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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 224 51.8 459 242 62.1 631 191 79.6 925
2023 234 49.6 459 255 62.9 679 197 78.7 911 104 83 602
2022 216 53.3 457 255 63 680 199 78.2 900
2021 198 56.3 447 251 64.1 691 201 78.2 908 110 81.5 583
2020 184 59.6 450 253 64.2 698 189 79.7 916
2019 223 50.7 447 238 66.3 697 182 80.4 914 148 75.2 589
2018 208 52 428 221 68.8 700 179 80.6 911
2017 202 53.1 425 220 68.3 684 178 80.5 898 156 73.3 575
2016 221 49.2 430 184 74 697 181 80.1 896
2015 194 55 426 185 73.7 693 178 80.5 898 166 71.3 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 46 38 48 58 66 40 52 54 46 64
  Science and engineering 45 37 46 54 66 40 52 52 46 63
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 14 15 9 17 14 9 11 20 9 18
      Agricultural sciences 12 13 9 15 10 7 6 15 7 13
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 . 2 4 2 5 5 2 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10 7 17 11 19 13 14 10 9 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 . 8 5 5 2 6 . 2 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . 1 . . . . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology . 2 4 . 6 2 3 4 . 3
      Molecular biology . . 1 1 2 1 . . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 4 5
    Engineering 11 6 6 10 10 6 6 8 6 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 . 2 2 4 2 2 . 2 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 1 2 6 3 3 1 5 2 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . 1 . . . . . 1
      Mechanical engineering . 4 . . . . . . . .
      Engineering, other 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 3 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . 3 . . 1 . 1 .
      Geological sciences 1 . . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 2 4 5 2 11 4 4 3 8 11
      Nursing science . 3 1 1 5 . 1 2 5 7
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 1 4 1 5 4 2 1 1 4
      Public health 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . 1 . 1 . 2 .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 . 3 1 1 1 8 . . 2
      Mathematics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Statistics 1 . 2 1 . . 3 . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 . 1 . 5 . . 1
    Physical sciences 6 3 3 6 6 6 4 7 7 3
      Chemistry 6 3 3 6 6 6 4 7 7 3
    Social sciences . 2 3 4 5 1 4 4 6 5
      Anthropology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . 2 2 2 4 1 4 4 4 5
      Social sciences, other . . 1 1 1 . . . 2 .
  Non-science and engineering 1 1 2 4 . . . 2 . 1
    Business . . . . . . . . . 1
      Business . . . . . . . . . 1
    Education 1 1 2 3 . . . 2 . .
      Education research . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 1 1 3 . . . 2 . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . 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 Earned Doctorates

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 195 204 200 203 183 193 212 203 279 310
    Hispanic or Latino 9 5 4 4 5 9 12 9 4 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 185 195 195 197 177 182 197 192 274 304
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 5 7 8 5 5 6 8 3 4
      Asian 4 8 7 7 0 2 10 8 2 5
      Black or African American 1 1 4 3 8 5 5 6 6 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2
      White 173 179 172 172 156 161 171 164 259 286
      More than one race 2 2 4 5 7 8 4 5 1 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1
  Temporary visa holders 300 258 241 214 197 229 277 276 430 398
  Science and engineering 483 448 430 410 373 413 474 479 672 676
    Science 352 340 338 326 301 333 392 376 501 542
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 108 98 98 105 84 87 106 84 179 201
      Biological and biomedical sciences 57 57 54 58 66 81 89 92 112 102
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
      Computer and information sciences 25 14 13 8 9 8 37 39 25 55
      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 13 12
      Mathematics and statistics 36 40 45 46 47 37 27 31 70 49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
      Natural resources and conservation 45 40 27 21 20 16 23 27 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 9 16 16 18 29 29 33 51 49
      Psychology 36 45 53 45 27 39 43 38 1 0
      Social sciences 32 31 32 27 30 36 38 32 48 47
    Engineering 131 108 92 84 72 80 82 103 171 134
      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 38 27 29 20 19 25 22 30 46 39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 20 17 20 24 19 23 23 31 67 51
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 32 29 23 19 20 16 23 22 38 44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 41 35 20 21 14 16 14 20 20 0
    Health 12 14 11 7 7 9 15 0 37 32
      Clinical medicine 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
      Other health 12 14 9 7 7 9 15 0 32 28

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 136 138 165 167 168 160 186 216 179 165
    Hispanic or Latino 5 6 6 10 14 6 3 6 1 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 127 130 156 155 150 152 183 205 178 164
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 4 7 3 4 5 12 7 9 4
      Asian 5 7 8 7 7 9 10 9 9 3
      Black or African American 1 4 2 3 7 6 6 9 9 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      White 114 112 138 136 126 126 152 176 148 145
      More than one race 1 2 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 2 3 2 4 2 0 5 0 1
  Temporary visa holders 74 74 63 77 85 86 101 140 38 24
  Science and engineering 198 203 209 209 218 224 271 327 170 163
    Science 163 167 177 171 175 177 214 264 149 156
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 27 43 48 33 42 45 34 46 11 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 24 25 21 24 21 27 26 26 16 20
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 49
      Computer and information sciences 11 11 7 10 9 8 25 35 24 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 2 7
      Mathematics and statistics 21 14 14 19 12 11 10 11 14 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Natural resources and conservation 26 20 22 14 13 16 14 23 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 5 2 6 10 2 39 41 0 0
      Psychology 34 34 44 38 36 30 30 34 0 0
      Social sciences 14 14 19 27 32 38 36 48 40 50
    Engineering 35 36 32 38 43 47 57 63 21 7
      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 7 8 1 7 12 9 17 17 7 7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 6 8 10 7 16 19 17 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9 10 8 9 10 9 8 14 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 9 12 15 12 14 13 13 15 14 0
    Health 12 9 19 35 35 22 16 29 47 26
      Clinical medicine 10 6 18 22 30 15 13 6 17 0
      Other health 2 3 1 13 5 7 3 23 30 26

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 124 119 106 96 102 105 104 82 142 114
  Science and engineering 123 116 105 94 100 103 103 82 135 109
    Science 94 95 79 69 74 81 87 67 107 88
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 31 37 27 26 29 33 33 19 67 36
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 23 22 12 12 15 23 15 16 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 1 0 2 3 3 2 4 5
      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 7 6
      Mathematics and statistics 11 5 4 4 3 1 1 6 3 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
      Natural resources and conservation 32 24 19 15 14 10 17 16 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 1 6 10 5 6 6 6
      Psychology 0 0 4 7 6 2 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 4 2 4 2 7 5 3 4 1
    Engineering 29 21 26 25 26 22 16 15 28 21
      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 8 2 10 5 5 7 3 5 9 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 4 7 12 11 5 5 5 12 14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 5 2 4 3 2 3 0 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 10 7 4 7 8 5 5 5 0
    Health 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 7 5
      Clinical medicine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 7 5

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 495 462 441 417 380 422 489 479 709 708
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 40
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 28
  Research assistantships 278 241 225 203 185 193 215 211 319 316
    Federal 124 118 106 93 100 105 104 82 136 104
    Institutional 111 96 93 77 58 62 80 98 139 163
    Nonfederal 43 27 26 33 27 26 31 31 44 49
  Teaching assistantships 114 106 117 118 116 136 142 144 175 179
    Federal 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 113 106 117 115 112 136 141 144 175 177
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1
  Other types of support 103 115 99 96 79 93 132 124 174 173
    Federal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 7 10 8 5 4 2 6 5 14 1
    Nonfederal 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10
    Personal resources 94 103 90 91 75 91 126 119 146 161

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 22 16 19 20 22 29 34 27 27 27
    Science 19 12 16 16 20 26 32 24 27 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 9 6 7 7 13 14 12 7 8 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 3 3 2 4 8 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 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 4 3 2 2 4 9 12 11
      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 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 1 0 1 2 4 5 3 5 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 1
      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 1 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 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 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1
    Health 0 3 3 2 1 4 6 7 6 3
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 3 3 2 1 4 6 7 6 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

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 9 10 13 14 10 16 22 26 22 20
  Science and engineering 9 10 13 13 9 15 21 23 20 18
    Science 9 8 10 11 8 15 19 20 20 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 4 3 4 5 8 4 4 4 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 1 2 1 2 6 3 0 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 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 4 3 1 2 4 9 12 11
      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 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 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 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 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 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 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

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 82,246 71,340 59,590 51,542 60,939 66,794 63,465 63,412 60,677 58,373
    Science 72,546 61,585 50,087 43,992 55,110 60,946 57,896 57,521 54,095 53,436
      Computer and information sciences 35 49 44 32 13 0 0 0 1 494
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,884 1,193 953 801 904 1,933 3,991 5,600 5,879 6,130
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,884 1,193 721 604 904 1,933 3,991 5,600 5,879 6,130
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 64,031 55,010 44,606 38,411 49,659 53,751 49,014 46,219 42,500 39,926
        Agricultural sciences 52,780 44,565 35,767 30,114 38,028 35,585 32,940 26,018 21,629 29,108
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,479 2,901 3,167 2,785 3,689 3,648 3,683 3,063 3,274 2,864
        Health sciences 1,943 3,741 2,977 2,361 2,684 4,896 4,642 5,295 5,556 2,681
        Natural resources and conservation 4,759 3,748 2,643 2,353 3,414 4,070 3,109 4,643 5,604 0
        Life sciences nec 70 55 52 798 1,844 5,552 4,640 7,200 6,437 5,273
      Mathematics and statistics 1,017 691 657 433 401 488 391 421 435 254
      Physical sciences 3,388 2,892 1,610 1,943 1,974 2,951 2,964 3,922 3,602 2,898
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,224 2,781 1,562 1,857 1,941 2,898 2,960 3,911 3,593 2,820
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 164 111 48 86 33 53 4 11 9 78
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 559 324 426 600 192 223 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,632 1,426 1,791 1,772 1,967 1,600 1,536 1,359 1,678 3,734
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 977 805 947 829 1,053 906 822 655 1,031 1,148
        Political science and government 0 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 6 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 8 236 370 326 227 260 249 158 899
        Social sciences nec 652 613 593 573 588 465 454 455 483 1,687
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8,537 8,819 8,977 7,161 5,490 5,516 5,391 5,807 6,487 3,997
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,172 1,379 876 843 769 877 875 839 554 1,052
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 454 367 741 648 885 884 533 704 780 1,336
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 674 1,285 849 603 319 375 255 335 261 275
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,237 5,788 6,511 5,067 3,517 3,380 3,728 3,929 4,892 1,334
    Non-S&E 1,163 936 526 389 339 332 178 84 95 940
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 2 92 101 158 26 41 0 37 36 98
      Education 317 199 41 6 15 42 87 27 0 130
      Humanities 68 6 1 13 32 8 21 4 34 5
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 776 639 383 212 266 241 70 16 25 703

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 82,246 36,703 18,526 7,060 1,976 4,008 13,973
    Science 72,546 32,236 15,684 5,738 1,768 3,561 13,559
      Computer and information sciences 35 23 0 5 0 7 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,884 1,228 250 374 19 0 13
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,884 1,228 250 374 19 0 13
        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 64,031 26,633 14,097 4,804 1,542 3,554 13,401
        Agricultural sciences 52,780 20,178 11,660 3,128 1,534 3,152 13,128
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,479 3,071 998 343 0 56 11
        Health sciences 1,943 619 417 468 0 256 183
        Natural resources and conservation 4,759 2,765 1,022 865 8 20 79
        Life sciences nec 70 0 0 0 0 70 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,017 731 0 79 207 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,388 2,541 441 266 0 0 140
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,224 2,395 441 248 0 0 140
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 164 146 0 18 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 559 474 0 85 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,632 606 896 125 0 0 5
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 977 463 402 112 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 652 143 494 10 0 0 5
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8,537 3,820 2,594 1,151 206 421 345
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,172 773 59 328 0 12 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 454 283 18 32 0 0 121
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 674 490 41 70 73 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,237 2,274 2,476 721 133 409 224
    Non-S&E 1,163 647 248 171 2 26 69
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Education 317 303 0 14 0 0 0
      Humanities 68 56 0 9 0 3 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 776 288 248 146 2 23 69

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 36,703 28,897 22,991 18,607 22,531 29,683 27,129 28,003 29,633 28,670
  DOD 323 785 1,293 1,039 435 267 485 219 201 351
  DOE 335 283 460 628 234 137 22 950 2,341 2,523
  HHS 5,509 5,649 4,562 3,845 3,551 3,309 3,194 2,907 2,098 1,946
  NASA 1,020 1,089 735 626 1,029 1,427 2,762 3,653 3,713 3,686
  NSF 3,228 3,067 3,367 2,142 2,635 5,973 5,618 6,422 7,576 6,540
  USDA 23,497 15,238 9,268 7,540 11,354 14,709 11,127 9,289 9,031 8,572
  Other 2,791 2,786 3,306 2,787 3,293 3,861 3,921 4,563 4,673 5,052

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 1,436 249 1,187 .
2018 1,535 269 1,266 .

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 704 655 411 362 325
    Agricultural sciences 544 489 224 175 158
    Biological and biomedical sciences 39 46 66 66 52
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 1
    Engineering 50 45 32 32 43
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 7 6 6 0
    Health sciences 11 12 48 48 38
    Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 25 27 7 6 6
    Physical sciences 26 24 27 27 26
    Psychology 4 2 0 2 1
    Social sciences 3 2 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

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 0 31,359 0 18,589
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 31,359 0 18,589
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 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

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 24,000 651 1,450 6,189 1,789
    Agricultural sciences 18,000 651 265 6,189 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3,000 0 642 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 277 0 772
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 266 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 3,000 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 1,017
    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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