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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 131 71.9 459 135 78.9 631 119 87.4 925
2023 144 69.1 459 126 81.8 679 114 87.7 911 57 90.8 602
2022 140 69.8 457 119 82.8 680 121 86.8 900
2021 128 71.8 447 100 85.8 691 119 87.1 908 57 90.5 583
2020 145 68.2 450 92 87.1 698 116 87.6 916
2019 149 67.2 447 110 84.5 697 115 87.6 914 52 91.4 589
2018 158 63.6 428 106 85.1 700 115 87.6 911
2017 139 67.8 425 104 85.1 684 120 86.9 898 57 90.3 575
2016 135 69.1 430 117 83.5 697 121 86.7 896
2015 139 67.8 426 115 83.7 693 121 86.8 898 105 81.9 570
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 128 107 111 119 109 102 91 107 116 111
  Science and engineering 116 94 91 91 92 84 72 84 79 92
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 2 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 2 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 34 28 25 26 19 23 23 31 28 43
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 . 5 5 . 2 . 3 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 7 10 9 4 3 9 5 8 5 14
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 . 1 2 . 1 . 1 . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 9 2 8 4 3 4 3 6 6 9
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 6 1 4 2 2 2 1 3 5 4
      Molecular biology 2 2 1 . 1 . 2 2 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 8 1 5 2 4 6 6 3 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 1 . 1 1 2 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 . 1 1 1 1 2 2 . 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 5 2 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Computer science 4 2 . . 1 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 18 17 6 15 17 13 11 3 8 10
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 7 3 8 7 5 8 1 4 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 10 6 3 7 9 7 3 2 4 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 3 . . . 1 . . . 1
      Engineering, other 1 1 . . 1 . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 3
      Geological sciences 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 11 3 3 5 6 3 1 8 . 8
      Public health 9 3 3 5 6 3 . 5 . 2
      Health sciences, other 2 . . . . . 1 3 . 6
    Mathematics and statistics 5 2 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 6
      Applied mathematics 3 . 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 5
      Mathematics . 1 1 . 2 1 3 1 2 .
      Statistics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 1 3 5 3 4 3 2 3 1
    Physical sciences 10 9 11 14 17 17 8 8 11 8
      Chemistry 8 4 6 9 13 8 3 6 8 7
      Physics 2 5 5 5 4 9 5 2 3 1
    Psychology 7 11 9 6 2 6 9 4 10 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 8 3 4 2 1 8 2 5 5
      Research and experimental psychology 1 3 5 2 . 5 1 2 5 2
      Psychology, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Social sciences 23 21 29 15 22 12 9 19 12 7
      Anthropology 3 3 6 3 3 4 1 5 1 1
      Economics 6 1 5 5 8 2 2 2 5 1
      Political science and government . 3 5 . . . . . . 1
      Public policy analysis 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 2 2 3 1 2 . 2 . 1
      Social sciences, other 11 12 11 4 10 4 6 10 5 3
  Non-science and engineering 12 13 20 28 17 18 19 23 37 19
    Business 1 1 4 5 3 . 4 9 11 5
      Business 1 1 4 5 3 . 4 9 11 5
    Education . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Education leadership and administration . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
    Humanities and arts 8 10 12 16 11 13 14 12 24 12
      Letters . . . 1 . . . 1 4 2
      Foreign languages and literature 1 2 3 6 3 6 7 3 7 6
      History 2 1 3 2 3 1 4 5 2 1
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 5 5 6 4 4 1 2 6 3
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 2 4 6 3 4 1 2 2 2
      Communication . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public administration and social services 2 1 1 3 . 1 1 . . 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 1 3 3 3 3 . 2 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 787 950 1,030 1,157 1,108 981 1,017 1,075 992 1,037
    Hispanic or Latino 82 94 110 126 105 83 95 94 76 63
    Not Hispanic or Latino 654 800 870 971 923 835 871 934 895 911
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 6 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 5
      Asian 70 99 100 116 108 87 90 102 89 67
      Black or African American 108 145 145 155 146 108 110 116 85 85
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 3 1
      White 446 526 602 672 634 595 608 656 676 736
      More than one race 24 24 19 26 31 39 57 54 36 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 51 56 50 60 80 63 51 47 21 63
  Temporary visa holders 486 457 401 362 345 364 359 343 352 339
  Science and engineering 1,085 1,027 1,023 1,118 1,112 1,049 1,055 1,062 952 941
    Science 997 933 926 1,022 1,008 953 964 976 871 853
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 598 522 531 585 545 499 517 542 420 427
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 56 38 23 17 17 13 13 8 4 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 18 23 28 30 31 25 20 30 27 24
      Mathematics and statistics 33 50 53 44 43 42 45 51 56 61
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 10 10 10 14 16 13 12 11 16
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 69 65 57 78 80 103 93 95 94 92
      Psychology 34 36 35 39 46 32 45 53 43 53
      Social sciences 177 189 189 219 232 223 218 185 191 159
    Engineering 88 94 97 96 104 96 91 86 81 88
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 31 33 42 41 53 51 43 41 41 54
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 30 33 36 38 36 41 46 42 40 34
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 9 10 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 18 19 17 15 4 2 3 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 188 380 408 401 341 296 321 356 392 435
      Clinical medicine 187 379 405 399 341 296 321 356 392 435
      Other health 1 1 3 2 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 206 285 299 238 220 97 72 83 78 84
    Hispanic or Latino 18 30 31 23 24 11 6 9 4 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 174 239 257 207 191 79 64 72 71 81
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Asian 15 15 18 18 11 6 7 9 8 4
      Black or African American 52 95 96 74 53 19 7 12 12 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 104 127 135 111 124 50 47 48 47 60
      More than one race 2 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 4 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 16 11 8 5 7 2 2 3 1
  Temporary visa holders 11 14 23 11 16 8 6 10 4 12
  Science and engineering 57 47 57 37 37 34 31 26 12 14
    Science 47 47 54 37 37 34 29 24 11 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 22 24 21 22 14 18 11 10 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 12 13 1 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 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 5 16 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4 6 10 11 10 8 9 13 1 0
    Engineering 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 160 252 265 212 199 71 47 67 70 82
      Clinical medicine 160 252 265 212 199 71 47 67 70 82
      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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 138 144 126 119 103 98 103 41 90 102
  Science and engineering 123 127 106 99 89 92 97 34 72 98
    Science 112 109 92 81 70 83 86 24 47 63
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 92 82 70 70 57 58 74 15 21 21
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 3 2 3 1 3 1 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 2 8 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 10
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 5
      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 8 11 9 6 9 15 7 5 20 19
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
      Social sciences 2 2 5 0 1 4 0 3 1 1
    Engineering 11 18 14 18 19 9 11 10 25 35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 6 7 10 10 8 4 0 22 27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 7 6 6 7 1 7 10 3 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 15 17 20 20 14 6 6 7 18 4
      Clinical medicine 15 17 20 20 14 6 6 7 18 4
      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, 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 1,273 1,407 1,431 1,519 1,453 1,345 1,376 1,418 1,344 1,376
  Fellowships 136 110 77 96 119 146 149 114 124 167
    Federal 9 14 15 12 15 8 12 4 28 26
    Institutional 120 89 54 81 99 133 127 110 92 125
    Nonfederal 7 7 8 3 5 5 10 0 4 16
  Research assistantships 316 283 290 300 282 229 276 275 169 169
    Federal 121 130 105 105 88 89 88 35 59 66
    Institutional 154 134 153 170 181 121 169 217 89 85
    Nonfederal 41 19 32 25 13 19 19 23 21 18
  Teaching assistantships 272 290 294 304 279 273 239 245 239 260
    Federal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 267 290 294 303 279 271 238 245 239 260
    Nonfederal 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
  Other types of support 549 724 770 819 773 697 712 784 812 780
    Federal 8 0 6 1 0 1 3 2 3 10
    Institutional 99 131 117 113 76 11 39 32 100 71
    Nonfederal 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3
    Personal resources 437 593 647 705 697 685 668 748 705 696

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 129 104 119 124 100 101 71 72 99 103
    Science 127 101 116 118 95 94 62 66 91 97
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 87 57 85 83 55 52 40 37 63 69
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 3 1 2 5 6 2 4 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 3 2 2 2 6 1 3 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 6 4 2 3 7 5 7 6 7
      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 8 12 5 7 9 11 5 7 7 8
      Psychology 6 7 8 7 4 2 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 12 12 10 13 11 10 9 8 10 12
    Engineering 2 3 3 6 5 7 9 6 8 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 1 3 3 5 7 5 6 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 3
      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 6 35 7 7 44 51 44 46 29 30
      Clinical medicine 6 35 7 7 44 44 38 37 29 30
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 9 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 71 81 74 72 90 92 74 73 74 74
  Science and engineering 69 60 74 72 72 64 52 47 63 68
    Science 68 58 73 68 69 60 44 42 58 64
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 44 63 58 46 41 35 30 44 53
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 1 4 4 2 3 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 5 5 6
      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 4 5 1 2 6 7 4 4 5 3
      Psychology 4 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 1 2 1 4 3 4 8 5 5 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 5 5 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1
      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 2 21 0 0 18 28 22 26 11 6
      Clinical medicine 2 21 0 0 18 22 17 17 11 6
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 9 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 275,885 258,439 222,605 205,206 204,430 196,933 193,294 180,993 165,438 152,658
    Science 251,325 235,143 200,624 185,206 183,843 174,028 172,378 160,537 146,640 133,096
      Computer and information sciences 2,140 1,712 1,713 1,873 2,257 2,312 2,511 1,933 365 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,536 7,662 4,967 4,217 4,825 4,317 3,753 3,409 2,781 591
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 8,536 7,662 4,967 4,217 4,825 4,317 3,753 3,409 2,781 591
        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 219,548 209,699 179,205 164,874 161,642 152,554 151,823 137,828 126,733 117,783
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 57,232 53,913 45,028 36,099 39,053 30,686 33,655 29,322 27,277 26,213
        Health sciences 59,438 54,390 50,018 46,935 41,445 36,399 37,352 33,940 32,737 31,567
        Natural resources and conservation 698 761 188 159 133 384 431 388 552 0
        Life sciences nec 102,180 100,635 83,971 81,681 81,011 85,085 80,385 74,178 66,167 60,003
      Mathematics and statistics 2,121 977 1,083 518 581 814 1,718 1,768 2,077 2,053
      Physical sciences 7,419 5,633 4,579 5,018 5,720 6,448 5,732 6,900 6,205 4,946
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,724 2,582 2,304 2,227 2,734 3,121 1,866 2,337 2,871 2,785
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,695 3,051 2,275 2,791 2,986 3,327 3,866 4,563 3,334 2,161
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,360 2,938 2,081 1,771 1,942 2,342 1,915 1,464 1,278 850
      Social sciences 7,201 6,522 6,996 6,935 6,876 5,241 4,926 7,235 7,201 6,873
        Anthropology 898 609 529 660 606 115 368 1,587 507 0
        Economics 3,510 3,046 3,880 4,443 5,222 3,896 3,678 3,726 3,943 2,785
        Political science and government 481 846 805 344 509 378 108 51 91 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,653 1,495 1,419 1,248 338 454 165 1,426 1,638 2,862
        Social sciences nec 659 526 363 240 201 398 607 445 1,022 1,226
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,254 6,779 6,823 6,662 6,881 8,416 7,435 6,801 6,658 7,022
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,500 3,285 3,081 3,994 3,827 4,669 4,599 3,774 3,022 1,616
      Chemical engineering 5,754 3,494 3,720 2,657 3,015 3,141 2,836 2,915 3,390 5,077
      Civil engineering 0 0 6 3 0 595 0 97 234 240
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
      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 0 16 8 39 11 0 15 12 3
    Non-S&E 15,306 16,517 15,158 13,338 13,706 14,489 13,481 13,655 12,140 12,540
      Business management and business administration 96 1 7 284 0 285 427 26 17 0
      Communication and communications technologies 483 126 142 151 68 119 126 247 75 71
      Education 0 0 0 0 6 6 7 630 538 312
      Humanities 1,136 1,848 1,596 1,323 1,226 2,293 1,081 1,055 746 1,339
      Law 4,895 5,504 5,648 4,835 5,547 4,927 4,822 5,036 5,619 5,503
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,160 698 329 227 483 422 309 857 184 74
      Non-S&E nec 7,536 8,340 7,436 6,518 6,376 6,437 6,709 5,804 4,961 5,241

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 275,885 159,185 6,179 72,490 6,395 13,939 17,697
    Science 251,325 154,445 5,878 55,306 6,317 11,939 17,440
      Computer and information sciences 2,140 1,312 70 677 0 81 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,536 5,566 36 2,450 17 467 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 8,536 5,566 36 2,450 17 467 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 219,548 135,446 5,561 45,226 6,117 10,234 16,964
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 57,232 41,019 130 14,267 356 1,261 199
        Health sciences 59,438 24,814 5,057 20,858 5,060 1,470 2,179
        Natural resources and conservation 698 328 0 136 0 234 0
        Life sciences nec 102,180 69,285 374 9,965 701 7,269 14,586
      Mathematics and statistics 2,121 667 80 1,226 0 94 54
      Physical sciences 7,419 4,752 50 2,212 183 91 131
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,724 2,333 0 1,287 0 59 45
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,695 2,419 50 925 183 32 86
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,360 2,821 0 1,006 0 416 117
      Social sciences 7,201 3,881 81 2,509 0 556 174
        Anthropology 898 295 50 550 0 3 0
        Economics 3,510 2,221 0 763 0 416 110
        Political science and government 481 49 0 427 0 5 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,653 1,238 31 254 0 96 34
        Social sciences nec 659 78 0 515 0 36 30
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,254 4,453 157 2,964 78 1,560 42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3,500 2,182 0 939 57 322 0
      Chemical engineering 5,754 2,271 157 2,025 21 1,238 42
      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 15,306 287 144 14,220 0 440 215
      Business management and business administration 96 0 0 80 0 16 0
      Communication and communications technologies 483 46 95 316 0 26 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,136 0 0 859 0 256 21
      Law 4,895 0 0 4,885 0 10 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,160 0 49 1,063 0 48 0
      Non-S&E nec 7,536 241 0 7,017 0 84 194

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 159,185 152,468 127,544 113,819 107,290 104,219 102,201 93,970 89,087 84,166
  DOD 5,098 4,515 3,902 5,196 4,274 3,849 4,702 4,924 2,506 2,879
  DOE 1,616 1,202 1,639 509 774 908 1,043 2,425 1,616 767
  HHS 130,442 128,199 106,598 95,521 88,504 87,609 85,256 75,512 74,098 70,644
  NASA 525 793 332 170 84 2,093 0 318 63 112
  NSF 11,243 9,465 6,497 5,047 5,614 3,396 6,676 5,638 6,359 6,145
  USDA 1,694 862 462 63 47 6 0 1 21 49
  Other 8,567 7,432 8,114 7,313 7,993 6,358 4,524 5,152 4,424 3,570

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,523 269 1,254 .
2018 1,328 265 1,063 .

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
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 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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