U. Central Florida

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 73 84.4 459 70 89.2 631 113 88 925
2023 65 86.2 459 72 89.6 679 120 87 911 108 82.4 602
2022 65 86.1 457 68 90.2 680 122 86.7 900
2021 61 86.7 447 60 91.5 691 112 87.9 908 101 83 583
2020 74 83.9 450 55 92.3 698 115 87.7 916
2019 85 81.4 447 57 92 697 108 88.4 914 94 84.3 589
2018 84 80.8 428 60 91.6 700 106 88.6 911
2017 89 79.4 425 55 92.2 684 107 88.3 898 134 77.1 575
2016 80 81.8 430 59 91.8 697 105 88.5 896
2015 78 82.1 426 65 90.8 693 99 89.2 898 137 76.3 570
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 262 304 299 282 261 230 228 218 245 241
  Science and engineering 203 250 242 242 221 187 184 169 196 194
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 23 18 12 13 10 14 12 13 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 3 1 1 1 . . 1 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 10 12 14 6 11 6 11 7 7 9
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 . 1
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Molecular biology . 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 34 36 36 37 32 23 20 11 16 16
      Computer science 29 26 25 26 29 19 19 9 10 15
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 10 11 11 3 4 1 2 6 1
    Engineering 70 88 99 100 95 74 78 70 72 64
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6 9 13 4 2 . . 1 2 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 3 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 16 13 12 19 24 17 20 12 14 15
      Electrical and computer engineering 20 24 29 22 32 25 26 20 19 16
      Industrial engineering and operations research 12 11 13 14 9 6 8 11 16 12
      Materials and mining engineering 4 11 11 10 3 8 5 15 3 3
      Mechanical engineering 8 15 15 25 21 17 15 7 13 9
      Engineering, other 3 2 6 5 4 1 3 3 4 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 1 . 3 . 1 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 2 1 . 3 . 1 1 1
    Health sciences 6 8 13 10 4 8 10 7 14 4
      Nursing science 3 5 8 7 3 2 1 1 9 2
      Public health 1 . 1 2 1 3 4 3 3 .
      Health sciences, other 2 3 4 1 . 3 5 3 2 2
    Mathematics and statistics 5 10 4 4 12 13 5 6 1 7
      Applied mathematics 2 3 1 1 6 9 3 4 . 3
      Mathematics . 2 1 . . 2 1 . . 2
      Statistics 1 2 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 3 2 3 6 2 1 2 1 2
    Physical sciences 37 40 42 38 43 34 37 25 45 57
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 2 1 2 1 2 . 4 .
      Chemistry 10 10 15 6 11 15 14 3 12 16
      Physics 27 29 25 31 30 18 21 22 29 41
    Psychology 16 17 15 18 9 11 13 22 21 20
      Clinical psychology 4 7 6 5 2 6 4 7 3 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 3 4 3 1 1 . 6 7 6
      Research and experimental psychology . . . 2 3 3 2 8 8 6
      Psychology, other 8 7 5 8 3 1 7 1 3 4
    Social sciences 19 26 13 22 13 11 7 14 13 12
      Anthropology 3 2 1 . . . . . . .
      Political science and government . . 2 . . 2 1 . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . 3 1 1 1 3 2 6
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 7 9 3 5 6 3 4 8 9 3
      Social sciences, other 9 15 7 14 6 5 1 3 2 3
  Non-science and engineering 59 54 57 40 40 43 44 49 49 47
    Business 12 7 14 7 14 6 8 15 9 9
      Business 12 7 14 7 14 6 8 15 9 9
    Education 22 29 22 22 20 22 24 26 28 27
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Education research 9 12 10 9 8 11 13 11 12 10
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 10 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 8
      Education, other 9 7 6 7 5 6 5 8 10 9
    Humanities and arts 8 4 10 4 2 9 7 3 4 6
      Letters 2 1 . . 1 4 1 . 2 2
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other 6 3 10 3 1 5 6 3 1 4
    Other non-science and engineering 17 14 11 7 4 6 5 5 8 5
      Communication 8 8 2 1 1 . . . 2 .
      Public administration and social services 9 6 8 6 3 6 5 5 6 5
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 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   1,660   1,569   1,597   1,702   1,620   1,469   1,452   1,457   1,492   1,412
    Hispanic or Latino   386   361   330   389   342   295   273   262   247   190
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,246   1,181   1,249   1,297   1,260   1,166   1,171   1,176   1,199   1,166
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   4   5   5   3   1   1   6   5   2
      Asian   139   132   116   135   127   114   122   113   105   101
      Black or African American   154   133   144   143   153   134   147   136   147   131
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   1   0   0   1   2   1   0
      White   866   847   918   938   917   872   864   877   901   884
      More than one race   81   63   65   75   60   45   36   42   40   48
    Unknown ethnicity and race   28   27   18   16   18   8   8   19   46   56
  Temporary visa holders   905   938   811   801   830   920   870   872   874   800
  Science and engineering   2,205   2,170   2,047   2,099   2,034   2,033   1,994   1,969   2,027   1,904
    Science   1,423   1,465   1,370   1,332   1,276   1,264   1,237   1,191   1,283   1,195
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   176   189   195   187   176   185   190   189   181   153
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   34   32
      Computer and information sciences   491   491   398   330   299   324   284   264   233   206
      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   114   108   101   123   113   95   93   91   104   97
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   37   55   62   60   71   60   55   49   70   60
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   195   189   179   184   186   197   185   181   182   168
      Psychology   178   184   189   201   193   186   189   187   197   198
      Social sciences   232   249   246   247   238   217   241   230   282   281
    Engineering   782   705   677   767   758   769   757   778   744   709
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   136   116   93   100   70   51   29   22   22   23
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   29   20   16   10   7   8   13   12   3   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   103   107   108   107   107   110   115   116   105   112
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   308   259   239   274   268   285   299   329   364   358
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   53   50   67   83   93   83   83   82   63   61
      Mechanical engineering   97   104   103   127   135   147   149   154   140   106
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   47   40   41   51   55   58   50   47   47   49
      Other engineering   9   9   10   15   23   27   19   16   0   0
    Health   360   337   361   404   416   356   328   360   339   308
      Clinical medicine   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   145   125
      Other health   351   337   361   404   416   356   328   360   194   183

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   1,332   1,239   1,326   1,272   1,209   1,089   1,006   899   938   988
    Hispanic or Latino   394   335   357   342   293   235   224   204   182   173
    Not Hispanic or Latino   919   889   953   912   899   831   754   667   713   743
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   0   1   2   3   1   1   1
      Asian   113   97   113   104   109   90   86   79   73   69
      Black or African American   148   146   149   149   136   128   119   118   136   106
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   2   1   1   0   1   0   1
      White   611   593   638   613   612   586   525   457   486   552
      More than one race   45   51   50   44   40   24   21   11   17   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   19   15   16   18   17   23   28   28   43   72
  Temporary visa holders   72   50   61   64   54   50   59   48   43   53
  Science and engineering   1,238   1,092   1,164   1,099   1,028   964   917   807   847   893
    Science   561   522   563   535   503   514   484   440   530   596
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   15   14   18   19   20   21   26   25   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   22
      Computer and information sciences   214   203   209   202   144   142   150   153   112   112
      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   25   24   25   28   16   24   24   19   16   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   71   68   72   63   73   79   69   40   55   71
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   11   10   7   6   7   3   5   11   13
      Psychology   13   18   14   12   17   15   14   9   6   29
      Social sciences   206   183   219   205   228   227   203   188   288   315
    Engineering   677   570   601   564   525   450   433   367   317   297
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   159   130   134   115   79   47   36   32   18   15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   6   10   7   4   5   6   5   5   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   106   89   91   81   80   79   70   68   86   81
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   113   94   93   79   92   82   91   78   79   76
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   139   122   141   133   117   119   115   104   69   76
      Mechanical engineering   117   101   100   111   113   93   87   62   53   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   30   26   27   30   28   19   16   10   7   5
      Other engineering   3   2   5   8   12   6   12   8   0   0
    Health   166   197   223   237   235   175   148   140   134   148
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   109   123
      Other health   166   197   223   237   235   175   148   140   25   25

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   6   6   6   7   6   6   6   12   8   7
  Science and engineering   6   6   6   7   6   6   6   12   8   7
    Science   6   2   3   4   3   4   2   5   4   3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   2   2   3   2   2   1   1   1   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   3   0   0   0   0   2   1   3   1   1
      Psychology   1   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   1
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   4   3   3   3   2   4   7   4   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   3   3   3   1   1   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   1   1   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   2   1   2   4   2   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   2
      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
    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   2,565   2,507   2,408   2,503   2,450   2,389   2,322   2,329   2,366   2,212
  Fellowships   155   132   128   142   116   156   170   182   62   64
    Federal   6   6   6   7   6   6   6   12   8   7
    Institutional   143   122   116   117   95   127   154   160   38   43
    Nonfederal   6   4   6   18   15   23   10   10   16   14
  Research assistantships   154   412   351   638   610   623   608   558   519   457
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   154   412   351   638   610   623   608   558   519   457
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   18   135   142   578   566   543   557   558   503   496
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   18   135   142   578   566   543   557   558   503   496
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   2,238   1,828   1,787   1,145   1,158   1,067   987   1,031   1,282   1,195
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   1,192   792   805   51   83   60   38   39   35   125
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Personal resources   1,046   1,036   982   1,094   1,075   1,007   949   992   1,247   1,069

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   295   211   148   159   140   168   145   93   67   51
    Science   144   94   58   82   68   76   93   51   35   28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   34   27   20   25   33   36   32   24   16   15
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   20   10   1   8   3   6   6   3   2   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   11   6   6   7   2   0   1   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   8   2   2   2   3   8   2   2   1
      Natural resources and conservation   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   41   25   17   26   24   28   42   18   12   12
      Psychology   8   4   1   0   1   1   2   2   0   0
      Social sciences   16   13   11   14   3   2   2   0   2   0
    Engineering   151   117   90   77   72   92   52   42   32   23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6   8   10   8   5   7   0   1   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   26   21   20   20   15   14   14   10   3   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   43   39   27   28   34   6   20   22   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   4   4   5   7   7   4   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   18   13   4   3   1   3   10   8   1   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   13   6   2   4   4   5   4   0   6   6
      Other engineering   28   21   8   7   11   22   14   3   0   0
    Health   14   7   1   3   2   3   1   1   0   0
      Clinical medicine   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   12   6   1   2   2   3   1   1   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   67   96   103   63   63   84   77   51   41   27
  Science and engineering   62   94   102   62   63   84   77   51   41   27
    Science   30   38   36   39   33   38   49   32   22   17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   12   12   14   18   21   22   19   11   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   4   1   0   0   0   2   1   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   0   1   1   2   3   1   2   1
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   14   17   18   13   14   20   9   9   9
      Psychology   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Social sciences   2   3   3   3   1   1   2   0   0   0
    Engineering   32   56   66   23   30   46   28   19   19   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   5   8   0   0   0   0   1   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   6   8   2   3   10   9   4   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   23   33   14   16   20   2   9   15   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   2   1   3   4   2   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   7   4   0   0   0   3   4   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   2   2   0   1   1   2   0   3   2
      Other engineering   10   13   8   6   7   11   10   1   0   0
    Health   5   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   1   1   1   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   284,943   247,259   221,488   218,596   213,757   225,085   215,332   200,387   198,211   215,519
    Science   178,779   149,981   126,632   124,541   119,135   123,615   113,360   112,838   103,017   119,396
      Computer and information sciences   30,959   30,129   26,882   32,242   29,421   29,865   26,571   26,325   21,125   20,058
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,444   6,932   5,319   3,951   4,008   4,486   5,039   7,400   10,093   9,540
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   6,444   6,932   5,286   3,935   3,991   4,484   5,039   7,400   10,088   9,534
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   33   16   17   0   0   0   5   6
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   50,721   39,523   33,455   30,876   29,255   34,043   26,706   24,620   23,499   26,898
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   13   1   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   23,273   22,276   18,380   15,562   15,378   13,148   12,483   12,093   10,795   11,967
        Health sciences   27,448   17,247   15,074   15,294   13,876   17,034   10,783   7,824   7,972   1,839
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   1   0   1   3   28   11   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   1   6   0   3,860   3,437   4,675   4,721   13,092
      Mathematics and statistics   2,469   2,971   3,609   3,269   3,197   3,144   3,075   2,678   2,433   3,955
      Physical sciences   58,212   45,916   39,361   37,144   34,493   30,415   27,810   31,009   27,163   35,393
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15
        Chemistry   6,791   5,554   4,808   4,027   4,614   4,148   4,622   4,191   2,926   6,894
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   42   0   0
        Physics   50,740   40,024   34,327   33,116   29,759   26,198   23,077   26,462   23,963   28,273
        Physical sciences nec   681   338   226   1   120   69   110   314   274   211
      Psychology   9,724   9,837   9,368   9,231   10,357   5,230   4,867   3,289   3,763   4,663
      Social sciences   11,682   8,249   8,004   6,935   7,374   13,274   16,909   14,547   11,442   15,970
        Anthropology   1,728   1,088   996   923   803   793   683   857   518   0
        Economics   2,312   1,504   1,491   1,336   2,070   4,812   7,099   6,436   6,138   7,401
        Political science and government   3,179   2,093   1,708   1,283   1,089   1,396   1,674   1,102   832   2,415
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,314   1,203   1,593   1,009   1,116   934   1,366   1,199   1,590   2,449
        Social sciences nec   3,149   2,361   2,216   2,384   2,296   5,339   6,087   4,953   2,364   3,705
      Sciences nec   8,568   6,424   634   893   1,030   3,158   2,383   2,970   3,499   2,919
    Engineering   72,550   68,340   59,060   57,620   59,627   62,258   62,734   55,792   62,983   50,374
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11,339   15,473   14,651   15,455   14,497   14,087   16,810   9,375   14,081   15,755
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   135   115   73   20   195   1,577   818   1,105   1,723   793
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   9,194   9,617   8,191   7,217   7,023   6,674   6,641   7,392   7,081   6,533
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,410   9,468   9,547   9,022   11,378   10,399   16,013   19,803   23,460   11,967
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,175   2,939   2,980   4,152   4,032   6,283   3,297   1,442   2,393   0
      Mechanical engineering   19,135   15,156   10,922   9,220   8,783   9,739   6,549   5,528   4,987   4,188
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   4,903   3,254   4,480   4,475   4,870   4,642   3,808   3,129   2,751   3,299
      Engineering nec   11,259   12,318   8,216   8,056   8,849   8,857   8,798   8,018   6,507   7,839
    Non-S&E   33,614   28,938   35,796   36,435   34,995   39,212   39,238   31,757   32,211   45,749
      Business management and business administration   14,968   12,125   12,525   8,799   10,342   4,050   10,579   9,685   8,656   17,667
      Communication and communications technologies   1,402   1,008   1,328   870   1,551   3,290   978   965   175   706
      Education   7,383   7,946   10,791   15,735   11,623   7,597   5,906   3,639   3,351   11,288
      Humanities   4,179   2,906   2,548   1,802   2,439   3,094   3,486   2,706   2,722   6,531
      Law   309   317   138   234   209   2,350   719   262   209   324
      Social work   2,218   1,736   1,613   1,343   1,856   1,303   1,032   560   383   66
      Visual and performing arts   832   1,311   1,695   1,593   1,689   1,694   2,343   1,888   1,808   3,446
      Non-S&E nec   2,323   1,589   5,158   6,059   5,286   15,834   14,195   12,052   14,907   5,721

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   284,943   135,779   7,173   124,075   9,751   3,765   4,400
    Science   178,779   90,226   4,455   72,620   6,336   2,434   2,708
      Computer and information sciences   30,959   18,316   17   10,124   1,579   222   701
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,444   2,304   350   3,110   671   9   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   6,444   2,304   350   3,110   671   9   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   50,721   20,215   3,681   23,505   1,016   1,418   886
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   23,273   10,846   1,067   9,963   162   671   564
        Health sciences   27,448   9,369   2,614   13,542   854   747   322
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,469   896   2   1,426   56   89   0
      Physical sciences   58,212   38,112   249   16,594   2,325   430   502
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,791   2,989   42   3,643   103   0   14
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   50,740   35,123   207   12,283   2,222   417   488
        Physical sciences nec   681   0   0   668   0   13   0
      Psychology   9,724   5,361   150   4,015   22   28   148
      Social sciences   11,682   2,958   6   7,574   608   149   387
        Anthropology   1,728   334   5   1,066   0   86   237
        Economics   2,312   0   0   1,771   516   25   0
        Political science and government   3,179   1,702   0   1,456   0   7   14
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,314   339   1   858   92   24   0
        Social sciences nec   3,149   583   0   2,423   0   7   136
      Sciences nec   8,568   2,064   0   6,272   59   89   84
    Engineering   72,550   39,493   2,440   25,138   3,392   705   1,382
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11,339   7,074   23   3,891   270   79   2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   135   0   0   47   0   30   58
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   9,194   2,547   2,363   3,415   491   2   376
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,410   6,708   34   5,813   626   70   159
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,175   1,367   0   1,608   192   0   8
      Mechanical engineering   19,135   14,199   0   3,381   950   94   511
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   4,903   2,411   19   2,066   244   64   99
      Engineering nec   11,259   5,187   1   4,917   619   366   169
    Non-S&E   33,614   6,060   278   26,317   23   626   310
      Business management and business administration   14,968   98   0   14,812   0   6   52
      Communication and communications technologies   1,402   65   0   1,286   9   20   22
      Education   7,383   3,836   183   3,097   0   36   231
      Humanities   4,179   19   0   4,014   4   137   5
      Law   309   6   0   303   0   0   0
      Social work   2,218   1,207   20   974   0   17   0
      Visual and performing arts   832   0   0   831   1   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,323   829   75   1,000   9   410   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   135,779   124,256   110,131   109,310   101,332   99,310   97,539   89,904   87,417   88,814
  DOD   40,368   37,555   33,878   39,374   35,861   35,072   33,741   33,881   31,751   30,321
  DOE   11,263   10,896   9,311   6,503   6,666   6,794   4,799   5,246   5,096   6,016
  HHS   23,869   23,008   19,761   18,835   17,536   15,037   13,998   11,823   10,613   11,714
  NASA   22,116   12,752   8,863   9,402   8,870   7,772   16,395   11,098   15,743   18,519
  NSF   21,564   26,673   25,742   23,480   21,673   21,024   14,486   14,405   11,720   11,605
  USDA   517   404   443   669   1,067   1,795   2,239   1,426   849   344
  Other   16,082   12,968   12,133   11,047   9,659   11,816   11,881   12,025   11,645   10,295

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   3,740   560   3,180   .
2018   3,509   525   2,984   .

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