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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 248 61.2 631 294 68.6 925
2023 247 64.1 679 300 67.5 911 172 71.8 602
2022 244 64.6 680 292 68 900
2021 216 69.2 691 294 68 908 171 71.1 583
2020 191 73 698 263 71.6 916
2019 178 74.8 697 240 74.1 914 165 72.4 589
2018 155 78.2 700 232 74.9 911
2017 131 81.2 684 210 76.9 898 165 71.7 575
2016 122 82.8 697 186 79.5 896
2015 117 83.4 693 177 80.6 898 164 71.6 570
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

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 255 252 256 289 322 347 387 432 566 627
    Hispanic or Latino 10 8 10 16 15 18 16 20 20 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 215 229 236 270 304 322 363 406 543 605
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
      Asian 10 11 14 16 16 23 26 29 23 32
      Black or African American 18 15 15 16 16 18 23 27 43 55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      White 180 195 198 229 258 272 304 339 472 508
      More than one race 7 8 9 9 13 9 10 11 4 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 30 15 10 3 3 7 8 6 3 4
  Temporary visa holders 224 234 229 236 291 359 462 607 737 734
  Science and engineering 403 415 424 463 543 638 764 955 1,124 1,177
    Science 240 256 271 286 324 369 442 544 645 687
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 33 46 47 47 59 54 48 57 64 61
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
      Computer and information sciences 32 35 27 14 15 16 22 41 40 44
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 4 6 7 7 3 4 9 36 44
      Mathematics and statistics 15 6 7 9 10 17 29 32 43 49
      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 84 85 100 115 137 167 217 262 289 279
      Psychology 49 54 59 66 66 61 59 71 68 67
      Social sciences 21 26 25 28 30 51 63 72 90 127
    Engineering 163 159 153 177 219 269 322 411 479 490
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 14 17 9 5 5 12 25 25 39 28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 59 58 56 53 82 105 136 174 70 87
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16 21 17 16 29 41 36 54 75 78
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 10 7 15 17 26 41 64 79 75
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 52 41 37 20 37 60 81 91 92 87
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 135
      Other engineering 0 12 27 68 49 25 3 3 0 0
    Health 76 71 61 62 70 68 85 84 179 184
      Clinical medicine 8 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 7
      Other health 68 68 61 62 70 66 82 81 175 177

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 123 140 151 165 174 185 212 184 249 243
    Hispanic or Latino 5 3 6 6 6 3 6 4 6 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 107 123 140 154 160 177 199 169 241 238
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
      Asian 10 12 11 11 12 10 9 8 4 7
      Black or African American 7 4 5 9 14 11 13 14 21 23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 87 102 120 128 129 145 171 142 214 197
      More than one race 3 5 4 6 5 10 6 5 2 9
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 14 5 5 8 5 7 11 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 28 28 35 35 52 63 59 68 46 34
  Science and engineering 125 138 152 164 201 217 228 212 198 196
    Science 83 88 96 95 116 126 133 127 118 125
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 10 10 16 19 7 8 3 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
      Computer and information sciences 15 13 17 14 9 7 17 25 6 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 5 7 13 18 11 12 7 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 17 16 23 17 40 43 31 22 13 18
      Psychology 25 32 27 26 18 31 41 42 29 24
      Social sciences 9 14 13 14 16 20 24 21 55 62
    Engineering 42 50 56 69 85 91 95 85 80 71
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 3 1 1 4 5 2 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 8 12 16 18 22 28 22 9 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 5 8 11 15 15 17 16 18 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 5 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 23 25 21 28 37 32 28 32 28 24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13
      Other engineering 0 2 4 7 9 12 10 7 0 0
    Health 26 30 34 36 25 31 43 40 97 81
      Clinical medicine 3 0 0 0 1 5 8 6 8 11
      Other health 23 30 34 36 24 26 35 34 89 70

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 65 66 78 90 64 136 188 130 140 130
  Science and engineering 65 66 78 90 64 136 187 129 129 118
    Science 29 28 39 54 29 68 84 52 56 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 2 8 5 8 10 7 3 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      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 23 24 35 43 23 60 72 40 45 14
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 36 38 39 36 35 68 103 77 73 92
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 9 6 2 2 6 10 9 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 14 14 8 11 27 45 26 17 27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 2 1 1 7 7 8 9 15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 0 1 3 3 5 14 14 21 18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 12 7 6 2 6 14 27 19 9 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 22
      Other engineering 0 5 10 20 12 9 0 1 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 12
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 12

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 479 486 485 525 613 706 849 1,039 1,303 1,361
  Fellowships 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 4 32 38
    Federal 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 13 13
    Institutional 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23
  Research assistantships 138 126 141 162 132 207 277 339 417 389
    Federal 63 65 76 84 46 113 165 121 123 112
    Institutional 44 38 37 23 59 50 78 144 216 214
    Nonfederal 31 23 28 55 27 44 34 74 78 63
  Teaching assistantships 181 187 193 199 229 271 266 349 456 470
    Federal 2 1 2 4 13 21 22 7 2 3
    Institutional 176 182 181 181 204 250 244 338 451 463
    Nonfederal 3 4 10 14 12 0 0 4 3 4
  Other types of support 160 173 151 158 251 226 305 347 398 464
    Federal 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2
    Institutional 9 27 10 12 20 3 3 8 25 32
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 38 30
    Personal resources 151 146 140 144 226 223 302 338 333 400

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 8 11 7 10 12 22 22 32 48 60
    Science 3 3 4 6 8 11 10 14 20 32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3
      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, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 1 0 3 5 7 8 8 14 20 27
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 8 3 4 4 11 12 18 28 28
      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 5 4 0 0 2 10 12 13 16 12
      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 3 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 5 6 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 6 7 2 6 6 10 4 5 7 17
  Science and engineering 6 7 2 6 6 10 4 5 7 17
    Science 3 3 2 4 6 8 3 3 4 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3
      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, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 1 0 1 3 5 5 1 3 4 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 4
      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 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 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 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2
      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 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 24,568 21,525 19,943 17,340 23,496 30,020 32,582 41,326 58,817 58,512
    Science 13,241 11,927 11,891 9,033 11,250 12,440 12,911 15,524 16,042 24,194
      Computer and information sciences 83 132 44 32 1 7 32 341 207 240
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 269 261 659 467 285 192 187 244 481 609
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 269 261 659 467 285 192 187 244 481 584
        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 25
      Life sciences 2,351 1,185 1,587 1,390 1,882 1,928 1,633 1,611 1,927 3,120
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,627 1,022 1,303 1,180 1,699 1,915 1,623 1,175 1,541 2,042
        Health sciences 340 151 284 210 183 13 10 436 386 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 384 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,078
      Mathematics and statistics 47 78 191 161 82 178 210 533 249 482
      Physical sciences 9,923 9,555 8,690 6,703 8,576 9,643 10,305 11,144 11,686 17,406
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,823 9,524 8,686 6,703 8,576 9,571 10,295 11,100 11,618 17,346
        Materials science 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 100 1 4 0 0 72 10 44 68 60
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 329 435 581 226 328 338 283 877 889 1,353
      Social sciences 239 131 139 54 95 154 261 653 431 984
        Anthropology 27 10 71 12 28 126 93 26 123 0
        Economics 1 51 29 18 8 0 9 11 5 637
        Political science and government 197 69 31 0 49 5 28 289 167 129
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 14 1 0 7 5 23 96 96 111 184
        Social sciences nec 0 0 8 17 5 0 35 231 25 34
      Sciences nec 0 150 0 0 1 0 0 121 172 0
    Engineering 10,504 8,851 7,558 7,714 11,345 16,650 18,878 24,042 41,309 29,895
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,563 840 768 811 1,151 1,211 1,172 1,970 2,594 1,903
      Chemical engineering 2,015 1,737 1,613 1,355 4,381 5,103 5,816 7,637 11,709 10,855
      Civil engineering 1,521 1,456 1,268 1,119 1,487 5,322 3,032 3,726 4,396 5,527
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,051 838 703 320 931 1,906 2,122 3,243 3,780 2,827
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,285 3,951 2,886 3,728 3,142 2,977 3,337 3,438 4,958 5,374
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 69 22 305 381 253 131 3,399 4,028 13,872 3,409
    Non-S&E 823 747 494 593 901 930 793 1,760 1,466 4,423
      Business management and business administration 120 111 126 147 165 201 130 289 552 726
      Communication and communications technologies 21 47 40 73 15 6 0 76 0 25
      Education 0 59 46 128 244 218 217 549 200 442
      Humanities 118 105 181 180 89 198 180 233 202 189
      Law 158 192 15 2 132 138 73 168 3 6
      Social work 21 49 0 0 0 56 2 175 11 73
      Visual and performing arts 129 77 51 63 256 86 154 211 139 167
      Non-S&E nec 256 107 35 0 0 27 37 59 359 2,795

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 24,568 12,910 368 8,480 1,900 788 122
    Science 13,241 7,053 100 4,538 835 654 61
      Computer and information sciences 83 80 0 3 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 269 151 1 102 15 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 269 151 1 102 15 0 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 2,351 1,253 15 920 70 66 27
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,627 1,175 0 377 70 0 5
        Health sciences 340 78 15 159 0 66 22
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 384 0 0 384 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 47 18 12 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9,923 5,511 0 3,188 686 505 33
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,823 5,511 0 3,188 586 505 33
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 100 0 0 0 100 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 329 40 72 92 64 60 1
      Social sciences 239 0 0 216 0 23 0
        Anthropology 27 0 0 10 0 17 0
        Economics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Political science and government 197 0 0 191 0 6 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10,504 5,678 163 3,452 1,065 133 13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,563 1,210 4 348 0 1 0
      Chemical engineering 2,015 682 0 900 315 109 9
      Civil engineering 1,521 875 105 445 96 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,051 428 54 446 116 5 2
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,285 2,483 0 1,244 538 18 2
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 69 0 0 69 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 823 179 105 490 0 1 48
      Business management and business administration 120 89 0 31 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 21 0 1 0 0 0 20
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 118 0 0 111 0 0 7
      Law 158 0 0 137 0 0 21
      Social work 21 0 0 21 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 129 0 91 38 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 256 90 13 152 0 1 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 12,910 10,709 11,036 9,024 10,574 11,796 12,470 16,395 25,433 14,676
  DOD 2,241 1,988 1,554 1,265 2,779 2,376 3,153 4,342 13,174 4,195
  DOE 763 1,335 1,061 399 405 757 619 270 582 598
  HHS 1,484 879 1,722 1,525 1,359 1,006 1,049 1,827 1,826 1,437
  NASA 1,841 1,364 1,235 793 687 721 566 663 879 834
  NSF 5,440 4,369 4,580 4,107 4,671 5,203 5,614 6,737 6,687 5,752
  USDA 0 1 1 16 3 0 0 0 0 109
  Other 1,141 773 883 919 670 1,733 1,469 2,556 2,285 1,751

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 865 129 736 .
2018 874 117 757 .

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 1,409 1,160 1,158 1,080 1,033
    Agricultural sciences 50 57 57 51 44
    Biological and biomedical sciences 564 589 589 562 546
    Computer and information sciences 86 62 62 48 43
    Engineering 362 284 284 275 256
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 42 15 15 14 14
    Health sciences 31 19 19 20 14
    Mathematics and statistics 4 5 4 4 3
    Natural resources and conservation 96 48 48 4 3
    Physical sciences 59 40 40 62 58
    Psychology 18 6 6 8 7
    Social sciences 52 18 16 15 29
    Other 43 16 16 16 15

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 325,000 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 170,000 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 65,000 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 90,000 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 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

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 2,841 34,169 3,758 3,850 6,369
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 500 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,538 6,048 1,837 1,674 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 1,126 0 0 385
    Engineering 303 352 626 865 5,334
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 14,828 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 1,236 1,295 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 8,000 0 364 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 650
    Social sciences 0 2,213 0 448 0
    Other 0 365 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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