U. Chicago

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 36 92.4 459 29 95.6 631 54 94.3 925
2023 35 92.6 459 31 95.6 679 54 94.2 911 55 91.1 602
2022 34 92.8 457 32 95.5 680 54 94.2 900
2021 28 94 447 30 95.8 691 56 94 908 50 91.7 583
2020 47 89.9 450 32 95.6 698 57 93.9 916
2019 36 92.2 447 32 95.6 697 56 94 914 46 92.4 589
2018 32 92.8 428 33 95.5 700 59 93.7 911
2017 41 90.7 425 40 94.4 684 55 94 898 42 92.9 575
2016 43 90.3 430 45 93.7 697 53 94.2 896
2015 43 90.2 426 55 92.3 693 53 94.3 898 43 92.7 570
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 457 467 462 455 369 409 432 387 395 391
  Science and engineering 347 339 342 339 258 258 293 258 262 248
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . 1 1 . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 83 74 75 77 47 71 67 79 69 69
      Biochemistry and biophysics 12 4 5 2 7 11 9 15 10 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 7 7 4 1 3 6 5 3 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 3 3 2 3 6 8 2 8 2 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 8 12 8 4 14 11 17 10 13
      Genetics and genomics 6 8 2 14 2 6 9 11 8 6
      Microbiology and immunology 16 17 14 21 5 10 6 11 12 11
      Molecular biology 5 . 9 7 2 2 5 2 2 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 17 10 13 7 7 12 12 5 13 11
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 7 12 6 8 9 3 5 3 9 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 4 2 1 3 1 . 1 . 4
    Computer and information sciences 16 27 13 20 6 4 12 7 . 4
      Computer science 15 27 10 19 6 4 12 7 . 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . 3 1 . . . . . .
    Engineering 19 22 17 15 8 4 7 5 4 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 4 3 4 . 1 2 . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 8 5 2 3 3 1 3 2 4 .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 2 . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 6 7 5 1 . 2 1 2 . .
      Engineering, other 3 5 5 7 5 . 1 1 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 4 6 6 6 6 7 5 5 4
      Geological sciences 5 1 6 4 6 4 4 4 5 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 3 . 2 . 2 3 1 . .
    Health sciences 6 5 6 4 7 2 7 4 3 6
      Public health 1 1 2 2 1 . 2 2 . .
      Health sciences, other 5 4 4 2 6 2 5 2 3 6
    Mathematics and statistics 30 28 26 26 32 23 25 20 17 26
      Applied mathematics 2 7 3 2 . . . . . 2
      Mathematics 6 3 2 3 7 5 11 9 3 15
      Statistics 7 3 15 6 12 7 7 4 5 5
      Mathematics and statistics, other 15 15 6 15 13 11 7 7 9 4
    Physical sciences 89 72 87 64 64 60 57 46 66 45
      Astronomy and astrophysics 15 11 10 11 4 6 8 5 9 3
      Chemistry 42 25 50 34 36 33 27 21 31 22
      Physics 32 36 27 19 24 21 22 20 26 20
    Psychology 12 15 19 12 7 16 19 11 15 13
      Counseling and applied psychology . . 1 1 1 2 . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology 7 12 13 8 6 13 11 9 13 8
      Psychology, other 5 3 5 3 . 1 8 1 2 5
    Social sciences 84 92 93 114 80 72 92 81 83 81
      Anthropology 8 18 15 20 8 14 17 14 16 11
      Economics 26 30 25 34 35 25 34 29 23 30
      Political science and government 13 10 14 14 11 15 13 11 13 13
      Public policy analysis 6 3 3 4 5 . 6 7 5 3
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 8 12 10 16 12 7 9 14 13 12
      Social sciences, other 23 19 26 26 9 11 13 6 13 12
  Non-science and engineering 110 128 120 116 111 151 139 129 133 143
    Business 19 17 12 11 13 18 16 14 9 25
      Business 19 17 12 11 13 18 16 14 9 25
    Education 2 1 1 1 . . 3 3 3 .
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Education research 1 . 1 1 . . 3 2 1 .
      Education, other . 1 . . . . . 1 2 .
    Humanities and arts 82 104 96 97 85 125 111 106 108 105
      Letters 14 13 13 24 14 24 16 23 11 12
      Foreign languages and literature 10 18 8 15 13 13 15 8 14 14
      History 17 29 25 16 21 29 27 32 36 34
      Philosophy and religious studies 22 21 24 14 15 25 28 12 14 20
      Music and performing arts 4 9 8 9 8 13 8 6 11 10
      Humanities and arts, other 15 14 18 19 14 21 17 25 22 15
    Other non-science and engineering 7 6 11 7 13 8 9 6 13 13
      Communication . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 2 5 5 5 11 6 5 5 9 9
      Non-science and engineering, other 5 1 6 1 2 2 4 1 4 4

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   2,083   2,079   2,039   2,265   2,039   1,866   1,886   1,734   1,635   1,442
    Hispanic or Latino   217   243   221   227   210   188   171   151   133   119
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,805   1,770   1,763   1,948   1,753   1,593   1,634   1,472   1,327   1,110
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   4   7   7   5   6   4   8   9   5
      Asian   455   424   387   405   313   261   269   231   184   151
      Black or African American   119   125   111   129   122   104   90   79   81   68
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   2
      White   1,113   1,111   1,161   1,308   1,225   1,148   1,194   1,085   1,004   846
      More than one race   113   106   97   98   87   73   76   68   48   38
    Unknown ethnicity and race   61   66   55   90   76   85   81   111   175   213
  Temporary visa holders   2,749   2,574   2,396   2,506   2,066   1,915   1,696   1,507   1,393   1,043
  Science and engineering   4,832   4,653   4,435   4,771   4,105   3,765   3,568   3,227   3,028   2,440
    Science   4,483   4,338   4,173   4,519   3,898   3,592   3,439   3,127   2,955   2,389
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   695   648   630   610   558   513   509   459   393   417
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   482   480   441   461   385   342   288   251   126   72
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   53   47   43   40   48   48   45   42   50   43
      Mathematics and statistics   488   471   738   809   590   490   418   385   426   305
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   383   285   11   13   13   11   9   9   0   38
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   18   24   24   0   0
      Physical sciences   518   512   504   553   525   456   475   457   453   400
      Psychology   87   90   122   119   163   112   110   118   123   107
      Social sciences   1,777   1,805   1,684   1,914   1,616   1,602   1,561   1,382   1,314   945
    Engineering   349   315   262   252   207   173   129   100   73   51
      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   264   254   206   252   207   173   129   100   73   51
      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   85   61   56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   16   14   14   0   45
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   16   14   14   0   45
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   375   359   370   400   448   590   351   269   242   157
    Hispanic or Latino   47   45   42   43   36   40   20   19   19   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   320   307   317   343   399   519   308   229   199   131
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1
      Asian   117   110   106   87   98   127   78   61   61   33
      Black or African American   31   29   25   28   33   41   26   8   5   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   154   154   178   218   260   333   197   156   132   91
      More than one race   16   13   7   10   8   17   7   4   1   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   7   11   14   13   31   23   21   24   15
  Temporary visa holders   199   207   246   103   166   229   125   114   155   67
  Science and engineering   574   566   616   503   614   801   465   372   397   224
    Science   567   560   612   501   613   801   465   372   397   224
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   39   52   42   28   50   63   32   33   25   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   93   70   66   80   96   115   91   109   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   145   105   384   247   305   346   241   215   353   78
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   188   223   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   118
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   2   1   1   9   5   4   3   1
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   102   110   118   145   159   265   96   10   16   3
    Engineering   7   6   4   2   1   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   7   6   4   2   1   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
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   18   11   11   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   18   11   11   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   368   116   343   381   302   105   619   583   579   75
  Science and engineering   368   116   343   381   302   104   613   577   579   74
    Science   330   116   298   338   277   102   561   550   550   74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   146   106   182   189   165   65   245   245   218   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   45   2   17   19   9   10   41   25   44   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   0   6   3   6   2   14   14   17   1
      Mathematics and statistics   16   0   6   7   4   6   20   22   14   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   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   108   3   87   115   92   15   200   208   189   16
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   18   16   3
      Social sciences   7   5   0   5   1   4   23   18   36   9
    Engineering   38   0   45   43   25   2   52   27   29   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   32   0   34   43   25   2   52   27   29   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   6   0   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   1   6   6   0   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   1   6   6   0   1
      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   4,832   4,653   4,435   4,771   4,105   3,781   3,582   3,241   3,028   2,485
  Fellowships   1,449   2,886   2,422   2,587   2,579   2,939   1,155   1,132   1,229   1,775
    Federal   118   110   106   103   110   89   224   221   247   75
    Institutional   1,324   2,744   2,291   2,457   2,449   2,839   829   824   950   1,661
    Nonfederal   7   32   25   27   20   11   102   87   32   39
  Research assistantships   968   16   261   291   195   29   622   564   492   394
    Federal   249   4   235   274   192   13   393   362   332   0
    Institutional   592   9   21   12   2   8   128   105   160   394
    Nonfederal   127   3   5   5   1   8   101   97   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   457   47   52   24   8   52   361   358   353   12
    Federal   1   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
    Institutional   456   46   51   24   8   1   355   356   353   12
    Nonfederal   0   1   0   0   0   51   4   2   0   0
  Other types of support   1,958   1,704   1,700   1,869   1,323   761   1,444   1,187   954   304
    Federal   0   2   1   4   0   3   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   26   27   20   10   5   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   3   1   0   1   20   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   1,958   1,673   1,671   1,845   1,312   733   1,444   1,187   954   304

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   559   499   537   593   516   475   400   433   503   457
    Science   454   380   537   593   516   475   336   375   402   414
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   159   142   277   323   305   280   135   149   150   171
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   12   12   19   17   15   8   11   9   39   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   13   13   16   13   12   14   14   13   11
      Mathematics and statistics   6   4   4   2   4   4   3   6   9   36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   3   0   7   0   7   0   0   0   4
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   195   180   184   183   147   132   129   152   113   116
      Psychology   15   10   14   12   9   12   22   16   17   20
      Social sciences   42   16   26   32   20   19   22   29   32   28
    Engineering   105   119   0   0   0   0   64   58   101   43
      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   105   119   0   0   0   0   0   58   0   43
      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   36   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   64   0   65   0
    Health   137   125   72   82   93   90   31   4   103   129
      Clinical medicine   137   125   72   82   93   90   31   4   103   129
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   298   342   315   406   334   314   248   246   296   330
  Science and engineering   237   279   274   348   273   265   227   242   243   250
    Science   205   210   274   348   273   265   193   221   196   229
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   80   88   149   196   165   161   69   92   92   94
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   8   11   8   7   4   6   7   5   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   5   5   5   4   6   11   9   7   5
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   2   1   2   4   3   5   5   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   0   0   5   0   6   0   0   0   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   97   98   95   120   84   73   81   94   60   76
      Psychology   9   6   7   7   6   7   17   9   10   15
      Social sciences   6   3   5   6   5   4   6   5   5   8
    Engineering   32   69   0   0   0   0   34   21   47   21
      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   32   69   0   0   0   0   0   21   0   21
      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   25   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   34   0   22   0
    Health   61   63   41   58   61   49   21   4   53   80
      Clinical medicine   61   63   41   58   61   49   21   4   53   80
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   680,753   628,302   591,805   497,651   458,891   459,171   423,993   433,328   420,997   412,536
    Science   617,320   568,002   536,488   458,987   423,936   424,490   396,403   407,930   391,336   395,708
      Computer and information sciences   33,015   34,390   31,302   26,205   24,422   26,606   25,407   25,014   26,991   22,160
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,662   10,053   10,117   8,854   9,090   9,370   9,652   8,850   7,475   8,515
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,662   10,053   10,117   8,854   9,090   9,370   9,652   8,850   7,475   8,515
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   423,438   395,289   384,527   336,114   302,820   299,549   274,000   279,975   270,358   272,591
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   93,192   91,330   91,684   82,092   83,295   86,619   81,872   83,892   81,325   90,646
        Health sciences   330,246   303,959   292,843   254,022   219,525   212,930   192,128   196,083   183,919   172,207
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5,114   9,738
      Mathematics and statistics   6,518   5,931   5,395   4,653   4,726   6,987   7,414   7,564   6,098   6,111
      Physical sciences   91,142   78,200   70,483   55,032   51,122   52,656   51,285   55,752   49,128   51,611
        Astronomy and astrophysics   19,280   15,707   13,872   9,618   8,611   9,882   10,536   12,328   13,309   16,215
        Chemistry   42,947   36,407   31,158   24,034   24,631   23,963   23,476   24,093   18,920   17,034
        Materials science   5,998   5,521   5,118   5,628   5,185   6,185   3,906   2,836   2,615   0
        Physics   21,643   18,877   19,896   15,752   12,688   12,617   13,301   16,495   13,434   13,561
        Physical sciences nec   1,274   1,688   439   0   7   9   66   0   850   4,801
      Psychology   7,997   9,445   7,883   6,041   8,006   7,744   8,360   8,229   8,930   11,503
      Social sciences   44,548   34,694   26,781   22,088   23,750   21,578   20,285   22,546   22,356   23,189
        Anthropology   270   84   185   52   83   80   123   102   107   0
        Economics   14,886   10,105   8,546   4,102   4,109   3,779   2,384   4,624   6,706   5,168
        Political science and government   1,106   1,191   1,268   1,187   1,699   1,361   1,599   1,775   2,137   2,342
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,368   2,169   1,832   2,456   3,201   3,685   3,371   2,802   2,187   1,651
        Social sciences nec   26,918   21,145   14,950   14,291   14,658   12,673   12,808   13,243   11,219   14,028
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28
    Engineering   50,292   47,857   41,866   30,018   24,468   23,773   16,388   12,066   11,155   7,069
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   50,292   47,857   41,866   30,018   24,468   23,773   16,388   12,066   11,155   7,069
    Non-S&E   13,141   12,443   13,451   8,646   10,487   10,908   11,202   13,332   18,506   9,759
      Business management and business administration   2,846   1,991   1,490   421   897   1,106   610   1,314   1,406   3,106
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   3,841   4,387   3,422   3,595   4,249   4,015   4,911   5,103   5,673   0
      Humanities   813   698   882   557   784   1,495   1,348   1,283   4,166   969
      Law   0   362   181   14   0   78   34   24   46   388
      Social work   5,090   4,646   5,171   3,766   4,021   3,541   4,066   4,665   5,363   5,034
      Visual and performing arts   0   61   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   551   298   2,294   293   536   673   233   943   1,852   262

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   680,753   504,337   1,710   60,415   45,150   66,636   2,505
    Science   617,320   455,163   1,710   55,049   42,769   60,244   2,385
      Computer and information sciences   33,015   31,420   0   589   195   507   304
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,662   9,818   0   521   0   323   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,662   9,818   0   521   0   323   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   423,438   321,617   105   35,389   39,099   25,500   1,728
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   93,192   80,975   0   5,718   3,029   3,460   10
        Health sciences   330,246   240,642   105   29,671   36,070   22,040   1,718
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6,518   5,692   0   403   23   400   0
      Physical sciences   91,142   72,168   0   9,309   1,318   8,329   18
        Astronomy and astrophysics   19,280   16,638   0   2,642   0   0   0
        Chemistry   42,947   32,804   0   4,226   1,318   4,581   18
        Materials science   5,998   5,648   0   350   0   0   0
        Physics   21,643   16,889   0   1,796   0   2,958   0
        Physical sciences nec   1,274   189   0   295   0   790   0
      Psychology   7,997   6,888   0   403   0   706   0
      Social sciences   44,548   7,560   1,605   8,435   2,134   24,479   335
        Anthropology   270   145   0   49   0   76   0
        Economics   14,886   1,089   0   4,806   2,134   6,541   316
        Political science and government   1,106   356   0   289   0   461   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,368   814   0   358   0   196   0
        Social sciences nec   26,918   5,156   1,605   2,933   0   17,205   19
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   50,292   41,638   0   3,259   2,367   2,964   64
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   50,292   41,638   0   3,259   2,367   2,964   64
    Non-S&E   13,141   7,536   0   2,107   14   3,428   56
      Business management and business administration   2,846   589   0   842   14   1,389   12
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   3,841   2,388   0   524   0   929   0
      Humanities   813   358   0   171   0   284   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   5,090   4,117   0   330   0   599   44
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   551   84   0   240   0   227   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   504,337   476,689   456,806   394,275   352,447   332,776   303,175   308,002   297,953   294,437
  DOD   28,264   27,455   26,106   21,814   24,834   23,339   19,747   21,356   18,668   12,629
  DOE   23,612   19,106   16,632   11,983   9,697   8,892   9,020   9,941   9,885   8,864
  HHS   350,122   333,843   324,202   291,465   258,415   236,745   212,267   213,655   209,237   211,446
  NASA   13,126   9,904   8,437   6,313   6,542   6,033   4,425   4,876   4,788   5,631
  NSF   78,244   75,499   74,035   58,602   47,157   51,803   50,077   50,607   50,276   51,032
  USDA   607   506   426   108   0   78   68   110   135   304
  Other   10,362   10,376   6,968   3,990   5,802   5,886   7,571   7,457   4,964   4,531

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   4,934   712   4,222   .
2018   4,742   679   4,063   .

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   1,275   1,296   1,334   1,382   1,350
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   564   583   619   646   655
    Computer and information sciences   14   12   14   9   8
    Engineering   71   69   70   52   8
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   28   29   33   31   35
    Health sciences   352   369   364   395   407
    Mathematics and statistics   5   5   5   4   5
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   196   176   175   181   171
    Psychology   33   38   39   41   38
    Social sciences   11   12   14   19   20
    Other   2   2   2   3   3

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   21,500   0   11,800   3,337   34,078
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   21,500   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   11,800   0   34,078
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   3,337   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   64,043   77,695   42,501   50,524   64,634
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   30,300   37,700   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   730   470   1,774   477   14,860
    Engineering   3,041   258   3,337   24,027   22,749
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4,602   0   1,760   4,111   0
    Health sciences   16,000   25,100   29,700   19,500   20,000
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   7,542   11,749   4,058   2,410   7,025
    Psychology   1,828   2,418   492   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   1,381   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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