SUNY, Binghamton 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 127 72.8 459 98 84.8 631 155 83.5 925
2023 124 73.4 459 111 83.9 679 158 82.9 911 216 64.6 602
2022 107 77 457 88 87.3 680 155 83 900
2021 100 78 447 99 85.9 691 153 83.4 908 196 66.8 583
2020 107 76.6 450 95 86.6 698 153 83.6 916
2019 115 74.7 447 94 86.8 697 158 83 914 206 65.5 589
2018 119 72.6 428 98 86.3 700 148 84 911
2017 125 71 425 124 82.2 684 156 82.9 898 216 62.9 575
2016 125 71.4 430 94 86.8 697 157 82.7 896
2015 125 71.1 426 106 85 693 155 83 898 223 61.4 570
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 133 140 172 180 173 150 150 130 131 130
  Science and engineering 95 104 135 128 126 105 111 99 86 99
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 2 1 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Agricultural sciences . 2 1 1 . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 13 6 6 9 10 8 9 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . 6 1 . 1 . 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 2 1 2 . 5 1 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 2 4 . 1 2 2 2 3 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . 1 . 2 1 . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 4 1 2 . 2 1 2 1 .
      Molecular biology . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 . . . . 2 . . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 13 8 10 14 9 8 6 6 8 7
      Computer science 11 5 8 13 9 8 6 5 7 7
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 3 2 1 . . . 1 1 .
    Engineering 32 34 44 39 50 37 29 35 23 31
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 5 6 7 3 1 1 4 . 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 4 9 9 15 7 7 5 6 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research 15 13 19 12 14 12 10 10 6 7
      Materials and mining engineering 4 4 4 2 2 8 2 9 4 9
      Mechanical engineering 4 7 4 7 13 8 7 6 3 6
      Engineering, other 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1
      Geological sciences . 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1
    Health sciences 2 11 6 4 8 3 4 2 4 6
      Nursing science 1 11 6 3 7 2 4 2 3 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Public health . . . 1 1 . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . 1 . . 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 3 5 5 6 6 6 13 1 7 4
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics 1 . . 3 1 . 3 . 1 2
      Statistics . 2 . 3 . 1 1 1 3 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 3 4 . 5 5 9 . 3 2
    Physical sciences 14 6 11 20 11 8 10 14 7 7
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 9 3 5 11 8 4 6 7 4 4
      Physics 5 3 5 9 3 4 4 7 3 3
    Psychology 12 10 15 13 7 8 17 14 9 9
      Clinical psychology 6 4 7 8 3 5 8 8 5 6
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 6 6 8 5 4 3 7 6 4 2
      Psychology, other . . . . . . 1 . . 1
    Social sciences 13 17 28 24 28 22 21 16 18 27
      Anthropology 2 2 4 6 3 2 5 1 2 8
      Economics 1 5 5 9 2 3 3 3 3 8
      Political science and government 2 3 5 2 4 6 6 5 6 5
      Public policy analysis . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 2 6 6 10 5 5 6 2 6
      Social sciences, other 6 5 7 1 9 6 2 1 5 .
  Non-science and engineering 38 36 37 52 47 45 39 31 45 31
    Business 2 3 5 3 2 5 5 1 4 8
      Business 2 3 5 3 2 5 5 1 4 8
    Education 7 5 1 6 9 7 4 5 5 5
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 . . . . . . . 2
      Education research 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 2
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 1 . 1 2 2 1 2 3 .
      Education, other 2 2 . 3 5 2 2 1 . 1
    Humanities and arts 22 23 21 34 32 32 29 23 36 18
      Letters 8 14 9 13 15 17 18 11 16 5
      Foreign languages and literature . . 1 8 5 4 1 1 1 1
      History 4 4 4 8 3 3 4 2 7 7
      Philosophy and religious studies 5 1 4 2 3 2 4 3 6 1
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 5 4 3 3 6 6 1 6 6 4
    Other non-science and engineering 7 5 10 9 4 1 1 2 . .
      Communication . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 3 1 5 3 4 1 1 2 . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 4 3 5 6 . . . . . .

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 703 612 813 773 713 634 630 396 636 542
    Hispanic or Latino 66 55 55 79 78 63 61 48 67 51
    Not Hispanic or Latino 547 528 727 681 612 553 554 344 545 463
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 7 0 1 5 2 1 6 7
      Asian 78 59 75 75 61 52 50 39 72 52
      Black or African American 34 45 49 40 42 53 54 33 54 39
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 2
      White 405 394 566 538 477 423 423 255 410 363
      More than one race 29 27 28 28 29 20 25 16 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 90 29 31 13 23 18 15 4 24 28
  Temporary visa holders 1,054 939 1,010 753 718 900 906 706 1,007 947
  Science and engineering 1,698 1,518 1,774 1,476 1,391 1,508 1,511 1,102 1,625 1,473
    Science 1,150 1,072 1,336 1,040 958 1,016 1,018 736 1,083 959
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 69 43 77 62 63 61 62 32 69 60
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 552 547 502 285 271 341 341 327 385 328
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 10 18 16 17 21 21 11 18 16
      Mathematics and statistics 5 6 51 59 70 81 81 63 67 63
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 68 121 57 71 54 29 29 26 32 36
      Natural resources and conservation 15 19 19 25 19 14 14 11 0 0
      Physical sciences 115 83 120 114 115 107 108 42 97 96
      Psychology 48 23 74 74 67 66 66 50 70 72
      Social sciences 268 220 418 334 282 296 296 174 345 288
    Engineering 548 446 438 436 433 492 493 366 542 514
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 92 64 81 81 82 61 61 44 62 54
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 97 75 91 84 75 108 109 95 140 140
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 209 201 160 148 151 201 201 184 226 220
      Mechanical engineering 107 74 106 90 89 84 84 36 74 67
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 43 32 0 33 36 38 38 7 40 33
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 59 33 49 50 40 26 25 0 18 16
      Clinical medicine 20 14 31 37 24 5 5 0 0 0
      Other health 39 19 18 13 16 21 20 0 18 16

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 170 209 320 371 370 378 376 411 355 376
    Hispanic or Latino 9 20 21 33 26 26 23 24 22 19
    Not Hispanic or Latino 139 187 284 311 320 334 336 359 313 332
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 2 3
      Asian 16 23 36 37 34 38 38 35 24 23
      Black or African American 12 13 22 27 25 28 28 23 18 24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 13
      White 102 141 215 227 244 258 259 293 269 269
      More than one race 7 10 11 16 13 8 9 5 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 22 2 15 27 24 18 17 28 20 25
  Temporary visa holders 24 281 164 132 182 206 209 415 181 166
  Science and engineering 187 443 458 482 528 567 568 826 517 512
    Science 113 295 300 332 327 349 350 502 344 343
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 19 4 19 14 16 17 40 16 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 18 105 58 50 60 56 56 95 51 59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 11 9 3 4 6 6 16 4 12
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 9 6 2 6 6 29 15 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 62 20 74 71 54 40 41 41 37 26
      Natural resources and conservation 2 5 4 0 1 4 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 29 5 5 3 2 1 62 7 4
      Psychology 6 35 1 1 9 10 10 34 20 17
      Social sciences 14 71 136 177 180 209 209 185 194 202
    Engineering 74 148 158 150 201 218 218 324 173 169
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 21 4 5 6 9 9 22 15 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 36 33 53 70 70 70 96 70 64
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 42 55 104 71 100 112 112 120 63 55
      Mechanical engineering 8 30 7 9 17 25 25 59 18 31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 6 10 12 8 2 2 27 7 13
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 7 47 26 21 24 17 17 0 19 30
      Clinical medicine 0 5 4 5 5 1 1 0 0 0
      Other health 7 42 22 16 19 16 16 0 19 30

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

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

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 48 37 32 77 70 80 46 17 95 66
  Science and engineering 48 37 32 77 70 80 46 17 93 66
    Science 3 5 0 37 40 35 31 11 43 37
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 8 13 14 6 6 22 7
      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 1 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 20 19 11 12 2 12 11
      Psychology 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 0 5
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 9 9 3 6 7
    Engineering 45 32 32 40 30 45 15 6 50 29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 7 10 10 5 8 4 1 3 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 8 9 9 9 12 2 3 16 9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 2 6 2
      Mechanical engineering 17 10 13 13 5 5 2 0 12 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 7 0 8 9 11 4 0 13 11
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

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

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

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 1,757 1,551 1,823 1,526 1,431 1,534 1,536 1,102 1,643 1,489
  Fellowships 0 0 3 0 0 11 13 6 21 56
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 5 14 11
    Institutional 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 7 44
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Research assistantships 131 112 96 158 168 135 196 64 169 176
    Federal 48 37 32 77 70 60 25 12 71 53
    Institutional 32 27 44 35 29 37 142 38 46 61
    Nonfederal 51 48 20 46 69 38 29 14 52 62
  Teaching assistantships 405 315 462 479 451 311 417 266 448 422
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 405 315 462 479 451 311 417 266 448 422
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,221 1,124 1,262 889 812 1,077 910 766 1,005 835
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 10 2
    Institutional 316 291 461 421 223 89 136 68 175 171
    Nonfederal 214 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 691 613 801 468 589 978 765 698 820 662

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 17 11 11 24 32 35 32 26 20 30
    Science 12 7 7 20 26 28 25 18 14 19
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 0 7 7
      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 7 7 9 8 9 5 4 0 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 6 5 4 5 9 0 7
      Social sciences 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0
    Engineering 5 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 6 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
      Mechanical engineering 5 4 4 4 4 2 5 3 0 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 6
      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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 8 5 5 16 16 22 18 22 5 15
  Science and engineering 8 5 5 16 16 22 18 22 5 15
    Science 5 3 3 14 14 18 13 15 0 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 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, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 3 3 5 7 9 4 3 0 3
      Psychology 0 0 0 6 4 4 4 7 0 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 7 5 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 2 2 2 1 0 4 2 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 5
      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 160,644 141,685 130,882 124,565 117,870 104,297 113,851 98,089 85,192 79,895
    Science 90,628 76,736 76,904 70,961 73,252 63,012 69,611 62,054 51,116 48,148
      Computer and information sciences 9,881 7,948 7,724 8,490 7,873 7,176 7,442 6,405 5,197 4,998
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,009 1,540 1,789 1,636 1,916 2,026 2,108 1,884 1,484 1,208
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,009 1,540 1,789 1,636 1,658 1,749 1,471 1,705 1,484 1,208
        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 62 277 637 179 0 0
      Life sciences 21,340 15,773 15,476 12,788 12,877 12,165 14,340 12,731 7,170 6,333
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,660 5,338 5,965 5,382 4,595 4,529 4,482 6,245 6,097 4,875
        Health sciences 14,141 10,081 9,414 7,345 8,035 7,085 8,957 6,098 1,026 0
        Natural resources and conservation 539 301 24 50 66 109 4 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 53 73 11 181 442 897 388 47 1,458
      Mathematics and statistics 4,306 3,122 3,211 3,133 2,830 2,468 2,328 2,623 2,307 2,275
      Physical sciences 16,599 16,702 14,636 14,568 18,586 14,920 20,446 16,304 14,161 11,994
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,827 12,376 10,066 10,445 11,900 10,839 13,084 11,800 10,616 8,769
        Materials science 141 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,631 4,145 4,570 4,123 6,624 3,930 6,720 4,167 3,249 3,225
        Physical sciences nec 0 97 0 0 62 151 642 337 296 0
      Psychology 13,331 10,713 11,896 10,640 12,263 11,007 10,263 10,117 9,878 10,113
      Social sciences 23,162 20,938 22,172 19,706 16,907 13,250 12,684 11,990 10,919 11,227
        Anthropology 2,932 2,687 2,768 2,480 2,358 2,594 2,887 2,297 1,936 0
        Economics 7,900 6,759 7,242 6,875 5,685 2,931 2,689 1,623 1,479 1,844
        Political science and government 2,444 2,292 2,271 2,352 2,054 1,623 1,046 1,383 1,241 1,613
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,910 4,244 4,724 3,239 2,552 2,476 1,931 2,287 1,897 3,955
        Social sciences nec 5,976 4,956 5,167 4,760 4,258 3,626 4,131 4,400 4,366 3,815
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 49,701 45,755 33,595 39,529 32,668 30,434 35,406 26,681 24,216 22,219
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,206 4,097 4,010 3,403 4,015 3,865 3,720 2,298 1,527 2,710
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,755 6,918 5,581 6,175 6,012 5,171 7,407 6,250 6,762 5,894
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 21,292 23,305 15,458 17,624 13,523 11,577 14,197 6,220 5,621 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,653 9,899 7,656 8,750 6,436 7,792 7,517 6,000 6,145 5,941
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,795 1,536 890 3,577 2,682 2,029 2,471 5,913 4,161 7,674
    Non-S&E 20,315 19,194 20,383 14,075 11,950 10,851 8,834 9,354 9,860 9,528
      Business management and business administration 2,004 1,784 1,919 1,562 1,503 1,673 1,628 1,461 1,533 1,262
      Communication and communications technologies 193 331 67 85 78 51 346 372 242 0
      Education 3,184 2,474 3,398 3,487 3,284 1,802 405 704 1,805 2,206
      Humanities 9,208 9,164 9,077 4,806 3,691 3,912 3,647 3,757 3,606 2,237
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 244 285 107 374 346 488 284 324 650 65
      Visual and performing arts 2,342 2,565 2,134 268 333 773 527 709 312 258
      Non-S&E nec 3,140 2,591 3,681 3,493 2,715 2,152 1,997 2,027 1,712 3,500

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 160,644 31,348 5,623 115,176 4,308 2,069 2,120
    Science 90,628 18,466 1,233 68,000 1,443 658 828
      Computer and information sciences 9,881 2,012 206 6,773 201 45 644
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,009 253 0 1,659 0 62 35
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,009 253 0 1,659 0 62 35
        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 21,340 3,830 1 16,738 271 367 133
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,660 953 0 5,707 0 0 0
        Health sciences 14,141 2,877 0 10,627 271 364 2
        Natural resources and conservation 539 0 1 404 0 3 131
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4,306 235 0 4,005 49 17 0
      Physical sciences 16,599 5,257 1,008 9,935 291 103 5
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,827 4,185 659 6,728 147 103 5
        Materials science 141 0 0 141 0 0 0
        Physics 4,631 1,072 349 3,066 144 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 13,331 5,998 0 7,258 27 48 0
      Social sciences 23,162 881 18 21,632 604 16 11
        Anthropology 2,932 389 0 2,529 0 12 2
        Economics 7,900 58 0 7,842 0 0 0
        Political science and government 2,444 0 0 2,435 0 0 9
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,910 0 0 3,910 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 5,976 434 18 4,916 604 4 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 49,701 10,531 4,390 29,318 2,865 1,405 1,192
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,206 1,714 0 3,343 23 2 124
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,755 1,864 391 4,286 214 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 21,292 3,892 3,440 10,106 2,132 1,403 319
      Mechanical engineering 13,653 2,886 541 8,981 496 0 749
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,795 175 18 2,602 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 20,315 2,351 0 17,858 0 6 100
      Business management and business administration 2,004 137 0 1,850 0 0 17
      Communication and communications technologies 193 0 0 193 0 0 0
      Education 3,184 713 0 2,471 0 0 0
      Humanities 9,208 0 0 9,125 0 0 83
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 244 6 0 238 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,342 0 0 2,342 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,140 1,495 0 1,639 0 6 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 31,348 31,601 24,888 23,225 24,564 24,213 23,392 20,639 18,562 16,171
  DOD 5,183 5,908 4,211 5,241 5,485 5,456 4,442 2,678 2,600 1,860
  DOE 1,183 1,282 1,253 1,289 2,229 3,098 3,912 3,925 4,059 2,295
  HHS 13,729 12,847 10,105 8,792 8,308 8,251 7,694 6,042 5,855 5,847
  NASA 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 3 26
  NSF 8,646 9,406 7,911 6,535 7,577 6,287 5,895 6,280 4,282 4,028
  USDA 98 0 0 0 0 0 68 32 30 0
  Other 2,494 2,158 1,407 1,367 965 1,121 1,381 1,650 1,733 2,115

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 927 137 790 .
2018 1,235 129 1,106 .

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 236 272 242 225 216
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15 19 22 19 25
    Computer and information sciences 17 12 15 13 11
    Engineering 96 105 93 84 78
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4 8 6 5 10
    Health sciences 15 16 5 5 2
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 36 38 36 35 23
    Psychology 34 32 28 30 34
    Social sciences 11 20 14 12 14
    Other 7 21 22 21 20

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 0 20,680
    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 20,680
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 12,000 6,000 10,088 7,816 7,491
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 12,000 6,000 1,564 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 2,339 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 4,678 479
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 798 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 401
    Psychology 0 0 1,265 0 6,612
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 7,259 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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