U. California, Santa Barbara

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 56 88.1 459 82 88.2 679 75 87.8 602 105 88.7 914
2022 52 88.9 457 82 88.2 680 102 88.9 900
2021 57 87.6 447 71 90 691 72 87.9 583 104 88.8 908
2020 68 85.2 450 62 91.3 698 101 89.2 916
2019 56 87.8 447 73 89.8 697 74 87.7 589 100 89.3 914
2018 48 89.1 428 62 91.4 700 100 89.2 911
2017 58 86.7 425 66 90.6 684 78 86.7 575 96 89.5 898
2016 52 88.2 430 72 89.9 697 97 89.4 896
2015 52 88.1 426 67 90.6 693 77 86.8 570 95 89.6 898
2014 49 88.7 422 67 90.5 688 90 90.1 889
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 335 356 296 281 323 355 315 328 342 353
  Science and engineering 260 282 235 225 239 273 228 258 256 252
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 6 6 3 4 12 4 4 7 3 4
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 2 . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 6 6 3 4 10 4 3 7 3 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 29 21 23 15 18 20 18 18 19
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 7 6 3 3 3 3 2 2 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 3 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 2 . . 2 . . 1 1 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 3 2 1 . 3 2 2 2 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 8 8 8 6 5 9 4 4 6
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 . 1 . 1 2 2 2 .
      Molecular biology 7 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 4 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 1 2 2 2 4 1 . 1 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 . . . 2 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 27 14 22 22 13 20 16 15 20 15
      Computer science 23 12 20 22 12 20 16 14 18 14
      Computer and information sciences, other 4 2 2 . 1 . . 1 2 1
    Engineering 62 75 75 61 63 74 67 66 72 76
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 1 1 1 1 5 . 1 2 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 9 10 11 6 11 12 8 11 14 20
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 25 33 29 28 17 23 22 23 23 23
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 1 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 20 22 19 19 26 24 25 21 21 23
      Mechanical engineering 4 7 12 5 6 9 11 9 8 6
      Engineering, other 1 1 1 2 2 1 . 1 3 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 13 4 9 13 11 9 15 13 13
      Geological sciences 7 6 3 3 6 5 4 7 9 7
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 7 1 6 7 6 5 8 4 6
    Mathematics and statistics 8 18 11 13 20 19 4 19 15 14
      Applied mathematics . 2 . . 4 2 2 5 3 4
      Mathematics . 3 2 2 4 7 . 3 6 7
      Statistics 5 7 3 6 4 2 2 3 4 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 6 6 5 8 8 . 8 2 2
    Physical sciences 56 52 37 42 44 62 42 45 44 37
      Astronomy and astrophysics 11 3 1 3 3 4 2 1 4 1
      Chemistry 21 32 22 16 18 25 22 21 22 21
      Physics 24 17 14 23 23 33 18 23 18 15
    Psychology 21 25 17 18 13 23 28 22 21 17
      Clinical psychology 5 6 7 4 5 8 9 6 8 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 4 4 8 5 2 6 3 5 1
      Research and experimental psychology 11 15 5 4 3 10 8 11 7 8
      Psychology, other 2 . 1 2 . 3 5 2 1 2
    Social sciences 47 50 45 33 46 42 38 51 50 57
      Anthropology 1 3 . 3 3 . 1 6 2 2
      Economics 13 12 11 8 5 11 14 12 12 12
      Political science and government 2 5 1 2 9 6 4 3 7 7
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 8 3 6 6 6 3 9 13 7
      Social sciences, other 27 22 30 14 23 19 15 21 16 29
  Non-science and engineering 75 74 61 56 84 82 87 70 86 101
    Business 1 2 . . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Business 1 2 . . 1 1 . . 1 .
    Education 11 14 13 8 19 26 18 21 16 23
      Education leadership and administration . . . . 1 6 2 1 2 3
      Education research 2 6 2 1 6 8 8 10 7 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 2 3 3 6 6 2 2 5 6
      Education, other 5 6 8 4 6 6 6 8 2 5
    Humanities and arts 58 49 43 43 56 51 56 45 61 68
      Letters 12 8 7 7 13 16 11 8 11 15
      Foreign languages and literature 8 5 5 7 3 2 6 1 10 7
      History 8 7 9 9 9 10 9 7 16 14
      Philosophy and religious studies 13 11 8 7 8 10 11 12 10 12
      Music and performing arts 5 6 9 5 9 8 11 5 7 10
      Humanities and arts, other 12 12 5 8 14 5 8 12 7 10
    Other non-science and engineering 5 9 5 5 8 4 13 4 8 10
      Communication 5 8 5 5 8 4 12 4 8 10
      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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,188 1,133 1,334 1,324 1,269 1,313 1,286 1,257 1,311 1,297
    Female 916 832 917 917 742 883 837 799 884 859
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,383 1,338 1,546 1,534 1,323 1,494 1,470 1,433 1,560 1,588
    Hispanic or Latino 228 205 227 206 157 166 156 152 163 173
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,045 1,037 1,223 1,222 1,059 1,200 1,181 1,175 1,249 1,258
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 8 6 8 8 11 14 16 15 22
      Asian 209 186 210 194 185 171 165 209 204 152
      Black or African American 63 55 62 61 41 59 47 31 25 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
      White 764 788 945 959 825 959 955 916 1,001 1,052
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
    Unknown ethnicity and race 110 96 96 106 107 128 133 106 148 157
  Temporary visa holders 721 627 705 707 688 702 653 623 635 568
  Science and engineering 2,104 1,965 2,251 2,241 2,011 2,196 2,123 2,056 2,195 2,156
    Science 1,664 1,569 1,800 1,774 1,496 1,655 1,638 1,548 1,666 1,630
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 222 211 230 231 234 215 201 156 151 135
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 43 40
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 158 137
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 78 84 93 89 87 76 84 278 281 271
      Mathematics and statistics 179 155 188 178 160 156 161 122 129 126
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 85 61 29 30 28 33 37 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 196 207 222 224 0 213 221 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 505 487 569 526 517 473 454 286 278 276
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 141 139
      Social sciences 398 364 469 496 470 489 480 356 479 502
    Engineering 440 396 451 467 515 541 485 508 529 526
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 88 93 92 90 87 80 76 81 75 74
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 252 216 276 298 349 367 310 230 253 253
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 91 81 83 79 79 94 99 64 72 67
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 129 132
      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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
    Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
  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 14 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 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 14 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 384 393 434 430 380 423 416 457 475 456 0
  Science and engineering 384 393 434 430 380 423 416 457 475 456 0
    Science 279 285 319 312 262 308 305 293 308 291 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 19 22 23 22 20 20 32 33 28 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 59 51 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 52 56 61 57 54 46 49 29 38 37 0
      Mathematics and statistics 16 15 11 10 7 7 7 6 7 7 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 20 21 11 11 9 9 10 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 37 39 42 40 0 61 61 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 125 128 141 135 135 125 119 135 132 131 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 18 0
      Social sciences 6 7 31 36 35 40 39 18 18 18 0
    Engineering 105 108 115 118 118 115 111 164 167 165 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 24 25 25 25 25 23 23 24 22 22 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 51 52 58 62 65 65 60 53 58 58 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 30 31 32 31 28 27 28 25 27 25 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 60 60 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,104 1,965 2,251 2,241 2,011 2,196 2,123 2,056 2,195 2,156
  Fellowships 470 445 541 548 440 469 439 508 601 596
    Federal 90 92 101 99 78 86 84 108 109 104
    Institutional 354 329 410 418 333 353 328 360 416 417
    Nonfederal 26 24 30 31 29 30 27 40 76 75
  Research assistantships 606 656 632 633 615 662 641 571 539 520
    Federal 278 285 327 325 297 333 328 347 363 349
    Institutional 248 286 210 211 216 228 220 83 38 38
    Nonfederal 80 85 95 97 102 101 93 141 138 133
  Teaching assistantships 580 559 608 595 547 553 541 601 652 642
    Federal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Institutional 562 536 608 595 547 553 541 596 645 635
    Nonfederal 17 22 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 6
  Other types of support 448 305 470 465 409 512 502 376 403 398
    Federal 15 15 6 6 5 4 4 1 2 2
    Institutional 49 37 58 58 50 51 45 26 18 16
    Nonfederal 34 29 33 37 38 32 31 5 0 0
    Personal resources 350 224 373 364 316 425 422 344 383 380

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 576 605 624 617 601 315 318 297 306 285
    Science 410 404 412 414 413 243 246 196 186 181
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47 42 51 73 69 61 63 57 32 38
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 25 19
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 6 2 6 10 6 8 8 7 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 88 69 66 61 73 35 40 6 34 31
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 0 2 7 4 4 3 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 23 22
      Natural resources and conservation 12 6 15 25 11 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 204 233 226 207 211 114 107 59 42 44
      Psychology 11 6 4 2 8 6 10 10 9 10
      Social sciences 34 39 48 38 24 14 13 7 10 10
    Engineering 166 201 212 203 188 72 72 101 120 104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 38 38 37 27 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 30 30 28 18 24 18 21 14 20 23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 23 35 52 46 54 29 22 13 13 17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 31 38 30 32 18 8 10 10 10 11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 27 22 16 18 18 2 0 27 72 47
      Other engineering 34 38 48 52 47 15 19 37 5 6
      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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 160 177 159 154 150 163 160 153 153 149
  Science and engineering 160 177 159 154 150 163 160 153 153 149
    Science 107 100 100 94 92 128 125 100 101 102
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 9 15 17 13 36 37 26 21 29
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 19 16 14 16 16 12 15 3 21 18
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 0 0 1 4 4 3 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 12 12
      Natural resources and conservation 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 60 62 59 53 53 68 61 35 25 25
      Psychology 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 3 4 4
      Social sciences 6 6 7 5 3 3 2 3 4 5
    Engineering 53 77 59 60 58 35 35 53 52 47
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 20 16 14 12 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 13 13 10 3 2 6 8 5 7 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 15 11 16 21 17 13 8 8 10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11 13 8 11 6 5 7 7 6 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 3 2 2 5 1 0 13 28 19
      Other engineering 8 13 12 14 12 6 7 20 3 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 305,483 278,897 248,961 254,434 243,778 235,164 238,246 230,139 222,870 231,322
    Science 179,551 169,114 146,497 153,842 162,702 145,814 152,173 124,881 123,981 135,399
      Computer and information sciences 23,101 13,354 11,503 9,231 10,965 11,397 12,511 11,732 9,989 12,482
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 38,926 43,416 37,222 40,396 35,554 33,665 30,714 32,012 32,016 25,826
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,319 11,828 14,629 15,783 14,509 12,072 10,970 10,907 13,317 9,382
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 36,396 31,404 22,411 24,517 20,982 21,593 19,741 21,004 18,251 15,458
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 211 184 182 96 63 0 3 0 448 986
      Life sciences 13,211 19,387 29,848 30,838 34,842 37,682 35,439 29,415 24,093 28,090
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 13,211 16,733 22,132 24,077 27,718 28,520 24,818 22,727 24,093 28,090
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 2,654 7,716 6,761 7,124 9,162 10,621 6,688 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,759 1,335 1,416 1,416 1,711 1,234 1,801 1,241 1,337 1,449
      Physical sciences 68,503 72,934 54,435 58,534 65,929 49,160 58,251 34,037 37,981 42,284
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,454 3,921 4,379 6,419 6,291 2,495 2,864 3,168 2,301 6,996
        Chemistry 10,043 8,424 8,346 9,166 17,290 11,676 10,179 7,511 9,269 10,271
        Materials science 13,679 19,301 14,586 18,605 24,396 17,272 24,784 0 0 0
        Physics 32,081 32,704 26,695 23,427 16,998 17,663 20,023 22,124 25,565 23,505
        Physical sciences nec 10,246 8,584 429 917 954 54 401 1,234 846 1,512
      Psychology 4,387 3,276 3,457 4,929 5,299 5,517 6,415 5,348 5,345 6,672
      Social sciences 11,052 10,473 8,231 7,631 7,450 5,912 6,228 11,096 12,539 14,066
        Anthropology 23 0 3 18 225 674 1,213 2,052 0 0
        Economics 589 477 487 646 780 566 876 2,023 2,150 890
        Political science and government 14 49 372 109 604 397 272 216 41 54
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 206 107 108 374 965 1,024 778 210 195 401
        Social sciences nec 10,220 9,840 7,261 6,484 4,876 3,251 3,089 6,595 10,153 12,721
      Sciences nec 18,612 4,939 385 867 952 1,247 814 0 681 4,530
    Engineering 111,017 97,329 86,303 87,681 67,395 77,535 73,594 95,026 89,556 90,215
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 19,371 19,061 13,983 15,226 11,063 11,384 11,026 17,185 18,051 17,863
      Chemical engineering 8,094 6,006 7,199 9,585 7,663 8,645 9,615 10,896 11,473 9,820
      Civil engineering 2,346 1,727 1,672 2,527 0 2,532 2,210 0 1 1,547
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 55,175 53,487 44,065 41,250 32,838 36,381 35,142 27,898 27,266 26,830
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 6,889 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,850 6,963 8,076 7,700 7,599 7,237 10,122 7,427 6,740 8,972
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 17,588 9,613 10,842 10,902 7,689 3,879 5,441 31,620 25,968 25,176
      Engineering nec 593 472 466 491 543 588 38 0 57 7
    Non-S&E 14,915 12,454 16,161 12,911 13,681 11,815 12,479 10,232 9,333 5,708
      Business management and business administration 8,201 7,794 11,467 8,112 8,214 5,838 5,785 4,864 4,419 314
      Communication and communications technologies 154 291 370 348 495 982 1,306 368 447 636
      Education 4,575 2,519 2,718 2,853 3,118 3,472 4,145 2,973 2,375 2,007
      Humanities 1,716 1,747 1,513 1,391 1,686 1,207 1,085 1,060 1,430 2,235
      Law 1 0 0 0 33 14 1 4 5 1
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 212 103 91 105 114 173 157 188 591 515
      Non-S&E nec 56 0 2 102 21 129 0 775 66 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

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 305,483 179,896 7,230 65,230 14,790 27,455 10,882
    Science 179,551 100,747 5,781 35,929 7,221 22,279 7,594
      Computer and information sciences 23,101 14,281 1,168 3,747 1,869 1,829 207
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 38,926 12,410 3,484 8,560 1,903 7,701 4,868
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,319 513 0 1,189 24 379 214
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 36,396 11,897 3,484 7,189 1,879 7,293 4,654
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 211 0 0 182 0 29 0
      Life sciences 13,211 12,411 0 361 24 397 18
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 13,211 12,411 0 361 24 397 18
        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 1,759 1,376 0 200 0 183 0
      Physical sciences 68,503 47,290 488 10,774 2,541 6,875 535
        Astronomy and astrophysics 2,454 2,454 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 10,043 6,841 60 1,357 195 1,444 146
        Materials science 13,679 11,309 0 900 1,470 0 0
        Physics 32,081 18,547 0 7,149 865 5,139 381
        Physical sciences nec 10,246 8,139 428 1,368 11 292 8
      Psychology 4,387 2,285 0 846 17 333 906
      Social sciences 11,052 4,523 3 4,783 64 1,029 650
        Anthropology 23 0 0 23 0 0 0
        Economics 589 0 0 588 0 0 1
        Political science and government 14 0 0 12 0 0 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 206 0 0 187 0 19 0
        Social sciences nec 10,220 4,523 3 3,973 64 1,010 647
      Sciences nec 18,612 6,171 638 6,658 803 3,932 410
    Engineering 111,017 77,243 88 18,969 7,569 4,064 3,084
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 19,371 18,300 0 543 0 252 276
      Chemical engineering 8,094 6,710 0 163 1,021 132 68
      Civil engineering 2,346 0 0 2,113 0 0 233
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 55,175 36,456 38 12,132 2,357 2,523 1,669
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,850 6,860 50 510 171 211 48
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 17,588 8,472 0 3,452 4,020 854 790
      Engineering nec 593 445 0 56 0 92 0
    Non-S&E 14,915 1,906 1,361 10,332 0 1,112 204
      Business management and business administration 8,201 268 0 7,933 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 154 122 0 0 0 21 11
      Education 4,575 1,268 1,294 1,320 0 598 95
      Humanities 1,716 248 67 855 0 451 95
      Law 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 212 0 0 167 0 42 3
      Non-S&E nec 56 0 0 56 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 179,896 161,241 122,168 123,198 118,517 113,388 117,457 116,775 116,232 121,045
  DOD 51,327 42,985 32,274 34,900 34,067 30,750 32,998 31,346 35,848 39,038
  DOE 24,864 26,239 12,311 14,629 13,094 11,314 9,312 9,058 7,759 9,601
  HHS 29,897 23,064 16,720 17,409 16,583 16,943 17,272 17,374 17,119 19,649
  NASA 7,085 6,825 5,881 5,053 6,128 4,406 4,503 4,016 3,405 3,249
  NSF 57,467 54,025 47,941 44,669 41,311 42,123 42,834 44,450 43,111 43,007
  USDA 693 503 412 410 463 122 155 0 122 301
  Other 8,563 7,600 6,629 6,128 6,871 7,730 10,383 10,531 8,868 6,200

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 3,770 419 3,351 .
2018 3,447 416 3,031 .
2017 3,302 420 2,882 .

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 . . . 31,207 2,128 0
    Engineering . . . 31,207 0 0
    Psychology . . . . 2,128 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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