Texas State 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 190 59.2 459 154 83.6 925
2023 205 55.9 459 152 78 679 160 82.7 911 222 63.6 602
2022 229 50.5 457 155 77.6 680 170 81.4 900
2021 208 54 447 148 78.9 691 176 80.9 908 208 64.8 583
2020 198 56.6 450 146 79.4 698 179 80.7 916
2019 206 54.5 447 152 78.5 697 185 80 914 219 63.3 589
2018 210 51.5 428 160 77.5 700 177 80.8 911
2017 236 45.1 425 163 76.5 684 182 80 898 240 58.8 575
2016 208 52.2 430 168 76.2 697 194 78.6 896
2015 213 50.6 426 170 75.8 693 196 78.5 898 247 57.2 570
2014 169 75.8 688
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 69 54 42 49 54 53 51 36 53 46
  Science and engineering 37 32 22 28 31 22 20 25 24 17
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 1 . . . . . 1 . 2
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 3 1 . . . . . 1 . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 5 4 8 7 3 1 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 3 . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 1 2 2 1 . 1 2 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Molecular biology 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 4 6 1 . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 8 4 2 1 . . . . . .
      Computer science 7 3 2 1 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 6 11 8 7 6 4 7 7 7 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 2 . . 1 . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 5 9 7 6 5 3 7 7 5 2
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 . 2 . 2 . . .
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . 2 . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 2 . . . . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Mathematics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Physical sciences . 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Chemistry . 1 . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Physics . 1 . . 1 . 1 . . .
    Psychology 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 17 10 6 13 14 11 7 16 12 11
      Anthropology 6 2 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 11 8 6 13 14 11 7 16 12 11
  Non-science and engineering 32 22 20 21 23 31 31 11 29 29
    Business . . . . . . . . . .
      Business . . . . . . . . . .
    Education 32 21 18 21 23 31 31 11 29 29
      Education leadership and administration 6 9 5 5 7 8 5 3 6 12
      Education research 3 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 3 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 13 6 7 9 8 7 15 5 15 7
      Education, other 10 5 5 4 5 10 5 2 5 5
    Humanities and arts . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 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 420 408 392 359 338 325 306 342 338 340
    Female 604 578 605 541 537 505 464 520 523 517
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 649 684 792 728 671 638 587 683 681 671
    Hispanic or Latino 201 218 247 176 176 177 142 175 162 139
    Not Hispanic or Latino 431 445 512 537 493 457 440 499 501 474
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0
      Asian 23 20 20 26 29 16 17 23 21 20
      Black or African American 34 34 49 39 27 34 31 38 41 28
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 344 371 420 441 415 385 370 408 414 410
      More than one race 28 19 22 31 22 21 20 27 22 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 21 33 15 2 4 5 9 18 58
  Temporary visa holders 375 302 205 172 204 192 183 179 180 186
  Science and engineering 881 812 814 759 738 706 664 756 761 761
    Science 758 715 741 683 638 615 581 670 702 725
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24 14 23 15 22 13 0 38 28 32
      Biological and biomedical sciences 75 103 100 97 84 80 81 115 136 137
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 31 27
      Computer and information sciences 191 180 129 99 99 84 80 71 94 111
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 31 29
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 26 19 33 24 15 13 11 13 9 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 12 21 21 28 24 36 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 49 28 26 29 28 31 37 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 29 24 24 19 31 26 28 29 25
      Psychology 213 188 223 215 180 172 160 157 157 164
      Social sciences 147 142 162 159 163 167 150 196 187 188
    Engineering 123 97 73 76 100 91 83 86 59 36
      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 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 7 9 7 6 7 6 9
      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 59 33 34 36 40 38 32 30 28 27
      Other engineering 64 64 38 33 51 46 45 49 25 0
  Health 143 174 183 141 137 124 106 106 100 96
    Clinical medicine 20 26 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 123 148 161 141 137 124 106 106 100 96

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 150 167 197 167 129 163 153 173 183 182
    Female 260 278 286 278 240 258 265 270 286 292
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 359 405 436 393 320 367 376 403 418 436
    Hispanic or Latino 94 109 100 85 74 88 89 94 92 81
    Not Hispanic or Latino 247 280 322 305 245 277 278 300 305 338
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Asian 16 11 13 16 11 21 23 16 19 19
      Black or African American 19 27 19 20 13 10 23 26 21 24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 202 229 278 254 207 237 224 245 250 275
      More than one race 10 12 11 15 14 9 8 12 14 19
    Unknown ethnicity and race 18 16 14 3 1 2 9 9 21 17
  Temporary visa holders 51 40 47 52 49 54 42 40 51 38
  Science and engineering 381 408 458 424 356 414 413 429 459 468
    Science 355 375 412 374 312 366 379 411 436 460
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 21 6 8 4 2 0 15 14 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 41 40 28 29 37 39 39 39 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 10
      Computer and information sciences 52 39 51 45 37 44 45 42 44 51
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 22
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 17 10 17 13 3 4 6 3 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 16 21 41 37 18 32 40 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 7 11 11 12 14 15 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 8 13 6 13 11 11 7 8 2
      Psychology 143 146 139 138 111 133 129 122 134 132
      Social sciences 72 78 94 87 83 88 92 148 163 190
    Engineering 26 33 46 50 44 48 34 18 23 8
      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 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 5 4 6 5 6 4 8 5
      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 10 10 12 8 5 2 3 4 4 3
      Other engineering 16 22 29 38 33 41 25 10 11 0
  Health 29 37 25 21 13 7 5 14 10 6
    Clinical medicine 18 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 11 17 10 21 13 7 5 14 10 6

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 0 2 22 21 3 1 6 18 16 0
  Science and engineering 0 2 3 3 3 1 6 18 16 0
    Science 0 2 3 2 2 1 5 18 16 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 1 2 1 1 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 5 16 15 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1 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 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 19 18 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 1,024 986 997 900 875 830 770 862 861 857
  Fellowships 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 119 116 106 85 93 101 96 83 40 105
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 119 116 106 85 93 101 96 83 40 105
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 424 378 381 335 354 356 261 22 141 332
    Federal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 424 377 381 335 350 356 261 22 141 332
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 481 492 506 478 428 373 413 757 680 420
    Federal 0 2 20 21 2 1 6 18 16 0
    Institutional 1 67 55 35 48 37 41 229 70 0
    Nonfederal 0 16 1 5 4 3 2 2 9 0
    Personal resources 480 407 430 417 374 332 364 508 585 420

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 42 24 23 22 17 20 15 23 18 22
    Science 30 17 17 19 14 19 14 20 12 16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 4 6 8 4 5 5 6 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 4 4 3
      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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 4 5 7 3 4 4 7 5 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 7 1 1 1 3 6 3 2 1 2
    Engineering 12 7 6 3 3 1 1 3 6 6
      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 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 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 6
      Other engineering 5 3 4 2 3 1 1 2 3 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 12 13 8 7 4 7 6 9 5 7
  Science and engineering 12 13 8 7 4 7 6 9 5 7
    Science 8 9 6 7 4 7 6 9 5 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 2
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      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 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 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Other engineering 2 1 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 165,047 141,291 110,102 72,510 70,714 64,554 64,322 60,741 54,298 47,694
    Science 74,160 58,914 48,021 31,192 32,350 30,829 25,940 24,231 26,700 25,036
      Computer and information sciences 4,890 5,633 1,598 1,200 2,197 2,096 1,258 2,675 1,345 1,766
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,500 7,467 8,853 7,338 7,357 7,349 5,402 3,211 3,387 2,808
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 83 0 12 2 6 3 0 54 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,951 2,246 2,871 1,692 2,792 4,713 4,906 2,419 1,215 1,832
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 3,466 5,221 5,970 5,644 4,559 2,633 496 738 2,172 976
      Life sciences 24,294 20,212 17,849 11,708 12,417 11,304 10,089 7,461 7,093 7,816
        Agricultural sciences 2,687 2,165 957 544 376 349 386 331 562 1,042
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,881 11,577 11,937 10,644 7,213 6,761 7,920 5,261 5,624 5,252
        Health sciences 6,455 4,980 1,716 0 2,257 1,957 1,106 1,065 0 740
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 271 1,490 3,239 520 2,571 2,237 677 804 907 782
      Mathematics and statistics 6,185 3,465 1,343 1,057 1,038 908 444 521 582 548
      Physical sciences 11,185 6,776 5,123 3,421 2,208 2,741 3,248 3,671 3,088 3,007
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,869 3,094 2,217 1,791 1,141 1,296 1,513 1,351 1,572 2,182
        Materials science 0 0 1,476 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,284 1,132 1,064 1,251 735 1,421 1,735 1,959 1,181 758
        Physical sciences nec 1,032 2,550 366 379 332 24 0 361 335 67
      Psychology 1,628 329 908 272 223 232 231 76 128 93
      Social sciences 12,892 10,760 10,265 4,437 4,907 4,217 3,308 2,983 3,180 3,961
        Anthropology 0 653 2,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
        Political science and government 9 4 6 0 0 0 6 0 11 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 152 193 2,233 1,117 1,017 978 1,016 1,802 1,423 589
        Social sciences nec 12,731 9,910 5,526 3,320 3,890 3,239 2,286 1,181 1,746 3,342
      Sciences nec 6,586 4,272 2,082 1,759 2,003 1,982 1,960 3,633 7,897 5,037
    Engineering 15,009 11,165 9,722 9,321 6,892 4,611 3,504 4,248 3,364 4,898
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 647 472 464 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 8 168 0 218 1 2 255 163 233 66
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 172 83
      Civil engineering 2,264 853 683 242 69 8 0 0 0 114
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 310 1,081 659 280 19 55 22 241 366 425
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 90 163 122 99 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,782 2,148 4,281 4,672 4,412 2,764 2,091 940 403 1,721
      Engineering nec 5,908 6,280 3,513 3,787 2,388 1,782 1,129 2,904 2,190 2,489
    Non-S&E 75,878 71,212 52,359 31,997 31,472 29,114 34,878 32,262 24,234 17,760
      Business management and business administration 7,758 5,041 3,826 724 965 944 722 652 563 782
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 2,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 12,498 10,165 8,735 6,766 7,833 8,094 9,114 8,304 6,325 3,911
      Humanities 5,327 3,898 3,002 538 786 1,047 1,620 1,177 1,424 1,186
      Law 41,748 43,956 29,171 21,622 19,399 16,659 15,902 14,592 12,796 9,272
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 1,790 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Non-S&E nec 8,547 8,152 5,625 2,220 2,489 580 7,520 7,537 3,125 2,609

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 165,047 48,686 25,547 83,632 1,492 5,521 169
    Science 74,160 20,575 3,723 46,806 507 2,483 66
      Computer and information sciences 4,890 1,525 0 3,072 178 59 56
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,500 1,864 948 3,110 71 507 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 83 83 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,951 571 819 1,500 3 58 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 3,466 1,210 129 1,610 68 449 0
      Life sciences 24,294 6,816 2,691 13,441 231 1,115 0
        Agricultural sciences 2,687 1,258 52 1,296 0 81 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,881 4,213 1,078 8,625 192 773 0
        Health sciences 6,455 1,153 1,482 3,520 39 261 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 271 192 79 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 6,185 1,721 0 4,376 0 88 0
      Physical sciences 11,185 3,745 1 7,181 3 255 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,869 2,750 1 3,090 0 28 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,284 995 0 3,091 3 195 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,032 0 0 1,000 0 32 0
      Psychology 1,628 461 19 1,144 0 4 0
      Social sciences 12,892 4,376 64 7,982 5 455 10
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 9 0 0 0 0 9 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 152 80 0 0 0 72 0
        Social sciences nec 12,731 4,296 64 7,982 5 374 10
      Sciences nec 6,586 67 0 6,500 19 0 0
    Engineering 15,009 4,936 2,717 6,503 295 455 103
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 647 647 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 8 0 0 0 8 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,264 881 34 1,000 97 161 91
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 310 181 0 0 129 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 90 90 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,782 0 2,342 3,191 44 205 0
      Engineering nec 5,908 3,137 341 2,312 17 89 12
    Non-S&E 75,878 23,175 19,107 30,323 690 2,583 0
      Business management and business administration 7,758 12 0 7,290 0 456 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 12,498 6,353 0 5,733 96 316 0
      Humanities 5,327 115 0 5,134 0 78 0
      Law 41,748 16,112 18,873 6,387 0 376 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 8,547 583 234 5,779 594 1,357 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 48,686 44,297 38,936 31,116 26,950 29,614 30,314 25,132 21,049 18,289
  DOD 3,982 4,537 4,281 3,690 3,102 2,752 3,309 1,658 1,283 650
  DOE 1,830 571 266 188 56 0 467 766 318 425
  HHS 7,486 7,148 5,165 4,348 3,813 3,518 3,561 3,242 3,757 3,111
  NASA 1,784 3,376 4,480 4,032 4,011 4,777 5,225 5,006 4,279 2,706
  NSF 7,048 6,987 5,296 4,006 3,232 2,673 2,860 2,938 2,649 3,943
  USDA 2,626 1,913 982 657 445 1,043 489 467 611 1,386
  Other 23,930 19,765 18,466 14,195 12,291 14,851 14,403 11,055 8,152 6,068

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 1,293 200 1,093 .
2018 1,056 208 848 .

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 227 242 225 189 164
    Agricultural sciences 4 4 4 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 43 38 36 37
    Computer and information sciences 6 6 5 6 2
    Engineering 37 33 33 17 16
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 2 4 3 3
    Health sciences 26 31 19 8 8
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 14 14 20 8 10
    Physical sciences 35 45 40 47 49
    Psychology 5 5 4 3 3
    Social sciences 54 58 56 59 34
    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 12,050 0 7,095 0 44,133
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 8,800 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 7,095 0 33,855
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 10,278
    Mathematics and statistics 3,250 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 1,866 1,909 3,600 1,400
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1,603 0 3,600 991
    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 0 287 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 409
    Physical sciences 0 263 1,157 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 465 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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