Tufts 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 126 73 459 82 87.3 631 116 87.7 925
2023 129 72.3 459 83 88 679 119 87.2 911 103 83.2 602
2022 118 74.6 457 75 89.2 680 116 87.3 900
2021 134 70.5 447 63 91.1 691 110 88.1 908 97 83.7 583
2020 119 74 450 74 89.6 698 113 87.9 916
2019 120 73.6 447 74 89.6 697 112 88 914 96 84 589
2018 117 73.1 428 84 88.2 700 108 88.4 911
2017 124 71.3 425 82 88.3 684 99 89.2 898 95 83.8 575
2016 125 71.4 430 85 88 697 108 88.2 896
2015 134 69 426 90 87.3 693 116 87.3 898 101 82.6 570
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 134 131 143 113 138 138 156 138 131 117
  Science and engineering 123 119 132 103 124 127 138 128 115 111
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 . 1 2 . . 1 3 2 1
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . 1 . . . 3 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . 1 1 . . 1 . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 48 50 37 39 56 41 54 53 39 38
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . 1 2 6 2 2 2 4 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 4 5 . 7 1 4 5 5 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 . . 1 1 1 . 2 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 2 . 2 1 . 2 5 6 2 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 .
      Genetics and genomics 7 6 5 3 3 4 4 7 1 3
      Microbiology and immunology 8 11 9 15 12 5 9 6 10 10
      Molecular biology 3 6 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 5 4 4 4 9 8 7 2 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 1 2 2 . 1 . . 4 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 6 13 3 5 17 7 14 9 4 10
    Computer and information sciences 5 6 6 4 5 4 3 4 6 4
      Computer science 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . 2 . 1 . . 1 1 .
    Engineering 27 23 32 24 24 32 37 18 25 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 8 5 7 4 10 6 3 10 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 7 1 7 4 4 3 8 4 6 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 2 2 4 6 3 7 5 2 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 5 10 3 3 11 12 2 7 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 3 . 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 6 6 4 5 5 4 3 . 3
      Engineering, other 1 1 1 2 . . . . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2
      Geological sciences . . . 1 1 . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 1 . 2 2 . 2
    Health sciences 3 5 3 2 4 3 3 1 2 3
      Public health 3 3 2 1 4 3 3 1 . 2
      Health sciences, other . 2 1 1 . . . . 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 2 9 4 3 5 4 7 5 6
      Applied mathematics 2 . 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 1
      Mathematics . . 2 . 2 . 2 3 . 5
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 2 5 2 . 2 1 2 3 .
    Physical sciences 12 12 21 11 11 12 19 14 8 18
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 4 3 . 2 . 2 1 . .
      Chemistry 7 5 11 6 8 7 13 6 7 12
      Physics 4 3 7 5 1 5 4 7 1 6
    Psychology 9 10 8 7 12 17 6 13 16 14
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology 5 3 3 4 7 11 6 9 13 11
      Psychology, other 4 7 5 3 5 6 . 3 3 3
    Social sciences 12 11 15 9 7 13 9 13 12 4
      Anthropology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Economics 4 6 7 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Political science and government . . 1 . . 2 . . . .
      Public policy analysis . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 8 4 6 8 6 9 9 11 12 4
  Non-science and engineering 11 12 11 10 14 11 18 10 16 6
    Business . . . . . . . . . .
      Business . . . . . . . . . .
    Education 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 2 .
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Education research . . . . . 1 . 2 . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 3 1 3 1 3 . 1 .
      Education, other . . . . . 1 1 . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 8 7 8 7 11 8 14 8 14 6
      Letters 5 2 5 5 10 2 11 4 5 5
      History . 1 . . . 1 1 1 . 1
      Music and performing arts 3 3 3 2 1 5 2 3 7 .
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . . . . . . 2 .
    Other non-science and engineering 2 4 . 2 . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 4 . 2 . . . . . .

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   1,394   1,361   1,428   1,648   1,394   1,394   1,298   1,358   1,339   1,311
    Hispanic or Latino   143   133   147   149   115   126   103   86   72   73
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,210   1,186   1,238   1,455   1,202   1,245   1,150   1,205   1,211   1,173
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   3   0   4
      Asian   215   208   217   232   230   206   177   240   196   189
      Black or African American   92   79   77   92   65   72   56   48   68   58
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   3   1   0   2   1   0   1   0
      White   823   822   868   1,048   863   911   879   862   905   882
      More than one race   78   75   73   81   44   53   37   52   41   40
    Unknown ethnicity and race   41   42   43   44   77   23   45   67   56   65
  Temporary visa holders   726   739   836   787   547   614   472   401   473   422
  Science and engineering   2,038   2,021   2,179   2,342   1,789   1,849   1,656   1,578   1,645   1,547
    Science   1,737   1,729   1,902   2,044   1,529   1,236   1,293   1,262   1,348   1,269
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   7   8   12   0   0   0   0   16   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   641   640   692   811   757   748   745   757   770   722
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2
      Computer and information sciences   162   159   176   159   182   0   80   68   76   67
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   75
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   65   89   97   84   73   53   39   29   34   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   124   73   75   82   39   8   12   0   18   13
      Natural resources and conservation   27   36   29   22   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   125   121   120   117   154   100   92   101   108   103
      Psychology   127   126   103   117   137   83   86   83   78   82
      Social sciences   466   478   602   640   187   244   239   224   127   123
    Engineering   301   292   277   298   260   613   363   316   297   278
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   108   95   85   76   47   82   100   72   45   41
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   21   22   22   22   0   50   44   36   33   43
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   39   38   32   34   34   51   45   57   92   87
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   70   77   71   93   101   247   92   90   76   63
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   53   52   56   61   78   80   82   61   51   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   3   6   4   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   8   5   5   8   0   103   0   0   0   0
    Health   82   79   85   93   152   159   114   181   167   186
      Clinical medicine   68   59   46   58   91   80   74   94   116   132
      Other health   14   20   39   35   61   79   40   87   51   54

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   489   565   606   483   435   342   190   186   175   177
    Hispanic or Latino   53   56   54   47   31   27   12   14   11   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   425   482   512   411   353   310   162   144   136   140
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   74   86   98   59   55   43   19   22   14   15
      Black or African American   44   55   56   39   23   25   14   8   6   8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   292   317   340   292   262   235   128   110   114   113
      More than one race   13   21   18   20   13   7   1   4   2   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   27   40   25   51   5   16   28   28   28
  Temporary visa holders   39   54   52   37   54   26   12   13   9   26
  Science and engineering   484   551   581   442   404   300   146   162   136   144
    Science   399   452   481   371   337   76   91   98   87   88
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   2   2   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   87   123   168   128   64   36   41   41   36   34
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   9
      Computer and information sciences   96   85   75   61   60   0   20   23   12   16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   15   18   15   9   5   5   2   2   2   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   93   109   97   61   158   8   6   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   8   10   6   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   10   19   14   5   0   0   1   1   0
      Psychology   16   15   27   20   2   0   1   0   0   1
      Social sciences   75   84   68   70   36   27   21   31   18   19
    Engineering   85   99   100   71   67   224   55   64   49   56
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   38   31   24   0   26   19   39   8   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   3   2   3   0   16   9   5   5   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   15   14   14   39   20   9   3   11   17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   17   22   27   9   13   38   7   10   14   14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   20   17   21   18   15   20   11   7   11   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   1   3   3   0   104   0   0   0   0
    Health   44   68   77   78   85   68   56   37   48   59
      Clinical medicine   33   48   37   26   47   40   43   26   37   48
      Other health   11   20   40   52   38   28   13   11   11   11

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   211   282   312   340   325   321   291   326   316   328
  Science and engineering   199   271   303   332   307   302   284   303   306   317
    Science   199   218   242   256   236   189   184   223   209   229
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   116   120   125   143   128   123   113   150   125   134
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   23   30   25   33   0   16   18   21   24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6   4   4   3   2   1   1   2   6   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   2   2   0   0   3   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   41   38   45   47   53   38   33   35   31   33
      Psychology   3   3   3   6   20   19   7   10   7   10
      Social sciences   32   28   33   30   0   8   11   8   0   1
    Engineering   0   53   61   76   71   113   100   80   97   88
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   19   26   23   29   30   36   30   14   27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   7   8   12   0   20   21   17   21   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   4   6   7   8   8   12   10   25   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   15   11   15   22   39   19   10   23   18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   8   10   18   12   16   12   13   14   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   12   11   9   8   18   19   7   23   10   11
      Clinical medicine   11   10   9   8   14   11   0   9   10   11
      Other health   1   1   0   0   4   8   7   14   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,120   2,100   2,264   2,435   1,941   2,008   1,770   1,759   1,812   1,733
  Fellowships   108   105   93   89   107   239   74   67   252   242
    Federal   38   44   42   46   57   46   30   48   55   61
    Institutional   38   25   20   11   23   183   38   7   147   136
    Nonfederal   32   36   31   32   27   10   6   12   50   45
  Research assistantships   407   387   391   414   380   360   362   370   417   415
    Federal   137   209   230   258   260   247   236   234   255   265
    Institutional   263   141   115   116   60   66   66   94   106   113
    Nonfederal   7   37   46   40   60   47   60   42   56   37
  Teaching assistantships   238   243   210   208   233   6   227   224   236   214
    Federal   0   0   2   5   3   0   8   4   0   0
    Institutional   238   242   207   203   223   6   197   201   215   214
    Nonfederal   0   1   1   0   7   0   22   19   21   0
  Other types of support   1,367   1,365   1,570   1,724   1,221   1,403   1,107   1,098   907   862
    Federal   36   29   38   31   5   28   17   40   6   2
    Institutional   272   266   261   298   279   331   238   240   103   115
    Nonfederal   14   23   65   38   24   76   21   127   67   66
    Personal resources   1,045   1,047   1,206   1,357   913   968   831   691   731   679

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   163   155   139   157   173   261   246   206   204   181
    Science   117   108   94   122   121   187   177   158   154   132
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   3   3   6   6   1   1   7   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   76   74   60   77   92   121   123   115   84   70
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   2   3   3   3   4   5   4   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   4   3   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   4   5   1   1   4   4   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   15   12   19   17   21   23   22   25   18
      Psychology   4   3   2   5   4   4   4   8   11   7
      Social sciences   8   7   5   10   2   31   10   5   0   0
    Engineering   46   47   45   35   52   74   69   48   50   49
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   29   26   23   18   27   40   43   35   31   27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   4   6   7   7   11   6   0   5   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   4   3   3   4   8   9   4   5   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   9   7   4   6   6   4   2   4   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   5   2   5   5   4   7   5   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   1   1   1   3   4   3   0   0   0
    Health   7   7   7   6   9   11   12   0   1   1
      Clinical medicine   3   3   2   3   7   3   2   0   0   0
      Other health   4   4   5   3   2   8   10   0   1   1

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

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

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   96   102   91   115   147   0   146   133   127   113
  Science and engineering   92   96   85   112   145   0   139   133   126   112
    Science   63   67   58   85   101   0   92   103   96   77
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   1   4   4   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   40   51   37   56   81   0   65   76   59   49
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   2   2   2   0   4   4   1   1
      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   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   3   4   1   1   0   3   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   10   8   14   13   0   16   16   19   8
      Psychology   4   1   2   4   3   0   3   6   5   5
      Social sciences   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0
    Engineering   29   29   27   27   44   0   47   30   30   35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   14   10   16   25   0   27   22   16   22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   4   4   6   0   3   0   2   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   4   2   2   3   0   9   2   5   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   7   7   4   4   0   4   1   3   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   4   1   3   0   3   5   4   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0
    Health   4   6   6   3   2   0   7   0   1   1
      Clinical medicine   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0   0
      Other health   4   4   4   3   1   0   6   0   1   1

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

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

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   278,304   247,276   231,224   224,956   216,241   213,285   213,457   223,409   189,085   168,314
    Science   224,054   202,690   194,240   197,012   182,621   164,929   170,348   196,858   158,880   143,070
      Computer and information sciences   5,221   4,526   2,568   1,045   4,273   3,777   3,392   3,710   3,801   3,141
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,672   2,008   982   377   472   482   1,151   212   107   160
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   148   184   611   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,599   1,963   797   219   299   218   306   50   78   160
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   69   7   142   109   20   29   94   115   29   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   4   38   43   49   5   51   140   47   0   0
      Life sciences   176,347   138,203   134,584   149,664   136,826   114,635   71,546   173,969   119,885   110,856
        Agricultural sciences   5,737   4,674   3,836   1,450   5,500   1,048   3,280   29,339   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   133,917   104,627   102,498   91,403   92,119   80,921   34,372   100,615   74,507   76,067
        Health sciences   18,123   16,148   19,825   48,230   31,949   19,295   22,399   25,840   45,378   34,789
        Natural resources and conservation   12,092   10,100   0   0   39   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   6,478   2,654   8,425   8,581   7,219   13,371   11,495   18,175   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,530   4,607   6,353   7,181   3,409   1,811   1,839   1,489   1,975   2,606
      Physical sciences   10,350   10,498   11,206   9,212   15,438   11,377   68,855   7,207   9,492   6,504
        Astronomy and astrophysics   694   663   236   8   281   2,028   716   265   0   0
        Chemistry   6,351   7,629   8,074   7,178   10,325   5,517   42,537   5,626   7,927   4,861
        Materials science   0   859   0   0   2,793   2,835   24,862   0   0   0
        Physics   2,567   669   2,686   1,872   1,621   234   467   1,316   1,565   1,643
        Physical sciences nec   738   678   210   154   418   763   273   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,068   6,701   5,146   5,486   2,420   1,739   1,811   1,575   9,802   8,651
      Social sciences   16,166   17,786   19,308   15,859   12,852   14,063   15,495   8,696   13,818   11,152
        Anthropology   422   586   1,317   2,830   443   1,606   1,588   0   0   0
        Economics   4,491   2,857   2,215   1,385   1,585   459   218   951   794   483
        Political science and government   603   650   339   22   991   0   145   0   12,904   10,653
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   119   0   9   85   2,157   1,419   2,598   1,750   6   16
        Social sciences nec   10,531   13,693   15,428   11,537   7,676   10,579   10,946   5,995   114   0
      Sciences nec   5,700   18,361   14,093   8,188   6,931   17,045   6,259   0   0   0
    Engineering   39,166   34,614   32,535   24,017   26,662   31,630   27,130   20,037   22,131   19,440
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   325   337   183   102   294   225   287   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   20,081   16,668   13,580   11,696   13,766   19,575   13,522   6,718   9,683   7,996
      Chemical engineering   3,099   2,838   2,814   2,918   3,193   3,937   2,794   1,962   1,383   1,297
      Civil engineering   4,287   4,289   5,069   3,456   3,875   3,001   3,409   5,823   3,791   3,144
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,506   4,047   4,267   2,901   2,842   2,408   4,218   3,424   4,198   3,196
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   298   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,738   2,802   3,532   1,937   2,382   2,248   2,900   2,062   3,008   3,710
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   80   0   849   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   3,752   3,633   2,241   1,007   310   236   0   48   68   97
    Non-S&E   15,084   9,972   4,449   3,927   6,958   16,726   15,979   6,514   8,074   5,804
      Business management and business administration   29   13   76   31   109   49   192   184   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   0   37
      Education   1,747   1,375   1,503   1,304   3,128   2,979   8,349   2,097   2,596   2,276
      Humanities   2,908   2,731   1,188   779   1,135   1,126   1,118   3,293   1,155   676
      Law   2,126   1,908   211   63   0   0   50   50   3,201   1,636
      Social work   0   0   91   67   11   13   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   471   236   292   94   156   72   0   0   140   0
      Non-S&E nec   7,803   3,709   1,088   1,589   2,419   12,487   6,270   840   982   1,179

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   278,304   169,588   4,484   42,242   15,183   34,552   12,255
    Science   224,054   144,363   1,877   29,922   12,042   28,427   7,423
      Computer and information sciences   5,221   3,225   0   1,177   150   230   439
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,672   1,547   0   78   0   44   3
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,599   1,478   0   77   0   44   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   69   69   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   4   0   0   1   0   0   3
      Life sciences   176,347   118,758   1,206   21,264   11,249   17,539   6,331
        Agricultural sciences   5,737   3,110   289   1,439   266   485   148
        Biological and biomedical sciences   133,917   94,033   755   13,879   8,901   11,890   4,459
        Health sciences   18,123   11,115   148   3,719   969   1,733   439
        Natural resources and conservation   12,092   6,607   0   1,533   526   2,624   802
        Life sciences nec   6,478   3,893   14   694   587   807   483
      Mathematics and statistics   2,530   2,167   0   213   1   149   0
      Physical sciences   10,350   8,333   0   1,478   149   157   233
        Astronomy and astrophysics   694   424   0   270   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,351   4,822   0   1,114   149   47   219
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,567   2,460   0   93   0   0   14
        Physical sciences nec   738   627   0   1   0   110   0
      Psychology   6,068   4,649   0   1,116   0   242   61
      Social sciences   16,166   1,457   647   4,008   244   9,506   304
        Anthropology   422   7   0   195   0   220   0
        Economics   4,491   491   0   1,244   0   2,472   284
        Political science and government   603   153   0   167   186   97   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   119   118   0   0   0   1   0
        Social sciences nec   10,531   688   647   2,402   58   6,716   20
      Sciences nec   5,700   4,227   24   588   249   560   52
    Engineering   39,166   23,493   1,479   8,061   2,685   1,245   2,203
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   325   325   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   20,081   11,593   651   3,667   2,272   792   1,106
      Chemical engineering   3,099   2,290   9   518   228   54   0
      Civil engineering   4,287   2,740   481   882   0   56   128
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,506   3,336   230   887   16   34   3
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   298   201   0   43   54   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,738   2,292   0   405   13   18   10
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   80   80   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   3,752   636   108   1,659   102   291   956
    Non-S&E   15,084   1,732   1,128   4,259   456   4,880   2,629
      Business management and business administration   29   0   0   0   0   0   29
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   1,747   587   56   500   263   275   66
      Humanities   2,908   225   20   2,095   0   300   268
      Law   2,126   0   0   57   0   29   2,040
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   471   0   0   229   0   242   0
      Non-S&E nec   7,803   920   1,052   1,378   193   4,034   226

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   169,588   154,458   150,081   166,809   148,320   146,630   139,334   139,532   126,109   121,428
  DOD   14,230   13,073   12,255   8,350   11,639   13,592   11,671   12,997   12,641   8,346
  DOE   3,684   3,281   4,042   2,692   2,172   1,754   2,027   1,882   1,324   1,872
  HHS   98,499   88,814   83,882   86,649   78,768   78,249   74,028   71,578   63,460   63,828
  NASA   1,258   1,192   702   928   1,385   512   1,200   824   773   783
  NSF   13,018   12,117   13,418   13,665   14,208   13,165   13,495   13,437   14,671   15,284
  USDA   22,255   18,688   16,090   13,500   14,929   15,811   14,809   15,265   14,313   15,922
  Other   16,644   17,293   19,692   41,025   25,219   23,547   22,104   23,549   18,927   15,393

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   4,007   53   3,954   .
2018   3,516   478   3,038   .

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   706   742   716   691   654
    Agricultural sciences   143   139   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   229   319   222   216   226
    Computer and information sciences   15   9   6   2   2
    Engineering   105   99   101   96   67
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6   6   6   6   6
    Health sciences   146   109   320   292   282
    Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   1   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   43   43   43   43   46
    Psychology   17   16   16   18   11
    Social sciences   2   0   1   2   2
    Other   0   0   2   15   12

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   0   0   33,995   0   43,670
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   11,247
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   15,025   0   9,895
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   783
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   10,802
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   6,833   0   409
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   7,239   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   4,898   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   10,534

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   83,950   23,387   25,889   28,784   48,806
    Agricultural sciences   21,550   18,277   4,290   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   15,600   1,880   5,986   5,432   13,130
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   18,050   0   2,580   2,580   850
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9,600   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   7,100   717   1,923   17,663   32,092
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   12,050   2,513   11,109   3,109   1,809
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   925
    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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