U. Alaska, Fairbanks

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 264 43.2 459 128 86.4 925
2023 264 43.2 459 369 46.3 679 134 85.5 911 148 75.8 602
2022 252 45.5 457 379 44.9 680 134 85.4 900
2021 237 47.6 447 354 49.4 691 137 85.2 908 83 86 583
2020 208 54.4 450 344 51.3 698 141 84.8 916
2019 242 46.5 447 319 54.8 697 142 84.7 914 81 86.5 589
2018 204 52.9 428 287 59.5 700 140 84.9 911
2017 214 50.3 425 276 60.1 684 131 85.6 898 82 86 575
2016 216 50.4 430 261 63 697 132 85.5 896
2015 227 47.4 426 252 64.1 693 128 86 898 84 85.6 570
2014 228 67.3 688
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 31 31 32 36 49 36 54 49 47 40
  Science and engineering 27 28 32 32 43 31 48 47 45 39
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 5 3 6 6 9 5 7 4 10 4
      Agricultural sciences . . . 2 . . . 1 . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 5 3 6 4 9 5 7 3 10 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 4 10 3 11 6 10 6 10 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 1 1 1 3 2 1 . 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 1 . 2 1 2 3 2 7
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . 2 . . . . 1 . .
      Molecular biology . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 1 . 2 . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 3
    Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Computer science . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 5 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . . . . 1 . 3 2 1
      Electrical and computer engineering . . 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . 1 . . . . 2 1
      Engineering, other 1 1 . 1 . . 2 . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 9 5 11 13 9 13 15 12 7
      Geological sciences 5 5 2 5 5 5 8 5 4 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 4 3 6 8 4 5 10 8 6
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public health . . . . . . . . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics . 2 1 . 1 1 . . . 1
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1
    Physical sciences 4 4 3 2 1 . 2 5 2 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Chemistry 1 . 2 1 1 . . 2 . 1
      Physics 1 4 1 1 . . 2 2 2 4
    Psychology . . . 4 4 2 3 3 1 1
      Clinical psychology . . . 4 2 1 1 2 1 1
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . 2 1 2 1 . .
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Social sciences 1 5 4 4 3 7 10 11 4 4
      Anthropology . 1 1 1 1 2 . 2 2 2
      Economics . . . . 1 . 2 2 . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 4 3 3 1 5 8 7 2 2
  Non-science and engineering 4 3 . 4 6 5 6 2 2 1
    Business 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
      Business 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
    Education 2 2 . 2 2 2 3 1 2 1
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Education research 1 . . 1 1 . . . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 1
      Education, other . 1 . . 1 1 3 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 1 1 . 1 1 1 . . . .
      Letters . . . . 1 . . . . .
      History . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . 1 2 1 3 1 . .
      Communication . . . . . . 2 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . 1 2 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 112 104 105 114 124 151 169 200 216 234
    Female 104 93 108 100 118 155 170 195 192 235
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 143 134 155 158 181 232 251 301 312 365
    Hispanic or Latino 11 14 10 10 11 10 5 8 12 15
    Not Hispanic or Latino 126 112 128 135 155 197 204 214 201 210
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 9 8 6 9 8 6 9 8 15
      Asian 6 3 0 4 3 9 9 10 7 6
      Black or African American 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
      White 96 84 105 114 124 159 176 184 177 180
      More than one race 14 14 14 11 17 19 10 9 8 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 8 17 13 15 25 42 79 99 140
  Temporary visa holders 73 63 58 56 61 74 88 94 96 104
  Science and engineering 216 197 213 214 242 306 339 395 408 469
    Science 184 170 183 181 204 267 287 332 348 390
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 71 85
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 22 27 27 30 41 41 51 52 54
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 6
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 0 1 6 4 0 2 2 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 51 54 54 60 61 69 91 91 100 102
      Mathematics and statistics 12 10 12 12 12 15 13 13 13 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 10 17 23
      Natural resources and conservation 38 28 26 23 20 50 53 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 24 27 28 32 39 35 33 34 27
      Psychology 0 1 1 1 4 5 5 6 3 15
      Social sciences 34 30 36 29 38 39 42 50 49 64
    Engineering 32 27 30 33 38 39 52 63 60 79
      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 3 2 2 5 7 9 10 10 16 21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 6 6 6 8 6 9 7 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 4 8 7 9 8 16 19 14 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 2 5 6 3 4 8 4 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 10 3 2 2 3 6 5 7 9
      Other engineering 7 5 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 18
  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

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 129 138 134 120 128 113 106 142 159 135
    Female 205 188 166 156 141 127 146 187 200 221
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 321 309 279 266 251 227 242 315 343 346
    Hispanic or Latino 29 13 12 15 12 8 6 8 11 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 264 265 238 228 213 183 192 252 270 289
      American Indian or Alaska Native 21 22 20 18 15 13 21 30 30 37
      Asian 8 6 7 7 8 4 5 5 8 9
      Black or African American 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 6 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1
      White 211 208 187 181 171 157 153 193 200 223
      More than one race 22 25 20 18 16 6 10 15 24 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 28 31 29 23 26 36 44 55 62 43
  Temporary visa holders 13 17 21 10 18 13 10 14 16 10
  Science and engineering 334 326 300 276 269 240 252 329 359 356
    Science 313 298 265 247 239 198 216 288 308 322
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 84 77
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 35 32 35 29 19 23 18 21 22
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 4
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 78 71 68 58 52 36 30 39 29 33
      Mathematics and statistics 2 5 7 4 4 1 0 2 2 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 2 4 5 11 8 10 40 46 43
      Natural resources and conservation 82 82 70 61 69 55 69 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 14 10 8 5 5 3 2 3 6
      Psychology 3 0 2 3 3 6 7 10 18 31
      Social sciences 103 88 69 70 64 67 74 101 98 98
    Engineering 21 28 35 29 30 42 36 41 51 34
      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 2 3 8 8 10 11 9 12 16 13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 7 5 3 3 7 12 6 12 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 7 2 3 1 6 2 3 5 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 3 8 4 4 2 5 1 3 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 0 5 1 2 3 1 4 2 0
      Other engineering 7 8 7 10 10 13 7 15 13 10
  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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 62 59 75 71 61 74 90 120 118 120
  Science and engineering 62 59 75 71 61 74 90 120 118 120
    Science 57 52 67 62 50 68 82 103 109 108
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 27 26
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 10 5 8 2 12 12 16 13 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 27 25 36 33 32 28 45 50 47 49
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 8
      Natural resources and conservation 6 4 7 7 5 13 14 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 13 15 13 9 9 5 7 10 8
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 4 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
    Engineering 5 7 8 9 11 6 8 17 9 12
      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 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 6 2 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 0
      Other engineering 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 5 2 4
  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 216 197 213 214 242 306 339 395 408 469
  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 87 90 94 87 98 112 129 149 154 166
    Federal 62 59 75 70 61 73 85 119 118 119
    Institutional 17 16 10 6 14 17 20 22 28 32
    Nonfederal 8 15 9 11 23 22 24 8 8 15
  Teaching assistantships 67 58 66 66 97 119 134 148 149 148
    Federal 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 1
    Institutional 67 58 66 65 92 116 129 147 146 147
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 3 0
  Other types of support 62 49 53 61 47 75 76 98 105 155
    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
    Personal resources 62 49 53 61 47 75 76 98 105 155

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 54 47 45 41 37 30 35 32 37 47
    Science 46 47 43 37 33 26 29 27 32 45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 6 6 11 9 10 7 6 12 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 15 23 19 8 8 7 7 12 15 27
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 1 2 5 2 4 5 3 2
      Natural resources and conservation 13 8 7 5 5 4 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 6 7 4 3 2 5 3 2 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2
    Engineering 8 0 2 4 4 4 6 5 5 2
      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 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 2
      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 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
      Other engineering 5 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0
  Health 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 1 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 37 36 27 22 22 20 27 27 29 36
  Science and engineering 37 36 27 22 22 20 27 27 29 36
    Science 33 36 27 20 22 18 22 23 24 34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 3 1 3 6 5 5 4 8 8
      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 14 19 13 6 6 5 5 10 11 19
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 1 0 3 2 4 5 3 2
      Natural resources and conservation 5 4 3 2 3 4 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 6 7 4 2 1 4 3 2 3
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
    Engineering 4 0 0 2 0 2 5 4 5 2
      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 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
      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 1 1 1 0
      Other engineering 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 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 246,295 218,041 202,516 172,957 152,299 144,457 140,917 152,694 144,259 142,742
    Science 207,961 185,295 182,791 153,609 132,521 127,385 124,962 132,437 121,483 117,637
      Computer and information sciences 1,511 222 907 1,116 1,148 1,058 1,202 2,489 1,850 1,876
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 135,045 111,890 121,905 95,711 72,609 69,346 65,850 67,711 64,729 63,289
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 14,080 13,684 12,633 8,494 7,277 10,208 7,842 7,540 3,153 6,394
        Geological and earth sciences 78,665 64,913 67,635 52,713 34,852 26,816 31,604 24,963 24,749 27,301
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38,200 32,857 40,094 33,542 24,396 29,040 25,290 32,970 30,661 23,613
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 4,100 436 1,543 962 6,084 3,282 1,114 2,238 6,166 5,981
      Life sciences 41,835 38,729 28,235 37,477 29,409 26,416 30,257 28,705 26,194 21,419
        Agricultural sciences 4,684 4,041 3,606 9,228 10,148 14,651 16,160 8,459 10,292 5,744
        Biological and biomedical sciences 24,705 23,753 16,875 24,022 12,603 7,064 6,607 11,550 7,522 11,188
        Health sciences 2,489 3,956 2,018 362 431 2,751 6,324 5,005 5,751 1,850
        Natural resources and conservation 6,941 6,714 5,709 3,859 6,015 1,860 867 2,338 1,892 0
        Life sciences nec 3,016 265 27 6 212 90 299 1,353 737 2,637
      Mathematics and statistics 510 338 181 191 346 507 454 514 260 36
      Physical sciences 14,007 13,507 13,832 16,441 15,551 13,534 13,107 14,459 12,644 12,980
        Astronomy and astrophysics 12,926 12,620 13,488 16,237 15,424 13,390 13,085 12,945 12,246 12,817
        Chemistry 110 73 67 87 57 75 11 1,085 398 163
        Materials science 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 502 512 263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 449 302 14 117 70 69 11 429 0 0
      Psychology 0 3 59 0 367 0 664 889 0 0
      Social sciences 4,532 4,498 1,184 1,248 1,810 1,162 1,071 1,502 2,216 2,113
        Anthropology 89 461 412 132 119 235 637 337 625 0
        Economics 3,259 2,813 50 0 0 75 45 270 177 18
        Political science and government 34 52 36 2 0 10 0 0 0 9
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 107 23 0 11 20 64 53 0 39 393
        Social sciences nec 1,043 1,149 686 1,103 1,671 778 336 895 1,375 1,693
      Sciences nec 10,521 16,108 16,488 1,425 11,281 15,362 12,357 16,168 13,590 15,924
    Engineering 35,676 31,211 17,869 17,314 17,843 14,922 14,027 17,627 20,493 21,968
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14,553 7,457 401 399 616 1,493 3,063 4,493 4,958 6,805
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 49 277 156 298 0 1,143
      Civil engineering 6,658 5,923 5,916 4,248 6,410 5,274 5,138 7,477 7,752 4,630
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,728 13,061 8,429 9,918 8,186 5,572 4,416 3,875 4,719 7,152
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 103 46 443 369 96 132 595 603 407 335
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,246 462 339 135 417 45 483 474 476 1,294
      Engineering nec 2,388 4,262 2,341 2,245 2,069 1,998 176 407 2,181 609
    Non-S&E 2,658 1,535 1,856 2,034 1,935 2,150 1,928 2,630 2,283 3,137
      Business management and business administration 1,297 32 105 157 73 486 1,281 1,198 1,093 1,692
      Communication and communications technologies 253 47 20 0 0 0 0 0 17 104
      Education 1,050 996 632 1,294 1,788 1,092 505 1,400 702 1,119
      Humanities 0 3 81 366 0 21 0 0 0 124
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 25 0 0 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 33 457 1,018 217 74 551 142 32 471 98

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 246,295 168,918 16,342 48,136 7,430 3,582 1,887
    Science 207,961 149,987 5,548 41,909 5,376 3,460 1,681
      Computer and information sciences 1,511 1,280 0 183 0 1 47
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 135,045 104,243 1,975 25,338 2,306 519 664
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 14,080 10,036 0 3,205 533 0 306
        Geological and earth sciences 78,665 60,078 124 17,289 814 188 172
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38,200 31,896 1,782 3,948 182 331 61
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 4,100 2,233 69 896 777 0 125
      Life sciences 41,835 25,853 281 11,120 2,089 1,960 532
        Agricultural sciences 4,684 2,779 2 1,858 0 45 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 24,705 17,689 46 6,005 2 550 413
        Health sciences 2,489 541 0 565 657 726 0
        Natural resources and conservation 6,941 4,041 233 1,918 50 639 60
        Life sciences nec 3,016 803 0 774 1,380 0 59
      Mathematics and statistics 510 369 0 124 0 17 0
      Physical sciences 14,007 10,348 0 2,381 0 914 364
        Astronomy and astrophysics 12,926 9,612 0 2,136 0 914 264
        Chemistry 110 91 0 19 0 0 0
        Materials science 20 15 0 5 0 0 0
        Physics 502 281 0 121 0 0 100
        Physical sciences nec 449 349 0 100 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 4,532 925 3,250 284 23 49 1
        Anthropology 89 66 0 23 0 0 0
        Economics 3,259 9 3,250 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 34 0 0 11 23 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 107 85 0 22 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,043 765 0 228 0 49 1
      Sciences nec 10,521 6,969 42 2,479 958 0 73
    Engineering 35,676 16,904 10,794 5,655 2,054 63 206
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14,553 3,941 8,299 1,471 686 52 104
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 6,658 4,622 16 1,260 756 4 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,728 6,884 1,199 2,354 258 0 33
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 103 0 0 28 68 7 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,246 952 35 230 29 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,388 505 1,245 312 257 0 69
    Non-S&E 2,658 2,027 0 572 0 59 0
      Business management and business administration 1,297 1,026 0 271 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 253 183 0 67 0 3 0
      Education 1,050 785 0 234 0 31 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 25 0 0 0 0 25 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 33 33 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 168,918 156,702 154,742 128,229 101,414 92,964 94,998 97,314 89,940 81,586
  DOD 38,347 41,062 44,132 29,220 10,747 8,011 6,149 5,192 6,907 5,531
  DOE 9,196 9,402 10,597 8,845 5,453 5,118 2,297 1,474 1,383 2,680
  HHS 7,907 8,005 7,917 7,990 8,139 5,605 8,782 8,832 7,985 5,820
  NASA 27,742 25,141 22,954 21,739 20,627 18,059 20,642 20,429 17,801 15,549
  NSF 50,888 46,220 44,315 36,484 32,660 32,807 29,894 34,875 27,879 26,775
  USDA 4,137 3,154 2,654 2,554 1,979 1,906 1,976 2,400 3,037 3,104
  Other 30,701 23,718 22,173 21,397 21,809 21,458 25,258 24,112 24,948 22,127

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 1,156 220 936 .
2018 1,159 220 939 .

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 434 810 801 760 713
    Agricultural sciences 42 124 124 124 128
    Biological and biomedical sciences 75 151 146 146 159
    Computer and information sciences 12 46 46 46 22
    Engineering 92 140 140 99 82
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 125 159 155 155 138
    Health sciences 10 23 23 23 23
    Mathematics and statistics 1 9 9 9 8
    Natural resources and conservation 12 76 76 76 18
    Physical sciences 22 21 21 21 34
    Psychology 7 6 6 6 11
    Social sciences 3 37 37 37 68
    Other 33 18 18 18 22

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 5,600 4,800 0 0 41,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 4,800 0 0 41,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,600 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 4,011 6,823 6,853 6,487 6,498
    Agricultural sciences 400 975 499 0 425
    Biological and biomedical sciences 600 0 3,569 1,503 1,242
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,424 418 336 564 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 587 5,430 1,739 1,660 530
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1,255
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 950 679
    Other 0 0 710 1,810 2,367

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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