Texas State 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 205 55.9 459 222 63.6 602 160 82.8 914
2022 229 50.5 457 155 77.6 680 170 81.4 900
2021 208 54 447 148 78.9 691 208 64.8 583 176 80.9 908
2020 198 56.6 450 146 79.4 697 179 80.7 916
2019 206 54.5 447 152 78.5 696 219 63.3 589 185 80 914
2018 210 51.5 428 160 77.4 698 177 80.8 911
2017 236 45.1 425 163 76.5 684 240 58.8 575 182 80 898
2016 208 52.2 430 168 76.2 697 194 78.6 896
2015 213 50.6 426 170 75.8 693 247 57.2 570 196 78.5 898
2014 206 51.8 422 169 75.8 688 211 76.6 889
2013 165 70.7 555
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 54 42 49 54 53 51 36 53 46 51
  Science and engineering 32 22 28 31 22 20 25 24 17 26
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . . . . 1 . 2 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 5 4 8 7 3 1 3 2 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 3 . . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 2 2 1 . 1 2 1 4
      Genetics and genomics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Molecular biology . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 1 1 4 6 1 . 1 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 4 2 1 . . . . . . .
      Computer science 3 2 1 . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 11 8 7 6 4 7 7 7 2 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 9 7 6 5 3 7 7 5 2 2
      Mechanical engineering . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 1 . 2 . 2 . . . 1
      Geological sciences . 1 . . . 2 . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . 2 . . . . . 1
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 2 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mathematics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Chemistry 1 . 2 . . . . 1 . .
      Physics 1 . . 1 . 1 . . . .
    Psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Social sciences 10 6 13 14 11 7 16 12 11 17
      Anthropology 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 8 6 13 14 11 7 16 12 11 17
  Non-science and engineering 22 20 21 23 31 31 11 29 29 25
    Business . . . . . . . . . 1
      Business . . . . . . . . . 1
    Education 21 18 21 23 31 31 11 29 29 24
      Education leadership and administration 9 5 5 7 8 5 3 6 12 7
      Education research 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 3 5 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 7 9 8 7 15 5 15 7 6
      Education, other 5 5 4 5 10 5 2 5 5 4
    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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 986 997 900 875 830 770 862 861 857 769
    Male 408 392 359 338 325 306 342 338 340 304
    Female 578 605 541 537 505 464 520 523 517 465
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 684 792 728 671 638 587 683 681 671 647
    Hispanic or Latino 218 247 176 176 177 142 175 162 139 123
    Not Hispanic or Latino 445 512 537 493 457 440 499 501 474 454
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 1
      Asian 20 20 26 29 16 17 23 21 20 22
      Black or African American 34 49 39 27 34 31 38 41 28 19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 371 420 441 415 385 370 408 414 410 391
      More than one race 19 22 31 22 21 20 27 22 16 20
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21 33 15 2 4 5 9 18 58 70
  Temporary visa holders 302 205 172 204 192 183 179 180 186 122
  Science and engineering 812 814 759 738 706 664 756 761 761 712
    Science 715 741 683 638 615 581 670 702 725 686
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 14 23 15 22 13 0 38 28 32 29
      Biological and biomedical sciences 103 100 97 84 80 81 115 136 137 127
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 31 27 26
      Computer and information sciences 180 129 99 99 84 80 71 94 111 79
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 31 29 31
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 19 33 24 15 13 11 13 9 12 13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 12 21 21 28 24 36 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 28 26 29 28 31 37 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 188 223 215 180 172 160 157 157 164 150
      Physical sciences 29 24 24 19 31 26 28 29 25 22
      Social sciences 142 162 159 163 167 150 196 187 188 209
    Engineering 97 73 76 100 91 83 86 59 36 26
      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 7 9 7 6 7 6 9 6
      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 33 34 36 40 38 32 30 28 27 20
      Other engineering 64 38 33 51 46 45 49 25 0 0
    Health 174 183 141 137 124 106 106 100 96 57
      Clinical medicine 26 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 148 161 141 137 124 106 106 100 96 57

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 445 483 445 369 421 418 443 469 474 502
    Male 167 197 167 129 163 153 173 183 182 199
    Female 278 286 278 240 258 265 270 286 292 303
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 405 436 393 320 367 376 403 418 436 476
    Hispanic or Latino 109 100 85 74 88 89 94 92 81 83
    Not Hispanic or Latino 280 322 305 245 277 278 300 305 338 377
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Asian 11 13 16 11 21 23 16 19 19 19
      Black or African American 27 19 20 13 10 23 26 21 24 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 229 278 254 207 237 224 245 250 275 314
      More than one race 12 11 15 14 9 8 12 14 19 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 14 3 1 2 9 9 21 17 16
  Temporary visa holders 40 47 52 49 54 42 40 51 38 26
  Science and engineering 408 458 424 356 414 413 429 459 468 502
    Science 375 412 374 312 366 379 411 436 460 489
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 21 6 8 4 2 0 15 14 10 11
      Biological and biomedical sciences 41 40 28 29 37 39 39 39 41 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 10 10
      Computer and information sciences 39 51 45 37 44 45 42 44 51 36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 22 14
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 10 17 13 3 4 6 3 4 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 21 41 37 18 32 40 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 11 12 14 15 17 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 146 139 138 111 133 129 122 134 132 154
      Physical sciences 8 13 6 13 11 11 7 8 2 10
      Social sciences 78 94 87 83 88 92 148 163 190 224
    Engineering 33 46 50 44 48 34 18 23 8 13
      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 1 5 4 6 5 6 4 8 5 11
      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 12 8 5 2 3 4 4 3 2
      Other engineering 22 29 38 33 41 25 10 11 0 0
    Health 37 25 21 13 7 5 14 10 6 0
      Clinical medicine 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 17 10 21 13 7 5 14 10 6 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 2 22 21 3 1 6 18 16 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 2 3 3 3 1 6 18 16 0 0 0
    Science 2 3 2 2 1 5 18 16 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 2 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 15 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 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 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 19 18 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 986 997 900 875 830 770 862 861 857 769
  Fellowships 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 116 106 85 93 101 96 83 40 105 90
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 116 106 85 93 101 96 83 40 105 90
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 378 381 335 354 356 261 22 141 332 294
    Federal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 377 381 335 350 356 261 22 141 332 294
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 492 506 478 428 373 413 757 680 420 385
    Federal 2 20 21 2 1 6 18 16 0 0
    Institutional 67 55 35 48 37 41 229 70 0 0
    Nonfederal 16 1 5 4 3 2 2 9 0 0
    Personal resources 407 430 417 374 332 364 508 585 420 385

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 24 22 20 17 20 15 23 18 22 21
    Science 17 16 17 14 19 14 20 12 16 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 6 8 4 5 5 6 2 3 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 2 4 4 2 4 4 3 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 4 5 3 4 4 7 5 4 6
      Social sciences 1 1 1 3 6 3 2 1 2 0
    Engineering 7 6 3 3 1 1 3 6 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 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 6
      Other engineering 3 4 2 3 1 1 2 3 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 13 8 7 4 7 6 9 5 7 5
  Science and engineering 13 8 7 4 7 6 9 5 7 5
    Science 9 6 7 4 7 6 9 5 5 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 2 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, 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 studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 2
      Social sciences 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Other engineering 1 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 141,291 110,102 72,510 70,714 64,554 64,322 60,741 54,298 47,694 39,265
    Science 58,914 48,021 31,192 32,350 30,829 25,940 24,231 26,700 25,036 23,350
      Computer and information sciences 5,633 1,598 1,200 2,197 2,096 1,258 2,675 1,345 1,766 1,287
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,467 8,853 7,338 7,357 7,349 5,402 3,211 3,387 2,808 3,333
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 12 2 6 3 0 54 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,246 2,871 1,692 2,792 4,713 4,906 2,419 1,215 1,832 2,596
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 5,221 5,970 5,644 4,559 2,633 496 738 2,172 976 737
      Life sciences 20,212 17,849 11,708 12,417 11,304 10,089 7,461 7,093 7,816 6,451
        Agricultural sciences 2,165 957 544 376 349 386 331 562 1,042 985
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,577 11,937 10,644 7,213 6,761 7,920 5,261 5,624 5,252 3,965
        Health sciences 4,980 1,716 0 2,257 1,957 1,106 1,065 0 740 598
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,490 3,239 520 2,571 2,237 677 804 907 782 903
      Mathematics and statistics 3,465 1,343 1,057 1,038 908 444 521 582 548 883
      Physical sciences 6,776 5,123 3,421 2,208 2,741 3,248 3,671 3,088 3,007 2,141
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,094 2,217 1,791 1,141 1,296 1,513 1,351 1,572 2,182 1,525
        Materials science 0 1,476 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,132 1,064 1,251 735 1,421 1,735 1,959 1,181 758 539
        Physical sciences nec 2,550 366 379 332 24 0 361 335 67 77
      Psychology 329 908 272 223 232 231 76 128 93 122
      Social sciences 10,760 10,265 4,437 4,907 4,217 3,308 2,983 3,180 3,961 2,329
        Anthropology 653 2,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 74
        Political science and government 4 6 0 0 0 6 0 11 0 16
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 193 2,233 1,117 1,017 978 1,016 1,802 1,423 589 808
        Social sciences nec 9,910 5,526 3,320 3,890 3,239 2,286 1,181 1,746 3,342 1,431
      Sciences nec 4,272 2,082 1,759 2,003 1,982 1,960 3,633 7,897 5,037 6,804
    Engineering 11,165 9,722 9,321 6,892 4,611 3,504 4,248 3,364 4,898 2,560
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 472 464 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 168 0 218 1 2 255 163 233 66 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 172 83 117
      Civil engineering 853 683 242 69 8 0 0 0 114 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,081 659 280 19 55 22 241 366 425 419
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 163 122 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 11
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,148 4,281 4,672 4,412 2,764 2,091 940 403 1,721 1,362
      Engineering nec 6,280 3,513 3,787 2,388 1,782 1,129 2,904 2,190 2,489 651
    Non-S&E 71,212 52,359 31,997 31,472 29,114 34,878 32,262 24,234 17,760 13,355
      Business management and business administration 5,041 3,826 724 965 944 722 652 563 782 408
      Communication and communications technologies 0 2,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 10,165 8,735 6,766 7,833 8,094 9,114 8,304 6,325 3,911 2,043
      Humanities 3,898 3,002 538 786 1,047 1,620 1,177 1,424 1,186 1,086
      Law 43,956 29,171 21,622 19,399 16,659 15,902 14,592 12,796 9,272 7,993
      Social work 0 0 0 0 1,790 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 8,152 5,625 2,220 2,489 580 7,520 7,537 3,125 2,609 1,825

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 141,291 44,297 4,667 83,686 1,378 7,106 157
    Science 58,914 19,605 2,042 34,241 964 2,059 3
      Computer and information sciences 5,633 1,150 0 4,102 344 37 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,467 1,984 789 3,521 313 860 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,246 893 784 521 43 5 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 5,221 1,091 5 3,000 270 855 0
      Life sciences 20,212 6,976 925 11,600 139 572 0
        Agricultural sciences 2,165 1,364 71 681 0 49 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 11,577 3,866 841 6,554 139 177 0
        Health sciences 4,980 1,489 13 3,365 0 113 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,490 257 0 1,000 0 233 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,465 1,514 0 1,929 0 22 0
      Physical sciences 6,776 3,905 143 2,325 69 334 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,094 2,938 143 0 0 13 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,132 967 0 0 5 160 0
        Physical sciences nec 2,550 0 0 2,325 64 161 0
      Psychology 329 149 0 165 0 15 0
      Social sciences 10,760 3,882 185 6,443 39 208 3
        Anthropology 653 653 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 193 176 4 0 0 13 0
        Social sciences nec 9,910 3,053 181 6,443 39 191 3
      Sciences nec 4,272 45 0 4,156 60 11 0
    Engineering 11,165 3,577 372 6,297 396 386 137
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 472 472 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 168 0 0 0 168 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 853 613 57 0 0 115 68
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,081 869 0 0 212 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 163 163 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,148 0 0 2,148 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 6,280 1,460 315 4,149 16 271 69
    Non-S&E 71,212 21,115 2,253 43,148 18 4,661 17
      Business management and business administration 5,041 0 0 4,608 0 416 17
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 10,165 5,619 34 3,984 18 510 0
      Humanities 3,898 260 0 3,542 0 96 0
      Law 43,956 14,575 2,219 23,774 0 3,388 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 8,152 661 0 7,240 0 251 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 44,297 38,936 31,116 26,950 29,614 30,314 25,132 21,049 18,289 14,243
  DOD 4,537 4,281 3,690 3,102 2,752 3,309 1,658 1,283 650 574
  DOE 571 266 188 56 0 467 766 318 425 350
  HHS 7,148 5,165 4,348 3,813 3,518 3,561 3,242 3,757 3,111 3,141
  NASA 3,376 4,480 4,032 4,011 4,777 5,225 5,006 4,279 2,706 126
  NSF 6,987 5,296 4,006 3,232 2,673 2,860 2,938 2,649 3,943 3,469
  USDA 1,913 982 657 445 1,043 489 467 611 1,386 1,193
  Other 19,765 18,466 14,195 12,291 14,851 14,403 11,055 8,152 6,068 5,390

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 1,293 200 1,093 .
2018 1,056 208 848 .
2017 1,146 248 898 .

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 . 7,095 . 44,133
    Computer and information sciences 8,800 . 0 . 0
    Engineering 0 . 7,095 . 33,855
    Health sciences 0 . 0 . 10,278
    Mathematics and statistics 3,250 . 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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