U. California, Santa Barbara

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 44 90.7 459 76 88.2 631 111 88.2 925
2023 56 88.1 459 82 88.2 679 105 88.7 911 75 87.8 602
2022 52 88.9 457 82 88.2 680 102 88.9 900
2021 57 87.6 447 71 90 691 104 88.8 908 72 87.9 583
2020 68 85.2 450 62 91.3 698 101 89.2 916
2019 56 87.8 447 73 89.8 697 100 89.3 914 74 87.7 589
2018 48 89.1 428 62 91.4 700 100 89.2 911
2017 58 86.7 425 66 90.6 684 96 89.5 898 78 86.7 575
2016 52 88.2 430 72 89.9 697 97 89.4 896
2015 52 88.1 426 67 90.6 693 95 89.6 898 77 86.8 570
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 394 335 356 296 281 323 355 315 328 342
  Science and engineering 328 260 282 235 225 239 273 228 258 256
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 7 6 6 3 4 12 4 4 7 3
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 2 . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation 7 6 6 3 4 10 4 3 7 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 39 21 29 21 23 15 18 20 18 18
      Biochemistry and biophysics 6 . 7 6 3 3 3 3 2 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 3 3 . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 2 . . 2 . . 1 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 3 2 1 . 3 2 2 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 16 5 8 8 8 6 5 9 4 4
      Genetics and genomics . . 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 1 . 1 . 1 2 2 2
      Molecular biology 9 7 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 4 1 2 2 2 4 1 . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 1 1 1 . . . 2 1
    Computer and information sciences 22 27 14 22 22 13 20 16 15 20
      Computer science 21 23 12 20 22 12 20 16 14 18
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 4 2 2 . 1 . . 1 2
    Engineering 95 62 75 75 61 63 74 67 66 72
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 . 1 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 22 9 10 11 6 11 12 8 11 14
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 24 25 33 29 28 17 23 22 23 23
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 1 1 . . . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering 34 20 22 19 19 26 24 25 21 21
      Mechanical engineering 12 4 7 12 5 6 9 11 9 8
      Engineering, other 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 . 1 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15 12 13 4 9 13 11 9 15 13
      Geological sciences 7 7 6 3 3 6 5 4 7 9
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 8 5 7 1 6 7 6 5 8 4
    Mathematics and statistics 17 8 18 11 13 20 19 4 19 15
      Applied mathematics 3 . 2 . . 4 2 2 5 3
      Mathematics . . 3 2 2 4 7 . 3 6
      Statistics 11 5 7 3 6 4 2 2 3 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 3 6 6 5 8 8 . 8 2
    Physical sciences 59 56 52 37 42 44 62 42 45 44
      Astronomy and astrophysics 8 11 3 1 3 3 4 2 1 4
      Chemistry 25 21 32 22 16 18 25 22 21 22
      Physics 26 24 17 14 23 23 33 18 23 18
    Psychology 18 21 25 17 18 13 23 28 22 21
      Clinical psychology 4 5 6 7 4 5 8 9 6 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 3 4 4 8 5 2 6 3 5
      Research and experimental psychology 9 11 15 5 4 3 10 8 11 7
      Psychology, other . 2 . 1 2 . 3 5 2 1
    Social sciences 56 47 50 45 33 46 42 38 51 50
      Anthropology 2 1 3 . 3 3 . 1 6 2
      Economics 14 13 12 11 8 5 11 14 12 12
      Political science and government 5 2 5 1 2 9 6 4 3 7
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 9 4 8 3 6 6 6 3 9 13
      Social sciences, other 26 27 22 30 14 23 19 15 21 16
  Non-science and engineering 66 75 74 61 56 84 82 87 70 86
    Business . 1 2 . . 1 1 . . 1
      Business . 1 2 . . 1 1 . . 1
    Education 8 11 14 13 8 19 26 18 21 16
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . 1 6 2 1 2
      Education research 4 2 6 2 1 6 8 8 10 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 4 2 3 3 6 6 2 2 5
      Education, other 3 5 6 8 4 6 6 6 8 2
    Humanities and arts 51 58 49 43 43 56 51 56 45 61
      Letters 9 12 8 7 7 13 16 11 8 11
      Foreign languages and literature 3 8 5 5 7 3 2 6 1 10
      History 8 8 7 9 9 9 10 9 7 16
      Philosophy and religious studies 15 13 11 8 7 8 10 11 12 10
      Music and performing arts 5 5 6 9 5 9 8 11 5 7
      Humanities and arts, other 11 12 12 5 8 14 5 8 12 7
    Other non-science and engineering 7 5 9 5 5 8 4 13 4 8
      Communication 7 5 8 5 5 8 4 12 4 8
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . .

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,497 1,383 1,338 1,546 1,534 1,323 1,494 1,470 1,433 1,560
    Hispanic or Latino 260 228 205 227 206 157 166 156 152 163
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,101 1,045 1,037 1,223 1,222 1,059 1,200 1,181 1,175 1,249
      American Indian or Alaska Native 10 9 8 6 8 8 11 14 16 15
      Asian 231 209 186 210 194 185 171 165 209 204
      Black or African American 69 63 55 62 61 41 59 47 31 25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
      White 791 764 788 945 959 825 959 955 916 1,001
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 136 110 96 96 106 107 128 133 106 148
  Temporary visa holders 768 721 627 705 707 688 702 653 623 635
  Science and engineering 2,265 2,104 1,965 2,251 2,241 2,011 2,196 2,123 2,056 2,195
    Science 1,762 1,664 1,569 1,800 1,774 1,496 1,655 1,638 1,548 1,666
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 211 222 211 230 231 234 215 201 156 151
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 43
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 158
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 74 78 84 93 89 87 76 84 278 281
      Mathematics and statistics 178 179 155 188 178 160 156 161 122 129
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 104 85 61 29 30 28 33 37 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 203 196 207 222 224 0 213 221 0 0
      Physical sciences 535 505 487 569 526 517 473 454 286 278
      Psychology 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 141
      Social sciences 455 398 364 469 496 470 489 480 356 479
    Engineering 503 440 396 451 467 515 541 485 508 529
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 79 88 93 92 90 87 80 76 81 75
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 304 252 216 276 298 349 367 310 230 253
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 98 91 81 83 79 79 94 99 64 72
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 129
      Other engineering 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 399 384 393 434 430 380 423 416 457 475
  Science and engineering 399 384 393 434 430 380 423 416 457 475
    Science 298 279 285 319 312 262 308 305 293 308
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 23 19 22 23 22 20 20 32 33
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 53 52 56 61 57 54 46 49 29 38
      Mathematics and statistics 16 16 15 11 10 7 7 7 6 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 25 20 21 11 11 9 9 10 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 39 37 39 42 40 0 61 61 0 0
      Physical sciences 132 125 128 141 135 135 125 119 135 132
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20
      Social sciences 10 6 7 31 36 35 40 39 18 18
    Engineering 101 105 108 115 118 118 115 111 164 167
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20 24 25 25 25 25 23 23 24 22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 52 51 52 58 62 65 65 60 53 58
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 29 30 31 32 31 28 27 28 25 27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 60
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, 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 2,265 2,104 1,965 2,251 2,241 2,011 2,196 2,123 2,056 2,195
  Fellowships 509 470 445 541 548 440 469 439 508 601
    Federal 98 90 92 101 99 78 86 84 108 109
    Institutional 384 354 329 410 418 333 353 328 360 416
    Nonfederal 27 26 24 30 31 29 30 27 40 76
  Research assistantships 626 606 656 632 633 615 662 641 571 539
    Federal 284 278 285 327 325 297 333 328 347 363
    Institutional 261 248 286 210 211 216 228 220 83 38
    Nonfederal 81 80 85 95 97 102 101 93 141 138
  Teaching assistantships 644 580 559 608 595 547 553 541 601 652
    Federal 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 624 562 536 608 595 547 553 541 596 645
    Nonfederal 19 17 22 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
  Other types of support 486 448 305 470 465 409 512 502 376 403
    Federal 16 15 15 6 6 5 4 4 1 2
    Institutional 54 49 37 58 58 50 51 45 26 18
    Nonfederal 29 34 29 33 37 38 32 31 5 0
    Personal resources 387 350 224 373 364 316 425 422 344 383

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 299 293 307 317 313 309 315 318 297 306
    Science 212 208 204 209 210 213 243 246 196 186
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 24 21 26 37 35 61 63 57 32
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 5 3 1 3 5 6 8 8 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 44 44 35 34 31 37 35 40 6 34
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 2 0 1 4 4 4 3 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 23
      Natural resources and conservation 10 6 3 8 13 7 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 105 103 117 114 105 107 114 107 59 42
      Psychology 8 6 3 2 1 5 6 10 10 9
      Social sciences 17 18 20 24 19 13 14 13 7 10
    Engineering 87 85 103 108 103 96 72 72 101 120
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12 11 21 20 19 14 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 15 15 14 9 12 18 21 14 20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 12 18 27 24 28 29 22 13 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 16 19 15 16 9 8 10 10 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 14 14 11 8 9 9 2 0 27 72
      Other engineering 19 17 19 24 26 24 15 19 37 5
      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

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 150 160 177 159 154 150 163 160 153 153
  Science and engineering 150 160 177 159 154 150 163 160 153 153
    Science 95 107 100 100 94 92 128 125 100 101
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 14 9 15 17 13 36 37 26 21
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 16 19 16 14 16 16 12 15 3 21
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 4 3 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 12
      Natural resources and conservation 7 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 55 60 62 59 53 53 68 61 35 25
      Psychology 2 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 3 4
      Social sciences 6 6 6 7 5 3 3 2 3 4
    Engineering 55 53 77 59 60 58 35 35 53 52
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11 9 20 16 14 12 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 13 13 10 3 2 6 8 5 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 9 15 11 16 21 17 13 8 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 11 13 8 11 6 5 7 7 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 3 3 2 2 5 1 0 13 28
      Other engineering 13 8 13 12 14 12 6 7 20 3
    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

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 303,446 305,483 278,897 248,961 254,434 243,778 235,164 238,246 230,139 222,870
    Science 177,708 179,551 169,114 146,497 153,842 162,702 145,814 152,173 124,881 123,981
      Computer and information sciences 14,939 23,101 13,354 11,503 9,231 10,965 11,397 12,511 11,732 9,989
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 55,480 38,926 43,416 37,222 40,396 35,554 33,665 30,714 32,012 32,016
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0
        Geological and earth sciences 15,591 2,319 11,828 14,629 15,783 14,509 12,072 10,970 10,907 13,317
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 39,766 36,396 31,404 22,411 24,517 20,982 21,593 19,741 21,004 18,251
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 123 211 184 182 96 63 0 3 0 448
      Life sciences 7,128 13,211 19,387 29,848 30,838 34,842 37,682 35,439 29,415 24,093
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,128 13,211 16,733 22,132 24,077 27,718 28,520 24,818 22,727 24,093
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 2,654 7,716 6,761 7,124 9,162 10,621 6,688 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,807 1,759 1,335 1,416 1,416 1,711 1,234 1,801 1,241 1,337
      Physical sciences 56,392 68,503 72,934 54,435 58,534 65,929 49,160 58,251 34,037 37,981
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,323 2,454 3,921 4,379 6,419 6,291 2,495 2,864 3,168 2,301
        Chemistry 7,751 10,043 8,424 8,346 9,166 17,290 11,676 10,179 7,511 9,269
        Materials science 4,775 13,679 19,301 14,586 18,605 24,396 17,272 24,784 0 0
        Physics 31,172 32,081 32,704 26,695 23,427 16,998 17,663 20,023 22,124 25,565
        Physical sciences nec 10,371 10,246 8,584 429 917 954 54 401 1,234 846
      Psychology 4,953 4,387 3,276 3,457 4,929 5,299 5,517 6,415 5,348 5,345
      Social sciences 10,589 11,052 10,473 8,231 7,631 7,450 5,912 6,228 11,096 12,539
        Anthropology 16 23 0 3 18 225 674 1,213 2,052 0
        Economics 448 589 477 487 646 780 566 876 2,023 2,150
        Political science and government 17 14 49 372 109 604 397 272 216 41
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 115 206 107 108 374 965 1,024 778 210 195
        Social sciences nec 9,993 10,220 9,840 7,261 6,484 4,876 3,251 3,089 6,595 10,153
      Sciences nec 26,420 18,612 4,939 385 867 952 1,247 814 0 681
    Engineering 108,076 111,017 97,329 86,303 87,681 67,395 77,535 73,594 95,026 89,556
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 20,451 19,371 19,061 13,983 15,226 11,063 11,384 11,026 17,185 18,051
      Chemical engineering 8,229 8,094 6,006 7,199 9,585 7,663 8,645 9,615 10,896 11,473
      Civil engineering 1,923 2,346 1,727 1,672 2,527 0 2,532 2,210 0 1
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 46,002 55,175 53,487 44,065 41,250 32,838 36,381 35,142 27,898 27,266
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,889 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,551 7,850 6,963 8,076 7,700 7,599 7,237 10,122 7,427 6,740
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 23,514 17,588 9,613 10,842 10,902 7,689 3,879 5,441 31,620 25,968
      Engineering nec 406 593 472 466 491 543 588 38 0 57
    Non-S&E 17,662 14,915 12,454 16,161 12,911 13,681 11,815 12,479 10,232 9,333
      Business management and business administration 10,382 8,201 7,794 11,467 8,112 8,214 5,838 5,785 4,864 4,419
      Communication and communications technologies 92 154 291 370 348 495 982 1,306 368 447
      Education 5,178 4,575 2,519 2,718 2,853 3,118 3,472 4,145 2,973 2,375
      Humanities 1,631 1,716 1,747 1,513 1,391 1,686 1,207 1,085 1,060 1,430
      Law 0 1 0 0 0 33 14 1 4 5
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 291 212 103 91 105 114 173 157 188 591
      Non-S&E nec 88 56 0 2 102 21 129 0 775 66

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 303,446 171,188 8,851 68,925 8,616 26,042 19,824
    Science 177,708 95,855 7,506 35,389 2,017 21,624 15,317
      Computer and information sciences 14,939 11,219 0 1,488 607 195 1,430
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 55,480 19,249 6,394 12,623 198 10,121 6,895
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 15,591 7,380 1,044 3,805 159 2,348 855
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 39,766 11,869 5,350 8,765 39 7,773 5,970
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 123 0 0 53 0 0 70
      Life sciences 7,128 6,056 0 467 38 222 345
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,128 6,056 0 467 38 222 345
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,807 1,507 0 88 0 212 0
      Physical sciences 56,392 37,949 310 9,010 1,129 7,131 863
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,323 2,323 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 7,751 5,376 0 636 297 1,185 257
        Materials science 4,775 4,775 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 31,172 18,028 25 7,119 695 4,835 470
        Physical sciences nec 10,371 7,447 285 1,255 137 1,111 136
      Psychology 4,953 3,008 0 577 11 227 1,130
      Social sciences 10,589 4,131 37 4,247 10 1,208 956
        Anthropology 16 0 0 16 0 0 0
        Economics 448 0 0 448 0 0 0
        Political science and government 17 0 0 16 0 0 1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 115 0 0 109 0 0 6
        Social sciences nec 9,993 4,131 37 3,658 10 1,208 949
      Sciences nec 26,420 12,736 765 6,889 24 2,308 3,698
    Engineering 108,076 73,488 128 20,434 6,599 3,058 4,369
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 20,451 18,964 0 1,166 0 294 27
      Chemical engineering 8,229 7,142 0 0 729 194 164
      Civil engineering 1,923 0 0 1,923 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 46,002 28,523 109 13,208 975 1,775 1,412
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,551 6,381 0 415 164 478 113
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 23,514 12,127 19 3,688 4,731 297 2,652
      Engineering nec 406 351 0 34 0 20 1
    Non-S&E 17,662 1,845 1,217 13,102 0 1,360 138
      Business management and business administration 10,382 38 0 10,343 0 0 1
      Communication and communications technologies 92 2 3 15 0 72 0
      Education 5,178 1,768 1,154 1,626 0 573 57
      Humanities 1,631 0 60 859 0 632 80
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 291 37 0 171 0 83 0
      Non-S&E nec 88 0 0 88 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 171,188 179,896 161,241 122,168 123,198 118,517 113,388 117,457 116,775 116,232
  DOD 46,574 51,327 42,985 32,274 34,900 34,067 30,750 32,998 31,346 35,848
  DOE 20,689 24,864 26,239 12,311 14,629 13,094 11,314 9,312 9,058 7,759
  HHS 26,822 29,897 23,064 16,720 17,409 16,583 16,943 17,272 17,374 17,119
  NASA 4,712 7,085 6,825 5,881 5,053 6,128 4,406 4,503 4,016 3,405
  NSF 58,104 57,467 54,025 47,941 44,669 41,311 42,123 42,834 44,450 43,111
  USDA 896 693 503 412 410 463 122 155 0 122
  Other 13,391 8,563 7,600 6,629 6,128 6,871 7,730 10,383 10,531 8,868

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 3,770 419 3,351 .
2018 3,447 416 3,031 .

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 905 905 878 824 817
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 159 158 156 155 156
    Computer and information sciences 26 22 22 20 19
    Engineering 246 251 227 196 192
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 80 76 75 73 73
    Health sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 9 9 9 9 9
    Natural resources and conservation 34 32 32 28 28
    Physical sciences 171 170 171 172 173
    Psychology 44 44 40 41 35
    Social sciences 91 95 95 92 96
    Other 44 45 48 37 35

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 31,207 2,128
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 31,207 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    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 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 2,128
    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 2,122 28,950 7,573 16,700 11,499
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 601 11,521 1,132 4,337 1,992
    Computer and information sciences 0 316 403 504 0
    Engineering 0 9,236 1,155 1,433 940
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 499 661 0 2,363 1,119
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 395 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,023 5,474 4,110 4,173 5,333
    Psychology 0 768 378 616 880
    Social sciences 0 382 0 3,274 924
    Other 0 593 0 0 312

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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