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 77.5 459 122 81 631 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
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,098   1,065   1,067   1,096   1,039   1,016   1,017   1,019   1,120   1,174
    Hispanic or Latino   119   122   118   113   110   96   94   79   76   83
    Not Hispanic or Latino   974   935   938   975   918   910   913   928   1,023   1,072
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   3   4   3   2   2   2   3   6   8
      Asian   244   227   233   237   208   191   174   175   223   233
      Black or African American   8   8   14   17   13   11   13   9   10   8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   21   24   23   26   29   26   33   39   50   54
      White   422   431   450   459   431   446   459   465   510   554
      More than one race   274   242   214   233   235   234   232   237   224   215
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   8   11   8   11   10   10   12   21   19
  Temporary visa holders   378   361   350   331   313   344   334   336   380   424
  Science and engineering   1,361   1,298   1,294   1,315   1,246   1,241   1,232   1,241   1,374   1,449
    Science   1,133   1,073   1,067   1,115   1,057   1,056   1,067   1,072   1,253   1,325
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   44   39   44   39   38   34   36   36   82   76
      Biological and biomedical sciences   229   207   193   213   210   186   189   193   299   317
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   78   71   43   41   38   44   40   39   36   31
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   220   204   201   184   181   194   180   175   100   121
      Mathematics and statistics   31   32   35   36   41   40   33   34   32   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   31   23   0   0   0   0   0   15   18
      Natural resources and conservation   44   40   43   48   48   55   59   50   0   0
      Physical sciences   107   106   107   118   106   108   109   107   109   114
      Psychology   64   56   64   66   63   66   76   80   76   80
      Social sciences   285   287   314   370   332   329   345   358   504   531
    Engineering   228   225   227   200   189   185   165   169   121   124
      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   52   54   63   49   40   42   37   34   38   30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   50   45   47   43   45   43   35   39   44   46
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   48   46   44   42   42   35   26   25   25   32
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   78   80   73   66   62   65   67   71   14   16
    Health   115   128   123   112   106   119   119   114   126   149
      Clinical medicine   76   84   88   77   60   67   55   52   70   83
      Other health   39   44   35   35   46   52   64   62   56   66

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   254   280   289   266   240   249   240   226   335   378
    Hispanic or Latino   31   35   26   29   17   26   15   15   23   28
    Not Hispanic or Latino   221   243   260   234   221   222   221   209   309   348
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
      Asian   59   64   64   64   65   68   74   65   92   107
      Black or African American   6   6   11   6   1   3   5   3   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   6   7   6   14   11   15   9   11   25   24
      White   84   90   109   81   77   80   80   85   133   145
      More than one race   65   74   69   69   67   56   52   44   55   67
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   2   3   3   2   1   4   2   3   2
  Temporary visa holders   17   11   20   23   20   13   18   13   21   24
  Science and engineering   207   232   263   229   216   213   218   192   280   318
    Science   169   192   230   184   169   169   175   152   247   282
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   12   16   15   13   13   8   6   7   8   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   13   22   39   23   25   25   26   24   48   43
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   22   19   16   8   5   8   10   7   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   22   18   18   18   15   20   12   5   12
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   3   2   2   2   4   8   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   8   6   0   0   0   0   0   17   13
      Natural resources and conservation   5   8   7   2   5   8   7   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   4   4   7   4   5   4   0   4   2
      Psychology   21   18   34   32   23   22   23   31   38   37
      Social sciences   68   74   88   79   74   76   75   56   115   150
    Engineering   38   40   33   45   47   44   43   40   33   36
      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   13   14   13   20   21   20   20   21   23   17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   10   6   9   8   5   6   4   6   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12   8   9   5   7   7   5   5   1   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   8   8   5   11   11   12   12   10   3   3
    Health   64   59   46   60   44   49   40   47   76   84
      Clinical medicine   28   24   18   21   9   9   11   12   16   13
      Other health   36   35   28   39   35   40   29   35   60   71

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   524   515   525   435   411   380   371   351   348   406
  Science and engineering   501   489   495   417   401   367   359   340   342   393
    Science   382   362   372   326   314   288   289   265   297   335
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   31   22   24   12   14   16   14   14   29   39
      Biological and biomedical sciences   94   87   89   89   77   72   74   60   111   111
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   25   19   18   15   10   13   12   11   8   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   105   105   107   88   91   89   84   84   61   84
      Mathematics and statistics   4   4   4   2   3   3   3   4   5   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   3   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   16   19   24   23   20   20   22   19   0   0
      Physical sciences   50   57   52   45   50   42   41   36   43   48
      Psychology   13   14   14   13   7   5   9   12   9   9
      Social sciences   37   32   33   39   42   28   30   25   31   32
    Engineering   119   127   123   91   87   79   70   75   45   58
      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   24   25   27   18   11   14   10   12   15   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   22   27   27   23   24   16   14   18   14   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   32   28   24   20   22   19   13   10   10   12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   41   47   45   30   30   30   33   35   6   6
    Health   23   26   30   18   10   13   12   11   6   13
      Clinical medicine   20   23   27   18   10   13   12   10   6   10
      Other health   3   3   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, 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   1,476   1,426   1,417   1,427   1,352   1,360   1,351   1,355   1,500   1,598
  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   805   762   748   677   636   587   573   562   535   625
    Federal   520   513   523   434   408   372   365   342   348   401
    Institutional   226   203   189   194   180   169   168   176   137   183
    Nonfederal   59   46   36   49   48   46   40   44   50   41
  Teaching assistantships   390   375   352   353   372   403   391   393   410   409
    Federal   4   2   2   1   3   8   6   9   0   5
    Institutional   385   372   347   350   366   395   385   381   407   401
    Nonfederal   1   1   3   2   3   0   0   3   3   3
  Other types of support   281   289   317   397   344   370   387   400   555   564
    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   281   289   317   397   344   370   387   400   555   564

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   157   158   158   143   163   165   185   189   202   199
    Science   141   127   135   123   144   142   166   180   183   177
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   14   9   7   8   9   3   0   0   6   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   5   7   9   10   14   16   20   24   35
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   52   55   58   39   51   56   79   93   109   85
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   25   24   21   25   27   26   25   26   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   2   2   3   1   2   7   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   40   32   40   37   43   35   35   35   38   39
      Psychology   0   0   0   2   0   3   3   3   2   2
      Social sciences   3   0   0   0   3   3   1   0   3   2
    Engineering   16   31   23   20   19   23   19   9   19   22
      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   0   8   5   3   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   0   4   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   3   4   8   1   2   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   16   31   23   20   7   12   7   8   13   14
    Health   16   15   11   9   17   13   14   14   45   35
      Clinical medicine   16   15   11   9   17   13   14   14   45   35
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   127   115   129   126   139   127   126   131   155   152
  Science and engineering   111   100   118   117   126   119   126   131   126   132
    Science   106   87   106   102   113   103   115   122   111   113
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   14   8   7   8   9   3   0   0   4   11
      Biological and biomedical sciences   4   3   4   7   6   10   10   11   14   26
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   36   31   42   32   32   30   45   50   57   41
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   13   12   12   19   25   25   24   24   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   2   3   1   2   5   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   32   39   33   39   30   29   33   31   33
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   0   3   2
    Engineering   5   13   12   15   13   16   11   9   15   19
      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   0   4   2   2   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   2   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   2   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   13   12   15   7   11   7   8   11   11
    Health   16   15   11   9   13   8   0   0   29   20
      Clinical medicine   16   15   11   9   13   8   0   0   29   20
      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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