SUNY, Binghamton U.

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 124 73.4 459 111 83.9 679 216 64.6 602 158 83 914
2022 107 77 457 88 87.3 680 155 83 900
2021 100 78 447 99 85.9 691 196 66.8 583 153 83.4 908
2020 106 76.8 450 95 86.6 698 153 83.6 916
2019 115 74.7 447 94 86.8 697 206 65.5 589 158 83 914
2018 119 72.6 428 98 86.3 700 148 84 911
2017 125 71 425 124 82.2 684 216 62.9 575 156 82.9 898
2016 125 71.4 430 94 86.8 697 157 82.7 896
2015 125 71.1 426 106 85 693 223 61.4 570 155 83 898
2014 105 75.5 422 108 84.6 688 161 82.2 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 140 172 180 174 150 150 130 131 130 173
  Science and engineering 104 135 128 127 105 111 99 86 99 108
    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 8 13 6 6 9 10 8 9 7 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 6 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 2 1 2 . 5 1 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 4 1 2 . 2 1 2 1 . 2
      Molecular biology . . . 1 . . 1 . . 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 2
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 2 . . 1 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 8 10 14 9 8 6 6 8 7 10
      Computer science 5 8 13 9 8 6 5 7 7 8
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 2 1 . . . 1 1 . 2
    Engineering 34 44 39 50 37 29 35 23 31 32
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 6 7 3 1 1 4 . 2 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 9 9 15 7 7 5 6 7 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research 13 19 12 14 12 10 10 6 7 12
      Materials and mining engineering 4 4 2 2 8 2 9 4 9 3
      Mechanical engineering 7 4 7 13 8 7 6 3 6 8
      Engineering, other 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 4
      Geological sciences 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 4
    Health sciences 11 6 4 8 3 4 2 4 6 4
      Nursing science 11 6 3 7 2 4 2 3 5 4
      Public health . . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . 1 . . 1 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 6 6 6 13 1 7 4 7
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics . . 3 1 . 3 . 1 2 4
      Statistics 2 . 3 . 1 1 1 3 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 4 . 5 5 9 . 3 2 3
    Physical sciences 6 11 20 11 8 10 14 7 7 16
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 3 5 11 8 4 6 7 4 4 15
      Physics 3 5 9 3 4 4 7 3 3 1
    Psychology 10 15 13 8 8 17 14 9 9 9
      Clinical psychology 4 7 8 3 5 8 8 5 6 5
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 6 8 5 5 3 7 6 4 2 4
      Psychology, other . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Social sciences 17 28 24 28 22 21 16 18 27 16
      Anthropology 2 4 6 3 2 5 1 2 8 4
      Economics 5 5 9 2 3 3 3 3 8 4
      Political science and government 3 5 2 4 6 6 5 6 5 4
      Public policy analysis . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 6 6 10 5 5 6 2 6 3
      Social sciences, other 5 7 1 9 6 2 1 5 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 36 37 52 47 45 39 31 45 31 65
    Business 3 5 3 2 5 5 1 4 8 6
      Business 3 5 3 2 5 5 1 4 8 6
    Education 5 1 6 9 7 4 5 5 5 10
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . . . . . 2 .
      Education research 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 1 2 2 1 2 3 . 3
      Education, other 2 . 3 5 2 2 1 . 1 3
    Humanities and arts 23 21 34 32 32 29 23 36 18 49
      Letters 14 9 13 15 17 18 11 16 5 21
      Foreign languages and literature . 1 8 5 4 1 1 1 1 1
      History 4 4 8 3 3 4 2 7 7 13
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 4 2 3 2 4 3 6 1 7
      Music and performing arts . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 4 3 3 6 6 1 6 6 4 7
    Other non-science and engineering 5 10 9 4 1 1 2 . . .
      Communication 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 1 5 3 4 1 1 2 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 971 1,107 919 863 951 953 732 1,075 983 909
    Female 580 716 607 568 583 583 370 568 506 481
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 612 813 773 713 634 630 396 636 542 557
    Hispanic or Latino 55 55 79 78 63 61 48 67 51 48
    Not Hispanic or Latino 528 727 681 612 553 554 344 545 463 476
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 7 0 1 5 2 1 6 7 4
      Asian 59 75 75 61 52 50 39 72 52 51
      Black or African American 45 49 40 42 53 54 33 54 39 33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 7
      White 394 566 538 477 423 423 255 410 363 381
      More than one race 27 28 28 29 20 25 16 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 29 31 13 23 18 15 4 24 28 33
  Temporary visa holders 939 1,010 753 718 900 906 706 1,007 947 833
  Science and engineering 1,518 1,774 1,476 1,391 1,508 1,511 1,102 1,625 1,473 1,373
    Science 1,072 1,336 1,040 958 1,016 1,018 736 1,083 959 909
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 43 77 62 63 61 62 32 69 60 49
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 547 502 285 271 341 341 327 385 328 292
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 18 16 17 21 21 11 18 16 14
      Mathematics and statistics 6 51 59 70 81 81 63 67 63 59
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 121 57 71 54 29 29 26 32 36 38
      Natural resources and conservation 19 19 25 19 14 14 11 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 83 120 114 115 107 108 42 97 96 88
      Psychology 23 74 74 67 66 66 50 70 72 73
      Social sciences 220 418 334 282 296 296 174 345 288 296
    Engineering 446 438 436 433 492 493 366 542 514 464
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 64 81 81 82 61 61 44 62 54 41
      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 75 91 84 75 108 109 95 140 140 138
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 201 160 148 151 201 201 184 226 220 161
      Mechanical engineering 74 106 90 89 84 84 36 74 67 84
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 32 0 33 36 38 38 7 40 33 40
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 33 49 50 40 26 25 0 18 16 17
    Clinical medicine 14 31 37 24 5 5 0 0 0 0
    Other health 19 18 13 16 21 20 0 18 16 17

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 281 286 287 327 357 358 540 316 321 308
    Female 209 198 216 225 227 227 286 220 221 207
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 209 320 371 370 378 376 411 355 376 327
    Hispanic or Latino 20 21 33 26 26 23 24 22 19 17
    Not Hispanic or Latino 187 284 311 320 334 336 359 313 332 286
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 4
      Asian 23 36 37 34 38 38 35 24 23 11
      Black or African American 13 22 27 25 28 28 23 18 24 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 13 5
      White 141 215 227 244 258 259 293 269 269 249
      More than one race 10 11 16 13 8 9 5 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 15 27 24 18 17 28 20 25 24
  Temporary visa holders 281 164 132 182 206 209 415 181 166 188
  Science and engineering 443 458 482 528 567 568 826 517 512 488
    Science 295 300 332 327 349 350 502 344 343 335
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 4 19 14 16 17 40 16 17 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 105 58 50 60 56 56 95 51 59 65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 9 3 4 6 6 16 4 12 12
      Mathematics and statistics 0 9 6 2 6 6 29 15 6 13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 20 74 71 54 40 41 41 37 26 19
      Natural resources and conservation 5 4 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 29 5 5 3 2 1 62 7 4 4
      Psychology 35 1 1 9 10 10 34 20 17 18
      Social sciences 71 136 177 180 209 209 185 194 202 188
    Engineering 148 158 150 201 218 218 324 173 169 153
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 4 5 6 9 9 22 15 6 8
      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 36 33 53 70 70 70 96 70 64 79
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 55 104 71 100 112 112 120 63 55 46
      Mechanical engineering 30 7 9 17 25 25 59 18 31 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 10 12 8 2 2 27 7 13 5
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 47 26 21 24 17 17 0 19 30 27
    Clinical medicine 5 4 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 42 22 16 19 16 16 0 19 30 27

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 37 32 77 70 80 46 17 95 66 58
  Science and engineering 37 32 77 70 80 46 17 93 66 58
    Science 5 0 37 40 35 31 11 43 37 32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 8 13 14 6 6 22 7 12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 20 19 11 12 2 12 11 7
      Psychology 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 0 5 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 9 9 3 6 7 7
    Engineering 32 32 40 30 45 15 6 50 29 26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 10 10 5 8 4 1 3 3 4
      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 8 9 9 9 12 2 3 16 9 10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 2 9 3 2 6 2 5
      Mechanical engineering 10 13 13 5 5 2 0 12 4 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 0 8 9 11 4 0 13 11 5
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,551 1,823 1,526 1,431 1,534 1,536 1,102 1,643 1,489 1,390
  Fellowships 0 3 0 0 11 13 6 21 56 21
    Federal 0 0 0 0 10 12 5 14 11 8
    Institutional 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 7 44 13
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Research assistantships 112 96 158 168 135 196 64 169 176 172
    Federal 37 32 77 70 60 25 12 71 53 39
    Institutional 27 44 35 29 37 142 38 46 61 72
    Nonfederal 48 20 46 69 38 29 14 52 62 61
  Teaching assistantships 315 462 479 451 311 417 266 448 422 385
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 315 462 479 451 311 417 266 448 422 385
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,124 1,262 889 812 1,077 910 766 1,005 835 812
    Federal 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 10 2 11
    Institutional 291 461 421 223 89 136 68 175 171 138
    Nonfederal 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 613 801 468 589 978 765 698 820 662 663

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 11 11 24 32 35 32 26 20 30 13
    Science 7 7 20 26 28 25 18 14 19 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 8 8 9 0 7 7 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 7 7 9 8 9 5 4 0 5 0
      Psychology 0 0 6 5 4 5 9 0 7 9
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 6 11 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 2 4 2 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 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 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 4 4 2 5 3 0 4 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 6 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 5 5 16 16 22 18 22 5 15 8
  Science and engineering 5 5 16 16 22 18 22 5 15 8
    Science 3 3 14 14 18 13 15 0 10 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 0 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 3 3 5 7 9 4 3 0 3 0
      Psychology 0 0 6 4 4 4 7 0 7 8
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2 2 2 2 4 5 7 5 5 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 3 1 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 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 2 2 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 5 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 141,685 130,882 124,565 117,870 104,297 113,851 98,089 85,192 79,895 71,382
    Science 76,736 76,904 70,961 73,252 63,012 69,611 62,054 51,116 48,148 43,597
      Computer and information sciences 7,948 7,724 8,490 7,873 7,176 7,442 6,405 5,197 4,998 5,199
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,540 1,789 1,636 1,916 2,026 2,108 1,884 1,484 1,208 1,271
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,540 1,789 1,636 1,658 1,749 1,471 1,705 1,484 1,208 1,271
        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 62 277 637 179 0 0 0
      Life sciences 15,773 15,476 12,788 12,877 12,165 14,340 12,731 7,170 6,333 6,209
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,338 5,965 5,382 4,595 4,529 4,482 6,245 6,097 4,875 5,014
        Health sciences 10,081 9,414 7,345 8,035 7,085 8,957 6,098 1,026 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 301 24 50 66 109 4 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 53 73 11 181 442 897 388 47 1,458 1,195
      Mathematics and statistics 3,122 3,211 3,133 2,830 2,468 2,328 2,623 2,307 2,275 2,085
      Physical sciences 16,702 14,636 14,568 18,586 14,920 20,446 16,304 14,161 11,994 9,807
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 12,376 10,066 10,445 11,900 10,839 13,084 11,800 10,616 8,769 6,915
        Materials science 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,145 4,570 4,123 6,624 3,930 6,720 4,167 3,249 3,225 2,892
        Physical sciences nec 97 0 0 62 151 642 337 296 0 0
      Psychology 10,713 11,896 10,640 12,263 11,007 10,263 10,117 9,878 10,113 9,159
      Social sciences 20,938 22,172 19,706 16,907 13,250 12,684 11,990 10,919 11,227 9,867
        Anthropology 2,687 2,768 2,480 2,358 2,594 2,887 2,297 1,936 0 0
        Economics 6,759 7,242 6,875 5,685 2,931 2,689 1,623 1,479 1,844 1,274
        Political science and government 2,292 2,271 2,352 2,054 1,623 1,046 1,383 1,241 1,613 1,771
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,244 4,724 3,239 2,552 2,476 1,931 2,287 1,897 3,955 3,310
        Social sciences nec 4,956 5,167 4,760 4,258 3,626 4,131 4,400 4,366 3,815 3,512
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 45,755 33,595 39,529 32,668 30,434 35,406 26,681 24,216 22,219 20,363
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,097 4,010 3,403 4,015 3,865 3,720 2,298 1,527 2,710 2,462
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,918 5,581 6,175 6,012 5,171 7,407 6,250 6,762 5,894 5,405
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 23,305 15,458 17,624 13,523 11,577 14,197 6,220 5,621 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 9,899 7,656 8,750 6,436 7,792 7,517 6,000 6,145 5,941 7,098
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98
      Engineering nec 1,536 890 3,577 2,682 2,029 2,471 5,913 4,161 7,674 5,300
    Non-S&E 19,194 20,383 14,075 11,950 10,851 8,834 9,354 9,860 9,528 7,422
      Business management and business administration 1,784 1,919 1,562 1,503 1,673 1,628 1,461 1,533 1,262 621
      Communication and communications technologies 331 67 85 78 51 346 372 242 0 267
      Education 2,474 3,398 3,487 3,284 1,802 405 704 1,805 2,206 1,085
      Humanities 9,164 9,077 4,806 3,691 3,912 3,647 3,757 3,606 2,237 3,129
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 285 107 374 346 488 284 324 650 65 336
      Visual and performing arts 2,565 2,134 268 333 773 527 709 312 258 243
      Non-S&E nec 2,591 3,681 3,493 2,715 2,152 1,997 2,027 1,712 3,500 1,741

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 141,685 31,601 6,115 96,213 4,067 242 3,447
    Science 76,736 17,758 1,342 55,648 904 231 853
      Computer and information sciences 7,948 1,583 238 5,317 283 0 527
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,540 206 1 1,307 0 0 26
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,540 206 1 1,307 0 0 26
        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 15,773 3,338 0 12,133 67 152 83
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,338 1,348 0 3,990 0 0 0
        Health sciences 10,081 1,984 0 7,834 67 152 44
        Natural resources and conservation 301 6 0 256 0 0 39
        Life sciences nec 53 0 0 53 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,122 191 0 2,923 0 8 0
      Physical sciences 16,702 6,688 1,091 8,524 246 0 153
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 12,376 5,542 706 5,875 100 0 153
        Materials science 84 0 0 84 0 0 0
        Physics 4,145 1,146 385 2,468 146 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 97 0 0 97 0 0 0
      Psychology 10,713 5,027 0 5,611 13 40 22
      Social sciences 20,938 725 12 19,833 295 31 42
        Anthropology 2,687 201 0 2,486 0 0 0
        Economics 6,759 81 0 6,649 0 0 29
        Political science and government 2,292 0 0 2,290 0 0 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,244 0 0 4,244 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 4,956 443 12 4,164 295 31 11
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 45,755 11,658 4,773 23,670 3,163 2 2,489
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,097 1,883 0 2,134 38 2 40
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,918 2,080 987 3,712 103 0 36
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 23,305 5,033 3,401 10,529 2,801 0 1,541
      Mechanical engineering 9,899 2,662 385 5,759 221 0 872
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,536 0 0 1,536 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 19,194 2,185 0 16,895 0 9 105
      Business management and business administration 1,784 496 0 1,259 0 0 29
      Communication and communications technologies 331 0 0 331 0 0 0
      Education 2,474 671 0 1,778 0 6 19
      Humanities 9,164 0 0 9,107 0 0 57
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 285 0 0 285 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,565 0 0 2,562 0 3 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,591 1,018 0 1,573 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 31,601 24,888 23,225 24,564 24,213 23,392 20,639 18,562 16,171 14,843
  DOD 5,908 4,211 5,241 5,485 5,456 4,442 2,678 2,600 1,860 3,264
  DOE 1,282 1,253 1,289 2,229 3,098 3,912 3,925 4,059 2,295 1,215
  HHS 12,847 10,105 8,792 8,308 8,251 7,694 6,042 5,855 5,847 5,250
  NASA 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 3 26 42
  NSF 9,406 7,911 6,535 7,577 6,287 5,895 6,280 4,282 4,028 3,268
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 68 32 30 0 0
  Other 2,158 1,407 1,367 965 1,121 1,381 1,650 1,733 2,115 1,804

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 927 137 790 .
2018 1,235 129 1,106 .
2017 1,189 103 1,086 .

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 . . . . 20,680 0
    Health sciences . . . . 20,680 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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