U. Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa

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 97 79.2 459 134 80.6 679 180 70.5 602 142 84.7 914
2022 102 78.1 457 131 81 680 145 84.1 900
2021 107 76.5 447 123 82.5 691 187 68.4 583 150 83.7 908
2020 110 76 450 119 83.2 698 166 82.2 916
2019 110 75.8 447 129 81.8 697 190 68.2 589 168 81.9 914
2018 105 75.9 428 136 80.9 700 172 81.4 911
2017 97 77.6 425 141 79.7 684 197 66.2 575 179 80.4 898
2016 97 77.8 430 142 79.9 697 178 80.4 896
2015 99 77.2 426 134 81 693 199 65.6 570 181 80.1 898
2014 108 74.8 422 144 79.4 688 188 79.2 889
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 203 193 152 157 171 182 199 197 189 167
  Science and engineering 151 114 83 94 100 97 116 113 108 88
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 1 . . 1 1 . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 12 5 6 3 8 7 10 13 12 8
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 4 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 2 3 1 3 . . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 . 1 . . 3 4 4 4 2
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . . . 1 1 1 2
      Molecular biology 2 . . . . 1 1 2 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . 2 2 . 1 1 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 2 . . 1 . 1 1 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 8 4 4 3 4 5 5 9 5 5
      Computer science 6 4 2 2 3 5 5 9 5 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 . 2 1 1 . . . . .
    Engineering 50 42 29 30 34 35 29 31 28 26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 5 4 3 2 4 2 . 4 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 3 2 2 2 . 1 5 3 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 6 8 4 5 4 9 7 3 4 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 10 7 7 6 8 6 5 4 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 12 3 4 9 13 7 6 10 8 9
      Mechanical engineering 11 10 8 3 7 6 5 7 5 3
      Engineering, other 2 1 . . . 1 2 . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 4 1 6 1 2 3 2 3 3
      Geological sciences 2 2 1 4 . 2 3 1 3 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 2 . 2 1 . . 1 . .
    Health sciences 7 6 5 2 1 2 9 5 8 6
      Public health 1 5 2 . . . 1 1 4 .
      Health sciences, other 6 1 3 2 1 2 8 4 4 6
    Mathematics and statistics 6 8 5 4 8 5 10 8 6 6
      Applied mathematics . 2 2 1 4 4 4 1 4 2
      Mathematics . . . 1 1 . 3 3 2 3
      Statistics 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 3 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 1
    Physical sciences 26 20 12 14 10 14 19 19 15 14
      Astronomy and astrophysics 5 1 . . 1 1 1 . 1 2
      Chemistry 18 10 11 9 7 9 12 13 11 10
      Physics 3 9 1 5 2 4 6 6 3 2
    Psychology 25 13 11 16 23 17 19 18 20 12
      Clinical psychology 9 4 6 11 11 5 12 9 13 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 1 1 . 1 2 . 1 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology 10 7 3 5 9 7 5 6 6 5
      Psychology, other 3 1 1 . 2 3 2 2 . 1
    Social sciences 10 11 10 16 10 9 12 8 11 8
      Anthropology 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
      Economics 4 2 2 9 4 1 3 5 3 5
      Political science and government 1 5 3 2 4 4 6 1 5 2
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other 4 2 5 4 . 2 2 . . .
  Non-science and engineering 52 79 69 63 71 85 83 84 81 79
    Business 12 12 10 9 9 10 13 23 15 16
      Business 12 12 10 9 9 10 13 23 15 16
    Education 18 35 33 25 46 40 35 33 36 38
      Education leadership and administration . 4 4 4 5 5 10 3 7 4
      Education research 16 25 24 14 30 26 12 23 24 22
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 5 5 6 10 9 13 7 5 12
      Education, other 1 1 . 1 1 . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 7 8 10 16 6 21 14 22 9 12
      Letters 3 2 5 10 1 8 4 8 1 3
      Foreign languages and literature . 1 1 3 2 3 3 6 3 5
      History 4 2 3 1 2 6 5 4 4 4
      Music and performing arts . 3 1 . 1 1 2 . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 2 . 3 . 4 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 15 24 16 13 10 14 21 6 21 13
      Communication 11 16 9 8 5 8 12 5 16 7
      Public administration and social services 4 6 5 4 3 5 7 1 5 3
      Non-science and engineering, other . 2 2 1 2 1 2 . . 3

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 654 678 609 616 598 531 529 642 668 632
    Female 601 582 640 620 518 459 409 401 460 436
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 740 788 858 862 742 661 611 668 764 718
    Hispanic or Latino 45 39 44 38 38 32 30 13 15 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 682 737 801 815 695 621 574 654 741 697
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 3 3 5 4 2 2 3 3 1
      Asian 21 20 21 20 18 18 14 30 12 13
      Black or African American 75 86 94 101 70 58 64 44 63 54
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2
      White 552 602 648 657 580 521 479 573 659 625
      More than one race 28 26 35 32 23 22 15 1 2 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13 12 13 9 9 8 7 1 8 3
  Temporary visa holders 515 472 391 374 374 329 327 375 364 350
  Science and engineering 1,096 1,099 1,043 1,048 985 875 858 993 1,062 984
    Science 752 743 737 721 674 617 600 668 735 696
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 93 80 97 85 73 63 56 81 78 72
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 70 54 42 49 50 30 26 29 40 38
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 38 44 37 49 45 45 49 52 50 43
      Mathematics and statistics 60 59 53 60 59 59 59 71 66 53
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 36 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 179 188 151 175 171 169 158 136 138 134
      Psychology 143 157 174 157 127 121 125 92 95 98
      Social sciences 133 161 183 146 149 130 127 207 268 258
    Engineering 344 356 306 327 311 258 258 325 327 288
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 38 42 45 55 46 39 41 37 35 20
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 54 50 45 34 36 31 22 19 36 20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 96 89 66 60 63 50 51 61 55 55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 60 66 46 70 60 56 59 63 57 52
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 19
      Mechanical engineering 81 88 89 92 89 71 70 76 69 64
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 15 21 15 16 17 11 15 53 59 58
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 159 161 206 188 131 115 80 50 66 84
      Clinical medicine 75 71 81 66 42 26 0 0 0 0
      Other health 84 90 125 122 89 89 80 50 66 84

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 258 230 301 210 135 141 129 72 65 110
    Female 211 244 297 188 119 133 97 31 25 34
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 432 434 502 375 238 246 193 92 83 123
    Hispanic or Latino 28 29 29 20 18 16 14 2 1 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 394 395 461 348 217 229 178 89 81 116
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 17 12 20 8 4 3 7 4 2 2
      Black or African American 56 55 63 48 26 34 24 1 9 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 309 312 365 285 181 186 144 84 70 107
      More than one race 11 13 13 6 6 6 3 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 10 12 7 3 1 1 1 1 3
  Temporary visa holders 37 40 96 23 16 28 33 11 7 21
  Science and engineering 393 387 483 316 226 257 222 103 90 144
    Science 171 191 241 149 120 148 139 49 43 59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 7 5 2 1 2 3 1 1 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 4 8 4 2 4 9 8 0 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 10 20 7 6 7 11 16 11 17
      Mathematics and statistics 3 4 9 4 3 2 5 2 3 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 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 35 4 4 8 6 2 1 4
      Psychology 104 122 142 110 86 101 75 5 3 2
      Social sciences 21 32 22 18 18 24 30 15 24 17
    Engineering 222 196 242 167 106 109 83 54 47 85
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 121 106 109 104 63 51 43 35 32 29
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 4 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 5 21 8 5 11 12 7 7 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 7 27 5 5 6 5 4 2 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
      Mechanical engineering 83 73 78 48 32 37 21 6 5 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 1
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 76 87 115 82 28 17 4 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 58 65 73 52 19 8 0 0 0 0
      Other health 18 22 42 30 9 9 4 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 321 322 242 265 212 140 133 127 105 158 0
  Science and engineering 311 313 236 261 211 140 133 127 105 158 0
    Science 149 160 103 114 97 64 57 70 57 74 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 13 19 11 8 3 4 19 3 8 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 15 12 13 15 15 10 4 9 6 15 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 8 6 6 10 6 5 2 4 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 45 47 4 5 5 3 2 0 2 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 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 54 62 49 61 46 38 34 21 23 27 0
      Psychology 4 12 10 9 7 4 5 14 16 17 0
      Social sciences 1 6 2 7 6 0 3 5 3 1 0
    Engineering 162 153 133 147 114 76 76 57 48 84 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 15 13 18 17 17 17 7 6 3 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 30 31 25 26 17 9 3 6 0 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 41 28 14 13 6 2 1 4 3 19 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37 34 19 35 33 18 22 16 13 16 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 36 36 47 44 30 21 27 18 19 27 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 9 15 11 11 9 6 6 7 17 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 10 9 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 8 7 5 4 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 1,255 1,260 1,249 1,236 1,116 990 938 1,043 1,128 1,068
  Fellowships 111 117 118 115 145 119 103 99 123 91
    Federal 26 32 28 33 37 15 21 10 12 18
    Institutional 73 68 80 71 94 102 70 79 88 62
    Nonfederal 12 17 10 11 14 2 12 10 23 11
  Research assistantships 404 383 332 336 306 229 228 202 180 206
    Federal 250 243 206 224 173 124 111 98 91 115
    Institutional 95 107 111 88 100 83 89 89 78 68
    Nonfederal 59 33 15 24 33 22 28 15 11 23
  Teaching assistantships 521 473 449 469 456 464 439 498 505 489
    Federal 40 40 2 3 1 1 1 10 0 0
    Institutional 480 433 447 413 451 463 433 488 505 489
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 53 4 0 5 0 0 0
  Other types of support 219 287 350 316 209 178 168 244 320 282
    Federal 5 7 6 5 1 0 0 9 2 25
    Institutional 8 49 15 10 7 10 12 5 13 8
    Nonfederal 1 4 4 3 13 4 6 3 8 4
    Personal resources 205 227 325 298 188 164 150 227 297 245

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 77 56 55 44 45 36 25 34 41 48
    Science 44 34 31 19 26 24 19 31 37 40
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 9 8 4 8 6 0 5 5 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 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 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 15 11 8 11 14 18 24 27 25
      Psychology 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 3
      Social sciences 5 2 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 33 22 24 25 19 12 6 3 4 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 6 6 4 3 2 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 8 9 8 9 5 5 1 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 2 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 3 5 8 4 0 0 0 2 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 2 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 46 43 40 28 21 18 6 14 22 24
  Science and engineering 46 43 40 28 21 18 6 14 22 24
    Science 27 25 21 11 14 14 5 14 19 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 7 7 2 5 4 0 3 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 13 11 7 9 9 5 10 15 12
      Psychology 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Social sciences 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 19 18 19 17 7 4 1 0 3 6
      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 5 3 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 3 5 8 4 0 0 0 2 1
      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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 184,880 163,204 129,509 95,200 83,317 71,992 63,282 62,549 58,234 53,140
    Science 92,834 72,879 55,769 39,241 36,187 35,244 32,769 35,001 34,453 32,548
      Computer and information sciences 18,813 16,400 12,797 12,836 12,482 11,550 12,047 13,443 14,145 11,756
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,822 5,895 4,302 3,062 1,000 895 828 1,597 903 823
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 14,248 2,379 2,847 3,062 996 895 791 1,597 836 823
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,574 3,516 1,455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 4 0 37 0 67 0
      Life sciences 23,853 22,348 14,565 8,985 8,452 7,297 5,668 5,174 5,333 4,886
        Agricultural sciences 11 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,055 7,565 5,585 3,602 3,536 3,790 3,406 3,249 3,343 2,895
        Health sciences 13,736 14,749 8,980 5,383 4,869 3,507 2,262 1,925 1,152 984
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 51 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 838 1,007
      Mathematics and statistics 2,918 2,367 1,174 262 179 43 99 127 200 275
      Physical sciences 11,124 7,524 7,991 6,471 5,815 7,501 6,275 6,841 6,118 6,730
        Astronomy and astrophysics 271 198 133 4 63 41 0 0 174 92
        Chemistry 7,938 4,643 3,853 2,937 3,315 4,382 3,795 4,036 2,851 3,478
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,911 2,683 4,005 3,530 2,437 3,078 2,480 2,805 3,093 3,160
        Physical sciences nec 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,690 5,349 5,384 3,030 2,931 2,889 3,394 3,997 3,887 3,601
      Social sciences 13,350 12,938 9,556 4,595 5,328 5,069 4,458 3,822 3,867 4,446
        Anthropology 792 1,024 597 114 203 203 179 157 0 0
        Economics 3,707 4,077 1,938 643 583 292 282 0 340 944
        Political science and government 898 762 727 73 267 312 304 78 108 148
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,908 2,989 2,367 1,464 1,205 389 472 340 222 125
        Social sciences nec 5,045 4,086 3,927 2,301 3,070 3,873 3,221 3,247 3,197 3,229
      Sciences nec 264 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
    Engineering 51,029 49,885 43,941 33,019 31,845 24,667 19,382 18,394 17,102 15,372
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4,665 4,741 2,139 1,324 1,516 2,182 1,430 1,265 1,264 893
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 49 119 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 6,647 6,263 4,895 2,592 2,388 1,665 1,378 1,477 1,905 2,676
      Civil engineering 15,198 12,969 12,506 9,222 5,748 7,452 4,535 3,894 3,807 2,908
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,299 11,696 10,368 9,242 12,791 5,377 4,426 3,505 3,064 2,809
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 288 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,056 7,166 7,321 5,397 3,806 4,207 3,625 3,094 3,882 2,855
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 6,473 7,043 6,615 4,342 4,124 2,393 2,479 4,761 2,895 2,563
      Engineering nec 691 7 97 851 1,353 1,391 1,508 110 285 668
    Non-S&E 41,017 40,440 29,799 22,940 15,285 12,081 11,131 9,154 6,679 5,220
      Business management and business administration 11,919 12,382 7,702 8,544 6,147 4,198 4,302 4,951 2,442 1,748
      Communication and communications technologies 2,675 2,459 1,117 901 573 1,032 883 861 762 524
      Education 9,731 10,328 8,337 6,622 3,889 3,770 2,969 1,891 1,738 1,581
      Humanities 4,813 3,936 3,783 555 449 413 313 229 484 352
      Law 2,076 1,897 2,333 474 0 0 5 76 108 12
      Social work 4,557 3,975 4,084 3,819 2,966 1,576 1,939 498 513 403
      Visual and performing arts 2,803 3,107 1,309 783 505 747 447 484 629 597
      Non-S&E nec 2,443 2,356 1,134 1,242 756 345 273 164 3 3

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 184,880 86,244 16,660 77,554 1,973 1,753 696
    Science 92,834 44,257 12,309 34,954 570 570 174
      Computer and information sciences 18,813 5,584 9,591 3,595 0 3 40
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16,822 12,947 1,327 2,324 106 102 16
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 14,248 12,945 21 1,058 106 102 16
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,574 2 1,306 1,266 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 23,853 11,858 0 11,487 141 292 75
        Agricultural sciences 11 7 0 4 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,055 4,436 0 5,540 1 62 16
        Health sciences 13,736 7,366 0 5,942 140 230 58
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 51 49 0 1 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 2,918 453 1,019 1,418 0 28 0
      Physical sciences 11,124 7,960 0 3,148 4 12 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 271 271 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,938 5,109 0 2,817 0 12 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,911 2,580 0 327 4 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,690 3,001 13 2,656 0 20 0
      Social sciences 13,350 2,454 359 10,062 319 113 43
        Anthropology 792 270 0 465 0 14 43
        Economics 3,707 0 0 3,707 0 0 0
        Political science and government 898 1 0 883 0 14 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,908 84 183 2,641 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 5,045 2,099 176 2,366 319 85 0
      Sciences nec 264 0 0 264 0 0 0
    Engineering 51,029 32,570 3,216 12,977 1,162 670 434
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4,665 3,291 50 1,324 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 6,647 3,946 20 2,164 325 192 0
      Civil engineering 15,198 8,770 2,872 3,068 96 119 273
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,299 7,380 109 1,985 391 346 88
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,056 4,641 144 2,096 157 0 18
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 6,473 3,896 21 2,308 193 0 55
      Engineering nec 691 646 0 32 0 13 0
    Non-S&E 41,017 9,417 1,135 29,623 241 513 88
      Business management and business administration 11,919 1,114 717 9,954 123 11 0
      Communication and communications technologies 2,675 47 0 2,612 0 14 2
      Education 9,731 4,520 379 4,688 2 142 0
      Humanities 4,813 18 0 4,685 0 51 59
      Law 2,076 0 0 1,876 0 200 0
      Social work 4,557 3,565 20 914 0 45 13
      Visual and performing arts 2,803 0 17 2,762 0 10 14
      Non-S&E nec 2,443 153 2 2,132 116 40 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 86,244 67,986 53,880 43,017 37,916 30,447 27,692 28,425 28,988 26,161
  DOD 13,447 11,677 7,238 6,693 3,428 2,503 2,620 2,954 2,389 2,367
  DOE 5,599 5,613 5,763 4,496 3,893 2,794 2,216 2,493 2,995 2,882
  HHS 17,648 14,699 11,545 7,514 6,158 5,312 6,640 5,317 5,208 4,270
  NASA 1,911 1,619 1,688 1,391 1,463 1,397 1,086 1,108 1,118 881
  NSF 18,364 18,453 13,801 10,698 9,954 10,077 7,548 7,130 6,566 7,399
  USDA 1,613 981 595 558 595 373 390 396 326 475
  Other 27,662 14,944 13,250 11,667 12,425 7,991 7,192 9,027 10,386 7,887

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 1,499 339 1,160 .
2018 1,323 314 1,009 .
2017 1,258 268 990 .

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 401 377 372 323 319
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 109 103 103 88 59
    Computer and information sciences 13 11 10 7 12
    Engineering 124 113 113 103 101
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 19 20 18 17 10
    Health sciences 8 6 3 3 5
    Mathematics and statistics 2 3 3 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 8 8 7 7 7
    Physical sciences 77 78 78 70 94
    Psychology 19 19 19 16 20
    Social sciences 17 13 13 11 11
    Other 4 4 4 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

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 800 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 800 . . . .

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 23,099 15,267 2,206 18,258 15,756
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 933 2,543 881 3,057 0
    Computer and information sciences 1,119 0 0 0 7,857
    Engineering 0 12,118 892 4,797 2,460
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 998 0 0 3,936 798
    Health sciences 1,288 0 433 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 321 0 0 1,765
    Natural resources and conservation 0 285 0 0 381
    Physical sciences 803 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 17,958 0 0 3,875 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 2,592 2,494
    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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