U. Alabama, The, Huntsville

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 257 44.7 459 272 60.4 679 192 68.5 602 148 84.1 914
2022 230 50.3 457 254 63.1 680 143 84.4 900
2021 226 50.1 447 248 64.6 691 189 68 583 145 84.3 908
2020 226 50.4 450 257 63.6 698 150 83.9 916
2019 234 48.3 447 244 65.4 697 188 68.5 589 155 83.3 914
2018 270 37.6 428 229 67.7 700 158 82.9 911
2017 227 47.2 425 224 67.7 684 185 68.3 575 161 82.3 898
2016 252 42.1 430 238 66.3 697 151 83.4 896
2015 239 44.6 426 238 66.1 693 181 68.7 570 153 83.2 898
2014 251 41.2 422 243 65.1 688 153 83 889
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 33 41 40 40 38 25 42 32 33 30
  Science and engineering 33 41 39 40 38 25 42 32 33 30
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 7 4 1 2 4 3 5 5 . 4
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . 1 . 3 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 2 1 . . . 1
      Molecular biology . . . . 1 . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 . 2
    Computer and information sciences 3 6 3 5 . 4 2 3 3 4
      Computer science 2 2 3 5 . 3 2 2 2 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 4 . . . 1 . 1 1 .
    Engineering 14 19 23 21 22 12 24 15 21 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 2 3 1 2 . 1 3 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 . . . 2 2 1 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 7 10 9 11 3 9 5 6 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 2 . 2 . 2 . . 3 1
      Materials and mining engineering 2 2 . . . 1 1 . 2 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 8 6 4 2 4 4 3 6
      Engineering, other 1 . . . 4 1 4 . 3 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 1
    Health sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Nursing science . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 . 1 3 1 1 1 1 .
      Applied mathematics . 1 . 1 3 1 1 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 5 8 8 7 4 3 8 4 6 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 5 4 . . 1 3 . 2 1
      Chemistry 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . 1
      Physics 1 3 4 7 3 2 5 3 4 4
    Psychology . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . . . 1
    Social sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Economics . . . . 1 . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . . .

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 264 277 263 232 252 297 317 334 319 290
    Female 161 177 165 141 140 147 149 141 131 135
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 239 275 301 245 221 244 226 222 223 225
    Hispanic or Latino 11 13 11 7 5 3 4 7 4 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 219 252 271 208 203 233 221 207 211 214
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 2 0 1 3 3 5 4 3
      Asian 11 12 10 9 9 11 14 13 15 9
      Black or African American 16 19 26 16 14 15 14 17 23 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
      White 184 214 229 179 173 200 187 168 168 182
      More than one race 7 5 3 2 2 4 3 4 1 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 10 19 30 13 8 1 8 8 6
  Temporary visa holders 186 179 127 128 171 200 240 253 227 200
  Science and engineering 423 451 421 365 384 444 466 475 450 425
    Science 270 300 255 219 220 256 263 278 256 245
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 38 43 39 41 37 43 38 36 39 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 98 97 59 49 58 88 106 120 97 69
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 13 15 39 41 35 45 42 41 41
      Mathematics and statistics 7 9 12 12 15 18 14 10 15 15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 10 9 7 7 9 11 10
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 93 104 97 49 51 51 45 46 43 53
      Psychology 26 34 33 19 9 14 8 10 7 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 9
    Engineering 153 151 166 146 164 188 203 197 194 180
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 52 60 71 46 45 47 37 24 28 30
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 10 10 7 11 13 12 13 14 14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 20 20 31 36 39 32 72 61 60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 19 19 14
      Mechanical engineering 11 10 7 18 16 15 20 52 53 47
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5
      Other engineering 56 46 54 39 51 69 97 10 13 7
  Health 2 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 2 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 483 460 458 393 383 369 363 393 390 404
    Female 141 157 152 123 102 92 90 116 115 117
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 605 606 595 501 471 432 416 473 487 499
    Hispanic or Latino 23 22 21 17 10 14 12 12 12 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 541 534 498 430 422 398 392 437 455 473
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 4 6 4 3 5 5 4 3 7
      Asian 27 20 22 18 24 19 14 16 15 19
      Black or African American 33 38 42 26 30 28 28 37 33 28
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 5 5 6 5 0 0 1 0 0
      White 460 461 419 371 358 342 340 377 396 412
      More than one race 15 6 4 5 2 4 5 2 8 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 41 50 76 54 39 20 12 24 20 18
  Temporary visa holders 19 11 15 15 14 29 37 36 18 22
  Science and engineering 614 603 604 513 485 461 453 509 505 521
    Science 186 157 162 166 165 170 158 187 180 170
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 10 10 10 7 12 9 11 13 22
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 95 92 100 98 106 111 100 123 92 87
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 2 3 11 8 10 9 7 9 14
      Mathematics and statistics 18 11 12 17 14 12 14 15 14 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 5 2 7 4 1 5 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 37 28 24 13 16 15 17 16 20 13
      Psychology 18 14 13 12 12 3 5 5 9 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18 11
    Engineering 428 446 442 347 320 291 295 322 325 351
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 95 100 92 73 55 46 32 29 38 42
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 2 5 5 2 4 4 12 9 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 51 49 57 53 55 42 49 131 124 119
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 34 35 20 15 14 17 21 90 91 108
      Mechanical engineering 10 10 11 14 18 21 20 47 50 60
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4
      Other engineering 235 250 257 187 176 161 169 4 4 3
  Health 10 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 10 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 109 4 5 9 20 31 50 71 84 76
  Science and engineering 109 4 5 9 20 31 50 71 84 76
    Science 75 3 3 5 12 21 35 49 52 52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 20 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 5 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 1 1 2 8 13 19 21 23 25
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 4
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 43 2 2 2 4 7 10 13 17 15
      Psychology 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 34 1 2 4 8 10 15 22 32 24
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 22 0 1 2 2 2 4 5 3 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 2
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 1 2 2 6 8 11 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 0 0 0 3 5 5 4 6 5
  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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 425 454 428 373 392 444 466 475 450 425
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 180 195 163 162 160 153 167 152 150 126
    Federal 109 4 5 9 20 31 50 71 84 76
    Institutional 42 191 158 151 132 113 99 62 43 37
    Nonfederal 29 0 0 2 8 9 18 19 23 13
  Teaching assistantships 141 124 136 122 137 130 141 129 123 132
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 141 124 136 122 137 130 141 129 123 125
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
  Other types of support 104 135 129 89 95 161 158 194 177 167
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 2 1 2 1 5 2 3 4 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 104 133 128 87 94 156 156 191 173 160

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 23 21 20 19 13 15 14 15 13 19
    Science 19 19 18 16 12 14 13 14 13 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
      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 4
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 19 17 15 11 13 12 14 13 9
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 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 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 1 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 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 19 19 18 16 11 12 12 11 13 12
  Science and engineering 19 19 18 16 11 12 12 11 13 12
    Science 16 18 17 15 10 12 11 10 13 12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 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 4
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 16 18 17 15 10 12 11 10 13 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 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 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 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 163,428 169,532 149,792 131,648 109,744 99,405 94,376 96,865 88,439 89,325
    Science 98,336 106,668 86,380 73,124 64,091 60,414 56,837 56,398 49,025 44,329
      Computer and information sciences 47,962 60,893 48,967 36,636 29,177 26,973 27,191 27,819 24,366 22,533
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 24,941 23,111 17,960 17,304 16,001 12,552 13,866 13,440 11,781 11,382
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 22,060 21,336 17,546 16,483 15,586 12,388 13,704 13,164 11,608 11,198
        Geological and earth sciences 2,767 1,540 399 664 327 144 162 276 173 179
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 114 207 15 157 88 20 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Life sciences 3,100 2,695 2,620 3,170 2,815 2,528 1,864 2,004 1,307 1,438
        Agricultural sciences 23 24 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,982 1,508 1,411 2,046 1,928 1,712 1,107 1,285 1,037 1,200
        Health sciences 1,091 1,159 1,179 1,122 887 108 98 9 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 4 4 21 0 0 708 659 710 269 238
      Mathematics and statistics 775 655 709 726 627 500 512 596 540 408
      Physical sciences 19,243 17,852 15,071 13,353 12,963 14,459 10,415 9,888 9,075 7,808
        Astronomy and astrophysics 15,296 13,777 11,601 10,224 9,766 10,761 6,566 5,487 5,223 4,490
        Chemistry 1,065 1,023 1,165 1,300 1,466 1,648 881 830 999 413
        Materials science 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,839 2,957 2,284 1,767 1,724 1,656 2,743 3,435 2,769 2,493
        Physical sciences nec 21 95 21 62 7 394 225 136 84 412
      Psychology 405 349 233 218 183 175 124 289 267 227
      Social sciences 1,910 1,113 820 1,717 2,325 3,227 2,865 2,362 1,689 533
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,668 773 611 1,501 1,304 2,553 2,370 1,239 747 336
        Political science and government 121 213 60 59 879 534 375 1,011 814 107
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 121 127 149 157 142 140 120 112 128 90
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 55,164 53,958 55,510 51,198 40,733 34,105 32,555 35,151 35,720 41,665
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32,825 32,628 35,286 30,622 22,743 22,335 20,978 23,205 25,122 33,867
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 294 120 151 254 218 30 11 0 10 17
      Chemical engineering 1,969 1,117 1,020 1,031 941 568 1,033 672 623 733
      Civil engineering 3,124 3,469 2,965 3,390 2,182 1,132 1,034 1,027 2,129 456
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,790 6,422 5,092 5,450 6,394 5,107 4,223 3,742 2,565 2,333
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 4,833 4,347 4,568 3,602 3,627 813 769 671 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,772 3,689 5,285 5,612 3,967 3,685 3,505 5,012 4,303 2,848
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 670 754 635 465 374 209 399 436 215 280
      Engineering nec 887 1,412 508 772 287 226 603 386 753 1,131
    Non-S&E 9,928 8,906 7,902 7,326 4,920 4,886 4,984 5,316 3,694 3,331
      Business management and business administration 3,213 2,817 2,530 2,675 2,606 2,931 2,852 3,674 2,241 1,881
      Communication and communications technologies 119 105 126 136 197 173 138 147 122 76
      Education 5,321 4,886 4,231 3,385 1,103 768 982 549 152 473
      Humanities 893 700 559 739 684 671 691 653 867 589
      Law 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
      Visual and performing arts 378 363 405 391 321 343 319 293 312 220
      Non-S&E nec 0 31 51 0 9 0 2 0 0 68

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 163,428 126,040 5,071 30,635 731 689 262
    Science 98,336 82,549 884 14,033 421 258 191
      Computer and information sciences 47,962 43,721 3 3,933 153 152 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 24,941 21,468 812 2,586 35 18 22
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 22,060 18,599 812 2,574 35 18 22
        Geological and earth sciences 2,767 2,755 0 12 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 114 114 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,100 892 12 2,124 0 41 31
        Agricultural sciences 23 23 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,982 823 0 1,139 0 20 0
        Health sciences 1,091 46 8 985 0 21 31
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 775 42 0 555 0 40 138
      Physical sciences 19,243 14,689 17 4,297 233 7 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 15,296 13,290 0 1,999 0 7 0
        Chemistry 1,065 28 1 992 44 0 0
        Materials science 22 0 0 22 0 0 0
        Physics 2,839 1,360 16 1,284 179 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 21 11 0 0 10 0 0
      Psychology 405 157 0 248 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,910 1,580 40 290 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,668 1,541 40 87 0 0 0
        Political science and government 121 39 0 82 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 121 0 0 121 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 55,164 42,694 619 11,063 304 430 54
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 32,825 29,325 0 3,310 177 0 13
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 294 150 0 144 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 1,969 439 7 1,180 12 331 0
      Civil engineering 3,124 2,587 26 490 0 21 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,790 4,097 40 2,530 43 78 2
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 4,833 3,789 13 937 72 0 22
      Mechanical engineering 3,772 1,583 2 2,170 0 0 17
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 670 340 271 59 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 887 384 260 243 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 9,928 797 3,568 5,539 6 1 17
      Business management and business administration 3,213 330 182 2,701 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 119 2 0 117 0 0 0
      Education 5,321 351 3,332 1,638 0 0 0
      Humanities 893 112 48 715 0 1 17
      Law 4 1 0 0 3 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 378 1 6 368 3 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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.
  • 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 126,040 132,060 116,971 104,288 85,211 74,650 68,609 69,824 67,451 75,343
  DOD 67,527 80,980 73,021 61,157 47,429 40,095 38,982 42,163 40,251 49,941
  DOE 1,177 869 816 416 462 212 438 365 551 864
  HHS 671 283 324 578 696 470 334 123 289 303
  NASA 36,648 33,436 28,939 27,270 23,676 23,352 21,766 19,653 19,520 19,158
  NSF 10,710 7,672 7,400 8,210 8,654 7,095 4,098 4,043 3,517 3,201
  USDA 264 267 143 189 246 185 150 506 815 682
  Other 9,043 8,553 6,328 6,468 4,048 3,241 2,841 2,971 2,508 1,194

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 1,207 203 1,004 .
2018 1,151 182 969 .
2017 1,258 161 1,097 .

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 985 1,021 994 968 931
    Agricultural sciences 144 141 1 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 244 335 237 232 242
    Computer and information sciences 39 33 30 26 26
    Engineering 241 235 236 231 203
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28 28 28 28 28
    Health sciences 147 111 321 294 284
    Mathematics and statistics 6 6 5 6 5
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 114 114 114 114 116
    Psychology 18 17 17 19 13
    Social sciences 3 1 1 2 2
    Other 0 0 2 15 12

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 3,500 . 34,760 . 43,670
    Agricultural sciences 0 . 765 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . 0 . 11,247
    Engineering 3,500 . 15,025 . 9,895
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . 0 . 783
    Health sciences 0 . 0 . 10,802
    Mathematics and statistics 0 . 6,833 . 409
    Psychology 0 . 7,239 . 0
    Social sciences 0 . 4,898 . 0
    Other 0 . 0 . 10,534

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 104,018 23,387 26,566 28,784 49,126
    Agricultural sciences 21,550 18,277 4,290 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15,600 1,880 6,346 5,432 13,130
    Computer and information sciences 17,500 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 20,250 0 2,580 2,580 1,170
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,968 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 7,100 717 1,923 17,663 32,092
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 12,050 2,513 11,109 3,109 1,809
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 925
    Social sciences 0 0 317 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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