U. Connecticut

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 65 89.9 631 82 91.3 925
2023 61 91.2 679 81 91.3 911 73 88.1 602
2022 64 90.8 680 79 91.4 900
2021 53 92.5 691 88 90.5 908 67 88.8 583
2020 48 93.3 698 89 90.5 916
2019 47 93.5 697 85 90.9 914 65 89.2 589
2018 49 93.2 700 89 90.4 911
2017 46 93.5 684 87 90.5 898 74 87.4 575
2016 47 93.5 697 84 90.8 896
2015 47 93.4 693 82 91.1 898 67 88.5 570
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,557   1,516   1,480   1,556   1,523   1,457   1,422   1,448   1,514   1,485
    Hispanic or Latino   179   156   143   151   148   129   85   90   84   51
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,333   1,315   1,306   1,365   1,328   1,247   1,218   1,232   1,298   1,293
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   0   1   4   2   0   1
      Asian   160   159   143   144   128   111   117   116   119   122
      Black or African American   80   76   70   82   87   84   77   78   82   75
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   1   2   2   3   3   2
      White   1,013   1,022   1,031   1,079   1,064   1,004   974   996   1,052   1,024
      More than one race   80   58   60   59   48   45   44   37   42   69
    Unknown ethnicity and race   45   45   31   40   47   81   119   126   132   141
  Temporary visa holders   1,185   1,166   1,127   1,095   1,116   1,376   1,340   1,348   1,414   1,306
  Science and engineering   2,427   2,369   2,324   2,376   2,380   2,571   2,488   2,518   2,639   2,546
    Science   1,735   1,697   1,710   1,768   1,790   1,995   1,936   1,967   2,073   1,931
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   70   61   65   56   48   45   38   38   69   71
      Biological and biomedical sciences   481   444   438   466   409   433   421   422   424   397
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   47   46
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   47
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   78   61   66   59   57   52   49   46   41   41
      Mathematics and statistics   192   231   294   305   443   606   544   543   573   483
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   55   35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   58   57   54   55   47   31   26   25   0   0
      Physical sciences   269   254   232   243   221   230   241   235   229   239
      Psychology   284   285   297   309   289   256   263   310   299   285
      Social sciences   248   269   264   275   276   342   354   348   349   322
    Engineering   692   672   614   608   590   576   552   551   566   615
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   116   114   115   101   105   100   88   91   98   96
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   67   64   55   54   54   53   51   40   45   47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   82   81   74   84   78   76   75   86   77   75
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   230   225   195   186   167   181   196   188   208   237
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   4   11   13   15   14   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   98   83   69   64   55   65   66   65   57   84
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   73   80   81   93   86   80   73   78   81   76
      Other engineering   26   21   14   13   30   7   3   3   0   0
    Health   315   313   283   275   259   262   274   278   289   245
      Clinical medicine   84   84   70   72   65   52   60   51   61   33
      Other health   231   229   213   203   194   210   214   227   228   212

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   619   576   595   595   539   497   514   495   560   614
    Hispanic or Latino   62   52   48   60   36   20   42   36   22   21
    Not Hispanic or Latino   537   512   523   515   473   437   427   419   487   549
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   1   2   1   1   1   1   2
      Asian   81   65   67   48   44   41   40   29   37   53
      Black or African American   34   39   45   38   24   30   27   26   37   36
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   3
      White   398   384   398   415   391   356   353   352   399   435
      More than one race   24   22   12   12   11   8   5   9   11   20
    Unknown ethnicity and race   20   12   24   20   30   40   45   40   51   44
  Temporary visa holders   87   58   65   80   97   76   66   82   83   103
  Science and engineering   631   564   580   606   568   487   495   499   556   608
    Science   336   289   301   298   274   224   226   247   307   358
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   3   5   6   4   7   7   4   7   17   16
      Biological and biomedical sciences   33   35   51   43   46   21   24   25   26   33
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   13
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   7
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   8   6   7   7   6   8   3   7   10
      Mathematics and statistics   28   24   22   26   32   21   22   28   18   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   61   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   84   85   77   69   34   20   6   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   11   15   9   16   7   10   14   14   14
      Psychology   60   64   62   69   62   72   74   72   86   81
      Social sciences   51   53   62   71   70   70   78   90   123   149
    Engineering   295   275   279   308   294   263   269   252   249   250
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   29   31   32   32   13   20   27   14   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   3   6   9   7   6   3   7   8   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   12   11   22   17   22   21   20   26   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   39   29   33   37   41   49   42   53   45   47
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   4   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   13   7   9   10   22   29   37   35   38   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   14   14   13   9   7   10   12   10   14   11
      Other engineering   182   177   172   187   166   134   134   100   104   94
    Health   75   70   80   69   68   86   85   78   87   109
      Clinical medicine   49   46   56   46   46   59   56   56   61   72
      Other health   26   24   24   23   22   27   29   22   26   37

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   982   916   808   773   581   620   534   496   515   436
  Science and engineering   905   853   764   740   545   591   504   471   482   410
    Science   546   501   484   438   311   328   311   294   303   251
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   52   47   42   31   27   23   21   21   35   31
      Biological and biomedical sciences   161   141   147   136   105   90   95   84   85   74
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   41   37   35   31   29   21   27   21   16   18
      Mathematics and statistics   23   17   17   13   7   15   14   10   4   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   40   30   27   32   19   16   14   12   0   0
      Physical sciences   94   98   85   74   54   71   61   67   74   61
      Psychology   94   104   107   90   46   60   52   49   58   39
      Social sciences   35   27   24   31   24   32   27   30   26   22
    Engineering   359   352   280   302   234   263   193   177   179   159
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   55   50   42   42   29   37   32   24   15   13
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   26   34   25   26   20   19   15   7   10   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   59   52   31   47   33   42   31   37   39   21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   108   113   89   96   68   88   70   65   71   66
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   3   9   12   5   13   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   67   54   39   33   37   31   26   21   18   22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   43   45   45   46   41   33   18   22   26   25
      Other engineering   1   1   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0
    Health   77   63   44   33   36   29   30   25   33   26
      Clinical medicine   12   11   3   6   6   4   8   2   3   0
      Other health   65   52   41   27   30   25   22   23   30   26

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,742   2,682   2,607   2,651   2,639   2,833   2,762   2,796   2,928   2,791
  Fellowships   245   251   226   204   44   222   177   179   232   156
    Federal   141   126   119   113   11   124   85   74   106   48
    Institutional   101   122   80   59   25   62   62   66   65   36
    Nonfederal   3   3   27   32   8   36   30   39   61   72
  Research assistantships   1,232   1,175   1,089   1,083   974   885   895   917   942   926
    Federal   834   780   686   657   563   488   444   416   406   384
    Institutional   377   368   320   334   295   293   346   412   451   430
    Nonfederal   21   27   83   92   116   104   105   89   85   112
  Teaching assistantships   763   758   760   766   781   823   826   826   840   818
    Federal   5   8   3   3   6   8   4   6   3   4
    Institutional   758   750   757   762   775   814   818   815   834   811
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   0   1   4   5   3   3
  Other types of support   502   498   532   598   840   903   864   874   914   891
    Federal   2   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0
    Institutional   13   11   14   16   4   10   9   5   3   1
    Nonfederal   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   0
    Personal resources   484   485   518   582   835   893   854   869   893   890

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   223   200   190   191   193   189   176   157   161   149
    Science   198   173   162   161   160   159   151   138   132   129
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   6   6   1   4   4   5   3   5   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   95   84   74   86   83   88   91   88   70   73
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   6   4   9   9   9   10   12   10   9
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   14   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   28   22   24   15   16   15   9   4   7   5
      Natural resources and conservation   8   8   4   5   4   3   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   34   29   34   32   31   25   27   20   13   11
      Psychology   13   13   13   9   7   10   3   3   1   3
      Social sciences   5   4   3   4   6   4   4   7   6   5
    Engineering   25   27   28   30   33   30   25   19   29   20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   9   8   10   11   9   6   4   2   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   3   4   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   4   7   5   5   4   4   4   3   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   6   4   2   4   8   6   6   7   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   5   4   10   9   4   4   2   1   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   1   3   3   4   2   1   3   16   11
      Other engineering   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   19   19   32   45   49   56   51   63   72   64
      Clinical medicine   9   6   15   22   26   27   27   31   41   40
      Other health   10   13   17   23   23   29   24   32   31   24

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   176   156   144   167   150   152   136   134   139   126
  Science and engineering   162   146   130   139   124   122   112   97   97   85
    Science   142   125   112   121   103   106   98   84   82   74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   6   3   2   1   4   4   4   2   5   5
      Biological and biomedical sciences   65   62   58   66   55   52   59   57   49   44
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   3   3   9   6   6   7   7   7   7
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   25   17   11   9   9   13   7   3   3   4
      Natural resources and conservation   5   6   3   5   4   3   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   21   23   24   19   18   17   11   8   4
      Psychology   9   11   10   5   3   8   2   2   1   1
      Social sciences   2   2   2   2   3   2   1   1   3   1
    Engineering   20   21   18   18   21   16   14   13   15   11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   6   5   6   7   5   2   2   1   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   3   6   5   3   1   4   4   2   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   5   1   1   3   5   5   6   5   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   4   2   4   7   2   2   1   0   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   1   2   2   1   2   0   0   7   6
      Other engineering   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   14   10   14   28   26   30   24   37   42   41
      Clinical medicine   6   1   4   13   13   11   10   15   23   22
      Other health   8   9   10   15   13   19   14   22   19   19

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   433,545   390,165   367,557   302,329   280,131   285,764   269,685   267,647   265,522   259,397
    Science   328,669   302,900   287,978   241,905   223,646   228,990   216,919   217,336   218,981   207,292
      Computer and information sciences   7,766   6,946   4,766   5,294   5,575   5,103   4,807   4,342   4,317   3,835
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   14,533   11,951   11,254   10,483   9,186   10,974   10,356   9,289   9,385   10,348
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,050   1,775   1,150   746   920   1,073   296   388   149   64
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   12,483   10,176   10,104   9,737   8,266   9,901   10,060   8,901   9,236   10,284
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   245,050   222,563   220,304   175,232   157,618   165,087   155,958   160,162   162,256   143,533
        Agricultural sciences   18,033   15,498   13,050   10,683   8,613   10,079   9,876   10,396   10,178   7,011
        Biological and biomedical sciences   104,639   93,727   105,565   79,715   75,806   69,141   62,683   62,173   66,416   68,185
        Health sciences   102,758   97,728   89,129   74,770   64,335   76,662   72,241   77,275   76,743   60,029
        Natural resources and conservation   8,363   7,435   5,190   3,616   3,203   2,905   2,321   2,810   2,459   0
        Life sciences nec   11,257   8,175   7,370   6,448   5,661   6,300   8,837   7,508   6,460   8,308
      Mathematics and statistics   2,882   2,934   2,616   2,119   2,344   2,362   2,296   1,805   1,586   1,481
      Physical sciences   17,099   15,372   11,245   17,682   18,546   16,829   16,816   15,352   14,796   10,993
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   8,325   7,895   5,492   4,998   5,868   4,713   5,170   5,319   5,753   5,900
        Materials science   0   0   0   7,202   6,644   5,786   5,673   5,162   4,477   0
        Physics   8,774   7,477   5,753   5,482   6,034   6,330   5,973   4,871   4,566   5,093
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   27,773   30,889   26,385   22,130   21,553   18,641   17,741   17,602   19,391   18,787
      Social sciences   12,747   9,126   9,724   6,705   6,645   8,455   8,481   6,803   6,335   6,838
        Anthropology   881   624   688   594   626   738   469   433   342   0
        Economics   4,690   3,386   3,536   2,195   1,683   2,790   2,629   2,548   2,019   1,795
        Political science and government   4,437   3,274   1,667   663   726   797   646   357   474   301
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,192   665   2,943   2,349   2,850   3,229   3,271   2,390   2,480   3,586
        Social sciences nec   1,547   1,177   890   904   760   901   1,466   1,075   1,020   1,156
      Sciences nec   819   3,119   1,684   2,260   2,179   1,539   464   1,981   915   11,477
    Engineering   84,479   72,672   68,902   54,185   46,751   44,044   39,907   39,840   38,977   44,329
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   8,321   8,183   5,736   4,486   3,677   3,414   3,192   2,767   1,675   746
      Chemical engineering   11,765   8,655   8,061   7,486   6,131   6,223   4,817   3,164   4,182   6,149
      Civil engineering   23,474   20,006   21,804   17,982   14,913   14,185   13,296   11,847   10,256   10,138
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,098   9,486   8,613   7,267   8,364   7,957   7,624   8,365   8,591   8,154
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11,126   9,826   8,539   7,914   5,456   4,870   4,779   5,622   5,363   6,515
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   18,029   15,821   14,963   7,597   6,583   5,250   4,507   5,000   4,971   6,702
      Engineering nec   1,666   695   1,186   1,453   1,627   2,145   1,692   3,075   3,939   5,925
    Non-S&E   20,397   14,593   10,677   6,239   9,734   12,730   12,859   10,471   7,564   7,776
      Business management and business administration   642   921   1,684   870   939   1,792   310   403   112   709
      Communication and communications technologies   502   264   165   200   245   259   107   90   60   356
      Education   3,207   2,667   1,597   1,155   1,874   3,860   4,796   4,295   3,163   3,934
      Humanities   1,510   1,767   1,029   433   1,287   2,758   3,232   3,551   744   577
      Law   85   118   96   111   102   58   125   157   33   230
      Social work   11,219   5,657   3,091   1,521   2,885   1,966   1,175   1,216   1,641   1,819
      Visual and performing arts   1,109   1,061   1,515   587   607   965   773   445   242   151
      Non-S&E nec   2,123   2,138   1,500   1,362   1,795   1,072   2,341   314   1,569   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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field
  All R&D fields   433,545   253,110   8,235   143,866   11,132   12,032   5,170
    Science   328,669   193,648   3,146   110,057   7,121   9,600   5,097
      Computer and information sciences   7,766   4,056   833   2,240   558   79   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   14,533   8,707   147   5,499   63   117   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,050   1,072   0   861   0   117   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   12,483   7,635   147   4,638   63   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   245,050   144,885   817   80,997   5,742   7,523   5,086
        Agricultural sciences   18,033   7,989   105   9,448   279   202   10
        Biological and biomedical sciences   104,639   71,594   32   26,183   1,588   3,869   1,373
        Health sciences   102,758   62,355   397   29,376   3,624   3,303   3,703
        Natural resources and conservation   8,363   2,947   283   4,733   251   149   0
        Life sciences nec   11,257   0   0   11,257   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,882   1,660   0   805   274   143   0
      Physical sciences   17,099   11,960   0   4,768   303   68   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   8,325   6,320   0   1,699   303   3   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   8,774   5,640   0   3,069   0   65   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   27,773   17,705   204   8,586   143   1,124   11
      Social sciences   12,747   4,478   1,145   6,561   38   525   0
        Anthropology   881   139   0   625   0   117   0
        Economics   4,690   2,064   21   2,547   34   24   0
        Political science and government   4,437   1,529   1,124   1,580   4   200   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,192   39   0   1,077   0   76   0
        Social sciences nec   1,547   707   0   732   0   108   0
      Sciences nec   819   197   0   601   0   21   0
    Engineering   84,479   50,829   1,407   27,323   3,985   862   73
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   8,321   6,172   0   1,608   541   0   0
      Chemical engineering   11,765   7,688   78   3,249   659   18   73
      Civil engineering   23,474   15,703   1,327   5,047   974   423   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,098   7,207   0   2,186   661   44   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11,126   7,656   0   2,344   905   221   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   18,029   6,403   2   11,223   245   156   0
      Engineering nec   1,666   0   0   1,666   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   20,397   8,633   3,682   6,486   26   1,570   0
      Business management and business administration   642   10   108   427   0   97   0
      Communication and communications technologies   502   137   0   360   0   5   0
      Education   3,207   1,788   117   951   0   351   0
      Humanities   1,510   20   0   1,302   2   186   0
      Law   85   0   0   85   0   0   0
      Social work   11,219   6,202   3,457   1,164   14   382   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,109   0   0   557   10   542   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,123   476   0   1,640   0   7   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   253,110   238,701   230,752   183,362   164,848   159,220   144,048   145,637   146,390   137,980
  DOD   24,074   22,360   22,079   18,901   13,660   10,573   8,617   9,617   9,547   8,711
  DOE   11,805   8,592   6,786   6,529   6,731   5,187   4,070   4,504   5,245   4,909
  HHS   133,660   135,171   125,263   106,354   93,640   92,365   82,666   85,401   86,255   80,983
  NASA   3,842   3,343   2,243   2,866   1,647   1,309   1,360   1,842   1,889   1,082
  NSF   37,650   31,244   42,254   22,779   24,383   26,288   23,861   20,375   19,595   19,754
  USDA   13,460   11,514   8,702   5,251   5,757   5,407   5,599   6,420   6,347   5,680
  Other   28,619   26,477   23,425   20,682   19,030   18,091   17,875   17,478   17,512   16,861

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   5,363   798   4,565   .
2018   5,388   798   4,590   .

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   1,390   1,359   1,427   1,433   1,328
    Agricultural sciences   66   93   99   103   161
    Biological and biomedical sciences   385   372   385   583   544
    Computer and information sciences   7   10   9   12   12
    Engineering   104   111   108   98   97
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   42   32   33   36   44
    Health sciences   478   424   431   348   300
    Mathematics and statistics   4   4   4   8   2
    Natural resources and conservation   17   10   8   9   9
    Physical sciences   133   129   146   137   120
    Psychology   25   47   54   60   30
    Social sciences   73   128   151   38   9
    Other   58   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

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   1,600   58,617   54,491   1,923   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   1,923   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   1,600   0   1,331   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   49,615   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   58,617   3,545   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

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   47,549   28,846   32,573   77,062   43,190
    Agricultural sciences   1,433   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   26,673   9,185   24,257   53,076   33,452
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,239   0   0   324   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   2,689   0
    Health sciences   10,487   15,894   6,260   700   9,298
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   3,715   0   970   0   0
    Physical sciences   4,003   1,055   1,086   20,273   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   1,631   0   0   439
    Other   0   1,080   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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