Southern Illinois U., Carbondale

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 153 67.1 459 174 74.7 679 138 77.4 602 216 76.7 914
2022 145 68.7 457 188 72.7 680 220 75.9 900
2021 143 68.5 447 169 75.9 691 136 77 583 210 77.2 908
2020 123 73.1 450 167 76.4 698 218 76.5 916
2019 125 72.5 447 168 76.2 697 166 72.2 589 217 76.6 914
2018 111 74.5 428 161 77.3 700 198 78.6 911
2017 110 74.6 425 158 77.2 684 162 72.2 575 198 78.3 898
2016 104 76.2 430 157 77.8 697 195 78.5 896
2015 100 76.9 426 150 78.7 693 165 71.5 570 183 79.9 898
2014 107 75.1 422 127 81.8 688 171 81 889
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 96 109 103 135 134 165 174 177 188 170
  Science and engineering 66 86 76 88 96 107 96 109 118 109
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 4 3 3 4 8 6 11 8 12 5
      Agricultural sciences 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 5 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . 6 5 9 3 11 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10 8 12 13 21 19 16 19 26 23
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 4 4 3 2 2 . 2 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . 1 . 1 . 2 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . . . 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . . . 2 2 . 1 3 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 . . 3 1 . 1 1 1
      Molecular biology . . . 4 4 6 4 5 7 10
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 1 1 . . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 1 . 1 . 3 3 4 2 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 5 2 1 1 . 3 2 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 2 2 3 6 2 7 2 6 2
    Computer and information sciences 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 3 4
      Computer science 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 3 4
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 8 13 16 13 18 30 19 19 19 16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 2 2 . 1 4 . 2 1 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 6 9 7 11 17 9 11 13 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . 1 2 . .
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . 1 1 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 . 1 1
      Engineering, other 1 2 2 3 2 6 7 4 4 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 . . 3 1 1 2 1 1
      Geological sciences 1 2 . . 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Health sciences 3 5 5 2 2 3 2 5 2 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . 2 . . . .
      Public health 1 5 5 . 1 . . 1 2 2
      Health sciences, other 2 . . 2 1 1 2 4 . 3
    Mathematics and statistics 12 5 2 4 3 6 5 3 7 6
      Applied mathematics 3 1 . . 1 2 1 2 . .
      Mathematics 1 1 2 1 . . 3 . 3 2
      Statistics 4 2 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 4 1 . 3 2 4 1 1 4 4
    Physical sciences 5 10 4 9 7 3 11 8 9 9
      Chemistry 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 4 8 6
      Physics . 3 2 3 4 2 6 4 1 3
    Psychology 8 20 19 20 11 20 11 22 23 19
      Clinical psychology 2 4 4 8 3 6 6 9 7 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 7 6 5 5 8 3 8 11 10
      Research and experimental psychology . 4 3 4 2 4 . 4 2 4
      Psychology, other 2 5 6 3 1 2 2 1 3 1
    Social sciences 13 16 11 21 19 15 16 19 16 21
      Anthropology 1 1 1 3 6 1 3 4 3 5
      Economics 9 6 4 6 7 8 7 8 8 7
      Political science and government . 3 . 1 1 2 2 2 3 4
      Public policy analysis . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3
      Social sciences, other 3 6 4 8 2 1 3 4 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 30 23 27 47 38 58 78 68 70 61
    Business 4 2 3 5 1 9 9 9 4 10
      Business 4 2 3 5 1 9 9 9 4 10
    Education 10 6 9 25 17 22 37 30 33 22
      Education leadership and administration 2 . 2 3 1 5 4 5 3 1
      Education research 6 5 5 9 11 7 17 15 20 12
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 . . 10 3 6 12 7 6 7
      Education, other . 1 2 3 2 4 4 3 4 2
    Humanities and arts 12 10 11 10 14 14 20 15 26 15
      Letters 5 2 5 6 3 3 9 6 12 8
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . 1 . .
      History 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 . 3 1
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 3 3 1 7 7 9 8 9 5
      Music and performing arts 1 . . 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 2 2 1 1 1 . . . 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering 4 5 4 7 6 13 12 14 7 14
      Communication 4 5 3 7 6 12 12 14 7 14
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 . . 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 470 404 397 370 399 437 486 530 548 683
    Female 431 370 399 359 368 386 362 381 432 503
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 422 384 451 420 407 437 422 427 382 547
    Hispanic or Latino 17 17 25 22 23 21 19 16 6 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 401 366 424 398 382 414 400 379 315 443
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
      Asian 21 16 18 19 18 25 40 27 22 26
      Black or African American 38 44 52 50 41 48 35 22 18 34
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
      White 325 290 337 317 310 329 306 319 269 377
      More than one race 16 15 16 11 12 11 19 9 5 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 1 2 0 2 2 3 32 61 90
  Temporary visa holders 479 390 345 309 360 386 426 484 598 639
  Science and engineering 782 684 687 642 679 722 804 877 943 1,110
    Science 639 576 582 520 557 578 621 697 730 793
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 57 41 41 41 39 47 62 43 52 57
      Biological and biomedical sciences 137 140 145 122 139 130 150 167 189 170
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 40 50
      Computer and information sciences 105 72 55 42 40 53 87 91 107 123
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 16 14 13 14 15 19 24 36 31 45
      Mathematics and statistics 33 31 39 34 34 36 31 26 36 39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 42 38 31 26 25 22 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 58 56 58 42 59 60 64 56 46 61
      Psychology 65 62 77 78 87 82 81 73 76 73
      Social sciences 126 122 123 121 119 129 113 146 153 175
    Engineering 143 108 105 122 122 144 183 180 213 317
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13 9 5 5 3 3 0 0 5 16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 24 21 20 16 22 28 22 22 21 34
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 61 48 46 58 56 63 107 98 116 190
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 15 9 16 21 24 21 29 34 30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 21
      Other engineering 30 15 25 27 20 26 32 24 24 26
    Health 119 90 109 87 88 101 44 34 37 76
      Clinical medicine 72 31 56 8 16 20 0 0 0 0
      Other health 47 59 53 79 72 81 44 34 37 76

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 77 116 110 141 130 127 144 260 346 288
    Female 66 94 79 76 88 85 86 109 249 175
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 117 144 122 138 138 160 149 178 334 300
    Hispanic or Latino 6 7 3 3 3 5 4 4 11 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 110 135 118 133 132 144 145 172 322 265
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3
      Asian 5 14 11 11 10 6 11 12 21 17
      Black or African American 10 9 11 8 15 11 4 5 12 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 90 109 94 111 99 119 125 155 285 228
      More than one race 5 3 2 3 6 7 5 0 3 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 1 2 3 11 0 2 1 23
  Temporary visa holders 26 66 67 79 80 52 81 191 261 163
  Science and engineering 114 203 173 211 202 202 228 347 569 442
    Science 90 161 139 139 145 151 164 207 424 325
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 8 18 17 15 11 8 18 49 70 44
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 24 20 26 24 27 43 53 90 69
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 20
      Computer and information sciences 10 10 7 10 12 11 9 24 29 29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 10 8 9 7 7 18 32 25 30
      Mathematics and statistics 2 5 4 4 5 4 5 14 10 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 13 14 12 8 11 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 13 11 8 12 10 6 18 19 28
      Psychology 6 26 17 23 24 24 21 0 34 35
      Social sciences 25 42 41 32 42 49 37 17 117 70
    Engineering 24 42 34 72 57 51 64 140 145 117
      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 3 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 6 3 6 4 0 7 10 1 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 14 14 23 27 24 26 60 67 56
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 6 9 10 8 14 26 25 17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 4 4
      Other engineering 2 18 11 34 16 18 14 38 45 29
    Health 29 7 16 6 16 10 2 22 26 21
      Clinical medicine 24 1 16 4 5 2 0 0 0 0
      Other health 5 6 0 2 11 8 2 22 26 21

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 84 77 96 57 66 68 44 29 6 15 0
  Science and engineering 82 76 95 57 65 68 44 29 6 15 0
    Science 59 58 78 38 63 65 34 27 5 14 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10 11 5 3 6 26 1 7 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 30 16 40 13 32 20 17 16 3 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 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 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 2 8 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 8 11 12 7 6 11 3 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 4 4 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 2 1 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 10 14 2 12 3 6 0 0 4 0
    Engineering 23 18 17 19 2 3 10 2 1 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 1 1 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 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 9 13 17 0 3 8 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
      Other engineering 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 1 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

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 901 774 796 729 767 823 848 911 980 1,186
  Fellowships 38 53 49 0 26 46 52 46 12 26
    Federal 3 10 11 0 1 3 3 0 0 8
    Institutional 35 43 36 0 23 39 39 34 11 11
    Nonfederal 0 0 2 0 2 4 10 12 1 7
  Research assistantships 282 253 249 267 222 239 187 215 241 245
    Federal 76 64 82 47 41 54 38 29 6 6
    Institutional 188 178 147 201 155 166 139 184 227 231
    Nonfederal 18 11 20 19 26 19 10 2 8 8
  Teaching assistantships 321 310 320 275 302 360 365 375 450 433
    Federal 2 1 0 10 6 10 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 319 309 317 262 292 350 365 375 450 433
    Nonfederal 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 260 158 178 187 217 178 244 275 277 482
    Federal 3 2 3 0 18 1 3 0 0 1
    Institutional 87 65 43 37 52 41 10 36 122 69
    Nonfederal 15 26 28 2 28 34 32 10 3 15
    Personal resources 155 65 104 148 119 102 199 229 152 397

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 14 6 6 5 12 8 6 4 72 5
    Science 14 5 5 4 12 8 6 4 54 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 1 1 1 6 2 6 4 12 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 3 4 4 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
    Engineering 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 4
      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 2 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
    Health 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
      Clinical medicine 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 7 3 1 1 5 5 5 4 33 1
  Science and engineering 7 3 1 1 5 5 5 4 26 1
    Science 7 2 1 1 5 5 5 4 21 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 4 7 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 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
    Engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 2 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 2 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 58,291 46,967 47,210 41,617 41,729 49,636 48,416 53,172 57,509 65,256
    Science 51,049 44,659 44,090 39,284 38,824 46,255 44,989 48,213 49,318 54,398
      Computer and information sciences 893 389 566 396 545 515 499 702 700 1,001
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,121 1,522 1,643 848 1,354 1,271 1,182 1,025 1,066 1,122
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 4 8 9 40 44 0 0 0 1
        Geological and earth sciences 1,137 649 561 345 757 1,227 1,182 1,025 1,066 1,121
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 984 869 1,074 494 557 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 38,745 38,470 37,448 33,480 32,432 38,104 36,848 40,786 41,425 44,573
        Agricultural sciences 14,740 13,997 13,088 11,793 10,750 11,463 11,039 13,927 16,892 16,623
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,231 5,789 6,268 4,876 4,686 5,952 6,467 5,971 5,419 5,238
        Health sciences 18,341 18,528 17,958 16,628 16,778 20,361 19,149 20,700 18,907 22,501
        Natural resources and conservation 266 0 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 167 156 134 183 34 328 193 188 207 211
      Mathematics and statistics 133 9 14 278 31 74 177 148 159 241
      Physical sciences 2,547 1,825 2,052 2,013 1,619 3,163 3,304 2,240 1,892 2,172
        Astronomy and astrophysics 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,823 1,393 1,441 1,318 901 2,118 2,050 1,130 968 884
        Materials science 0 0 0 251 0 62 0 0 0 0
        Physics 623 432 537 327 378 624 908 681 731 1,147
        Physical sciences nec 36 0 74 117 340 359 346 429 193 141
      Psychology 1,348 252 381 223 27 62 23 76 384 773
      Social sciences 3,644 1,358 996 954 1,249 1,118 1,269 1,256 1,587 1,748
        Anthropology 141 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 310 9 54 9 0 23 2 3 3 83
        Political science and government 793 634 383 436 606 452 538 494 553 701
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,708 377 313 315 275 120 87 165 211 208
        Social sciences nec 692 338 246 194 367 523 642 594 820 756
      Sciences nec 1,618 834 990 1,092 1,567 1,948 1,687 1,980 2,105 2,768
    Engineering 3,183 2,308 3,120 2,333 2,905 3,381 3,427 4,959 8,191 10,858
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 58 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 2 0 0 36 35 66 57 49 12
      Civil engineering 298 189 194 55 80 116 397 911 435 162
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,253 589 1,273 642 758 997 947 875 1,050 1,099
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 837 768 846 419 423 570 358 599 1,133 1,204
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 107 67 152 153 87 124 195 1,329 4,669 6,337
      Engineering nec 539 693 507 1,064 1,521 1,539 1,464 1,188 855 2,044
    Non-S&E 4,059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,041 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.
  • 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 58,291 17,209 3,522 29,972 6,916 672 0
    Science 51,049 16,162 2,153 25,774 6,350 610 0
      Computer and information sciences 893 89 5 799 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,121 1,264 6 713 115 23 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,137 503 6 490 115 23 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 984 761 0 223 0 0 0
      Life sciences 38,745 12,717 1,723 17,852 5,990 463 0
        Agricultural sciences 14,740 5,172 774 5,767 3,019 8 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,231 2,071 15 2,617 409 119 0
        Health sciences 18,341 5,474 934 9,038 2,559 336 0
        Natural resources and conservation 266 0 0 266 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 167 0 0 164 3 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 133 24 0 78 0 31 0
      Physical sciences 2,547 1,263 0 1,221 63 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 65 58 0 7 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,823 729 0 1,031 63 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 623 445 0 178 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 36 31 0 5 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,348 59 121 1,126 42 0 0
      Social sciences 3,644 314 229 2,947 61 93 0
        Anthropology 141 0 0 141 0 0 0
        Economics 310 0 0 310 0 0 0
        Political science and government 793 72 196 525 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,708 242 33 1,374 59 0 0
        Social sciences nec 692 0 0 597 2 93 0
      Sciences nec 1,618 432 69 1,038 79 0 0
    Engineering 3,183 865 102 1,725 491 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 58 0 0 58 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 298 7 82 209 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,253 304 20 819 110 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 91 0 0 91 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 837 497 0 228 112 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 107 57 0 38 12 0 0
      Engineering nec 539 0 0 282 257 0 0
    Non-S&E 4,059 182 1,267 2,473 75 62 0
      Business management and business administration 551 0 0 551 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 308 0 27 281 0 0 0
      Education 1,385 94 728 526 3 34 0
      Humanities 194 4 0 190 0 0 0
      Law 26 0 13 10 3 0 0
      Social work 140 0 0 140 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 414 0 0 414 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,041 84 499 361 69 28 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 17,209 13,582 12,655 12,735 12,625 12,733 13,421 14,574 14,895 16,288
  DOD 1,217 923 739 824 1,283 1,463 1,716 2,014 1,757 1,909
  DOE 383 228 192 177 205 267 507 772 471 427
  HHS 7,244 6,131 5,445 6,021 6,153 6,286 6,764 6,374 6,025 7,951
  NASA 285 125 68 55 88 79 60 37 7 14
  NSF 2,190 1,655 2,039 1,495 1,490 1,472 1,910 2,017 2,580 2,953
  USDA 1,691 1,095 1,073 1,327 952 1,003 865 1,097 1,424 986
  Other 4,199 3,425 3,099 2,836 2,454 2,163 1,599 2,263 2,631 2,048

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 1,115 288 827 .
2018 1,053 209 844 .
2017 1,193 166 1,027 .

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 499 499 328 328 328
    Agricultural sciences 129 129 129 129 129
    Biological and biomedical sciences 99 99 70 70 70
    Computer and information sciences 5 5 0 0 0
    Engineering 30 30 39 39 39
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 59 59 6 6 6
    Health sciences 31 31 42 42 42
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 41 41 5 5 5
    Physical sciences 69 69 22 22 22
    Psychology 15 15 10 10 10
    Social sciences 16 16 4 4 4
    Other 5 5 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)

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 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    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

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