U. Alaska, Anchorage

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 420 9.4 459 293 68.7 925
2023 406 12.5 459 518 24.5 679 311 66.3 911 355 41.7 602
2022 417 9.7 457 543 21 680 283 69 900
2021 371 17.9 447 499 28.6 691 274 70.2 908 349 40.8 583
2020 394 13.4 450 511 27.6 698 267 71.2 916
2019 426 5.7 447 501 28.9 697 268 71 914 344 42.2 589
2018 416 3.8 428 496 29.9 700 263 71.5 911
2017 395 8 425 485 29.8 684 264 71 898 336 42.2 575
2016 420 3.3 430 475 32.6 697 271 70.1 896
2015 420 2.4 426 449 35.9 693 276 69.6 898 399 30.8 570
2014 466 33 688
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 3 4 3 6 5 2 2 3 1 1
  Science and engineering 3 4 3 6 5 2 2 3 1 1
    Psychology 3 4 3 6 5 2 2 3 1 1
      Clinical psychology 3 3 2 5 4 1 2 2 1 1
      Counseling and applied psychology . . 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
      Psychology, other . 1 . 1 . 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 17 16 26 23 25 29 38 44 35 20
    Female 47 41 48 43 45 43 37 52 75 70
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 63 53 72 63 68 70 71 90 106 84
    Hispanic or Latino 5 6 9 6 7 3 6 6 9 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 57 42 61 56 59 64 64 82 96 74
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 5
      Asian 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 2 9 1
      Black or African American 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
      White 36 31 45 38 42 52 51 63 73 62
      More than one race 11 7 8 4 6 4 9 13 5 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2
  Temporary visa holders 1 4 2 3 2 2 4 6 4 6
  Science and engineering 56 46 69 58 60 64 67 84 91 69
    Science 55 41 59 52 52 52 46 63 76 59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 3 8 11 14 13 16 10 13 12
      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 1 0 4 2 6 8 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 7 7 3
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 38 31 42 37 31 29 23 26 32 23
      Social sciences 9 7 5 2 1 2 7 20 24 21
    Engineering 1 5 10 6 8 12 21 21 15 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 6 3 4 9 17 13 9 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 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 4 4 5
  Health 8 11 5 8 10 8 8 12 19 21
    Clinical medicine 8 11 5 8 10 8 8 5 6 8
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 13

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 39 40 46 43 53 63 48 61 72 69
    Female 62 53 65 88 95 95 105 152 151 143
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 99 91 109 127 145 153 148 208 221 209
    Hispanic or Latino 9 6 5 11 10 14 11 20 17 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 88 84 98 111 130 136 132 183 197 187
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 4 9 8 10 11 18 22 16
      Asian 3 5 4 3 4 7 8 10 8 6
      Black or African American 1 3 2 2 0 2 3 6 2 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 2 1 0 2 3 4 5 3 4
      White 72 66 78 86 104 101 97 136 151 148
      More than one race 9 5 9 11 12 13 9 8 11 9
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 6 5 5 3 5 5 7 6
  Temporary visa holders 2 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 2 3
  Science and engineering 71 72 72 71 94 98 86 124 124 104
    Science 50 55 55 49 70 61 47 82 78 56
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 16 16 14 21 13 10 14 15 10
      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 3 11 9 10 14 7 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 7 3 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 20 18 14 12 17 20 16 22 18 3
      Social sciences 10 10 16 13 18 21 21 39 42 42
    Engineering 21 17 17 22 24 37 39 42 46 48
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17 13 12 14 20 30 36 24 18 22
      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 4 4 5 8 4 7 3 1 2 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 17 26 26
  Health 30 21 39 60 54 60 67 89 99 108
    Clinical medicine 30 21 39 60 54 60 67 62 69 67
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 30 41

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 7 5 9 7 3 6 6 11 10 6
  Science and engineering 7 5 9 7 3 6 6 11 10 5
    Science 7 4 8 7 2 6 4 4 5 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 4 6 1 5 4 1 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 1 1 1 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 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
    Engineering 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 7 5 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 4 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 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 1 1 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    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 64 57 74 66 70 72 75 96 110 90
  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 7 6 11 11 15 18 12 20 17 10
    Federal 7 5 9 7 3 6 6 11 10 6
    Institutional 0 0 2 1 4 8 5 8 6 2
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 3 8 4 1 1 1 2
  Teaching assistantships 7 4 6 2 9 14 16 23 25 26
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 7 3 6 2 9 14 16 23 25 26
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 50 47 57 53 46 40 47 53 68 54
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 50 47 57 53 46 40 47 52 66 54

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 4 6 8 10 11 5 5 6 6 3
    Science 3 5 8 10 11 5 5 6 6 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3
  Science and engineering 0 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3
    Science 0 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 24,649 19,850 21,024 21,332 22,713 21,724 21,096 20,861 19,883 17,436
    Science 22,029 16,889 17,668 18,916 21,022 19,262 17,058 16,580 16,400 14,522
      Computer and information sciences 0 165 48 166 165 685 471 226 453 63
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,394 2,790 5,286 5,735 7,339 5,186 5,101 3,302 2,757 4,541
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 307 280 417 310 215 203 120 271 100 1,578
        Geological and earth sciences 811 680 3,254 4,732 5,068 3,735 3,095 2,071 2,296 1,309
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 802 1,830 1,615 650 1,103 674 341 451 89 226
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 474 0 0 43 953 574 1,545 509 272 1,428
      Life sciences 13,081 9,605 8,875 8,381 6,857 8,863 7,822 7,514 6,412 5,814
        Agricultural sciences 240 9 57 0 294 482 938 187 374 874
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,832 3,910 5,216 6,250 4,665 4,874 3,713 4,960 3,114 3,033
        Health sciences 3,350 2,859 2,121 830 129 1,268 1,757 1,472 1,472 664
        Natural resources and conservation 4,659 2,827 1,481 878 952 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 423 817 2,239 1,414 895 1,452 1,243
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 806 505 577 1,160 184 16 17 22 106 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 288 228 275 144 125 1 17 22 2 0
        Chemistry 292 249 260 984 59 15 0 0 104 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 226 28 42 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 795 0 57 277 181 177 0 0 11 89
      Social sciences 3,994 2,384 1,529 3,020 3,306 2,233 1,916 2,281 1,750 2,368
        Anthropology 15 7 26 161 19 0 0 46 2 0
        Economics 2,386 1,422 449 476 175 444 141 118 289 383
        Political science and government 0 73 137 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 284 567 118 0 0 0 115 75 42 110
        Social sciences nec 1,309 315 799 2,323 3,112 1,789 1,660 2,042 1,417 1,875
      Sciences nec 959 1,440 1,296 177 2,990 2,102 1,731 3,235 4,911 1,647
    Engineering 1,833 1,878 1,957 1,674 1,101 1,393 2,196 2,066 1,982 874
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 537 206 32 0 0 0 149 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 58 2 31 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 594 746 1,060 617 241 476 496 514 933 427
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 297 434 219 267 71 186 322 203 541 89
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 27 64 0
      Mechanical engineering 57 398 409 529 128 6 15 5 81 146
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 177 83 144 0 0 0 54 15 0 0
      Engineering nec 171 11 93 235 603 723 1,129 1,302 363 212
    Non-S&E 787 1,083 1,399 742 590 1,069 1,842 2,215 1,501 2,040
      Business management and business administration 11 105 334 247 332 141 730 419 586 743
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 390 487 525 386 225 338 447 1,121 391 316
      Humanities 24 0 0 23 0 0 15 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 590 647 627 520 978
      Social work 0 214 497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 362 277 43 86 32 0 3 48 4 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: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 24,649 14,204 1,964 6,554 378 741 808
    Science 22,029 12,908 1,627 5,953 304 739 498
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,394 1,159 200 936 99 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 307 257 0 50 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 811 494 62 156 99 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 802 408 138 256 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 474 0 0 474 0 0 0
      Life sciences 13,081 9,144 552 2,544 166 583 92
        Agricultural sciences 240 160 0 80 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 4,832 3,660 0 819 0 266 87
        Health sciences 3,350 1,742 546 833 85 144 0
        Natural resources and conservation 4,659 3,582 6 812 81 173 5
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 806 641 7 157 0 0 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 288 207 1 79 0 0 1
        Chemistry 292 245 6 41 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 226 189 0 37 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 795 359 221 190 25 0 0
      Social sciences 3,994 1,605 647 1,537 14 156 35
        Anthropology 15 0 11 4 0 0 0
        Economics 2,386 898 554 838 0 78 18
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 284 107 0 68 14 78 17
        Social sciences nec 1,309 600 82 627 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 959 0 0 589 0 0 370
    Engineering 1,833 923 331 494 74 1 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 537 114 301 122 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 594 297 26 266 4 1 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 297 232 2 53 0 0 10
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 57 0 0 7 50 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 177 136 0 21 20 0 0
      Engineering nec 171 144 2 25 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 787 373 6 107 0 1 300
      Business management and business administration 11 0 6 5 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 390 342 0 48 0 0 0
      Humanities 24 20 0 3 0 1 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 362 11 0 51 0 0 300

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 14,204 12,646 15,249 15,079 15,290 14,219 13,597 12,681 11,867 8,575
  DOD 1,267 948 1,468 1,910 2,078 1,784 116 468 38 13
  DOE 504 339 112 52 8 0 915 0 0 101
  HHS 3,994 2,985 4,253 3,111 2,987 3,255 2,600 2,531 2,311 2,079
  NASA 444 485 351 159 186 31 34 47 2 0
  NSF 3,611 3,691 3,018 2,959 2,726 2,696 2,135 2,966 2,467 2,649
  USDA 413 89 127 31 163 198 150 106 157 60
  Other 3,971 4,109 5,920 6,857 7,142 6,255 7,647 6,563 6,892 3,673

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 270 59 211 .
2018 255 60 195 .

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 3,794 3,533 3,068 3,357 3,595
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 710 714 665 801 754
    Computer and information sciences 204 163 207 159 346
    Engineering 1,392 1,223 900 1,093 1,137
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 37 45 23 22 21
    Health sciences 602 647 638 880 902
    Mathematics and statistics 22 31 14 15 15
    Natural resources and conservation 3 3 3 3 9
    Physical sciences 410 348 383 175 303
    Psychology 93 77 54 49 45
    Social sciences 79 69 48 47 47
    Other 242 212 133 113 14

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 597,060 0 1,705 143,010 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 290,190 0 0 4,000 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1,780 0
    Engineering 158,701 0 1,705 98,397 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 23,000 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 29,920 0 0 0 0
    Other 95,249 0 0 38,833 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 62,133 55,163 38,999 10,438 22,604
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18,204 8,073 14,020 10,438 6,391
    Computer and information sciences 0 3,514 9,703 0 8,114
    Engineering 10,440 30,841 12,689 0 6,153
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 8,092 5,672 0 0 351
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,397 2,190 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 757
    Other 24,000 4,873 2,587 0 839

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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