Syracuse U.

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 94 79.9 459 78 88.8 679 235 61.4 602 143 84.6 914
2022 113 75.7 457 72 89.6 680 147 83.9 900
2021 118 74 447 83 88.2 691 233 60.5 583 144 84.4 908
2020 119 74 450 79 88.9 698 143 84.6 916
2019 113 75.1 447 68 90.5 697 228 61.8 589 136 85.4 914
2018 120 72.4 428 63 91.2 700 135 85.4 911
2017 90 79.2 425 67 90.4 684 227 61 575 132 85.5 898
2016 124 71.6 430 62 91.3 697 158 82.6 896
2015 116 73.2 426 60 91.6 693 214 62.9 570 163 82.1 898
2014 116 73 422 57 91.9 688 170 81.2 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 220 157 130 138 156 149 217 132 155 140
  Science and engineering 160 117 96 102 112 107 138 80 111 102
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 9 7 5 9 4 6 12 5 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 6 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 3 . 1 2 2 . 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 3 3 1 2 . 1 3 2 3
      Microbiology and immunology 2 . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Molecular biology 2 . . . 3 . 2 . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 1 1 . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 14 7 5 9 9 11 8 6 9 6
      Computer science 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 10 5 4 8 7 9 7 5 7 3
    Engineering 36 30 29 24 20 29 47 19 25 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6 4 . 2 1 3 2 1 . 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 2 2 2 2 2 6 5 5 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 4 4 2 4 4 4 1 1 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 4 4 7 3 4 6 . 3 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 11 10 5 5 10 22 6 14 11
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 . 1
      Mechanical engineering 3 1 9 5 4 5 5 5 2 5
      Engineering, other 1 2 . 1 . . 2 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 5 2 3 8 3 6 2 1 3
      Geological sciences 8 5 2 3 4 2 4 1 1 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 4 1 2 1 . 1
    Health sciences 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 . .
      Health sciences, other 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 4 5 1 6 2 3 3 2
      Applied mathematics 1 . . . . 2 . 1 . .
      Mathematics . 1 . 1 . 1 2 1 3 .
      Statistics 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 4 4 4 1 3 . . . 2
    Physical sciences 35 24 16 15 29 15 23 16 28 15
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 2 2 2 . . . 1 2 .
      Chemistry 14 8 8 6 13 7 14 7 13 12
      Physics 19 14 6 7 16 8 9 8 13 3
    Psychology 16 13 14 13 9 12 13 2 13 6
      Clinical psychology 5 4 4 6 1 3 3 1 4 1
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 4 7 4 6 3 1 1 4 2
      Research and experimental psychology 3 1 2 1 . 1 4 . 3 2
      Psychology, other 4 4 1 2 2 5 5 . 2 1
    Social sciences 30 22 18 27 24 24 31 17 27 37
      Anthropology 5 3 1 4 3 4 5 1 5 5
      Economics 9 5 5 3 6 8 8 4 7 6
      Political science and government 8 5 7 6 5 3 7 2 5 5
      Public policy analysis . . 1 1 . . 1 2 2 4
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 3 1 2 4 5 4 3 3 3
      Social sciences, other 4 6 3 11 6 4 6 5 5 14
  Non-science and engineering 60 40 34 36 44 42 79 52 44 38
    Business 8 2 3 1 2 4 14 2 5 2
      Business 8 2 3 1 2 4 14 2 5 2
    Education 21 15 19 23 15 16 24 26 12 19
      Education leadership and administration . . . 1 . . . 1 . 1
      Education research 12 10 9 10 9 10 14 11 9 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 4 7 12 3 6 9 8 3 8
      Education, other 3 1 3 . 3 . 1 6 . 1
    Humanities and arts 18 16 6 6 18 19 29 18 18 15
      Letters 5 8 . 2 3 9 5 6 5 7
      History 3 2 2 1 7 4 9 5 3 1
      Philosophy and religious studies 8 6 4 2 7 3 10 5 9 6
      Humanities and arts, other 2 . . 1 1 3 5 2 1 1
    Other non-science and engineering 13 7 6 6 9 3 12 6 9 2
      Communication 4 5 3 4 6 2 3 2 6 2
      Public administration and social services 8 2 2 2 3 1 9 3 2 .
      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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,361 1,378 1,070 1,075 1,323 1,311 1,225 1,355 1,399 1,383
    Female 924 955 774 723 820 875 848 891 971 993
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 781 877 789 795 713 712 701 812 849 820
    Hispanic or Latino 68 73 67 88 66 54 67 66 56 49
    Not Hispanic or Latino 693 783 703 691 633 641 612 717 766 740
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 5 3 1 1 2 3 7 9 3
      Asian 69 95 65 69 67 63 46 54 54 58
      Black or African American 81 78 60 60 50 53 59 56 67 65
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
      White 501 559 545 533 493 500 480 574 614 596
      More than one race 39 44 30 27 22 23 23 26 22 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 20 21 19 16 14 17 22 29 27 31
  Temporary visa holders 1,504 1,456 1,055 1,003 1,430 1,474 1,372 1,434 1,521 1,556
  Science and engineering 2,247 2,294 1,805 1,773 2,124 2,162 2,033 2,222 2,332 2,331
    Science 1,928 1,930 1,471 1,416 1,654 1,658 1,463 1,574 1,574 1,523
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 88 97 103 104 91 99 106 98 107 96
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 49 48
      Computer and information sciences 1,131 1,087 585 544 822 822 655 588 566 554
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 27
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 34 38 33 36 40 32 29 33 29 24
      Mathematics and statistics 72 94 90 92 106 114 67 69 57 63
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 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 156 160 169 162 159 161 163 156 151 162
      Psychology 77 82 81 87 62 56 62 58 53 48
      Social sciences 358 372 410 391 374 374 381 492 532 501
    Engineering 319 364 334 357 470 504 570 648 758 808
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 42 39 49 53 55 46 36 46 60 70
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 30 38 34 37 46 44 47 52 57 46
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 53 59 54 58 73 77 99 101 113 117
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 113 147 120 127 190 211 272 281 336 396
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 6 8
      Mechanical engineering 81 81 77 82 106 125 113 144 175 171
      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 20 11 0
  Health 38 39 39 25 19 24 40 24 38 45
    Clinical medicine 24 27 24 20 10 13 15 15 19 21
    Other health 14 12 15 5 9 11 25 9 19 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

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 274 320 501 524 618 579 369 285 245 246
    Female 164 153 211 227 257 222 135 140 137 159
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 330 350 614 604 739 671 416 320 280 331
    Hispanic or Latino 33 31 59 45 62 53 22 18 15 21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 280 305 540 544 653 602 378 288 254 291
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 6 4 3 4 1 0 1 3
      Asian 41 46 88 82 91 100 50 26 26 23
      Black or African American 31 27 63 58 88 75 38 25 27 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1
      White 192 219 365 380 452 399 273 230 195 227
      More than one race 13 11 17 19 18 22 15 7 3 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 14 15 15 24 16 16 14 11 19
  Temporary visa holders 108 123 98 147 136 130 88 105 102 74
  Science and engineering 430 470 708 747 872 795 502 420 375 395
    Science 380 397 614 635 777 652 381 282 249 299
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 7 7 4 8 7 7 12 12 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 15
      Computer and information sciences 285 300 543 562 696 565 301 161 129 143
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 4 6 3 1 4 8 3 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics 9 4 2 7 1 0 2 1 1 1
      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 2 11 4 4 3 6 7 7 5 7
      Psychology 9 12 7 5 0 1 0 0 2 4
      Social sciences 64 59 45 50 68 69 56 90 87 113
    Engineering 50 73 94 112 95 143 121 138 126 96
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 8 5 3 6 6 13 4 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 2 2 2 2 9 7 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 9 8 8 7 11 8 23 10 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 38 51 64 80 71 105 79 76 89 53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 8 12 17 12 19 19 18 21 22
      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 8 3 4 4 3 6 2 5 7 10
    Clinical medicine 7 3 3 4 3 4 2 4 5 8
    Other health 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 173 138 164 154 119 123 114 163 155 138
  Science and engineering 172 138 164 153 119 123 114 163 154 138
    Science 116 100 117 100 83 76 72 92 90 74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 11 8 7 7 4 6 8 7 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 18 22 20 14 12 25 18 21 21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 9 5 7 2 3 3 9 5 1
      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 61 55 69 52 49 47 33 44 34 38
      Psychology 7 2 7 5 4 7 2 2 5 3
      Social sciences 5 5 6 9 7 3 3 9 16 6
    Engineering 56 38 47 53 36 47 42 71 64 64
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11 13 10 5 5 7 3 5 5 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 6 9 12 9 8 5 8 9 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 2 2 5 3 3 1 7 5 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 6 18 23 14 20 24 36 34 33
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22 11 8 8 5 9 9 14 11 7
      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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Other health 0 0 0 1 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
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,285 2,333 1,844 1,798 2,143 2,186 2,073 2,246 2,370 2,376
  Fellowships 73 76 92 92 107 66 86 98 95 93
    Federal 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 31 23 19
    Institutional 73 76 92 81 105 66 86 67 72 74
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 279 287 259 240 249 210 207 293 295 276
    Federal 166 129 155 145 112 123 114 131 131 117
    Institutional 76 106 80 82 130 82 91 160 153 151
    Nonfederal 37 52 24 13 7 5 2 2 11 8
  Teaching assistantships 464 435 438 470 467 473 476 504 521 491
    Federal 7 9 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 436 412 415 469 457 473 476 504 521 490
    Nonfederal 21 14 16 1 7 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,469 1,535 1,055 996 1,320 1,437 1,304 1,351 1,459 1,516
    Federal 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1
    Institutional 873 913 695 516 544 687 642 612 667 713
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 596 622 357 480 773 750 662 738 791 802

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 79 72 65 68 64 47 64 56 52 61
    Science 67 62 53 56 55 40 54 45 42 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 13 9 11 13 10 9 10 7 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 5
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 3 3 2 0 4 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 35 29 22 23 24 21 28 30 27 24
      Psychology 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3
      Social sciences 13 7 10 10 8 2 6 0 2 1
    Engineering 12 10 12 12 9 7 10 11 10 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 4 4 5 2 1 3 3 3 7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 2 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 3 3 7 5 4 3 4 3 3 1
      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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 43 45 37 36 27 34 37 37 35 39
  Science and engineering 43 45 37 36 27 34 37 37 35 39
    Science 38 40 33 31 25 29 31 29 27 34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 9 7 8 8 9 6 5 6 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 2
      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 0 0 1 1 2 1 4
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 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 24 25 20 17 11 15 19 20 16 14
      Psychology 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 3
      Social sciences 3 1 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 5 4 5 2 5 6 8 8 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 4
      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 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1
      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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 183,850 157,407 151,717 149,652 154,366 147,751 145,705 84,651 69,896 66,321
    Science 73,142 58,241 54,982 53,418 58,267 56,497 55,248 35,532 34,740 33,091
      Computer and information sciences 7,300 4,858 5,582 5,081 5,571 7,723 5,488 4,441 3,939 4,857
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,549 2,463 3,005 3,060 3,913 3,766 3,940 1,720 2,224 1,723
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,449 2,463 3,005 3,060 3,913 3,766 3,853 1,720 2,224 1,723
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 100 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 0 0
      Life sciences 18,677 11,393 10,916 10,724 12,095 10,721 11,722 8,450 6,956 6,252
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 87 223 161 153 96 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,849 6,304 7,028 7,080 7,738 6,507 6,850 5,244 5,687 5,674
        Health sciences 9,169 3,918 3,098 2,785 3,253 3,174 3,738 2,132 182 95
        Natural resources and conservation 1,659 1,171 790 772 881 879 981 978 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,087 483
      Mathematics and statistics 2,855 2,279 2,572 2,528 3,001 2,815 2,581 690 843 1,341
      Physical sciences 20,189 14,286 13,926 13,905 15,894 13,242 14,282 10,791 10,311 9,444
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,723 4,893 4,742 4,276 4,454 4,005 4,018 2,378 2,234 2,309
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 13,466 9,393 9,184 9,629 11,440 9,237 10,264 8,387 8,077 7,135
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0
      Psychology 3,515 3,719 3,916 3,771 4,426 5,065 4,689 2,392 2,135 1,542
      Social sciences 15,676 19,097 14,920 14,165 12,954 12,728 12,497 6,762 8,020 7,580
        Anthropology 1,050 1,197 939 1,134 1,117 1,282 1,270 124 0 0
        Economics 3,200 3,110 2,726 2,148 2,275 2,251 2,054 246 1,347 1,354
        Political science and government 3,257 5,932 4,711 4,899 4,709 4,281 4,548 2,809 4,186 4,380
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,323 3,478 2,910 2,082 2,569 2,669 2,294 1,848 1,933 1,514
        Social sciences nec 5,846 5,380 3,634 3,902 2,284 2,245 2,331 1,735 554 332
      Sciences nec 1,381 146 145 184 413 437 49 286 312 352
    Engineering 24,796 21,602 24,698 24,272 25,412 22,145 23,081 18,332 14,644 14,943
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 0 117 381 517 686 385 289 126 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,098 4,027 5,137 5,352 5,032 3,510 3,701 3,225 2,998 3,234
      Chemical engineering 82 50 0 0 0 0 74 243 554 477
      Civil engineering 2,877 2,263 3,475 2,468 3,119 2,820 3,759 2,774 2,983 2,850
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,560 7,000 7,359 7,937 8,816 8,604 8,350 4,869 3,971 4,484
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,052 7,441 5,608 5,563 5,458 6,040 6,130 5,005 4,012 3,898
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,116 821 3,002 2,571 2,470 485 682 1,927 0 0
    Non-S&E 85,912 77,564 72,037 71,962 70,687 69,109 67,376 30,787 20,512 18,287
      Business management and business administration 26,277 25,657 23,736 22,783 20,897 21,546 21,227 8,992 4,645 4,010
      Communication and communications technologies 5,055 4,913 3,886 4,452 7,150 4,798 4,484 1,715 1,226 1,050
      Education 8,298 5,869 6,477 7,565 6,719 7,225 7,044 4,477 4,465 4,056
      Humanities 12,516 11,730 9,863 11,013 11,514 12,128 12,653 2,809 1,652 1,171
      Law 13,084 7,609 5,502 5,417 5,282 5,611 5,171 3,261 5,748 5,503
      Social work 1,235 1,217 974 940 1,231 917 1,241 2,245 1,222 1,221
      Visual and performing arts 4,384 5,623 4,817 4,962 5,251 4,694 4,088 485 611 348
      Non-S&E nec 15,063 14,946 16,782 14,830 12,643 12,190 11,468 6,803 943 928

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 183,850 46,595 10,706 108,685 9,170 8,570 124
    Science 73,142 29,286 1,100 39,388 431 2,897 40
      Computer and information sciences 7,300 1,060 72 6,140 0 28 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,549 1,360 34 2,069 70 16 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,449 1,260 34 2,069 70 16 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 100 100 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 18,677 9,572 355 7,999 229 502 20
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,849 3,291 0 3,946 229 383 0
        Health sciences 9,169 5,048 15 3,967 0 119 20
        Natural resources and conservation 1,659 1,233 340 86 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,855 353 0 2,481 0 21 0
      Physical sciences 20,189 11,176 455 8,073 132 353 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,723 3,413 0 3,156 132 22 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 13,466 7,763 455 4,917 0 331 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 3,515 1,004 0 2,493 0 18 0
      Social sciences 15,676 3,828 1 9,868 0 1,959 20
        Anthropology 1,050 13 0 1,037 0 0 0
        Economics 3,200 0 0 3,191 0 9 0
        Political science and government 3,257 1,771 1 926 0 559 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,323 115 0 2,068 0 140 0
        Social sciences nec 5,846 1,929 0 2,646 0 1,251 20
      Sciences nec 1,381 933 183 265 0 0 0
    Engineering 24,796 8,149 2,462 12,823 961 334 67
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 0 0 11 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,098 2,331 0 2,632 78 57 0
      Chemical engineering 82 0 0 82 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,877 543 83 2,140 0 111 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,560 2,640 1,240 4,159 296 158 67
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,052 2,635 1,139 2,683 587 8 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,116 0 0 1,116 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 85,912 9,160 7,144 56,474 7,778 5,339 17
      Business management and business administration 26,277 3,900 0 14,084 6,242 2,051 0
      Communication and communications technologies 5,055 534 0 4,347 2 172 0
      Education 8,298 265 1,763 6,234 0 36 0
      Humanities 12,516 38 0 12,317 0 161 0
      Law 13,084 2,844 5,109 4,957 0 157 17
      Social work 1,235 422 12 789 0 12 0
      Visual and performing arts 4,384 0 0 4,384 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 15,063 1,157 260 9,362 1,534 2,750 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 46,595 33,976 34,200 31,861 37,803 39,538 39,781 36,106 32,378 29,404
  DOD 3,574 2,827 3,257 3,044 3,882 4,345 4,927 4,311 3,789 2,922
  DOE 2,964 2,571 2,182 2,029 1,693 2,721 2,311 2,433 1,745 1,573
  HHS 18,297 13,166 11,713 9,089 9,712 9,183 8,106 7,129 4,642 3,624
  NASA 305 176 197 315 202 196 147 112 225 303
  NSF 13,639 10,467 12,585 12,593 15,382 14,436 15,675 14,424 15,159 14,072
  USDA 1,194 860 843 858 917 746 555 497 336 239
  Other 6,622 3,909 3,423 3,933 6,015 7,911 8,060 7,200 6,482 6,671

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,641 279 1,362 .
2018 1,717 291 1,426 .
2017 1,730 222 1,508 .

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 . . . . 27,446 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . 7,732 0
    Engineering . . . . 7,733 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . 11,981 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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