Temple 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 81 82.7 459 137 78.6 631 107 88.6 925
2023 96 79.5 459 133 80.7 679 106 88.6 911 142 76.8 602
2022 86 81.6 457 125 81.9 680 97 89.4 900
2021 78 82.9 447 105 85.1 691 90 90.3 908 147 75.2 583
2020 85 81.5 450 93 86.9 698 84 91 916
2019 77 83.1 447 104 85.4 697 86 90.8 914 142 76.3 589
2018 86 80.3 428 104 85.4 700 86 90.8 911
2017 75 82.7 425 95 86.4 684 86 90.6 898 133 77.2 575
2016 71 83.8 430 100 85.9 697 90 90.2 896
2015 95 78.1 426 109 84.6 693 93 89.8 898 123 78.8 570
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 249 214 235 232 216 250 227 257 272 204
  Science and engineering 141 136 136 128 127 154 118 150 159 122
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30 29 29 27 20 38 24 22 35 29
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 12 13 12 9 12 15 11 4 5 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 . . . 1 . . . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 3 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 4 2 2 2 2 . 1 3 .
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . 2 . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 3 4 . 2 3 4 5 4
      Molecular biology . 2 2 2 . 2 1 1 4 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 3 6 3 1 9 3 2 4 2
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 2 4 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 5 4 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 2 1 . . 1 1 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 13 12 13 10 14 7 5 7 7 6
      Computer science 5 6 6 2 8 1 3 5 3 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 8 6 7 8 6 6 2 2 4 4
    Engineering 10 15 16 7 8 12 15 11 13 8
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 3 5 2 3 5 9 4 4 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 4 3 2 2 3 . 2 3 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 5 6 2 1 2 2 1 1 2
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 1 2
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 2 . 1 2 3 3 2 3
      Engineering, other . . . . . . 1 . 2 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 1 . 3 1 2 1 1 . 2
      Geological sciences 2 1 . 1 1 . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . 2 . 2 1 1 . 2
    Health sciences 8 4 9 7 11 14 7 16 9 10
      Nursing science . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 2 4 2 4 5 5 3 2 1
      Public health 2 . 2 3 1 3 1 4 4 3
      Health sciences, other 4 2 3 2 6 5 1 9 3 6
    Mathematics and statistics 7 9 8 8 9 7 13 7 13 9
      Applied mathematics 1 1 1 4 3 . . 1 . 2
      Mathematics . 1 1 . 1 3 4 2 2 3
      Statistics 3 4 3 2 4 1 5 2 6 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 3 3 2 1 3 4 2 5 1
    Physical sciences 22 23 24 21 23 30 11 31 26 15
      Chemistry 16 13 14 9 18 16 3 25 17 8
      Physics 6 10 10 12 5 14 8 6 9 7
    Psychology 24 20 19 18 11 19 16 21 24 21
      Clinical psychology 13 11 9 8 6 14 10 7 10 9
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 2 3 3 . . 1 2 8 5
      Research and experimental psychology 8 5 7 5 4 4 3 10 3 6
      Psychology, other . 2 . 2 1 1 2 2 3 1
    Social sciences 24 23 18 27 30 25 26 34 31 22
      Anthropology 1 . 2 4 4 2 3 2 1 3
      Economics 3 2 4 3 4 6 3 11 1 2
      Political science and government 4 4 2 2 3 6 2 4 9 4
      Public policy analysis . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 2 2 5 2 1 7 7 4 5
      Social sciences, other 15 14 7 13 17 10 11 10 16 8
  Non-science and engineering 108 78 99 104 89 96 109 107 113 82
    Business 14 13 19 18 14 13 11 21 16 7
      Business 14 13 19 18 14 13 11 21 16 7
    Education 47 30 41 51 42 33 58 45 53 39
      Education leadership and administration 13 9 8 20 18 11 26 13 20 9
      Education research 25 14 25 22 14 13 14 16 11 15
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 6 7 7 6 7 16 14 17 14
      Education, other 2 1 1 2 4 2 2 2 5 1
    Humanities and arts 38 30 28 25 27 43 37 32 35 33
      Letters 3 2 5 8 2 3 8 8 4 3
      Foreign languages and literature 3 1 . 1 4 7 2 2 2 1
      History 4 4 5 3 6 11 7 9 8 12
      Philosophy and religious studies 9 6 4 5 1 7 8 6 12 12
      Music and performing arts 4 5 3 2 7 10 2 3 4 2
      Humanities and arts, other 15 12 11 6 7 5 10 4 5 3
    Other non-science and engineering 9 5 11 10 6 7 3 9 9 3
      Communication 8 4 10 8 6 7 3 8 9 3
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 1 1 2 . . . 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   852   857   954   1,035   997   914   941   956   992   970
    Hispanic or Latino   89   80   83   75   76   74   58   41   59   44
    Not Hispanic or Latino   700   716   823   909   864   810   855   876   886   845
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   3   1   2   1   1   1
      Asian   92   80   82   89   77   67   64   72   76   79
      Black or African American   128   117   135   150   129   99   121   116   108   84
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   448   492   575   633   620   617   636   654   677   664
      More than one race   31   27   31   35   34   26   32   33   24   17
    Unknown ethnicity and race   63   61   48   51   57   30   28   39   47   81
  Temporary visa holders   415   412   408   404   448   514   511   532   526   479
  Science and engineering   1,106   1,124   1,196   1,283   1,295   1,299   1,315   1,327   1,324   1,237
    Science   981   1,014   1,090   1,124   1,152   1,148   1,176   1,193   1,190   1,106
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   220   212   221   213   211   243   245   124   102   99
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   65   66
      Computer and information sciences   128   114   115   133   139   141   123   141   88   104
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   16   16   17   17   17   17   12   16   12
      Mathematics and statistics   56   67   69   68   87   111   116   137   141   86
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   3   2   2   5   4   0   108   94   82
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   123   143   157   161   162   170   182   175   177   182
      Psychology   214   217   237   278   267   230   224   232   227   217
      Social sciences   218   242   273   252   264   232   269   264   256   251
    Engineering   125   110   106   159   143   151   139   134   134   131
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   32   24   36   31   30   25   33   23   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   28   22   19   32   33   40   27   22   20   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   22   27   35   35   38   38   34   35   34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   34   29   35   29   31   24   19   16   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   0   7   21   15   12   25   26   40   41
    Health   161   145   166   156   150   129   137   161   194   212
      Clinical medicine   30   0   2   3   4   2   8   15   39   28
      Other health   131   145   164   153   146   127   129   146   155   184

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   324   313   342   386   359   302   328   308   322   296
    Hispanic or Latino   30   24   30   33   25   21   15   22   19   21
    Not Hispanic or Latino   279   261   283   328   290   273   303   273   281   256
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0
      Asian   38   31   36   50   39   37   35   36   25   36
      Black or African American   66   66   54   61   63   54   66   45   33   38
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1
      White   168   158   187   209   180   171   190   182   219   175
      More than one race   6   6   5   8   7   10   11   9   3   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   28   29   25   44   8   10   13   22   19
  Temporary visa holders   28   19   20   17   22   30   43   24   24   21
  Science and engineering   280   290   324   355   349   315   327   282   294   274
    Science   251   253   286   323   305   269   268   215   231   234
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   61   56   63   59   54   49   44   46   26   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   83   56
      Computer and information sciences   59   57   59   71   63   73   82   63   30   59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   6   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   8   16   19   23   13   18   16   16   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   4   3   1   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   8   6   5   10   8   12   8   11   7
      Psychology   29   29   32   37   39   38   33   26   28   42
      Social sciences   88   94   110   127   113   87   77   50   32   26
    Engineering   29   37   38   32   44   46   59   67   63   40
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   1   4   2   5   1   2   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   6   12   9   8   7   11   12   16   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   8   11   8   10   8   10   15   10   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   6   7   7   1   2   2   4   7   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   12   16   7   7   21   27   31   35   28   6
    Health   72   42   38   48   32   17   44   50   52   43
      Clinical medicine   31   0   2   4   0   4   16   27   26   29
      Other health   41   42   36   44   32   13   28   23   26   14

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   224   234   169   246   214   262   185   197   198   213
  Science and engineering   210   224   161   234   205   249   177   188   193   205
    Science   191   199   148   210   183   223   165   172   183   193
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   72   74   42   71   69   85   66   12   13   20
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   26   22   13   31   22   29   12   21   26   24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   5   2   4   1   3   2   2   4   2
      Mathematics and statistics   5   4   3   4   3   3   5   7   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   41   42
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   39   43   50   54   54   61   56   46   51   53
      Psychology   28   40   27   38   27   27   16   17   22   35
      Social sciences   17   11   11   8   7   15   8   10   13   12
    Engineering   19   25   13   24   22   26   12   16   10   12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   7   5   6   4   6   4   6   3   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   4   1   4   3   3   1   1   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   4   3   5   7   5   5   4   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   11   3   11   9   9   1   0   0   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   4   3   2
    Health   14   10   8   12   9   13   8   9   5   8
      Clinical medicine   2   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   1   0
      Other health   12   10   8   12   9   12   5   9   4   8

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   1,267   1,269   1,362   1,439   1,445   1,428   1,452   1,488   1,518   1,449
  Fellowships   101   106   113   112   101   97   104   112   128   144
    Federal   41   43   12   35   30   25   14   20   21   31
    Institutional   58   62   97   76   69   70   63   85   103   106
    Nonfederal   2   1   4   1   2   2   27   7   4   7
  Research assistantships   302   277   278   312   356   338   308   264   260   233
    Federal   166   174   157   198   184   219   170   168   172   167
    Institutional   121   94   105   95   147   90   68   76   40   55
    Nonfederal   15   9   16   19   25   29   70   20   48   11
  Teaching assistantships   283   306   353   386   340   401   401   310   381   377
    Federal   17   17   0   13   0   18   1   9   3   13
    Institutional   266   289   348   373   340   375   400   301   378   362
    Nonfederal   0   0   5   0   0   8   0   0   0   2
  Other types of support   581   580   618   629   648   592   639   802   749   695
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   34
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6   3
    Personal resources   581   580   618   629   648   592   639   801   714   656

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   80   84   94   110   106   113   145   124   137   120
    Science   75   80   90   106   93   100   132   107   126   109
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   41   44   57   64   59   63   90   57   55   53
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   2   1   0   1   1   0   1   2   5
      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   2   2   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   2   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   15   16   23   20   16   24   30   42   31
      Psychology   10   12   13   14   8   13   15   17   15   15
      Social sciences   2   4   1   5   4   6   1   0   1   0
    Engineering   5   4   4   4   13   13   13   17   11   11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   1   2   1   6   6   4   4   4   5
      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   2   1   3   3   3   4   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   1   1   2   4   4   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   0   1   3   3   4   5   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   2
    Health   39   26   32   33   17   31   25   38   57   47
      Clinical medicine   31   21   20   25   11   17   19   29   46   46
      Other health   8   5   12   8   6   14   6   9   11   1

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   69   78   78   103   83   96   99   105   129   109
  Science and engineering   47   58   60   81   77   85   86   79   95   81
    Science   45   55   57   77   74   77   80   69   89   76
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   21   30   33   44   47   49   53   37   44   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   2   5
      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   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   13   13   12   19   17   14   17   21   23   19
      Psychology   6   10   11   11   7   11   10   11   11   9
      Social sciences   2   1   0   3   2   3   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   2   3   3   4   3   8   6   10   6   5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   2   1   2   2   3   3   2   1
      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   1   0   3   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   3   2   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   0   1   1   2   2   4   2   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   1
    Health   22   20   18   22   6   11   13   26   34   28
      Clinical medicine   16   15   12   17   5   10   9   21   28   28
      Other health   6   5   6   5   1   1   4   5   6   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   314,999   292,029   301,395   299,778   299,707   284,301   276,011   268,385   246,392   227,468
    Science   282,837   266,863   272,585   271,721   264,964   255,175   245,829   242,598   225,406   204,003
      Computer and information sciences   8,067   5,498   6,734   6,327   5,901   4,560   4,252   4,500   4,357   3,778
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,324   1,323   1,498   2,108   2,044   1,559   1,721   1,229   1,250   828
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,324   1,323   1,498   2,108   2,044   1,559   1,721   1,229   1,250   828
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   232,715   227,767   223,126   223,136   216,388   218,527   206,129   202,822   186,222   169,010
        Agricultural sciences   3   0   81   47   30   194   391   671   1,293   801
        Biological and biomedical sciences   47,596   34,273   36,172   44,630   43,913   47,651   49,745   48,976   46,541   33,048
        Health sciences   105,762   104,767   101,776   94,116   93,790   95,903   85,549   91,376   83,874   84,656
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   79,354   88,727   85,097   84,343   78,655   74,779   70,442   61,799   54,514   50,505
      Mathematics and statistics   1,919   1,004   3,063   2,547   3,213   1,262   1,760   1,466   1,501   1,052
      Physical sciences   16,166   15,792   17,215   17,979   18,447   16,205   15,235   17,047   14,548   12,886
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0
        Chemistry   7,098   6,851   7,756   9,251   9,606   7,522   6,458   7,122   7,491   6,282
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,603   3,844   6,046   6,242   6,708   5,717   5,366   5,933   6,615   6,178
        Physical sciences nec   4,465   5,097   3,413   2,486   2,133   2,966   3,411   3,986   442   426
      Psychology   17,070   11,114   13,248   11,427   11,418   8,832   12,495   11,273   11,983   11,985
      Social sciences   5,394   3,521   7,110   7,649   6,746   3,214   3,070   2,757   3,329   2,910
        Anthropology   249   165   348   329   392   64   64   51   103   0
        Economics   52   49   927   938   978   270   135   183   231   283
        Political science and government   595   335   1,126   1,295   1,032   409   410   326   387   442
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   79   146   687   641   702   288   142   242   185   255
        Social sciences nec   4,419   2,826   4,022   4,446   3,642   2,183   2,319   1,955   2,423   1,930
      Sciences nec   182   844   591   548   807   1,016   1,167   1,504   2,216   1,554
    Engineering   11,150   8,815   8,898   8,279   9,294   8,042   7,719   6,558   6,973   6,368
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,939   2,228   1,876   2,096   3,150   2,254   2,033   1,703   1,909   2,003
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   33   0   0
      Civil engineering   2,124   2,155   2,217   2,018   2,145   1,667   1,544   1,667   1,727   2,150
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,831   1,601   2,043   1,898   1,432   1,792   2,472   1,837   1,363   605
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,570   1,350   1,497   1,801   1,800   1,628   1,384   932   1,653   1,345
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,686   1,481   1,265   466   767   701   286   386   321   265
    Non-S&E   21,012   16,351   19,912   19,778   25,449   21,084   22,463   19,229   14,013   17,097
      Business management and business administration   5,567   4,389   3,578   2,271   2,515   2,126   2,033   1,719   1,636   1,902
      Communication and communications technologies   598   516   581   775   885   197   183   180   518   811
      Education   6,564   4,040   3,720   7,950   10,668   9,904   8,857   6,572   5,216   4,064
      Humanities   659   396   4,328   3,682   3,979   465   437   246   640   538
      Law   3,917   2,359   2,480   2,401   2,345   1,536   1,703   1,820   2,166   2,760
      Social work   965   1,170   965   744   1,282   1,781   1,705   1,284   1,340   1,635
      Visual and performing arts   462   463   676   708   1,018   955   1,282   829   411   430
      Non-S&E nec   2,280   3,018   3,584   1,247   2,757   4,120   6,263   6,579   2,086   4,957

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   314,999   159,138   7,534   97,116   25,560   17,948   7,703
    Science   282,837   147,221   5,768   82,448   25,147   14,613   7,640
      Computer and information sciences   8,067   5,799   0   1,814   40   167   247
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,324   510   138   487   0   189   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,324   510   138   487   0   189   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   232,715   116,913   4,725   68,270   24,996   10,531   7,280
        Agricultural sciences   3   0   0   2   0   0   1
        Biological and biomedical sciences   47,596   29,914   599   10,923   1,002   2,503   2,655
        Health sciences   105,762   55,886   3,646   29,471   9,889   4,869   2,001
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   79,354   31,113   480   27,874   14,105   3,159   2,623
      Mathematics and statistics   1,919   748   0   1,142   0   21   8
      Physical sciences   16,166   10,925   181   4,850   92   28   90
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   7,098   5,258   0   1,729   92   19   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,603   3,079   0   1,481   0   8   35
        Physical sciences nec   4,465   2,588   181   1,640   0   1   55
      Psychology   17,070   10,807   82   3,461   19   2,700   1
      Social sciences   5,394   1,519   615   2,269   0   977   14
        Anthropology   249   44   0   197   0   8   0
        Economics   52   0   0   39   0   0   13
        Political science and government   595   91   0   330   0   173   1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   79   31   0   38   0   10   0
        Social sciences nec   4,419   1,353   615   1,665   0   786   0
      Sciences nec   182   0   27   155   0   0   0
    Engineering   11,150   5,255   410   4,430   121   934   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,939   1,605   0   756   0   578   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   2,124   1,108   174   734   61   47   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,831   840   66   866   12   47   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,570   1,236   23   1,001   48   262   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,686   466   147   1,073   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   21,012   6,662   1,356   10,238   292   2,401   63
      Business management and business administration   5,567   1,571   378   3,497   0   102   19
      Communication and communications technologies   598   34   0   235   0   323   6
      Education   6,564   2,122   574   3,052   95   716   5
      Humanities   659   12   0   572   0   75   0
      Law   3,917   844   0   1,929   7   1,105   32
      Social work   965   610   0   343   0   12   0
      Visual and performing arts   462   41   136   284   0   0   1
      Non-S&E nec   2,280   1,428   268   326   190   68   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   159,138   154,516   143,580   153,316   154,600   161,673   155,312   153,404   140,775   129,499
  DOD   13,206   13,822   9,238   6,587   9,097   15,132   16,992   15,317   8,439   6,493
  DOE   3,579   3,408   3,360   3,864   4,990   5,216   5,656   5,785   5,443   4,251
  HHS   123,890   118,846   113,603   123,600   121,646   121,229   108,197   110,007   105,638   99,156
  NASA   299   221   636   845   905   888   662   500   283   412
  NSF   12,873   12,823   11,239   10,764   11,136   11,781   14,920   13,535   13,692   12,041
  USDA   525   295   378   1,463   80   19   169   1,244   1,355   1,188
  Other   4,766   5,101   5,126   6,193   6,746   7,408   8,716   7,016   5,925   5,958

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   3,649   636   3,013   .
2018   3,532   643   2,889   .

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   486   453   447   489   527
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   2   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   95   104   101   137   96
    Computer and information sciences   6   6   5   7   7
    Engineering   40   42   36   35   32
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   8   8   8   9   10
    Health sciences   214   169   172   167   307
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   1   3
    Physical sciences   76   76   76   73   26
    Psychology   35   35   34   24   22
    Social sciences   12   13   14   16   17
    Other   0   0   0   19   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   0
    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   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   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   0   0   0 i   0 i   14,349
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   2,686
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   685
    Engineering   0   0   0 i   0 i   250
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   6,040
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0 i   0 i   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0 i   0 i   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0
    Psychology   0   0   0 i   0 i   274
    Social sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   474
    Other   0   0   0 i   0 i   3,939

i=imputed

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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