U. Dayton

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 232 50.1 459 177 72.3 631 127 86.5 925
2023 229 50.7 459 153 77.8 679 128 86.2 911 128 79.1 602
2022 213 54 457 143 79.3 680 128 86 900
2021 266 41.2 447 131 81.4 691 132 85.7 908 141 76.2 583
2020 218 52.2 450 159 77.6 698 135 85.5 916
2019 216 52.3 447 163 77 697 132 85.8 914 156 73.9 589
2018 225 48.1 428 159 77.6 700 136 85.3 911
2017 232 46.1 425 168 75.8 684 138 84.9 898 207 64.5 575
2016 228 47.6 430 172 75.7 697 140 84.6 896
2015 236 45.3 426 176 75 693 145 84.1 898 211 63.5 570
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

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 43 40 49 25 44 45 41 40 41 34
  Science and engineering 33 29 38 17 35 32 30 28 28 23
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 2 1 5 4 1 1 3 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 1 1 2 2 . . 1 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . . 1 1 1 . . .
      Molecular biology . 1 . . . . . . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Computer science 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 26 25 32 14 23 25 24 22 23 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 2 1 . . 1 2 2 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 18 13 18 6 15 10 9 9 15 11
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 2 3 2 4 5 5 2 1 6
      Mechanical engineering 1 6 6 5 4 6 7 7 6 .
      Engineering, other 2 1 2 1 . 3 1 2 1 1
    Physical sciences 2 . 4 1 7 3 5 5 2 .
      Physics 2 . 4 1 7 3 5 5 2 .
    Psychology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . 1 . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 10 11 11 8 9 13 11 12 13 11
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 8 9 8 3 5 12 6 7 7 6
      Education leadership and administration 7 7 3 2 4 10 6 5 6 3
      Education research . 2 4 . 1 1 . 1 1 2
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Education, other . . . 1 . 1 . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 2 2 3 5 4 1 5 5 5 5
      Letters . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . 1 . 1 . 1 1 2
      Humanities and arts, other 2 2 3 4 4 . 5 4 3 3

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   228   247   259   293   292   244   373   351   393   336
    Hispanic or Latino   7   13   11   8   7   9   18   12   12   15
    Not Hispanic or Latino   218   227   244   278   278   230   335   326   365   304
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   8   8   7   7   8   6   11   21   21   16
      Black or African American   10   19   23   11   17   17   37   26   33   27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   187   190   209   251   247   201   278   266   296   257
      More than one race   12   9   4   9   6   6   9   13   15   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   7   4   7   7   5   20   13   16   17
  Temporary visa holders   614   775   889   833   487   571   464   394   450   451
  Science and engineering   842   1,022   1,148   1,126   779   815   834   738   831   787
    Science   451   603   742   722   371   406   309   252   346   301
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   21   19   14   15   18   19   21   17   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   15
      Computer and information sciences   400   510   636   583   242   313   148   92   130   92
      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   3   2   9   11   6   11   21   22   32   31
      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   1   3   4   10   2   5   5   5   4   6
      Psychology   23   67   74   104   106   59   116   112   130   125
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   14
    Engineering   391   419   406   404   408   409   525   486   485   486
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   43   35   35   34   35   27   25   26   25   26
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   4   6   12   12   5   6   3   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   12   15   17   19   22   62   29   25   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   55   63   38   27   28   28   34   30   40   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   159   181   170   160   178   194   187   178   189   210
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   10   6   0   0   0   30   48   35   0
      Mechanical engineering   73   80   96   110   89   97   89   95   88   90
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   20   21   25   29   30   22   78   54   50   55
      Other engineering   13   13   15   15   17   14   14   23   33   45
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7   12   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7   12   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   74   83   93   112   96   81   130   136   157   127
    Hispanic or Latino   5   4   1   0   2   3   7   6   3   3
    Not Hispanic or Latino   66   78   89   111   93   75   118   121   143   118
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   4   7   5   4   2   2   2   2   3   3
      Black or African American   5   3   7   7   5   3   9   12   16   15
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   50   67   67   99   81   66   105   104   123   99
      More than one race   6   1   9   1   5   4   2   3   1   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   1   3   1   1   3   5   9   11   6
  Temporary visa holders   73   74   56   59   76   57   41   50   40   84
  Science and engineering   147   157   149   171   172   138   171   184   196   211
    Science   64   74   64   80   87   55   76   87   99   99
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4
      Computer and information sciences   48   50   35   40   62   34   23   19   19   13
      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   2   2   3   1   1   4   1   4   4   4
      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   0   0   0   2   2   1   1   0   2   0
      Psychology   14   22   26   37   22   14   51   64   65   71
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6
    Engineering   83   83   85   91   85   83   95   97   97   112
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7   6   16   12   11   9   10   8   9   8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   2   2   2   2   3   2   3   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   1   4   4   2   3   8   3   5   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   17   3   6   4   11   4   5   2   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   19   22   28   30   32   26   16   26   22   45
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   5   0   0   0   0   22   19   21   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   15   19   22   13   17   9   14   16   20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   11   8   8   11   11   7   20   10   13   12
      Other engineering   3   7   5   4   10   7   4   9   9   13
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   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   50   28   36   46   47   40   56   56   47   48
  Science and engineering   50   28   36   46   47   40   56   56   47   48
    Science   12   4   4   3   1   1   3   2   1   1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   3   2   2   0   0   1   2   2   1   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   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   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Psychology   4   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   38   24   32   43   46   39   53   54   46   47
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   2   2   3   3   2   0   0   3   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   0   1   1   6   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   2   1   2   2   3   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   23   17   16   28   24   31   44   38   31   19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   4   3   9   8   2   4   8   6   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   1   2   2   1   2   3   5   3   12
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   842   1,022   1,148   1,126   779   815   837   745   843   787
  Fellowships   6   2   11   7   17   19   25   6   5   6
    Federal   1   0   8   3   9   4   1   1   1   0
    Institutional   5   2   1   2   2   7   12   5   4   6
    Nonfederal   0   0   2   2   6   8   12   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   70   54   57   68   83   79   91   85   102   99
    Federal   40   25   23   42   33   28   41   46   45   43
    Institutional   23   26   22   15   44   45   39   35   46   55
    Nonfederal   7   3   12   11   6   6   11   4   11   1
  Teaching assistantships   35   40   55   55   46   52   70   64   76   70
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   35   40   55   53   46   52   54   62   76   66
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   2   0   0   16   2   0   4
  Other types of support   731   926   1,025   996   633   665   651   590   660   612
    Federal   9   3   5   1   5   8   14   9   1   5
    Institutional   2   24   15   0   24   5   4   17   1   14
    Nonfederal   8   6   11   16   48   23   58   64   21   14
    Personal resources   712   893   994   979   556   629   575   500   637   579

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   12   14   11   19   10   16   11   5   15   9
    Science   11   13   11   15   3   11   9   5   14   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   3   3   3   2   0   2   2   0   2   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   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   1   1   1   0   0   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   10   7   12   0   7   6   5   10   4
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   1   1   0   4   7   5   2   0   1   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   2   4   2   0   1   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   8   12   8   17   8   11   7   4   8   5
  Science and engineering   8   12   8   17   8   11   7   4   8   5
    Science   8   12   8   15   2   7   5   4   8   5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   3   3   2   0   1   1   0   1   1
      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   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   9   5   12   0   5   4   4   7   4
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   2   6   4   2   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   3   2   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   1   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   2   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   252,537   228,723   211,494   191,228   163,718   165,343   147,001   135,214   116,589   98,182
    Science   36,100   26,915   13,580   9,583   9,134   6,908   4,600   4,869   5,484   6,159
      Computer and information sciences   33,562   23,693   10,551   7,528   7,200   4,245   1,445   1,838   2,036   2,523
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   323   743   851   465   359   428   225   77   194   106
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   138   534   565   311   252   252   118   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   185   209   286   154   107   174   102   56   194   106
        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   2   5   21   0   0
      Life sciences   1,487   1,695   823   544   632   818   1,002   522   547   811
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   260   206   225   163   217   168   202   220   525   808
        Health sciences   1,058   1,273   446   210   216   413   346   229   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   169   216   135   171   199   237   454   73   19   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   17   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
      Mathematics and statistics   60   98   18   3   4   0   0   28   7   0
      Physical sciences   403   385   876   910   868   1,247   1,579   1,932   1,848   1,664
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   18   344   194   8   8   12   146   114   236
        Materials science   52   136   220   205   422   700   537   475   269   0
        Physics   351   207   312   511   438   539   1,030   1,311   1,465   1,428
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   250   180   414   118   33   43   62   121   114   73
      Social sciences   15   121   47   15   38   109   115   96   96   178
        Anthropology   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   7   7   0   0   0   4   4   0   4
        Political science and government   0   14   21   7   14   11   10   7   3   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   100   15   8   21   19   45   83   63   36
        Social sciences nec   0   0   4   0   3   79   56   2   30   134
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   18   172   255   642   804
    Engineering   211,395   198,049   195,856   180,158   153,082   157,016   139,036   122,338   105,879   87,160
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   17,765   21,210   18,896   16,125   13,746   10,309   8,262   9,261   9,474   7,789
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   377   520   308   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   7,299   4,477   6,636   5,851   9,840   9,189   9,213   6,837   5,024   4,290
      Civil engineering   216   90   737   282   490   4,614   1,877   1,736   2,543   2,013
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,042   7,328   7,550   8,558   8,499   8,064   9,456   7,706   6,245   8,611
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   64,796   56,775   54,874   40,363   28,274   29,985   24,032   13,216   3,757   0
      Mechanical engineering   30,647   26,803   8,302   7,900   7,667   4,653   4,940   3,735   2,648   2,952
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   66,121   75,257   87,386   84,081   68,755   77,302   70,495   63,617   51,454   44,484
      Engineering nec   11,132   5,589   11,167   16,998   15,811   12,900   10,761   16,230   24,734   17,021
    Non-S&E   5,042   3,759   2,058   1,487   1,502   1,419   3,365   8,007   5,226   4,863
      Business management and business administration   295   533   57   116   74   98   17   132   310   41
      Communication and communications technologies   0   18   20   23   20   15   12   15   11   4
      Education   4,111   2,766   1,499   825   882   650   2,937   7,629   4,665   4,710
      Humanities   40   58   0   11   32   84   39   43   55   41
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   319   126   103   21   259   312   322   134   131   0
      Visual and performing arts   273   192   72   36   9   20   37   54   51   67
      Non-S&E nec   4   66   307   455   226   240   1   0   3   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 expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   252,537   241,753   1,295   1,122   7,721   384   262
    Science   36,100   35,435   354   90   24   194   3
      Computer and information sciences   33,562   33,125   213   32   24   168   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   323   263   48   12   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   138   138   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   185   125   48   12   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   1,487   1,343   93   44   0   7   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   260   253   0   0   0   7   0
        Health sciences   1,058   921   93   44   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   169   169   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   60   55   0   0   0   5   0
      Physical sciences   403   403   0   0   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   52   52   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   351   351   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   250   231   0   2   0   14   3
      Social sciences   15   15   0   0   0   0   0
        Anthropology   15   15   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   211,395   201,784   736   766   7,697   153   259
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   17,765   16,976   0   0   756   0   33
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   377   155   100   59   63   0   0
      Chemical engineering   7,299   6,507   161   35   589   0   7
      Civil engineering   216   180   10   3   17   6   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,042   12,387   464   78   11   102   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   64,796   63,411   1   338   997   15   34
      Mechanical engineering   30,647   29,677   0   150   820   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   66,121   62,446   0   97   3,366   27   185
      Engineering nec   11,132   10,045   0   6   1,078   3   0
    Non-S&E   5,042   4,534   205   266   0   37   0
      Business management and business administration   295   279   11   5   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   4,111   3,840   74   197   0   0   0
      Humanities   40   2   36   2   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   319   204   84   31   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   273   206   0   30   0   37   0
      Non-S&E nec   4   3   0   1   0   0   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   241,753   216,729   203,206   181,445   154,101   153,328   132,358   118,452   100,955   77,973
  DOD   228,987   204,029   192,587   104,393   90,417   72,068   68,780   69,286   76,886   65,468
  DOE   1,059   987   1,209   3,748   4,142   3,108   2,117   2,165   1,553   1,250
  HHS   1,722   2,274   969   260   236   141   84   65   82   308
  NASA   927   341   546   804   991   754   843   633   678   309
  NSF   2,023   1,533   1,190   838   899   1,314   1,267   1,447   961   966
  USDA   157   0   8   2   10   0   2   2   0   0
  Other   6,878   7,565   6,697   71,400   57,406   75,943   59,265   44,854   20,795   9,672

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   1,152   238   914   .
2018   1,240   235   1,005   .

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   543   488   375   239 i   233
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   18   1   5   0 i   3
    Computer and information sciences   7   1   0   2 i   0
    Engineering   500   484   365   228 i   229
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2   0   2   0 i   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   4 i   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0 i   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0 i   0
    Physical sciences   15   1   3   4 i   1
    Psychology   1   0   0   0 i   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   1 i   0
    Other   0   0   0   0 i   0

i=imputed

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   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Other   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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   4,999   3,582   1,896   8,319   9,918 i
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   307   0   0   0 i
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   1,950   3,019   1,896   8,319   9,918 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Physical sciences   3,049   256   0   0   0 i
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Other   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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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