Tennessee Technological 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 261 43.8 459 470 31.5 679 323 47 602 304 67.1 914
2022 267 42.2 457 483 29.7 680 317 65.2 900
2021 291 35.6 447 483 30.8 691 315 46.6 583 306 66.7 908
2020 247 45.8 450 471 33.2 698 308 66.8 916
2019 270 40.3 447 472 33 697 333 44.1 589 305 67 914
2018 295 31.8 428 464 34.4 700 316 65.7 911
2017 271 37 425 469 32.2 684 323 44.5 575 316 65.2 898
2016 326 25 430 437 38 697 316 65.2 896
2015 287 33.4 426 403 42.5 693 314 45.5 570 312 65.7 898
2014 269 37 422 368 47.1 688 311 65.4 889
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 32 28 20 32 25 19 23 12 19 23
  Science and engineering 25 25 11 25 20 11 13 7 13 19
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 . 4 4
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 . 4 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 1 . 1 1 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 6 2 1 3 3 1 1 . . .
      Computer science 5 2 . 3 3 1 1 . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 12 19 8 18 12 7 10 7 8 13
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 2 2 3 . . 1 1 2 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 7 2 7 5 2 5 3 3 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . 2 . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 1 5 3 4 3 3 . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 1 . . . . 2 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Geological sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Chemistry 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
    Psychology 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . . . . . . . . 1
    Social sciences 2 1 1 . . . . . . 1
      Social sciences, other 2 1 1 . . . . . . 1
  Non-science and engineering 7 3 9 7 5 8 10 5 6 4
    Education 6 3 9 7 5 8 10 5 5 4
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Education research 3 1 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 1 . . 2 1 5 1 2 1
      Education, other 1 1 5 4 1 4 1 . . 1
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Communication 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 73 76 57 61 63 67 67 69 102 133
    Female 25 14 23 25 21 24 20 47 55 61
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 60 58 60 55 53 60 46 61 99 109
    Hispanic or Latino 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 59 56 57 55 52 59 45 61 96 105
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 3
      Black or African American 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 55 51 53 50 49 53 42 57 87 94
      More than one race 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Temporary visa holders 38 32 20 31 31 31 41 55 58 85
  Science and engineering 98 90 80 86 84 91 87 116 157 194
    Science 45 41 45 39 37 41 34 45 69 90
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 1 3 4 4 4 2 5 4 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 19 18 20 13 11 18 14 11 6 8
      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 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics 6 6 5 6 9 8 8 5 12 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3
      Natural resources and conservation 15 8 8 11 8 3 8 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 8 9 5 5 8 2 3 12 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 27 42
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 53 49 35 47 47 50 53 71 88 104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 4 6 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 5 7 10 10 13 9 9 10 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 10 5 7 1 3 7 11 14 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 5 7 12 9 10 11 16 28 30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 28 29 16 18 24 21 22 31 30 41
    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

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 157 159 169 164 159 157 213 134 137 73
    Female 75 72 67 47 62 40 58 60 54 43
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 138 153 148 155 145 121 157 125 121 79
    Hispanic or Latino 2 4 5 5 0 3 4 4 1 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 135 149 143 150 145 118 150 121 119 78
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Asian 3 5 9 12 5 1 8 6 2 1
      Black or African American 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 3 2 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 129 141 130 130 135 115 137 105 113 70
      More than one race 2 3 3 4 3 1 4 6 2 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 94 78 88 56 76 76 114 69 70 37
  Science and engineering 232 231 236 211 221 197 271 194 191 116
    Science 90 86 76 77 86 56 54 76 78 59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 22 22 24 20 15 18 11 17 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 20 17 16 17 18 15 10 9 11 6
      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 14 12 10
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 6 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
      Natural resources and conservation 30 34 33 33 34 17 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 10 3 2 13 8 9 17 10 9
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 13
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 142 145 160 134 135 141 217 118 113 57
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 10 10 12 10 11 12 11 10 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 10 9 10 8 11 9 9 7 7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 15 8 8 13 8 11 17 20 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 19 26 18 27 28 19 29 18 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 94 91 107 86 77 83 166 52 58 25
    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

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 8 8 19 17 18 18 17 5 8 0
  Science and engineering 8 8 19 17 18 18 17 5 8 0
    Science 0 2 11 10 7 9 8 0 1 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 2 9 9 7 9 7 0 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 8 6 8 7 11 9 9 5 7 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 4 5 1 9 4 6 4 4 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

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 98 90 80 86 84 91 87 116 157 194
  Fellowships 9 11 6 13 9 11 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 2 6 8 6 8 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 2 9 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 45 36 33 37 38 37 33 29 40 56
    Federal 7 6 12 9 12 10 11 5 8 0
    Institutional 38 29 20 27 23 26 18 24 32 28
    Nonfederal 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 28
  Teaching assistantships 29 33 28 27 23 34 33 42 56 48
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 29 33 28 27 23 34 33 42 56 48
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 15 10 13 9 14 9 21 45 61 90
    Federal 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
    Institutional 3 0 2 1 3 0 6 3 5 14
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Personal resources 11 10 10 7 10 9 8 42 56 76

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 2 4 5 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
    Science 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 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 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
      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
    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 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 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 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
      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 20,797 16,398 15,387 14,085 13,801 12,765 12,079 11,528 11,082 10,097
    Science 9,252 7,812 6,161 6,054 5,840 4,926 5,540 4,622 4,921 4,388
      Computer and information sciences 3,548 3,541 2,581 2,221 2,416 2,096 1,690 762 872 542
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 51 14 24 60 74 56 27 6 1 10
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 51 14 24 60 74 56 27 6 1 10
        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 4,713 3,456 2,510 2,306 2,025 1,202 2,154 1,992 1,894 2,434
        Agricultural sciences 866 427 228 427 434 325 1,766 1,635 1,530 2,182
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,525 1,709 1,325 1,167 972 257 326 350 296 244
        Health sciences 312 304 143 96 0 17 58 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 943 1,007 791 615 607 543 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 67 9 23 1 12 60 4 7 68 8
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 59 0 2 139 46 111 112
      Physical sciences 682 672 879 1,178 1,289 1,491 1,255 1,671 761 401
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 380 201 374 583 653 820 653 1,274 345 139
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 302 471 504 594 635 671 602 397 416 262
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 189 77 80 175 12 62 269 140 1,275 883
      Social sciences 68 52 87 55 24 16 4 4 6 5
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 34 40 0 0 4 0 0 0
        Political science and government 32 13 38 15 24 16 0 4 6 5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 27 39 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1
    Engineering 9,802 7,436 8,455 7,559 7,267 7,301 5,927 5,154 4,883 5,022
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 505 214 121 174 198 307 400 229 366 324
      Civil engineering 1,698 1,325 1,837 1,950 2,278 1,772 674 363 987 625
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,147 2,403 2,426 2,264 1,746 2,004 2,041 1,863 1,030 1,650
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 365 382 239 347 383 305 391 369 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,595 2,989 3,636 2,639 2,491 2,711 2,289 2,156 1,837 2,164
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 492 123 196 185 171 202 132 174 663 259
    Non-S&E 1,743 1,150 771 472 694 538 612 1,752 1,278 687
      Business management and business administration 194 106 55 41 71 40 36 46 24 25
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 409 411 282 185 307 204 294 333 357 168
      Humanities 15 5 1 3 2 5 33 22 43 62
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 5 3 3 0 13 3 0 2 5 4
      Non-S&E nec 1,120 625 430 243 301 286 249 1,349 849 428

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 20,797 9,975 5,675 4,623 120 116 288
    Science 9,252 5,456 1,242 2,427 0 64 63
      Computer and information sciences 3,548 2,063 759 618 0 45 63
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 51 31 0 20 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 51 31 0 20 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 4,713 2,784 483 1,433 0 13 0
        Agricultural sciences 866 74 417 366 0 9 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,525 1,883 1 637 0 4 0
        Health sciences 312 197 0 115 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 943 630 65 248 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 67 0 0 67 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 682 467 0 209 0 6 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 380 216 0 158 0 6 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 302 251 0 51 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 189 84 0 105 0 0 0
      Social sciences 68 27 0 41 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 32 0 0 32 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 27 27 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,802 4,141 3,871 1,396 120 49 225
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 505 397 0 57 48 3 0
      Civil engineering 1,698 245 1,312 141 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,147 921 926 173 17 15 95
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 365 246 0 11 0 31 77
      Mechanical engineering 4,595 2,311 1,608 621 55 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 492 21 25 393 0 0 53
    Non-S&E 1,743 378 562 800 0 3 0
      Business management and business administration 194 0 0 194 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 409 269 0 137 0 3 0
      Humanities 15 0 0 15 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,120 109 562 449 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 9,975 8,156 7,625 6,471 6,153 5,390 4,969 4,076 3,578 3,725
  DOD 635 301 658 1,044 921 849 962 911 500 480
  DOE 2,460 1,319 1,709 1,326 1,100 733 509 373 468 441
  HHS 320 301 129 28 150 157 74 43 23 0
  NASA 82 164 199 121 144 123 52 51 91 156
  NSF 2,736 2,884 2,722 2,457 2,869 2,863 2,878 2,253 2,009 1,785
  USDA 500 773 571 512 495 128 63 0 5 35
  Other 3,242 2,414 1,637 983 474 537 431 445 482 828

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 346 83 263 .
2018 516 74 442 .
2017 619 65 554 .

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 107 106 98 97 95
    Agricultural sciences 3 3 3 7 7
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 9 6 10 10
    Computer and information sciences 6 5 4 5 3
    Engineering 54 54 58 45 45
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 6 6 7 4 4
    Physical sciences 22 22 14 21 21
    Psychology 2 2 1 1 1
    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

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 . 107,235 . 27,591 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 5,012 . 0
    Engineering . 107,235 . 0 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 1,596 . 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . . 2,554 . 0
    Physical sciences . . . 18,429 . 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 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

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