U. California, Riverside

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 59 87.5 459 78 87.9 631 133 85.9 925
2023 58 87.7 459 79 88.6 679 136 85.3 911 58 90.6 602
2022 59 87.4 457 66 90.5 680 136 85.1 900
2021 65 85.8 447 64 91 691 133 85.6 908 55 90.8 583
2020 71 84.6 450 64 91 698 128 86.3 916
2019 66 85.6 447 63 91.2 697 129 86.1 914 61 89.9 589
2018 63 85.6 428 74 89.7 700 128 86.2 911
2017 70 83.9 425 73 89.6 684 127 86.1 898 60 89.8 575
2016 82 81.3 430 77 89.2 697 127 86.1 896
2015 69 84.2 426 84 88.1 693 127 86.1 898 53 91 570
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 327 322 329 268 271 292 299 268 239 272
  Science and engineering 281 269 282 230 229 252 243 217 196 201
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 7 9 5 4 8 9 7 10 8 4
      Agricultural sciences 4 5 3 4 7 6 5 5 5 3
      Natural resources and conservation 3 4 2 . 1 3 2 5 3 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 78 70 66 55 49 57 69 46 44 46
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 8 6 8 3 4 3 5 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 11 4 7 5 4 3 7 3 3 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 6 3 3 . . 5 3 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . 1 1 2 5 2 . 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 15 6 6 8 3 6 7 7 5 6
      Genetics and genomics 4 5 1 2 2 5 1 2 1 5
      Microbiology and immunology 6 7 5 3 6 3 3 5 2 2
      Molecular biology 6 4 9 4 4 1 4 3 5 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 10 6 8 7 4 6 4 3 3 9
      Pharmacology and toxicology 4 7 7 6 7 10 8 2 4 6
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . 3 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 15 17 14 8 15 17 19 10 16 10
    Computer and information sciences 24 15 29 25 24 14 10 18 15 19
      Computer science 18 12 21 23 22 14 10 18 13 18
      Computer and information sciences, other 6 3 8 2 2 . . . 2 1
    Engineering 56 66 72 50 55 73 52 62 45 57
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 6 9 7 6 12 7 12 9 6
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 12 11 6 5 16 10 9 9 11
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 3 2 1 2 3 5 4 4 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 19 24 25 17 15 17 13 16 8 18
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 12 7 18 9 12 19 12 16 8 11
      Mechanical engineering 10 11 5 9 14 6 5 4 6 10
      Engineering, other 1 3 2 1 1 . . 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 9 12 2 7 7 3 2 7 3
      Geological sciences 5 4 9 2 7 7 1 2 7 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 5 3 . . . 2 . . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 12 17 13 18 12 13 16 15 13 9
      Applied mathematics 2 . . 2 2 . . . . .
      Mathematics 1 . 1 1 4 5 6 3 5 4
      Statistics 3 8 4 7 1 1 5 2 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 6 9 8 8 5 7 5 10 6 3
    Physical sciences 52 42 43 39 32 38 40 32 29 30
      Astronomy and astrophysics 10 9 5 10 2 2 3 2 3 1
      Chemistry 26 26 28 21 16 25 19 9 17 17
      Physics 16 7 10 8 14 11 18 21 9 12
    Psychology 14 19 13 17 12 8 18 13 13 10
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . 1 . 1 1 1
      Research and experimental psychology 8 16 11 11 10 4 16 9 11 4
      Psychology, other 6 3 2 6 2 3 2 3 1 5
    Social sciences 29 22 29 20 30 33 27 19 22 23
      Anthropology 4 . 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 2
      Economics 8 5 8 5 10 12 6 3 8 6
      Political science and government 3 7 7 2 7 2 2 4 2 7
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 5 3 4 6 5 5 5 7 4 7
      Social sciences, other 9 7 8 5 4 11 11 2 4 1
  Non-science and engineering 46 53 47 38 42 40 56 51 43 71
    Business 2 2 1 4 2 . 1 1 2 .
      Business 2 2 1 4 2 . 1 1 2 .
    Education 9 14 10 14 7 10 15 13 11 14
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . 1 1 1
      Education research 7 10 5 8 3 8 14 7 7 10
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . 1 . . 1 2 1
      Education, other 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 4 1 2
    Humanities and arts 35 37 36 20 33 30 40 35 30 57
      Letters 11 14 13 7 8 13 12 15 6 18
      Foreign languages and literature 3 4 3 1 3 1 7 2 3 7
      History 6 . 6 5 6 3 5 5 9 12
      Philosophy and religious studies 4 6 3 1 4 5 7 5 4 7
      Music and performing arts 8 10 8 4 11 8 9 6 4 5
      Humanities and arts, other 3 3 3 2 1 . . 2 4 8
    Other non-science and engineering . . . . . . . 2 . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . . . . 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   1,127   1,126   1,263   1,345   1,262   1,241   1,145   1,177   1,248   1,182
    Hispanic or Latino   317   294   323   329   280   260   241   230   184   170
    Not Hispanic or Latino   768   791   878   949   892   888   852   872   978   932
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   7   7   15   8   8   5   2   10   5
      Asian   251   230   203   203   201   179   160   159   191   190
      Black or African American   28   24   46   40   30   34   33   35   51   56
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   2   1   2   0   1   1   18   6
      White   391   426   521   567   551   558   555   577   694   670
      More than one race   91   102   99   123   100   109   98   98   14   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   42   41   62   67   90   93   52   75   86   80
  Temporary visa holders   1,067   1,077   1,198   1,053   919   960   833   795   737   645
  Science and engineering   2,179   2,203   2,461   2,398   2,181   2,201   1,978   1,972   1,985   1,827
    Science   1,687   1,689   1,874   1,792   1,634   1,638   1,457   1,390   1,394   1,283
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   467   468   515   500   484   482   481   469   330   307
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   432   453   463   365   291   322   253   238   206   183
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   48   52   45   47   50   38   42   42   104   95
      Mathematics and statistics   143   128   121   139   132   115   116   132   131   105
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   18   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   27   28   38   34   36   30   28   22   0   0
      Physical sciences   244   241   273   273   274   289   292   263   238   230
      Psychology   84   87   127   137   88   94   0   0   98   84
      Social sciences   224   229   291   297   279   268   245   224   250   245
    Engineering   492   514   587   606   547   563   521   582   591   544
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   70   69   86   69   71   66   60   63   97   103
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   76   67   89   99   87   87   92   97   106   95
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   196   232   271   240   215   241   187   192   179   181
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   91   75   78   107   101   70   83   87   78   74
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   37   43   43   74   67   73   82   109   89   80
      Other engineering   22   27   20   17   6   26   17   34   42   11
    Health   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   131   143   135   115   118   101   112   73   48   21
    Hispanic or Latino   36   21   16   22   23   21   18   14   11   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   91   119   118   93   93   80   84   55   35   17
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   1   0
      Asian   44   52   68   49   48   38   33   19   13   6
      Black or African American   6   12   8   5   5   6   8   0   0   2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   38   45   40   39   38   32   41   33   20   9
      More than one race   3   9   1   0   1   3   2   3   1   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   3   1   0   2   0   10   4   2   2
  Temporary visa holders   16   29   3   1   0   1   0   2   1   0
  Science and engineering   147   172   138   116   118   102   112   75   49   21
    Science   25   25   20   5   2   6   7   3   2   8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   12   3   1   1   2   2   0   0   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   10   6   3   1   4   4   1   0   4
      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   1   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   3   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
    Engineering   122   147   118   111   116   96   105   72   47   13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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   14   27   5   2   2   2   1   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   1   2   0   0   3   0   1   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Other engineering   105   117   111   109   114   91   104   69   44   11
    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   292   239   311   303   521   367   316   259   319   299
  Science and engineering   291   239   311   303   521   367   316   259   319   299
    Science   212   177   172   204   381   285   226   126   255   210
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   86   73   94   105   125   156   129   62   91   52
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   49   39   16   0   123   39   34   42   41   73
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   18   11   11   7   13   10   9   6   29   15
      Mathematics and statistics   6   7   1   10   9   4   6   0   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   3   2   13   12   8   3   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   41   36   41   54   91   59   41   11   63   48
      Psychology   6   2   3   5   0   4   0   0   19   8
      Social sciences   2   6   4   10   8   5   4   4   1   3
    Engineering   79   62   139   99   140   82   90   133   64   89
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   6   34   5   15   0   0   3   1   6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   17   19   31   35   41   23   38   35   0   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   19   48   47   42   37   28   33   33   35
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11   12   19   8   42   16   20   24   30   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   6   7   4   0   6   4   38   0   27
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,194   2,203   2,461   2,398   2,181   2,201   1,978   1,972   1,985   1,827
  Fellowships   470   488   653   384   461   400   428   738   549   351
    Federal   18   45   73   46   42   43   45   98   70   42
    Institutional   452   443   580   329   413   353   373   637   471   295
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   9   6   4   10   3   8   14
  Research assistantships   428   408   477   586   814   596   489   317   541   467
    Federal   270   192   228   247   460   319   253   149   249   255
    Institutional   139   162   213   276   282   203   192   75   178   133
    Nonfederal   19   54   36   63   72   74   44   93   114   79
  Teaching assistantships   794   800   531   745   613   733   681   502   519   641
    Federal   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Institutional   793   799   530   742   613   729   666   501   519   639
    Nonfederal   0   1   1   3   0   4   15   1   0   0
  Other types of support   502   507   800   683   293   472   380   415   376   368
    Federal   3   2   10   10   19   5   18   12   0   0
    Institutional   82   80   53   53   14   17   17   33   29   28
    Nonfederal   2   3   29   22   7   0   2   3   1   13
    Personal resources   415   422   708   598   253   450   343   367   346   327

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   226   224   228   256   276   246   216   223   215   190
    Science   169   181   193   209   233   206   192   201   193   168
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   101   114   118   131   149   135   114   119   114   105
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   3   5   0   0   5   4   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   3   4   11   11   9   11   7   18   15
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   4   7   6   2   2   4   3   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   14   17   15   9   11   13   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   40   37   38   37   44   42   41   39   40   37
      Psychology   4   4   8   3   1   2   0   8   9   6
      Social sciences   8   9   4   2   8   5   11   8   5   1
    Engineering   57   43   35   47   43   40   24   22   22   22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   6   4   5   5   7   2   1   2   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   22   20   15   12   14   17   10   4   9   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   0   0   3   3   2   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   9   4   9   13   9   9   2   7   4   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11   8   6   14   12   4   8   9   7   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   3   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   3   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   140   118   147   201   134   129   97   116   107   104
  Science and engineering   137   117   146   199   134   129   97   116   107   104
    Science   101   98   128   172   116   112   81   102   89   85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   60   62   76   106   75   80   54   60   50   50
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   3   4   0   0   2   2   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   1   1   8   4   2   2   2   13   9
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   2   6   1   0   1   0   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   8   12   12   6   4   2   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   27   25   31   34   24   23   21   24   17   18
      Psychology   0   0   5   1   0   1   0   6   6   5
      Social sciences   2   2   1   2   2   2   1   1   0   0
    Engineering   36   19   18   27   18   17   16   14   18   19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   4   4   3   3   0   0   1   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   20   10   0   0   1   9   7   1   7   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   2   9   13   5   5   2   6   4   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   1   5   10   8   3   7   5   7   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   3   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   3   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   231,596   214,802   199,135   189,600   184,894   177,655   167,847   163,632   152,233   144,511
    Science   177,394   170,005   160,477   148,526   145,984   143,126   132,848   129,334   121,150   113,112
      Computer and information sciences   9,592   7,414   7,468   8,295   8,974   9,450   7,398   7,040   6,069   4,726
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   12,600   12,654   11,310   10,303   10,855   10,774   9,880   9,611   8,887   8,129
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,692   3,330   2,988   2,839   3,680   4,168   3,875   3,557   3,566   3,621
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   8,908   9,324   8,322   7,464   7,175   6,606   6,005   6,054   5,321   4,508
      Life sciences   114,372   108,803   107,118   98,539   95,431   91,835   85,128   81,455   77,607   75,624
        Agricultural sciences   19,420   25,563   28,479   22,645   21,969   22,199   19,160   18,544   17,790   16,754
        Biological and biomedical sciences   71,480   63,568   60,605   60,318   60,674   58,738   56,847   55,461   52,774   52,477
        Health sciences   20,029   19,672   18,034   15,576   12,788   10,797   8,756   7,441   7,043   6,358
        Natural resources and conservation   1,084   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,359   0   0   0   0   101   365   0   0   35
      Mathematics and statistics   2,418   2,694   2,207   1,994   1,682   2,251   1,689   1,406   967   711
      Physical sciences   22,175   18,535   17,938   17,559   17,037   16,166   16,505   17,562   17,972   14,759
        Astronomy and astrophysics   682   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   14,027   10,291   10,604   9,556   9,260   9,249   8,602   9,142   9,179   7,400
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   7,466   8,244   7,334   8,003   7,777   6,917   7,903   8,420   8,793   7,359
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,695   6,971   5,411   3,791   2,950   4,923   4,638   5,150   3,681   2,695
      Social sciences   10,542   10,057   6,764   5,224   5,132   4,568   3,279   4,881   4,026   5,067
        Anthropology   54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   14   126   51   66   110   33   28   146   120   60
        Political science and government   337   178   97   110   67   67   36   118   154   352
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   685   1,998   1,544   1,269   1,507   2,045   1,692   2,130   2,303   2,320
        Social sciences nec   9,452   7,755   5,072   3,779   3,448   2,423   1,523   2,487   1,449   2,335
      Sciences nec   0   2,877   2,261   2,821   3,923   3,159   4,331   2,229   1,941   1,401
    Engineering   42,901   36,650   32,758   34,888   31,937   29,020   29,206   29,971   26,118   23,381
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,376   2,688   2,135   1,899   2,336   2,369   1,672   1,467   1,532   1,178
      Chemical engineering   9,580   7,856   6,741   7,505   5,855   5,761   5,665   7,286   5,867   4,721
      Civil engineering   13,444   10,529   9,555   10,604   10,158   9,083   10,116   9,776   9,011   8,694
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   9,133   9,505   8,992   8,670   7,790   5,865   6,645   6,675   5,285   5,446
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,710   4,679   4,136   4,410   3,694   4,751   4,829   4,331   3,731   2,302
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,914   130   184   628   845   284   6   210   310   832
      Engineering nec   744   1,263   1,015   1,172   1,259   907   273   226   382   208
    Non-S&E   11,301   8,147   5,900   6,186   6,973   5,509   5,793   4,327   4,965   8,018
      Business management and business administration   2,581   219   109   2   23   85   21   23   20   21
      Communication and communications technologies   22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   3,463   2,521   2,359   2,695   3,335   2,721   2,720   1,580   1,206   1,422
      Humanities   2,021   2,634   1,416   1,295   1,670   1,358   1,191   1,400   1,346   5,056
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   286   219   24   32   19   48   321   152   185   38
      Non-S&E nec   2,928   2,554   1,992   2,162   1,926   1,297   1,540   1,172   2,208   1,481

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   231,596   126,339   13,887   66,571   3,271   11,713   9,815
    Science   177,394   97,356   7,477   53,309   2,983   8,258   8,011
      Computer and information sciences   9,592   7,735   17   1,064   317   89   370
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   12,600   7,217   823   3,980   61   234   285
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,692   2,878   7   565   31   88   123
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   8,908   4,339   816   3,415   30   146   162
      Life sciences   114,372   57,415   5,832   39,733   2,017   2,775   6,600
        Agricultural sciences   19,420   11,115   413   5,604   299   181   1,808
        Biological and biomedical sciences   71,480   29,769   4,206   30,498   1,389   1,507   4,111
        Health sciences   20,029   16,340   1,199   1,074   329   1,087   0
        Natural resources and conservation   1,084   104   0   898   0   0   82
        Life sciences nec   2,359   87   14   1,659   0   0   599
      Mathematics and statistics   2,418   1,625   239   488   0   33   33
      Physical sciences   22,175   19,463   52   1,764   552   266   78
        Astronomy and astrophysics   682   0   0   677   0   0   5
        Chemistry   14,027   12,792   0   810   253   99   73
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   7,466   6,671   52   277   299   167   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,695   2,912   0   454   29   2,188   112
      Social sciences   10,542   989   514   5,826   7   2,673   533
        Anthropology   54   0   0   54   0   0   0
        Economics   14   0   0   14   0   0   0
        Political science and government   337   179   0   98   0   49   11
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   685   217   206   191   0   71   0
        Social sciences nec   9,452   593   308   5,469   7   2,553   522
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   42,901   25,594   6,172   7,778   288   1,565   1,504
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,376   3,053   90   153   0   74   6
      Chemical engineering   9,580   7,937   0   597   25   918   103
      Civil engineering   13,444   2,419   5,279   4,445   215   244   842
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   9,133   6,938   87   1,482   35   82   509
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,710   3,335   329   758   13   247   28
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,914   1,898   0   0   0   0   16
      Engineering nec   744   14   387   343   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   11,301   3,389   238   5,484   0   1,890   300
      Business management and business administration   2,581   0   0   2,581   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   22   0   0   22   0   0   0
      Education   3,463   2,327   153   428   0   548   7
      Humanities   2,021   289   69   768   0   631   264
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   286   3   13   207   0   61   2
      Non-S&E nec   2,928   770   3   1,478   0   650   27

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   126,339   120,524   114,257   97,182   92,503   81,151   77,314   76,795   70,489   63,515
  DOD   11,643   11,529   9,863   7,006   6,934   5,971   7,179   7,799   7,009   6,757
  DOE   9,804   7,693   6,814   6,803   8,395   7,228   8,076   7,152   6,832   5,408
  HHS   41,009   42,967   43,248   37,048   30,883   25,939   20,867   19,375   18,537   15,587
  NASA   2,579   3,008   2,589   1,939   3,057   2,904   2,869   2,581   1,920   446
  NSF   33,141   29,853   28,973   26,166   24,384   24,781   25,456   26,824   23,498   23,379
  USDA   19,676   19,062   17,001   12,071   12,507   7,953   7,658   8,396   8,265   6,752
  Other   8,487   6,412   5,769   6,149   6,343   6,375   5,209   4,668   4,428   5,186

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   3,004   446   2,558   .
2018   2,826   422   2,404   .

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   1,170   1,160   1,044   1,073   1,129
    Agricultural sciences   344   258   335   344   274
    Biological and biomedical sciences   206   271   190   225   268
    Computer and information sciences   5   41   23   0   25
    Engineering   179   148   160   164   156
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   40   37   37   36   41
    Health sciences   41   28   41   36   47
    Mathematics and statistics   17   25   17   20   26
    Natural resources and conservation   0   37   2   5   57
    Physical sciences   154   141   149   152   154
    Psychology   40   29   42   42   50
    Social sciences   23   40   23   24   32
    Other   121   106   26   25   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   0   0   0   28,000   83,250
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   28,000   6,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   9,600
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   19,200
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   22,800
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   4,800
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   2,400
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   2,600
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   15,850

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   28,000   114,678   10,000
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   28,000   2,240   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   3,788   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   1,720   10,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   64,778   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   12,340   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   299   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   29,513   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

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