U. California, Irvine

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
2025 27 94.4 460
2024 33 93.1 459 49 92.5 631 57 94 925
2023 34 92.9 459 51 92.7 679 56 94 911 35 94.4 602
2022 25 94.8 457 48 93.2 680 57 93.8 900
2021 37 92 447 41 94.3 691 55 94.1 908 40 93.4 583
2020 36 92.3 450 34 95.3 698 55 94.2 916
2019 37 92 447 34 95.3 697 57 93.9 914 37 93.9 589
2018 45 89.8 428 36 95 700 58 93.8 911
2017 37 91.6 425 43 93.9 684 65 92.9 898 38 93.6 575
2016 44 90.1 430 44 93.9 697 67 92.7 896
2015 43 94 693 69 92.5 898 37 93.7 570
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: 2025–16
Fields 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
All fields 547 489 471 514 393 420 407 380 403 393
  Science and engineering 475 408 409 433 333 365 344 323 358 326
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 . . . 2 1 1 . 2 .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . . . 2 1 . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 81 76 77 71 50 51 57 50 78 53
      Biochemistry and biophysics 11 4 3 7 7 6 3 2 5 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 15 12 12 13 9 8 9 7 6 10
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 8 11 8 3 3 6 5 1 4 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 3 2 2 4 4 5 2 15 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 13 11 8 11 7 4 8 13 10 5
      Genetics and genomics 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology 4 6 10 7 4 3 6 4 3 5
      Molecular biology 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 1 8 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 16 14 18 14 7 7 7 10 15 15
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 4 6 6 . 3 . 2 6 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 6 5 1 4 2 7 9 6 6 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 2 2 1 1 . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 53 41 29 39 31 36 35 29 24 39
      Computer science 46 32 22 32 26 32 28 16 19 22
      Computer and information sciences, other 7 9 7 7 5 4 7 13 5 17
    Engineering 93 77 106 103 90 83 85 77 80 54
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 9 11 10 2 . 2 5 4 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13 18 14 19 16 14 20 13 19 10
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 14 7 10 15 13 2 9 8 3 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 10 9 10 12 9 14 14 12 12 14
      Electrical and computer engineering 29 19 36 26 15 29 19 18 23 12
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . 3 . . 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 13 10 17 10 8 11 16 6 10 6
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 5 4 21 13 3 14 9 3
      Engineering, other 1 1 3 4 6 . 1 1 . 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 22 21 12 11 17 18 10 13 11 11
      Geological sciences 9 15 4 5 8 13 3 7 3 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 13 6 8 6 9 5 7 6 8 7
    Health sciences 25 14 16 11 10 15 10 4 5 5
      Nursing science 4 2 5 2 . 1 5 1 . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences 11 6 4 2 4 6 2 1 1 2
      Public health 10 5 6 6 5 8 3 2 1 1
      Health sciences, other . 1 1 1 1 . . . 3 2
    Mathematics and statistics 32 24 23 23 26 26 14 14 18 20
      Applied mathematics 1 3 2 5 4 8 4 7 6 5
      Mathematics 5 3 5 3 6 5 4 4 5 6
      Statistics 5 9 5 3 5 3 4 3 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 21 9 11 12 11 10 2 . 5 8
    Physical sciences 69 57 56 64 31 59 64 63 60 62
      Astronomy and astrophysics 8 8 5 5 5 4 5 3 6 2
      Chemistry 47 35 38 40 16 44 34 42 41 39
      Physics 14 14 13 19 10 11 25 18 13 21
    Psychology 17 31 25 29 18 23 21 25 19 14
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 11 3 1 . 1 3 1 4 .
      Research and experimental psychology 10 15 17 26 12 20 15 20 13 13
      Psychology, other 3 5 5 2 6 2 3 4 2 1
    Social sciences 80 67 65 82 58 53 47 48 61 68
      Anthropology 11 10 2 10 8 6 9 5 9 8
      Economics 13 18 18 26 12 12 13 13 12 15
      Political science and government 14 7 8 5 7 6 3 8 9 10
      Public policy analysis 2 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 13 14 15 14 11 13 12 8 11 17
      Social sciences, other 27 18 22 26 19 15 10 13 20 17
  Non-science and engineering 72 81 62 81 60 55 63 57 45 67
    Business 8 15 7 12 13 10 7 6 9 6
      Business 8 15 7 12 13 10 7 6 9 6
    Education 18 21 10 23 15 15 6 18 7 15
      Education leadership and administration . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Education research 4 10 4 11 5 3 1 8 4 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 1 1 1 . 4 1 1 1 5
      Education, other 11 10 5 10 10 8 4 9 2 5
    Humanities and arts 43 45 42 44 30 29 47 33 26 42
      Letters 13 8 11 16 9 8 11 14 5 11
      Foreign languages and literature 4 3 5 2 2 4 11 6 5 5
      History 4 8 3 9 4 5 8 4 6 13
      Philosophy and religious studies 11 14 8 9 8 7 8 3 7 6
      Music and performing arts 5 7 7 5 3 2 6 1 1 2
      Humanities and arts, other 6 5 8 3 4 3 3 5 2 5
    Other non-science and engineering 3 . 3 2 2 1 3 . 3 4
      Communication 1 . 1 . . 1 2 . 3 2
      Public administration and social services 1 . 2 1 2 . . . . 1
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,899   1,836   1,875   2,100   2,268   2,180   2,004   1,873   1,793   1,838   0
    Hispanic or Latino   408   391   398   451   358   320   293   251   230   234   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,417   1,361   1,390   1,551   1,709   1,611   1,529   1,475   1,437   1,467   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   2   22   29   41   40   10   9   0
      Asian   509   447   433   501   599   543   481   429   373   354   0
      Black or African American   65   60   63   78   94   105   107   94   48   46   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   4   3   0   0   0   0   2   2   0
      White   707   721   756   851   994   934   900   912   911   964   0
      More than one race   131   127   132   116   0   0   0   0   93   92   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   74   84   87   98   201   249   182   147   126   137   0
  Temporary visa holders   1,222   1,237   1,283   1,195   1,439   1,391   1,450   1,300   1,243   1,187   0
  Science and engineering   3,121   3,073   3,158   3,163   3,547   3,416   3,307   3,037   2,910   2,938   0
    Science   2,009   1,987   2,036   2,099   2,557   2,459   2,352   2,077   1,952   1,979   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   623   589   563   527   516   471   445   422   327   357   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   74   528   583   578   459   343   338   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   50   56   63   61   63   59   56   53   52   51   0
      Mathematics and statistics   300   292   322   315   302   247   250   173   159   166   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   225   191   167   108   80   48   42   28   52   34   0
      Natural resources and conservation   43   34   32   41   34   27   16   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   384   407   422   406   380   390   354   355   360   357   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   72   129   142   131   123   83   60   0
      Social sciences   384   418   467   495   525   492   480   461   494   519   0
    Engineering   1,112   1,086   1,122   1,064   990   957   955   960   958   959   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   175   152   158   143   139   128   134   137   125   114   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   81   81   82   83   62   66   62   59   70   86   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   108   108   111   102   123   132   143   163   176   160   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   489   478   508   472   405   371   371   351   343   361   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   23   20   19   17   17   18   21   21   20   23   0
      Mechanical engineering   164   171   168   173   165   158   136   135   138   141   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   72   76   76   74   76   73   73   76   71   60   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   3   11   15   18   15   14   0
    Health   0   0   0   132   160   155   147   136   126   87   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   132   112   108   103   94   85   75   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   48   47   44   42   41   12   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   171   141   134   207   166   161   145   128   130   152   0
    Hispanic or Latino   47   43   32   50   38   37   31   20   19   18   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   122   92   97   149   113   112   101   98   102   119   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   1   0   1   7   2   1   0   0
      Asian   65   37   40   50   44   34   37   41   29   44   0
      Black or African American   1   5   6   4   13   16   13   6   3   5   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   46   42   45   86   56   61   44   49   64   67   0
      More than one race   9   8   4   7   0   0   0   0   5   3   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   6   5   8   15   12   13   10   9   15   0
  Temporary visa holders   23   24   25   20   13   10   13   32   35   56   0
  Science and engineering   194   165   159   215   171   165   156   147   157   202   0
    Science   105   98   98   155   122   125   121   105   102   102   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   42   27   32   35   24   26   22   19   10   5   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   2   7   16   12   20   21   29   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   6   3   5   3   3   3   2   4   9   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   6   10   1   2   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2   2   5   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   41   40   35   31   18   3   0   0
      Social sciences   47   58   53   69   46   45   51   44   58   51   0
    Engineering   89   67   61   60   49   40   35   42   55   100   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   4   2   7   2   2   1   3   1   8   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   2   2   2   3   2   0   1   10   8   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   7   6   12   13   7   8   11   9   25   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   42   38   32   30   17   15   9   15   25   36   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   3   3   3   4   4   1   1   3   0
      Mechanical engineering   25   13   16   6   10   9   13   8   7   13   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   2   0   0   1   1   0   2   2   7   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   12   8   6   2   13   8   6   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   12   8   6   2   13   7   6   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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   621   705   682   536   719   547   676   514   609   577   0
  Science and engineering   621   705   682   521   696   528   644   497   590   570   0
    Science   451   501   473   360   497   396   470   350   422   417   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   236   258   242   181   200   146   166   134   110   111   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   13   74   46   63   52   55   47   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   26   26   18   24   23   26   16   15   24   0
      Mathematics and statistics   26   27   28   16   16   15   12   10   16   16   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   4   4   3   2   2   0   0   4   4   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   154   161   152   109   149   134   171   106   151   145   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   1   6   12   12   10   9   6   0
      Social sciences   17   25   21   19   26   18   20   22   30   29   0
    Engineering   170   204   209   161   199   132   174   147   168   153   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   57   56   44   47   29   40   27   33   37   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   34   26   20   23   17   22   22   18   18   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   25   26   9   16   14   14   23   25   23   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   28   41   37   57   28   47   32   44   39   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   2   4   3   3   2   3   1   1   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   30   28   31   29   32   26   22   19   27   21   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   23   30   25   19   21   16   26   23   20   13   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   15   23   19   32   17   19   7   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   15   12   9   14   6   7   6   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   11   10   18   11   12   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

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   3,121   3,073   3,158   3,295   3,707   3,571   3,454   3,173   3,036   3,025
  Fellowships   871   932   1,164   1,346   1,259   1,825   1,211   616   820   770
    Federal   106   190   193   213   214   221   218   203   228   208
    Institutional   652   627   833   936   864   1,412   866   294   483   447
    Nonfederal   113   115   138   197   181   192   127   119   109   115
  Research assistantships   933   912   822   563   864   523   714   495   610   610
    Federal   515   515   489   323   505   326   458   311   381   369
    Institutional   222   147   121   93   117   72   81   75   98   101
    Nonfederal   196   250   212   147   242   125   175   109   131   140
  Teaching assistantships   558   579   534   714   900   514   732   750   918   898
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   558   578   533   705   884   514   731   750   918   897
    Nonfederal   0   1   1   9   16   0   1   0   0   1
  Other types of support   759   650   638   672   684   709   797   1,312   688   747
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   759   650   638   672   684   709   797   1,312   687   747

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   316   362   345   324   321   294   256   274   261   228   0
    Science   248   289   262   248   257   245   221   232   212   192   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   120   158   139   125   117   108   94   96   76   73   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   8   11   7   8   12   11   9   5   3   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   15   17   21   21   18   18   18   16   14   0
      Mathematics and statistics   8   10   8   8   11   7   7   3   1   4   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   5   2   8   0   4   2   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   46   60   66   62   60   54   59   72   67   59   0
      Psychology   17   17   5   7   12   9   5   1   0   0   0
      Social sciences   27   12   12   9   28   33   25   33   15   16   0
    Engineering   68   73   83   76   64   49   35   42   49   36   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7   8   7   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   16   19   24   19   14   12   13   0   19   13   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   7   8   10   7   8   7   15   13   9   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   12   17   14   13   10   5   11   9   8   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   9   12   10   10   7   6   8   4   4   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   3   4   7   4   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   13   14   16   15   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   7   5   1   3   2   1   0   1   0   0   0
    Health   73   62   67   65   68   82   85   71   77   69   0
      Clinical medicine   62   45   48   45   53   75   72   58   63   61   0
      Other health   11   17   19   20   15   7   13   13   14   8   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   231   262   231   226   288   232   208   201   217   149   0
  Science and engineering   195   226   193   188   229   181   159   161   167   124   0
    Science   153   186   155   146   186   147   136   143   136   103   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   83   112   95   76   86   78   64   62   48   40   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   2   5   3   7   8   9   7   4   3   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   7   6   7   13   11   14   15   10   7   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7   9   4   6   9   5   3   2   1   3   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   3   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   30   40   37   44   45   31   37   46   47   35   0
      Psychology   10   8   5   5   10   7   2   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   10   2   0   0   16   7   7   11   3   2   0
    Engineering   42   40   38   42   43   34   23   18   31   21   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6   5   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   11   13   9   9   11   10   0   12   6   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   5   3   5   5   6   6   8   12   7   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   7   7   9   10   5   2   5   3   4   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   5   4   4   6   5   3   2   1   2   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   3   3   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   6   7   12   12   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   36   36   38   38   59   51   49   40   50   25   0
      Clinical medicine   32   28   31   27   44   49   39   30   37   24   0
      Other health   4   8   7   11   15   2   10   10   13   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

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   644,948   609,614   534,947   523,752   490,597   448,967   426,610   361,414   345,319   329,798
    Science   514,533   487,891   427,304   422,026   396,758   366,786   328,846   286,293   270,562   273,338
      Computer and information sciences   24,652   26,089   24,680   23,444   21,573   19,463   15,705   14,736   12,722   13,204
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   14,167   11,236   11,555   13,034   12,705   11,580   10,922   11,305   9,962   8,414
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   132   133   112   176   156   156   163   202   75   87
        Geological and earth sciences   699   11,103   11,443   12,858   12,549   11,424   10,730   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   13,336   0   0   0   0   0   29   11,103   9,887   8,327
      Life sciences   382,400   369,735   318,016   315,900   289,422   266,485   239,122   201,661   192,789   195,401
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   166,159   152,147   130,710   125,642   114,449   103,711   87,482   68,604   74,111   78,549
        Health sciences   216,241   217,588   187,306   190,252   174,686   162,497   151,640   133,046   118,678   116,852
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   6   287   277   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   8,891   8,818   7,424   6,314   7,106   5,442   5,289   4,273   4,345   4,558
      Physical sciences   47,756   43,790   40,171   38,794   40,964   40,872   37,914   39,032   35,534   35,628
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   26,179   24,009   21,156   18,924   21,988   22,169   21,325   22,957   21,203   22,280
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   20,692   19,630   18,914   19,684   18,770   18,441   16,589   16,075   14,331   13,348
        Physical sciences nec   885   151   101   186   206   262   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   20,572   14,662   11,147   10,898   11,448   8,961   6,983   4,576   3,736   4,313
      Social sciences   15,756   13,104   13,324   12,606   12,741   13,071   12,368   10,572   11,474   11,707
        Anthropology   1,109   1,380   1,260   1,161   867   1,311   1,380   1,204   0   0
        Economics   824   885   592   888   1,429   1,580   1,394   825   849   858
        Political science and government   1,473   1,561   3,820   3,626   2,974   3,551   2,983   2,681   3,249   3,230
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,274   743   934   912   1,089   1,236   1,086   1,358   2,859   2,861
        Social sciences nec   11,076   8,535   6,718   6,019   6,382   5,393   5,525   4,504   4,517   4,758
      Sciences nec   339   457   987   1,036   799   912   543   138   0   113
    Engineering   95,016   84,902   75,898   65,454   59,695   55,995   70,449   53,016   55,020   40,460
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   16,519   16,739   15,980   12,086   10,443   9,942   9,381   8,116   6,746   6,702
      Chemical engineering   8,231   7,564   6,486   5,718   6,490   8,339   9,044   6,888   6,247   4,007
      Civil engineering   12,706   11,092   9,889   9,317   9,983   10,785   24,621   11,408   16,890   6,792
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   17,473   15,240   14,587   12,743   14,476   13,077   13,954   14,938   12,880   12,418
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21,853   19,186   14,816   15,403   12,313   12,402   12,210   11,097   11,170   10,049
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   13,086   12,257   9,620   7,220   4,603   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   5,148   2,824   4,520   2,967   1,387   1,450   1,239   569   1,087   492
    Non-S&E   35,399   36,821   31,745   36,272   34,144   26,186   27,315   22,105   19,737   16,000
      Business management and business administration   983   1,038   757   4,428   5,039   5,125   5,079   1,295   761   718
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   1   31   4   0   0   0   0
      Education   22,442   24,019   21,638   24,032   20,942   13,720   10,862   10,111   9,318   6,526
      Humanities   8,773   8,202   7,131   6,392   7,246   6,211   10,416   10,194   9,381   8,043
      Law   1,464   1,472   672   878   641   498   275   229   154   564
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,737   2,090   1,547   540   244   588   666   276   123   149
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   0   1   1   40   17   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

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   644,948   384,504   29,998   125,145   32,229   36,440   36,632
    Science   514,533   314,415   24,220   92,756   26,760   29,590   26,792
      Computer and information sciences   24,652   14,510   167   4,574   551   2,558   2,292
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   14,167   10,901   371   2,022   224   262   387
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   132   0   0   132   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   699   0   0   508   0   0   191
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   13,336   10,901   371   1,382   224   262   196
      Life sciences   382,400   238,696   19,731   65,282   21,860   16,412   20,419
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   166,159   117,034   11,616   22,891   2,872   8,169   3,577
        Health sciences   216,241   121,662   8,115   42,391   18,988   8,243   16,842
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   8,891   5,346   0   1,930   0   1,139   476
      Physical sciences   47,756   34,275   254   6,337   2,717   2,829   1,344
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   26,179   18,706   245   2,880   1,578   1,925   845
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   20,692   15,569   9   2,573   1,139   904   498
        Physical sciences nec   885   0   0   884   0   0   1
      Psychology   20,572   8,006   2,510   4,704   420   4,467   465
      Social sciences   15,756   2,681   1,187   7,568   988   1,923   1,409
        Anthropology   1,109   211   0   405   0   254   239
        Economics   824   240   0   470   0   0   114
        Political science and government   1,473   24   55   882   0   282   230
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,274   347   0   710   0   193   24
        Social sciences nec   11,076   1,859   1,132   5,101   988   1,194   802
      Sciences nec   339   0   0   339   0   0   0
    Engineering   95,016   54,028   5,333   21,103   5,415   2,220   6,917
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   16,519   12,009   0   1,618   839   726   1,327
      Chemical engineering   8,231   6,179   41   769   274   570   398
      Civil engineering   12,706   5,710   3,090   3,094   183   144   485
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   17,473   8,236   238   6,551   763   322   1,363
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21,853   13,270   1,964   2,205   3,273   260   881
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   13,086   8,624   0   2,281   83   189   1,909
      Engineering nec   5,148   0   0   4,585   0   9   554
    Non-S&E   35,399   16,061   445   11,286   54   4,630   2,923
      Business management and business administration   983   162   0   774   0   0   47
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   22,442   15,427   220   2,671   54   2,891   1,179
      Humanities   8,773   279   2   6,201   0   1,210   1,081
      Law   1,464   189   223   441   0   435   176
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,737   4   0   1,199   0   94   440
      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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   384,504   335,393   291,393   255,010   241,734   217,094   201,173   187,535   177,779   174,875
  DOD   22,162   18,949   19,376   13,820   14,181   17,400   18,478   18,120   13,961   14,234
  DOE   27,058   21,818   19,058   16,481   15,400   13,229   11,876   10,780   9,013   7,238
  HHS   254,737   221,676   185,563   161,431   150,368   130,420   115,175   105,237   104,344   106,886
  NASA   6,627   5,564   5,167   6,740   8,078   8,076   8,745   8,059   5,946   4,456
  NSF   58,728   53,841   49,528   47,367   45,598   39,979   39,506   36,833   36,213   36,544
  USDA   273   149   395   217   146   120   81   94   31   113
  Other   14,919   13,396   12,306   8,954   7,963   7,870   7,312   8,412   8,271   5,404

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   4,882   711   4,171   .
2018   4,789   739   4,050   .

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   1,741   1,611   1,568   1,546   1,536
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   465   443   454   454   448
    Computer and information sciences   62   60   59   59   59
    Engineering   315   267   262   262   267
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   49   41   40   38   35
    Health sciences   445   408   376   373   358
    Mathematics and statistics   17   17   17   16   16
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   246   220   222   222   220
    Psychology   50   50   51   48   49
    Social sciences   93   105   88   75   86
    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

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   33,000   88,000   37,300   65,728   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   6,906   0
    Engineering   11,000   0   0   38,842   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   88,000   37,300   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   22,000   0   0   19,980   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   15,000   61,995   63,568   23,703   26,910
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   6,763   7,304   2,427   308
    Computer and information sciences   0   3,090   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   21,284   10,749   14,120   6,173
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   400
    Health sciences   15,000   26,314   38,604   4,899   18,764
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   2,483   3,814   623   328
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   937
    Social sciences   0   2,062   3,097   1,634   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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