U. California, Los Angeles

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 8 98.5 459 11 98.4 631 6 99.5 925
2023 8 98.5 459 10 98.7 679 7 99.4 911 10 98.5 602
2022 7 98.7 457 11 98.5 680 6 99.4 900
2021 12 97.6 447 10 98.7 691 6 99.4 908 11 98.3 583
2020 16 96.7 450 8 99 698 7 99.4 916
2019 15 96.9 447 11 98.6 697 7 99.4 914 11 98.3 589
2018 14 97 428 11 98.6 700 6 99.5 911
2017 10 97.9 425 10 98.7 684 12 98.8 898 9 98.6 575
2016 10 97.9 430 16 97.9 697 12 98.8 896
2015 7 98.6 426 10 98.7 693 9 99.1 898 9 98.6 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 760 749 786 639 632 701 688 726 689 743
  Science and engineering 650 598 641 501 492 557 535 559 531 557
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 2 4 . 1 . . 1 2 .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 3 . 1 . . 1 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 136 132 137 95 90 122 117 137 121 122
      Biochemistry and biophysics 10 7 14 6 11 12 8 14 14 10
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 7 8 3 2 7 5 5 13 7
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 15 29 25 16 17 17 15 10 6 8
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 6 7 7
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 29 18 22 15 10 20 27 22 16 24
      Genetics and genomics 6 8 7 5 3 3 3 8 3 2
      Microbiology and immunology 4 6 3 4 2 7 5 15 9 15
      Molecular biology 27 18 25 16 21 24 22 13 18 17
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 17 19 12 17 6 15 13 21 18 15
      Pharmacology and toxicology 6 8 9 5 6 5 3 7 2 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 10 10 8 5 9 6 13 16 13 10
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 4 . 3 2 2 3 2 . 2 2
    Computer and information sciences 51 31 44 32 20 32 24 32 28 35
      Computer science 38 21 36 28 17 21 20 24 24 33
      Computer and information sciences, other 13 10 8 4 3 11 4 8 4 2
    Engineering 146 147 155 125 140 126 124 129 125 123
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 13 11 5 2 3 5 5 5 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 22 18 22 12 23 20 19 28 22 27
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 15 15 17 16 16 14 13 12 15 9
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 17 10 19 18 10 12 8 6 13 12
      Electrical and computer engineering 36 34 41 32 33 35 26 37 30 34
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 1 . . . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering 22 24 17 15 25 24 23 18 19 14
      Mechanical engineering 20 33 21 23 28 18 30 20 19 25
      Engineering, other 3 . 6 3 3 . . 2 2 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 22 19 19 7 12 16 14 15 14 17
      Geological sciences 5 8 8 4 6 9 10 6 7 9
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 17 11 11 3 6 7 4 9 7 8
    Health sciences 36 16 34 27 23 42 28 41 30 29
      Nursing science 10 4 4 7 5 5 3 12 9 8
      Public health 19 10 19 14 11 26 20 19 15 18
      Health sciences, other 7 2 11 6 7 11 5 10 6 3
    Mathematics and statistics 35 34 46 27 31 32 33 35 26 35
      Applied mathematics 10 11 8 4 14 6 9 9 5 7
      Mathematics 6 2 3 1 5 6 10 9 2 14
      Statistics 6 9 20 8 6 5 9 7 6 8
      Mathematics and statistics, other 13 12 15 14 6 15 5 10 13 6
    Physical sciences 75 62 73 76 61 72 55 58 55 65
      Astronomy and astrophysics 16 15 11 16 3 5 5 3 7 2
      Chemistry 40 37 45 40 35 42 32 33 20 44
      Physics 19 10 17 20 23 25 18 22 28 19
    Psychology 48 37 39 21 29 30 33 31 35 30
      Clinical psychology 11 9 12 6 11 11 11 6 9 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 3 3 1 3 2 4 5 3 1
      Research and experimental psychology 25 20 19 10 13 15 17 17 22 15
      Psychology, other 8 5 5 4 2 2 1 3 1 7
    Social sciences 99 118 90 91 85 85 107 80 95 101
      Anthropology 13 13 5 10 13 8 7 7 8 10
      Economics 20 20 21 18 22 19 19 13 31 16
      Political science and government 11 15 14 10 12 12 17 15 15 16
      Public policy analysis . 2 1 2 2 . 1 1 2 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 12 14 11 10 9 13 20 11 7 24
      Social sciences, other 43 54 38 41 27 33 43 33 32 33
  Non-science and engineering 110 151 145 138 140 144 153 167 158 186
    Business 11 18 11 9 8 9 14 11 6 9
      Business 11 18 11 9 8 9 14 11 6 9
    Education 34 51 43 34 44 35 36 40 46 49
      Education leadership and administration 2 3 2 2 1 6 4 3 1 2
      Education research 23 26 26 20 28 12 19 27 33 35
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 2 2 4 2 6 2 4 2 4
      Education, other 8 20 13 8 13 11 11 6 10 8
    Humanities and arts 60 65 82 84 80 91 97 103 94 119
      Letters 12 7 15 17 14 18 19 22 18 21
      Foreign languages and literature 10 15 20 17 16 18 23 21 10 15
      History 8 12 14 11 20 22 18 17 25 25
      Philosophy and religious studies 3 9 8 8 6 5 10 4 7 11
      Music and performing arts 12 12 14 15 11 14 13 17 24 25
      Humanities and arts, other 15 10 11 16 13 14 14 22 10 22
    Other non-science and engineering 5 17 9 11 8 9 6 13 12 9
      Communication . . . . . 1 . 1 1 1
      Public administration and social services 3 10 5 3 4 6 3 8 5 4
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 7 4 8 4 2 3 4 6 4

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   4,370   4,191   4,174   4,182   3,810   3,530   3,502   3,441   3,062   3,427
    Hispanic or Latino   842   797   832   840   708   616   554   490   372   418
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,368   3,251   3,190   3,200   2,962   2,778   2,815   2,833   2,587   2,891
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   12   16   21   18   18   16   20   19   9
      Asian   1,305   1,191   1,120   1,106   983   904   927   911   804   905
      Black or African American   214   205   179   190   152   148   150   124   104   129
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   10   11   5   3   4   6   7   8   5   6
      White   1,556   1,555   1,596   1,614   1,573   1,500   1,529   1,572   1,503   1,678
      More than one race   271   277   274   266   232   202   186   198   152   164
    Unknown ethnicity and race   160   143   152   142   140   136   133   118   103   118
  Temporary visa holders   2,374   2,417   2,318   2,219   1,947   2,036   2,072   2,049   1,926   1,821
  Science and engineering   6,115   6,001   5,852   5,784   5,210   5,010   5,030   4,939   4,811   4,746
    Science   3,926   3,887   3,743   3,695   3,384   3,237   3,189   3,041   2,900   2,986
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,102   1,095   986   935   859   821   804   821   710   671
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   431   455   467   457   401   453   441   386   347   330
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   95   120   132   135   126   110   98   98   99   96
      Mathematics and statistics   333   324   318   309   301   290   306   302   261   215
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   41   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   574   545   504   460   454   444   445   438   444   376
      Psychology   187   197   212   209   197   181   178   177   182   198
      Social sciences   1,163   1,140   1,124   1,190   1,046   938   917   819   780   1,013
    Engineering   2,189   2,114   2,109   2,089   1,826   1,773   1,841   1,898   1,911   1,760
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   114   91   89   115   96   84   89   65   65   57
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   176   193   181   174   156   144   147   135   158   167
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   119   112   105   105   104   111   100   100   107   97
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   192   190   200   231   200   197   204   208   201   181
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   556   566   601   586   496   501   533   578   555   536
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   7   14   9   14   9   10   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   282   311   333   365   355   346   360   280   266   240
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   219   197   195   184   163   185   215   181   180   150
      Other engineering   524   447   391   320   242   196   183   351   379   332
    Health   629   607   640   617   547   556   544   551   177   502
      Clinical medicine   498   502   531   505   433   433   431   427   42   391
      Other health   131   105   109   112   114   123   113   124   135   111

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Hispanic or Latino   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Black or African American   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   948   933   992   986   1,159   884   848   725   795   920
  Science and engineering   870   852   936   935   1,018   824   786   678   769   861
    Science   601   618   654   645   667   596   565   471   535   624
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   282   291   324   293   270   247   258   218   211   230
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   56   49   63   59   78   74   58   47   55   51
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   32   43   48   55   39   29   28   24   27
      Mathematics and statistics   17   26   33   29   57   35   43   40   32   45
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   145   147   133   147   132   134   109   81   105   107
      Psychology   44   36   37   39   32   33   32   28   43   46
      Social sciences   34   37   21   30   43   34   36   29   32   72
    Engineering   269   234   282   290   351   228   221   207   234   237
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   11   15   19   21   12   8   10   6   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   37   37   59   57   54   41   33   23   43   41
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   28   23   18   18   20   17   12   22   30
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   11   28   33   44   18   24   15   14   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   104   89   83   81   107   73   84   88   84   76
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   39   33   49   49   62   30   36   36   41   42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   29   25   25   33   41   34   19   23   24   31
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   78   81   56   51   141   60   62   47   26   59
      Clinical medicine   59   68   42   40   128   51   52   36   7   47
      Other health   19   13   14   11   13   9   10   11   19   12

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   6,744   6,608   6,492   6,401   5,757   5,566   5,574   5,490   4,988   5,248
  Fellowships   1,468   1,658   1,584   1,668   1,679   1,464   1,642   890   1,086   1,465
    Federal   114   304   295   296   491   313   331   198   261   362
    Institutional   957   1,021   1,027   1,061   903   870   995   364   430   897
    Nonfederal   397   333   262   311   285   281   316   328   395   206
  Research assistantships   1,187   1,255   1,280   1,208   1,135   1,048   966   942   855   921
    Federal   606   600   670   662   646   551   504   517   525   534
    Institutional   286   268   237   199   201   205   212   157   149   162
    Nonfederal   295   387   373   347   288   292   250   268   181   225
  Teaching assistantships   1,516   1,424   1,469   1,404   1,456   1,443   1,314   1,240   1,134   1,196
    Federal   1   0   0   0   1   3   5   0   0   0
    Institutional   1,507   1,418   1,467   1,399   1,454   1,438   1,308   1,239   1,134   1,194
    Nonfederal   8   6   2   5   1   2   1   1   0   2
  Other types of support   2,573   2,271   2,159   2,121   1,487   1,611   1,652   2,418   1,913   1,666
    Federal   227   29   27   28   21   17   8   10   9   24
    Institutional   178   142   120   99   78   84   70   263   182   239
    Nonfederal   33   23   20   13   16   12   15   25   10   114
    Personal resources   2,135   2,077   1,992   1,981   1,372   1,498   1,559   2,120   1,712   1,289

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   787   712   704   710   680   692   711   845   842   755
    Science   653   596   590   582   565   560   577   688   733   636
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   357   331   319   314   306   317   328   405   322   269
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   10   8   8   10   14   14   12   16   17   18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   38   30   38   43   37   26   36   44   38   21
      Mathematics and statistics   10   7   8   7   4   6   7   6   11   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   12   18   14   11   0   0   7   21   24
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   164   150   118   123   125   129   131   148   139   127
      Psychology   21   22   35   30   33   30   27   33   32   36
      Social sciences   42   36   46   41   35   38   36   29   30   22
    Engineering   134   116   114   128   115   132   134   157   109   119
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   5   4   11   14   21   25   20   18   15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   26   15   16   13   14   16   20   26   21   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   27   29   33   28   32   11   27   11   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   28   26   36   34   32   39   43   38   41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   23   22   22   22   14   16   18   20   0   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   17
      Other engineering   14   19   17   13   11   15   21   21   6   2
    Health   254   263   232   225   231   239   221   262   278   261
      Clinical medicine   236   239   209   204   213   216   204   233   248   233
      Other health   18   24   23   21   18   23   17   29   30   28

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   508   478   488   503   490   491   485   532   511   539
  Science and engineering   387   343   364   372   366   371   369   419   398   415
    Science   329   294   311   312   306   319   314   352   352   351
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   198   179   201   191   174   186   192   208   152   151
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   4   2   6   6   10   6   10   8   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   27   25   26   27   23   19   23   28   23   14
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   0   1   1   3   3   4   9   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   3   5   4   2   0   0   4   13   10
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   75   64   47   59   71   69   58   64   64   65
      Psychology   13   14   19   16   19   20   18   19   18   24
      Social sciences   5   4   11   8   10   12   14   15   13   13
    Engineering   58   49   53   60   60   52   55   67   46   64
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   4   3   6   6   7   8   7   5   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   6   9   4   9   5   5   11   10   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   6   11   12   15   10   4   5   2   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   8   13   19   16   15   23   25   19   24
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   16   17   13   14   10   7   7   8   0   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8
      Other engineering   7   8   4   5   4   8   8   11   3   1
    Health   121   135   124   131   124   120   116   113   113   124
      Clinical medicine   116   119   108   116   114   108   106   103   99   101
      Other health   5   16   16   15   10   12   10   10   14   23

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   1,896,227   1,721,665   1,536,197   1,454,880   1,392,941   1,306,376   1,318,110   1,076,917   1,037,528   1,021,227
    Science   1,686,982   1,532,420   1,372,151   1,302,545   1,245,187   1,153,738   1,150,820   957,627   923,051   909,469
      Computer and information sciences   20,823   19,118   14,755   16,186   17,480   15,867   14,698   13,663   14,014   16,731
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   54,678   52,655   45,869   41,818   41,594   38,106   38,361   35,266   32,350   29,136
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   12,642   12,177   10,230   8,669   8,368   8,088   8,274   7,172   6,117   5,418
        Geological and earth sciences   31,444   30,675   29,608   27,493   25,136   21,975   22,477   20,668   19,201   17,710
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   10,592   9,803   6,031   5,656   8,090   8,043   7,610   7,426   7,032   6,008
      Life sciences   1,327,061   1,222,724   1,110,788   1,053,540   989,602   925,447   917,899   761,824   724,967   718,661
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   40,038   39,697   37,544   33,765   34,022   38,154   38,362   33,896   30,768   27,332
        Health sciences   1,287,023   1,183,024   1,073,244   1,019,775   955,580   887,293   879,537   727,928   694,199   691,329
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   11,445   11,947   9,537   12,110   13,161   13,118   13,200   10,573   11,456   10,774
      Physical sciences   78,264   61,410   55,159   56,624   54,697   60,067   55,568   57,004   61,909   58,445
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   38   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   34,161   25,424   21,680   24,038   19,842   23,711   18,893   17,222   17,147   16,327
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   42,105   33,192   30,682   30,227   33,263   34,460   35,056   38,111   43,196   40,301
        Physical sciences nec   1,998   2,794   2,797   2,359   1,554   1,896   1,619   1,671   1,566   1,817
      Psychology   18,776   20,440   17,022   17,464   19,087   17,044   17,611   17,453   18,335   17,502
      Social sciences   118,538   86,049   68,872   62,413   60,591   58,050   69,184   41,188   40,072   36,206
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   661   422   469   543   1,145   574   450   339   329   340
        Political science and government   13,746   3,260   4,168   4,097   4,826   3,740   3,380   2,545   1,718   1,466
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   31,325   16,862   12,805   12,279   12,319   9,268   21,913   6,533   6,767   5,090
        Social sciences nec   72,806   65,505   51,430   45,494   42,301   44,468   43,441   31,771   31,258   29,310
      Sciences nec   57,397   58,077   50,149   42,390   48,975   26,039   24,299   20,656   19,948   22,014
    Engineering   128,854   113,969   98,403   93,906   93,520   95,797   91,799   80,153   78,962   82,540
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   10,632   8,500   8,259   8,633   10,244   9,045   7,689   6,936   7,099   6,852
      Chemical engineering   11,463   8,876   7,416   7,426   8,111   13,308   8,996   8,905   9,612   10,404
      Civil engineering   11,699   11,538   9,975   9,578   7,469   6,201   6,278   3,639   3,982   3,928
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   39,651   33,792   34,774   34,305   33,642   34,672   32,351   25,707   23,977   24,032
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21,119   18,645   18,833   17,435   16,512   15,668   17,790   16,413   16,044   14,557
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   9,964   7,454   6,319   6,754   6,140   7,467   6,998   6,195   6,778   7,866
      Engineering nec   24,326   25,164   12,827   9,775   11,402   9,436   11,697   12,358   11,470   14,901
    Non-S&E   80,391   75,276   65,643   58,429   54,234   56,841   75,491   39,137   35,515   29,218
      Business management and business administration   21,362   20,960   18,285   14,856   13,019   13,121   13,651   12,378   11,940   7,572
      Communication and communications technologies   4,530   2,868   2,891   4,208   4,400   3,639   3,249   806   921   668
      Education   38,497   36,785   32,018   29,044   24,926   27,472   41,378   15,554   13,448   11,209
      Humanities   7,540   7,594   6,073   5,471   6,443   6,525   7,374   5,760   5,344   4,647
      Law   4,268   3,207   2,973   2,743   3,303   2,838   3,341   2,360   1,655   2,603
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   3,953   3,767   3,267   1,994   1,965   3,006   5,882   1,403   1,468   1,759
      Non-S&E nec   241   95   136   113   178   240   616   876   739   760

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   1,896,227   980,183   168,042   368,710   89,042   131,834   158,416
    Science   1,686,982   883,945   151,419   326,946   81,999   111,830   130,843
      Computer and information sciences   20,823   11,608   17   1,800   3,825   968   2,605
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   54,678   41,034   5,081   4,598   168   2,298   1,499
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   12,642   10,594   742   533   80   458   235
        Geological and earth sciences   31,444   28,648   270   1,208   0   1,215   103
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   10,592   1,792   4,069   2,857   88   625   1,161
      Life sciences   1,327,061   697,811   133,749   229,644   75,328   77,597   112,932
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   40,038   25,136   1,140   5,729   1,685   4,688   1,660
        Health sciences   1,287,023   672,675   132,609   223,915   73,643   72,909   111,272
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   11,445   7,272   118   1,343   265   2,299   148
      Physical sciences   78,264   56,805   1,102   11,835   1,297   5,474   1,751
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   34,161   25,203   1,102   2,859   1,297   2,172   1,528
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   42,105   31,602   0   6,978   0   3,302   223
        Physical sciences nec   1,998   0   0   1,998   0   0   0
      Psychology   18,776   14,766   0   1,911   0   1,691   408
      Social sciences   118,538   26,652   10,963   53,121   70   18,820   8,912
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   661   0   0   189   57   258   157
        Political science and government   13,746   156   1,755   7,307   0   3,212   1,316
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   31,325   13,365   4,168   9,012   0   3,627   1,153
        Social sciences nec   72,806   13,131   5,040   36,613   13   11,723   6,286
      Sciences nec   57,397   27,997   389   22,694   1,046   2,683   2,588
    Engineering   128,854   72,994   8,165   17,397   6,754   6,015   17,529
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   10,632   6,748   1,372   1,144   560   388   420
      Chemical engineering   11,463   6,504   773   2,083   345   1,238   520
      Civil engineering   11,699   5,489   1,449   2,892   737   422   710
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   39,651   29,968   150   2,860   2,415   2,443   1,815
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21,119   15,033   348   2,254   1,423   526   1,535
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   9,964   5,074   343   884   833   557   2,273
      Engineering nec   24,326   4,178   3,730   5,280   441   441   10,256
    Non-S&E   80,391   23,244   8,458   24,367   289   13,989   10,044
      Business management and business administration   21,362   3,329   82   8,893   0   1,182   7,876
      Communication and communications technologies   4,530   674   0   1,235   0   2,610   11
      Education   38,497   18,506   8,056   7,309   0   4,146   480
      Humanities   7,540   295   141   4,448   0   1,028   1,628
      Law   4,268   182   129   1,201   239   2,511   6
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   3,953   121   0   1,243   50   2,497   42
      Non-S&E nec   241   137   50   38   0   15   1

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   980,183   878,571   848,138   721,043   655,030   600,714   576,076   487,846   487,869   489,404
  DOD   69,408   53,640   55,336   50,437   49,615   50,405   50,200   36,958   38,600   41,408
  DOE   49,558   45,265   44,212   38,905   28,888   25,786   22,486   23,094   21,870   22,215
  HHS   719,417   652,981   622,820   529,539   466,272   423,638   394,908   335,892   336,790   335,761
  NASA   31,631   30,978   31,788   26,042   23,858   25,278   27,175   24,294   19,525   15,612
  NSF   80,967   74,397   72,776   59,959   59,478   63,912   67,879   60,907   63,344   66,953
  USDA   1,814   1,055   448   400   384   223   86   205   309   328
  Other   27,388   20,255   20,758   15,761   26,535   11,472   13,342   6,496   7,431   7,127

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   11,582   1,335   10,247   .
2018   11,949   1,431   10,518   .

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   2,877   2,860   2,918   2,824   2,806
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   1   1   1
    Biological and biomedical sciences   406   421   429   435   456
    Computer and information sciences   31   30   42   41   41
    Engineering   264   264   261   265   252
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   124   124   134   133   134
    Health sciences   1,216   1,184   1,221   1,118   1,116
    Mathematics and statistics   40   40   38   38   33
    Natural resources and conservation   19   19   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   322   322   328   325   329
    Psychology   81   81   79   79   78
    Social sciences   148   149   159   157   142
    Other   226   226   226   232   223

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   0   0   0   116,770   1,831
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   1,831
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   57,662   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   59,108   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   360   42,789   14,578   14,998   116,150
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   4,056   515   1,631   4,928
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   625   1,985   1,621   1,539
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   4,238   539   545   0
    Health sciences   0   25,776   10,464   9,480   104,639
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1,390
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   6,116   771   685   2,597
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   1,055
    Social sciences   0   725   0   0   0
    Other   360   1,253   303   1,037   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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