U. Hawaii, Manoa

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 105 77.5 459 92 90.2 925
2023 109 76.7 459 124 82 679 102 89 911 77 87.5 602
2022 112 75.9 457 121 82.5 680 103 88.8 900
2021 117 74.2 447 106 84.9 691 99 89.3 908 107 82 583
2020 98 78.6 450 107 84.9 698 91 90.3 916
2019 92 79.8 447 107 84.9 697 89 90.5 914 100 83.3 589
2018 94 78.4 428 108 84.8 700 85 90.9 911
2017 102 76.4 425 107 84.6 684 81 91.2 898 118 79.8 575
2016 95 78.3 430 103 85.5 697 76 91.7 896
2015 79 81.8 426 99 86 693 73 92 898 132 77.2 570
2014 91 87 688
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 178 164 159 132 195 208 201 189 201 240
  Science and engineering 132 111 108 97 142 152 136 150 143 164
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 8 13
      Agricultural sciences 4 2 2 2 3 3 . 1 2 6
      Natural resources and conservation 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 6 7
    Biological and biomedical sciences 32 19 27 18 31 25 28 29 29 38
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 1 2 1 2 1 . 1 2 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 1 1 3 5 4 4 6 2 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 . . . . 2 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 2 . 1 1 3 2 5 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 4 7 2 6 3 3 3 1 5
      Genetics and genomics 2 2 . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 2 2 2 2 . 2 2 6 1 6
      Molecular biology 6 2 1 5 5 1 3 2 1 5
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 1 2 5 . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . 1 . 2 . . 2 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 8 7 12 4 11 7 8 9 15 10
    Computer and information sciences 3 2 5 4 8 1 1 1 3 4
      Computer science 2 1 3 4 5 . 1 . 2 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 2 . 3 1 . 1 1 1
    Engineering 8 9 5 8 10 15 13 11 14 15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 1 2 . 2 3 2 . . 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 2 . 4 5 3 2 2 5 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 1 2 1 2 5 6 7 6 5
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . 3 1 . . 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15 15 18 13 19 21 11 22 15 16
      Geological sciences 8 1 5 3 4 9 5 7 6 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 7 14 13 10 15 12 6 15 9 12
    Health sciences 7 6 6 6 9 13 14 12 8 12
      Nursing science 1 1 2 1 5 9 7 5 5 6
      Public health 5 3 3 2 3 4 3 6 2 5
      Health sciences, other 1 2 1 3 1 . 4 1 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 7 3 2 3 3 1 3 4 4
      Applied mathematics 3 2 . . 1 . . . 2 .
      Mathematics . 1 1 . 2 3 1 1 2 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 4 2 2 . . . 2 . 1
    Physical sciences 9 12 10 9 12 15 16 8 12 10
      Astronomy and astrophysics 4 7 7 7 6 7 9 3 5 3
      Chemistry 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 4 3
      Physics 2 4 1 1 3 6 4 3 3 4
    Psychology 9 9 3 9 5 10 10 13 13 14
      Clinical psychology 8 1 2 5 3 4 6 2 5 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 1 1 2 . 3 1 3 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . 5 . 2 2 3 3 6 5 4
      Psychology, other . 2 . . . . . 2 2 3
    Social sciences 40 27 28 25 41 45 38 48 37 38
      Anthropology 1 2 3 3 6 1 . 5 3 .
      Economics 6 5 2 5 3 8 6 9 8 8
      Political science and government 4 2 7 2 5 11 10 7 4 10
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 4 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4
      Social sciences, other 27 14 14 13 23 21 21 23 20 16
  Non-science and engineering 46 53 51 35 53 56 65 39 58 76
    Business 3 5 3 5 4 3 8 5 3 4
      Business 3 5 3 5 4 3 8 5 3 4
    Education 23 29 29 11 28 16 23 21 30 43
      Education leadership and administration 3 2 4 2 5 . 3 2 1 5
      Education research 14 21 19 6 16 13 11 11 22 29
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 6 7
      Education, other 4 3 3 1 4 . 5 4 1 2
    Humanities and arts 17 16 18 17 20 30 28 12 20 25
      Letters 4 5 3 5 8 10 6 2 3 7
      Foreign languages and literature 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 3 3 6
      History 2 2 3 1 3 2 5 2 4 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 . 1 3 1 5 3 2 5 6
      Music and performing arts 1 4 4 2 4 6 5 1 3 .
      Humanities and arts, other 4 . 3 2 . 1 3 2 2 .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 3 1 2 1 7 6 1 5 4
      Communication 2 . 1 . 1 5 1 . 2 1
      Public administration and social services . . . 2 . 2 5 1 3 3
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 3 . . . . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 633 642 649 620 625 628 634 686 751 791
    Female 793 775 778 732 735 723 721 814 847 875
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,065 1,067 1,096 1,039 1,016 1,017 1,019 1,120 1,174 1,197
    Hispanic or Latino 122 118 113 110 96 94 79 76 83 82
    Not Hispanic or Latino 935 938 975 918 910 913 928 1,023 1,072 1,086
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 8 5
      Asian 227 233 237 208 191 174 175 223 233 240
      Black or African American 8 14 17 13 11 13 9 10 8 9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 24 23 26 29 26 33 39 50 54 56
      White 431 450 459 431 446 459 465 510 554 574
      More than one race 242 214 233 235 234 232 237 224 215 202
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 11 8 11 10 10 12 21 19 29
  Temporary visa holders 361 350 331 313 344 334 336 380 424 469
  Science and engineering 1,298 1,294 1,315 1,246 1,241 1,232 1,241 1,374 1,449 1,510
    Science 1,073 1,067 1,115 1,057 1,056 1,067 1,072 1,253 1,325 1,368
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 39 44 39 38 34 36 36 82 76 79
      Biological and biomedical sciences 207 193 213 210 186 189 193 299 317 311
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 71 43 41 38 44 40 39 36 31 33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 204 201 184 181 194 180 175 100 121 127
      Mathematics and statistics 32 35 36 41 40 33 34 32 37 35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 31 23 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 17
      Natural resources and conservation 40 43 48 48 55 59 50 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 106 107 118 106 108 109 107 109 114 109
      Psychology 56 64 66 63 66 76 80 76 80 92
      Social sciences 287 314 370 332 329 345 358 504 531 565
    Engineering 225 227 200 189 185 165 169 121 124 142
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 54 63 49 40 42 37 34 38 30 32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 45 47 43 45 43 35 39 44 46 52
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 46 44 42 42 35 26 25 25 32 36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 80 73 66 62 65 67 71 14 16 22
  Health 128 123 112 106 119 119 114 126 149 156
    Clinical medicine 84 88 77 60 67 55 52 70 83 74
    Other health 44 35 35 46 52 64 62 56 66 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

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 134 138 140 121 124 123 118 143 173 195
    Female 157 171 149 139 138 135 121 213 229 259
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 280 289 266 240 249 240 226 335 378 427
    Hispanic or Latino 35 26 29 17 26 15 15 23 28 24
    Not Hispanic or Latino 243 260 234 221 222 221 209 309 348 400
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
      Asian 64 64 64 65 68 74 65 92 107 109
      Black or African American 6 11 6 1 3 5 3 3 4 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 6 14 11 15 9 11 25 24 34
      White 90 109 81 77 80 80 85 133 145 174
      More than one race 74 69 69 67 56 52 44 55 67 71
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 3 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 11 20 23 20 13 18 13 21 24 27
  Science and engineering 232 263 229 216 213 218 192 280 318 367
    Science 192 230 184 169 169 175 152 247 282 328
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 16 15 13 13 8 6 7 8 14 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 39 23 25 25 26 24 48 43 46
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 19 16 8 5 8 10 7 8 8 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 22 18 18 18 15 20 12 5 12 14
      Mathematics and statistics 1 3 2 2 2 4 8 4 3 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 9
      Natural resources and conservation 8 7 2 5 8 7 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 4 7 4 5 4 0 4 2 3
      Psychology 18 34 32 23 22 23 31 38 37 47
      Social sciences 74 88 79 74 76 75 56 115 150 178
    Engineering 40 33 45 47 44 43 40 33 36 39
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 14 13 20 21 20 20 21 23 17 13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 6 9 8 5 6 4 6 11 14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 9 5 7 7 5 5 1 5 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 5 11 11 12 12 10 3 3 3
  Health 59 46 60 44 49 40 47 76 84 87
    Clinical medicine 24 18 21 9 9 11 12 16 13 10
    Other health 35 28 39 35 40 29 35 60 71 77

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 515 525 435 411 380 371 351 348 406 384
  Science and engineering 489 495 417 401 367 359 340 342 393 372
    Science 362 372 326 314 288 289 265 297 335 303
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 22 24 12 14 16 14 14 29 39 32
      Biological and biomedical sciences 87 89 89 77 72 74 60 111 111 97
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 19 18 15 10 13 12 11 8 9 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 105 107 88 91 89 84 84 61 84 91
      Mathematics and statistics 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 5 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Natural resources and conservation 19 24 23 20 20 22 19 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 57 52 45 50 42 41 36 43 48 35
      Psychology 14 14 13 7 5 9 12 9 9 6
      Social sciences 32 33 39 42 28 30 25 31 32 33
    Engineering 127 123 91 87 79 70 75 45 58 69
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 25 27 18 11 14 10 12 15 12 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27 27 23 24 16 14 18 14 28 29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 28 24 20 22 19 13 10 10 12 20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 47 45 30 30 30 33 35 6 6 8
  Health 26 30 18 10 13 12 11 6 13 12
    Clinical medicine 23 27 18 10 13 12 10 6 10 8
    Other health 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,426 1,417 1,427 1,352 1,360 1,351 1,355 1,500 1,598 1,666
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 762 748 677 636 587 573 562 535 625 606
    Federal 513 523 434 408 372 365 342 348 401 380
    Institutional 203 189 194 180 169 168 176 137 183 171
    Nonfederal 46 36 49 48 46 40 44 50 41 55
  Teaching assistantships 375 352 353 372 403 391 393 410 409 411
    Federal 2 2 1 3 8 6 9 0 5 4
    Institutional 372 347 350 366 395 385 381 407 401 407
    Nonfederal 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 3 0
  Other types of support 289 317 397 344 370 387 400 555 564 649
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 289 317 397 344 370 387 400 555 564 649

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 158 158 143 163 165 185 189 202 199 217
    Science 127 135 123 144 142 166 180 183 177 194
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 9 7 8 9 3 0 0 6 14 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 7 9 10 14 16 20 24 35 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 55 58 39 51 56 79 93 109 85 78
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 24 21 25 27 26 25 26 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 3 1 2 7 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 32 40 37 43 35 35 35 38 39 35
      Psychology 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 2 2 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 3 2 0
    Engineering 31 23 20 19 23 19 9 19 22 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 1 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 4 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 3 4 8 1 2 3 5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 31 23 20 7 12 7 8 13 14 13
  Health 15 11 9 17 13 14 14 45 35 26
    Clinical medicine 15 11 9 17 13 14 14 45 35 26
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 115 129 126 139 127 126 131 155 152 190
  Science and engineering 100 118 117 126 119 126 131 126 132 171
    Science 87 106 102 113 103 115 122 111 113 153
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 8 7 8 9 3 0 0 4 11 11
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 7 6 10 10 11 14 26 50
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 31 42 32 32 30 45 50 57 41 55
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 12 12 19 25 25 24 24 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 3 1 2 5 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 32 39 33 39 30 29 33 31 33 33
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 0
    Engineering 13 12 15 13 16 11 9 15 19 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 13 12 15 7 11 7 8 11 11 10
  Health 15 11 9 13 8 0 0 29 20 19
    Clinical medicine 15 11 9 13 8 0 0 29 20 19
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 375,631 313,143 277,323 271,768 275,929 280,416 276,388 292,021 304,476 316,497
    Science 340,374 280,235 249,394 244,726 247,897 260,615 251,604 266,302 279,774 288,937
      Computer and information sciences 29,623 22,818 17,690 11,590 11,963 10,173 10,971 14,247 15,137 22,000
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 96,963 88,512 78,404 73,176 71,468 82,955 78,170 90,909 96,094 89,563
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 3,238 3,031 2,791 3,574 3,840 3,437 3,211 9,676 5,250 4,247
        Geological and earth sciences 17,833 19,070 15,377 14,442 16,072 16,418 16,190 17,354 18,707 23,547
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 70,406 61,690 57,333 53,490 49,627 57,613 54,966 55,848 63,477 58,799
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 5,486 4,721 2,903 1,670 1,929 5,487 3,803 8,031 8,660 2,970
      Life sciences 163,125 133,335 122,760 123,962 123,649 130,373 129,544 121,878 120,669 121,742
        Agricultural sciences 21,849 18,600 16,884 14,116 13,962 15,200 14,636 18,236 16,141 25,662
        Biological and biomedical sciences 84,975 66,938 60,677 52,760 53,100 54,997 53,826 38,129 31,781 26,926
        Health sciences 39,988 39,684 37,830 45,709 47,531 52,177 54,265 56,984 60,847 60,647
        Natural resources and conservation 7,128 1,689 1,669 1,469 1,840 1,588 2,187 2,417 2,520 0
        Life sciences nec 9,185 6,424 5,700 9,908 7,216 6,411 4,630 6,112 9,380 8,507
      Mathematics and statistics 554 593 409 439 515 466 363 352 162 102
      Physical sciences 36,877 25,554 23,293 26,381 29,491 27,285 23,775 24,974 27,388 27,859
        Astronomy and astrophysics 29,445 18,708 17,659 19,460 18,827 17,461 17,463 16,873 17,517 17,939
        Chemistry 2,892 2,333 1,488 1,722 2,401 1,876 1,750 2,103 2,054 2,019
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,528 4,508 4,063 4,291 4,021 4,040 3,897 4,298 6,378 6,760
        Physical sciences nec 12 5 83 908 4,242 3,908 665 1,700 1,439 1,141
      Psychology 691 603 455 414 441 279 274 259 171 326
      Social sciences 5,092 2,906 2,407 3,481 4,851 4,828 4,241 2,790 2,877 3,250
        Anthropology 52 142 123 103 101 146 38 108 36 0
        Economics 164 223 141 176 268 387 439 200 100 58
        Political science and government 77 153 0 9 1 0 54 71 35 16
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 62 25 71 9 90 47 92 107 256 151
        Social sciences nec 4,737 2,363 2,072 3,184 4,391 4,248 3,618 2,304 2,450 3,025
      Sciences nec 7,449 5,914 3,976 5,283 5,519 4,256 4,266 10,893 17,276 24,095
    Engineering 31,201 29,058 24,574 23,966 25,423 17,089 21,367 21,992 21,090 24,109
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 43 100 0 0 0 3 47 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,054 1,004 967 788 864 611 1,221 3,429 2,496 2,137
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,501 5,055 4,785 4,284 6,815 3,969 3,167 2,495 2,341 3,277
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12,158 11,262 11,857 11,686 9,159 6,889 12,060 11,355 10,416 12,921
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,629 3,220 1,786 1,806 2,197 1,723 1,150 1,258 2,001 1,970
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 76 19
      Engineering nec 8,859 8,517 5,136 5,302 6,388 3,897 3,765 3,420 3,713 3,785
    Non-S&E 4,056 3,850 3,355 3,076 2,609 2,712 3,417 3,727 3,612 3,451
      Business management and business administration 30 59 47 198 189 100 147 329 196 138
      Communication and communications technologies 48 525 114 181 271 168 37 11 11 9
      Education 1,926 1,143 1,320 1,549 1,523 1,731 2,291 2,608 2,758 2,814
      Humanities 188 131 92 54 132 135 116 250 208 124
      Law 82 75 13 15 44 72 265 171 96 63
      Social work 367 856 948 628 137 180 251 64 62 294
      Visual and performing arts 4 1 4 0 8 194 142 58 29 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,411 1,060 817 451 305 132 168 236 252 9

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 375,631 237,482 19,135 94,425 2,404 20,226 1,959
    Science 340,374 214,459 17,745 85,915 1,747 18,860 1,648
      Computer and information sciences 29,623 28,579 0 1,007 0 18 19
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 96,963 59,081 745 24,183 262 12,456 236
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 3,238 1,796 0 1,428 0 0 14
        Geological and earth sciences 17,833 12,612 98 4,986 0 137 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 70,406 39,601 646 17,531 262 12,292 74
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 5,486 5,072 1 238 0 27 148
      Life sciences 163,125 91,258 16,647 48,029 1,312 5,026 853
        Agricultural sciences 21,849 11,518 488 9,312 263 209 59
        Biological and biomedical sciences 84,975 45,680 15,577 19,637 767 2,874 440
        Health sciences 39,988 23,865 128 13,717 282 1,642 354
        Natural resources and conservation 7,128 6,377 221 307 0 223 0
        Life sciences nec 9,185 3,818 233 5,056 0 78 0
      Mathematics and statistics 554 364 0 131 0 59 0
      Physical sciences 36,877 26,781 0 9,298 90 498 210
        Astronomy and astrophysics 29,445 20,412 0 8,367 0 456 210
        Chemistry 2,892 2,262 0 498 90 42 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,528 4,095 0 433 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 12 12 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 691 526 0 131 9 11 14
      Social sciences 5,092 2,224 290 1,996 68 278 236
        Anthropology 52 42 0 8 0 0 2
        Economics 164 79 0 48 0 37 0
        Political science and government 77 72 0 5 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 62 16 0 45 0 1 0
        Social sciences nec 4,737 2,015 290 1,890 68 240 234
      Sciences nec 7,449 5,646 63 1,140 6 514 80
    Engineering 31,201 21,422 1,132 6,543 649 1,227 228
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,054 863 0 191 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,501 2,637 1,104 1,705 46 9 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12,158 11,464 14 479 36 0 165
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,629 2,533 0 587 461 39 9
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 8,859 3,925 14 3,581 106 1,179 54
    Non-S&E 4,056 1,601 258 1,967 8 139 83
      Business management and business administration 30 0 0 22 0 8 0
      Communication and communications technologies 48 33 0 13 0 0 2
      Education 1,926 370 0 1,468 2 5 81
      Humanities 188 0 0 178 0 10 0
      Law 82 0 0 77 5 0 0
      Social work 367 155 59 85 0 68 0
      Visual and performing arts 4 0 0 1 1 2 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,411 1,043 199 123 0 46 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 237,482 192,205 169,762 157,772 163,694 167,816 167,030 182,337 190,336 200,202
  DOD 63,110 43,913 35,803 29,477 29,458 33,197 30,757 45,946 48,656 49,844
  DOE 5,459 5,895 5,571 5,551 5,441 5,024 4,156 5,063 6,758 10,497
  HHS 58,658 49,521 49,056 47,305 46,924 50,545 47,509 45,887 47,207 51,238
  NASA 17,342 12,685 11,011 11,971 14,141 12,706 11,801 12,248 13,422 12,481
  NSF 43,808 38,423 30,193 29,782 29,444 30,530 32,982 30,866 29,417 29,215
  USDA 13,051 12,709 11,265 9,056 10,321 8,739 9,104 12,692 14,560 14,776
  Other 36,054 29,059 26,863 24,630 27,965 27,075 30,721 29,635 30,316 32,151

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 3,225 459 2,766 .
2018 3,421 439 2,982 .

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 904 681 697 557 479
    Agricultural sciences 75 6 5 84 22
    Biological and biomedical sciences 227 254 194 89 123
    Computer and information sciences 6 5 6 4 4
    Engineering 190 48 70 52 69
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 133 157 184 121 138
    Health sciences 171 124 122 157 57
    Mathematics and statistics 2 0 1 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 12 8 10 10 7
    Physical sciences 73 66 79 34 55
    Psychology 2 1 5 1 3
    Social sciences 15 12 23 5 1
    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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 5,400 0 30,000 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 30,000 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 5,400 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 0 692 16,066 12,448 51,376
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 4,312 988
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 2,333 1,022 3,900
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 1,071 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 6,372 2,178 34,705
    Health sciences 0 0 793 0 4,100
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 2,438 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 692 1,450 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 4,048 2,498 2,455
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 5,228
    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

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