Tulane 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 144 69.1 459 126 81.8 679 57 90.8 602 114 87.8 914
2022 140 69.8 457 119 82.8 680 121 86.8 900
2021 128 71.8 447 100 85.8 691 57 90.5 583 119 87.1 908
2020 146 68 450 92 87.1 698 116 87.6 916
2019 149 67.2 447 110 84.5 697 52 91.4 589 115 87.6 914
2018 158 63.6 428 106 85.1 700 115 87.6 911
2017 139 67.8 425 104 85.1 684 57 90.3 575 120 86.9 898
2016 135 69.1 430 117 83.5 697 121 86.7 896
2015 139 67.8 426 115 83.7 693 105 81.9 570 121 86.8 898
2014 135 68.5 422 103 85.3 688 120 86.7 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 107 111 119 109 102 91 107 116 111 111
  Science and engineering 94 91 91 92 84 72 84 79 92 86
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . 2 1 . 1
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 2 1 . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 28 25 26 19 23 23 31 28 43 32
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . 5 5 . 2 . 3 4 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 10 9 4 3 9 5 8 5 14 8
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 1 1 . . 1 2 1 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 8 4 3 4 3 6 6 9 7
      Genetics and genomics 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 4 2 2 2 1 3 5 4 1
      Molecular biology 2 1 . 1 . 2 2 1 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 8 1 5 2 4 6 6 3 4 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . 1 . 1 1 2 . 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 1 1 1 2 2 . 5 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1
    Computer and information sciences 2 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Computer science 2 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 17 6 15 17 13 11 3 8 10 13
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 3 8 7 5 8 1 4 3 7
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 3 7 9 7 3 2 4 6 5
      Materials and mining engineering 3 . . . 1 . . . 1 1
      Engineering, other 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 3 2
      Geological sciences 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Health sciences 3 3 5 6 3 1 8 . 8 17
      Public health 3 3 5 6 3 . 5 . 2 7
      Health sciences, other . . . . . 1 3 . 6 10
    Mathematics and statistics 2 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 6 3
      Applied mathematics . 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 5 2
      Mathematics 1 1 . 2 1 3 1 2 . .
      Statistics . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 3 5 3 4 3 2 3 1 .
    Physical sciences 9 11 14 17 17 8 8 11 8 9
      Chemistry 4 6 9 13 8 3 6 8 7 5
      Physics 5 5 5 4 9 5 2 3 1 4
    Psychology 11 9 6 2 6 9 4 10 7 1
      Counseling and applied psychology 8 3 4 2 1 8 2 5 5 .
      Research and experimental psychology 3 5 2 . 5 1 2 5 2 1
      Psychology, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Social sciences 21 29 15 22 12 9 19 12 7 8
      Anthropology 3 6 3 3 4 1 5 1 1 6
      Economics 1 5 5 8 2 2 2 5 1 1
      Political science and government 3 5 . . . . . . 1 .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 2 3 1 2 . 2 . 1 .
      Social sciences, other 12 11 4 10 4 6 10 5 3 1
  Non-science and engineering 13 20 28 17 18 19 23 37 19 25
    Business 1 4 5 3 . 4 9 11 5 2
      Business 1 4 5 3 . 4 9 11 5 2
    Education . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Education leadership and administration . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 10 12 16 11 13 14 12 24 12 17
      Letters . . 1 . . . 1 4 2 3
      Foreign languages and literature 2 3 6 3 6 7 3 7 6 3
      History 1 3 2 3 1 4 5 2 1 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 5 5 6 4 4 1 2 6 3 3
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 . 2
    Other non-science and engineering 2 4 6 3 4 1 2 2 2 6
      Communication . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Public administration and social services 1 1 3 . 1 1 . . 1 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 3 3 3 3 . 2 2 . 4

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 576 547 561 539 542 559 584 540 549 609
    Female 831 884 958 914 803 817 834 804 827 868
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 950 1,030 1,157 1,108 981 1,017 1,075 992 1,037 1,098
    Hispanic or Latino 94 110 126 105 83 95 94 76 63 50
    Not Hispanic or Latino 800 870 971 923 835 871 934 895 911 1,002
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 5 6
      Asian 99 100 116 108 87 90 102 89 67 86
      Black or African American 145 145 155 146 108 110 116 85 85 94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 3 1 5
      White 526 602 672 634 595 608 656 676 736 804
      More than one race 24 19 26 31 39 57 54 36 17 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 56 50 60 80 63 51 47 21 63 46
  Temporary visa holders 457 401 362 345 364 359 343 352 339 379
  Science and engineering 1,027 1,023 1,118 1,112 1,049 1,055 1,062 952 941 947
    Science 933 926 1,022 1,008 953 964 976 871 853 854
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 522 531 585 545 499 517 542 420 427 470
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 21 25
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 38 23 17 17 13 13 8 4 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 23 28 30 31 25 20 30 27 24 25
      Mathematics and statistics 50 53 44 43 42 45 51 56 61 53
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 10 10 10 14 16 13 12 11 16 12
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 65 57 78 80 103 93 95 94 92 95
      Psychology 36 35 39 46 32 45 53 43 53 32
      Social sciences 189 189 219 232 223 218 185 191 159 142
    Engineering 94 97 96 104 96 91 86 81 88 93
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33 42 41 53 51 43 41 41 54 54
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 33 36 38 36 41 46 42 40 34 39
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 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 18 19 17 15 4 2 3 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 380 408 401 341 296 321 356 392 435 530
      Clinical medicine 379 405 399 341 296 321 356 392 435 530
      Other health 1 3 2 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 72 75 49 56 36 31 33 39 47 45
    Female 227 247 200 180 69 47 60 43 49 63
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 285 299 238 220 97 72 83 78 84 99
    Hispanic or Latino 30 31 23 24 11 6 9 4 2 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 239 257 207 191 79 64 72 71 81 90
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Asian 15 18 18 11 6 7 9 8 4 6
      Black or African American 95 96 74 53 19 7 12 12 13 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 127 135 111 124 50 47 48 47 60 66
      More than one race 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 4 2 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16 11 8 5 7 2 2 3 1 4
  Temporary visa holders 14 23 11 16 8 6 10 4 12 9
  Science and engineering 47 57 37 37 34 31 26 12 14 16
    Science 47 54 37 37 34 29 24 11 14 16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 24 21 22 14 18 11 10 14 4
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 16 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 6 10 11 10 8 9 13 1 0 12
    Engineering 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 252 265 212 199 71 47 67 70 82 92
      Clinical medicine 252 265 212 199 71 47 67 70 82 92
      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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 144 126 119 103 98 103 41 90 102 126 0
  Science and engineering 127 106 99 89 92 97 34 72 98 113 0
    Science 109 92 81 70 83 86 24 47 63 82 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 82 70 70 57 58 74 15 21 21 42 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 3 1 3 1 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, and ocean sciences 8 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 10 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 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 11 9 6 9 15 7 5 20 19 27 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 0
      Social sciences 2 5 0 1 4 0 3 1 1 0 0
    Engineering 18 14 18 19 9 11 10 25 35 31 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 7 10 10 8 4 0 22 27 23 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 6 6 7 1 7 10 3 8 8 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 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 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 17 20 20 14 6 6 7 18 4 13 0
      Clinical medicine 17 20 20 14 6 6 7 18 4 13 0
      Other health 0 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,407 1,431 1,519 1,453 1,345 1,376 1,418 1,344 1,376 1,477
  Fellowships 110 77 96 119 146 149 114 124 167 168
    Federal 14 15 12 15 8 12 4 28 26 39
    Institutional 89 54 81 99 133 127 110 92 125 121
    Nonfederal 7 8 3 5 5 10 0 4 16 8
  Research assistantships 283 290 300 282 229 276 275 169 169 172
    Federal 130 105 105 88 89 88 35 59 66 75
    Institutional 134 153 170 181 121 169 217 89 85 87
    Nonfederal 19 32 25 13 19 19 23 21 18 10
  Teaching assistantships 290 294 304 279 273 239 245 239 260 223
    Federal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 290 294 303 279 271 238 245 239 260 223
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 724 770 819 773 697 712 784 812 780 914
    Federal 0 6 1 0 1 3 2 3 10 12
    Institutional 131 117 113 76 11 39 32 100 71 60
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 3
    Personal resources 593 647 705 697 685 668 748 705 696 839

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 99 112 123 100 99 71 72 99 103 101
    Science 96 109 117 95 92 62 66 91 97 97
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 78 82 54 50 40 37 63 69 63
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 3 1 2 5 6 2 4 2 0 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 2 2 2 6 1 3 3 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 6 4 2 3 7 5 7 6 7 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 5 7 9 11 5 7 7 8 9
      Psychology 7 8 7 4 2 0 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 12 10 13 11 10 9 8 10 12 10
    Engineering 3 3 6 5 7 9 6 8 6 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 3 3 5 7 5 6 3 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 31 2 4 41 48 44 46 29 30 23
      Clinical medicine 31 2 4 41 41 38 37 29 30 23
      Other health 0 0 0 0 7 6 9 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 81 74 72 90 92 74 73 74 74 67
  Science and engineering 60 74 72 72 64 52 47 63 68 59
    Science 58 73 68 69 60 44 42 58 64 58
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 63 58 46 41 35 30 44 53 41
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 4 4 2 3 2 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 1 3 4 2 5 5 6 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 1 2 6 7 4 4 5 3 4
      Psychology 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
    Engineering 2 1 4 3 4 8 5 5 4 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 1 2 4 6 5 5 3 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 21 0 0 18 28 22 26 11 6 8
      Clinical medicine 21 0 0 18 22 17 17 11 6 8
      Other health 0 0 0 0 6 5 9 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 258,439 222,605 205,206 204,430 196,933 193,294 180,993 165,438 152,658 157,825
    Science 235,143 200,624 185,206 183,843 174,028 172,378 160,537 146,640 133,096 142,046
      Computer and information sciences 1,712 1,713 1,873 2,257 2,312 2,511 1,933 365 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,662 4,967 4,217 4,825 4,317 3,753 3,409 2,781 591 1,278
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,662 4,967 4,217 4,825 4,317 3,753 3,409 2,781 591 1,278
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 209,699 179,205 164,874 161,642 152,554 151,823 137,828 126,733 117,783 129,828
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 53,913 45,028 36,099 39,053 30,686 33,655 29,322 27,277 26,213 28,066
        Health sciences 54,390 50,018 46,935 41,445 36,399 37,352 33,940 32,737 31,567 35,586
        Natural resources and conservation 761 188 159 133 384 431 388 552 0 0
        Life sciences nec 100,635 83,971 81,681 81,011 85,085 80,385 74,178 66,167 60,003 66,176
      Mathematics and statistics 977 1,083 518 581 814 1,718 1,768 2,077 2,053 1,879
      Physical sciences 5,633 4,579 5,018 5,720 6,448 5,732 6,900 6,205 4,946 3,575
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,582 2,304 2,227 2,734 3,121 1,866 2,337 2,871 2,785 2,390
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,051 2,275 2,791 2,986 3,327 3,866 4,563 3,334 2,161 1,185
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,938 2,081 1,771 1,942 2,342 1,915 1,464 1,278 850 908
      Social sciences 6,522 6,996 6,935 6,876 5,241 4,926 7,235 7,201 6,873 4,578
        Anthropology 609 529 660 606 115 368 1,587 507 0 0
        Economics 3,046 3,880 4,443 5,222 3,896 3,678 3,726 3,943 2,785 494
        Political science and government 846 805 344 509 378 108 51 91 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,495 1,419 1,248 338 454 165 1,426 1,638 2,862 2,627
        Social sciences nec 526 363 240 201 398 607 445 1,022 1,226 1,457
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6,779 6,823 6,662 6,881 8,416 7,435 6,801 6,658 7,022 6,738
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,285 3,081 3,994 3,827 4,669 4,599 3,774 3,022 1,616 1,472
      Chemical engineering 3,494 3,720 2,657 3,015 3,141 2,836 2,915 3,390 5,077 4,809
      Civil engineering 0 6 3 0 595 0 97 234 240 99
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 358
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 16 8 39 11 0 15 12 3 0
    Non-S&E 16,517 15,158 13,338 13,706 14,489 13,481 13,655 12,140 12,540 9,041
      Business management and business administration 1 7 284 0 285 427 26 17 0 162
      Communication and communications technologies 126 142 151 68 119 126 247 75 71 14
      Education 0 0 0 6 6 7 630 538 312 0
      Humanities 1,848 1,596 1,323 1,226 2,293 1,081 1,055 746 1,339 54
      Law 5,504 5,648 4,835 5,547 4,927 4,822 5,036 5,619 5,503 2,728
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 698 329 227 483 422 309 857 184 74 2
      Non-S&E nec 8,340 7,436 6,518 6,376 6,437 6,709 5,804 4,961 5,241 6,081

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 258,439 152,468 4,121 60,978 8,428 16,709 15,735
    Science 235,143 147,708 3,783 44,033 8,382 15,748 15,489
      Computer and information sciences 1,712 1,105 51 521 0 35 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,662 5,364 151 1,685 0 462 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,662 5,364 151 1,685 0 462 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 209,699 131,852 3,349 37,184 8,280 13,824 15,210
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 53,913 39,398 287 10,987 517 2,695 29
        Health sciences 54,390 22,352 3,062 19,230 6,509 1,180 2,057
        Natural resources and conservation 761 368 0 111 0 282 0
        Life sciences nec 100,635 69,734 0 6,856 1,254 9,667 13,124
      Mathematics and statistics 977 456 98 332 0 91 0
      Physical sciences 5,633 4,173 97 1,187 79 38 59
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,582 1,990 0 545 0 32 15
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,051 2,183 97 642 79 6 44
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,938 1,839 0 848 0 241 10
      Social sciences 6,522 2,919 37 2,276 23 1,057 210
        Anthropology 609 236 0 348 0 25 0
        Economics 3,046 1,261 0 899 23 863 0
        Political science and government 846 60 0 672 0 114 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,495 1,155 37 218 0 49 36
        Social sciences nec 526 207 0 139 0 6 174
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6,779 4,041 269 1,717 46 686 20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,285 2,472 0 647 0 166 0
      Chemical engineering 3,494 1,569 269 1,070 46 520 20
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 16,517 719 69 15,228 0 275 226
      Business management and business administration 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 126 0 0 68 0 45 13
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,848 0 49 1,568 0 182 49
      Law 5,504 0 0 5,504 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 698 0 0 648 0 0 50
      Non-S&E nec 8,340 719 20 7,439 0 48 114

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 152,468 127,544 113,819 107,290 104,219 102,201 93,970 89,087 84,166 94,486
  DOD 4,515 3,902 5,196 4,274 3,849 4,702 4,924 2,506 2,879 3,679
  DOE 1,202 1,639 509 774 908 1,043 2,425 1,616 767 587
  HHS 128,199 106,598 95,521 88,504 87,609 85,256 75,512 74,098 70,644 77,879
  NASA 793 332 170 84 2,093 0 318 63 112 58
  NSF 9,465 6,497 5,047 5,614 3,396 6,676 5,638 6,359 6,145 7,094
  USDA 862 462 63 47 6 0 1 21 49 15
  Other 7,432 8,114 7,313 7,993 6,358 4,524 5,152 4,424 3,570 5,174

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 1,523 269 1,254 .
2018 1,328 265 1,063 .
2017 1,530 294 1,236 .

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 1,192 1,140 1,181 1,103 628
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 143 140 143 146 268
    Computer and information sciences 4 4 4 3 6
    Engineering 42 40 45 35 17
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 43 42 38 42 17
    Health sciences 306 288 319 258 205
    Mathematics and statistics 15 16 16 15 11
    Natural resources and conservation 8 8 6 7 6
    Physical sciences 65 65 65 66 46
    Psychology 23 21 22 19 23
    Social sciences 64 65 68 67 28
    Other 479 451 455 444 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 10,000 10,240 31,358 9,118 18,151
    Other 10,000 10,240 31,358 9,118 18,151

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 44,677 27,937 22,101 6,185 3,367
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 550 2,051 0 0 665
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 649 0 0 0 792
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 313 285 0
    Health sciences 35,000 8,000 8,102 2,691 880
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 742 254 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 778
    Other 8,479 17,886 12,944 2,955 252

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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