Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi

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 265 42.9 459 235 65.8 679 276 54.7 602 244 73.6 914
2022 287 37.9 457 259 62.4 680 238 73.9 900
2021 319 29.4 447 308 56 691 279 52.7 583 238 74.1 908
2020 272 40.2 450 316 55.3 698 235 74.7 916
2019 312 31 447 310 56 697 284 52.4 589 235 74.6 914
2018 291 32.8 428 356 49.7 700 238 74.2 911
2017 284 33.9 425 243 64.9 684 302 48.1 575 239 73.7 898
2016 287 34 430 326 53.8 697 249 72.6 896
2015 281 34.8 426 343 51.1 693 398 30.9 570 247 72.8 898
2014 283 33.7 422 304 56.3 688 256 71.6 889
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 31 23 14 25 16 20 19 20 21 20
  Science and engineering 12 13 7 10 5 3 6 6 5 5
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . 1 . . 1 . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 1 . . . . 1 1 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . . . 1 1 2 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Computer science . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Engineering, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 10 7 8 4 3 3 3 2 3
      Geological sciences . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 8 10 7 8 4 3 3 2 2 2
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Applied mathematics . . . . . . . . . 1
    Physical sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Physics 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Psychology 2 . . . . . 1 2 . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 . . . . . 1 2 . .
    Social sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 19 10 7 15 11 17 13 14 16 15
    Education 18 9 7 15 11 17 13 14 16 15
      Education research 15 9 7 15 11 16 11 12 13 14
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 . . . . . 1 2 3 1
      Education, other . . . . . 1 1 . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 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 289 219 122 119 136 97 171 115 114 140
    Female 254 210 164 135 125 101 240 149 129 153
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 162 156 154 152 144 123 325 181 144 161
    Hispanic or Latino 60 49 40 42 44 34 92 38 35 35
    Not Hispanic or Latino 100 106 113 109 100 88 230 140 101 119
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2
      Asian 6 5 3 8 6 4 5 6 5 4
      Black or African American 9 8 8 4 5 4 9 7 3 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 79 83 91 86 80 75 208 120 89 112
      More than one race 5 8 9 9 6 3 4 5 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 8 7
  Temporary visa holders 381 273 132 102 117 75 86 83 99 132
  Science and engineering 530 411 276 235 243 190 318 253 229 267
    Science 517 403 266 227 235 180 307 247 222 257
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 22
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 15 13 10 13 10 7 8 11 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 15
      Computer and information sciences 325 243 97 79 92 47 56 56 67 95
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 89 73 82 72 37 36 32 80 60 54
      Mathematics and statistics 11 9 8 10 12 10 9 10 7 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 8 16 16 16 45 41 63 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 18 15 12 11 13 8 0 0 0
      Psychology 37 29 35 28 25 23 132 27 23 21
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 20 27
    Engineering 13 8 10 8 8 10 11 6 7 10
      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 8 8 10 8 8 10 11 6 7 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 13 18 10 19 18 8 93 11 14 26
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 13 18 10 19 18 8 93 11 14 26

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 46 44 41 49 40 41 81 56 62 61
    Female 46 42 53 50 57 70 111 98 92 88
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 74 78 82 91 93 108 183 142 145 142
    Hispanic or Latino 28 28 28 25 31 27 61 50 53 44
    Not Hispanic or Latino 44 50 54 66 62 81 122 92 91 95
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
      Asian 10 4 5 3 2 3 5 2 5 4
      Black or African American 6 7 4 1 4 7 10 7 7 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 25 36 39 55 54 69 103 80 79 83
      More than one race 3 3 5 6 2 2 3 3 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
  Temporary visa holders 18 8 12 8 4 3 9 12 9 7
  Science and engineering 63 46 61 61 62 67 82 136 133 134
    Science 58 38 53 56 58 62 76 130 123 114
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 3 3 3 2 1 5 6 8 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 7
      Computer and information sciences 24 11 18 12 4 2 7 6 7 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 12 4 26 19 33 22 30 30 25
      Mathematics and statistics 7 2 7 2 4 4 1 6 5 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 4 7 2 11 13 12 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6 4 10 7 14 7 29 5 11 14
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 41 34
    Engineering 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 6 10 20
      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 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 6 10 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 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 29 40 33 38 35 44 110 18 21 15
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 29 40 33 38 35 44 110 18 21 15

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 35 27 89 24 12 23 24 25 24 24
  Science and engineering 35 26 88 21 12 23 24 25 23 23
    Science 34 26 87 21 12 22 24 25 23 23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 3 5 42 2 0 1 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 21 17 17 10 6 7 2 19 13 8
      Mathematics and statistics 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 2 5 3 6 11 20 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 19 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
    Engineering 1 0 1 0 0 1 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 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 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 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 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

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 543 429 286 254 261 198 411 264 243 293
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 157 129 118 102 94 79 90 91 70 83
    Federal 29 27 21 12 12 18 21 25 23 19
    Institutional 104 80 71 68 63 45 59 51 46 54
    Nonfederal 24 22 26 22 19 16 10 15 1 10
  Teaching assistantships 75 82 77 83 85 70 81 91 94 88
    Federal 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 72 82 76 81 84 68 81 91 94 88
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 311 218 91 69 82 49 232 82 79 122
    Federal 3 0 68 10 0 3 0 0 1 5
    Institutional 36 31 7 21 9 22 7 31 24 56
    Nonfederal 0 0 8 3 0 2 0 0 0 6
    Personal resources 272 187 8 35 73 22 225 51 54 55

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 22 16 16 10 15 10 15 12 14 11
    Science 21 15 16 10 11 8 9 12 14 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 7 2 1 0 1 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 11 12 13 4 5 5 5 7 5 8
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 1 0 0 4 2 6 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 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 3 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 2 5 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 3 3 3 2 2 0 4 5 6 2
  Science and engineering 3 3 3 2 2 0 4 5 6 2
    Science 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 5 6 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 1 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 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 4 4 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 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 39,305 36,014 30,500 32,284 32,944 30,253 27,993 24,786 24,507 21,321
    Science 25,427 23,254 20,480 21,182 22,103 20,988 20,824 19,338 20,863 17,966
      Computer and information sciences 982 355 313 222 1,008 715 623 337 1,110 1,196
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15,556 14,478 12,296 11,900 13,494 14,719 15,697 14,629 14,531 13,782
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 684 515 591 602 829 1,011 1,145 744 483 237
        Geological and earth sciences 1,761 1,606 994 1,074 1,061 972 1,090 1,310 547 1,780
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 9,784 8,063 5,294 4,797 4,684 3,799 5,376 6,773 9,746 9,008
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 3,327 4,294 5,417 5,427 6,920 8,937 8,086 5,802 3,755 2,757
      Life sciences 4,745 5,184 5,422 6,975 5,669 4,650 3,163 2,673 3,600 1,548
        Agricultural sciences 435 341 282 17 34 33 166 12 121 104
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,397 3,998 4,643 6,377 5,218 4,278 2,400 2,086 2,923 1,341
        Health sciences 304 92 162 22 33 38 213 318 556 103
        Natural resources and conservation 489 470 159 447 143 49 61 229 0 0
        Life sciences nec 120 283 176 112 241 252 323 28 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 126 19 6 21 47 35 18 49 502 489
      Physical sciences 1,643 1,459 1,089 1,437 1,362 356 361 377 297 499
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 307 261 268 181 645 341 332 366 280 279
        Materials science 0 25 70 92 40 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 48 12 0 0 19 0 12 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,288 1,161 751 1,164 658 15 17 11 17 220
      Psychology 9 4 0 0 12 1 8 21 6 0
      Social sciences 1,030 623 464 151 77 106 147 89 355 66
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 51 136 251 125 71 61 18 25 67 0
        Political science and government 0 1 0 0 0 2 35 35 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 451 8 2 0 2 0 0 39 29
        Social sciences nec 979 35 205 24 6 41 94 29 249 37
      Sciences nec 1,336 1,132 890 476 434 406 807 1,163 462 386
    Engineering 9,507 8,737 6,590 7,064 7,193 7,089 4,820 2,573 2,122 1,092
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7,493 5,668 4,346 5,018 5,602 4,946 3,396 1,916 1,468 769
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 95 19 0 37 0 0 6 35 0 67
      Chemical engineering 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 7 93 0
      Civil engineering 581 1,238 719 238 185 190 104 0 63 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 203 159 94 136 99 35 0 3 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1 4 40 66 28 80 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 611 561 203 326 381 1,027 495 316 236 99
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 523 1,088 1,186 1,235 898 811 819 296 262 157
    Non-S&E 4,371 4,023 3,430 4,038 3,648 2,176 2,349 2,875 1,522 2,263
      Business management and business administration 13 174 90 14 31 13 10 31 7 432
      Communication and communications technologies 2 4 1 2 0 0 19 3 0 0
      Education 1,410 1,371 1,045 1,033 1,409 1,177 1,550 1,949 229 117
      Humanities 98 29 58 15 27 140 35 25 104 140
      Law 0 0 1 2 0 1 28 38 205 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 6 18 22 35 5 0 20 5 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,842 2,427 2,213 2,937 2,176 845 687 824 977 1,574

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 39,305 17,742 10,790 5,118 230 2,783 2,642
    Science 25,427 13,894 2,361 3,548 226 2,759 2,639
      Computer and information sciences 982 381 61 45 82 413 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15,556 7,728 1,540 2,112 144 1,482 2,550
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 684 427 198 13 31 15 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,761 1,431 54 226 0 30 20
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 9,784 4,678 754 980 92 1,193 2,087
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 3,327 1,192 534 893 21 244 443
      Life sciences 4,745 2,755 612 804 0 540 34
        Agricultural sciences 435 169 0 72 0 194 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,397 2,527 356 423 0 57 34
        Health sciences 304 0 184 120 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 489 54 32 114 0 289 0
        Life sciences nec 120 5 40 75 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 126 78 0 44 0 0 4
      Physical sciences 1,643 1,297 5 76 0 214 51
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 307 49 5 36 0 214 3
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 48 0 0 0 0 0 48
        Physical sciences nec 1,288 1,248 0 40 0 0 0
      Psychology 9 0 1 7 0 1 0
      Social sciences 1,030 893 0 88 0 49 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 51 0 0 2 0 49 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 979 893 0 86 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1,336 762 142 372 0 60 0
    Engineering 9,507 1,905 7,434 161 1 6 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7,493 126 7,311 50 0 6 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 95 94 0 1 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 581 406 122 53 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 203 203 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 611 562 0 49 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 523 514 1 8 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 4,371 1,943 995 1,409 3 18 3
      Business management and business administration 13 0 0 10 0 0 3
      Communication and communications technologies 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Education 1,410 1,118 1 285 0 6 0
      Humanities 98 62 4 32 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 6 1 0 5 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,842 762 990 1,075 3 12 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 17,742 15,229 10,967 13,349 14,451 12,815 10,259 8,669 9,491 7,176
  DOD 1,036 673 229 91 199 746 365 638 659 447
  DOE 132 83 61 73 63 87 70 12 9 0
  HHS 2,092 1,185 1,064 771 732 157 122 76 78 289
  NASA 416 214 263 1,878 1,724 1,280 1,086 613 122 118
  NSF 4,994 2,959 1,861 1,538 2,337 1,692 1,334 1,674 1,954 2,108
  USDA 324 133 15 17 132 160 163 53 113 95
  Other 8,748 9,982 7,474 8,981 9,264 8,693 7,119 5,603 6,556 4,119

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 573 139 434 .
2018 566 122 444 .
2017 527 104 423 .

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 139 132 131 114 48
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 34 53 59 28 11
    Computer and information sciences 10 5 4 7 1
    Engineering 36 17 21 41 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 30 26 2 21 8
    Health sciences 12 6 1 10 6
    Mathematics and statistics 1 3 3 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 3 7 30 1 9
    Physical sciences 11 13 9 6 4
    Psychology 1 1 0 1 1
    Social sciences 2 1 1 0 1
    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)

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 3,500 652 0 1,642 0 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 652 0 0 0 i
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Engineering 0 0 0 334 0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Physical sciences 3,500 0 0 0 0 i
    Psychology 0 0 0 1,308 0 i
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Other 0 0 0 0 0 i

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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