Syracuse U.

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 111 76.2 459 85 86.8 631 142 84.9 925
2023 94 79.9 459 78 88.8 679 143 84.6 911 235 61.4 602
2022 113 75.7 457 72 89.6 680 147 83.9 900
2021 118 74 447 83 88.2 691 144 84.4 908 233 60.5 583
2020 119 74 450 79 88.9 698 143 84.6 916
2019 113 75.1 447 68 90.5 697 136 85.4 914 228 61.8 589
2018 120 72.4 428 63 91.2 700 135 85.4 911
2017 90 79.2 425 67 90.4 684 132 85.5 898 227 61 575
2016 124 71.6 430 62 91.3 697 158 82.6 896
2015 116 73.2 426 60 91.6 693 163 82.1 898 214 62.9 570
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

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 806 781 877 789 795 713 712 701 812 849
    Hispanic or Latino 83 68 73 67 88 66 54 67 66 56
    Not Hispanic or Latino 697 693 783 703 691 633 641 612 717 766
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 5 3 1 1 2 3 7 9
      Asian 76 69 95 65 69 67 63 46 54 54
      Black or African American 78 81 78 60 60 50 53 59 56 67
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
      White 498 501 559 545 533 493 500 480 574 614
      More than one race 42 39 44 30 27 22 23 23 26 22
    Unknown ethnicity and race 26 20 21 19 16 14 17 22 29 27
  Temporary visa holders 1,229 1,504 1,456 1,055 1,003 1,430 1,474 1,372 1,434 1,521
  Science and engineering 2,003 2,247 2,294 1,805 1,773 2,124 2,162 2,033 2,222 2,332
    Science 1,743 1,928 1,930 1,471 1,416 1,654 1,658 1,463 1,574 1,574
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 104 88 97 103 104 91 99 106 98 107
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 49
      Computer and information sciences 880 1,131 1,087 585 544 822 822 655 588 566
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 34 34 38 33 36 40 32 29 33 29
      Mathematics and statistics 71 72 94 90 92 106 114 67 69 57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 179 156 160 169 162 159 161 163 156 151
      Psychology 84 77 82 81 87 62 56 62 58 53
      Social sciences 357 358 372 410 391 374 374 381 492 532
    Engineering 260 319 364 334 357 470 504 570 648 758
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 40 42 39 49 53 55 46 36 46 60
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 25 30 38 34 37 46 44 47 52 57
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 34 53 59 54 58 73 77 99 101 113
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 87 113 147 120 127 190 211 272 281 336
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 6
      Mechanical engineering 73 81 81 77 82 106 125 113 144 175
      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 20 11
    Health 32 38 39 39 25 19 24 40 24 38
      Clinical medicine 20 24 27 24 20 10 13 15 15 19
      Other health 12 14 12 15 5 9 11 25 9 19

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 285 330 350 614 604 739 671 416 320 280
    Hispanic or Latino 38 33 31 59 45 62 53 22 18 15
    Not Hispanic or Latino 234 280 305 540 544 653 602 378 288 254
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 6 4 3 4 1 0 1
      Asian 31 41 46 88 82 91 100 50 26 26
      Black or African American 38 31 27 63 58 88 75 38 25 27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2
      White 156 192 219 365 380 452 399 273 230 195
      More than one race 7 13 11 17 19 18 22 15 7 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 17 14 15 15 24 16 16 14 11
  Temporary visa holders 95 108 123 98 147 136 130 88 105 102
  Science and engineering 373 430 470 708 747 872 795 502 420 375
    Science 320 380 397 614 635 777 652 381 282 249
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 10 7 7 4 8 7 7 12 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
      Computer and information sciences 250 285 300 543 562 696 565 301 161 129
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 4 6 3 1 4 8 3 2
      Mathematics and statistics 3 9 4 2 7 1 0 2 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 2 11 4 4 3 6 7 7 5
      Psychology 4 9 12 7 5 0 1 0 0 2
      Social sciences 45 64 59 45 50 68 69 56 90 87
    Engineering 53 50 73 94 112 95 143 121 138 126
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 1 3 8 5 3 6 6 13 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 9 7 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 4 9 8 8 7 11 8 23 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 28 38 51 64 80 71 105 79 76 89
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 11 6 8 12 17 12 19 19 18 21
      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 7 8 3 4 4 3 6 2 5 7
      Clinical medicine 5 7 3 3 4 3 4 2 4 5
      Other health 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2

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 168 173 138 164 154 119 123 114 163 155
  Science and engineering 168 172 138 164 153 119 123 114 163 154
    Science 122 116 100 117 100 83 76 72 92 90
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 11 11 8 7 7 4 6 8 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 30 24 18 22 20 14 12 25 18 21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 8 9 5 7 2 3 3 9 5
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 65 61 55 69 52 49 47 33 44 34
      Psychology 4 7 2 7 5 4 7 2 2 5
      Social sciences 6 5 5 6 9 7 3 3 9 16
    Engineering 46 56 38 47 53 36 47 42 71 64
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 16 11 13 10 5 5 7 3 5 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 7 6 9 12 9 8 5 8 9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 7 2 2 5 3 3 1 7 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 9 6 18 23 14 20 24 36 34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 18 22 11 8 8 5 9 9 14 11
      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 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
      Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other health 0 0 0 0 1 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 2,035 2,285 2,333 1,844 1,798 2,143 2,186 2,073 2,246 2,370
  Fellowships 68 73 76 92 92 107 66 86 98 95
    Federal 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 31 23
    Institutional 68 73 76 92 81 105 66 86 67 72
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 298 279 287 259 240 249 210 207 293 295
    Federal 160 166 129 155 145 112 123 114 131 131
    Institutional 68 76 106 80 82 130 82 91 160 153
    Nonfederal 70 37 52 24 13 7 5 2 2 11
  Teaching assistantships 467 464 435 438 470 467 473 476 504 521
    Federal 8 7 9 7 0 3 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 454 436 412 415 469 457 473 476 504 521
    Nonfederal 5 21 14 16 1 7 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,202 1,469 1,535 1,055 996 1,320 1,437 1,304 1,351 1,459
    Federal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 787 873 913 695 516 544 687 642 612 667
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 415 596 622 357 480 773 750 662 738 791

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 73 79 72 65 68 64 47 64 56 52
    Science 62 67 62 53 56 55 40 54 45 42
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 13 9 11 13 10 9 10 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 3 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 2
      Mathematics and statistics 2 4 4 3 3 2 0 4 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 38 35 29 22 23 24 21 28 30 27
      Psychology 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3
      Social sciences 9 13 7 10 10 8 2 6 0 2
    Engineering 11 12 10 12 12 9 7 10 11 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 5 4 4 5 2 1 3 3 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 3 7 5 4 3 4 3 3
      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 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 31 43 45 37 36 27 34 37 37 35
  Science and engineering 31 43 45 37 36 27 34 37 37 35
    Science 27 38 40 33 31 25 29 31 29 27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 6 9 7 8 8 9 6 5 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 19 24 25 20 17 11 15 19 20 16
      Psychology 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 3
      Social sciences 3 3 1 1 3 4 1 2 0 0
    Engineering 4 5 5 4 5 2 5 6 8 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
      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 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 198,750 183,850 157,407 151,717 149,652 154,366 147,751 145,705 84,651 69,896
    Science 79,613 73,142 58,241 54,982 53,418 58,267 56,497 55,248 35,532 34,740
      Computer and information sciences 8,461 7,300 4,858 5,582 5,081 5,571 7,723 5,488 4,441 3,939
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,324 3,549 2,463 3,005 3,060 3,913 3,766 3,940 1,720 2,224
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,324 3,449 2,463 3,005 3,060 3,913 3,766 3,853 1,720 2,224
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 0
      Life sciences 23,740 18,677 11,393 10,916 10,724 12,095 10,721 11,722 8,450 6,956
        Agricultural sciences 2 0 0 0 87 223 161 153 96 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,750 7,849 6,304 7,028 7,080 7,738 6,507 6,850 5,244 5,687
        Health sciences 14,523 9,169 3,918 3,098 2,785 3,253 3,174 3,738 2,132 182
        Natural resources and conservation 1,465 1,659 1,171 790 772 881 879 981 978 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,087
      Mathematics and statistics 2,419 2,855 2,279 2,572 2,528 3,001 2,815 2,581 690 843
      Physical sciences 21,465 20,189 14,286 13,926 13,905 15,894 13,242 14,282 10,791 10,311
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,896 6,723 4,893 4,742 4,276 4,454 4,005 4,018 2,378 2,234
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,569 13,466 9,393 9,184 9,629 11,440 9,237 10,264 8,387 8,077
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
      Psychology 3,652 3,515 3,719 3,916 3,771 4,426 5,065 4,689 2,392 2,135
      Social sciences 15,820 15,676 19,097 14,920 14,165 12,954 12,728 12,497 6,762 8,020
        Anthropology 1,341 1,050 1,197 939 1,134 1,117 1,282 1,270 124 0
        Economics 3,177 3,200 3,110 2,726 2,148 2,275 2,251 2,054 246 1,347
        Political science and government 5,459 3,257 5,932 4,711 4,899 4,709 4,281 4,548 2,809 4,186
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,406 2,323 3,478 2,910 2,082 2,569 2,669 2,294 1,848 1,933
        Social sciences nec 2,437 5,846 5,380 3,634 3,902 2,284 2,245 2,331 1,735 554
      Sciences nec 732 1,381 146 145 184 413 437 49 286 312
    Engineering 25,436 24,796 21,602 24,698 24,272 25,412 22,145 23,081 18,332 14,644
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,076 11 0 117 381 517 686 385 289 126
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,632 5,098 4,027 5,137 5,352 5,032 3,510 3,701 3,225 2,998
      Chemical engineering 1,477 82 50 0 0 0 0 74 243 554
      Civil engineering 3,379 2,877 2,263 3,475 2,468 3,119 2,820 3,759 2,774 2,983
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,220 8,560 7,000 7,359 7,937 8,816 8,604 8,350 4,869 3,971
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,996 7,052 7,441 5,608 5,563 5,458 6,040 6,130 5,005 4,012
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,643 1,116 821 3,002 2,571 2,470 485 682 1,927 0
    Non-S&E 93,701 85,912 77,564 72,037 71,962 70,687 69,109 67,376 30,787 20,512
      Business management and business administration 25,281 26,277 25,657 23,736 22,783 20,897 21,546 21,227 8,992 4,645
      Communication and communications technologies 8,379 5,055 4,913 3,886 4,452 7,150 4,798 4,484 1,715 1,226
      Education 7,503 8,298 5,869 6,477 7,565 6,719 7,225 7,044 4,477 4,465
      Humanities 14,617 12,516 11,730 9,863 11,013 11,514 12,128 12,653 2,809 1,652
      Law 12,544 13,084 7,609 5,502 5,417 5,282 5,611 5,171 3,261 5,748
      Social work 1,603 1,235 1,217 974 940 1,231 917 1,241 2,245 1,222
      Visual and performing arts 4,050 4,384 5,623 4,817 4,962 5,251 4,694 4,088 485 611
      Non-S&E nec 19,724 15,063 14,946 16,782 14,830 12,643 12,190 11,468 6,803 943

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 198,750 55,174 10,743 114,226 9,272 8,748 587
    Science 79,613 33,857 704 42,793 454 1,700 105
      Computer and information sciences 8,461 2,378 0 5,981 0 102 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,324 1,242 0 1,969 69 20 24
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,324 1,242 0 1,969 69 20 24
        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 23,740 13,302 523 9,306 200 328 81
        Agricultural sciences 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,750 3,481 0 4,045 200 24 0
        Health sciences 14,523 8,929 12 5,210 0 291 81
        Natural resources and conservation 1,465 892 511 49 0 13 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,419 342 0 2,063 0 14 0
      Physical sciences 21,465 11,501 110 9,616 37 201 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,896 2,924 0 3,919 36 17 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,569 8,577 110 5,697 1 184 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 3,652 1,250 0 2,301 49 52 0
      Social sciences 15,820 3,551 71 11,236 99 863 0
        Anthropology 1,341 371 0 970 0 0 0
        Economics 3,177 110 0 3,010 20 37 0
        Political science and government 5,459 1,336 71 3,749 51 252 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,406 1,472 0 1,739 0 195 0
        Social sciences nec 2,437 262 0 1,768 28 379 0
      Sciences nec 732 291 0 321 0 120 0
    Engineering 25,436 8,619 2,381 12,417 1,261 323 435
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,076 811 0 14 251 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,632 1,906 0 2,608 85 33 0
      Chemical engineering 1,477 1,272 0 114 35 56 0
      Civil engineering 3,379 1,358 130 1,812 0 79 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,220 1,372 203 3,288 328 29 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13 6 0 7 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,996 1,858 1,251 2,875 562 15 435
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,643 36 797 1,699 0 111 0
    Non-S&E 93,701 12,698 7,658 59,016 7,557 6,725 47
      Business management and business administration 25,281 3,772 22 13,848 5,326 2,301 12
      Communication and communications technologies 8,379 1,627 0 5,838 77 837 0
      Education 7,503 626 2,133 4,606 0 138 0
      Humanities 14,617 204 10 13,604 0 791 8
      Law 12,544 2,386 5,064 4,825 96 146 27
      Social work 1,603 576 0 1,008 0 19 0
      Visual and performing arts 4,050 15 8 3,918 20 89 0
      Non-S&E nec 19,724 3,492 421 11,369 2,038 2,404 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 55,174 46,595 33,976 34,200 31,861 37,803 39,538 39,781 36,106 32,378
  DOD 4,451 3,574 2,827 3,257 3,044 3,882 4,345 4,927 4,311 3,789
  DOE 3,356 2,964 2,571 2,182 2,029 1,693 2,721 2,311 2,433 1,745
  HHS 22,581 18,297 13,166 11,713 9,089 9,712 9,183 8,106 7,129 4,642
  NASA 153 305 176 197 315 202 196 147 112 225
  NSF 15,776 13,639 10,467 12,585 12,593 15,382 14,436 15,675 14,424 15,159
  USDA 1,064 1,194 860 843 858 917 746 555 497 336
  Other 7,793 6,622 3,909 3,423 3,933 6,015 7,911 8,060 7,200 6,482

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 1,641 279 1,362 .
2018 1,717 291 1,426 .

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 244 250 257 249 262
    Agricultural sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 50 50 50 46 45
    Computer and information sciences 8 8 9 8 9
    Engineering 52 70 74 83 94
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 22 22 22 22 19
    Health sciences 6 6 4 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 5 5 5 3 3
    Physical sciences 50 56 56 47 53
    Psychology 13 13 14 20 17
    Social sciences 10 7 10 5 8
    Other 23 8 8 8 8

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 0 0 27,446
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 7,732
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 7,733
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 11,981
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 17,418 79,000 4,878 3,399 3,621
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 50,000 452 1,651 1,136
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 341 410 1,763
    Health sciences 0 0 384 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 3,700 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 15,000 29,000 0 1,338 722
    Psychology 2,418 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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