0 44 0
      Civil engineering 620 0 0 558 62 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,160 434 0 1,558 168 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 591 57 0 437 97 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,397 381 0 924 5 87 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,738 203 0 1,288 396 0 851
    Non-S&E 22,249 1,371 2,204 17,577 228 419 450
      Business management and business administration 12,327 1,246 2,062 8,817 181 0 21
      Communication and communications technologies 362 0 0 362 0 0 0
      Education 3,649 36 38 3,296 1 90 188
      Humanities 4,891 0 10 4,558 0 115 208
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 188 54 94 39 0 0 1
      Visual and performing arts 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 828 35 0 501 46 214 32

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 31,780 30,984 30,877 34,102 35,143 33,886 31,396 31,318 33,782 32,901
  DOD 453 1,139 1,049 1,044 924 968 654 341 264 208
  DOE 909 779 488 230 217 195 165 70 90 110
  HHS 3,223 2,051 1,957 2,047 2,009 1,401 746 698 832 825
  NASA 17,145 17,474 20,113 21,470 21,031 18,940 19,574 20,305 17,630 17,311
  NSF 4,847 3,763 1,698 2,399 2,283 2,719 1,890 1,842 3,860 3,065
  USDA 130 103 97 288 321 307 275 72 52 113
  Other 5,073 5,675 5,475 6,624 8,358 9,356 8,092 7,990 11,054 11,269

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 747 102 645 .
2018 765 105 660 .
2017 674 90 584 .

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 . 63,723 . 39,692 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 31,887 . 20,474 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 5,845 . 875 . 0
    Physical sciences . 25,991 . 18,343 . 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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