Southern Methodist U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 185 60.2 459 199 68.9 631 217 76.9 925
2023 158 66.1 459 206 70.1 679 215 76.7 911 244 60 602
2022 169 63.5 457 214 68.9 680 200 78.1 900
2021 164 63.8 447 208 70.3 691 221 76 908 248 58 583
2020 171 62.5 450 177 75 698 215 76.8 916
2019 196 56.7 447 193 72.7 697 215 76.8 914 258 56.7 589
2018 182 58 428 171 75.9 700 235 74.5 911
2017 175 59.4 425 174 74.9 684 232 74.5 898 257 55.8 575
2016 182 58.2 430 193 72.7 697 228 74.9 896
2015 182 57.8 426 190 73 693 229 74.8 898 264 54.2 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 72 93 83 84 80 59 72 75 68 73
  Science and engineering 53 73 66 61 67 44 57 57 50 60
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 7 8 5 5 4 3 5 2 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 . 1 . . . . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 4 4 2 3 2 . . . .
      Molecular biology 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . 1 1 1 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 1 3 5 4 3 3 9 10
      Computer science 2 2 . 3 5 3 3 3 9 10
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 1 . . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 19 30 27 20 26 15 21 13 13 25
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 6 4 3 5 1 1 2 . 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 8 11 7 4 6 11 3 6 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 7 3 . 7 1 1 2 3 3
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 2 6 7 7 10 5 6 3 3 9
      Engineering, other . 3 2 3 . 2 2 2 1 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 3 4 3 4 2 2 3 1
      Geological sciences 2 1 3 4 3 4 2 2 3 1
    Health sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 7 12 7 10 9 2 6 13 9 6
      Applied mathematics 4 5 4 6 1 . 1 6 4 .
      Mathematics . . . . 4 . 1 . . .
      Statistics 2 5 3 4 2 2 2 5 3 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 2 . . 2 . 2 2 2 2
    Physical sciences 5 8 10 9 9 4 9 8 6 3
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 1 . 1 . . 2 . . .
      Chemistry 3 6 9 6 5 3 5 3 4 2
      Physics 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 5 2 1
    Psychology 6 5 3 5 4 2 2 3 2 7
      Clinical psychology 5 5 3 5 2 2 2 2 2 6
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Psychology, other 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Social sciences 3 7 7 5 5 9 10 10 6 3
      Anthropology 1 1 2 2 2 7 . 1 1 2
      Economics 2 4 4 3 1 2 9 8 3 1
      Political science and government . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 1 . 2 . 1 1 2 .
  Non-science and engineering 19 20 17 23 13 15 15 18 18 13
    Business . . . . . . . . . .
      Business . . . . . . . . . .
    Education 7 5 2 9 2 3 2 5 3 1
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Education research 1 2 1 3 . 2 1 . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . .
      Education, other 2 3 . 5 1 . . 3 1 1
    Humanities and arts 6 14 14 13 9 9 10 12 13 10
      Letters 2 5 6 1 . 3 3 5 2 4
      History 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 . 2 1
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 4 3 6 7 3 4 4 4 1
      Humanities and arts, other . 2 4 4 . 2 1 3 5 4
    Other non-science and engineering 6 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2
      Communication . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public administration and social services 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 5 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 1

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 309 319 319 315 345 249 257 222 215 223
    Hispanic or Latino 46 47 43 42 52 30 30 25 17 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 257 264 271 269 290 218 226 196 196 202
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 46 37 35 37 29 29 28 23 18 20
      Black or African American 26 21 12 13 18 7 12 12 14 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 173 195 207 206 230 176 172 153 157 165
      More than one race 12 9 16 12 12 6 14 8 7 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 8 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 390 366 281 257 326 382 468 479 458 462
  Science and engineering 699 685 600 572 671 631 725 701 673 685
    Science 504 498 446 411 497 426 469 414 374 401
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 31 36 34 35 34 33 34 34 37 24
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 151 152 78 51 102 94 118 113 67 63
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 23 28 27 26 17 19 21 22 27 29
      Mathematics and statistics 128 117 138 130 161 131 137 85 90 102
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 6 7 11 14 4 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 58 55 57 53 63 47 52 50 48 55
      Psychology 42 38 29 31 28 27 25 25 21 22
      Social sciences 63 66 76 74 78 71 82 85 84 104
    Engineering 195 187 154 161 174 205 256 287 299 284
      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 34 35 31 30 34 47 58 42 28 33
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 85 92 61 66 72 80 109 136 157 161
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16 18 24 22 28 26 30 37 40 40
      Mechanical engineering 32 20 24 27 29 36 50 68 61 43
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 28 22 14 16 11 16 9 4 13 7
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 558 598 555 652 695 698 523 244 448 337
    Hispanic or Latino 125 109 103 103 116 120 89 39 55 41
    Not Hispanic or Latino 416 478 437 529 554 569 429 203 381 291
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 3 3 2 4 4 2 2 2 1
      Asian 73 89 75 90 112 110 100 33 62 43
      Black or African American 85 83 50 70 60 74 46 25 36 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2
      White 232 288 294 344 356 364 271 137 265 207
      More than one race 22 15 14 22 21 17 9 6 15 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 11 15 20 25 9 5 2 12 5
  Temporary visa holders 38 42 59 58 60 80 86 40 79 55
  Science and engineering 596 640 614 710 755 778 609 284 527 392
    Science 332 344 316 364 365 401 384 38 290 125
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 5 4 3 5 5 3 1 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 168 155 250 291 282 323 347 18 260 101
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 2 3 12 8 3 5 12 8
      Mathematics and statistics 30 27 15 34 37 22 20 3 6 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 112 142 30 20 12 22 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 3 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
      Psychology 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 14 8 12 10 14 17 10 10 11 10
    Engineering 264 296 298 346 390 377 225 246 237 267
      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 11 9 11 11 11 8 8 11 16 19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 97 127 66 83 89 90 80 99 82 94
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 125 131 185 216 250 224 111 110 112 122
      Mechanical engineering 12 10 12 10 10 17 17 11 16 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 19 19 24 26 30 38 9 15 11 14
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 77 89 86 93 88 88 73 53 55 43
  Science and engineering 77 89 86 93 88 88 73 53 55 43
    Science 51 61 58 58 60 52 42 28 32 29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 12 11 11 10 8 7 1 6 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 7 7 5 7 3 0 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 12 9 7 10 7 8 6 4 7
      Mathematics and statistics 12 15 11 13 12 10 7 4 5 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 11 12 15 14 16 13 12 11 12
      Psychology 2 3 1 2 5 6 3 4 1 1
      Social sciences 1 1 4 1 2 2 4 0 4 2
    Engineering 26 28 28 35 28 36 31 25 23 14
      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 6 9 6 5 2 1 4 4 3 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 13 16 22 19 25 13 4 15 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 6 0 3 5 5 8 11 16 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 699 685 600 572 671 631 725 701 673 685
  Fellowships 56 62 45 31 28 40 22 14 18 12
    Federal 14 12 11 8 9 10 2 5 4 2
    Institutional 42 50 33 23 14 14 12 7 3 3
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 5 16 8 2 11 7
  Research assistantships 140 115 136 150 136 139 117 118 113 89
    Federal 63 76 70 79 73 75 71 46 50 41
    Institutional 66 25 45 52 40 50 34 49 42 37
    Nonfederal 11 14 21 19 23 14 12 23 21 11
  Teaching assistantships 121 131 136 144 142 146 162 185 179 163
    Federal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 121 130 133 140 114 125 128 154 167 160
    Nonfederal 0 1 1 4 28 21 34 31 12 3
  Other types of support 382 377 283 247 365 306 424 384 363 421
    Federal 0 1 3 6 6 3 0 2 1 0
    Institutional 3 30 10 25 27 6 1 16 10 4
    Nonfederal 5 4 12 0 19 10 2 9 1 2
    Personal resources 374 342 258 216 313 287 421 357 351 415

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 64 58 45 47 35 36 25 22 24 26
    Science 41 36 34 40 24 23 21 16 18 23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 4 5 5 7 3 2 3 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 4 2 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 5 5 4 7 4 5 5 3 3 6
      Mathematics and statistics 3 1 5 5 4 1 3 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 21 18 18 22 9 9 5 10 11 12
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3
    Engineering 23 22 11 7 11 13 4 6 6 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 3 5 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 3 4 6 6 1 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 10 8 5 1 3 4 2 4 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
All surveyed fields 18 14 24 31 22 25 16 15 15 18
  Science and engineering 18 14 24 31 22 25 16 15 15 18
    Science 14 12 22 29 18 21 12 13 13 17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 3 5 5 7 3 2 2 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 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
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 2 4 2 4 3 1 1 4
      Mathematics and statistics 3 1 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 6 11 15 7 8 5 10 10 10
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
    Engineering 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 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 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 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 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 62,553 59,749 57,544 41,960 43,081 42,562 31,140 29,879 31,819 29,282
    Science 24,015 28,701 30,005 16,026 17,084 18,296 14,670 14,954 17,310 16,128
      Computer and information sciences 2,439 518 494 205 683 1,412 597 760 1,578 1,100
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,525 5,716 4,956 5,367 6,100 6,954 5,941 6,620 7,393 6,915
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,525 5,716 4,956 5,367 6,100 6,954 5,941 6,620 7,393 6,915
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,528 3,187 2,765 2,221 2,144 1,533 1,305 1,094 1,883 1,716
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,528 3,002 2,648 1,978 2,144 1,533 1,305 1,094 1,883 1,716
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 185 117 243 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,347 2,199 2,009 1,736 1,291 1,486 982 946 918 883
      Physical sciences 6,011 9,217 5,607 4,598 3,847 3,591 3,339 3,570 3,613 2,640
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,913 5,398 2,480 2,094 1,469 1,691 1,102 1,261 1,121 723
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,098 3,819 3,127 2,504 2,378 1,900 2,237 2,309 2,492 1,917
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,522 1,872 1,276 1,273 1,457 1,093 789 582 652 1,020
      Social sciences 1,649 2,227 2,132 529 326 1,595 1,038 656 876 382
        Anthropology 725 1,180 1,087 257 300 930 421 304 647 0
        Economics 601 763 613 165 0 191 374 123 132 337
        Political science and government 222 212 421 95 11 422 231 225 78 17
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 101 72 11 12 15 52 10 4 19 28
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1,994 3,765 10,766 97 1,236 632 679 726 397 1,472
    Engineering 12,774 8,535 7,313 9,972 9,798 9,207 6,835 6,174 5,419 4,410
      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 1,338 1,248 779 990 1,465 2,058 2,064 1,506 1,257 1,365
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,401 2,209 2,300 3,773 5,889 3,089 2,323 2,784 1,658 1,026
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 736 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,770 1,191 1,178 1,439 1,722 3,257 2,210 1,734 2,141 1,199
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,529 3,887 3,056 3,743 722 803 238 150 363 820
    Non-S&E 25,764 22,513 20,226 15,962 16,199 15,059 9,635 8,751 9,090 8,744
      Business management and business administration 4,634 3,667 5,341 3,684 3,110 5,888 1,820 691 957 670
      Communication and communications technologies 4 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 10,719 9,063 7,422 7,241 7,161 6,253 5,274 5,783 6,155 6,133
      Humanities 1,409 1,529 1,852 847 2,907 1,083 1,410 773 399 395
      Law 5,027 4,023 2,936 2,579 1,745 805 228 129 79 42
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 3,971 3,190 1,994 1,199 38 438 0 0 515 495
      Non-S&E nec 0 995 681 412 1,238 592 903 1,375 985 1,009

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 62,553 22,054 1,027 33,596 2,250 3,555 71
    Science 24,015 13,287 250 9,606 244 599 29
      Computer and information sciences 2,439 334 28 2,077 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,525 4,014 138 1,373 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,525 4,014 138 1,373 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,528 1,832 84 326 244 42 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,528 1,832 84 326 244 42 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,347 1,110 0 1,216 0 21 0
      Physical sciences 6,011 4,250 0 1,304 0 428 29
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,913 1,623 0 837 0 424 29
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,098 2,627 0 467 0 4 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,522 1,076 0 347 0 99 0
      Social sciences 1,649 671 0 969 0 9 0
        Anthropology 725 321 0 404 0 0 0
        Economics 601 350 0 251 0 0 0
        Political science and government 222 0 0 222 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 101 0 0 92 0 9 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1,994 0 0 1,994 0 0 0
    Engineering 12,774 3,859 96 5,939 2,006 874 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,338 928 0 410 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,401 1,287 0 1,114 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 736 615 0 121 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,770 585 0 856 317 12 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,529 444 96 3,438 1,689 862 0
    Non-S&E 25,764 4,908 681 18,051 0 2,082 42
      Business management and business administration 4,634 0 0 4,433 0 159 42
      Communication and communications technologies 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Education 10,719 4,846 636 3,673 0 1,564 0
      Humanities 1,409 0 0 1,324 0 85 0
      Law 5,027 35 0 4,718 0 274 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 3,971 27 45 3,899 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 22,054 19,986 17,680 17,886 17,752 17,869 13,439 14,464 15,587 14,324
  DOD 3,900 4,403 3,541 4,366 4,503 4,744 3,568 4,079 4,329 5,345
  DOE 2,306 1,302 1,431 2,355 2,899 2,065 1,573 2,105 2,526 1,879
  HHS 3,853 3,721 3,473 3,648 3,207 2,579 1,932 1,861 1,717 2,007
  NASA 681 795 662 556 829 898 697 254 268 44
  NSF 6,114 5,520 6,419 5,167 4,626 5,507 3,923 3,581 3,692 2,543
  USDA 0 0 5 63 0 0 28 14 34 6
  Other 5,200 4,245 2,149 1,731 1,688 2,076 1,718 2,570 3,021 2,500

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 540 i 106 i 434 i .
2018 465 i 96 i 369 i .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

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 174 174 160 154 147
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 23 23 24 24 24
    Computer and information sciences 28 28 12 12 13
    Engineering 45 45 43 40 34
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21 21 22 22 21
    Health sciences 6 6 6 6 4
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 4 4 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 30 30 25 23 23
    Psychology 8 8 9 9 12
    Social sciences 13 13 14 14 12
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 0 14,781 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 11,825 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 2,956 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 0 1,350 990 3,086 15,442
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 343 0 0 594
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 688 990 2,437 2,679
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 6,860
    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 0 320 0 0 1,720
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 649 3,589
    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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