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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 234 49.6 459 255 62.9 679 104 83 602 197 78.8 914
2022 216 53.3 457 255 63 680 199 78.2 900
2021 198 56.3 447 251 64.1 691 110 81.5 583 201 78.2 908
2020 184 59.6 450 253 64.2 698 189 79.7 916
2019 223 50.7 447 238 66.3 697 148 75.2 589 182 80.4 914
2018 208 52 428 221 68.8 700 179 80.6 911
2017 202 53.1 425 220 68.3 684 156 73.3 575 178 80.5 898
2016 221 49.2 430 184 74 697 181 80.1 896
2015 194 55 426 185 73.7 693 166 71.3 570 178 80.5 898
2014 211 50.6 422 185 73.5 688 183 79.7 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 38 48 58 66 40 52 54 46 64 47
  Science and engineering 37 46 54 66 40 52 52 46 63 47
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 15 9 17 14 9 11 20 9 18 9
      Agricultural sciences 13 9 15 10 7 6 15 7 13 7
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . 2 4 2 5 5 2 5 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 7 17 11 19 13 14 10 9 17 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 8 5 5 2 6 . 2 2 6
      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 1
      Molecular biology . 1 1 2 1 . . . 1 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 4 5 9
    Engineering 6 6 10 10 6 6 8 6 7 3
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 2 2 4 2 2 . 2 . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 2 6 3 3 1 5 2 3 2
      Materials and mining engineering . . 1 . . . . . 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 . . . . . . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 2 1 3 1 3 3 2 2 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 3 . . 1 . 1 . 1
      Geological sciences . . 2 . . . . 1 . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 . . 1 . . . 1
    Health sciences 4 5 2 11 4 4 3 8 11 7
      Nursing science 3 1 1 5 . 1 2 5 7 4
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 4 1 5 4 2 1 1 4 3
      Health sciences, other . . . 1 . 1 . 2 . .
    Mathematics and statistics . 3 1 1 1 8 . . 2 4
      Mathematics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Statistics . 2 1 . . 3 . . 1 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 . 1 . 5 . . 1 1
    Physical sciences 3 3 6 6 6 4 7 7 3 4
      Chemistry 3 3 6 6 6 4 7 7 3 4
    Social sciences 2 3 4 5 1 4 4 6 5 2
      Anthropology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 2 2 4 1 4 4 4 5 2
      Social sciences, other . 1 1 1 . . . 2 . .
  Non-science and engineering 1 2 4 . . . 2 . 1 .
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 1 2 3 . . . 2 . . .
      Education research . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 265 226 235 212 248 305 301 449 466 480
    Female 197 215 182 168 174 184 178 260 242 237
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 204 200 203 183 193 212 203 279 310 359
    Hispanic or Latino 5 4 4 5 9 12 9 4 5 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 195 195 197 177 182 197 192 274 304 345
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 7 8 5 5 6 8 3 4 6
      Asian 8 7 7 0 2 10 8 2 5 11
      Black or African American 1 4 3 8 5 5 6 6 5 10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
      White 179 172 172 156 161 171 164 259 286 313
      More than one race 2 4 5 7 8 4 5 1 2 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 11
  Temporary visa holders 258 241 214 197 229 277 276 430 398 358
  Science and engineering 448 430 410 373 413 474 479 672 676 687
    Science 340 338 326 301 333 392 376 501 542 531
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 98 98 105 84 87 106 84 179 201 193
      Biological and biomedical sciences 57 54 58 66 81 89 92 112 102 74
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 34
      Computer and information sciences 14 13 8 9 8 37 39 25 55 36
      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 13 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 40 45 46 47 37 27 31 70 49 60
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
      Natural resources and conservation 40 27 21 20 16 23 27 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 16 16 18 29 29 33 51 49 68
      Psychology 45 53 45 27 39 43 38 1 0 0
      Social sciences 31 32 27 30 36 38 32 48 47 56
    Engineering 108 92 84 72 80 82 103 171 134 156
      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 27 29 20 19 25 22 30 46 39 46
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 20 24 19 23 23 31 67 51 41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 29 23 19 20 16 23 22 38 44 40
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 35 20 21 14 16 14 20 20 0 29
    Health 14 11 7 7 9 15 0 37 32 30
      Clinical medicine 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0
      Other health 14 9 7 7 9 15 0 32 28 30

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 118 119 119 125 132 149 196 94 78 93
    Female 94 109 125 128 114 138 160 123 111 110
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 138 165 167 168 160 186 216 179 165 165
    Hispanic or Latino 6 6 10 14 6 3 6 1 0 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 130 156 155 150 152 183 205 178 164 162
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 7 3 4 5 12 7 9 4 4
      Asian 7 8 7 7 9 10 9 9 3 10
      Black or African American 4 2 3 7 6 6 9 9 10 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      White 112 138 136 126 126 152 176 148 145 143
      More than one race 2 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 3 2 4 2 0 5 0 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 74 63 77 85 86 101 140 38 24 38
  Science and engineering 203 209 209 218 224 271 327 170 163 169
    Science 167 177 171 175 177 214 264 149 156 153
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 43 48 33 42 45 34 46 11 13 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 21 24 21 27 26 26 16 20 25
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 49 11
      Computer and information sciences 11 7 10 9 8 25 35 24 0 15
      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 2 7 8
      Mathematics and statistics 14 14 19 12 11 10 11 14 12 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
      Natural resources and conservation 20 22 14 13 16 14 23 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 2 6 10 2 39 41 0 0 2
      Psychology 34 44 38 36 30 30 34 0 0 0
      Social sciences 14 19 27 32 38 36 48 40 50 69
    Engineering 36 32 38 43 47 57 63 21 7 16
      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 1 7 12 9 17 17 7 7 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 8 10 7 16 19 17 0 0 12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10 8 9 10 9 8 14 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 12 15 12 14 13 13 15 14 0 0
    Health 9 19 35 35 22 16 29 47 26 34
      Clinical medicine 6 18 22 30 15 13 6 17 0 0
      Other health 3 1 13 5 7 3 23 30 26 34

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 119 106 96 102 105 104 82 142 114 168 0
  Science and engineering 116 105 94 100 103 103 82 135 109 168 0
    Science 95 79 69 74 81 87 67 107 88 134 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 37 27 26 29 33 33 19 67 36 85 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 22 12 12 15 23 15 16 17 17 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 0 2 3 3 2 4 5 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 4 4 3 1 1 6 3 3 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 24 19 15 14 10 17 16 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 6 10 5 6 6 6 17 0
      Psychology 0 4 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 2 4 2 7 5 3 4 1 2 0
    Engineering 21 26 25 26 22 16 15 28 21 34 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 10 5 5 7 3 5 9 6 9 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 7 12 11 5 5 5 12 14 8 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 2 4 3 2 3 0 2 1 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 7 4 7 8 5 5 5 0 15 0
    Health 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 7 5 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 7 5 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 462 441 417 380 422 489 479 709 708 717
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 40 29
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 13
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 28 16
  Research assistantships 241 225 203 185 193 215 211 319 316 335
    Federal 118 106 93 100 105 104 82 136 104 153
    Institutional 96 93 77 58 62 80 98 139 163 125
    Nonfederal 27 26 33 27 26 31 31 44 49 57
  Teaching assistantships 106 117 118 116 136 142 144 175 179 154
    Federal 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 106 117 115 112 136 141 144 175 177 154
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
  Other types of support 115 99 96 79 93 132 124 174 173 199
    Federal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
    Institutional 10 8 5 4 2 6 5 14 1 2
    Nonfederal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 13
    Personal resources 103 90 91 75 91 126 119 146 161 182

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 17 19 20 22 29 34 27 27 27 19
    Science 13 16 16 20 26 32 24 27 26 16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 7 7 7 13 14 12 7 8 8 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 3 3 2 4 8 4 2 3 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 3 4 3 2 2 4 9 12 11 9
      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 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 2 4 5 3 5 4 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 1 3
      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 1 1 1 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
      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 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
    Health 3 3 2 1 4 6 7 6 3 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 3 2 1 4 6 7 6 3 1

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 10 13 14 10 16 22 26 22 20 13
  Science and engineering 10 13 13 9 15 21 23 20 18 13
    Science 8 10 11 8 15 19 20 20 18 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 4 3 4 5 8 4 4 4 4 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 2 1 2 6 3 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 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 3 1 2 4 9 12 11 8
      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 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 2 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 0 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 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 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 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 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 71,340 59,590 51,542 60,939 66,794 63,465 63,412 60,677 58,373 58,334
    Science 61,585 50,087 43,992 55,110 60,946 57,896 57,521 54,095 53,436 51,072
      Computer and information sciences 49 44 32 13 0 0 0 1 494 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,193 953 801 904 1,933 3,991 5,600 5,879 6,130 4,585
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,193 721 604 904 1,933 3,991 5,600 5,879 6,130 4,585
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 55,010 44,606 38,411 49,659 53,751 49,014 46,219 42,500 39,926 40,341
        Agricultural sciences 44,565 35,767 30,114 38,028 35,585 32,940 26,018 21,629 29,108 28,546
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,901 3,167 2,785 3,689 3,648 3,683 3,063 3,274 2,864 2,950
        Health sciences 3,741 2,977 2,361 2,684 4,896 4,642 5,295 5,556 2,681 1,682
        Natural resources and conservation 3,748 2,643 2,353 3,414 4,070 3,109 4,643 5,604 0 0
        Life sciences nec 55 52 798 1,844 5,552 4,640 7,200 6,437 5,273 7,163
      Mathematics and statistics 691 657 433 401 488 391 421 435 254 146
      Physical sciences 2,892 1,610 1,943 1,974 2,951 2,964 3,922 3,602 2,898 2,824
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,781 1,562 1,857 1,941 2,898 2,960 3,911 3,593 2,820 2,824
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 111 48 86 33 53 4 11 9 78 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 324 426 600 192 223 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,426 1,791 1,772 1,967 1,600 1,536 1,359 1,678 3,734 3,176
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 805 947 829 1,053 906 822 655 1,031 1,148 1,062
        Political science and government 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 8 236 370 326 227 260 249 158 899 621
        Social sciences nec 613 593 573 588 465 454 455 483 1,687 1,493
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8,819 8,977 7,161 5,490 5,516 5,391 5,807 6,487 3,997 7,127
      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 1,379 876 843 769 877 875 839 554 1,052 714
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 367 741 648 885 884 533 704 780 1,336 1,350
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,285 849 603 319 375 255 335 261 275 572
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,788 6,511 5,067 3,517 3,380 3,728 3,929 4,892 1,334 4,491
    Non-S&E 936 526 389 339 332 178 84 95 940 135
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 92 101 158 26 41 0 37 36 98 104
      Education 199 41 6 15 42 87 27 0 130 0
      Humanities 6 1 13 32 8 21 4 34 5 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 639 383 212 266 241 70 16 25 703 31

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 71,340 28,897 17,795 6,156 1,432 3,251 13,809
    Science 61,585 24,549 15,954 4,865 1,379 2,844 11,994
      Computer and information sciences 49 11 0 4 0 33 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,193 936 126 69 0 0 62
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,193 936 126 69 0 0 62
        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 55,010 19,940 14,721 4,368 1,270 2,780 11,931
        Agricultural sciences 44,565 14,006 12,419 2,722 1,270 2,470 11,678
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,901 1,766 990 84 0 58 3
        Health sciences 3,741 1,966 539 876 0 196 164
        Natural resources and conservation 3,748 2,202 773 685 0 2 86
        Life sciences nec 55 0 0 1 0 54 0
      Mathematics and statistics 691 582 0 0 109 0 0
      Physical sciences 2,892 2,403 241 248 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,781 2,295 241 245 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 111 108 0 3 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 324 259 0 65 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,426 418 866 111 0 31 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 805 234 460 84 0 27 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 8 7 0 1 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 613 177 406 26 0 4 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8,819 3,850 1,631 1,141 52 348 1,797
      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 1,379 1,072 78 223 6 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 367 223 49 42 0 0 53
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,285 945 25 282 33 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,788 1,610 1,479 594 13 348 1,744
    Non-S&E 936 498 210 150 1 59 18
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 92 35 1 14 0 42 0
      Education 199 199 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 6 1 0 1 0 4 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 639 263 209 135 1 13 18

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 28,897 22,991 18,607 22,531 29,683 27,129 28,003 29,633 28,670 29,524
  DOD 785 1,293 1,039 435 267 485 219 201 351 826
  DOE 283 460 628 234 137 22 950 2,341 2,523 3,625
  HHS 5,649 4,562 3,845 3,551 3,309 3,194 2,907 2,098 1,946 1,188
  NASA 1,089 735 626 1,029 1,427 2,762 3,653 3,713 3,686 3,325
  NSF 3,067 3,367 2,142 2,635 5,973 5,618 6,422 7,576 6,540 7,404
  USDA 15,238 9,268 7,540 11,354 14,709 11,127 9,289 9,031 8,572 7,949
  Other 2,786 3,306 2,787 3,293 3,861 3,921 4,563 4,673 5,052 5,207

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 1,436 249 1,187 .
2018 1,535 269 1,266 .
2017 1,577 240 1,337 .

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 31,359 . 18,589 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 31,359 . 18,589 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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