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
2022 145 68.7 457 188 72.7 680 219 75.7 890
2021 143 68.5 447 169 75.9 691 136 77 583 210 77.2 907
2020 123 73.1 450 167 76.4 697 218 76.5 915
2019 125 72.5 447 168 76.2 696 166 72.2 589 217 76.6 913
2018 111 74.5 428 161 77.3 698 198 78.5 910
2017 110 74.6 425 158 77.2 684 162 72.2 575 198 78.2 897
2016 104 76.2 430 157 77.8 697 195 78.5 895
2015 100 76.9 426 150 78.7 693 165 71.5 570 183 79.9 897
2014 107 75.1 422 127 81.8 688 171 81 887
2013 158 71.9 555 161 73 588 167 81.4 884
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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 774 796 729 767 823 848 911 980 1,186 863
    Male 404 397 370 399 437 486 530 548 683 479
    Female 370 399 359 368 386 362 381 432 503 384
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 384 451 420 407 437 422 427 382 547 426
    Hispanic or Latino 17 25 22 23 21 19 16 6 14 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 366 424 398 382 414 400 379 315 443 306
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1
      Asian 16 18 19 18 25 40 27 22 26 17
      Black or African American 44 52 50 41 48 35 22 18 34 21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 290 337 317 310 329 306 319 269 377 267
      More than one race 15 16 11 12 11 19 9 5 4 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 0 2 2 3 32 61 90 114
  Temporary visa holders 390 345 309 360 386 426 484 598 639 437
  Science and engineering 684 687 642 679 722 804 877 943 1,110 791
    Science 576 582 520 557 578 621 697 730 793 607
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 41 41 41 39 47 62 43 52 57 26
      Biological and biomedical sciences 140 145 122 139 130 150 167 189 170 143
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 40 50 33
      Computer and information sciences 72 55 42 40 53 87 91 107 123 65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14 13 14 15 19 24 36 31 45 31
      Mathematics and statistics 31 39 34 34 36 31 26 36 39 33
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 38 31 26 25 22 9 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 62 77 78 87 82 81 73 76 73 58
      Physical sciences 56 58 42 59 60 64 56 46 61 50
      Social sciences 122 123 121 119 129 113 146 153 175 168
    Engineering 108 105 122 122 144 183 180 213 317 184
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 5 5 3 3 0 0 5 16 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 20 16 22 28 22 22 21 34 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 48 46 58 56 63 107 98 116 190 119
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 9 16 21 24 21 29 34 30 20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 21 6
      Other engineering 15 25 27 20 26 32 24 24 26 11
    Health 90 109 87 88 101 44 34 37 76 72
      Clinical medicine 31 56 8 16 20 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 59 53 79 72 81 44 34 37 76 72

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 210 189 217 218 212 230 369 595 463 719
    Male 116 110 141 130 127 144 260 346 288 418
    Female 94 79 76 88 85 86 109 249 175 301
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 144 122 138 138 160 149 178 334 300 492
    Hispanic or Latino 7 3 3 3 5 4 4 11 12 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 135 118 133 132 144 145 172 322 265 427
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 1
      Asian 14 11 11 10 6 11 12 21 17 27
      Black or African American 9 11 8 15 11 4 5 12 17 25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 109 94 111 99 119 125 155 285 228 374
      More than one race 3 2 3 6 7 5 0 3 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 2 3 11 0 2 1 23 51
  Temporary visa holders 66 67 79 80 52 81 191 261 163 227
  Science and engineering 203 173 211 202 202 228 347 569 442 687
    Science 161 139 139 145 151 164 207 424 325 511
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 18 17 15 11 8 18 49 70 44 72
      Biological and biomedical sciences 24 20 26 24 27 43 53 90 69 116
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 41
      Computer and information sciences 10 7 10 12 11 9 24 29 29 38
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 8 9 7 7 18 32 25 30 41
      Mathematics and statistics 5 4 4 5 4 5 14 10 0 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 14 12 8 11 7 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 26 17 23 24 24 21 0 34 35 43
      Physical sciences 13 11 8 12 10 6 18 19 28 40
      Social sciences 42 41 32 42 49 37 17 117 70 108
    Engineering 42 34 72 57 51 64 140 145 117 176
      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 3 1 7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 3 6 4 0 7 10 1 10 16
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 14 23 27 24 26 60 67 56 73
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 6 9 10 8 14 26 25 17 25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 4 4 9
      Other engineering 18 11 34 16 18 14 38 45 29 46
    Health 7 16 6 16 10 2 22 26 21 32
      Clinical medicine 1 16 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 6 0 2 11 8 2 22 26 21 32

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 77 96 57 66 68 44 29 6 15 26 0
  Science and engineering 76 95 57 65 68 44 29 6 15 26 0
    Science 58 78 38 63 65 34 27 5 14 26 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 5 3 6 26 1 7 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 40 13 32 20 17 16 3 2 21 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 2 1 0 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 2 8 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 12 7 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 4 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2 1 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 10 14 2 12 3 6 0 0 4 5 0
    Engineering 18 17 19 2 3 10 2 1 1 0 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 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 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 13 17 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
      Other engineering 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 1 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 774 796 729 767 823 848 911 980 1,186 863
  Fellowships 53 49 0 26 46 52 46 12 26 9
    Federal 10 11 0 1 3 3 0 0 8 1
    Institutional 43 36 0 23 39 39 34 11 11 8
    Nonfederal 0 2 0 2 4 10 12 1 7 0
  Research assistantships 253 249 267 222 239 187 215 241 245 160
    Federal 64 82 47 41 54 38 29 6 6 22
    Institutional 178 147 201 155 166 139 184 227 231 127
    Nonfederal 11 20 19 26 19 10 2 8 8 11
  Teaching assistantships 310 320 275 302 360 365 375 450 433 254
    Federal 1 0 10 6 10 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 309 317 262 292 350 365 375 450 433 254
    Nonfederal 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 158 178 187 217 178 244 275 277 482 440
    Federal 2 3 0 18 1 3 0 0 1 3
    Institutional 65 43 37 52 41 10 36 122 69 13
    Nonfederal 26 28 2 28 34 32 10 3 15 8
    Personal resources 65 104 148 119 102 199 229 152 397 416

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 6 6 5 12 8 6 4 72 5 3
    Science 5 5 4 12 8 6 4 54 1 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 6 2 6 4 12 0 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1
    Engineering 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 4 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 2 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 3 1 1 5 5 5 4 33 1 2
  Science and engineering 3 1 1 5 5 5 4 26 1 2
    Science 2 1 1 5 5 5 4 21 1 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 2 2 5 4 7 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
    Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 2 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 2 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 46,967 47,210 41,617 41,729 49,636 48,416 53,172 57,509 65,256 70,854
    Science 44,659 44,090 39,284 38,824 46,255 44,989 48,213 49,318 54,398 59,785
      Computer and information sciences 389 566 396 545 515 499 702 700 1,001 723
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,522 1,643 848 1,354 1,271 1,182 1,025 1,066 1,122 1,333
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 4 8 9 40 44 0 0 0 1 101
        Geological and earth sciences 649 561 345 757 1,227 1,182 1,025 1,066 1,121 1,232
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 869 1,074 494 557 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 38,470 37,448 33,480 32,432 38,104 36,848 40,786 41,425 44,573 48,781
        Agricultural sciences 13,997 13,088 11,793 10,750 11,463 11,039 13,927 16,892 16,623 17,311
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,789 6,268 4,876 4,686 5,952 6,467 5,971 5,419 5,238 5,446
        Health sciences 18,528 17,958 16,628 16,778 20,361 19,149 20,700 18,907 22,501 25,785
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 156 134 183 34 328 193 188 207 211 239
      Mathematics and statistics 9 14 278 31 74 177 148 159 241 474
      Physical sciences 1,825 2,052 2,013 1,619 3,163 3,304 2,240 1,892 2,172 2,627
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
        Chemistry 1,393 1,441 1,318 901 2,118 2,050 1,130 968 884 1,125
        Materials science 0 0 251 0 62 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 432 537 327 378 624 908 681 731 1,147 1,487
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 74 117 340 359 346 429 193 141 9
      Psychology 252 381 223 27 62 23 76 384 773 1,251
      Social sciences 1,358 996 954 1,249 1,118 1,269 1,256 1,587 1,748 2,170
        Anthropology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 9 54 9 0 23 2 3 3 83 172
        Political science and government 634 383 436 606 452 538 494 553 701 808
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 377 313 315 275 120 87 165 211 208 237
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 338 246 194 367 523 642 594 820 756 953
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 834 990 1,092 1,567 1,948 1,687 1,980 2,105 2,768 2,426
    Engineering 2,308 3,120 2,333 2,905 3,381 3,427 4,959 8,191 10,858 11,069
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2 0 0 36 35 66 57 49 12 0
      Civil engineering 189 194 55 80 116 397 911 435 162 550
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 589 1,273 642 758 997 947 875 1,050 1,099 1,025
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 768 846 419 423 570 358 599 1,133 1,204 1,239
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 67 152 153 87 124 195 1,329 4,669 6,337 4,491
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 693 507 1,064 1,521 1,539 1,464 1,188 855 2,044 3,764
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 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.
  • 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: 2022
(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 46,967 13,582 802 24,670 7,169 744 0
    Science 44,659 12,995 802 23,654 6,490 718 0
      Computer and information sciences 389 0 11 373 5 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,522 672 6 750 94 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 649 166 6 383 94 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 869 503 0 366 0 0 0
      Life sciences 38,470 10,576 485 20,533 6,272 604 0
        Agricultural sciences 13,997 4,093 452 6,295 2,978 179 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,789 2,251 0 2,745 662 131 0
        Health sciences 18,528 4,232 33 11,350 2,619 294 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 156 0 0 143 13 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 9 4 0 4 0 1 0
      Physical sciences 1,825 1,027 107 663 28 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,393 721 107 537 28 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 432 306 0 126 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 252 137 0 104 2 9 0
      Social sciences 1,358 180 139 931 5 103 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 9 0 1 8 0 0 0
        Political science and government 634 24 138 472 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 377 156 0 221 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 338 0 0 230 5 103 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 834 399 54 296 84 1 0
    Engineering 2,308 587 0 1,016 679 26 0
      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 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 189 95 0 68 0 26 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 589 226 0 239 124 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 768 235 0 284 249 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 67 31 0 33 3 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 693 0 0 390 303 0 0
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 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, not elsewhere classified 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 13,582 12,655 12,735 12,625 12,733 13,421 14,574 14,895 16,288 18,398
  DOD 923 739 824 1,283 1,463 1,716 2,014 1,757 1,909 1,482
  DOE 228 192 177 205 267 507 772 471 427 574
  HHS 6,131 5,445 6,021 6,153 6,286 6,764 6,374 6,025 7,951 9,295
  NASA 125 68 55 88 79 60 37 7 14 39
  NSF 1,655 2,039 1,495 1,490 1,472 1,910 2,017 2,580 2,953 2,575
  USDA 1,095 1,073 1,327 952 1,003 865 1,097 1,424 986 1,012
  Other 3,425 3,099 2,836 2,454 2,163 1,599 2,263 2,631 2,048 3,421

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,115 288 827 .
2018 1,053 209 844 .
2017 1,193 166 1,027 .
2016 1,564 335 1,229 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 499 328 328 328 328
    Agricultural sciences 129 129 129 129 129
    Biological and biomedical sciences 99 70 70 70 70
    Computer and information sciences 5 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 30 39 39 39 39
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 59 6 6 6 6
    Health sciences 31 42 42 42 42
    Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 41 5 5 5 .
    Physical sciences 69 22 22 22 22
    Psychology 15 10 10 10 10
    Social sciences 16 4 4 4 4
    Other 5 0 0 0 5

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: 2023–14
(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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 2014 or FY 2015
  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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