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 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
2014 8 99 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 3,184 3,225 3,115 2,913 3,090 2,838 3,237 3,594 3,353 3,061
    Female 2,656 2,582 2,472 2,224 2,206 2,067 2,355 2,646 2,529 2,375
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,993 3,059 3,219 2,971 2,742 2,596 2,718 2,891 2,976 2,872
    Hispanic or Latino 571 613 630 516 453 405 373 376 357 341
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,310 2,322 2,460 2,332 2,164 2,081 2,199 2,335 2,466 2,383
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 3 6 9 9 9 9 13 29 16
      Asian 250 265 249 208 190 160 175 188 239 217
      Black or African American 191 214 221 181 160 158 171 164 209 215
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 0 0
      White 1,736 1,712 1,843 1,806 1,711 1,680 1,781 1,898 1,989 1,935
      More than one race 125 124 137 124 92 72 61 68 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 112 124 129 123 125 110 146 180 153 148
  Temporary visa holders 2,847 2,748 2,368 2,166 2,554 2,309 2,874 3,349 2,906 2,564
  Science and engineering 5,385 5,356 5,121 4,702 4,802 4,423 5,064 5,674 5,032 4,625
    Science 3,928 3,865 3,615 3,253 3,228 2,914 3,367 3,639 2,861 2,672
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 442 427 419 378 335 331 312 476 480 456
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,396 1,335 1,327 1,148 1,046 1,005 985 924 781 721
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 111 134
      Computer and information sciences 913 926 671 583 682 429 760 930 288 184
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 44 39 42 40 32 34 40 41 44 43
      Mathematics and statistics 129 130 138 129 138 131 124 132 130 124
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 128 147 151 151 140 144 146 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 438 443 450 416 439 420 408 408 420 401
      Psychology 16 17 16 13 14 21 192 195 194 188
      Social sciences 422 401 401 395 402 399 400 414 413 421
    Engineering 1,457 1,491 1,506 1,449 1,574 1,509 1,697 2,035 2,171 1,953
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 88 80 85 66 75 65 62 66 69 59
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 149 132 134 133 148 141 131 159 145 105
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 118 117 104 106 123 133 153 159 165 173
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 156 164 195 180 202 185 203 218 434 409
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 493 518 491 445 492 399 469 561 674 549
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 68 76 69 55 52 50 55 54 59 56
      Mechanical engineering 184 212 246 250 278 281 330 303 302 296
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 84 85 89 109 107 142 178 214 203 188
      Other engineering 117 107 93 105 97 113 116 301 120 118
  Health 455 451 466 435 494 482 528 566 850 811
    Clinical medicine 196 211 213 200 203 189 175 157 348 331
    Other health 259 240 253 235 291 293 353 409 502 480

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,205 1,244 1,206 847 665 678 1 1 881 936
    Female 1,834 1,859 1,786 1,180 820 818 5 8 1,024 945
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,749 2,811 2,770 1,842 1,315 1,278 6 9 1,622 1,632
    Hispanic or Latino 510 507 462 299 192 178 0 0 163 170
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,123 2,196 2,202 1,458 1,049 1,034 6 9 1,374 1,385
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 6 5 1 6 5 0 0 12 11
      Asian 180 191 193 111 77 83 0 0 84 97
      Black or African American 181 187 172 104 59 69 0 0 124 127
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      White 1,639 1,708 1,730 1,177 876 850 6 9 1,154 1,150
      More than one race 113 102 100 64 30 26 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 116 108 106 85 74 66 0 0 85 77
  Temporary visa holders 290 292 222 185 170 218 0 0 283 249
  Science and engineering 2,858 2,890 2,802 1,893 1,269 1,272 0 0 1,195 1,206
    Science 2,255 2,199 2,125 1,381 825 809 0 0 649 647
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 331 325 338 258 74 92 0 0 209 182
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1,482 1,426 1,359 791 452 405 0 0 96 95
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 197
      Computer and information sciences 184 158 115 103 78 94 0 0 58 32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 5 1 1 5 1 0 0 3 2
      Mathematics and statistics 3 5 6 5 7 6 0 0 6 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 196 217 242 159 141 133 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 9 5 10 14 10 0 0 7 7
      Psychology 4 5 3 4 4 5 0 0 37 39
      Social sciences 49 49 56 50 50 63 0 0 76 84
    Engineering 603 691 677 512 444 463 0 0 546 559
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 74 69 74 46 48 44 0 0 28 27
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11 17 16 14 8 6 0 0 13 23
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 8 13 6 14 11 0 0 14 20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 109 132 94 80 60 86 0 0 123 137
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 127 156 138 84 86 83 0 0 127 128
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 100 95 126 114 87 96 0 0 114 113
      Mechanical engineering 96 141 137 105 85 83 0 0 78 63
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 65 63 64 47 40 40 0 0 34 31
      Other engineering 12 10 15 16 16 14 0 0 15 17
  Health 181 213 190 134 216 224 6 9 710 675
    Clinical medicine 173 200 183 133 101 91 0 0 69 77
    Other health 8 13 7 1 115 133 6 9 641 598

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1,498 1,340 1,375 1,266 1,256 1,183 850 883 839 835
  Science and engineering 1,426 1,282 1,312 1,219 1,202 1,142 811 859 813 801
    Science 884 815 778 704 699 674 466 466 421 416
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 127 123 101 70 89 93 61 93 105 89
      Biological and biomedical sciences 374 337 375 341 325 300 212 194 156 149
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 77 31 13 30 26 23 46 43 8 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 8 9 5 6 14 10 5 6 8
      Mathematics and statistics 25 23 16 13 20 15 5 3 4 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 33 43 40 39 44 40 28 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 170 175 153 154 144 130 59 71 96 112
      Psychology 6 10 7 3 4 8 16 21 25 27
      Social sciences 59 65 64 49 41 51 29 34 20 19
    Engineering 542 467 534 515 503 468 345 393 392 385
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 28 19 25 23 32 29 23 20 22 16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 77 58 66 65 66 61 36 33 29 24
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 36 27 34 21 33 28 22 25 25 23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 57 58 66 52 56 47 41 41 45 47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 166 156 198 182 162 137 98 120 123 115
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 18 9 8 11 7 5 6 8 11 14
      Mechanical engineering 68 63 69 73 61 65 54 59 72 69
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 39 34 34 48 50 48 27 38 24 42
      Other engineering 53 43 34 40 36 48 38 49 41 35
  Health 72 58 63 47 54 41 39 24 26 34
    Clinical medicine 20 21 20 11 21 12 13 5 11 15
    Other health 52 37 43 36 33 29 26 19 15 19

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 5,840 5,807 5,587 5,137 5,296 4,905 5,592 6,240 5,882 5,436
  Fellowships 490 457 414 395 487 539 503 469 424 441
    Federal 254 247 205 205 217 234 120 120 110 97
    Institutional 192 165 169 146 230 247 328 302 276 330
    Nonfederal 44 45 40 44 40 58 55 47 38 14
  Research assistantships 1,550 1,487 1,508 1,488 1,584 1,401 1,463 1,596 1,522 1,524
    Federal 902 792 881 787 813 693 590 649 585 595
    Institutional 533 576 493 560 623 565 753 788 811 795
    Nonfederal 115 119 134 141 148 143 120 159 126 134
  Teaching assistantships 854 884 872 825 900 846 809 847 958 880
    Federal 138 149 133 145 102 102 45 0 48 47
    Institutional 669 684 682 647 766 712 750 839 899 821
    Nonfederal 47 51 57 33 32 32 14 8 11 12
  Other types of support 2,946 2,979 2,793 2,429 2,325 2,119 2,817 3,328 2,978 2,591
    Federal 204 152 156 129 124 154 95 114 96 96
    Institutional 399 331 254 271 251 326 307 362 341 347
    Nonfederal 21 52 44 16 25 29 27 38 32 19
    Personal resources 2,322 2,444 2,339 2,013 1,925 1,610 2,388 2,814 2,509 2,129

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 544 509 439 450 427 382 330 422 476 455
    Science 473 442 381 375 370 330 284 355 410 383
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 135 120 113 106 89 81 38 108 120 104
      Biological and biomedical sciences 220 210 134 170 179 161 142 150 160 158
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 5 3 2 3 3 5 5 3 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 11 7 5 8 12 34 16 16 13
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 2 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 31 25 26 21 22 26 20 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 38 39 53 38 39 20 18 47 53 52
      Psychology 14 11 17 15 17 13 14 9 10 10
      Social sciences 15 17 15 16 11 11 9 9 28 20
    Engineering 71 67 58 75 57 52 46 67 66 72
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 11 11 18 15 16 0 0 14 15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 8 6 9 8 8 8 7 8 11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 11 6 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 11 17 19 14 9 5 6 5 8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 14
      Other engineering 34 30 15 22 16 13 15 20 22 17
  Health 228 216 228 221 248 282 249 244 203 189
    Clinical medicine 138 137 144 121 135 157 138 144 121 122
    Other health 90 79 84 100 113 125 111 100 82 67

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 358 346 321 291 326 299 191 217 249 278
  Science and engineering 305 293 264 235 241 220 116 163 206 228
    Science 263 251 221 192 210 191 109 141 178 182
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 78 68 66 58 50 52 11 36 60 47
      Biological and biomedical sciences 122 117 72 85 100 91 69 63 67 88
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 7 4 5 6 6 16 7 5 10
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 21 15 20 14 13 13 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 23 25 38 22 28 14 3 23 25 19
      Psychology 4 5 5 2 5 2 0 3 2 3
      Social sciences 6 9 4 4 6 9 3 1 14 9
    Engineering 42 42 43 43 31 29 7 22 28 46
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 7 9 12 8 12 0 0 7 14
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 4 5 6 6 3 3 4 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 3 1
      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 15 10 5 3 0 0 0 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 2 3 4 3 3 0 1 2 5
      Other engineering 17 17 10 10 9 4 2 5 10 9
  Health 53 53 57 56 85 79 75 54 43 50
    Clinical medicine 17 16 26 19 26 29 29 28 18 20
    Other health 36 37 31 37 59 50 46 26 25 30

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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