U. California, Merced

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 143 69.3 459 204 68.1 631 200 78.7 925
2023 144 69.1 459 215 68.8 679 208 77.5 911 137 77.6 602
2022 147 68.3 457 210 69.5 680 216 76.3 900
2021 200 55.8 447 197 71.9 691 213 76.9 908 135 77.2 583
2020 190 58.3 450 192 72.9 698 206 77.8 916
2019 193 57.4 447 203 71.3 697 209 77.4 914 195 67.3 589
2018 206 52.5 428 196 72.4 700 219 76.3 911
2017 224 47.9 425 210 69.7 684 223 75.5 898 218 62.6 575
2016 241 44.6 430 239 66.2 697 234 74.2 896
2015 249 42.2 426 255 63.7 693 228 75 898 216 62.6 570
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 112 107 105 56 63 63 53 43 37 30
  Science and engineering 103 105 101 56 59 62 52 43 36 29
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 9 8 2 3 5 2 2 2 1 1
      Agricultural sciences . 3 1 1 2 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 9 5 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 24 21 19 16 11 11 4 9 6 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 7 2 4 1 1 2 . . 1 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 5 2 . 1 2 1 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 3 1 5 2 2 1 2 . 4
      Genetics and genomics 1 3 2 . 1 . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology 5 1 5 5 . 1 . 1 2 .
      Molecular biology 2 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 2 . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 . . . 2 . 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 6 4 7 2 4 6 3 4 4 3
      Computer science 4 3 7 2 4 6 3 4 3 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 1 . . . . . . 1 .
    Engineering 20 21 22 15 11 8 13 5 6 7
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 . 1 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 1 2 . . . 2 . 1 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 2 4 4 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 8 11 9 6 5 4 6 4 3 2
      Engineering, other . 3 3 2 1 . . 1 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 . . 1 1 1 2 3 1 .
      Geological sciences 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . 1 1 2 3 1 .
    Health sciences 4 3 4 4 1 5 1 . . .
      Public health 4 3 3 4 1 5 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 5 1 .
      Applied mathematics 5 4 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 1 . . . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 12 17 17 6 11 9 10 5 7 8
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 8 9 6 3 5 1 1 4 1 3
      Physics 3 8 9 3 6 8 9 1 6 5
    Psychology 12 14 21 2 7 12 11 6 9 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 3 5 1 . 3 4 1 2 1
      Research and experimental psychology 4 10 16 1 6 8 7 4 5 2
      Psychology, other 2 1 . . 1 1 . 1 2 1
    Social sciences 9 13 7 5 5 5 3 4 1 1
      Anthropology 3 1 . . . 2 . 1 . .
      Political science and government 2 5 3 1 2 3 2 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . 6 3 4 2 . 1 . . 1
      Social sciences, other 4 1 1 . 1 . . 2 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 9 2 4 . 4 1 1 . 1 1
    Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Education . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 9 1 1 . 4 1 1 . . 1
      Letters 1 . . . 2 1 . . . 1
      Foreign languages and literature 2 . . . . . . . . .
      History 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 3 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 2 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 2 . . . . . . .

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 388 356 375 381 369 330 353 347 309 279
    Hispanic or Latino 130 115 119 121 116 96 92 87 67 55
    Not Hispanic or Latino 239 221 234 236 231 207 246 247 231 213
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Asian 69 60 53 55 53 48 52 53 45 46
      Black or African American 20 14 10 13 10 8 15 12 9 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3
      White 129 128 154 147 150 135 165 162 155 140
      More than one race 20 16 16 19 17 14 13 17 19 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 19 20 22 24 22 27 15 13 11 11
  Temporary visa holders 280 270 242 266 241 244 234 188 161 127
  Science and engineering 648 608 588 616 581 544 561 508 470 406
    Science 466 409 426 444 419 384 399 372 347 308
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 45
      Biological and biomedical sciences 106 110 124 120 124 115 106 97 73 65
      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 44 47 35 38 35 31 26 21 21 21
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 38 37 32 34 32 20 23 27 48 36
      Natural resources and conservation 55 60 61 67 61 62 57 48 0 0
      Physical sciences 127 96 123 125 116 109 100 90 79 70
      Psychology 39 0 0 0 0 0 44 43 44 42
      Social sciences 57 59 51 60 51 47 43 46 35 29
    Engineering 182 199 162 172 162 160 162 136 123 98
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 23 14 16 14 14 29 25 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 85 91 59 72 59 63 75 64 57 41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 58 57 64 61 64 61 58 47 43 35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 21 28 25 23 25 22 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 22
    Health 20 18 29 31 29 30 26 27 0 0
      Clinical medicine 20 18 29 31 29 30 26 27 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 1 5 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 5 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 1 0 0 0
      White 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
  Science and engineering 6 3 4 1 4 3 5 2 5 0
    Science 0 1 2 0 2 3 4 1 4 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 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 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0
    Engineering 6 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 0 1 1 1 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 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 2 0 1 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 45 80 85 137 85 94 67 59 55 45
  Science and engineering 45 79 84 135 84 93 66 59 55 45
    Science 33 56 63 95 63 65 45 36 36 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 15 17 27 17 16 18 9 9 7
      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 5 20 14 17 14 13 5 0 2 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 5 4 5 6 3 5 4 1
      Natural resources and conservation 6 5 6 16 6 8 5 4 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 16 21 31 21 21 14 17 10 8
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
    Engineering 12 23 21 40 21 28 21 23 19 19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 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 3 6 4 18 4 8 7 13 8 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 12 12 12 12 15 10 7 6 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
    Health 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 668 626 617 647 610 574 587 535 470 406
  Fellowships 46 61 68 74 66 57 62 66 55 40
    Federal 28 29 34 42 33 33 17 18 13 4
    Institutional 16 25 26 26 25 21 41 36 38 29
    Nonfederal 2 7 8 6 8 3 4 12 4 7
  Research assistantships 242 127 127 177 128 135 113 86 74 83
    Federal 17 51 51 93 52 61 50 41 42 41
    Institutional 223 54 55 84 55 50 60 39 21 42
    Nonfederal 2 22 21 0 21 24 3 6 11 0
  Teaching assistantships 335 411 405 373 399 362 398 367 329 272
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 335 409 405 373 399 362 398 367 324 272
    Nonfederal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  Other types of support 45 27 17 23 17 20 14 16 12 11
    Federal 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Personal resources 45 23 17 19 17 19 14 16 11 11

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 65 49 56 58 57 56 58 48 36 39
    Science 43 25 36 41 44 39 40 34 29 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 6 7 6 8 11 7 8 7
      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 12 3 0 5 0 5 9 12 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 4 3 7 3 2 0 1 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 7 4 13 10 14 9 7 7 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 11 10 14 14 12 9 6 13 8
      Psychology 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
      Social sciences 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
    Engineering 22 24 20 17 13 17 18 14 7 13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 10 8 4 3 6 6 3 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 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 4 4 5 4 5 7 8 5 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4
    Health 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 1
      Clinical medicine 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 1
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 29 22 19 25 29 32 28 25 23 14
  Science and engineering 29 22 18 25 29 32 27 25 21 14
    Science 15 8 10 21 27 22 21 17 15 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 2 3 4 8 6 4 5 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 4 1 10 11 9 8 5 9 3
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 14 14 8 4 2 10 6 8 6 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 6 6 3 0 4 1 1 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 1 2 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 5 5 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Health 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 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 77,233 62,279 48,147 45,964 45,966 44,890 38,226 35,093 29,370 29,688
    Science 51,487 34,053 31,448 26,013 28,230 28,759 22,841 20,625 17,371 18,500
      Computer and information sciences 2,909 1,864 1,387 1,134 194 157 41 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,713 3,811 4,454 3,849 2,943 2,916 3,165 2,459 2,576 2,286
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,198 283 374 126 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,509 2,082 1,675 1,621 2,943 2,916 3,165 2,459 2,576 2,286
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 57 38 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,949 1,408 2,393 2,102 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 15,177 10,265 10,814 9,742 9,333 10,943 7,725 6,353 5,307 5,903
        Agricultural sciences 900 621 697 201 0 0 0 2 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,541 5,554 5,113 5,096 7,563 8,620 5,880 4,809 4,598 5,407
        Health sciences 4,980 3,520 4,176 3,956 1,770 2,323 1,845 1,542 709 496
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 756 570 828 489 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,677 1,650 1,863 2,139 3,047 2,299 1,323 1,021 1,121 868
      Physical sciences 8,589 6,930 6,863 5,753 7,593 7,307 6,260 6,530 4,718 5,714
        Astronomy and astrophysics 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,121 3,343 3,759 2,919 2,630 3,653 2,280 3,087 2,654 3,821
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 1,862 1,464 1,331 1,184 0 0
        Physics 3,720 3,118 2,663 2,344 3,101 2,190 2,649 2,259 2,064 1,893
        Physical sciences nec 626 469 441 490 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 883 365 493 424 1,712 1,284 724 802 1,460 1,548
      Social sciences 11,890 4,460 2,936 1,816 2,988 3,065 2,770 3,454 2,189 2,181
        Anthropology 60 96 166 72 217 183 243 466 0 0
        Economics 4,285 461 220 285 358 325 220 267 188 255
        Political science and government 910 990 637 289 248 449 372 209 233 301
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,707 2,150 1,510 1,030 443 307 300 301 142 139
        Social sciences nec 2,928 763 403 140 1,722 1,801 1,635 2,211 1,626 1,486
      Sciences nec 3,649 4,708 2,638 1,156 420 788 833 6 0 0
    Engineering 18,045 21,052 11,997 13,854 15,191 13,852 12,912 11,823 9,814 9,778
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,529 2,450 2,079 2,352 1,316 1,939 1,729 2,764 1,182 1,452
      Chemical engineering 216 138 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 999 325 142 223 6,763 6,382 5,846 4,666 3,526 3,992
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 108 0 0 0 888 1,137 1,482 1,632 1,602 1,726
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,200 4,288 3,588 4,870 5,126 3,777 3,526 2,432 1,956 1,899
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,225 1,968 1,254 971 0 0 0 0 1,422 665
      Engineering nec 7,660 11,883 4,852 5,438 1,098 617 329 329 126 44
    Non-S&E 7,701 7,174 4,702 6,097 2,545 2,279 2,473 2,645 2,185 1,410
      Business management and business administration 614 450 355 536 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 207 103 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 647 829 1,032 3,691 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,500 1,426 925 588 436 521 913 1,130 1,003 524
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 302 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 138 712 672 442 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,293 3,612 1,704 837 2,109 1,758 1,560 1,515 1,182 886

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 77,233 39,951 10,740 20,759 1,523 2,836 1,424
    Science 51,487 28,300 6,461 12,927 1,065 1,887 847
      Computer and information sciences 2,909 1,417 0 1,138 129 101 124
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,713 2,765 503 2,246 95 92 12
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,198 280 147 771 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,509 1,079 323 1,029 0 78 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 57 0 0 43 0 14 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,949 1,406 33 403 95 0 12
      Life sciences 15,177 10,855 1,704 2,227 72 218 101
        Agricultural sciences 900 805 0 95 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,541 6,704 43 1,659 0 65 70
        Health sciences 4,980 3,104 1,300 341 72 153 10
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 756 242 361 132 0 0 21
      Mathematics and statistics 2,677 1,154 635 885 0 2 1
      Physical sciences 8,589 6,479 57 1,745 105 203 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 122 114 0 8 0 0 0
        Chemistry 4,121 2,820 57 948 105 191 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,720 2,919 0 789 0 12 0
        Physical sciences nec 626 626 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 883 13 223 647 0 0 0
      Social sciences 11,890 3,165 3,189 3,100 664 1,163 609
        Anthropology 60 0 0 59 0 1 0
        Economics 4,285 2,010 1,783 233 0 93 166
        Political science and government 910 0 21 827 0 0 62
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,707 272 1,181 1,148 293 787 26
        Social sciences nec 2,928 883 204 833 371 282 355
      Sciences nec 3,649 2,452 150 939 0 108 0
    Engineering 18,045 9,096 2,040 5,813 448 306 342
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 108 108 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,529 1,997 0 468 64 0 0
      Chemical engineering 216 216 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 999 346 381 244 0 0 28
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 108 0 0 102 0 0 6
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,200 1,834 322 1,480 31 306 227
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,225 1,200 640 308 77 0 0
      Engineering nec 7,660 3,395 697 3,211 276 0 81
    Non-S&E 7,701 2,555 2,239 2,019 10 643 235
      Business management and business administration 614 3 611 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 207 5 0 192 0 10 0
      Education 647 459 2 21 1 162 2
      Humanities 1,500 23 45 858 9 405 160
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 302 50 105 87 0 60 0
      Visual and performing arts 138 0 0 65 0 0 73
      Non-S&E nec 4,293 2,015 1,476 796 0 6 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 39,951 28,576 23,421 18,621 20,000 16,850 14,385 14,923 12,206 12,648
  DOD 2,738 1,839 1,712 1,636 3,018 1,966 1,900 1,712 770 1,073
  DOE 2,979 1,927 2,559 2,170 2,023 1,646 1,168 1,518 875 733
  HHS 8,911 7,004 5,622 4,839 5,330 4,211 2,764 2,732 3,379 3,527
  NASA 755 910 860 453 890 776 538 585 728 138
  NSF 17,125 10,735 9,044 6,067 7,204 6,899 6,497 7,404 5,419 6,214
  USDA 3,606 3,810 1,935 1,557 1,252 1,022 716 535 366 330
  Other 3,837 2,351 1,689 1,899 283 330 802 437 669 633

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 926 171 755 .
2018 926 179 747 .

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, 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 501 499 267 222 226
    Agricultural sciences 14 27 0 4 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 72 70 42 66 63
    Computer and information sciences 4 18 8 7 8
    Engineering 131 114 52 52 51
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 3 1 16 24
    Health sciences 12 16 10 6 0
    Mathematics and statistics 12 13 11 5 2
    Natural resources and conservation 17 29 5 2 5
    Physical sciences 115 128 69 31 33
    Psychology 26 16 23 19 20
    Social sciences 45 25 41 14 14
    Other 49 42 5 1 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 68,005 0 0 77,624 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 32,305 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 33,474 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 42,630 0 0 616 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 11,229 0
    Psychology 25,375 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 0 0 5,132 8,974 524
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 264 2,870 267
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 808 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1,617 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 2,870 257
    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 0 808 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 4,869 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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