U. Florida

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 9 98.3 459 21 96.9 631 26 97.3 925
2023 10 98 459 19 97.4 679 25 97.4 911 2 99.8 602
2022 9 98.3 457 18 97.5 680 25 97.4 900
2021 8 98.4 447 19 97.4 691 27 97.2 908 1 100 583
2020 14 97.1 450 17 97.7 698 26 97.3 916
2019 13 97.3 447 14 98.2 697 26 97.3 914 1 100 589
2018 8 98.4 428 19 97.4 700 26 97.3 911
2017 11 97.7 425 8 99 684 25 97.4 898 1 100 575
2016 7 98.6 430 5 99.4 697 24 97.5 896
2015 6 98.8 426 6 99.3 693 25 97.4 898 1 100 570
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 746 745 771 711 650 718 738 714 730 747
  Science and engineering 610 603 626 587 535 598 616 591 601 595
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 67 69 79 63 78 71 71 66 58 71
      Agricultural sciences 50 56 66 50 59 53 53 49 42 51
      Natural resources and conservation 17 13 13 13 19 18 18 17 16 20
    Biological and biomedical sciences 170 136 123 135 109 129 130 114 132 124
      Biochemistry and biophysics 7 4 8 4 4 8 8 10 13 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 18 15 7 7 18 8 9 7 19 15
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 14 7 7 7 4 6 6 6 7 4
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 2 1 . . 5 2 2 4 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 26 21 20 31 11 32 21 24 21 18
      Genetics and genomics 3 8 10 6 3 4 5 8 2 4
      Microbiology and immunology 25 30 17 20 16 17 22 14 12 24
      Molecular biology 4 6 3 3 4 5 4 2 4 5
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 12 9 7 7 10 14 6 10 9 7
      Pharmacology and toxicology 7 2 3 4 4 1 2 . 3 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 6 6 5 3 5 2 6 3 8 8
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 47 26 35 43 30 27 39 28 30 31
    Computer and information sciences 22 23 22 26 12 15 20 8 17 11
      Computer science 15 15 12 18 12 13 17 8 10 7
      Computer and information sciences, other 7 8 10 8 . 2 3 . 7 4
    Engineering 139 143 153 145 129 143 151 167 138 176
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9 10 13 7 6 9 5 9 6 3
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 11 12 13 19 11 12 16 10 11 17
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 8 6 11 10 14 8 10 19 16 15
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 27 24 17 22 23 17 21 25 15 20
      Electrical and computer engineering 40 43 38 30 27 30 40 35 35 33
      Industrial engineering and operations research 5 9 7 3 3 6 . 7 7 11
      Materials and mining engineering 17 11 18 18 12 15 21 22 22 20
      Mechanical engineering 12 13 23 24 18 28 22 26 19 39
      Engineering, other 10 15 13 12 15 18 16 14 7 18
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 9 11 11 6 13 12 13 17 4
      Geological sciences 5 5 6 5 3 9 8 7 11 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 4 5 6 3 4 4 6 6 3
    Health sciences 45 44 52 45 51 48 46 48 51 51
      Nursing science 4 4 6 7 6 4 6 5 3 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences 12 13 17 14 17 11 12 11 10 7
      Public health 12 11 11 4 11 12 13 9 17 11
      Health sciences, other 17 16 18 20 17 21 15 23 21 28
    Mathematics and statistics 15 20 23 19 15 23 20 18 18 13
      Applied mathematics 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3
      Mathematics 2 1 . 5 2 5 5 2 3 4
      Statistics 5 8 6 6 4 6 5 9 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 7 14 5 5 9 6 3 7 2
    Physical sciences 68 68 70 47 60 61 64 62 74 46
      Astronomy and astrophysics 5 5 11 . 7 7 9 7 4 .
      Chemistry 48 46 37 33 37 40 43 41 49 27
      Physics 15 17 22 14 16 14 12 14 21 19
    Psychology 31 34 40 52 29 40 35 34 31 40
      Clinical psychology 8 10 9 12 9 14 18 12 11 14
      Counseling and applied psychology 8 12 10 20 7 10 7 8 15 15
      Research and experimental psychology 8 7 9 11 5 10 9 10 5 9
      Psychology, other 7 5 12 9 8 6 1 4 . 2
    Social sciences 43 57 53 44 46 55 67 61 65 59
      Anthropology 10 14 8 10 13 13 19 8 13 10
      Economics 4 8 12 2 4 1 1 9 2 3
      Political science and government 1 5 3 6 7 10 6 13 13 9
      Public policy analysis . . . . . 1 . . 1 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 5 5 6 3 9 7 6 8 7
      Social sciences, other 24 25 25 20 19 21 34 25 28 29
  Non-science and engineering 136 142 145 124 115 120 122 123 129 152
    Business 15 24 18 21 16 15 20 19 11 21
      Business 15 24 18 21 16 15 20 19 11 21
    Education 61 60 55 38 54 38 49 47 57 50
      Education leadership and administration 1 3 2 . 2 1 5 5 1 4
      Education research 45 43 34 32 36 23 34 31 27 32
      Teacher education and teaching fields 14 11 17 6 13 14 10 10 24 14
      Education, other 1 3 2 . 3 . . 1 5 .
    Humanities and arts 33 38 37 32 23 36 38 43 40 56
      Letters 10 14 18 12 6 13 9 15 13 18
      Foreign languages and literature 4 6 3 3 4 2 4 8 . 8
      History 1 5 2 3 6 7 8 6 7 12
      Philosophy and religious studies 9 . . 4 3 2 6 1 4 3
      Music and performing arts 3 5 7 5 1 4 3 5 4 4
      Humanities and arts, other 6 8 7 5 3 8 8 8 12 11
    Other non-science and engineering 27 20 35 33 22 31 15 14 21 25
      Communication 18 11 17 15 14 14 8 12 17 14
      Non-science and engineering, other 9 9 18 18 8 17 7 2 4 11

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,845   2,993   3,059   3,219   2,971   2,742   2,596   2,718   2,891   2,976
    Hispanic or Latino   575   571   613   630   516   453   405   373   376   357
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,157   2,310   2,322   2,460   2,332   2,164   2,081   2,199   2,335   2,466
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   5   3   6   9   9   9   9   13   29
      Asian   265   250   265   249   208   190   160   175   188   239
      Black or African American   176   191   214   221   181   160   158   171   164   209
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   3   4   4   4   2   2   2   4   0
      White   1,587   1,736   1,712   1,843   1,806   1,711   1,680   1,781   1,898   1,989
      More than one race   124   125   124   137   124   92   72   61   68   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   113   112   124   129   123   125   110   146   180   153
  Temporary visa holders   2,797   2,847   2,748   2,368   2,166   2,554   2,309   2,874   3,349   2,906
  Science and engineering   5,170   5,385   5,356   5,121   4,702   4,802   4,423   5,064   5,674   5,032
    Science   3,737   3,928   3,865   3,615   3,253   3,228   2,914   3,367   3,639   2,861
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   480   442   427   419   378   335   331   312   476   480
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,391   1,396   1,335   1,327   1,148   1,046   1,005   985   924   781
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   119   111
      Computer and information sciences   713   913   926   671   583   682   429   760   930   288
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   38   44   39   42   40   32   34   40   41   44
      Mathematics and statistics   132   129   130   138   129   138   131   124   132   130
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   126   128   147   151   151   140   144   146   0   0
      Physical sciences   418   438   443   450   416   439   420   408   408   420
      Psychology   21   16   17   16   13   14   21   192   195   194
      Social sciences   418   422   401   401   395   402   399   400   414   413
    Engineering   1,433   1,457   1,491   1,506   1,449   1,574   1,509   1,697   2,035   2,171
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   86   88   80   85   66   75   65   62   66   69
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   151   149   132   134   133   148   141   131   159   145
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   135   118   117   104   106   123   133   153   159   165
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   166   156   164   195   180   202   185   203   218   434
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   453   493   518   491   445   492   399   469   561   674
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   63   68   76   69   55   52   50   55   54   59
      Mechanical engineering   176   184   212   246   250   278   281   330   303   302
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   71   84   85   89   109   107   142   178   214   203
      Other engineering   132   117   107   93   105   97   113   116   301   120
    Health   472   455   451   466   435   494   482   528   566   850
      Clinical medicine   197   196   211   213   200   203   189   175   157   348
      Other health   275   259   240   253   235   291   293   353   409   502

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   2,750   2,749   2,811   2,770   1,842   1,315   1,278   6   9   1,622
    Hispanic or Latino   495   510   507   462   299   192   178   0   0   163
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,144   2,123   2,196   2,202   1,458   1,049   1,034   6   9   1,374
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   7   6   5   1   6   5   0   0   12
      Asian   197   180   191   193   111   77   83   0   0   84
      Black or African American   186   181   187   172   104   59   69   0   0   124
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   2   2   1   1   1   0   0   0
      White   1,638   1,639   1,708   1,730   1,177   876   850   6   9   1,154
      More than one race   116   113   102   100   64   30   26   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   111   116   108   106   85   74   66   0   0   85
  Temporary visa holders   327   290   292   222   185   170   218   0   0   283
  Science and engineering   2,902   2,858   2,890   2,802   1,893   1,269   1,272   0   0   1,195
    Science   2,292   2,255   2,199   2,125   1,381   825   809   0   0   649
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   308   331   325   338   258   74   92   0   0   209
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,493   1,482   1,426   1,359   791   452   405   0   0   96
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   157
      Computer and information sciences   187   184   158   115   103   78   94   0   0   58
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   1   5   1   1   5   1   0   0   3
      Mathematics and statistics   5   3   5   6   5   7   6   0   0   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   233   196   217   242   159   141   133   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   5   9   5   10   14   10   0   0   7
      Psychology   4   4   5   3   4   4   5   0   0   37
      Social sciences   54   49   49   56   50   50   63   0   0   76
    Engineering   610   603   691   677   512   444   463   0   0   546
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   63   74   69   74   46   48   44   0   0   28
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   11   17   16   14   8   6   0   0   13
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   9   8   13   6   14   11   0   0   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   101   109   132   94   80   60   86   0   0   123
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   117   127   156   138   84   86   83   0   0   127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   129   100   95   126   114   87   96   0   0   114
      Mechanical engineering   95   96   141   137   105   85   83   0   0   78
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   80   65   63   64   47   40   40   0   0   34
      Other engineering   5   12   10   15   16   16   14   0   0   15
    Health   175   181   213   190   134   216   224   6   9   710
      Clinical medicine   152   173   200   183   133   101   91   0   0   69
      Other health   23   8   13   7   1   115   133   6   9   641

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   1,448   1,498   1,340   1,375   1,266   1,256   1,183   850   883   839
  Science and engineering   1,373   1,426   1,282   1,312   1,219   1,202   1,142   811   859   813
    Science   826   884   815   778   704   699   674   466   466   421
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   132   127   123   101   70   89   93   61   93   105
      Biological and biomedical sciences   385   374   337   375   341   325   300   212   194   156
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
      Computer and information sciences   36   77   31   13   30   26   23   46   43   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   13   8   9   5   6   14   10   5   6
      Mathematics and statistics   20   25   23   16   13   20   15   5   3   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   34   33   43   40   39   44   40   28   0   0
      Physical sciences   142   170   175   153   154   144   130   59   71   96
      Psychology   10   6   10   7   3   4   8   16   21   25
      Social sciences   56   59   65   64   49   41   51   29   34   20
    Engineering   547   542   467   534   515   503   468   345   393   392
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   28   19   25   23   32   29   23   20   22
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   95   77   58   66   65   66   61   36   33   29
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   39   36   27   34   21   33   28   22   25   25
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   57   58   66   52   56   47   41   41   45
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   166   166   156   198   182   162   137   98   120   123
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   12   18   9   8   11   7   5   6   8   11
      Mechanical engineering   61   68   63   69   73   61   65   54   59   72
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   34   39   34   34   48   50   48   27   38   24
      Other engineering   61   53   43   34   40   36   48   38   49   41
    Health   75   72   58   63   47   54   41   39   24   26
      Clinical medicine   29   20   21   20   11   21   12   13   5   11
      Other health   46   52   37   43   36   33   29   26   19   15

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   5,642   5,840   5,807   5,587   5,137   5,296   4,905   5,592   6,240   5,882
  Fellowships   579   490   457   414   395   487   539   503   469   424
    Federal   268   254   247   205   205   217   234   120   120   110
    Institutional   272   192   165   169   146   230   247   328   302   276
    Nonfederal   39   44   45   40   44   40   58   55   47   38
  Research assistantships   1,796   1,550   1,487   1,508   1,488   1,584   1,401   1,463   1,596   1,522
    Federal   896   902   792   881   787   813   693   590   649   585
    Institutional   792   533   576   493   560   623   565   753   788   811
    Nonfederal   108   115   119   134   141   148   143   120   159   126
  Teaching assistantships   988   854   884   872   825   900   846   809   847   958
    Federal   127   138   149   133   145   102   102   45   0   48
    Institutional   818   669   684   682   647   766   712   750   839   899
    Nonfederal   43   47   51   57   33   32   32   14   8   11
  Other types of support   2,279   2,946   2,979   2,793   2,429   2,325   2,119   2,817   3,328   2,978
    Federal   157   204   152   156   129   124   154   95   114   96
    Institutional   466   399   331   254   271   251   326   307   362   341
    Nonfederal   23   21   52   44   16   25   29   27   38   32
    Personal resources   1,633   2,322   2,444   2,339   2,013   1,925   1,610   2,388   2,814   2,509

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   551   544   509   439   450   427   382   330   422   476
    Science   464   473   442   381   375   370   330   284   355   410
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   146   135   120   113   106   89   81   38   108   120
      Biological and biomedical sciences   211   220   210   134   170   179   161   142   150   160
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   6   5   3   2   3   3   5   5   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   12   11   7   5   8   12   34   16   16
      Mathematics and statistics   0   2   2   1   2   2   3   3   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   2   12   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   24   31   25   26   21   22   26   20   0   0
      Physical sciences   47   38   39   53   38   39   20   18   47   53
      Psychology   11   14   11   17   15   17   13   14   9   10
      Social sciences   12   15   17   15   16   11   11   9   9   28
    Engineering   87   71   67   58   75   57   52   46   67   66
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   15   10   11   11   18   15   16   0   0   14
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   16   9   8   6   9   8   8   8   7   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   1   3   2   0   2   1   11   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   16   12   11   17   19   14   9   5   6   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   2
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   15   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   6   6   6   5   4   4   4   5   9
      Other engineering   37   34   30   15   22   16   13   15   20   22
    Health   239   228   216   228   221   248   282   249   244   203
      Clinical medicine   139   138   137   144   121   135   157   138   144   121
      Other health   100   90   79   84   100   113   125   111   100   82

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   370   358   346   321   291   326   299   191   217   249
  Science and engineering   306   305   293   264   235   241   220   116   163   206
    Science   249   263   251   221   192   210   191   109   141   178
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   59   78   68   66   58   50   52   11   36   60
      Biological and biomedical sciences   130   122   117   72   85   100   91   69   63   67
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   3   3   2   2   2   2   3   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   6   7   4   5   6   6   16   7   5
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   0   0   0   2   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   1   9   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   21   15   20   14   13   13   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   32   23   25   38   22   28   14   3   23   25
      Psychology   3   4   5   5   2   5   2   0   3   2
      Social sciences   4   6   9   4   4   6   9   3   1   14
    Engineering   57   42   42   43   43   31   29   7   22   28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   10   7   9   12   8   12   0   0   7
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   6   6   4   5   6   6   3   3   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   1   2   2   0   1   0   6   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   9   9   9   15   10   5   3   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   0   2   3   4   3   3   0   1   2
      Other engineering   22   17   17   10   10   9   4   2   5   10
    Health   64   53   53   57   56   85   79   75   54   43
      Clinical medicine   20   17   16   26   19   26   29   29   28   18
      Other health   44   36   37   31   37   59   50   46   26   25

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   1,272,493   1,250,201   1,085,834   959,965   942,223   928,639   865,093   801,418   791,294   739,522
    Science   1,061,323   1,047,237   906,546   796,800   770,611   773,173   737,782   668,643   647,397   612,443
      Computer and information sciences   18,468   20,449   15,896   15,238   13,006   13,569   12,515   12,606   18,436   8,648
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   22,708   19,578   18,734   16,189   17,740   17,186   16,846   15,350   15,833   14,765
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   14,202   11,811   10,773   9,582   9,403   10,050   9,224   8,949   9,525   8,809
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   8,506   7,767   7,961   6,607   7,451   6,011   6,734   5,939   5,940   5,626
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   886   1,125   888   462   368   330
      Life sciences   912,852   922,704   797,710   706,987   688,091   689,605   656,347   589,755   561,894   539,645
        Agricultural sciences   215,778   238,803   228,726   210,062   214,551   182,978   174,666   162,494   154,108   167,641
        Biological and biomedical sciences   213,076   230,400   148,797   134,050   125,655   143,488   135,774   128,705   125,653   148,337
        Health sciences   463,821   430,438   400,250   344,705   327,963   342,498   324,898   277,111   259,437   181,743
        Natural resources and conservation   20,177   23,063   19,937   18,170   19,139   20,221   20,696   20,689   21,725   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   783   420   313   756   971   41,924
      Mathematics and statistics   3,547   2,928   2,303   1,757   1,726   2,346   1,471   1,203   1,485   1,199
      Physical sciences   68,959   43,930   39,928   28,005   25,532   26,341   25,940   28,062   28,226   26,302
        Astronomy and astrophysics   3,046   2,878   2,050   1,841   1,339   1,792   2,369   5,260   4,803   4,067
        Chemistry   52,756   26,640   22,973   12,984   10,773   12,084   11,850   10,424   10,408   10,073
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   13,139   14,410   14,892   13,180   13,128   11,707   10,474   11,739   12,321   11,733
        Physical sciences nec   18   2   13   0   292   758   1,247   639   694   429
      Psychology   14,826   15,487   14,968   12,597   10,922   10,208   9,863   8,082   6,403   5,051
      Social sciences   16,924   17,586   16,987   16,015   13,552   13,849   14,692   13,491   14,722   16,428
        Anthropology   1,213   1,196   1,454   1,223   1,454   1,155   981   1,183   1,382   0
        Economics   5,575   6,073   6,072   5,876   5,001   4,788   5,926   5,110   6,265   4,726
        Political science and government   3,190   2,997   3,052   2,874   1,815   1,478   1,918   1,381   760   339
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   311   127   239   232   80   114   64   95   634   2,943
        Social sciences nec   6,635   7,193   6,170   5,810   5,202   6,314   5,803   5,722   5,681   8,420
      Sciences nec   3,039   4,575   20   12   42   69   108   94   398   405
    Engineering   153,888   150,126   134,339   122,704   119,066   107,598   93,580   97,826   94,548   87,307
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8,827   4,865   4,288   4,274   9,587   5,863   5,040   12,820   4,857   4,632
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   32,483   30,527   25,593   22,294   23,017   25,506   22,484   15,741   18,089   17,082
      Chemical engineering   8,547   7,371   5,587   5,391   5,453   5,549   3,477   4,546   5,176   5,275
      Civil engineering   28,651   35,567   27,354   23,164   2,316   2,214   2,888   3,100   3,518   2,721
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   38,323   37,538   37,630   35,639   28,069   23,844   18,342   20,165   19,715   14,798
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,676   2,636   2,350   2,517   1,949   1,873   1,337   2,339   2,350   0
      Mechanical engineering   15,953   18,297   16,131   15,151   7,119   10,885   10,709   9,130   11,964   11,405
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   13,273   10,375   12,833   12,698   15,764   9,588   9,443   10,762   10,710   10,422
      Engineering nec   4,155   2,950   2,573   1,576   25,792   22,276   19,860   19,223   18,169   20,972
    Non-S&E   57,282   52,838   44,949   40,461   52,546   47,868   33,731   34,949   49,349   39,772
      Business management and business administration   4,046   3,096   2,934   3,489   4,848   3,605   4,103   2,882   3,957   4,004
      Communication and communications technologies   3,141   3,447   3,467   3,384   3,419   2,858   1,116   2,123   1,947   1,592
      Education   22,960   24,176   21,412   19,998   18,990   19,063   12,870   10,852   7,718   7,160
      Humanities   3,360   6,905   5,457   4,203   6,181   3,476   4,056   2,695   2,238   2,757
      Law   251   173   144   142   121   336   611   589   814   875
      Social work   4   2   2   2   8   5   1   3   74   80
      Visual and performing arts   3,059   3,047   2,407   1,832   1,366   1,431   1,168   3,513   3,538   1,395
      Non-S&E nec   20,461   11,992   9,126   7,411   17,613   17,094   9,806   12,292   29,063   21,909

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   1,272,493   581,252   202,443   358,541   37,093   54,794   38,370
    Science   1,061,323   471,767   175,732   299,127   33,781   47,697   33,219
      Computer and information sciences   18,468   11,401   296   6,113   369   174   115
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   22,708   12,160   4,503   5,352   0   555   138
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   14,202   9,830   883   3,335   0   18   136
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   8,506   2,330   3,620   2,017   0   537   2
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   912,852   398,358   162,443   243,168   31,996   44,534   32,353
        Agricultural sciences   215,778   64,037   88,681   35,694   5,814   8,885   12,667
        Biological and biomedical sciences   213,076   121,718   28,704   49,928   3,831   6,787   2,108
        Health sciences   463,821   204,423   37,030   154,647   22,311   28,557   16,853
        Natural resources and conservation   20,177   8,180   8,028   2,899   40   305   725
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,547   2,490   379   508   25   145   0
      Physical sciences   68,959   28,921   2,493   34,870   1,340   1,020   315
        Astronomy and astrophysics   3,046   1,912   75   726   131   179   23
        Chemistry   52,756   16,822   1,451   32,418   1,209   656   200
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   13,139   10,187   967   1,709   0   185   91
        Physical sciences nec   18   0   0   17   0   0   1
      Psychology   14,826   10,537   842   2,741   51   565   90
      Social sciences   16,924   7,900   4,756   3,356   0   704   208
        Anthropology   1,213   469   257   340   0   81   66
        Economics   5,575   1,459   3,049   806   0   211   50
        Political science and government   3,190   2,347   158   532   0   149   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   311   130   29   148   0   3   1
        Social sciences nec   6,635   3,495   1,263   1,530   0   260   87
      Sciences nec   3,039   0   20   3,019   0   0   0
    Engineering   153,888   92,195   20,462   33,011   3,132   1,968   3,120
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8,827   6,625   1,121   724   258   63   36
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   32,483   17,773   8,330   4,780   280   1,000   320
      Chemical engineering   8,547   5,556   382   2,085   265   139   120
      Civil engineering   28,651   15,450   4,806   5,660   297   335   2,103
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   38,323   23,161   2,151   11,229   1,409   98   275
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,676   1,927   889   850   6   0   4
      Mechanical engineering   15,953   12,075   264   3,005   325   229   55
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   13,273   9,033   856   3,026   173   104   81
      Engineering nec   4,155   595   1,663   1,652   119   0   126
    Non-S&E   57,282   17,290   6,249   26,403   180   5,129   2,031
      Business management and business administration   4,046   2,963   83   481   52   467   0
      Communication and communications technologies   3,141   418   0   2,595   0   72   56
      Education   22,960   10,123   2,324   5,229   10   3,805   1,469
      Humanities   3,360   383   620   2,178   5   166   8
      Law   251   45   10   191   0   0   5
      Social work   4   0   0   2   0   0   2
      Visual and performing arts   3,059   575   801   1,197   0   319   167
      Non-S&E nec   20,461   2,783   2,411   14,530   113   300   324

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   581,252   529,391   467,739   423,154   397,202   387,906   355,517   327,288   307,140   287,230
  DOD   55,512   49,481   47,390   39,140   33,813   30,329   24,458   26,461   27,814   22,216
  DOE   21,009   15,711   17,469   16,708   16,627   15,780   12,426   11,692   13,199   14,107
  HHS   343,215   304,254   249,511   230,824   211,978   213,038   205,657   182,400   161,207   154,563
  NASA   12,379   14,102   11,394   8,687   7,064   5,810   4,828   5,316   5,078   5,251
  NSF   62,871   60,602   58,242   49,024   48,114   49,165   48,675   46,571   44,700   40,130
  USDA   51,949   50,082   45,735   41,970   43,720   40,427   35,355   33,370   33,270   27,545
  Other   34,317   35,159   37,998   36,801   35,886   33,357   24,118   21,478   21,872   23,418

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   10,316 i   1,706 i   8,610 i   .
2018   9,569 i   1,600 i   7,969 i   .

i=imputed

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   3,884   4,901   4,253   4,187   4,156
    Agricultural sciences   1,586   2,598   2,140   2,129   2,108
    Biological and biomedical sciences   572   77   557   551   542
    Computer and information sciences   21   3   25   25   26
    Engineering   432   436   525   516   522
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   23   28   28   27   27
    Health sciences   558   863   510   479   466
    Mathematics and statistics   5   9   10   9   9
    Natural resources and conservation   97   159   160   154   152
    Physical sciences   217   240   214   214   219
    Psychology   36   29   46   46   45
    Social sciences   44   68   38   37   40
    Other   294   389   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   18,764   2,222   31,729   30,300   23,720
    Agricultural sciences   0   2,222   3,343   30,300   2,153
    Biological and biomedical sciences   18,764   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   28,386   0   21,567
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   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   65,596   15,973   14,222   4,796   12,640 i
    Agricultural sciences   2,680   3,788   6,664   1,795   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   2,302   4,622   0   0   3,239 i
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   30,919   327   288   1,717   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   24,977   5,819   5,780   502   6,450 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   2,378   550   1,039   782   2,951 i
    Psychology   1,200   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   867   0   0   0
    Other   1,141   0   452   0   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

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