State U. New York C. Environmental Science and Forestry

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 292 37.1 459 250 73.3 925
2023 284 38.8 459 330 52 679 257 72.2 911 345 43.3 602
2022 287 37.9 457 347 49.6 680 244 73.2 900
2021 270 40.3 447 370 47.1 691 243 73.6 908 337 42.8 583
2020 295 35.2 450 292 58.7 698 238 74.4 916
2019 276 39 447 293 58.5 697 241 74 914 341 42.8 589
2018 286 33.9 428 293 58.6 700 245 73.4 911
2017 279 35.1 425 299 56.8 684 240 73.6 898 294 49.5 575
2016 287 34 430 295 58.2 697 250 72.5 896
2015 262 39.2 426 283 59.7 693 257 71.8 898 299 48.2 570
2014 281 59.6 688
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 24 27 23 24 20 23 21 20 20 26
  Science and engineering 24 27 22 22 20 23 21 20 20 26
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 8 5 10 6 5 9 6 7 12 10
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 1 2 1 . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 8 5 10 6 5 8 4 6 12 9
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 10 6 6 8 5 6 2 5 3
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . 2 . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 7 3 3 2 3 5 2 2 1
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 . 2 1
    Computer and information sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 7 4 5 5 4 1 6 8 2 5
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . 1 2 . 3 . . 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 3 2 2 1 . 1 1 1 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 . 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Engineering, other . . . . . . . 2 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 . 2 1 2 1 . . .
      Geological sciences 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . 2 1 2 . . . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Public health . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 2 3 1 . 2 3 2 2 1 6
      Chemistry 2 3 1 . 2 3 2 2 1 6
    Social sciences 1 2 . 3 . 3 . . . 2
      Economics . . . . . 1 . . . 2
      Social sciences, other 1 2 . 3 . 2 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering . . 1 2 . . . . . .
    Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Education . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Education, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . 1 . . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 112 105 83 128 i 129 145 147 150 178 176
    Female 172 136 113 171 i 170 148 135 187 179 173
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 186 181 30 210 i 207 197 188 233 274 234
    Hispanic or Latino 10 0 0 0 i 0 2 2 4 4 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 173 180 30 204 i 201 188 178 216 262 217
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 5 1 7 i 7 4 1 3 4 1
      Asian 7 7 1 10 i 10 8 8 11 31 4
      Black or African American 4 0 0 5 i 5 2 6 5 6 8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 146 152 25 182 i 179 174 163 195 219 202
      More than one race 9 16 3 0 i 0 0 0 2 2 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 1 0 6 i 6 7 8 13 8 8
  Temporary visa holders 98 60 166 89 i 92 96 94 104 83 115
  Science and engineering 284 241 196 299 i 299 293 282 337 357 349
    Science 232 211 177 252 i 248 243 224 276 270 263
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 150 133 128
      Biological and biomedical sciences 96 79 64 107 i 105 109 74 92 99 104
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 5 5 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 108 109 98 112 i 110 97 117 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 18 10 33 i 33 37 33 34 38 31
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 52 30 19 47 i 51 50 58 61 87 86
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 23 0 0 27 i 29 19 30 29 45 31
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 28 29 19 20 i 22 31 28 32 42 55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 17 48 73 31 i 29 33 28 33 40 44
    Female 18 63 108 27 i 25 29 21 41 41 41
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 34 67 72 54 i 50 58 39 71 66 74
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 i 0 3 1 4 4 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 34 66 70 50 i 46 54 36 66 61 72
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 4 4 1 i 1 1 0 3 0 2
      Asian 1 3 0 3 i 3 0 1 3 1 3
      Black or African American 1 3 3 1 i 1 1 0 1 2 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 28 56 59 45 i 41 51 35 59 57 67
      More than one race 3 0 4 0 i 0 1 0 0 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 2 4 i 4 1 2 1 1 1
  Temporary visa holders 1 44 109 4 i 4 4 10 3 15 11
  Science and engineering 35 111 181 58 i 54 62 49 74 81 85
    Science 30 89 146 47 i 43 53 38 64 60 59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 28 26 28
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 36 55 20 i 18 23 17 28 29 26
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 2 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 23 38 69 22 i 20 27 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 14 20 5 i 5 3 4 8 5 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 22 35 11 i 11 9 11 10 21 26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 1 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 0 0 7 i 7 4 4 3 6 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 21 34 4 i 4 5 7 7 15 21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 1 49 41 9 i 9 43 10 38 51 49
  Science and engineering 1 49 41 9 i 9 43 10 38 51 49
    Science 1 43 39 9 i 9 33 7 30 41 35
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 10 17 11
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 14 26 3 i 3 17 2 16 21 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 25 12 4 i 4 8 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 4 1 2 i 2 8 3 4 3 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 6 2 0 i 0 10 3 8 10 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 5 1 2 4 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 6 2 0 i 0 5 2 6 6 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 284 241 196 299 i 299 293 282 337 357 349
  Fellowships 0 1 9 16 i 16 18 20 21 26 39
    Federal 0 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 1 2 1
    Institutional 0 0 9 16 i 16 15 19 20 4 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 i 0 3 1 0 20 31
  Research assistantships 0 13 85 50 i 50 69 74 211 133 109
    Federal 0 13 35 5 i 5 37 6 34 49 48
    Institutional 0 0 41 41 i 41 6 68 151 32 46
    Nonfederal 0 0 9 4 i 4 26 0 26 52 15
  Teaching assistantships 82 0 54 141 i 139 140 82 0 131 119
    Federal 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 82 0 54 140 i 138 140 82 0 131 119
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 202 227 48 92 i 94 66 106 105 67 82
    Federal 1 35 6 4 i 4 6 4 3 0 0
    Institutional 132 126 9 15 i 15 8 26 2 0 0
    Nonfederal 3 20 15 17 i 17 8 3 6 0 0
    Personal resources 66 46 18 56 i 58 44 73 94 67 82

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, 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 20 27 0 8 i 8 6 4 9 16 14
    Science 17 24 0 8 i 8 5 4 9 14 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 1 5 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 18 0 8 i 8 4 4 6 7 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 4 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 2 0 0 i 0 1 0 2 2 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 3 0 0 i 0 1 0 0 2 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 0 0 i 0 1 0 0 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 7 16 0 2 i 2 3 0 4 4 9
  Science and engineering 7 16 0 2 i 2 3 0 4 4 9
    Science 7 15 0 2 i 2 2 0 4 3 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 12 0 2 i 2 1 0 2 2 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 0 0 i 0 1 0 2 1 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 0 0 i 0 1 0 0 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 1 0 0 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 38,661 32,682 32,904 28,440 29,296 29,137 26,610 27,923 24,504 22,051
    Science 34,876 29,223 29,979 i 27,060 28,088 27,640 25,314 24,780 23,000 21,060
      Computer and information sciences 211 314 296 i 190 119 4 0 0 12 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,710 1,743 1,896 i 995 1,211 554 1,131 1,264 1,369 1,053
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 160 58 83 i 151 207 225 280 204 130 295
        Geological and earth sciences 1,070 1,224 1,329 i 633 771 137 523 712 1,109 738
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 192 165 209 i 116 174 142 150 136 46 20
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 288 296 275 i 95 59 50 178 212 84 0
      Life sciences 24,181 22,461 22,969 i 23,850 26,083 26,495 23,433 22,681 20,665 18,536
        Agricultural sciences 2,195 1,198 1,336 i 2,816 3,551 2,982 3,414 3,467 1,492 11,808
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,375 2,693 3,501 i 6,857 9,281 10,119 9,599 10,706 11,279 6,728
        Health sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 20,432 18,307 17,951 i 13,700 12,861 13,332 10,420 8,508 7,894 0
        Life sciences nec 179 263 181 i 477 390 62 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 32 3 3 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
      Physical sciences 2,747 2,106 2,009 i 404 294 257 175 336 327 411
        Astronomy and astrophysics 71 249 146 i 186 160 11 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,676 1,838 1,805 i 155 94 243 133 307 308 411
        Materials science 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 19 58 i 63 40 3 42 29 19 0
      Psychology 5,743 2,535 2,689 i 1,531 180 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 252 61 87 i 22 110 330 575 499 627 922
        Anthropology 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 71 0 0 i 0 5 59 190 5 206 195
        Political science and government 141 0 0 i 0 5 47 14 89 33 138
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 40 61 68 i 15 0 0 71 11 18 589
        Social sciences nec 0 0 19 i 7 100 224 300 394 370 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 30 i 68 91 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,825 2,095 1,644 i 1,085 912 1,339 1,245 2,975 1,221 976
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 501 325 56 i 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 250 677 726 i 241 447 689 410 1,951 237 0
      Chemical engineering 737 812 508 i 133 192 239 374 698 871 751
      Civil engineering 318 281 354 i 622 273 411 461 326 108 182
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 i 66 0 0 0 0 0 43
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 19 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 i 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,960 1,364 1,281 i 295 296 158 51 168 283 15
      Business management and business administration 11 89 113 i 168 101 0 0 0 0 15
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 i 0 0 29 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,626 409 397 i 0 0 0 3 89 163 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 297 260 233 i 119 72 40 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 i 0 91 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 26 606 538 i 8 32 89 48 79 120 0

i=imputed

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 38,661 8,133 19,729 6,831 505 1,481 1,982
    Science 34,876 6,553 18,489 6,081 505 1,303 1,945
      Computer and information sciences 211 211 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,710 608 818 270 0 0 14
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 160 160 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,070 104 713 239 0 0 14
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 192 192 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 288 152 105 31 0 0 0
      Life sciences 24,181 5,078 11,277 4,206 505 1,193 1,922
        Agricultural sciences 2,195 678 866 341 310 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,375 777 176 271 0 119 32
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 20,432 3,456 10,224 3,593 195 1,074 1,890
        Life sciences nec 179 167 11 1 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 32 0 0 12 0 20 0
      Physical sciences 2,747 457 2,039 222 0 28 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 71 71 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,676 386 2,039 222 0 28 1
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,743 18 4,355 1,362 0 0 8
      Social sciences 252 181 0 9 0 62 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 71 0 0 9 0 62 0
        Political science and government 141 141 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,825 1,390 127 150 0 158 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 501 501 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 250 0 0 92 0 158 0
      Chemical engineering 737 737 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 318 133 127 58 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 19 19 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,960 190 1,113 600 0 20 37
      Business management and business administration 11 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,626 62 1,033 511 0 20 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 297 91 80 89 0 0 37
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 26 26 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 8,133 9,231 7,766 6,979 7,809 7,743 6,873 7,730 8,313 7,784
  DOD 1,032 1,091 415 118 130 63 8 26 59 2
  DOE 562 119 6 41 454 594 616 428 460 171
  HHS 134 200 176 219 346 369 301 427 144 380
  NASA 278 314 243 19 44 200 225 372 300 170
  NSF 2,089 2,311 1,288 910 759 777 759 763 1,050 1,144
  USDA 1,863 2,077 1,957 1,630 1,529 1,754 1,880 2,431 2,440 2,340
  Other 2,175 3,119 3,681 4,042 4,547 3,986 3,084 3,283 3,860 3,577

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 847 120 727 .
2018 773 129 644 .

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 95 95 93 119 110
    Agricultural sciences 8 8 8 8 11
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 3 29 26
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 36 36 36 36 27
    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 4 4 4 4 2
    Physical sciences 42 42 42 42 43
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 2 2 0 0 1
    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 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 30,000 594 1,078 2,916
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 1,351
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1,078 1,565
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 30,000 594 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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