State U. New York, The, Albany

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 114 75.6 459 115 83.4 679 226 62.9 602 159 82.9 914
2022 110 76.3 457 137 80.2 680 157 82.8 900
2021 122 73.1 447 140 80.1 691 230 61 583 160 82.6 908
2020 116 74.6 450 133 81.2 698 146 84.3 916
2019 123 72.9 447 144 79.7 697 238 60.1 589 126 86.4 914
2018 109 75 428 137 80.7 700 127 86.3 911
2017 115 73.4 425 138 80.1 684 195 66.5 575 129 85.9 898
2016 102 76.7 430 127 82.1 697 139 84.7 896
2015 114 73.7 426 122 82.7 693 210 63.6 570 139 84.8 898
2014 102 76.2 422 119 83 688 134 85.2 889
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 151 164 127 142 137 168 165 183 157 180
  Science and engineering 105 120 93 108 107 122 116 119 110 120
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 16 18 15 15 14 21 16 19 20 21
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 3 1 2 6 1 4 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 7 3 5 3 5 2 6 2 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 . 3 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 2 2 1 1 . 2 1 1 2 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 9 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 7
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 2 1 2 . 2 . 1 .
      Molecular biology 2 1 3 1 2 1 . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 3 2 1 . 1 4 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 1 1 . 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . . 2 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 10 10 8 9 6 4 10 8 3 6
      Computer science 7 4 5 7 1 2 4 4 1 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 6 3 2 5 2 6 4 2 3
    Engineering 5 4 4 8 7 16 15 16 13 13
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . 3 3 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 3 1 . 1 1 . . 3 2
      Materials and mining engineering . . . 2 2 4 5 9 7 7
      Engineering, other 1 1 3 6 4 11 7 3 2 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 17 4 10 10 14 5 3 1 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 7 17 4 10 10 14 5 3 1 2
    Health sciences 5 7 2 1 4 4 4 2 4 3
      Public health 5 7 2 1 4 4 4 1 4 2
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . 1 . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 1 3 5 6 8 2 4 6 4 6
      Applied mathematics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics . 2 1 . 4 . 4 4 4 4
      Statistics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 4 6 3 2 . 2 . 1
    Physical sciences 17 9 10 13 10 14 5 16 14 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Chemistry 12 4 8 10 6 7 4 8 3 5
      Physics 5 4 2 3 4 7 1 8 10 4
    Psychology 14 23 21 21 13 23 16 19 13 21
      Clinical psychology 4 5 7 7 5 9 7 6 5 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 10 7 9 5 9 7 10 5 9
      Research and experimental psychology 4 8 7 2 2 2 2 2 3 4
      Psychology, other 1 . . 3 1 3 . 1 . 1
    Social sciences 29 29 24 25 35 23 41 30 38 39
      Anthropology 3 4 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 5
      Economics 6 6 3 8 7 3 9 3 12 6
      Political science and government 1 2 3 1 6 2 7 3 6 8
      Public policy analysis 1 . . 3 2 . 1 1 1 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 8 4 5 9 7 15 11 5 8
      Social sciences, other 12 9 9 6 8 8 6 9 11 10
  Non-science and engineering 46 44 34 34 30 46 49 64 47 60
    Business 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1
      Business 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1
    Education 26 17 11 15 15 20 18 28 19 22
      Education leadership and administration 8 5 3 6 3 2 5 3 2 2
      Education research 15 11 7 8 7 14 10 15 13 18
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 1 . 1 4 3 2 6 4 2
      Education, other 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 4 . .
    Humanities and arts 10 15 17 10 9 12 16 21 23 26
      Letters 6 7 6 6 3 2 3 8 9 3
      Foreign languages and literature 1 2 3 2 1 5 8 . 1 5
      History 2 2 4 2 4 5 . 6 6 10
      Philosophy and religious studies . 4 3 . . . . 3 5 6
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . 1 . 1 . 5 4 2 2
    Other non-science and engineering 9 12 5 9 5 14 15 14 4 11
      Communication 1 . . 1 1 . 2 . . 2
      Public administration and social services 7 12 5 8 4 13 13 14 4 9
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . . . 1 . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 719 537 470 496 426 468 447 505 572 595
    Female 759 659 589 587 506 512 531 691 725 690
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 690 688 746 741 573 578 564 848 874 926
    Hispanic or Latino 71 92 97 100 61 55 51 83 89 71
    Not Hispanic or Latino 590 561 615 605 491 496 480 729 735 791
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
      Asian 65 58 73 64 47 52 39 49 43 59
      Black or African American 94 85 80 88 61 68 55 85 89 84
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 401 392 441 430 363 358 366 568 576 624
      More than one race 28 26 21 22 19 17 19 25 24 22
    Unknown ethnicity and race 29 35 34 36 21 27 33 36 50 64
  Temporary visa holders 788 508 313 342 359 402 414 348 423 359
  Science and engineering 1,350 1,062 911 952 817 841 845 1,039 1,127 1,122
    Science 1,270 1,028 885 928 790 827 845 1,039 1,127 1,122
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 81 69 81 95 81 67 61 86 84 77
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 26
      Computer and information sciences 522 350 215 196 133 178 247 192 229 184
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 48 39 51 50 49 59 55 60 56 50
      Mathematics and statistics 174 101 67 93 97 68 39 34 37 38
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 88 124
      Natural resources and conservation 6 8 7 10 5 5 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 68 64 68 71 81 76 76 76 68 68
      Psychology 107 108 109 117 118 121 125 175 174 172
      Social sciences 264 289 287 296 226 253 240 379 356 383
    Engineering 80 34 26 24 27 14 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 46 31 26 24 27 14 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 128 134 148 131 115 139 133 157 170 163
      Clinical medicine 128 134 148 131 115 139 133 157 170 163
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 374 330 319 323 316 302 328 324 349 351
    Female 529 502 502 452 430 403 399 492 479 476
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 674 657 633 602 573 519 526 618 623 609
    Hispanic or Latino 69 70 60 48 34 33 36 55 56 39
    Not Hispanic or Latino 567 548 526 509 494 446 458 519 521 527
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 4
      Asian 71 72 59 53 54 43 48 61 56 46
      Black or African American 65 58 53 42 38 27 35 40 33 24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      White 410 399 395 392 379 355 356 405 420 442
      More than one race 21 18 18 20 22 20 17 11 8 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 38 39 47 45 45 40 32 44 46 43
  Temporary visa holders 229 175 188 173 173 186 201 198 205 218
  Science and engineering 746 670 654 629 607 574 598 688 713 725
    Science 686 651 639 623 604 573 598 688 713 725
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 93 85 85 84 79 76 71 76 72 83
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 29 26
      Computer and information sciences 201 160 137 123 99 86 102 122 116 128
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 27 30 19 23 19 19 26 24 14 10
      Mathematics and statistics 28 26 31 28 42 45 39 29 26 32
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 49 52
      Natural resources and conservation 8 7 12 5 7 7 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 52 60 62 67 71 61 68 58 57 46
      Psychology 86 86 86 101 94 95 87 94 86 90
      Social sciences 191 197 207 192 193 184 198 251 264 258
    Engineering 60 19 15 6 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 13 17 15 6 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 157 162 167 146 139 131 129 128 115 102
      Clinical medicine 157 162 167 146 139 131 129 128 115 102
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 47 44 65 69 89 80 63 74 90 94 0
  Science and engineering 45 42 61 68 89 75 54 62 79 86 0
    Science 39 34 55 62 82 71 54 62 79 86 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 4 8 9 15 5 3 15 13 12 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 12 8 16 17 11 12 5 6 9 3 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 13 23 23 26 28 25 29 24 24 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 29 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 3 4 9 17 12 8 4 2 7 0
      Psychology 3 2 2 2 11 10 9 5 6 4 0
      Social sciences 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 5 0
    Engineering 6 8 6 6 7 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 7 6 6 7 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 2 2 4 1 0 5 9 12 11 8 0
      Clinical medicine 2 2 4 1 0 5 9 12 11 8 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,478 1,196 1,059 1,083 932 980 978 1,196 1,297 1,285
  Fellowships 10 6 8 6 19 15 24 10 20 26
    Federal 0 0 0 5 6 8 8 10 20 22
    Institutional 9 6 8 1 13 6 16 0 0 2
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
  Research assistantships 143 94 113 109 128 268 250 408 430 448
    Federal 47 44 65 64 83 72 55 64 69 72
    Institutional 75 37 22 16 30 174 167 324 347 336
    Nonfederal 21 13 26 29 15 22 28 20 14 40
  Teaching assistantships 205 192 199 208 194 194 212 155 157 164
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 205 192 199 208 194 194 212 155 157 164
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,120 904 739 760 591 503 492 623 690 647
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 696 593 317 325 329 9 23 0 23 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 424 311 422 435 262 494 469 623 666 647

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 21 17 18 25 26 42 33 38 58 47
    Science 18 16 18 23 25 41 33 38 58 47
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 5 10 8 13 10 11 18 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 1 0 1 4 2 1 3 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 2 6 4 4 7 5 8 9 6
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 4 2 7 9 15 15 16 15 9
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Social sciences 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 4 2
    Engineering 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 18 24 26 36 46 46 40 30 28 22
      Clinical medicine 18 24 26 36 46 46 40 30 28 22
      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 43 42 43 54 61 57 42 30 43 35
  Science and engineering 28 23 20 20 21 19 11 10 19 18
    Science 24 21 19 19 21 19 11 10 19 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 4 6 8 10 4 3 6 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 6 4 6 7 7 5 5 6 3
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 7 5 5 5 1 2 1 1 3
      Psychology 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 2 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 15 19 23 34 40 38 31 20 24 17
      Clinical medicine 15 19 23 34 40 38 31 20 24 17
      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 141,671 129,796 114,501 138,088 181,531 173,031 156,386 120,232 111,705 130,955
    Science 112,695 100,607 97,220 117,165 158,526 149,362 139,178 105,200 110,284 129,434
      Computer and information sciences 6,022 6,141 5,230 6,591 6,541 5,277 5,034 1,818 7,617 6,624
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15,430 15,821 15,605 15,523 15,833 17,696 29,115 17,147 9,391 6,872
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 13,485 14,414 13,754 13,701 13,860 16,213 27,867 17,147 5,401 3,894
        Geological and earth sciences 1,945 1,407 1,851 1,822 1,973 1,483 1,248 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,990 2,978
      Life sciences 55,543 49,048 52,135 60,025 101,768 93,050 74,020 73,513 75,668 98,069
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 33,695 31,346 29,137 27,543 32,595 32,153 27,561 68,290 72,869 94,774
        Health sciences 21,848 17,702 22,998 32,478 68,363 60,653 46,039 5,223 2,799 3,291
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 4 810 244 420 0 0 4
      Mathematics and statistics 2,531 2,264 1,400 1,774 1,443 1,053 1,376 133 127 83
      Physical sciences 12,431 7,299 6,791 7,719 7,811 7,858 6,946 2,970 4,531 4,149
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,793 4,520 4,814 5,292 5,655 5,947 4,460 2,759 3,650 3,495
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,638 2,779 1,977 2,427 2,156 1,911 2,486 211 881 654
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,133 3,901 3,748 4,982 4,389 3,154 4,239 233 2,593 2,166
      Social sciences 16,605 16,133 12,288 20,551 20,704 21,269 18,448 9,386 10,357 11,471
        Anthropology 1,651 1,739 1,074 1,122 1,253 1,393 1,859 153 0 0
        Economics 2,397 2,462 1,268 1,888 2,003 2,109 2,305 97 79 267
        Political science and government 9,368 9,361 8,245 12,359 11,992 11,606 8,202 4,423 3,727 3,759
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,217 2,246 1,514 5,182 5,456 6,161 6,082 447 3,369 5,014
        Social sciences nec 972 325 187 0 0 0 0 4,266 3,182 2,431
      Sciences nec 0 0 23 0 37 5 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,562 4,266 3,133 3,319 3,087 1,941 1,214 405 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,904 1,666 1,715 2,280 1,876 1,075 1,191 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,658 2,600 1,418 1,039 1,211 866 0 405 0 0
    Non-S&E 24,414 24,923 14,148 17,604 19,918 21,728 15,994 14,627 1,421 1,521
      Business management and business administration 5,055 5,682 3,129 4,205 4,200 4,157 2,244 714 34 3
      Communication and communications technologies 1,248 1,138 459 816 1,010 843 617 1,239 65 137
      Education 6,319 6,341 4,248 5,311 5,280 5,881 5,865 4,624 1,234 796
      Humanities 5,787 5,748 2,915 3,486 4,642 4,218 3,787 273 37 47
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,512 3,295 1,772 1,991 2,399 3,994 2,587 1,034 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,156 1,248 592 702 794 824 894 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,337 1,471 1,033 1,093 1,593 1,811 0 6,743 51 538

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 141,671 62,935 1,019 69,881 927 4,707 2,202
    Science 112,695 60,412 892 43,901 808 4,612 2,070
      Computer and information sciences 6,022 1,484 0 4,496 0 42 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15,430 7,730 735 6,011 437 427 90
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 13,485 7,076 735 4,993 437 154 90
        Geological and earth sciences 1,945 654 0 1,018 0 273 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 55,543 43,062 103 9,216 297 923 1,942
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 33,695 23,294 76 7,799 293 892 1,341
        Health sciences 21,848 19,768 27 1,417 4 31 601
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,531 328 26 2,127 26 24 0
      Physical sciences 12,431 3,759 0 6,124 48 2,500 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,793 3,039 0 4,206 48 2,500 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,638 720 0 1,918 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,133 1,259 0 2,640 0 229 5
      Social sciences 16,605 2,790 28 13,287 0 467 33
        Anthropology 1,651 305 0 1,335 0 11 0
        Economics 2,397 51 0 2,346 0 0 0
        Political science and government 9,368 1,452 0 7,491 0 403 22
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,217 113 12 2,083 0 6 3
        Social sciences nec 972 869 16 32 0 47 8
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,562 1,412 66 2,944 98 14 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,904 677 0 1,134 93 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,658 735 66 1,810 5 14 28
    Non-S&E 24,414 1,111 61 23,036 21 81 104
      Business management and business administration 5,055 450 0 4,596 0 9 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,248 0 0 1,229 0 0 19
      Education 6,319 582 0 5,686 0 4 47
      Humanities 5,787 5 23 5,730 21 0 8
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2,512 15 38 2,415 0 14 30
      Visual and performing arts 1,156 0 0 1,140 0 16 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,337 59 0 2,240 0 38 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 62,935 51,492 56,425 67,039 92,709 87,451 85,469 77,734 79,681 105,333
  DOD 2,319 1,228 1,767 2,724 3,128 1,567 1,324 1,482 3,523 1,296
  DOE 1,498 1,300 1,015 555 502 668 541 417 720 439
  HHS 46,250 37,732 40,527 48,378 73,370 68,414 56,048 51,087 61,569 88,162
  NASA 748 449 511 539 654 835 742 456 1,127 823
  NSF 6,624 6,876 7,863 8,569 8,145 6,457 5,795 5,221 4,230 5,270
  USDA 676 384 280 287 441 280 171 180 132 171
  Other 4,820 3,523 4,462 5,987 6,469 9,230 20,848 18,891 8,380 9,172

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 1,378 362 1,016 .
2018 1,313 316 997 .
2017 1,191 212 979 .

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 217 212 195 258 233
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 42 51 32 67 69
    Computer and information sciences 6 8 6 11 9
    Engineering 15 8 1 2 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 32 25 32 39 33
    Health sciences 16 7 8 8 9
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 9 10 0 0 3
    Physical sciences 38 33 28 28 28
    Psychology 9 16 12 10 12
    Social sciences 43 45 62 75 50
    Other 6 8 14 18 18

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 . . . 79,337 . 0
    Engineering . . . 11,570 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 49,805 . 0
    Physical sciences . . . 17,962 . 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 104,117 33,666 30,706 6,860 4,438
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 900 7,013 451 1,456 1,170
    Computer and information sciences 0 631 0 0 590
    Engineering 40,000 8,670 27,525 3,848 825
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 660 4,167 0 0 0
    Health sciences 5,000 1,780 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 250 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 1,057 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 57,557 6,672 1,600 396 830
    Psychology 0 968 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 1,743 1,129 1,160 530
    Other 0 714 0 0 493

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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