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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 41 91.4 459 56 91.4 631 124 86.8 925
2023 42 91.1 459 53 92.4 679 122 86.8 911 82 86.7 602
2022 43 90.9 457 53 92.4 680 120 86.9 900
2021 41 91.1 447 61 91.4 691 127 86.2 908 94 84.2 583
2020 49 89.4 450 63 91.2 698 122 86.9 916
2019 58 87.4 447 75 89.5 697 119 87.2 914 93 84.5 589
2018 62 85.9 428 77 89.2 700 119 87.2 911
2017 53 87.9 425 74 89.4 684 112 87.8 898 110 81.2 575
2016 60 86.4 430 67 90.6 697 117 87.2 896
2015 57 87 426 66 90.7 693 117 87.2 898 115 80.2 570
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 404 417 384 375 356 316 304 341 300 323
  Science and engineering 208 225 189 218 194 191 177 176 155 190
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 21 25 20 28 29 23 22 21 18 22
      Agricultural sciences 20 21 15 26 27 20 20 16 17 17
      Natural resources and conservation 1 4 5 2 2 3 2 5 1 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 37 27 27 28 25 30 21 27 25 26
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 2 1 2 1 2 . 2 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 15 8 10 2 7 3 3 1 4 5
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . 1 1 . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 3 2 3
      Genetics and genomics . 1 1 . . . . . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 2 2 1 1 1 1 . . 3 1
      Molecular biology 1 1 1 1 . 2 2 . . 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 1 1 . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 10 1 4 9 4 7 5 8 2 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 1 1 . . 2 2 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 8 6 10 9 10 4 13 10 8
    Computer and information sciences 10 7 7 13 6 4 3 5 6 4
      Computer science 7 4 3 11 6 3 3 5 6 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 3 4 2 . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 55 62 57 67 62 60 57 53 48 61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . 1 2 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 13 17 16 18 23 12 14 11 7 19
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 11 12 9 6 10 12 8 8 6 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 13 12 16 15 10 6 7 11 9 9
      Industrial engineering and operations research 7 9 6 15 7 11 10 9 6 10
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 3 1 . 1 1 . 1 3
      Mechanical engineering 10 11 6 10 11 13 14 10 13 8
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 2 1 5 2 2 4 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 8 1 4 4 3 6 5 4 1
      Geological sciences 2 7 . 2 3 2 4 3 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 .
    Health sciences 1 5 4 . . 3 . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 1 5 4 . . 3 . 1 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 15 14 14 13 9 13 15 11 8 19
      Applied mathematics 4 2 3 2 3 4 5 2 1 4
      Mathematics . 2 . 1 . . 1 1 1 1
      Statistics 4 1 . 1 1 2 1 2 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 9 11 9 5 7 8 6 6 13
    Physical sciences 15 26 19 15 19 18 11 16 13 17
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 2 . 1 2 . . . . .
      Chemistry 13 17 16 8 11 8 7 14 7 12
      Physics 1 7 3 6 6 10 4 2 6 5
    Psychology 33 33 33 37 32 25 28 27 25 30
      Clinical psychology 4 9 6 11 5 6 3 6 6 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 17 14 15 20 17 8 12 11 11 17
      Research and experimental psychology 6 6 8 3 3 3 5 2 3 4
      Psychology, other 6 4 4 3 7 8 8 8 5 2
    Social sciences 18 18 7 13 8 12 14 10 8 10
      Economics 9 11 5 6 5 8 8 7 4 6
      Political science and government 5 1 2 3 2 1 5 1 2 3
      Social sciences, other 4 6 . 4 1 3 1 2 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 196 192 195 157 162 125 127 165 145 133
    Business 21 17 29 16 26 18 16 28 21 17
      Business 21 17 29 16 26 18 16 28 21 17
    Education 117 117 113 82 88 64 70 98 77 65
      Education leadership and administration 28 34 24 11 18 13 10 11 13 11
      Education research 69 64 71 54 52 28 47 77 50 43
      Teacher education and teaching fields 19 18 17 15 15 23 12 9 11 9
      Education, other 1 1 1 2 3 . 1 1 3 2
    Humanities and arts 33 38 30 33 22 24 26 25 29 30
      Letters 14 14 12 12 9 13 10 14 15 14
      Foreign languages and literature 5 8 6 6 2 4 3 3 7 3
      History 6 6 1 3 3 2 5 1 3 5
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Music and performing arts 2 2 4 6 5 2 5 3 1 4
      Humanities and arts, other 6 8 7 6 3 3 3 4 2 4
    Other non-science and engineering 25 20 23 26 26 19 15 14 18 21
      Communication 17 12 15 18 21 18 13 5 12 13
      Public administration and social services 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Non-science and engineering, other 7 8 8 8 5 1 2 9 5 8

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,266   1,227   1,324   1,382   1,300   986   1,020   943   1,075   1,033
    Hispanic or Latino   299   249   294   302   264   184   203   184   214   171
    Not Hispanic or Latino   960   970   1,024   1,076   1,028   794   811   754   855   856
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   4   4   5   5   6   4   1   3   5
      Asian   97   115   124   126   118   45   67   49   43   41
      Black or African American   82   51   68   81   97   61   51   47   45   53
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   2   3   3   1   1   0   0   2
      White   725   750   785   813   757   646   656   630   732   731
      More than one race   53   48   41   48   48   35   32   27   32   24
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   8   6   4   8   8   6   5   6   6
  Temporary visa holders   1,735   1,829   1,618   1,072   888   994   942   1,026   1,089   1,171
  Science and engineering   2,783   2,824   2,703   2,206   2,037   1,828   1,821   1,858   1,969   2,055
    Science   2,210   2,219   2,047   1,638   1,467   1,281   1,328   1,297   1,362   1,419
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   265   216   191   164   125   131   152   148   198   178
      Biological and biomedical sciences   436   413   448   442   426   413   365   329   323   318
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   63   74
      Computer and information sciences   507   649   513   213   174   128   102   97   70   141
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   44
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   64   63   56   56   65   66   65   58   67   65
      Mathematics and statistics   110   96   95   82   87   94   95   113   116   119
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   216   199   172   110   39   29   18   20   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   69   71   75   66   63   65   57   54   0   0
      Physical sciences   184   175   155   164   149   147   141   141   151   162
      Psychology   213   193   189   202   206   43   172   173   162   142
      Social sciences   146   144   153   139   133   165   161   164   175   176
    Engineering   573   605   656   568   570   547   493   561   607   636
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   3   10   10   17   12   5   4   5   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   140   131   141   126   153   138   131   148   159   150
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   104   119   126   101   99   114   93   111   106   88
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   142   142   133   123   109   108   113   125   127   174
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   60   78   87   70   66   59   57   73   90   93
      Mechanical engineering   103   110   104   93   104   93   82   89   102   109
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   17   22   55   45   22   23   12   11   18   14
    Health   218   232   239   248   151   152   141   111   195   149
      Clinical medicine   63   71   81   77   70   64   58   26   26   30
      Other health   155   161   158   171   81   88   83   85   169   119

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   576   625   631   700   543   437   443   487   446   424
    Hispanic or Latino   134   146   128   148   78   51   63   62   49   48
    Not Hispanic or Latino   434   448   478   510   430   356   371   388   391   359
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   5   4   4   3   0   1   4   2   0
      Asian   59   55   45   52   35   31   34   24   17   23
      Black or African American   46   39   37   59   45   29   36   33   31   25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   2   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0
      White   301   322   360   368   325   272   286   311   329   298
      More than one race   23   25   29   25   22   24   14   15   12   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   31   25   42   35   30   9   37   6   17
  Temporary visa holders   125   179   118   101   178   79   79   88   114   132
  Science and engineering   651   744   692   713   663   468   475   449   521   513
    Science   458   512   455   464   419   284   274   258   307   348
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   66   71   61   68   52   63   47   48   72   64
      Biological and biomedical sciences   75   86   87   101   81   63   47   30   31   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   47   51
      Computer and information sciences   43   65   29   25   59   20   34   22   23   62
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   44
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   11   9   12   12   11   8   7   10   13
      Mathematics and statistics   4   5   5   6   11   3   7   14   19   20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   143   130   104   81   33   29   19   17   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   40   46   46   42   32   22   24   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   1   4   1   14   5   5   6   4   0
      Psychology   54   86   94   110   94   16   52   43   32   32
      Social sciences   14   11   16   18   31   52   31   56   48   43
    Engineering   193   232   237   249   244   184   201   191   214   165
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   4   0   3   5   2   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   24   14   14   19   25   15   12   9   22   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   40   33   28   25   12   17   13   13   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   20   30   34   35   35   36   39   35   39   49
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   62   79   87   81   85   74   89   95   97   68
      Mechanical engineering   37   33   43   43   37   28   30   28   25   12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   17   32   26   40   32   17   14   11   18   15
    Health   50   60   57   88   58   48   47   126   39   43
      Clinical medicine   43   47   48   46   44   33   33   27   18   25
      Other health   7   13   9   42   14   15   14   99   21   18

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   310   267   253   241   242   205   210   163   159   172
  Science and engineering   310   265   251   240   238   205   207   161   157   171
    Science   171   154   132   128   132   106   110   88   90   101
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   25   22   19   21   9   14   15   16   25   30
      Biological and biomedical sciences   37   23   27   23   39   28   33   13   11   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   17   6   15   8   8   0   7   3   7   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   13   13   13   17   14   7   9   10   8
      Mathematics and statistics   1   4   1   0   1   2   0   1   3   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   17   19   18   15   6   7   11   10   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   26   18   24   34   30   24   20   13   10
      Psychology   10   22   10   13   15   2   6   4   10   8
      Social sciences   16   18   11   11   3   9   6   12   11   12
    Engineering   139   111   119   112   106   99   97   73   67   70
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   37   28   29   27   28   24   26   17   18   23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   23   16   18   17   15   17   16   10   8   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   48   39   46   42   41   44   32   24   25   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   5   6   6   5   2   3   2   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   22   20   15   12   14   10   17   18   14   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   3   5   8   2   2   3   2   1   2
    Health   0   2   2   1   4   0   3   2   2   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   2   2   1   4   0   3   2   2   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   3,001   3,056   2,942   2,454   2,188   1,980   1,962   1,969   2,164   2,204
  Fellowships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   1,018   986   963   853   780   725   772   711   682   695
    Federal   308   253   241   230   213   191   191   159   154   172
    Institutional   515   610   557   485   455   416   431   416   404   401
    Nonfederal   195   123   165   138   112   118   150   136   124   122
  Teaching assistantships   753   726   700   683   649   623   672   718   815   808
    Federal   2   14   12   11   9   1   2   3   5   0
    Institutional   745   707   684   669   633   619   668   714   807   808
    Nonfederal   6   5   4   3   7   3   2   1   3   0
  Other types of support   1,230   1,344   1,279   918   759   632   518   540   667   701
    Federal   0   0   0   0   20   13   17   1   0   0
    Institutional   59   47   52   53   58   65   44   39   63   1
    Nonfederal   0   4   0   1   1   3   5   6   0   5
    Personal resources   1,171   1,293   1,227   864   680   551   452   494   604   695

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   114   103   77   100   107   92   134   191   214   218
    Science   93   83   66   74   75   70   103   133   146   149
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   29   24   19   20   21   14   20   28   30   29
      Biological and biomedical sciences   35   31   21   23   25   23   40   46   49   52
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   1   1   2   1   0   1   1   2   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   3   1   4   4   2   4   4   7   7
      Mathematics and statistics   6   3   4   9   9   9   1   1   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   17   17   15   14   17   23   37   39   44
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   2   9   3   8   4
      Social sciences   1   3   2   1   1   2   4   11   8   10
    Engineering   21   20   11   26   32   22   31   58   68   69
      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   7   6   2   12   18   10   7   12   20   19
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   4   3   7   7   7   10   15   12   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   0   1   1   1   3   6   10   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   3
      Mechanical engineering   5   4   3   3   4   3   5   12   15   20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   2   2   2   1   0   6   13   11   8
    Health   17   12   13   11   9   14   13   21   14   10
      Clinical medicine   10   9   9   9   9   14   6   12   8   6
      Other health   7   3   4   2   0   0   7   9   6   4

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   59   56   36   46   36   28   44   49   45   58
  Science and engineering   48   47   27   40   32   27   44   46   45   58
    Science   37   36   24   32   19   17   33   29   28   39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   6   5   7   5   4   6   4   3   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   17   9   14   7   5   7   7   5   5
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   1   2   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   2   0   2   2   2   2   0   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   7   8   7   5   6   12   13   10   20
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   2   2
      Social sciences   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   5   5
    Engineering   11   11   3   8   13   10   11   17   17   19
      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   4   4   2   4   9   8   4   4   7   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   2   0   1   2   1   2   5   2   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   0   1   1   1   3   2   3   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   0   1   1   0   1   3   4   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   1   1   0   0   1   3   1   0
    Health   11   9   9   6   4   1   0   3   0   0
      Clinical medicine   8   7   7   4   4   1   0   1   0   0
      Other health   3   2   2   2   0   0   0   2   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   256,919   240,107   226,729   197,739   199,643   193,923   185,742   191,482   172,521   163,897
    Science   143,940   132,692   122,232   108,945   104,306   103,260   99,251   98,345   93,591   90,369
      Computer and information sciences   6,153   5,472   5,410   4,274   5,111   4,427   4,135   4,040   3,641   3,750
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   11,505   11,667   11,018   9,282   8,913   8,213   6,583   6,750   13,297   12,870
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   761   614   688   520   465   629   562   583   478   198
        Geological and earth sciences   7,908   7,038   5,768   5,609   5,095   6,143   4,947   4,879   11,300   4,086
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   2,836   4,015   4,562   3,153   3,353   1,441   1,074   1,288   1,519   8,586
      Life sciences   82,461   74,439   65,627   55,930   49,230   52,335   51,017   48,789   41,678   36,133
        Agricultural sciences   49,746   44,566   34,132   30,966   26,571   26,680   27,481   25,109   21,450   27,262
        Biological and biomedical sciences   21,165   16,883   18,732   14,152   12,709   14,796   12,545   12,609   10,796   7,387
        Health sciences   6,265   6,749   7,104   5,392   5,204   6,365   5,879   4,946   3,550   535
        Natural resources and conservation   5,285   6,241   5,659   5,420   4,746   4,494   5,112   6,125   5,882   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   949
      Mathematics and statistics   4,448   4,501   3,793   3,678   3,402   3,590   4,332   4,176   4,283   3,865
      Physical sciences   16,895   15,057   15,739   15,784   15,103   14,408   15,455   14,532   13,978   13,232
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   9,996   8,268   8,441   7,686   7,136   7,368   7,703   6,245   7,047   6,853
        Materials science   578   645   559   545   548   399   656   22   33   0
        Physics   6,321   6,144   6,739   7,553   7,419   6,641   7,096   8,265   6,898   6,379
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   9,025   8,343   8,234   8,762   10,670   9,824   10,206   10,684   8,914   6,246
      Social sciences   13,453   13,213   12,411   11,235   11,877   10,463   7,523   9,374   7,800   14,273
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   7,515   6,536   6,254   6,351   7,141   5,090   2,169   4,411   2,737   4,307
        Political science and government   1,100   1,169   1,131   979   938   1,048   951   842   1,027   780
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,263   1,389   1,462   919   994   1,276   1,264   1,166   988   666
        Social sciences nec   3,575   4,119   3,564   2,986   2,804   3,049   3,139   2,955   3,048   8,520
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   59,044   53,564   46,952   41,962   42,856   44,057   40,249   46,553   39,175   38,185
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   13,890   14,469   8,432   8,695   8,952   7,174   6,366   6,600   6,781   7,636
      Civil engineering   11,734   9,353   10,384   8,904   9,653   9,103   7,846   9,883   10,955   7,333
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,214   11,402   10,791   10,032   10,124   12,927   10,097   15,860   9,851   11,098
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,266   3,189   3,297   2,042   2,090   2,012   1,456   1,276   1,323   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,294   8,879   7,698   6,036   5,229   5,224   7,187   7,534   6,069   8,053
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,646   6,272   6,350   6,253   6,808   7,617   7,297   5,400   4,196   4,065
    Non-S&E   53,935   53,851   57,545   46,832   52,481   46,606   46,242   46,584   39,755   35,343
      Business management and business administration   17,476   17,782   16,346   14,010   14,030   13,852   14,398   13,154   11,030   11,444
      Communication and communications technologies   3,871   3,236   3,221   3,300   3,378   3,188   2,900   2,619   2,837   2,483
      Education   18,000   19,222   24,307   17,004   21,878   16,679   17,601   18,809   15,599   13,842
      Humanities   4,749   4,292   4,350   4,161   4,021   4,084   3,751   3,689   3,643   3,498
      Law   1,704   1,943   1,747   1,689   2,458   1,926   1,857   1,892   1,383   1,544
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   3,262   3,300   3,453   3,350   3,419   3,309   2,868   3,151   2,760   2,532
      Non-S&E nec   4,873   4,076   4,121   3,318   3,297   3,568   2,867   3,270   2,503   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

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   256,919   62,892   32,349   133,084   14,831   13,669   94
    Science   143,940   33,676   17,347   75,038   9,429   8,362   88
      Computer and information sciences   6,153   1,651   401   3,928   107   63   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   11,505   4,566   2,154   3,854   700   231   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   761   396   216   146   2   1   0
        Geological and earth sciences   7,908   3,795   742   2,953   202   216   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   2,836   375   1,196   755   496   14   0
      Life sciences   82,461   19,063   12,179   39,390   5,961   5,783   85
        Agricultural sciences   49,746   12,229   6,384   22,264   4,309   4,475   85
        Biological and biomedical sciences   21,165   5,083   4,337   10,503   595   647   0
        Health sciences   6,265   702   561   4,059   600   343   0
        Natural resources and conservation   5,285   1,049   897   2,564   457   318   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4,448   850   160   3,260   98   80   0
      Physical sciences   16,895   5,076   894   9,678   477   770   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   9,996   2,465   656   5,673   446   756   0
        Materials science   578   283   13   280   1   1   0
        Physics   6,321   2,328   225   3,725   30   13   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   9,025   1,111   706   6,136   621   451   0
      Social sciences   13,453   1,359   853   8,792   1,465   984   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   7,515   1,223   482   3,774   1,240   796   0
        Political science and government   1,100   2   64   1,026   5   3   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,263   38   92   1,095   5   33   0
        Social sciences nec   3,575   96   215   2,897   215   152   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   59,044   27,507   6,661   20,564   2,779   1,533   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   13,890   9,835   421   2,787   552   295   0
      Civil engineering   11,734   4,418   2,020   4,668   394   234   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,214   7,462   419   4,191   823   319   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,266   659   195   1,216   78   118   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,294   4,951   806   4,157   122   258   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,646   182   2,800   3,545   810   309   0
    Non-S&E   53,935   1,709   8,341   37,482   2,623   3,774   6
      Business management and business administration   17,476   353   1,367   13,355   1,576   825   0
      Communication and communications technologies   3,871   238   309   2,964   168   192   0
      Education   18,000   700   5,378   9,365   304   2,253   0
      Humanities   4,749   257   232   4,123   38   99   0
      Law   1,704   0   113   1,423   106   62   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   3,262   32   277   2,793   100   60   0
      Non-S&E nec   4,873   129   665   3,459   331   283   6

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   62,892   58,922   45,136   33,938   31,475   35,136   31,357   31,347   32,405   32,987
  DOD   9,937   8,205   7,422   6,600   6,022   6,281   4,897   5,380   5,397   7,070
  DOE   7,943   7,136   8,193   5,014   3,878   4,026   2,617   2,551   3,676   2,478
  HHS   5,996   5,927   6,446   5,899   5,923   5,474   4,116   3,414   3,606   3,488
  NASA   2,156   2,686   2,218   2,812   2,102   1,602   1,134   967   835   630
  NSF   14,346   13,143   9,951   7,510   7,778   7,996   7,034   6,957   6,538   7,284
  USDA   7,363   5,499   4,334   2,321   2,095   1,832   1,905   1,882   2,074   2,738
  Other   15,151   16,326   6,572   3,782   3,677   7,925   9,654   10,196   10,279   9,299

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   3,785   334   3,451   .
2018   3,760   312   3,448   .

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   854   747   719   603   576
    Agricultural sciences   272   137   136   132   107
    Biological and biomedical sciences   126   123   116   99   98
    Computer and information sciences   3   3   3   3   4
    Engineering   215   267   265   239   252
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   46   45   45   16   15
    Health sciences   11   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   4   4   4   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   20   18   18   16   19
    Physical sciences   92   93   82   61   63
    Psychology   13   13   13   12   11
    Social sciences   8   8   9   5   5
    Other   43   37   29   19   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   1,500   32,166   24,461   10,713   75,010
    Agricultural sciences   1,500   0   24,461   10,713   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   6,725   0   0   25,003
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   25,003
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   4,573   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   3,766   0   0   25,004
    Psychology   0   11,029   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   6,073   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   4,881   11,071   3,337   5,371   32,783
    Agricultural sciences   0   1,505   604   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   2,279   363   0   1,030
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   883   325
    Engineering   0   0   1,865   2,951   31,428
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,841   3,119   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   2,040   1,002   505   1,155   0
    Psychology   0   3,166   0   381   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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