U. Alabama, Huntsville

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 235 49.4 459 262 59 631 158 83.2 925
2023 256 44.9 459 272 60.4 679 148 84 911 192 68.5 602
2022 230 50.3 457 254 63.1 680 143 84.4 900
2021 226 50.1 447 248 64.6 691 145 84.3 908 189 68 583
2020 226 50.4 450 257 63.6 698 150 83.9 916
2019 234 48.3 447 244 65.4 697 155 83.3 914 188 68.5 589
2018 270 37.6 428 229 67.7 700 158 82.9 911
2017 227 47.2 425 224 67.7 684 161 82.3 898 185 68.3 575
2016 252 42.1 430 238 66.3 697 151 83.4 896
2015 239 44.6 426 238 66.1 693 153 83.2 898 181 68.7 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 42 33 41 40 40 38 25 42 32 33
  Science and engineering 42 33 41 39 40 38 25 42 32 33
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 7 4 1 2 4 3 5 5 .
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . 1 . 1 . 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 2 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . 2 1 . . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 6 3 5 . 4 2 3 3
      Computer science 3 2 2 3 5 . 3 2 2 2
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 4 . . . 1 . 1 1
    Engineering 22 14 19 23 21 22 12 24 15 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 1 2 3 1 2 . 1 3 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 1 . . . 2 2 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 5 7 10 9 11 3 9 5 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 1 2 . 2 . 2 . . 3
      Materials and mining engineering 1 2 2 . . . 1 1 . 2
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 3 8 6 4 2 4 4 3
      Engineering, other 2 1 . . . 4 1 4 . 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 3 2
    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 11 5 8 8 7 4 3 8 4 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 5 3 5 4 . . 1 3 . 2
      Chemistry . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Physics 6 1 3 4 7 3 2 5 3 4
    Psychology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . . . .
    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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 296 239 275 301 245 221 244 226 222 223
    Hispanic or Latino 12 11 13 11 7 5 3 4 7 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 277 219 252 271 208 203 233 221 207 211
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 3 5 4
      Asian 23 11 12 10 9 9 11 14 13 15
      Black or African American 23 16 19 26 16 14 15 14 17 23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
      White 225 184 214 229 179 173 200 187 168 168
      More than one race 4 7 5 3 2 2 4 3 4 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 9 10 19 30 13 8 1 8 8
  Temporary visa holders 163 186 179 127 128 171 200 240 253 227
  Science and engineering 456 423 451 421 365 384 444 466 475 450
    Science 280 270 300 255 219 220 256 263 278 256
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 36 38 43 39 41 37 43 38 36 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 90 98 97 59 49 58 88 106 120 97
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 8 13 15 39 41 35 45 42 41
      Mathematics and statistics 10 7 9 12 12 15 18 14 10 15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 10 9 7 7 9 11
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 107 93 104 97 49 51 51 45 46 43
      Psychology 33 26 34 33 19 9 14 8 10 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
    Engineering 176 153 151 166 146 164 188 203 197 194
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 65 52 60 71 46 45 47 37 24 28
      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 3 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 12 10 10 7 11 13 12 13 14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 14 20 20 31 36 39 32 72 61
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 14 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 19 19
      Mechanical engineering 12 11 10 7 18 16 15 20 52 53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
      Other engineering 55 56 46 54 39 51 69 97 10 13
    Health 3 2 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 2 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 601 605 606 595 501 471 432 416 473 487
    Hispanic or Latino 25 23 22 21 17 10 14 12 12 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 540 541 534 498 430 422 398 392 437 455
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 2 4 6 4 3 5 5 4 3
      Asian 29 27 20 22 18 24 19 14 16 15
      Black or African American 33 33 38 42 26 30 28 28 37 33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 4 5 5 6 5 0 0 1 0
      White 457 460 461 419 371 358 342 340 377 396
      More than one race 11 15 6 4 5 2 4 5 2 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 36 41 50 76 54 39 20 12 24 20
  Temporary visa holders 19 19 11 15 15 14 29 37 36 18
  Science and engineering 607 614 603 604 513 485 461 453 509 505
    Science 177 186 157 162 166 165 170 158 187 180
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 15 10 10 10 7 12 9 11 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 94 95 92 100 98 106 111 100 123 92
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 3 2 3 11 8 10 9 7 9
      Mathematics and statistics 12 18 11 12 17 14 12 14 15 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 4 1 5
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 40 37 28 24 13 16 15 17 16 20
      Psychology 14 18 14 13 12 12 3 5 5 9
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18
    Engineering 430 428 446 442 347 320 291 295 322 325
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 94 95 100 92 73 55 46 32 29 38
      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 6 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 2 5 5 2 4 4 12 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 47 51 49 57 53 55 42 49 131 124
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 39 34 35 20 15 14 17 21 90 91
      Mechanical engineering 6 10 10 11 14 18 21 20 47 50
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
      Other engineering 242 235 250 257 187 176 161 169 4 4
    Health 13 10 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 13 10 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 106 109 4 5 9 20 31 50 71 84
  Science and engineering 106 109 4 5 9 20 31 50 71 84
    Science 70 75 3 3 5 12 21 35 49 52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 23 20 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 7 1 1 2 8 13 19 21 23
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 37 43 2 2 2 4 7 10 13 17
      Psychology 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 36 34 1 2 4 8 10 15 22 32
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 19 22 0 1 2 2 2 4 5 3
      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 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 5
      Mechanical engineering 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 6 8 11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 5 0 0 0 3 5 5 4 6
    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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 459 425 454 428 373 392 444 466 475 450
  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 187 180 195 163 162 160 153 167 152 150
    Federal 106 109 4 5 9 20 31 50 71 84
    Institutional 54 42 191 158 151 132 113 99 62 43
    Nonfederal 27 29 0 0 2 8 9 18 19 23
  Teaching assistantships 146 141 124 136 122 137 130 141 129 123
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 146 141 124 136 122 137 130 141 129 123
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 126 104 135 129 89 95 161 158 194 177
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 2 1 2 1 5 2 3 4
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 126 104 133 128 87 94 156 156 191 173

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 17 23 21 20 19 13 15 14 15 13
    Science 17 19 19 18 16 12 14 13 14 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 14 18 19 17 15 11 13 12 14 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 1 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 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 9 19 19 18 16 11 12 12 11 13
  Science and engineering 9 19 19 18 16 11 12 12 11 13
    Science 9 16 18 17 15 10 12 11 10 13
      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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 7 16 18 17 15 10 12 11 10 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 1 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 2 1 1 1 1 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 0 1 1 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 154,494 163,428 169,532 149,792 131,648 109,744 99,405 94,376 96,865 88,439
    Science 89,589 98,336 106,668 86,380 73,124 64,091 60,414 56,837 56,398 49,025
      Computer and information sciences 37,913 47,962 60,893 48,967 36,636 29,177 26,973 27,191 27,819 24,366
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 27,921 24,941 23,111 17,960 17,304 16,001 12,552 13,866 13,440 11,781
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 23,623 22,060 21,336 17,546 16,483 15,586 12,388 13,704 13,164 11,608
        Geological and earth sciences 4,295 2,767 1,540 399 664 327 144 162 276 173
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3 114 207 15 157 88 20 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,118 3,100 2,695 2,620 3,170 2,815 2,528 1,864 2,004 1,307
        Agricultural sciences 0 23 24 9 2 0 0 0 0 1
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,857 1,982 1,508 1,411 2,046 1,928 1,712 1,107 1,285 1,037
        Health sciences 1,261 1,091 1,159 1,179 1,122 887 108 98 9 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 4 4 21 0 0 708 659 710 269
      Mathematics and statistics 883 775 655 709 726 627 500 512 596 540
      Physical sciences 18,131 19,243 17,852 15,071 13,353 12,963 14,459 10,415 9,888 9,075
        Astronomy and astrophysics 13,518 15,296 13,777 11,601 10,224 9,766 10,761 6,566 5,487 5,223
        Chemistry 1,970 1,065 1,023 1,165 1,300 1,466 1,648 881 830 999
        Materials science 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,547 2,839 2,957 2,284 1,767 1,724 1,656 2,743 3,435 2,769
        Physical sciences nec 73 21 95 21 62 7 394 225 136 84
      Psychology 279 405 349 233 218 183 175 124 289 267
      Social sciences 1,344 1,910 1,113 820 1,717 2,325 3,227 2,865 2,362 1,689
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,097 1,668 773 611 1,501 1,304 2,553 2,370 1,239 747
        Political science and government 111 121 213 60 59 879 534 375 1,011 814
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 136 121 127 149 157 142 140 120 112 128
        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 54,721 55,164 53,958 55,510 51,198 40,733 34,105 32,555 35,151 35,720
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 29,557 32,825 32,628 35,286 30,622 22,743 22,335 20,978 23,205 25,122
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 223 294 120 151 254 218 30 11 0 10
      Chemical engineering 1,662 1,969 1,117 1,020 1,031 941 568 1,033 672 623
      Civil engineering 812 3,124 3,469 2,965 3,390 2,182 1,132 1,034 1,027 2,129
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 13,202 6,790 6,422 5,092 5,450 6,394 5,107 4,223 3,742 2,565
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 5,425 4,833 4,347 4,568 3,602 3,627 813 769 671 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,006 3,772 3,689 5,285 5,612 3,967 3,685 3,505 5,012 4,303
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 436 670 754 635 465 374 209 399 436 215
      Engineering nec 398 887 1,412 508 772 287 226 603 386 753
    Non-S&E 10,184 9,928 8,906 7,902 7,326 4,920 4,886 4,984 5,316 3,694
      Business management and business administration 3,116 3,213 2,817 2,530 2,675 2,606 2,931 2,852 3,674 2,241
      Communication and communications technologies 123 119 105 126 136 197 173 138 147 122
      Education 5,822 5,321 4,886 4,231 3,385 1,103 768 982 549 152
      Humanities 731 893 700 559 739 684 671 691 653 867
      Law 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 372 378 363 405 391 321 343 319 293 312
      Non-S&E nec 2 0 31 51 0 9 0 2 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

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 154,494 115,434 5,254 31,704 941 499 662
    Science 89,589 72,450 1,356 14,422 617 335 409
      Computer and information sciences 37,913 33,823 286 3,261 184 270 89
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 27,921 24,169 955 2,572 48 17 160
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 23,623 19,898 955 2,545 48 17 160
        Geological and earth sciences 4,295 4,268 0 27 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,118 669 0 2,358 0 40 51
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,857 628 0 1,190 0 39 0
        Health sciences 1,261 41 0 1,168 0 1 51
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 883 98 0 668 0 8 109
      Physical sciences 18,131 12,798 7 4,948 378 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 13,518 11,790 7 1,721 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,970 170 0 1,559 241 0 0
        Materials science 23 0 0 23 0 0 0
        Physics 2,547 765 0 1,645 137 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 73 73 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 279 0 0 279 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,344 893 108 336 7 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,097 884 108 105 0 0 0
        Political science and government 111 0 0 111 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 136 9 0 120 7 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 54,721 41,923 193 11,902 286 164 253
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 29,557 24,371 49 4,971 91 0 75
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 223 223 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 1,662 796 0 758 108 0 0
      Civil engineering 812 385 0 375 0 52 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 13,202 10,328 45 2,563 62 35 169
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 5,425 4,181 0 1,158 0 77 9
      Mechanical engineering 3,006 1,282 25 1,699 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 436 290 74 72 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 398 67 0 306 25 0 0
    Non-S&E 10,184 1,061 3,705 5,380 38 0 0
      Business management and business administration 3,116 247 302 2,531 36 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 123 0 0 123 0 0 0
      Education 5,822 651 3,401 1,770 0 0 0
      Humanities 731 147 0 584 0 0 0
      Law 16 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 372 0 0 372 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2 0 0 0 2 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 115,434 126,040 132,060 116,971 104,288 85,211 74,650 68,609 69,824 67,451
  DOD 60,695 67,527 80,980 73,021 61,157 47,429 40,095 38,982 42,163 40,251
  DOE 1,198 1,177 869 816 416 462 212 438 365 551
  HHS 951 671 283 324 578 696 470 334 123 289
  NASA 36,994 36,648 33,436 28,939 27,270 23,676 23,352 21,766 19,653 19,520
  NSF 10,286 10,710 7,672 7,400 8,210 8,654 7,095 4,098 4,043 3,517
  USDA 209 264 267 143 189 246 185 150 506 815
  Other 5,101 9,043 8,553 6,328 6,468 4,048 3,241 2,841 2,971 2,508

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,207 203 1,004 .
2018 1,151 182 969 .

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