U. Central Florida

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 65 86.2 459 72 89.6 679 108 82.4 602 120 87.1 914
2022 65 86.1 457 68 90.2 680 122 86.7 900
2021 61 86.7 447 60 91.5 691 101 83 583 112 87.9 908
2020 74 83.9 450 55 92.3 698 115 87.7 916
2019 85 81.4 447 57 92 697 94 84.3 589 108 88.4 914
2018 84 80.8 428 60 91.6 700 106 88.6 911
2017 89 79.4 425 55 92.2 684 134 77.1 575 107 88.3 898
2016 80 81.8 430 59 91.8 697 105 88.5 896
2015 78 82.1 426 65 90.8 693 137 76.3 570 99 89.2 898
2014 86 80 422 65 90.8 688 105 88.4 889
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 304 299 282 261 230 228 218 245 241 223
  Science and engineering 250 242 242 221 187 184 169 196 194 174
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . 1 . 1 3
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 1 . 1 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 23 18 12 13 10 14 12 13 12 13
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 1 1 1 . . 1 2 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 12 14 6 11 6 11 7 7 9 7
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 2 . . . . 1 . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 . 1 4
      Microbiology and immunology 2 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Molecular biology 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 1 . . . . 2 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . 1 1 . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 2 . 2 . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 36 36 37 32 23 20 11 16 16 10
      Computer science 26 25 26 29 19 19 9 10 15 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 10 11 11 3 4 1 2 6 1 1
    Engineering 88 99 100 95 74 78 70 72 64 73
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9 13 4 2 . . 1 2 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 13 12 19 24 17 20 12 14 15 9
      Electrical and computer engineering 24 29 22 32 25 26 20 19 16 28
      Industrial engineering and operations research 11 13 14 9 6 8 11 16 12 17
      Materials and mining engineering 11 11 10 3 8 5 15 3 3 4
      Mechanical engineering 15 15 25 21 17 15 7 13 9 10
      Engineering, other 2 6 5 4 1 3 3 4 7 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 1 . 3 . 1 1 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 1 . 3 . 1 1 1 .
    Health sciences 8 13 10 4 8 10 7 14 4 5
      Nursing science 5 8 7 3 2 1 1 9 2 4
      Public health . 1 2 1 3 4 3 3 . .
      Health sciences, other 3 4 1 . 3 5 3 2 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 10 4 4 12 13 5 6 1 7 6
      Applied mathematics 3 1 1 6 9 3 4 . 3 1
      Mathematics 2 1 . . 2 1 . . 2 .
      Statistics 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 2 3 6 2 1 2 1 2 5
    Physical sciences 40 42 38 43 34 37 25 45 57 35
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 2 1 2 1 2 . 4 . .
      Chemistry 10 15 6 11 15 14 3 12 16 11
      Physics 29 25 31 30 18 21 22 29 41 24
    Psychology 17 15 18 9 11 13 22 21 20 16
      Clinical psychology 7 6 5 2 6 4 7 3 4 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 4 3 1 1 . 6 7 6 4
      Research and experimental psychology . . 2 3 3 2 8 8 6 3
      Psychology, other 7 5 8 3 1 7 1 3 4 6
    Social sciences 26 13 22 13 11 7 14 13 12 13
      Anthropology 2 1 . . . . . . . .
      Economics . . . . . . . . . .
      Political science and government . 2 . . 2 1 . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . 3 1 1 1 3 2 6 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 9 3 5 6 3 4 8 9 3 8
      Social sciences, other 15 7 14 6 5 1 3 2 3 3
  Non-science and engineering 54 57 40 40 43 44 49 49 47 49
    Business 7 14 7 14 6 8 15 9 9 9
      Business 7 14 7 14 6 8 15 9 9 9
    Education 29 22 22 20 22 24 26 28 27 34
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Education research 12 10 9 8 11 13 11 12 10 18
      Teacher education and teaching fields 10 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 8 8
      Education, other 7 6 7 5 6 5 8 10 9 8
    Humanities and arts 4 10 4 2 9 7 3 4 6 1
      Letters 1 . . 1 4 1 . 2 2 1
      Philosophy and religious studies . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other 3 10 3 1 5 6 3 1 4 .
    Other non-science and engineering 14 11 7 4 6 5 5 8 5 5
      Communication 8 2 1 1 . . . 2 . 1
      Public administration and social services 6 8 6 3 6 5 5 6 5 3
      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 1,384 1,282 1,331 1,306 1,336 1,294 1,288 1,301 1,218 1,168
    Female 1,123 1,126 1,172 1,144 1,053 1,028 1,041 1,065 994 995
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,569 1,597 1,702 1,620 1,469 1,452 1,457 1,492 1,412 1,420
    Hispanic or Latino 361 330 389 342 295 273 262 247 190 199
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,181 1,249 1,297 1,260 1,166 1,171 1,176 1,199 1,166 1,146
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 5 3 1 1 6 5 2 3
      Asian 132 116 135 127 114 122 113 105 101 89
      Black or African American 133 144 143 153 134 147 136 147 131 110
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
      White 847 918 938 917 872 864 877 901 884 902
      More than one race 63 65 75 60 45 36 42 40 48 40
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27 18 16 18 8 8 19 46 56 75
  Temporary visa holders 938 811 801 830 920 870 872 874 800 743
  Science and engineering 2,170 2,047 2,099 2,034 2,033 1,994 1,969 2,027 1,904 1,841
    Science 1,465 1,370 1,332 1,276 1,264 1,237 1,191 1,283 1,195 1,182
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 189 195 187 176 185 190 189 181 153 158
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 32 34
      Computer and information sciences 491 398 330 299 324 284 264 233 206 192
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 108 101 123 113 95 93 91 104 97 94
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 55 62 60 71 60 55 49 70 60 57
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 189 179 184 186 197 185 181 182 168 166
      Psychology 184 189 201 193 186 189 187 197 198 196
      Social sciences 249 246 247 238 217 241 230 282 281 285
    Engineering 705 677 767 758 769 757 778 744 709 659
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 116 93 100 70 51 29 22 22 23 15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 20 16 10 7 8 13 12 3 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 107 108 107 107 110 115 116 105 112 107
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 259 239 274 268 285 299 329 364 358 210
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 50 67 83 93 83 83 82 63 61 86
      Mechanical engineering 104 103 127 135 147 149 154 140 106 100
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 40 41 51 55 58 50 47 47 49 43
      Other engineering 9 10 15 23 27 19 16 0 0 98
  Health 337 361 404 416 356 328 360 339 308 322
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 125 128
    Other health 337 361 404 416 356 328 360 194 183 194

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 796 847 822 746 665 621 538 539 577 697
    Female 493 540 514 517 474 444 409 442 464 500
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,239 1,326 1,272 1,209 1,089 1,006 899 938 988 1,139
    Hispanic or Latino 335 357 342 293 235 224 204 182 173 181
    Not Hispanic or Latino 889 953 912 899 831 754 667 713 743 866
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 3
      Asian 97 113 104 109 90 86 79 73 69 69
      Black or African American 146 149 149 136 128 119 118 136 106 130
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
      White 593 638 613 612 586 525 457 486 552 642
      More than one race 51 50 44 40 24 21 11 17 14 21
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 16 18 17 23 28 28 43 72 92
  Temporary visa holders 50 61 64 54 50 59 48 43 53 58
  Science and engineering 1,092 1,164 1,099 1,028 964 917 807 847 893 1,030
    Science 522 563 535 503 514 484 440 530 596 613
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 14 18 19 20 21 26 25 18 20
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 22 22
      Computer and information sciences 203 209 202 144 142 150 153 112 112 122
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 24 25 28 16 24 24 19 16 16 21
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 68 72 63 73 79 69 40 55 71 61
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 10 7 6 7 3 5 11 13 19
      Psychology 18 14 12 17 15 14 9 6 29 15
      Social sciences 183 219 205 228 227 203 188 288 315 333
    Engineering 570 601 564 525 450 433 367 317 297 417
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 130 134 115 79 47 36 32 18 15 11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 10 7 4 5 6 5 5 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 89 91 81 80 79 70 68 86 81 87
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 94 93 79 92 82 91 78 79 76 82
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 122 141 133 117 119 115 104 69 76 154
      Mechanical engineering 101 100 111 113 93 87 62 53 44 56
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 26 27 30 28 19 16 10 7 5 8
      Other engineering 2 5 8 12 6 12 8 0 0 19
  Health 197 223 237 235 175 148 140 134 148 167
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 123 149
    Other health 197 223 237 235 175 148 140 25 25 18

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 6 6 7 6 6 6 12 8 7 7
  Science and engineering 6 6 7 6 6 6 12 8 7 7
    Science 2 3 4 3 4 2 5 4 3 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 3
      Psychology 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 3 3 3 2 4 7 4 4 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 3 3 1 1 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 1 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1
      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 1
  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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,507 2,408 2,503 2,450 2,389 2,322 2,329 2,366 2,212 2,163
  Fellowships 132 128 142 116 156 170 182 62 64 70
    Federal 6 6 7 6 6 6 12 8 7 7
    Institutional 122 116 117 95 127 154 160 38 43 49
    Nonfederal 4 6 18 15 23 10 10 16 14 14
  Research assistantships 412 351 638 610 623 608 558 519 457 445
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 412 351 638 610 623 608 558 519 457 445
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 135 142 578 566 543 557 558 503 496 452
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 135 142 578 566 543 557 558 503 496 452
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,828 1,787 1,145 1,158 1,067 987 1,031 1,282 1,195 1,196
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 792 805 51 83 60 38 39 35 125 119
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Personal resources 1,036 982 1,094 1,075 1,007 949 992 1,247 1,069 1,077

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 211 148 159 140 168 145 93 67 51 47
    Science 94 58 82 68 76 93 51 35 28 28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 27 20 25 33 36 32 24 16 15 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 1 8 3 6 6 3 2 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 6 6 7 2 0 1 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 2 2 2 3 8 2 2 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 17 26 24 28 42 18 12 12 12
      Psychology 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
      Social sciences 13 11 14 3 2 2 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 117 90 77 72 92 52 42 32 23 19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 10 8 5 7 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 20 20 15 14 14 10 3 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 43 39 27 28 34 6 20 22 13 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 4 5 7 7 4 0 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 4 3 1 3 10 8 1 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 2 4 4 5 4 0 6 6 3
      Other engineering 21 8 7 11 22 14 3 0 0 6
  Health 7 1 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 6 1 2 2 3 1 1 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 96 103 63 63 84 77 51 41 27 24
  Science and engineering 94 102 62 63 84 77 51 41 27 24
    Science 38 36 39 33 38 49 32 22 17 16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 12 14 18 21 22 19 11 7 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 17 18 13 14 20 9 9 9 5
      Psychology 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 56 66 23 30 46 28 19 19 10 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 8 2 3 10 9 4 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 23 33 14 16 20 2 9 15 8 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 0
      Other engineering 13 8 6 7 11 10 1 0 0 1
  Health 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 1 1 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 247,259 221,488 218,596 213,757 225,085 215,332 200,387 198,211 215,519 185,555
    Science 149,981 126,632 124,541 119,135 123,615 113,360 112,838 103,017 119,396 108,680
      Computer and information sciences 30,129 26,882 32,242 29,421 29,865 26,571 26,325 21,125 20,058 12,988
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,932 5,319 3,951 4,008 4,486 5,039 7,400 10,093 9,540 9,132
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,932 5,286 3,935 3,991 4,484 5,039 7,400 10,088 9,534 8,849
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 33 16 17 0 0 0 5 6 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 283
      Life sciences 39,523 33,455 30,876 29,255 34,043 26,706 24,620 23,499 26,898 25,090
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
        Biological and biomedical sciences 22,276 18,380 15,562 15,378 13,148 12,483 12,093 10,795 11,967 7,736
        Health sciences 17,247 15,074 15,294 13,876 17,034 10,783 7,824 7,972 1,839 10,801
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 0 1 3 28 11 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 1 6 0 3,860 3,437 4,675 4,721 13,092 6,541
      Mathematics and statistics 2,971 3,609 3,269 3,197 3,144 3,075 2,678 2,433 3,955 4,215
      Physical sciences 45,916 39,361 37,144 34,493 30,415 27,810 31,009 27,163 35,393 30,268
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
        Chemistry 5,554 4,808 4,027 4,614 4,148 4,622 4,191 2,926 6,894 7,796
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 0 0
        Physics 40,024 34,327 33,116 29,759 26,198 23,077 26,462 23,963 28,273 22,472
        Physical sciences nec 338 226 1 120 69 110 314 274 211 0
      Psychology 9,837 9,368 9,231 10,357 5,230 4,867 3,289 3,763 4,663 3,082
      Social sciences 8,249 8,004 6,935 7,374 13,274 16,909 14,547 11,442 15,970 14,923
        Anthropology 1,088 996 923 803 793 683 857 518 0 0
        Economics 1,504 1,491 1,336 2,070 4,812 7,099 6,436 6,138 7,401 7,085
        Political science and government 2,093 1,708 1,283 1,089 1,396 1,674 1,102 832 2,415 2,255
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,203 1,593 1,009 1,116 934 1,366 1,199 1,590 2,449 1,863
        Social sciences nec 2,361 2,216 2,384 2,296 5,339 6,087 4,953 2,364 3,705 3,720
      Sciences nec 6,424 634 893 1,030 3,158 2,383 2,970 3,499 2,919 8,982
    Engineering 68,340 59,060 57,620 59,627 62,258 62,734 55,792 62,983 50,374 34,383
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 15,473 14,651 15,455 14,497 14,087 16,810 9,375 14,081 15,755 3,472
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 115 73 20 195 1,577 818 1,105 1,723 793 1,023
      Chemical engineering 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 9,617 8,191 7,217 7,023 6,674 6,641 7,392 7,081 6,533 7,187
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,468 9,547 9,022 11,378 10,399 16,013 19,803 23,460 11,967 11,230
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,939 2,980 4,152 4,032 6,283 3,297 1,442 2,393 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15,156 10,922 9,220 8,783 9,739 6,549 5,528 4,987 4,188 5,160
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3,254 4,480 4,475 4,870 4,642 3,808 3,129 2,751 3,299 3,124
      Engineering nec 12,318 8,216 8,056 8,849 8,857 8,798 8,018 6,507 7,839 3,187
    Non-S&E 28,938 35,796 36,435 34,995 39,212 39,238 31,757 32,211 45,749 42,492
      Business management and business administration 12,125 12,525 8,799 10,342 4,050 10,579 9,685 8,656 17,667 18,841
      Communication and communications technologies 1,008 1,328 870 1,551 3,290 978 965 175 706 1,980
      Education 7,946 10,791 15,735 11,623 7,597 5,906 3,639 3,351 11,288 7,044
      Humanities 2,906 2,548 1,802 2,439 3,094 3,486 2,706 2,722 6,531 9,672
      Law 317 138 234 209 2,350 719 262 209 324 246
      Social work 1,736 1,613 1,343 1,856 1,303 1,032 560 383 66 165
      Visual and performing arts 1,311 1,695 1,593 1,689 1,694 2,343 1,888 1,808 3,446 3,371
      Non-S&E nec 1,589 5,158 6,059 5,286 15,834 14,195 12,052 14,907 5,721 1,173

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 247,259 124,256 5,893 99,427 9,659 3,642 4,382
    Science 149,981 77,004 3,291 58,949 6,216 2,459 2,062
      Computer and information sciences 30,129 19,488 403 7,849 1,832 159 398
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,932 3,273 8 3,032 611 8 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,932 3,273 8 3,032 611 8 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 39,523 16,303 2,521 18,111 584 1,434 570
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 22,276 11,421 838 8,405 290 883 439
        Health sciences 17,247 4,882 1,683 9,706 294 551 131
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,971 868 2 1,875 101 125 0
      Physical sciences 45,916 28,344 181 13,899 2,842 340 310
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,554 2,608 87 2,836 23 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 40,024 25,736 94 10,737 2,819 328 310
        Physical sciences nec 338 0 0 326 0 12 0
      Psychology 9,837 5,768 107 3,670 24 40 228
      Social sciences 8,249 1,851 69 5,673 144 318 194
        Anthropology 1,088 160 0 769 3 63 93
        Economics 1,504 10 0 1,455 16 23 0
        Political science and government 2,093 782 0 1,225 9 75 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,203 358 51 524 113 157 0
        Social sciences nec 2,361 541 18 1,700 3 0 99
      Sciences nec 6,424 1,109 0 4,840 78 35 362
    Engineering 68,340 41,638 2,515 18,156 3,410 531 2,090
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 15,473 11,972 4 2,971 495 31 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 115 0 0 22 0 0 93
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 9,617 3,566 2,405 3,137 264 8 237
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,468 5,469 106 3,108 625 140 20
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,939 1,421 0 904 581 14 19
      Mechanical engineering 15,156 11,039 0 2,841 868 119 289
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3,254 1,812 0 1,160 150 43 89
      Engineering nec 12,318 6,359 0 4,013 427 176 1,343
    Non-S&E 28,938 5,614 87 22,322 33 652 230
      Business management and business administration 12,125 130 0 11,857 11 4 123
      Communication and communications technologies 1,008 7 0 985 2 13 1
      Education 7,946 3,911 0 3,920 2 8 105
      Humanities 2,906 0 0 2,863 5 37 1
      Law 317 38 0 279 0 0 0
      Social work 1,736 995 23 670 2 46 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,311 0 0 1,306 0 5 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,589 533 64 442 11 539 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 124,256 110,131 109,310 101,332 99,310 97,539 89,904 87,417 88,814 70,716
  DOD 37,555 33,878 39,374 35,861 35,072 33,741 33,881 31,751 30,321 23,289
  DOE 10,896 9,311 6,503 6,666 6,794 4,799 5,246 5,096 6,016 7,059
  HHS 23,008 19,761 18,835 17,536 15,037 13,998 11,823 10,613 11,714 13,880
  NASA 12,752 8,863 9,402 8,870 7,772 16,395 11,098 15,743 18,519 5,803
  NSF 26,673 25,742 23,480 21,673 21,024 14,486 14,405 11,720 11,605 11,737
  USDA 404 443 669 1,067 1,795 2,239 1,426 849 344 93
  Other 12,968 12,133 11,047 9,659 11,816 11,881 12,025 11,645 10,295 8,855

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 3,740 560 3,180 .
2018 3,509 525 2,984 .
2017 3,362 489 2,873 .

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 1,368 1,371 1,359 1,130 1,114
    Agricultural sciences 4 5 5 7 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 375 336 384 185 174
    Computer and information sciences 75 59 29 46 73
    Engineering 258 279 314 262 236
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 151 156 134 110 123
    Health sciences 25 39 41 120 90
    Mathematics and statistics 19 16 12 11 10
    Natural resources and conservation 41 40 58 26 41
    Physical sciences 273 304 244 224 227
    Psychology 43 42 43 38 38
    Social sciences 78 57 59 73 74
    Other 26 38 37 28 28

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 60,000 . . . 60,177
    Agricultural sciences 0 . . . 2,211
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . . . 767
    Computer and information sciences 0 . . . 2,257
    Engineering 0 . . . 20,024
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . . . 1,423
    Health sciences 0 . . . 1,059
    Natural resources and conservation 0 . . . 10,389
    Physical sciences 0 . . . 3,858
    Psychology 0 . . . 946
    Social sciences 0 . . . 689
    Other 60,000 . . . 16,554

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 78,600 24,095 20,044 3,345 52,291
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 35,100 18,525 1,733 0 5,218
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 1,937 0 0
    Engineering 3,500 550 13,101 638 17,401
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 2,120 1,484 0 4,161
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 895 0 4,500
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 370 0
    Physical sciences 0 2,200 893 1,581 16,215
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 2,300
    Social sciences 0 700 0 757 1,949
    Other 40,000 0 0 0 547

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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