Stevens Institute of Technology

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 197 57.6 459 67 90.4 679 370 39.2 602 212 77.1 914
2022 199 57 457 52 92.6 680 207 77.3 900
2021 206 54.5 447 76 89.2 691 356 39.6 583 220 76.1 908
2020 198 56.6 450 110 84.5 698 209 77.5 916
2019 211 53.4 447 78 89 697 352 40.9 589 229 75.3 914
2018 213 50.8 428 82 88.5 700 231 75 911
2017 197 54.2 425 75 89.3 684 321 44.8 575 222 75.6 898
2016 211 51.5 430 97 86.3 697 219 75.9 896
2015 206 52.2 426 101 85.7 693 319 44.7 570 222 75.6 898
2014 220 48.5 422 126 82 688 224 75.1 889
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 65 65 50 54 51 49 57 50 55 44
  Science and engineering 58 61 47 49 48 40 50 44 52 41
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 . 2 2 . 1 1 2 2 .
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . . 1 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 6 8 5 4 4 . 7 6 5 4
      Computer science 3 4 3 4 3 . 7 4 4 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 4 2 . 1 . . 2 1 1
    Engineering 39 37 33 31 34 28 33 25 34 24
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 2 1 6 . 4 3 4 4 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 4 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 3 3 3 4 1 4 1 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 6 5 7 5 4 8 6 5 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research 4 5 9 . 10 4 7 7 5 6
      Materials and mining engineering 2 5 1 5 6 2 3 . 6 2
      Mechanical engineering 5 6 9 6 5 6 6 4 7 5
      Engineering, other 6 5 3 2 4 6 1 2 5 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 . . 1 . 2 1 .
      Geological sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . 1 . . 1 . 2 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 2 7 4 5 4 2 4 4 3 1
      Applied mathematics 1 . 1 3 2 2 . 3 1 .
      Mathematics . 1 . 2 . . 2 . 1 1
      Statistics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 5 3 . 2 . 2 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 8 8 2 7 6 8 5 5 7 12
      Chemistry 2 5 1 3 2 5 3 1 1 3
      Physics 6 3 1 4 4 3 2 4 6 9
    Social sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 7 4 3 5 3 9 7 6 3 3
    Business 7 3 3 5 3 8 7 5 2 3
      Business 7 3 3 5 3 8 7 5 2 3
    Education . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Education research . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Communication . . . . . . . 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 1,896 2,202 1,574 1,014 1,409 1,356 1,458 1,137 1,140 910
    Female 696 766 511 323 466 429 510 428 432 293
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 331 373 369 299 247 242 251 173 214 221
    Hispanic or Latino 38 35 17 7 11 4 4 7 8 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 179 232 276 280 220 220 221 144 135 133
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0
      Asian 40 47 65 68 58 53 51 39 48 38
      Black or African American 0 0 10 6 9 11 13 9 7 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 135 180 192 204 152 155 155 94 80 89
      More than one race 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 114 106 76 12 16 18 26 22 71 83
  Temporary visa holders 2,261 2,595 1,716 1,038 1,628 1,543 1,717 1,392 1,358 982
  Science and engineering 2,592 2,968 2,084 1,333 1,872 1,783 1,968 1,565 1,572 1,203
    Science 1,689 2,017 1,350 564 1,050 1,049 1,195 812 530 420
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 27 21 21 26 22 27 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,459 1,740 1,047 427 717 690 785 436 389 298
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 136 163 195 27 202 231 283 255 29 28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 74 87 87 89 104 105 99 121 112 94
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 903 951 734 769 822 734 773 753 1,042 783
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 73 66 57 52 47 41 41 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 20 18 23 30 28 31 111 119 73
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 186 199 140 114 147 166 155 124 112 95
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 321 327 257 312 360 286 292 295 359 365
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 66 78 47 63 61 62 60 79 262 127
      Mechanical engineering 200 214 160 152 128 112 134 141 185 123
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 14 17 27 0 0 1 5 0 0 0
      Other engineering 24 30 28 53 49 38 55 3 5 0
    Health 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 1 4 3 2 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 651 728 760 417 406 442 467 399 420 331
    Female 192 201 217 132 154 151 157 113 110 83
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 831 878 925 538 541 582 610 502 530 398
    Hispanic or Latino 118 72 30 8 5 4 5 3 11 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 256 441 737 471 443 403 397 313 239 150
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 12 15 9 8 5 2 0 0 0
      Asian 66 104 181 97 105 102 92 67 53 27
      Black or African American 0 0 64 37 42 41 31 27 18 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 179 319 466 328 288 255 272 219 168 121
      More than one race 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 457 365 158 59 93 175 208 186 280 238
  Temporary visa holders 12 51 52 11 19 11 14 10 0 16
  Science and engineering 843 929 975 547 558 591 623 512 530 414
    Science 349 375 349 107 193 195 230 141 97 110
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 4 5 2 4 2 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 292 318 289 84 146 145 177 68 65 65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 44 42 47 8 35 35 41 50 8 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 10 9 10 9 9 8 23 24 36
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 494 554 626 440 365 396 393 371 433 304
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 7 12 9 11 15 16 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 1 2 4 7 4 8 6 9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 23 31 22 24 33 37 43 44 41 37
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 77 83 88 84 73 69 68 59 60 44
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 304 351 425 244 180 194 171 176 234 150
      Mechanical engineering 70 73 74 69 58 66 84 81 91 64
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 4 4 8 6 8 7 3 1 0
    Health 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 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 78 90 75 56 72 64 18 54 84 72 0
  Science and engineering 78 90 75 56 72 64 18 54 84 72 0
    Science 45 51 38 20 35 33 11 24 34 24 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 31 35 24 8 20 18 9 13 13 13 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 12 11 11 13 13 1 10 21 11 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 33 39 37 36 37 31 7 30 50 48 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 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 4 4 4 5 3 1 9 14 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 1 1 7 3 3 4 14 17 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 16 15 15 9 8 2 7 10 20 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5 5 3 3 6 6 0 7 8 3 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 8 7 7 6 0 0 3 2 6 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 3 3 6 4 8 0 0 2 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2,592 2,968 2,085 1,337 1,875 1,785 1,968 1,565 1,572 1,203
  Fellowships 98 82 85 41 26 41 44 52 41 31
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
    Institutional 97 81 85 41 26 41 44 52 28 31
    Nonfederal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Research assistantships 78 86 78 68 78 72 19 78 94 135
    Federal 64 72 63 56 72 64 18 54 64 68
    Institutional 8 8 8 5 4 4 0 23 14 53
    Nonfederal 6 6 7 7 2 4 1 1 16 14
  Teaching assistantships 332 400 294 221 318 276 95 302 136 111
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
    Institutional 332 400 294 221 318 276 95 302 126 106
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
  Other types of support 2,084 2,400 1,628 1,007 1,453 1,396 1,810 1,133 1,301 926
    Federal 14 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 326 399 286 75 45 38 6 42 246 24
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 1,743 1,983 1,330 932 1,408 1,358 1,804 1,091 1,055 901

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 27 26 73 73 88 39 43 53 23 15
    Science 3 3 17 17 32 17 16 35 7 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 2 2 10 5 3 3 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 4 4 4 2 5 25 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 11 11 18 10 8 7 4 3
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 24 23 56 56 56 22 27 18 16 12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 26 26 14 5 4 0 0 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 12 12 10 5 7 9 9 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 5 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 6 6 6 3 3 1 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 8 7 8 8 12 6 2 3 3 5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 5 2 2 8 2 8 3 1 2
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 21 20 25 25 28 27 37 35 9 6
  Science and engineering 21 20 25 25 28 27 37 35 9 6
    Science 2 2 5 5 10 11 12 21 4 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 4 4 6 7 8 4 3 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 19 18 20 20 18 16 25 14 5 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 4 7 7 4 4 4 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 6 6 5 5 7 9 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 5 1 1 3 1 6 1 0 1
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 60,685 53,563 43,386 44,747 36,695 33,060 35,144 35,765 34,082 30,826
    Science 8,652 8,286 7,330 9,537 9,645 9,169 9,838 10,443 7,390 5,047
      Computer and information sciences 4,997 4,815 4,984 3,606 3,666 3,169 2,253 1,945 2,119 1,866
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 3,527 3,365 3,931 5,324 6,146 3,872 1,177
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 699 854 732 1,250 1,782 2,572 66
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 3 258 421 46 0 1
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 351 174 153 663 606 365 295
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 2,477 2,334 2,788 2,990 3,712 935 815
      Life sciences 157 1,245 94 203 33 83 97 257 252 750
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 83 18 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 157 1,245 94 0 0 2 42 125 125 46
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 109 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 203 33 81 0 0 0 704
      Mathematics and statistics 464 355 56 37 237 258 287 164 210 234
      Physical sciences 2,841 1,775 2,066 1,834 2,045 1,520 1,461 1,226 503 606
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 817 127 548 10 0 51 138 87 140 74
        Materials science 448 272 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,576 1,376 1,518 1,824 2,045 1,469 1,323 1,139 363 532
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 193 96 0 0 0 0 15 25 97 49
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 25 74 2
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 47
        Social sciences nec 193 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 130 330 299 208 401 680 337 365
    Engineering 50,295 43,702 33,983 33,103 25,832 22,396 24,180 23,970 25,652 23,870
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 47 126 41 0 94 82 56
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,408 2,101 1,348 1,590 1,496 1,730 1,779 1,677 1,027 753
      Chemical engineering 1,335 1,132 736 1,353 1,268 810 843 733 1,218 1,435
      Civil engineering 6,971 6,862 5,119 492 388 427 420 408 533 798
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,055 5,387 3,125 2,248 1,303 948 1,192 779 764 923
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 20,987 19,362 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,764 4,698 3,905 1,862 1,324 739 626 775 868 1,795
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 40 87 169 200 236 63 119
      Engineering nec 7,775 4,160 19,750 25,471 19,840 17,532 19,120 19,268 21,097 17,991
    Non-S&E 1,738 1,575 2,073 2,107 1,218 1,495 1,126 1,352 1,040 1,909
      Business management and business administration 497 557 638 702 240 86 82 423 303 475
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,012 854 430 8 27 301 668 743 559 884
      Humanities 229 129 1,005 0 2 12 4 90 68 23
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 32 0 638 346 517 242 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 3 0 759 603 579 130 96 110 527

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 60,685 44,036 2,069 9,833 3,397 929 421
    Science 8,652 7,039 0 952 422 126 113
      Computer and information sciences 4,997 4,145 0 548 264 40 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 157 104 0 16 24 13 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 157 104 0 16 24 13 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 464 410 0 52 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 2,841 2,206 0 317 134 71 113
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 817 735 0 82 0 0 0
        Materials science 448 267 0 46 23 71 41
        Physics 1,576 1,204 0 189 111 0 72
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 193 174 0 19 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 193 174 0 19 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 50,295 36,535 1,590 8,295 2,975 592 308
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,408 2,033 0 285 2 88 0
      Chemical engineering 1,335 1,060 0 251 0 0 24
      Civil engineering 6,971 5,903 64 771 28 86 119
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,055 3,339 71 473 2,172 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 20,987 20,429 8 362 175 13 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,764 2,599 27 1,797 185 13 143
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 7,775 1,172 1,420 4,356 413 392 22
    Non-S&E 1,738 462 479 586 0 211 0
      Business management and business administration 497 242 0 243 0 12 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,012 220 479 313 0 0 0
      Humanities 229 0 0 30 0 199 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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.
  • 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 44,036 41,836 33,998 33,461 28,342 26,281 26,855 28,999 25,980 23,656
  DOD 29,801 28,280 21,258 21,663 17,280 14,017 11,849 13,180 11,330 10,516
  DOE 1,345 1,775 1,673 294 56 64 45 210 341 738
  HHS 3,275 2,732 1,883 1,813 1,624 1,422 1,388 1,217 1,455 1,323
  NASA 1,131 722 720 286 166 225 427 309 183 613
  NSF 6,241 6,403 6,391 5,515 5,166 5,451 6,831 7,170 6,328 6,748
  USDA 151 69 0 0 0 0 55 83 0 0
  Other 2,092 1,855 2,073 3,890 4,050 5,102 6,260 6,830 6,343 3,718

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 490 110 380 .
2018 517 113 404 .
2017 490 104 386 .

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 84 86 84 99 91
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15 13 8 2 2
    Computer and information sciences 4 4 4 7 6
    Engineering 33 40 37 51 51
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 18 17 20 8 2
    Health sciences 1 1 1 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 6 6
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 12 10 13 4 4
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 1 1
    Other 1 0 0 20 20

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 18,000 . . 8,674 1,940
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . . 1,708 0
    Computer and information sciences 9,000 . . 3,593 1,940
    Engineering 9,000 . . 0 0
    Health sciences 0 . . 3,373 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 3,255 13,463 1,478 3,961 5,573
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 7,377 286 1,855 289
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 968
    Engineering 1,559 2,594 250 605 270
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1,231 564 761 3,600
    Health sciences 0 0 0 372 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 368 0
    Physical sciences 1,696 2,262 377 0 446
    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

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