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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