South Carolina 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 566 17.5 679 590 3 602 390 57.8 914
2022 564 17.9 680 388 57.4 900
2021 535 23.4 691 436 26 583 396 56.9 908
2020 529 25 698 417 55 916
2019 503 28.6 697 462 22.4 589 453 51 914
2018 475 32.9 700 297 67.8 911
2017 481 30.4 684 464 20.1 575 303 66.7 898
2016 527 25.2 697 307 66.2 896
2015 558 20.3 693 451 21.7 570 303 66.7 898
2014 675 2.9 688 301 66.6 889
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 3 4 3 2 5 9 8 6 3 1
    Female 40 42 54 55 64 75 72 57 42 2
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 43 46 57 57 69 84 80 63 45 3
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 43 46 52 55 67 82 79 61 43 3
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 27 26 36 37 41 61 56 43 25 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 15 18 15 18 26 21 23 18 18 0
      More than one race 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 7 3 3
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 7 3 3
      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 4 2 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 3 1 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 7 6 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 43 46 57 57 69 77 74 56 42 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 43 46 57 57 69 77 74 56 42 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

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 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0
    Female 2 2 4 11 4 13 9 31 48 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2 3 4 11 5 13 12 31 50 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2 3 4 11 5 12 12 31 50 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 2 3 4 9 4 7 8 18 36 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 0 0 0 2 1 5 4 13 14 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 10 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 10 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 1 2 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 5 8 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 2 5 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 2 3 4 11 5 11 7 26 41 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 3 4 11 5 11 7 26 41 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, 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 5 1
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      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 1 1
      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 1 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 3 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 43 46 57 57 69 84 80 63 45 3
  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 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
  Teaching assistantships 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
  Other types of support 43 46 57 57 69 84 80 63 45 3
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
    Institutional 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 41 45 57 57 69 84 80 63 40 1

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
    Science . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . . . 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
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine . . . . . 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 7,814 6,773 5,735 4,697 3,659 15,130 14,300 13,076 12,607 12,709
    Science 5,823 5,156 i 4,489 i 3,826 i 2,348 13,782 i 13,055 9,781 i 6,413 i 4,994 i
      Computer and information sciences 1,025 865 i 706 i 547 i 100 4 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 278 256 i 234 i 213 i 0 9 i 0 0 i 504 i 465 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Geological and earth sciences 278 256 i 234 i 213 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 384 i 287 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 9 i 0 0 i 120 i 178 i
      Life sciences 3,360 3,041 i 2,720 i 2,402 i 1,318 6,234 i 5,867 7,955 i 4,754 i 3,555 i
        Agricultural sciences 577 506 i 432 i 363 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,284 1,183 i 1,082 i 981 i 1,133 436 i 317 2,585 i 3,799 i 2,841 i
        Health sciences 490 441 i 393 i 343 i 185 0 i 0 5,370 i 0 i 0 i
        Natural resources and conservation 828 744 i 660 i 577 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 0
        Life sciences nec 181 167 i 153 i 138 i 0 5,798 i 5,550 0 i 955 i 714 i
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 92 i 86 130 i 66 i 49 i
      Physical sciences 541 498 i 456 i 414 i 930 1,630 i 1,552 897 i 589 i 551 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 168 47 i 45 0 i 150 i 223 i
        Chemistry 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 5 i 0 435 i 227 i 170 i
        Materials science 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 0
        Physics 541 498 i 456 i 414 i 175 743 i 708 462 i 212 i 158 i
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 587 835 i 799 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Psychology 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 3 i 0 256 i 115 i 86 i
      Social sciences 619 496 i 373 i 250 i 0 5,807 i 5,550 543 i 385 i 288 i
        Anthropology 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 0
        Economics 504 410 i 315 i 221 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
        Political science and government 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 4 i 0 102 i 0 i 0 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 5 i 0 143 i 132 i 99 i
        Social sciences nec 115 86 i 58 i 29 i 0 5,798 i 5,550 298 i 253 i 189 i
      Sciences nec 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 3 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
    Engineering 924 787 i 652 i 514 i 662 239 i 199 2,296 i 2,589 i 2,844 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 200 150 i 100 i 50 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Chemical engineering 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 210 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Civil engineering 157 145 i 133 i 120 i 0 46 i 37 2,296 i 350 i 262 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 7 i 0 0 i 341 i 255 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 200 184 i 169 i 153 i 0 2 i 0 0 i 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 175 131 i 88 i 44 i 0 5 i 0 0 i 250 i 187 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Engineering nec 192 177 i 162 i 147 i 452 179 i 162 0 i 1,648 i 2,140 i
    Non-S&E 1,067 830 i 594 i 357 i 649 1,109 i 1,046 999 i 3,605 i 4,871 i
      Business management and business administration 177 163 i 149 i 135 i 120 4 i 0 170 i 0 i 0 i
      Communication and communications technologies 890 667 i 445 i 222 i 0 0 i 0 41 i 80 i 60 i
      Education 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 529 5 i 0 308 i 1,461 i 1,821 i
      Humanities 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 2 i 0 100 i 0 i 0 i
      Law 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
      Social work 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 50 i 100 i 75 i
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 1 i 0 41 i 1 i 1 i
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 1,097 i 1,046 289 i 1,963 i 2,914 i

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 7,814 5,330 1,531 890 0 63 0
    Science 5,823 4,604 1,156 0 0 63 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,025 565 460 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 278 278 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 278 278 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,360 3,036 261 0 0 63 0
        Agricultural sciences 577 424 151 0 0 2 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,284 1,284 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 490 429 0 0 0 61 0
        Natural resources and conservation 828 718 110 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 181 181 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 541 541 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 541 541 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 619 184 435 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 504 184 320 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 115 0 115 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 924 549 375 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 200 0 200 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 157 157 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 200 200 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 175 0 175 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 192 192 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,067 177 0 890 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 177 177 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 890 0 0 890 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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.
  • 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 5,330 4,910 4,493 4,076 3,659 14,938 14,300 4,556 4,456 6,614
  DOD 197 181 i 166 i 151 i 0 0 i 0 293 i 0 0 i
  DOE 558 513 i 471 i 426 i 724 739 i 708 195 i 1,182 1,754 i
  HHS 830 764 i 700 i 634 i 1,133 331 i 317 2,647 i 171 254 i
  NASA 21 19 i 18 i 16 i 68 47 i 45 49 i 150 223 i
  NSF 620 571 i 523 i 474 i 1,514 925 i 885 493 i 620 920 i
  USDA 2,784 2,567 i 2,344 i 2,131 i 120 11,596 i 11,100 84 i 0 0 i
  Other 320 295 i 271 i 244 i 100 1,300 i 1,245 795 i 2,333 3,463 i

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 235 25 210 .
2018 235 i 25 i 210 i .
2017 138 36 102 .

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

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 135 153 i 356 324 322
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 i 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 73 94 i 169 179 179
    Computer and information sciences 1 6 i 6 5 4
    Engineering 1 20 i 18 13 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 2 i 2 1 1
    Health sciences 23 21 i 154 119 119
    Mathematics and statistics 0 1 i 0 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 i 1 0 0
    Physical sciences 1 6 i 4 3 3
    Psychology 0 1 i 1 1 2
    Social sciences 0 2 i 1 1 1
    Other 35 0 i 0 2 1

i=imputed

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 29,000 . . . .
    Agricultural sciences 29,000 . . . .

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 1,590 1,225 0 i 20,000 2,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,590 1,225 0 i 2,500 2,000
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 i 17,500 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 i 0 0

i=imputed

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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