SUNY, U. Buffalo

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 62 86.8 459 33 95 631 65 93.1 925
2023 61 87 459 39 94.4 679 71 92.4 911 101 83.5 602
2022 51 89.1 457 35 95 680 68 92.6 900
2021 45 90.2 447 33 95.4 691 65 93 908 88 85.2 583
2020 48 89.6 450 72 89.9 698 62 93.4 916
2019 45 90.2 447 33 95.4 697 62 93.4 914 91 84.8 589
2018 53 87.9 428 30 95.9 700 60 93.6 911
2017 53 87.9 425 32 95.5 684 59 93.6 898 71 87.9 575
2016 49 88.9 430 35 95.2 697 59 93.6 896
2015 53 87.9 426 36 95 693 59 93.6 898 69 88.2 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 312 315 357 340 358 382 332 341 335 337
  Science and engineering 236 235 263 252 268 285 239 248 238 240
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . 2 1 . 1 . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . 2 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 45 40 50 50 49 55 46 60 56 51
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 7 5 2 3 9 5 15 7 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 8 6 6 2 2 4 1 5 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 9 3 8 7 5 7 3 4 5 3
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 2 . . 2 2 . 2 4 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 5 4 3 6 6 7 3 10 6
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . 2 2 2 1 . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 5 4 9 8 10 6 6 9 6 7
      Molecular biology . 1 2 2 1 5 7 7 3 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 6 1 7 7 3 7 4 9 5 9
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 3 2 3 2 5 4 5 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 9 7 5 10 9 5 4 6 3 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 1 1 1 3 2 . . 2 1
    Computer and information sciences 7 9 15 14 21 27 15 19 20 16
      Computer science 3 5 9 11 16 26 12 19 17 16
      Computer and information sciences, other 4 4 6 3 5 1 3 . 3 .
    Engineering 76 81 89 73 69 81 65 55 54 61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9 2 5 1 3 2 2 5 . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 2 7 7 7 6 6 4 3 4
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 15 6 13 13 11 10 14 4 9 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 9 10 10 11 15 20 7 11 9 18
      Electrical and computer engineering 19 31 18 14 8 15 18 13 8 19
      Industrial engineering and operations research 8 11 10 10 11 12 8 8 12 2
      Materials and mining engineering 3 6 8 4 2 1 1 . 2 3
      Mechanical engineering 8 9 9 10 11 10 9 9 6 11
      Engineering, other . 4 9 3 1 5 . 1 5 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 1 3 6 1 5 1 2 3
      Geological sciences . 2 1 3 6 1 5 1 1 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . . . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences 20 15 18 16 17 25 23 19 15 17
      Nursing science 6 6 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences 6 2 4 9 4 12 9 7 4 5
      Public health 3 2 6 2 3 3 1 3 2 1
      Health sciences, other 5 5 5 4 9 9 7 6 8 6
    Mathematics and statistics 8 11 16 14 4 7 12 6 8 4
      Applied mathematics 3 2 5 . 1 2 5 1 . 2
      Mathematics 2 3 4 3 . 2 3 3 4 2
      Statistics . . 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 6 6 11 2 3 4 2 3 .
    Physical sciences 38 30 24 30 42 43 27 24 31 28
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 1 . 2 . . . . 1
      Chemistry 31 24 14 21 25 29 19 14 22 16
      Physics 7 4 9 9 15 14 8 10 9 11
    Psychology 10 20 25 15 23 17 8 24 19 21
      Clinical psychology 1 6 7 2 5 2 1 9 6 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 9 8 6 3 5 5 12 5 9
      Research and experimental psychology 4 4 8 7 8 6 2 3 7 4
      Psychology, other . 1 2 . 7 4 . . 1 1
    Social sciences 30 26 25 35 36 29 37 40 33 39
      Anthropology 1 1 . 5 1 2 1 8 5 3
      Economics 7 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 2 7
      Political science and government 1 2 2 4 1 4 3 4 3 1
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 2 3 6 4 2 5 7 3 14
      Social sciences, other 17 18 17 16 26 15 22 17 19 14
  Non-science and engineering 76 80 94 88 90 97 93 93 97 97
    Business 12 3 7 4 7 12 13 13 8 11
      Business 12 3 7 4 7 12 13 13 8 11
    Education 30 47 42 37 32 35 28 37 33 32
      Education leadership and administration 2 4 2 3 3 4 . 2 1 3
      Education research 19 31 31 21 14 22 9 22 12 21
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 7 8 12 13 7 17 12 18 8
      Education, other 2 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 .
    Humanities and arts 24 27 36 39 49 38 42 38 48 48
      Letters 7 14 20 19 19 14 20 19 16 22
      Foreign languages and literature 4 2 5 4 4 . 2 2 10 4
      History 4 1 2 3 9 2 6 4 5 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 3 2 3 5 1 9 4 6 7 5
      Music and performing arts 1 6 4 4 9 8 3 2 5 6
      Humanities and arts, other 5 2 2 4 7 5 7 5 5 5
    Other non-science and engineering 10 3 9 8 2 12 10 5 8 6
      Communication 6 1 6 7 1 6 5 3 5 3
      Public administration and social services 3 2 2 . 1 6 5 2 2 3
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 1 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,537   1,451   1,514   1,690   1,296   1,490   1,432   1,354   1,392   1,389
    Hispanic or Latino   116   101   115   95   74   86   77   63   62   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,360   1,284   1,342   1,517   1,139   1,257   1,207   1,163   1,164   1,163
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   8   5   8   7   9   10   13   18   13
      Asian   232   211   240   264   211   189   158   123   109   95
      Black or African American   124   101   103   122   92   77   78   80   63   70
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   925   907   943   1,069   790   957   924   911   942   956
      More than one race   68   56   51   54   39   25   37   36   32   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   61   66   57   78   83   147   148   128   166   167
  Temporary visa holders   2,855   2,649   2,686   2,547   669   2,210   2,387   2,318   2,209   2,142
  Science and engineering   4,020   3,741   3,877   3,875   1,636   3,406   3,557   3,445   3,386   3,245
    Science   2,865   2,473   2,653   2,552   1,115   2,312   2,406   2,264   2,243   2,190
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   695   645   631   581   280   520   545   517   541   499
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   34
      Computer and information sciences   1,096   930   1,109   1,084   284   831   850   696   576   545
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   33   37   34   25   37   35   50   43   43
      Mathematics and statistics   219   178   206   165   106   148   141   187   196   205
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   164   59   42   48   44   26   10   14   22   18
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   217   216   206   189   84   251   262   219   209   200
      Psychology   159   144   131   154   102   166   180   167   167   180
      Social sciences   278   268   291   297   190   333   383   414   430   438
    Engineering   1,155   1,268   1,224   1,323   521   1,094   1,151   1,181   1,143   1,055
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   55   57   64   50   33   35   34   30   30   26
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   112   109   82   98   61   106   104   102   96   71
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   141   140   128   143   68   142   148   158   142   118
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   79   78   97   108   60   142   192   186   158   136
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   92   108   120   109   51   154   228   293   266   341
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   143   181   182   164   69   268   233   227   258   202
      Mechanical engineering   73   72   92   107   46   148   142   143   158   140
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
      Other engineering   460   523   459   544   133   99   70   42   28   21
    Health   372   359   323   362   329   294   262   227   215   286
      Clinical medicine   197   178   158   171   167   120   104   56   51   57
      Other health   175   181   165   191   162   174   158   171   164   229

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   267   309   349   397   893   311   228   241   255   264
    Hispanic or Latino   23   20   24   16   34   9   9   12   9   8
    Not Hispanic or Latino   229   281   314   350   784   272   194   194   214   229
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   2   1   4
      Asian   45   62   66   56   104   36   22   27   24   27
      Black or African American   24   22   19   27   48   24   13   6   13   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   151   183   217   257   606   202   155   157   172   187
      More than one race   9   14   11   10   22   9   4   2   4   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   8   11   31   75   30   25   35   32   27
  Temporary visa holders   474   851   670   61   1,099   121   70   64   201   235
  Science and engineering   677   1,087   943   382   1,836   391   264   274   425   457
    Science   296   683   561   208   1,023   194   175   170   292   360
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   49   65   70   45   239   42   42   52   42   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   16   497   380   49   318   70   45   33   140   203
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   3   3   1   19   3   5   7   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   4   29   12   8   52   10   25   15   13   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   175   20   18   27   22   18   12   13   23   21
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   5   4   3   136   7   5   4   5   8
      Psychology   14   18   17   18   69   8   8   17   15   22
      Social sciences   33   46   57   57   168   36   33   29   44   61
    Engineering   381   404   382   174   813   197   89   104   133   97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   17   17   9   16   26   18   11   7   6   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   7   8   14   51   8   2   11   4   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   6   12   10   92   10   2   8   7   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   13   16   16   86   25   16   19   15   23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   14   17   12   84   14   14   18   62   19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   98   112   67   37   266   59   18   17   13   11
      Mechanical engineering   12   19   23   25   94   29   22   21   18   22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Other engineering   213   216   230   44   114   34   4   3   7   6
    Health   64   73   76   76   156   41   34   31   31   42
      Clinical medicine   45   49   46   47   40   19   12   11   16   12
      Other health   19   24   30   29   116   22   22   20   15   30

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   332   422   307   261   69   257   238   298   297   352
  Science and engineering   301   387   279   229   68   235   224   281   280   324
    Science   181   221   156   111   42   158   134   179   211   227
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   120   105   88   43   12   51   36   67   82   117
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Computer and information sciences   5   55   6   23   13   42   30   54   49   39
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   10   11   10   3   7   8   8   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   32   36   35   29   7   35   33   33   41   32
      Psychology   14   13   13   5   7   23   23   11   8   13
      Social sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   5   17   9
    Engineering   120   166   123   118   26   77   90   102   69   97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7   5   7   5   0   1   0   0   1   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   33   26   24   22   8   9   17   14   11   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   61   47   49   7   24   26   33   28   21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   15   9   8   3   12   8   11   6   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   18   16   18   5   25   26   39   0   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   14   23   4   10   3   6   10   0   9   20
      Mechanical engineering   12   15   16   6   0   0   3   5   14   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   31   35   28   32   1   22   14   17   17   28
      Clinical medicine   2   2   2   0   0   0   2   0   1   5
      Other health   29   33   26   32   1   22   12   17   16   23

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   4,392   4,100   4,200   4,237   1,965   3,700   3,819   3,672   3,601   3,531
  Fellowships   25   36   35   28   1   17   17   20   15   48
    Federal   22   30   27   19   1   16   9   13   12   30
    Institutional   0   4   3   6   0   0   1   3   0   10
    Nonfederal   3   2   5   3   0   1   7   4   3   8
  Research assistantships   565   533   418   405   112   428   383   533   445   460
    Federal   301   369   274   234   65   233   215   281   284   298
    Institutional   175   95   68   50   19   111   71   129   82   82
    Nonfederal   89   69   76   121   28   84   97   123   79   80
  Teaching assistantships   796   754   733   702   442   844   919   806   767   695
    Federal   0   4   2   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
    Institutional   796   746   730   700   442   838   902   806   752   691
    Nonfederal   0   4   1   2   0   6   12   0   15   4
  Other types of support   3,006   2,777   3,014   3,102   1,410   2,411   2,500   2,313   2,374   2,328
    Federal   9   19   4   8   3   8   9   4   1   24
    Institutional   115   88   40   17   21   27   31   22   23   196
    Nonfederal   11   21   14   11   14   13   21   35   35   36
    Personal resources   2,871   2,649   2,956   3,066   1,372   2,363   2,439   2,252   2,315   2,072

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   318   270   277   265   271   260   245   250   238   187
    Science   269   229   236   265   233   231   220   231   227   170
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   157   126   136   265   146   155   154   165   140   96
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5
      Computer and information sciences   9   6   4   0   4   2   3   5   4   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   9   5   0   2   1   2   2   5   2
      Mathematics and statistics   3   4   2   0   9   8   4   3   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   13   10   8   0   3   2   3   2   5   6
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   58   53   59   0   50   49   38   40   53   47
      Psychology   3   3   2   0   9   7   6   3   2   3
      Social sciences   17   18   20   0   10   7   10   11   7   6
    Engineering   49   41   41   0   38   29   25   19   11   17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   1   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   24   21   18   0   13   11   7   3   2   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   6   3   3   0   5   4   3   4   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   0   2   0   4   5   5   4   4   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   2   2   0   1   1   1   1   1   3
      Mechanical engineering   5   5   11   0   9   6   9   7   0   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   5   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
    Health   27   26   23   0   40   30   32   37   35   69
      Clinical medicine   5   3   5   0   6   4   5   5   7   24
      Other health   22   23   18   0   34   26   27   32   28   45

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   41   66   55   107   91   78   65   52   54   123
  Science and engineering   35   57   53   107   67   61   49   36   33   85
    Science   28   51   49   107   62   59   48   33   33   76
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   34   30   107   34   38   26   20   18   37
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5
      Computer and information sciences   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   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   4   3   0   1   1   0   0   3   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   4   4   0   0   0   2   1   3   3
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   0   10   0   22   18   17   10   6   28
      Psychology   0   1   1   0   5   2   1   1   0   2
      Social sciences   1   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
    Engineering   7   6   4   0   5   2   1   3   0   9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   5   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
      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   6   9   2   0   24   17   16   16   21   38
      Clinical medicine   1   1   0   0   4   3   2   1   1   14
      Other health   5   8   2   0   20   14   14   15   20   24

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   541,880   471,569   439,709   425,349   422,038   413,817   410,220   401,591   389,569   382,935
    Science   365,678   322,096   307,188   307,072   288,797   299,239   298,007   292,421   278,625   278,644
      Computer and information sciences   22,035   20,464   20,493   17,679   18,747   15,899   16,731   16,352   13,314   13,215
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,528   6,700   4,848   4,912   3,739   3,533   4,479   4,212   3,325   2,883
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   163   125   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   6,302   6,529   4,848   4,912   3,739   3,533   4,441   4,204   3,325   2,883
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   63   44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   2   0   0   0   0   38   8   0   0
      Life sciences   307,957   263,888   257,060   254,314   241,467   249,349   244,106   241,186   232,401   238,676
        Agricultural sciences   1,039   563   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   140,166   105,597   95,707   95,200   88,070   82,365   76,477   71,749   66,792   77,658
        Health sciences   165,492   156,207   159,310   154,302   150,541   164,551   165,515   167,111   163,179   156,492
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   1,260   1,521   2,043   4,812   2,856   2,433   2,114   2,326   2,430   4,526
      Mathematics and statistics   2,352   2,886   1,926   1,730   1,067   1,083   901   949   857   748
      Physical sciences   15,999   15,320   11,990   13,431   11,161   11,644   13,301   13,498   13,533   13,614
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   12,151   11,496   9,376   10,122   7,461   7,311   9,069   9,102   8,746   8,565
        Materials science   0   3   4   26   174   97   5   0   0   0
        Physics   3,848   3,821   2,610   3,283   3,526   4,236   4,227   4,396   4,787   5,049
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,304   5,809   4,111   5,677   5,113   4,752   4,908   3,820   4,266   4,138
      Social sciences   4,091   4,321   6,573   8,687   6,356   9,937   10,024   8,662   9,420   4,556
        Anthropology   1,859   2,037   4,448   4,783   3,984   4,956   5,919   6,245   5,958   0
        Economics   0   0   0   32   30   430   547   108   38   198
        Political science and government   93   0   457   1,564   22   1,839   1,688   755   2,151   938
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,986   2,162   1,668   2,308   2,320   2,693   1,794   1,553   1,273   92
        Social sciences nec   153   122   0   0   0   19   76   1   0   3,328
      Sciences nec   1,412   2,708   187   642   1,147   3,042   3,557   3,742   1,509   814
    Engineering   124,566   123,383   109,870   100,194   112,843   95,040   95,234   93,965   94,683   88,489
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10,877   11,091   12,279   15,010   16,026   11,817   14,649   16,610   104   91
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15,742   18,601   12,264   9,847   15,771   14,478   13,963   19,017   22,433   14,994
      Chemical engineering   15,304   17,346   14,783   13,887   16,072   13,211   18,741   19,225   19,589   23,771
      Civil engineering   13,963   11,452   8,297   7,680   10,690   11,149   10,958   10,230   11,428   11,812
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,805   4,789   5,354   7,382   5,146   3,946   5,519   4,384   4,925   5,024
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   8,998   9,439   7,407   8,562   12,273   13,373   7,647   3,287   2,100   0
      Mechanical engineering   33,927   31,671   25,052   19,203   20,311   14,834   12,435   10,893   13,570   12,002
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   4,195   5,009   3,223   3,079   2,245   276   98   0   142   1,443
      Engineering nec   17,755   13,985   21,211   15,544   14,309   11,956   11,224   10,319   20,392   19,352
    Non-S&E   51,636   26,090   22,651   18,083   20,398   19,538   16,979   15,205   16,261   15,802
      Business management and business administration   17,836   8,572   6,747   2,475   3,913   2,798   1,749   567   995   1,237
      Communication and communications technologies   919   451   202   378   161   1   0   0   0   215
      Education   28,785   15,297   14,153   13,691   14,352   14,929   13,216   12,603   12,644   12,525
      Humanities   1,030   825   517   587   457   554   751   800   573   323
      Law   496   327   631   588   524   358   267   332   318   323
      Social work   305   246   175   67   0   0   0   0   0   876
      Visual and performing arts   8   54   19   7   217   256   57   52   32   36
      Non-S&E nec   2,257   318   207   290   774   642   939   851   1,699   267

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   541,880   284,562   41,118   149,921   27,287   30,731   8,261
    Science   365,678   188,692   25,957   100,104   22,837   19,828   8,260
      Computer and information sciences   22,035   14,783   59   6,822   103   162   106
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,528   4,646   17   1,580   0   285   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   163   60   0   34   0   69   0
        Geological and earth sciences   6,302   4,536   17   1,533   0   216   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   63   50   0   13   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   307,957   153,639   25,727   82,154   22,407   15,984   8,046
        Agricultural sciences   1,039   820   0   219   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   140,166   80,619   17,965   23,866   6,444   8,606   2,666
        Health sciences   165,492   72,103   7,664   57,078   15,956   7,371   5,320
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   1,260   97   98   991   7   7   60
      Mathematics and statistics   2,352   668   0   681   0   1,003   0
      Physical sciences   15,999   10,166   36   4,500   216   1,081   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   12,151   7,752   36   3,399   216   748   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,848   2,414   0   1,101   0   333   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,304   4,025   0   1,279   0   0   0
      Social sciences   4,091   765   118   1,676   111   1,313   108
        Anthropology   1,859   335   14   991   0   411   108
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   93   0   0   93   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,986   430   104   439   111   902   0
        Social sciences nec   153   0   0   153   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   1,412   0   0   1,412   0   0   0
    Engineering   124,566   89,397   8,704   20,159   4,187   2,118   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10,877   9,581   0   1,296   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15,742   5,706   5,508   4,108   305   115   0
      Chemical engineering   15,304   10,225   1,215   2,702   1,120   42   0
      Civil engineering   13,963   4,791   1,812   5,184   372   1,804   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,805   2,445   15   1,083   231   31   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   8,998   6,241   154   2,123   407   72   1
      Mechanical engineering   33,927   30,850   0   1,778   1,282   17   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   4,195   3,620   0   530   8   37   0
      Engineering nec   17,755   15,938   0   1,355   462   0   0
    Non-S&E   51,636   6,473   6,457   29,658   263   8,785   0
      Business management and business administration   17,836   494   3,704   13,302   98   238   0
      Communication and communications technologies   919   886   0   8   0   25   0
      Education   28,785   4,833   2,129   13,763   76   7,984   0
      Humanities   1,030   234   102   409   0   285   0
      Law   496   0   182   2   89   223   0
      Social work   305   26   279   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,257   0   61   2,166   0   30   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   284,562   257,857   218,231   210,257   200,155   182,983   186,494   186,836   182,883   177,441
  DOD   69,063   62,081   47,799   46,847   37,862   27,532   29,909   32,266   25,289   20,811
  DOE   9,894   9,551   8,111   5,514   5,248   3,260   2,848   2,692   2,399   1,177
  HHS   148,565   137,564   122,689   116,929   115,134   111,965   111,101   114,498   115,701   113,954
  NASA   3,406   1,728   1,344   1,095   692   782   1,410   2,175   2,642   2,925
  NSF   37,143   33,542   26,828   29,583   30,334   29,533   30,064   25,692   25,976   24,920
  USDA   17   702   386   289   280   281   836   863   998   899
  Other   16,474   12,689   11,074   10,000   10,605   9,630   10,326   8,650   9,878   12,755

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   4,796 i   804 i   3,992 i   .
2018   4,730 i   798 i   3,932 i   .

i=imputed

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

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   825   936   834   1,056   1,008
    Agricultural sciences   11   9   9   3   4
    Biological and biomedical sciences   227   259   216   272   241
    Computer and information sciences   20   23   22   29   28
    Engineering   133   145   142   151   143
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   25   25   23   31   27
    Health sciences   235   256   248   356   330
    Mathematics and statistics   3   2   2   5   9
    Natural resources and conservation   4   3   3   6   6
    Physical sciences   108   132   104   125   114
    Psychology   33   39   34   31   29
    Social sciences   25   27   31   47   47
    Other   0   16   0   0   30

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   42,747   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   26,468   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   16,279   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   13,347   72,276   8,732   10,591   13,917
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,354   2,143   7,956   476
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   865   0   0
    Engineering   0   762   970   1,491   550
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   25,400   0   0   574
    Health sciences   2,475   10,260   3,866   1,143   11,992
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   11,300   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   18,400   888   0   0
    Psychology   10,283   0   0   0   326
    Social sciences   589   4,800   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

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