U. Delaware

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 68 85.5 459 72 88.8 631 77 91.9 925
2023 79 83.1 459 74 89.3 679 77 91.7 911 83 86.5 602
2022 85 81.8 457 69 90.1 680 78 91.5 900
2021 89 80.5 447 72 89.8 691 109 88.2 908 144 75.7 583
2020 88 80.8 450 67 90.6 698 109 88.3 916
2019 81 82.2 447 70 90.2 697 113 87.9 914 128 78.6 589
2018 83 81 428 65 90.9 700 118 87.3 911
2017 82 81.1 425 63 91 684 118 87.1 898 121 79.3 575
2016 74 83.2 430 75 89.5 697 115 87.4 896
2015 85 80.4 426 70 90.1 693 108 88.2 898 152 73.7 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 283 254 236 206 211 235 231 232 269 219
  Science and engineering 253 229 216 182 189 208 220 209 247 197
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 10 8 5 12 11 11 12 9 15 13
      Agricultural sciences 9 7 4 6 6 8 6 5 4 7
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 6 5 3 6 4 11 6
    Biological and biomedical sciences 43 33 24 30 21 23 19 39 26 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 10 6 3 3 3 5 4 19 6 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 . 4 7 1 1 2 9 7 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 1 2 2 5 5 4 1 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 2 1 . 2 . . . 4 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 3 . . . 1 . 1 1 2
      Genetics and genomics 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 1 3 . 1 . . 1 1
      Molecular biology 4 4 3 7 2 2 4 . 1 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . 1 4 2 1 . 1 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 2 2 1 2 . 2 1 1 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 13 14 7 6 2 6 2 8 2 1
    Computer and information sciences 14 10 13 9 9 11 12 9 10 9
      Computer science 10 8 4 7 5 8 10 . 7 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 4 2 9 2 4 3 2 9 3 4
    Engineering 92 99 75 57 57 75 83 69 84 59
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 9 9 6 1 10 3 . 2 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 32 30 17 19 14 18 28 27 27 18
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 22 11 11 5 8 11 11 15 8 6
      Electrical and computer engineering 8 16 16 12 15 17 20 7 15 14
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 9 16 10 9 8 11 7 11 19 9
      Mechanical engineering 14 13 8 4 9 5 11 8 11 9
      Engineering, other . 4 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 5 8 4 12 7 7 11 15 8
      Geological sciences 3 2 3 . 2 . 1 2 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 11 3 5 4 10 7 6 9 12 6
    Health sciences 7 7 8 2 10 7 8 9 10 9
      Nursing science . . . 1 1 . . 2 . 2
      Public health 2 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 5 6 8 1 9 7 8 7 9 7
    Mathematics and statistics 8 12 8 9 9 4 5 8 9 12
      Applied mathematics 6 4 3 2 7 3 2 6 5 9
      Mathematics . 2 . . 1 . 3 1 3 1
      Statistics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 6 5 7 1 1 . . 1 2
    Physical sciences 23 17 31 26 21 34 38 10 29 28
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 1 3 . 2 6 2 2 1 1
      Chemistry 18 12 23 17 13 21 27 2 17 19
      Physics 3 4 5 9 6 7 9 6 11 8
    Psychology 16 8 16 6 8 8 8 12 15 10
      Clinical psychology 5 2 4 1 2 5 3 2 4 4
      Research and experimental psychology 9 5 10 3 4 . 4 . 6 4
      Psychology, other 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 10 5 2
    Social sciences 26 30 28 27 31 28 28 33 34 32
      Economics 6 11 5 6 10 10 11 12 7 7
      Political science and government 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 4
      Public policy analysis 2 4 5 . 3 5 2 1 2 6
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 3
      Social sciences, other 12 8 11 14 12 9 13 16 17 12
  Non-science and engineering 30 25 20 24 22 27 11 23 22 22
    Business 3 2 2 4 . 4 . . 1 1
      Business 3 2 2 4 . 4 . . 1 1
    Education 5 1 2 10 7 12 1 5 6 8
      Education research 3 1 . 6 5 8 . . 4 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . . 2 1 3 1 2 1 3
      Education, other 1 . 2 2 1 1 . 3 1 .
    Humanities and arts 15 16 12 10 15 8 9 17 14 13
      Letters 5 6 4 5 2 3 2 4 3 6
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . 1 . .
      History 3 5 3 2 4 1 4 8 6 5
      Humanities and arts, other 7 5 5 3 9 4 3 4 5 2
    Other non-science and engineering 7 6 4 . . 3 1 1 1 .
      Communication 4 2 . . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 1 4 2 . . 3 1 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 . 2 . . . . 1 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,204   1,202   1,286   1,319   1,215   1,183   1,200   1,161   1,055   1,104
    Hispanic or Latino   89   75   92   95   84   73   68   69   50   64
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,098   1,103   1,170   1,197   1,104   1,090   1,114   1,072   977   1,001
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Asian   121   105   92   103   98   88   83   80   72   71
      Black or African American   79   76   89   89   77   73   86   86   67   65
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   2   2   3   1   1   1   0
      White   844   876   939   951   886   886   905   872   805   838
      More than one race   52   44   48   52   41   40   38   33   32   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   24   24   27   27   20   18   20   28   39
  Temporary visa holders   1,238   1,244   1,118   927   866   926   931   968   956   996
  Science and engineering   2,362   2,365   2,286   2,127   1,968   2,012   2,052   1,997   1,916   2,012
    Science   1,750   1,721   1,646   1,506   1,350   1,397   1,431   1,414   1,274   1,361
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   78   64   68   70   64   80   69   73   114   110
      Biological and biomedical sciences   363   376   331   284   194   187   188   180   182   212
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   18
      Computer and information sciences   293   276   208   188   158   163   177   189   124   131
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   29
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   80   88   110   103   95   100   110   101   92   106
      Mathematics and statistics   94   94   108   98   95   107   117   111   104   115
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   102   90   71   18   16   4   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   32   33   21   25   24   30   33   36   0   0
      Physical sciences   386   370   361   344   320   339   342   331   266   213
      Psychology   95   93   103   113   101   80   81   73   79   72
      Social sciences   227   237   265   263   283   307   312   320   266   352
    Engineering   612   644   640   621   618   615   621   583   642   651
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   77   66   65   63   60   52   43   44   37   25
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   193   207   211   190   161   155   147   140   134   154
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   81   95   110   126   158   148   160   108   109   121
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   115   125   120   130   134   148   169   187   197   199
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   144   149   131   108   100   106   95   95   79   75
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   75   69
      Other engineering   2   2   3   4   5   6   7   9   11   8
    Health   80   81   118   119   113   97   79   132   95   88
      Clinical medicine   10   13   51   56   53   33   22   21   29   23
      Other health   70   68   67   63   60   64   57   111   66   65

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   160   219   193   212   128   184   163   113   103   138
    Hispanic or Latino   6   16   14   16   5   12   12   4   7   8
    Not Hispanic or Latino   152   199   173   192   118   167   148   107   92   126
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0
      Asian   24   31   31   29   16   18   14   9   6   4
      Black or African American   18   16   13   12   11   16   12   6   6   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   107   146   125   145   85   122   118   86   75   110
      More than one race   3   6   4   6   6   9   4   5   5   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   4   6   4   5   5   3   2   4   4
  Temporary visa holders   57   31   27   43   34   22   30   24   22   20
  Science and engineering   212   243   208   243   159   199   188   130   115   150
    Science   174   205   168   197   114   154   140   83   53   85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   3   5   6   3   2   2   2   7   10
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   21   15   14   8   10   9   5   7   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   60   52   47   58   49   43   49   37   10   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   10
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   1   1   1   3   1   1   1   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   38   51   46   42   4   25   20   3   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   20   17   22   25   16   5   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   1   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   5   7   5   3   5   12   15   7   5
      Psychology   19   21   18   9   16   11   6   5   0   11
      Social sciences   7   33   6   37   12   50   39   15   9   25
    Engineering   38   38   40   46   45   45   48   47   62   65
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   3   0   0   1   4   4   5   3   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   6   6   11   8   10   13   14   9   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   11   15   19   24   22   19   15   20   32   30
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   14   15   10   12   11   14   8   7   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   6
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0
    Health   5   7   12   12   3   7   5   7   10   8
      Clinical medicine   3   4   6   7   3   7   5   6   6   5
      Other health   2   3   6   5   0   0   0   1   4   3

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   516   542   539   512   323   207   249   242   244   219
  Science and engineering   514   537   532   508   322   207   248   238   240   215
    Science   290   309   321   309   174   110   129   116   111   95
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   18   21   25   19   5   5   11   8   12   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   64   81   81   73   16   10   15   11   13   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   20   17   18   24   12   6   13   14   9   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   28   39   33   20   5   10   8   15   12
      Mathematics and statistics   3   0   3   1   1   0   3   1   2   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   11   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   125   113   113   123   95   71   69   70   53   34
      Psychology   26   26   19   21   21   13   7   2   0   4
      Social sciences   4   11   14   15   4   0   1   2   6   3
    Engineering   224   228   211   199   148   97   119   122   129   120
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   35   26   32   28   18   17   17   12   4   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   82   87   92   69   61   44   52   51   54   56
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   36   40   32   33   27   12   18   17   15   18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   35   32   26   30   17   13   16   18   25   19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   42   28   38   25   10   14   22   16   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   14
      Other engineering   0   1   1   1   0   1   2   2   2   0
    Health   2   5   7   4   1   0   1   4   4   4
      Clinical medicine   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   2   5   4   3   1   0   1   4   4   4

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   2,442   2,446   2,404   2,246   2,081   2,109   2,131   2,129   2,011   2,100
  Fellowships   157   175   187   199   180   187   191   167   143   140
    Federal   35   36   60   44   25   24   17   15   11   13
    Institutional   119   135   125   151   153   160   168   138   132   127
    Nonfederal   3   4   2   4   2   3   6   14   0   0
  Research assistantships   1,013   1,031   999   932   876   831   828   783   759   822
    Federal   460   492   451   445   287   171   205   207   196   196
    Institutional   389   399   391   356   492   598   523   491   563   626
    Nonfederal   164   140   157   131   97   62   100   85   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   519   521   562   511   484   497   500   479   490   391
    Federal   1   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   517   516   558   506   483   496   500   479   490   391
    Nonfederal   1   3   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   753   719   656   604   541   594   612   700   619   747
    Federal   20   12   27   20   11   12   27   20   37   10
    Institutional   110   139   131   167   236   240   222   242   172   271
    Nonfederal   6   9   8   12   2   6   7   7   0   0
    Personal resources   617   559   490   405   292   336   356   431   410   466

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   159   152   152   156   151   153   154   136   131   129
    Science   92   76   83   98   89   95   93   95   78   76
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   19   16   16   15   13   11   10   8   14   21
      Biological and biomedical sciences   9   6   3   6   9   8   4   5   6   20
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   3   3   1   1   2   1   1   2   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   13   13   12   14   21   19   20   18   15
      Mathematics and statistics   4   6   3   5   4   4   5   5   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   5   8   12   12   10   8   12   0   0
      Physical sciences   44   21   27   31   21   23   31   32   25   7
      Psychology   2   3   2   8   6   7   7   5   5   0
      Social sciences   4   3   8   8   9   9   8   7   4   3
    Engineering   67   76   69   58   62   58   61   41   53   53
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   2   1   2   1   4   6   4   3   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   31   43   46   40   46   44   35   25   32   38
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   7   6   2   0   1   4   3   4   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   9   4   4   8   6   10   2   1   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12   5   6   4   0   0   3   5   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   10   6   6   7   3   3   2   11   12
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   3   1   2   7   7   5   6   8   6   3
      Clinical medicine   0   0   1   2   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   1   1   5   4   5   6   8   6   3

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   84   89   80   77   76   74   72   73   137   90
  Science and engineering   83   88   79   75   73   73   69   70   131   89
    Science   51   43   41   54   47   52   44   48   78   57
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   13   13   10   9   9   8   6   5   14   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   5   2   3   4   4   3   3   6   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   8   8   8   7   10   7   11   18   9
      Mathematics and statistics   2   4   2   5   3   3   2   2   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   2   4   4   8   6   3   6   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   8   11   17   9   12   19   18   25   6
      Psychology   2   1   1   4   2   5   3   2   5   0
      Social sciences   0   2   2   3   4   3   0   0   4   3
    Engineering   32   45   38   21   26   21   25   22   53   32
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   1   1   1   0   3   3   2   3   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   24   26   12   17   13   13   14   32   21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   6   5   1   0   0   0   1   4   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   4   3   2   4   4   6   1   1   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   4   2   2   0   0   2   4   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   6   1   3   5   1   1   0   11   8
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1   1   1   2   3   1   3   3   6   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   1   1   2   1   1   3   3   6   1

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   465,780   428,128   368,107   231,532   220,445   206,270   186,192   183,428   176,295   175,724
    Science   262,078   242,269   219,562   134,328   140,259   134,488   126,628   136,278   130,017   120,007
      Computer and information sciences   13,694   12,538   5,740   4,182   6,648   5,274   5,267   5,171   4,709   4,930
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   30,537   26,658   33,416   18,173   17,697   18,346   20,689   21,126   18,814   18,610
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,838   4,817   6,372   3,575   4,140   3,953   2,968   2,002   2,547   2,639
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   12,680   11,565   18,079   8,990   9,841   9,855   11,239   12,250   11,339   10,697
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   12,019   10,276   8,965   5,608   3,716   4,538   6,482   6,874   4,928   5,274
      Life sciences   91,284   89,502   81,458   60,823   66,097   60,535   55,454   62,222   59,725   58,329
        Agricultural sciences   34,694   34,194   30,550   30,290   32,048   29,062   27,344   31,177   31,939   32,695
        Biological and biomedical sciences   21,125   17,302   11,850   5,050   5,344   4,551   3,928   3,952   4,156   4,399
        Health sciences   35,465   38,006   39,058   25,483   28,705   26,922   24,182   27,093   23,630   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21,235
      Mathematics and statistics   6,987   6,401   5,684   1,384   1,887   2,227   1,908   2,030   1,833   1,820
      Physical sciences   62,130   56,483   50,077   26,015   25,192   27,410   23,634   23,387   23,187   15,947
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   3,204   2,938   1,110   1,080   1,070   1,073   949   1,474   1,798
        Chemistry   22,824   19,940   19,259   9,404   8,146   9,124   8,752   8,919   9,044   8,529
        Materials science   22,619   20,279   15,899   10,978   10,537   11,717   8,204   8,565   8,048   0
        Physics   16,687   13,060   11,981   4,523   5,429   5,499   5,605   4,954   4,621   5,620
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   13,411   12,376   12,949   7,990   7,485   5,486   4,409   4,553   5,346   4,008
      Social sciences   30,450   26,345   22,727   13,326   12,936   12,868   13,731   16,667   15,357   15,872
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   4,552   4,405   3,587   3,332   3,488   3,176   3,162   3,025   2,957   2,789
        Political science and government   2,719   2,586   2,303   131   141   13   32   24   10   27
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   8,109   6,177   5,000   2,664   2,525   2,219   2,785   2,566   1,751   1,864
        Social sciences nec   15,070   13,177   11,837   7,199   6,782   7,460   7,752   11,052   10,639   11,192
      Sciences nec   13,585   11,966   7,511   2,435   2,317   2,342   1,536   1,122   1,046   491
    Engineering   174,863   161,894   123,997   90,327   74,258   66,447   52,932   40,177   39,367   47,897
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   11,969   11,485   10,569   6,236   5,239   4,621   11,265   4,713   2,307   1,942
      Chemical engineering   98,438   91,873   74,497   54,225   41,292   36,874   19,795   15,651   15,692   14,951
      Civil engineering   17,404   18,223   11,799   9,288   8,565   8,746   7,588   7,862   7,481   7,136
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   22,294   17,655   14,130   11,892   11,012   7,874   7,175   5,299   6,594   9,426
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   17,054   14,089   9,265   7,640   6,898   7,241   6,430   6,302   5,239   5,571
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7,522
      Engineering nec   7,704   8,569   3,737   1,046   1,252   1,091   679   350   2,054   1,349
    Non-S&E   28,839   23,965   24,548   6,877   5,928   5,335   6,632   6,973   6,911   7,820
      Business management and business administration   741   1,010   1,512   914   478   38   161   557   663   961
      Communication and communications technologies   2,246   2,106   0   1,001   444   24   0   0   0   0
      Education   10,295   6,682   6,887   4,797   4,703   5,115   6,185   6,294   6,031   6,443
      Humanities   12,979   11,270   10,938   143   303   158   286   122   217   274
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,497   2,377   2,486   22   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   81   520   2,725   0   0   0   0   0   0   142

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   465,780   229,392   12,408   196,593   4,611   8,527   14,249
    Science   262,078   119,481   9,029   123,832   2,376   3,777   3,583
      Computer and information sciences   13,694   5,107   296   7,672   431   74   114
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   30,537   20,098   1,340   7,741   624   394   340
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,838   3,478   242   1,608   178   198   134
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   12,680   7,416   248   4,227   446   137   206
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   12,019   9,204   850   1,906   0   59   0
      Life sciences   91,284   41,054   5,440   41,429   309   1,402   1,650
        Agricultural sciences   34,694   10,558   3,439   18,935   302   520   940
        Biological and biomedical sciences   21,125   11,199   1,050   8,223   0   268   385
        Health sciences   35,465   19,297   951   14,271   7   614   325
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6,987   1,997   0   4,983   0   7   0
      Physical sciences   62,130   32,983   61   27,121   979   313   673
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   22,824   9,973   3   12,023   672   55   98
        Materials science   22,619   14,869   58   7,081   307   218   86
        Physics   16,687   8,141   0   8,017   0   40   489
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   13,411   5,853   15   6,968   0   413   162
      Social sciences   30,450   9,132   1,529   18,497   33   615   644
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   4,552   1,125   24   3,342   0   0   61
        Political science and government   2,719   61   0   2,636   7   10   5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   8,109   3,059   13   4,756   0   48   233
        Social sciences nec   15,070   4,887   1,492   7,763   26   557   345
      Sciences nec   13,585   3,257   348   9,421   0   559   0
    Engineering   174,863   102,183   3,298   53,235   2,179   3,708   10,260
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   11,969   6,927   135   4,390   198   143   176
      Chemical engineering   98,438   64,618   2,888   17,047   1,101   3,186   9,598
      Civil engineering   17,404   9,791   72   7,171   198   37   135
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   22,294   12,513   114   8,863   372   106   326
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   17,054   8,334   89   8,295   310   1   25
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,704   0   0   7,469   0   235   0
    Non-S&E   28,839   7,728   81   19,526   56   1,042   406
      Business management and business administration   741   608   13   68   0   52   0
      Communication and communications technologies   2,246   575   0   1,549   5   2   115
      Education   10,295   6,411   68   2,532   51   982   251
      Humanities   12,979   60   0   12,876   0   6   37
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,497   0   0   2,494   0   0   3
      Non-S&E nec   81   74   0   7   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   229,392   202,469   194,775   157,725   144,142   133,020   118,573   117,813   113,217   114,245
  DOD   35,988   24,933   25,879   21,335   18,040   18,681   16,972   18,991   17,661   17,568
  DOE   14,577   15,436   17,218   14,132   13,993   12,097   10,320   8,651   8,206   9,807
  HHS   60,636   53,333   54,711   46,023   41,787   37,168   34,463   33,920   30,979   31,130
  NASA   6,370   6,369   5,475   4,314   4,276   3,697   3,530   3,017   3,504   3,197
  NSF   43,638   42,731   39,581   32,207   31,843   29,868   28,426   28,000   26,118   27,616
  USDA   8,139   7,014   5,134   4,394   5,316   5,352   5,652   8,205   8,729   7,762
  Other   60,044   52,653   46,777   35,320   28,887   26,157   19,210   17,029   18,020   17,165

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   3,093   611   2,482   .
2018   3,007   537   2,470   .

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   853   478   526   552   391
    Agricultural sciences   212   100   111   133   72
    Biological and biomedical sciences   27   12   17   20   20
    Computer and information sciences   10   5   8   9   6
    Engineering   232   149   144   172   141
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   78   40   61   60   16
    Health sciences   68   38   43   45   21
    Mathematics and statistics   6   1   2   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   14   17   8   7   3
    Physical sciences   122   62   97   67   75
    Psychology   27   16   16   15   10
    Social sciences   30   15   11   16   10
    Other   27   22   8   4   15

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   77,097   45,836   0   55,553   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   23,962   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   77,097   0   0   45,099   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   3,520   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   19,837   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   2,037   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   6,934   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   14,293   13,082   10,008   4,856   10,939
    Agricultural sciences   273   774   6,092   1,565   763
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   263   0   299   0   0
    Engineering   10,955   6,249   862   1,392   3,029
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   371   291   395   392   2,997
    Health sciences   344   639   0   327   3,611
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   354   0   0
    Physical sciences   2,087   4,802   1,340   924   539
    Psychology   0   0   666   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   255   0
    Other   0   327   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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