Texas A&M U.-Kingsville

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 382 17.6 459 220 68 679 311 48.9 602 274 70.4 914
2022 338 26.8 457 234 66 680 272 70.2 900
2021 347 23.2 447 233 66.7 691 369 37.4 583 264 71.3 908
2020 306 32.8 450 241 65.9 698 266 71.3 916
2019 396 12.3 447 211 70.1 697 385 35.4 589 267 71.2 914
2018 385 11 428 185 73.9 700 262 71.6 911
2017 372 13.4 425 154 77.8 684 327 43.8 575 254 72.1 898
2016 376 13.5 430 118 83.4 697 263 71 896
2015 389 9.6 426 105 85.1 693 317 45 570 260 71.4 898
2014 348 18.4 422 105 85 688 255 71.7 889
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 7 11 9 16 4 5 6 5 4 7
  Science and engineering 7 11 9 16 4 5 6 5 4 7
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 5 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 4
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . 2 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 4 2 . . 2 1 2 1 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 1 1 2 3 . . 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 1 2 3 . . 2
    Engineering 3 6 7 13 2 1 2 3 3 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 3 3 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 . . 3 . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 2 2 6 1 . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 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 354 329 261 218 302 431 606 980 1,129 1,092
    Female 248 187 211 195 219 229 254 363 369 377
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 206 204 201 233 217 231 242 239 230 245
    Hispanic or Latino 128 123 107 143 133 128 132 123 109 105
    Not Hispanic or Latino 75 81 93 90 84 103 109 113 117 137
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1
      Asian 3 2 6 5 7 9 5 5 7 6
      Black or African American 7 10 7 8 14 15 28 19 18 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 60 67 78 70 59 74 72 84 88 99
      More than one race 5 2 2 7 3 4 4 3 1 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 3
  Temporary visa holders 396 312 271 180 304 429 618 1,104 1,268 1,224
  Science and engineering 537 453 414 363 467 594 813 1,301 1,448 1,419
    Science 398 313 285 247 336 356 407 599 642 681
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 38 46 40 31 40 44 34 78 76 77
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 16 15 17 14 16 19 16 21 21
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 261 152 128 89 172 190 233 404 463 492
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 5 1 3 6 9 5 7 6 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 37 44 47 41 37 39 43 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 12 10 9 11 8 10 21 16 25
      Psychology 27 20 18 33 22 17 25 20 21 28
      Social sciences 9 16 21 21 31 31 38 41 30 26
    Engineering 139 140 129 116 131 238 406 702 806 738
      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 5 6 10 11 10 19 24 32 34 75
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 61 45 40 33 36 61 90 109 94 108
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 17 22 21 34 66 146 342 441 357
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 24 31 20 25 28 39 59 67 80 61
      Mechanical engineering 19 30 25 22 21 45 76 138 153 137
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 14 11 12 4 2 8 11 14 4 0
  Health 65 63 58 50 54 66 47 42 50 50
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 65 63 58 50 54 66 47 42 50 50

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 124 124 147 150 166 226 308 314 354 261
    Female 74 92 92 98 77 109 138 149 159 138
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 123 142 165 130 104 117 158 171 172 148
    Hispanic or Latino 79 89 111 90 62 62 76 86 80 75
    Not Hispanic or Latino 41 50 53 40 40 53 82 81 91 71
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Asian 1 5 1 3 2 1 5 3 4 7
      Black or African American 8 6 10 8 11 11 13 6 9 8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 30 36 36 26 25 39 62 69 70 54
      More than one race 2 3 6 3 2 2 1 2 7 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 3 1 0 2 2 0 4 1 2
  Temporary visa holders 75 74 74 118 139 218 288 292 341 251
  Science and engineering 171 191 208 218 222 321 424 437 495 373
    Science 86 86 99 103 89 113 178 205 263 193
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 22 20 24 16 8 28 51 68 64 37
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 8 11 13 9 6 4 9 8 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 11 16 19 29 29 40 73 86 128 98
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 3 7 5 3 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 1 0 1 6 0 2 2 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 12 15 11 11 13 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 3 4 6 3 9 12 15 22 15
      Psychology 4 8 12 10 7 6 6 18 15 13
      Social sciences 12 14 11 10 11 8 17 7 18 15
    Engineering 85 105 109 115 133 208 246 232 232 180
      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 5 11 14 14 12 10 14 17 28 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 32 35 40 33 33 51 59 57 43 40
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 6 11 17 16 61 77 72 73 70
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16 21 20 25 24 35 36 34 30 27
      Mechanical engineering 19 21 16 20 32 41 54 52 58 28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 9 11 8 6 16 10 6 0 0 0
  Health 27 25 31 30 21 14 22 26 18 26
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 27 25 31 30 21 14 22 26 18 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

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 21 15 15 53 21 25 17 15 33 28
  Science and engineering 21 13 13 50 21 24 17 15 33 27
    Science 13 5 8 44 17 15 15 12 14 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 3 8 10 8 7 11 13 12
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 0 0 2 0 2 1 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 2 2 2 31 3 3 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Psychology 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0
    Engineering 8 8 5 6 4 9 2 3 19 14
      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 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 5 2 2 2 6 2 2 15 14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 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 602 516 472 413 521 660 860 1,343 1,498 1,469
  Fellowships 5 10 26 22 43 71 131 110 153 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 5 10 26 22 43 71 131 110 153 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 55 63 59 65 57 63 76 71 106 89
    Federal 15 9 11 48 18 14 8 15 33 26
    Institutional 27 25 18 9 6 22 30 20 36 29
    Nonfederal 13 29 30 8 33 27 38 36 37 34
  Teaching assistantships 24 29 18 40 42 50 34 68 67 32
    Federal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 21 29 17 40 41 50 34 68 67 32
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 518 414 369 286 379 476 619 1,094 1,172 1,348
    Federal 3 6 4 5 3 11 9 0 0 2
    Institutional 79 86 51 59 67 71 78 16 28 27
    Nonfederal 0 3 1 7 3 3 4 0 1 4
    Personal resources 436 319 313 215 306 391 528 1,078 1,143 1,315

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 5 4 7 8 5 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 4 3 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 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 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 1 1 3 4 2 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 2 1 1 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

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 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 3 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 0 1 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 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 0 0 3 0 2 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 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 2 0 1 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 26,401 23,451 23,578 22,745 22,268 21,150 22,633 21,309 20,894 21,819
    Science 19,820 17,814 16,658 17,915 17,710 16,537 17,023 17,092 16,089 15,418
      Computer and information sciences 784 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 215 242 0 849 942 1,368 1,417 1,483 1,615 2,000
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 9 0 18 0 0 1 48 87 33
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 42 59 122
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 215 233 0 831 942 1,368 1,410 1,393 1,469 1,826
      Life sciences 18,205 17,132 16,283 16,722 16,431 14,907 15,082 15,155 14,062 13,172
        Agricultural sciences 14,713 14,303 14,886 15,291 15,316 13,610 13,938 13,979 12,934 12,484
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,833 1,782 1,328 1,386 1,115 1,297 1,144 1,175 1,127 671
        Health sciences 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17
        Natural resources and conservation 1,306 815 69 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 237 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 1
      Physical sciences 265 323 213 164 196 83 170 133 166 103
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 208 319 180 163 148 48 84 62 109 81
        Materials science 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14 4 33 1 48 33 64 66 57 5
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 5 0 17
      Psychology 72 51 51 98 113 101 163 177 173 33
      Social sciences 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 255 66 99 82 28 78 170 136 73 109
    Engineering 5,130 4,044 4,622 2,653 1,827 1,906 2,337 1,757 2,081 2,953
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 412 181 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 33 40 128 131 52 98 171 189 352 380
      Civil engineering 303 240 104 24 79 146 158 56 159 578
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 762 673 693 630 287 269 403 137 213 631
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 14 45 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,046 935 1,305 900 918 605 756 667 793 891
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 383 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,177 1,930 2,342 963 490 788 841 708 564 473
    Non-S&E 1,451 1,593 2,298 2,177 2,731 2,707 3,273 2,460 2,724 3,448
      Business management and business administration 11 78 4 21 15 19 13 12 17 3
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,312 1,449 1,963 1,920 2,096 2,499 2,946 2,096 2,222 2,996
      Humanities 4 0 0 0 1 54 13 66 42 46
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 123 66 331 236 619 135 301 286 443 403

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 26,401 9,584 7,058 3,311 487 5,932 29
    Science 19,820 4,805 5,888 2,814 452 5,861 0
      Computer and information sciences 784 784 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 215 0 2 127 0 86 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 215 0 2 127 0 86 0
      Life sciences 18,205 3,823 5,786 2,416 452 5,728 0
        Agricultural sciences 14,713 2,027 4,751 1,907 375 5,653 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,833 1,333 232 184 53 31 0
        Health sciences 116 0 16 100 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,306 463 587 188 24 44 0
        Life sciences nec 237 0 200 37 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 265 119 84 15 0 47 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 208 76 71 14 0 47 0
        Materials science 43 43 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14 0 13 1 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 72 55 16 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 24 24 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 24 24 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 255 0 0 255 0 0 0
    Engineering 5,130 3,690 941 389 35 46 29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 412 379 0 33 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 33 0 0 33 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 303 76 148 47 0 3 29
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 762 537 122 92 11 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 14 0 7 7 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,046 681 247 87 0 31 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 383 383 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,177 1,634 417 90 24 12 0
    Non-S&E 1,451 1,089 229 108 0 25 0
      Business management and business administration 11 0 9 0 0 2 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,312 1,089 141 82 0 0 0
      Humanities 4 0 3 1 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 123 0 76 24 0 23 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 9,584 8,225 9,265 9,610 8,419 7,459 7,869 7,475 7,080 8,678
  DOD 1,048 448 677 380 463 37 57 58 92 30
  DOE 45 40 19 55 41 138 131 30 13 0
  HHS 1,322 1,436 1,176 1,324 1,003 1,063 981 1,026 998 1,080
  NASA 454 181 62 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 2,329 1,516 1,633 992 648 559 786 358 554 1,141
  USDA 2,980 2,701 3,631 4,530 4,008 2,923 2,788 2,881 2,314 2,052
  Other 1,406 1,903 2,067 2,294 2,256 2,739 3,126 3,122 3,109 4,375

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 596 70 526 .
2018 597 67 530 .
2017 671 64 607 .

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 112 80 67 96 93
    Agricultural sciences 34 45 22 28 28
    Biological and biomedical sciences 22 10 16 22 22
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 3 0
    Engineering 19 13 15 18 18
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 4 3 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 25 0 0 13 13
    Physical sciences 13 8 11 12 12
    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

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 8,640 . . . .
    Agricultural sciences 8,640 . . . .

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 3,287
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 547
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 2,364
    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 0 375
    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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