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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
2022 244 64.6 680 291 67.7 890
2021 216 69.2 691 171 71.1 583 293 68.1 907
2020 191 73 697 263 71.6 915
2019 178 74.8 696 165 72.4 589 240 74.1 913
2018 155 78.1 698 232 74.8 910
2017 131 81.2 684 165 71.7 575 210 76.9 897
2016 122 82.8 697 186 79.5 895
2015 117 83.4 693 164 71.6 570 177 80.6 897
2014 109 84.4 688 162 82 887
2013 107 81.1 555 213 64.2 588 169 81.2 884
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 485 525 613 706 849 1,039 1,303 1,361 1,386 1,413
    Male 260 296 342 406 489 625 805 839 831 841
    Female 225 229 271 300 360 414 498 522 555 572
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 256 289 322 347 387 432 566 627 660 703
    Hispanic or Latino 10 16 15 18 16 20 20 18 20 13
    Not Hispanic or Latino 236 270 304 322 363 406 543 605 631 679
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
      Asian 14 16 16 23 26 29 23 32 25 24
      Black or African American 15 16 16 18 23 27 43 55 66 74
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      White 198 229 258 272 304 339 472 508 531 575
      More than one race 9 9 13 9 10 11 4 6 7 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 3 3 7 8 6 3 4 9 11
  Temporary visa holders 229 236 291 359 462 607 737 734 726 710
  Science and engineering 424 463 543 638 764 955 1,124 1,177 1,201 1,189
    Science 271 286 324 369 442 544 645 687 730 715
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47 47 59 54 48 57 64 61 51 58
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 19 30
      Computer and information sciences 27 14 15 16 22 41 40 44 61 61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 7 7 3 4 9 36 44 34 31
      Mathematics and statistics 7 9 10 17 29 32 43 49 59 47
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 59 66 66 61 59 71 68 67 69 71
      Physical sciences 100 115 137 167 217 262 289 279 272 250
      Social sciences 25 28 30 51 63 72 90 127 153 163
    Engineering 153 177 219 269 322 411 479 490 471 474
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 5 5 12 25 25 39 28 30 30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 56 53 82 105 136 174 70 87 98 89
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 16 29 41 36 54 75 78 62 84
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 15 17 26 41 64 79 75 60 56
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 37 20 37 60 81 91 92 87 86 98
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 135 135 117
      Other engineering 27 68 49 25 3 3 0 0 0 0
    Health 61 62 70 68 85 84 179 184 185 224
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 7 3 4
      Other health 61 62 70 66 82 81 175 177 182 220

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 186 200 226 248 271 252 295 277 307 345
    Male 106 107 139 141 143 130 119 120 137 190
    Female 80 93 87 107 128 122 176 157 170 155
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 151 165 174 185 212 184 249 243 269 300
    Hispanic or Latino 6 6 6 3 6 4 6 2 2 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 140 154 160 177 199 169 241 238 258 287
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
      Asian 11 11 12 10 9 8 4 7 7 13
      Black or African American 5 9 14 11 13 14 21 23 26 48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      White 120 128 129 145 171 142 214 197 223 215
      More than one race 4 6 5 10 6 5 2 9 1 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 5 8 5 7 11 2 3 9 8
  Temporary visa holders 35 35 52 63 59 68 46 34 38 45
  Science and engineering 152 164 201 217 228 212 198 196 221 289
    Science 96 95 116 126 133 127 118 125 142 185
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 16 19 7 8 3 2 3 5 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 22 35
      Computer and information sciences 17 14 9 7 17 25 6 5 12 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 5 7 13 18 11 12 7 7 11 26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 27 26 18 31 41 42 29 24 19 15
      Physical sciences 23 17 40 43 31 22 13 18 14 13
      Social sciences 13 14 16 20 24 21 55 62 59 81
    Engineering 56 69 85 91 95 85 80 71 79 104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 16 18 22 28 22 9 7 8 10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 11 15 15 17 16 18 20 22 26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 10 14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 21 28 37 32 28 32 28 24 22 35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13 16 18
      Other engineering 4 7 9 12 10 7 0 0 0 0
    Health 34 36 25 31 43 40 97 81 86 56
      Clinical medicine 0 0 1 5 8 6 8 11 7 8
      Other health 34 36 24 26 35 34 89 70 79 48

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 78 90 64 136 188 130 140 130 185 158 0
  Science and engineering 78 90 64 136 187 129 129 118 162 153 0
    Science 39 54 29 68 84 52 56 26 40 42 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 8 5 8 10 7 3 3 8 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 35 43 23 60 72 40 45 14 19 30 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 4 5 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
    Engineering 39 36 35 68 103 77 73 92 122 111 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 2 2 6 10 9 1 1 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 14 8 11 27 45 26 17 27 45 41 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 1 7 7 8 9 15 18 24 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 3 3 5 14 14 21 18 17 9 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 2 6 14 27 19 9 9 18 12 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 22 23 25 0
      Other engineering 10 20 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 12 23 5 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 12 23 5 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 485 525 613 706 849 1,039 1,303 1,361 1,386 1,413
  Fellowships 0 6 1 2 1 4 32 38 14 17
    Federal 0 2 1 2 1 2 13 13 11 7
    Institutional 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 1 9
  Research assistantships 141 162 132 207 277 339 417 389 409 393
    Federal 76 84 46 113 165 121 123 112 151 150
    Institutional 37 23 59 50 78 144 216 214 201 162
    Nonfederal 28 55 27 44 34 74 78 63 57 81
  Teaching assistantships 193 199 229 271 266 349 456 470 479 482
    Federal 2 4 13 21 22 7 2 3 10 0
    Institutional 181 181 204 250 244 338 451 463 469 479
    Nonfederal 10 14 12 0 0 4 3 4 0 3
  Other types of support 151 158 251 226 305 347 398 464 484 521
    Federal 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 13 1
    Institutional 10 12 20 3 3 8 25 32 78 79
    Nonfederal 1 2 1 0 0 1 38 30 16 8
    Personal resources 140 144 226 223 302 338 333 400 377 433

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 7 10 12 22 22 32 48 60 42 38
    Science 4 6 8 11 10 14 20 32 19 17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 3 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 5 7 8 8 14 20 27 16 15
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 4 11 12 18 28 28 23 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 2 10 12 13 16 12 11 7
      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 3 4 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 2 0 0 5 6 6 6 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 6
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 2 6 6 10 4 5 7 17 17 12
  Science and engineering 2 6 6 10 4 5 7 17 17 12
    Science 2 4 6 8 3 3 4 13 8 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 3 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 3 5 5 1 3 4 8 5 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 4 9 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 5 4
      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 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 19,943 17,340 23,496 30,020 32,582 41,326 58,817 58,512 69,528 69,640
    Science 11,891 9,033 11,250 12,440 12,911 15,524 16,042 24,194 26,597 25,947
      Computer and information sciences 44 32 1 7 32 341 207 240 117 79
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 659 467 285 192 187 244 481 609 501 493
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 659 467 285 192 187 244 481 584 483 453
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 18 40
      Life sciences 1,587 1,390 1,882 1,928 1,633 1,611 1,927 3,120 2,576 2,631
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,303 1,180 1,699 1,915 1,623 1,175 1,541 2,042 2,086 1,794
        Health sciences 284 210 183 13 10 436 386 0 0 3
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,078 490 834
      Mathematics and statistics 191 161 82 178 210 533 249 482 429 493
      Physical sciences 8,690 6,703 8,576 9,643 10,305 11,144 11,686 17,406 20,889 20,338
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 8,686 6,703 8,576 9,571 10,295 11,100 11,618 17,346 20,778 20,276
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4 0 0 72 10 44 68 60 111 62
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 581 226 328 338 283 877 889 1,353 1,226 967
      Social sciences 139 54 95 154 261 653 431 984 859 946
        Anthropology 71 12 28 126 93 26 123 0 0 0
        Economics 29 18 8 0 9 11 5 637 187 18
        Political science and government 31 0 49 5 28 289 167 129 358 272
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 7 5 23 96 96 111 184 269 625
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 8 17 5 0 35 231 25 34 45 31
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 1 0 0 121 172 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,558 7,714 11,345 16,650 18,878 24,042 41,309 29,895 37,673 36,384
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 768 811 1,151 1,211 1,172 1,970 2,594 1,903 1,506 1,196
      Chemical engineering 1,613 1,355 4,381 5,103 5,816 7,637 11,709 10,855 13,447 12,861
      Civil engineering 1,268 1,119 1,487 5,322 3,032 3,726 4,396 5,527 6,436 6,936
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 703 320 931 1,906 2,122 3,243 3,780 2,827 3,188 2,562
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,886 3,728 3,142 2,977 3,337 3,438 4,958 5,374 5,614 5,508
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 305 381 253 131 3,399 4,028 13,872 3,409 7,482 7,321
    Non-S&E 494 593 901 930 793 1,760 1,466 4,423 5,258 7,309
      Business management and business administration 126 147 165 201 130 289 552 726 426 460
      Communication and communications technologies 40 73 15 6 0 76 0 25 102 49
      Education 46 128 244 218 217 549 200 442 638 633
      Humanities 181 180 89 198 180 233 202 189 476 155
      Law 15 2 132 138 73 168 3 6 9 19
      Social work 0 0 0 56 2 175 11 73 30 25
      Visual and performing arts 51 63 256 86 154 211 139 167 176 274
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 35 0 0 27 37 59 359 2,795 3,401 5,694

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: 2022
(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 19,943 11,036 160 5,608 2,102 893 144
    Science 11,891 6,383 98 3,505 1,085 718 102
      Computer and information sciences 44 43 0 1 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 659 554 0 104 0 1 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 659 554 0 104 0 1 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,587 851 16 435 170 99 16
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,303 655 0 429 170 49 0
        Health sciences 284 196 16 6 0 50 16
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 191 91 0 81 0 19 0
      Physical sciences 8,690 4,811 56 2,565 825 381 52
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 8,686 4,811 56 2,564 822 381 52
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4 0 0 1 3 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 581 29 26 232 90 201 3
      Social sciences 139 4 0 87 0 17 31
        Anthropology 71 4 0 66 0 1 0
        Economics 29 0 0 13 0 16 0
        Political science and government 31 0 0 0 0 0 31
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,558 4,632 62 1,723 998 143 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 768 689 0 61 6 12 0
      Chemical engineering 1,613 897 0 447 209 60 0
      Civil engineering 1,268 665 62 353 118 70 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 703 262 0 206 235 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,886 2,109 0 459 317 1 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 305 10 0 182 113 0 0
    Non-S&E 494 21 0 380 19 32 42
      Business management and business administration 126 1 0 92 0 0 33
      Communication and communications technologies 40 0 0 40 0 0 0
      Education 46 18 0 13 15 0 0
      Humanities 181 0 0 168 0 13 0
      Law 15 0 0 6 0 0 9
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 51 2 0 26 4 19 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 35 0 0 35 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 11,036 9,024 10,574 11,796 12,470 16,395 25,433 14,676 20,263 19,658
  DOD 1,554 1,265 2,779 2,376 3,153 4,342 13,174 4,195 7,931 7,429
  DOE 1,061 399 405 757 619 270 582 598 1,015 1,094
  HHS 1,722 1,525 1,359 1,006 1,049 1,827 1,826 1,437 1,968 1,811
  NASA 1,235 793 687 721 566 663 879 834 1,337 1,861
  NSF 4,580 4,107 4,671 5,203 5,614 6,737 6,687 5,752 5,502 4,623
  USDA 1 16 3 0 0 0 0 109 0 227
  Other 883 919 670 1,733 1,469 2,556 2,285 1,751 2,510 2,613

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 865 129 736 .
2018 874 117 757 .
2017 1,099 170 929 .
2016 1,240 149 1,091 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 1,160 1,158 1,080 1,033 859
    Agricultural sciences 57 57 51 44 42
    Biological and biomedical sciences 589 589 562 546 544
    Computer and information sciences 62 62 48 43 28
    Engineering 284 284 275 256 163
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15 15 14 14 8
    Health sciences 19 19 20 14 3
    Mathematics and statistics 5 4 4 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 48 48 4 3 .
    Physical sciences 40 40 62 58 56
    Psychology 6 6 8 7 7
    Social sciences 18 16 15 29 3
    Other 16 16 16 15 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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 164,700 . . . .
    Engineering 64,700 . . . .
    Health sciences 90,000 . . . .
    Physical sciences 10,000 . . . .

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 30,000 3,758 3,850 6,369 5,096
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 500 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1,837 1,674 0 696
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 385 0
    Engineering 16,000 626 865 5,334 4,400
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14,000 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 1,295 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 364 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 650 0
    Social sciences 0 0 448 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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