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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 35 92.6 459 31 95.6 679 55 91.1 602 54 94.2 914
2022 34 92.8 457 32 95.5 680 54 94.2 900
2021 28 94 447 30 95.8 691 50 91.7 583 56 94 908
2020 47 89.9 450 32 95.6 698 57 93.9 916
2019 36 92.2 447 32 95.6 697 46 92.4 589 56 94 914
2018 32 92.8 428 33 95.5 700 59 93.7 911
2017 41 90.7 425 40 94.4 684 42 92.9 575 55 94 898
2016 43 90.3 430 45 93.7 697 53 94.2 896
2015 43 90.2 426 55 92.3 693 43 92.7 570 53 94.3 898
2014 42 90.4 422 62 91.2 688 55 94 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 467 462 455 369 409 432 387 395 391 401
  Science and engineering 339 342 339 258 258 293 258 262 248 256
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 74 75 77 47 71 67 79 69 69 67
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 5 2 7 11 9 15 10 7 8
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 7 7 4 1 3 6 5 3 2 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 3 2 3 6 8 2 8 2 3 6
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 8 12 8 4 14 11 17 10 13 9
      Genetics and genomics 8 2 14 2 6 9 11 8 6 10
      Microbiology and immunology 17 14 21 5 10 6 11 12 11 16
      Molecular biology . 9 7 2 2 5 2 2 2 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 10 13 7 7 12 12 5 13 11 10
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 12 6 8 9 3 5 3 9 9 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 4 2 1 3 1 . 1 . 4 1
    Computer and information sciences 27 13 20 6 4 12 7 . 4 5
      Computer science 27 10 19 6 4 12 7 . 4 5
      Computer and information sciences, other . 3 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 22 17 15 8 4 7 5 4 . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 3 4 . 1 2 . . . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 2 3 3 1 3 2 4 . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 2 . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 7 5 1 . 2 1 2 . . .
      Engineering, other 5 5 7 5 . 1 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 6 6 6 6 7 5 5 4 3
      Geological sciences 1 6 4 6 4 4 4 5 4 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 . 2 . 2 3 1 . . 1
    Health sciences 5 6 4 7 2 7 4 3 6 3
      Public health 1 2 2 1 . 2 2 . . .
      Health sciences, other 4 4 2 6 2 5 2 3 6 3
    Mathematics and statistics 28 26 26 32 23 25 20 17 26 18
      Applied mathematics 7 3 2 . . . . . 2 .
      Mathematics 3 2 3 7 5 11 9 3 15 13
      Statistics 3 15 6 12 7 7 4 5 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 15 6 15 13 11 7 7 9 4 1
    Physical sciences 72 87 64 64 60 57 46 66 45 56
      Astronomy and astrophysics 11 10 11 4 6 8 5 9 3 6
      Chemistry 25 50 34 36 33 27 21 31 22 26
      Physics 36 27 19 24 21 22 20 26 20 24
    Psychology 15 19 12 7 16 19 11 15 13 18
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 1 1 2 . 1 . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 12 13 8 6 13 11 9 13 8 12
      Psychology, other 3 5 3 . 1 8 1 2 5 6
    Social sciences 92 93 114 80 72 92 81 83 81 85
      Anthropology 18 15 20 8 14 17 14 16 11 19
      Economics 30 25 34 35 25 34 29 23 30 31
      Political science and government 10 14 14 11 15 13 11 13 13 12
      Public policy analysis 3 3 4 5 . 6 7 5 3 6
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 12 10 16 12 7 9 14 13 12 12
      Social sciences, other 19 26 26 9 11 13 6 13 12 5
  Non-science and engineering 128 120 116 111 151 139 129 133 143 145
    Business 17 12 11 13 18 16 14 9 25 11
      Business 17 12 11 13 18 16 14 9 25 11
    Education 1 1 1 . . 3 3 3 . 1
      Education research . 1 1 . . 3 2 1 . .
      Education, other 1 . . . . . 1 2 . 1
    Humanities and arts 104 96 97 85 125 111 106 108 105 121
      Letters 13 13 24 14 24 16 23 11 12 17
      Foreign languages and literature 18 8 15 13 13 15 8 14 14 22
      History 29 25 16 21 29 27 32 36 34 35
      Philosophy and religious studies 21 24 14 15 25 28 12 14 20 16
      Music and performing arts 9 8 9 8 13 8 6 11 10 14
      Humanities and arts, other 14 18 19 14 21 17 25 22 15 17
    Other non-science and engineering 6 11 7 13 8 9 6 13 13 12
      Communication . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 5 5 5 11 6 5 5 9 9 11
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 6 1 2 2 4 1 4 4 1

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 2,513 2,405 2,611 2,265 2,124 2,072 1,898 1,781 1,527 1,414
    Female 2,140 2,030 2,160 1,840 1,657 1,510 1,343 1,247 958 848
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,079 2,039 2,265 2,039 1,866 1,886 1,734 1,635 1,442 1,363
    Hispanic or Latino 243 221 227 210 188 171 151 133 119 92
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,770 1,763 1,948 1,753 1,593 1,634 1,472 1,327 1,110 1,053
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 7 7 5 6 4 8 9 5 9
      Asian 424 387 405 313 261 269 231 184 151 127
      Black or African American 125 111 129 122 104 90 79 81 68 66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
      White 1,111 1,161 1,308 1,225 1,148 1,194 1,085 1,004 846 805
      More than one race 106 97 98 87 73 76 68 48 38 45
    Unknown ethnicity and race 66 55 90 76 85 81 111 175 213 218
  Temporary visa holders 2,574 2,396 2,506 2,066 1,915 1,696 1,507 1,393 1,043 899
  Science and engineering 4,653 4,435 4,771 4,105 3,765 3,568 3,227 3,028 2,440 2,224
    Science 4,338 4,173 4,519 3,898 3,592 3,439 3,127 2,955 2,389 2,188
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 7
      Biological and biomedical sciences 648 630 610 558 513 509 459 393 417 337
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 480 441 461 385 342 288 251 126 72 58
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 47 43 40 48 48 45 42 50 43 42
      Mathematics and statistics 471 738 809 590 490 418 385 426 305 267
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 285 11 13 13 11 9 9 0 38 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 18 24 24 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 512 504 553 525 456 475 457 453 400 439
      Psychology 90 122 119 163 112 110 118 123 107 52
      Social sciences 1,805 1,684 1,914 1,616 1,602 1,561 1,382 1,314 945 884
    Engineering 315 262 252 207 173 129 100 73 51 36
      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 254 206 252 207 173 129 100 73 51 36
      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 61 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 16 14 14 0 45 38
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 16 14 14 0 45 38
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 333 356 306 360 514 301 255 282 153 39
    Female 233 260 197 254 305 175 128 115 71 17
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 359 370 400 448 590 351 269 242 157 39
    Hispanic or Latino 45 42 43 36 40 20 19 19 11 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 307 317 343 399 519 308 229 199 131 37
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 110 106 87 98 127 78 61 61 33 12
      Black or African American 29 25 28 33 41 26 8 5 5 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 154 178 218 260 333 197 156 132 91 21
      More than one race 13 7 10 8 17 7 4 1 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 11 14 13 31 23 21 24 15 1
  Temporary visa holders 207 246 103 166 229 125 114 155 67 17
  Science and engineering 566 616 503 614 801 465 372 397 224 56
    Science 560 612 501 613 801 465 372 397 224 56
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 52 42 28 50 63 32 33 25 24 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 70 66 80 96 115 91 109 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 105 384 247 305 346 241 215 353 78 39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 223 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 2 1 1 9 5 4 3 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 110 118 145 159 265 96 10 16 3 2
    Engineering 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 18 11 11 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 18 11 11 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 116 343 381 302 105 619 583 579 75 78
  Science and engineering 116 343 381 302 104 613 577 579 74 77
    Science 116 298 338 277 102 561 550 550 74 77
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 106 182 189 165 65 245 245 218 40 32
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 17 19 9 10 41 25 44 3 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 6 3 6 2 14 14 17 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 0 6 7 4 6 20 22 14 0 7
      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 87 115 92 15 200 208 189 16 19
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 16 3 2
      Social sciences 5 0 5 1 4 23 18 36 9 9
    Engineering 0 45 43 25 2 52 27 29 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 34 43 25 2 52 27 29 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 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 1 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 1 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 4,653 4,435 4,771 4,105 3,781 3,582 3,241 3,028 2,485 2,262
  Fellowships 2,886 2,422 2,587 2,579 2,939 1,155 1,132 1,229 1,775 1,538
    Federal 110 106 103 110 89 224 221 247 75 78
    Institutional 2,744 2,291 2,457 2,449 2,839 829 824 950 1,661 1,438
    Nonfederal 32 25 27 20 11 102 87 32 39 22
  Research assistantships 16 261 291 195 29 622 564 492 394 377
    Federal 4 235 274 192 13 393 362 332 0 0
    Institutional 9 21 12 2 8 128 105 160 394 377
    Nonfederal 3 5 5 1 8 101 97 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 47 52 24 8 52 361 358 353 12 47
    Federal 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 46 51 24 8 1 355 356 353 12 46
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 51 4 2 0 0 1
  Other types of support 1,704 1,700 1,869 1,323 761 1,444 1,187 954 304 300
    Federal 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 26 27 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 15
    Nonfederal 3 1 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 26
    Personal resources 1,673 1,671 1,845 1,312 733 1,444 1,187 954 304 259

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 499 537 593 516 475 400 433 503 457 454
    Science 380 537 593 516 475 336 375 402 414 413
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 142 277 323 305 280 135 149 150 171 163
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 12 19 17 15 8 11 9 39 8 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 13 16 13 12 14 14 13 11 10
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 2 4 4 3 6 9 36 43
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 4 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 180 184 183 147 132 129 152 113 116 121
      Psychology 10 14 12 9 12 22 16 17 20 21
      Social sciences 16 26 32 20 19 22 29 32 28 22
    Engineering 119 0 0 0 0 64 58 101 43 41
      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 119 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 43 41
      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 36 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 65 0 0
  Health 125 72 82 93 90 31 4 103 129 129
    Clinical medicine 125 72 82 93 90 31 4 103 129 129
    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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 342 315 406 334 314 248 246 296 330 294
  Science and engineering 279 274 348 273 265 227 242 243 250 228
    Science 210 274 348 273 265 193 221 196 229 206
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 88 149 196 165 161 69 92 92 94 86
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 11 8 7 4 6 7 5 3 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 5 5 4 6 11 9 7 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 1 2 4 3 5 5 13 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 98 95 120 84 73 81 94 60 76 74
      Psychology 6 7 7 6 7 17 9 10 15 11
      Social sciences 3 5 6 5 4 6 5 5 8 4
    Engineering 69 0 0 0 0 34 21 47 21 22
      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 69 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 22
      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 25 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 22 0 0
  Health 63 41 58 61 49 21 4 53 80 66
    Clinical medicine 63 41 58 61 49 21 4 53 80 66
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 628,302 591,805 497,651 458,891 459,171 423,993 433,328 420,997 412,536 390,082
    Science 568,002 536,488 458,987 423,936 424,490 396,403 407,930 391,336 395,708 374,987
      Computer and information sciences 34,390 31,302 26,205 24,422 26,606 25,407 25,014 26,991 22,160 20,217
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10,053 10,117 8,854 9,090 9,370 9,652 8,850 7,475 8,515 8,295
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 10,053 10,117 8,854 9,090 9,370 9,652 8,850 7,475 8,515 8,295
        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 395,289 384,527 336,114 302,820 299,549 274,000 279,975 270,358 272,591 256,612
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 91,330 91,684 82,092 83,295 86,619 81,872 83,892 81,325 90,646 86,487
        Health sciences 303,959 292,843 254,022 219,525 212,930 192,128 196,083 183,919 172,207 162,826
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,114 9,738 7,299
      Mathematics and statistics 5,931 5,395 4,653 4,726 6,987 7,414 7,564 6,098 6,111 5,243
      Physical sciences 78,200 70,483 55,032 51,122 52,656 51,285 55,752 49,128 51,611 54,449
        Astronomy and astrophysics 15,707 13,872 9,618 8,611 9,882 10,536 12,328 13,309 16,215 14,125
        Chemistry 36,407 31,158 24,034 24,631 23,963 23,476 24,093 18,920 17,034 18,975
        Materials science 5,521 5,118 5,628 5,185 6,185 3,906 2,836 2,615 0 0
        Physics 18,877 19,896 15,752 12,688 12,617 13,301 16,495 13,434 13,561 15,139
        Physical sciences nec 1,688 439 0 7 9 66 0 850 4,801 6,210
      Psychology 9,445 7,883 6,041 8,006 7,744 8,360 8,229 8,930 11,503 10,127
      Social sciences 34,694 26,781 22,088 23,750 21,578 20,285 22,546 22,356 23,189 20,044
        Anthropology 84 185 52 83 80 123 102 107 0 0
        Economics 10,105 8,546 4,102 4,109 3,779 2,384 4,624 6,706 5,168 4,705
        Political science and government 1,191 1,268 1,187 1,699 1,361 1,599 1,775 2,137 2,342 2,359
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,169 1,832 2,456 3,201 3,685 3,371 2,802 2,187 1,651 2,039
        Social sciences nec 21,145 14,950 14,291 14,658 12,673 12,808 13,243 11,219 14,028 10,941
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
    Engineering 47,857 41,866 30,018 24,468 23,773 16,388 12,066 11,155 7,069 3,335
      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 47,857 41,866 30,018 24,468 23,773 16,388 12,066 11,155 7,069 3,335
    Non-S&E 12,443 13,451 8,646 10,487 10,908 11,202 13,332 18,506 9,759 11,760
      Business management and business administration 1,991 1,490 421 897 1,106 610 1,314 1,406 3,106 2,514
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 4,387 3,422 3,595 4,249 4,015 4,911 5,103 5,673 0 0
      Humanities 698 882 557 784 1,495 1,348 1,283 4,166 969 889
      Law 362 181 14 0 78 34 24 46 388 487
      Social work 4,646 5,171 3,766 4,021 3,541 4,066 4,665 5,363 5,034 6,182
      Visual and performing arts 61 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 298 2,294 293 536 673 233 943 1,852 262 1,688

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 628,302 476,689 3,902 46,651 44,990 53,670 2,400
    Science 568,002 429,785 3,828 42,817 41,844 47,437 2,291
      Computer and information sciences 34,390 32,781 0 576 264 749 20
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10,053 9,341 0 314 0 398 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 10,053 9,341 0 314 0 398 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 395,289 304,483 141 25,809 40,591 23,094 1,171
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 91,330 76,637 0 5,925 4,267 4,419 82
        Health sciences 303,959 227,846 141 19,884 36,324 18,675 1,089
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,931 4,564 0 472 84 811 0
      Physical sciences 78,200 61,355 0 7,804 868 8,159 14
        Astronomy and astrophysics 15,707 12,850 0 523 0 2,334 0
        Chemistry 36,407 29,008 0 3,714 868 2,817 0
        Materials science 5,521 4,930 0 551 0 40 0
        Physics 18,877 14,173 0 2,605 0 2,085 14
        Physical sciences nec 1,688 394 0 411 0 883 0
      Psychology 9,445 7,849 0 567 21 1,008 0
      Social sciences 34,694 9,412 3,687 7,275 16 13,218 1,086
        Anthropology 84 84 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 10,105 1,346 0 1,895 16 5,820 1,028
        Political science and government 1,191 194 0 215 0 782 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 2,169 1,833 0 116 0 207 13
        Social sciences nec 21,145 5,955 3,687 5,049 0 6,409 45
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 47,857 40,732 0 2,621 3,086 1,347 71
      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 47,857 40,732 0 2,621 3,086 1,347 71
    Non-S&E 12,443 6,172 74 1,213 60 4,886 38
      Business management and business administration 1,991 611 0 309 60 1,011 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 4,387 1,745 0 469 0 2,173 0
      Humanities 698 423 0 37 0 228 10
      Law 362 0 0 111 0 251 0
      Social work 4,646 3,353 74 266 0 925 28
      Visual and performing arts 61 40 0 21 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 298 0 0 0 0 298 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 476,689 456,806 394,275 352,447 332,776 303,175 308,002 297,953 294,437 281,464
  DOD 27,455 26,106 21,814 24,834 23,339 19,747 21,356 18,668 12,629 12,751
  DOE 19,106 16,632 11,983 9,697 8,892 9,020 9,941 9,885 8,864 8,744
  HHS 333,843 324,202 291,465 258,415 236,745 212,267 213,655 209,237 211,446 196,756
  NASA 9,904 8,437 6,313 6,542 6,033 4,425 4,876 4,788 5,631 4,627
  NSF 75,499 74,035 58,602 47,157 51,803 50,077 50,607 50,276 51,032 52,231
  USDA 506 426 108 0 78 68 110 135 304 324
  Other 10,376 6,968 3,990 5,802 5,886 7,571 7,457 4,964 4,531 6,031

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 4,934 712 4,222 .
2018 4,742 679 4,063 .
2017 4,534 648 3,886 .

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 . 11,800 3,337 34,078
    Engineering 21,500 . 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 . 11,800 0 34,078
    Social sciences 0 . 0 3,337 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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