U. California, Merced

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 144 69.1 459 215 68.8 679 137 77.6 602 208 77.6 914
2022 147 68.3 457 210 69.5 680 216 76.3 900
2021 200 55.8 447 197 71.9 691 135 77.2 583 213 76.9 908
2020 190 58.3 450 192 72.9 698 206 77.8 916
2019 193 57.4 447 203 71.3 697 195 67.3 589 209 77.4 914
2018 206 52.5 428 196 72.4 700 219 76.3 911
2017 224 47.9 425 210 69.7 684 218 62.6 575 223 75.5 898
2016 241 44.6 430 239 66.2 697 234 74.2 896
2015 249 42.2 426 255 63.7 693 216 62.6 570 228 75 898
2014 226 47.1 422 280 59.8 688 243 73 889
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 107 105 56 63 63 53 43 37 30 41
  Science and engineering 105 101 56 59 62 52 43 36 29 37
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 8 2 3 5 2 2 2 1 1 6
      Agricultural sciences 3 1 1 2 . . . . . 3
      Natural resources and conservation 5 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 19 16 11 11 4 9 6 5 9
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 4 1 1 2 . . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 5 2 . 1 2 1 . . . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 1 5 2 2 1 2 . 4 2
      Genetics and genomics 3 2 . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 5 5 . 1 . 1 2 . 3
      Molecular biology 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 . 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 2 . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . 2 . 1 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 4 7 2 4 6 3 4 4 3 3
      Computer science 3 7 2 4 6 3 4 3 3 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . . . . 1 . 1
    Engineering 21 22 15 11 8 13 5 6 7 5
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 3 1 2 3 2 . 1 1 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 2 . . . 2 . 1 3 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 4 4 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 2 2 1 2 . . 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 11 9 6 5 4 6 4 3 2 1
      Engineering, other 3 3 2 1 . . 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 1 1 2 3 1 . 2
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . 1 1 2 3 1 . 2
    Health sciences 3 4 4 1 5 1 . . . .
      Public health 3 3 4 1 5 1 . . . .
      Health sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 4 2 2 3 3 3 5 1 . 4
      Applied mathematics 4 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 . 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 1 . . . 1 . . .
    Physical sciences 17 17 6 11 9 10 5 7 8 1
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 9 6 3 5 1 1 4 1 3 1
      Physics 8 9 3 6 8 9 1 6 5 .
    Psychology 14 21 2 7 12 11 6 9 4 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 5 1 . 3 4 1 2 1 1
      Research and experimental psychology 10 16 1 6 8 7 4 5 2 4
      Psychology, other 1 . . 1 1 . 1 2 1 .
    Social sciences 13 7 5 5 5 3 4 1 1 2
      Anthropology 1 . . . 2 . 1 . . 1
      Political science and government 5 3 1 2 3 2 1 . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 3 4 2 . 1 . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other 1 1 . 1 . . 2 1 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 2 4 . 4 1 1 . 1 1 4
    Business . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Business . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Education . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 1 1 . 4 1 1 . . 1 4
      Letters . . . 2 1 . . . 1 1
      History . . . 1 . . . . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 2
    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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 374 353 383 351 337 322 307 276 242 207
    Female 252 264 264 259 237 265 228 194 164 145
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 356 375 381 369 330 353 347 309 279 241
    Hispanic or Latino 115 119 121 116 96 92 87 67 55 34
    Not Hispanic or Latino 221 234 236 231 207 246 247 231 213 197
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 60 53 55 53 48 52 53 45 46 36
      Black or African American 14 10 13 10 8 15 12 9 7 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 2
      White 128 154 147 150 135 165 162 155 140 137
      More than one race 16 16 19 17 14 13 17 19 16 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 20 22 24 22 27 15 13 11 11 10
  Temporary visa holders 270 242 266 241 244 234 188 161 127 111
  Science and engineering 608 588 616 581 544 561 508 470 406 352
    Science 409 426 444 419 384 399 372 347 308 266
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 45 42
      Biological and biomedical sciences 110 124 120 124 115 106 97 73 65 54
      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 47 35 38 35 31 26 21 21 21 23
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 37 32 34 32 20 23 27 48 36 42
      Natural resources and conservation 60 61 67 61 62 57 48 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 96 123 125 116 109 100 90 79 70 60
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 44 43 44 42 36
      Social sciences 59 51 60 51 47 43 46 35 29 9
    Engineering 199 162 172 162 160 162 136 123 98 86
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 23 14 16 14 14 29 25 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 91 59 72 59 63 75 64 57 41 36
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 57 64 61 64 61 58 47 43 35 27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 28 25 23 25 22 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 22 23
  Health 18 29 31 29 30 26 27 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 18 29 31 29 30 26 27 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 2
    Female 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 0 2
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4 4 2 4 2 4 1 5 0 4
    Hispanic or Latino 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 5 0 4
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2
      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 1 0 0 0 0
      White 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 3 4 1 4 3 5 2 5 0 4
    Science 1 2 0 2 3 4 1 4 0 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
      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 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
    Engineering 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 1 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
      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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 80 85 137 85 94 67 59 55 45 27
  Science and engineering 79 84 135 84 93 66 59 55 45 27
    Science 56 63 95 63 65 45 36 36 26 18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 17 27 17 16 18 9 9 7 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 20 14 17 14 13 5 0 2 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 5 4 5 6 3 5 4 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 5 6 16 6 8 5 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 21 31 21 21 14 17 10 8 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 23 21 40 21 28 21 23 19 19 9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 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 6 4 18 4 8 7 13 8 8 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 12 12 12 12 15 10 7 6 7 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2
  Health 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 626 617 647 610 574 587 535 470 406 352
  Fellowships 61 68 74 66 57 62 66 55 40 24
    Federal 29 34 42 33 33 17 18 13 4 1
    Institutional 25 26 26 25 21 41 36 38 29 18
    Nonfederal 7 8 6 8 3 4 12 4 7 5
  Research assistantships 127 127 177 128 135 113 86 74 83 67
    Federal 51 51 93 52 61 50 41 42 41 26
    Institutional 54 55 84 55 50 60 39 21 42 29
    Nonfederal 22 21 0 21 24 3 6 11 0 12
  Teaching assistantships 411 405 373 399 362 398 367 329 272 254
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 409 405 373 399 362 398 367 324 272 254
    Nonfederal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
  Other types of support 27 17 23 17 20 14 16 12 11 7
    Federal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Personal resources 23 17 19 17 19 14 16 11 11 7

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 49 56 58 57 56 58 48 36 39 36
    Science 25 36 41 44 39 40 34 29 26 28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 6 7 6 8 11 7 8 7 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 3 0 5 0 5 9 12 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 4 3 7 3 2 0 1 3 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 13 10 14 9 7 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 10 14 14 12 9 6 13 8 12
      Psychology 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 24 20 17 13 17 18 14 7 13 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 8 4 3 6 6 3 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 5 4 5 7 8 5 8 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 4
  Health 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 0
    Clinical medicine 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 22 19 25 29 32 28 25 23 14 16
  Science and engineering 22 18 25 29 32 27 25 21 14 16
    Science 8 10 21 27 22 21 17 15 11 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 4 8 6 4 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 1 10 11 9 8 5 9 3 7
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 14 8 4 2 10 6 8 6 3 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 3 0 4 1 1 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 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 1 1 3 4 5 5 3 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Health 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 62,279 48,147 45,964 45,966 44,890 38,226 35,093 29,370 29,688 23,916
    Science 34,053 31,448 26,013 28,230 28,759 22,841 20,625 17,371 18,500 14,950
      Computer and information sciences 1,864 1,387 1,134 194 157 41 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,811 4,454 3,849 2,943 2,916 3,165 2,459 2,576 2,286 2,920
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 283 374 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,082 1,675 1,621 2,943 2,916 3,165 2,459 2,576 2,286 2,920
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,408 2,393 2,102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 10,265 10,814 9,742 9,333 10,943 7,725 6,353 5,307 5,903 5,692
        Agricultural sciences 621 697 201 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,554 5,113 5,096 7,563 8,620 5,880 4,809 4,598 5,407 5,309
        Health sciences 3,520 4,176 3,956 1,770 2,323 1,845 1,542 709 496 383
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 570 828 489 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,650 1,863 2,139 3,047 2,299 1,323 1,021 1,121 868 726
      Physical sciences 6,930 6,863 5,753 7,593 7,307 6,260 6,530 4,718 5,714 2,800
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,343 3,759 2,919 2,630 3,653 2,280 3,087 2,654 3,821 1,570
        Materials science 0 0 0 1,862 1,464 1,331 1,184 0 0 0
        Physics 3,118 2,663 2,344 3,101 2,190 2,649 2,259 2,064 1,893 1,230
        Physical sciences nec 469 441 490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 365 493 424 1,712 1,284 724 802 1,460 1,548 864
      Social sciences 4,460 2,936 1,816 2,988 3,065 2,770 3,454 2,189 2,181 1,948
        Anthropology 96 166 72 217 183 243 466 0 0 0
        Economics 461 220 285 358 325 220 267 188 255 188
        Political science and government 990 637 289 248 449 372 209 233 301 277
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,150 1,510 1,030 443 307 300 301 142 139 167
        Social sciences nec 763 403 140 1,722 1,801 1,635 2,211 1,626 1,486 1,316
      Sciences nec 4,708 2,638 1,156 420 788 833 6 0 0 0
    Engineering 21,052 11,997 13,854 15,191 13,852 12,912 11,823 9,814 9,778 7,662
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,450 2,079 2,352 1,316 1,939 1,729 2,764 1,182 1,452 584
      Chemical engineering 138 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 325 142 223 6,763 6,382 5,846 4,666 3,526 3,992 3,194
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 888 1,137 1,482 1,632 1,602 1,726 1,614
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,288 3,588 4,870 5,126 3,777 3,526 2,432 1,956 1,899 1,633
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,968 1,254 971 0 0 0 0 1,422 665 637
      Engineering nec 11,883 4,852 5,438 1,098 617 329 329 126 44 0
    Non-S&E 7,174 4,702 6,097 2,545 2,279 2,473 2,645 2,185 1,410 1,304
      Business management and business administration 450 355 536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 103 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 829 1,032 3,691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 1,426 925 588 436 521 913 1,130 1,003 524 362
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 712 672 442 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,612 1,704 837 2,109 1,758 1,560 1,515 1,182 886 942

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: 2023
(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 62,279 28,576 6,985 20,709 1,294 2,464 2,251
    Science 34,053 18,644 2,544 9,745 216 1,857 1,047
      Computer and information sciences 1,864 860 46 557 78 124 199
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,811 1,956 288 1,413 1 45 108
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 283 160 6 117 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,082 676 194 1,104 0 13 95
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 38 38 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,408 1,082 88 192 1 32 13
      Life sciences 10,265 6,785 992 1,828 52 555 53
        Agricultural sciences 621 609 0 12 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,554 3,809 54 1,376 0 287 28
        Health sciences 3,520 2,051 748 376 52 268 25
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 570 316 190 64 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,650 793 0 661 0 1 195
      Physical sciences 6,930 4,779 83 1,809 28 193 38
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,343 1,783 83 1,307 28 104 38
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,118 2,586 0 443 0 89 0
        Physical sciences nec 469 410 0 59 0 0 0
      Psychology 365 0 56 280 0 0 29
      Social sciences 4,460 716 832 1,822 52 822 216
        Anthropology 96 0 0 84 0 0 12
        Economics 461 287 0 102 0 63 9
        Political science and government 990 0 10 837 0 72 71
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,150 21 822 679 52 462 114
        Social sciences nec 763 408 0 120 0 225 10
      Sciences nec 4,708 2,755 247 1,375 5 117 209
    Engineering 21,052 7,349 3,186 9,123 454 302 638
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,450 2,132 0 297 18 0 3
      Chemical engineering 138 138 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 325 247 0 32 0 0 46
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,288 1,485 1,107 1,078 162 287 169
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,968 655 452 742 83 2 34
      Engineering nec 11,883 2,692 1,627 6,974 191 13 386
    Non-S&E 7,174 2,583 1,255 1,841 624 305 566
      Business management and business administration 450 51 286 104 0 0 9
      Communication and communications technologies 103 57 0 33 0 0 13
      Education 829 349 1 102 276 101 0
      Humanities 1,426 11 43 801 342 152 77
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 42 6 0 14 0 22 0
      Visual and performing arts 712 0 0 416 0 0 296
      Non-S&E nec 3,612 2,109 925 371 6 30 171

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 28,576 23,421 18,621 20,000 16,850 14,385 14,923 12,206 12,648 10,509
  DOD 1,839 1,712 1,636 3,018 1,966 1,900 1,712 770 1,073 423
  DOE 1,927 2,559 2,170 2,023 1,646 1,168 1,518 875 733 896
  HHS 7,004 5,622 4,839 5,330 4,211 2,764 2,732 3,379 3,527 2,568
  NASA 910 860 453 890 776 538 585 728 138 54
  NSF 10,735 9,044 6,067 7,204 6,899 6,497 7,404 5,419 6,214 5,391
  USDA 3,810 1,935 1,557 1,252 1,022 716 535 366 330 541
  Other 2,351 1,689 1,899 283 330 802 437 669 633 636

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 926 171 755 .
2018 926 179 747 .
2017 819 159 660 .

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 . . 77,624 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . . 32,305 .
    Engineering 0 . . 33,474 .
    Health sciences 42,630 . . 616 .
    Physical sciences 0 . . 11,229 .
    Psychology 25,375 . . 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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