U. Houston

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 60 87.2 459 63 91 679 105 82.9 602 126 86.4 914
2022 58 87.6 457 60 91.4 680 113 87.7 900
2021 47 89.8 447 68 90.4 691 103 82.6 583 121 86.9 908
2020 65 85.9 450 65 90.9 698 120 87.1 916
2019 64 86 447 71 90 697 95 84.2 589 117 87.4 914
2018 55 87.5 428 69 90.4 700 123 86.7 911
2017 65 85.1 425 58 91.7 684 97 83.4 575 124 86.4 898
2016 69 84.3 430 65 90.9 697 122 86.6 896
2015 74 83 426 60 91.6 693 91 84.3 570 123 86.5 898
2014 80 81.4 422 58 91.8 688 126 86.1 889
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 316 331 338 292 300 325 300 276 250 233
  Science and engineering 262 269 282 238 244 260 253 223 207 186
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 25 26 34 30 20 29 23 23 22 21
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 8 8 6 5 9 3 2 6 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 4 3 5 1 1 1 3 1 4
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 1 . . . . 1 . 1 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 4 1 1 2 3 2 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 3 . 4 2 2 5 2 2 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 2 . . . 1 2 1
      Molecular biology 3 3 7 1 4 6 3 1 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 1 3 4 2 . 3 . 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 3 2 2 2 6 4 . 4 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 3 3 . 1 4 5 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 8 3 9 . 1 1 . 2 . .
    Computer and information sciences 12 16 14 14 13 17 15 14 13 18
      Computer science 11 11 10 14 10 17 14 13 13 18
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 5 4 . 3 . 1 1 . .
    Engineering 86 96 77 90 81 80 76 68 52 45
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 11 12 5 12 12 6 6 1 4 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 24 28 16 25 18 17 19 16 12 10
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 9 12 7 14 11 14 15 10 9
      Electrical and computer engineering 16 20 20 21 8 23 13 14 13 13
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 3 5 6 4 1 4 2 3 3
      Materials and mining engineering 16 13 5 9 14 12 9 5 . 2
      Mechanical engineering 12 9 13 9 8 9 11 12 7 5
      Engineering, other 4 2 1 1 3 1 . 3 3 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 18 20 31 19 18 30 18 23 13 11
      Geological sciences 12 16 30 17 15 26 15 20 10 11
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 6 4 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 .
    Health sciences 15 18 26 14 11 12 10 9 8 9
      Pharmaceutical sciences 11 14 11 5 5 4 4 4 5 4
      Public health . . 2 1 . 2 . . . 1
      Health sciences, other 4 4 13 8 6 6 6 5 3 4
    Mathematics and statistics 7 8 18 13 16 14 18 12 12 17
      Applied mathematics 1 4 8 3 7 4 7 5 8 10
      Mathematics 2 1 1 2 4 4 6 7 3 4
      Statistics 1 2 1 . . 1 2 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 1 8 8 5 5 3 . 1 3
    Physical sciences 36 41 36 34 40 36 44 32 29 24
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 20 32 23 19 23 15 25 17 15 14
      Physics 16 9 12 15 17 21 19 15 14 10
    Psychology 43 29 30 11 30 21 35 24 39 24
      Clinical psychology 9 7 15 6 7 12 10 9 16 10
      Counseling and applied psychology 25 15 11 4 13 8 21 6 13 8
      Research and experimental psychology 9 7 4 1 8 1 4 9 9 6
      Psychology, other . . . . 2 . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 20 14 16 13 15 21 14 17 19 17
      Economics 7 3 9 5 3 8 6 8 10 9
      Political science and government 5 8 4 5 8 8 2 4 7 7
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . 5 . 1 1
      Social sciences, other 8 3 3 3 4 5 1 5 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 54 62 56 54 56 65 47 53 43 47
    Business 8 8 8 11 20 14 11 11 10 10
      Business 8 8 8 11 20 14 11 11 10 10
    Education 23 19 14 18 13 19 9 11 10 6
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Education research 16 17 11 16 11 17 6 10 10 6
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 2 2 2 1 2 3 . . .
      Education, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 20 29 27 22 17 26 25 27 20 23
      Letters 13 19 16 6 10 17 12 10 11 8
      Foreign languages and literature 3 5 5 8 2 5 5 7 3 4
      History 4 4 5 7 5 4 8 10 6 11
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 1 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 3 6 7 3 6 6 2 4 3 8
      Communication . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Public administration and social services 3 4 6 3 6 6 2 3 3 8
      Non-science and engineering, other . 2 1 . . . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,609 1,618 1,434 1,284 1,232 1,254 1,370 1,345 1,480 1,423
    Female 1,037 1,073 932 877 853 804 822 837 890 879
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 849 876 954 998 846 808 809 787 774 779
    Hispanic or Latino 216 215 255 221 152 135 135 109 97 99
    Not Hispanic or Latino 603 626 663 742 660 651 653 654 642 673
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3 0 2 2 4 4 1 2 1
      Asian 159 164 161 179 146 143 136 119 119 121
      Black or African American 94 90 100 100 63 58 60 65 48 61
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
      White 335 352 380 430 427 428 434 450 450 466
      More than one race 14 16 21 30 20 15 19 18 23 23
    Unknown ethnicity and race 30 35 36 35 34 22 21 24 35 7
  Temporary visa holders 1,797 1,815 1,412 1,163 1,239 1,250 1,383 1,395 1,596 1,523
  Science and engineering 2,492 2,533 2,216 2,005 1,907 1,917 2,053 2,037 2,233 2,138
    Science 1,335 1,296 1,286 1,261 1,209 1,150 1,170 1,188 1,188 1,205
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 142 140 143 141 138 106 116 140 161 150
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0
      Computer and information sciences 389 390 306 242 216 229 249 209 198 221
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 126 119 129 149 167 157 174 187 179 178
      Mathematics and statistics 128 110 116 126 124 104 96 97 106 103
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 221 202 216 219 222 230 221 236 223 232
      Psychology 170 175 189 207 190 173 156 146 157 182
      Social sciences 159 160 187 177 152 151 158 155 144 135
    Engineering 1,157 1,237 930 744 698 767 883 849 1,045 933
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 29 28 21 14 14 22 21 15 5 3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 89 99 91 89 72 56 57 40 47 43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 171 156 174 171 163 156 174 189 184 167
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 102 102 85 76 67 73 86 74 122 116
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 174 194 179 155 146 162 171 166 208 198
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 247 296 176 91 89 131 178 191 175 142
      Mechanical engineering 107 112 94 91 96 117 150 129 161 153
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 44 36 51 54 51 50 46 43 42 33
      Other engineering 194 214 59 3 0 0 0 2 101 78
    Health 154 158 150 156 178 141 139 145 137 164
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 154 158 150 156 178 141 139 145 137 164

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 517 524 491 439 443 526 488 527 435 469
    Female 325 282 309 273 215 298 259 307 269 285
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 576 573 585 496 413 474 463 512 481 511
    Hispanic or Latino 141 148 130 105 73 66 66 70 56 68
    Not Hispanic or Latino 415 400 436 376 327 386 378 423 409 430
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 1 1
      Asian 126 107 120 95 60 78 86 76 64 78
      Black or African American 65 63 56 43 31 27 34 45 56 55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      White 203 213 241 226 224 265 247 289 279 281
      More than one race 17 15 17 10 10 12 8 11 8 14
    Unknown ethnicity and race 20 25 19 15 13 22 19 19 16 13
  Temporary visa holders 266 233 215 216 245 350 284 322 223 243
  Science and engineering 811 789 778 694 643 775 713 801 674 712
    Science 435 444 472 430 352 391 329 412 349 377
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 36 43 42 48 47 54 26 18 18 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0
      Computer and information sciences 141 120 110 78 52 60 50 55 29 55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 24 26
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 38 36 44 46 45 69 69 73 73 85
      Mathematics and statistics 123 126 141 135 103 59 58 67 47 61
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 19 19 27 29 23 27 30 27 26 14
      Psychology 35 36 47 33 30 50 52 64 54 57
      Social sciences 43 64 61 61 52 72 44 69 66 61
    Engineering 376 345 306 264 291 384 384 389 325 335
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 18 18 11 11 13 10 6 5 5 3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 32 26 31 11 10 26 23 22 9 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 55 61 59 56 47 73 93 74 73 84
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 37 55 52 49 48 57 44 41 42 66
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 52 41 43 46 47 55 60 66 42 49
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 47 50 34 37 72 76 55 69 31 15
      Mechanical engineering 62 59 58 49 48 77 88 95 87 71
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 13 13 4 6 10 15 16 14 9
      Other engineering 65 22 5 1 0 0 0 1 22 29
    Health 31 17 22 18 15 49 34 33 30 42
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 31 17 22 18 15 49 34 33 30 42

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 2013
All surveyed fields 350 271 197 245 50 42 50 37 43 68 0
  Science and engineering 337 264 182 235 41 35 46 34 42 67 0
    Science 185 158 103 110 25 24 28 26 26 32 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 17 19 16 8 4 11 6 5 7 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 15 12 15 15 1 4 4 7 7 16 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 12 11 14 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 16 12 10 12 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 78 73 42 42 13 15 12 10 11 5 0
      Psychology 27 22 3 10 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
      Social sciences 3 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 152 106 79 125 16 11 18 8 16 35 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 34 30 16 22 7 4 4 2 3 5 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 29 25 35 37 6 4 7 2 2 4 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16 12 7 13 3 1 1 1 1 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 31 22 5 17 0 0 2 0 7 15 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26 6 10 19 0 0 2 2 1 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 4 5 16 0 2 2 1 2 6 0
      Other engineering 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Health 13 7 15 10 9 7 4 3 1 1 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 13 7 15 10 9 7 4 3 1 1 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 2,646 2,691 2,366 2,161 2,085 2,058 2,192 2,182 2,370 2,302
  Fellowships 136 277 549 519 427 436 385 602 258 126
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 136 277 549 519 427 436 385 602 258 126
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 837 689 382 464 348 320 330 224 434 491
    Federal 338 263 181 227 50 42 50 36 41 68
    Institutional 305 282 104 108 226 235 248 138 308 347
    Nonfederal 194 144 97 129 72 43 32 50 85 76
  Teaching assistantships 438 402 465 421 511 568 586 418 648 701
    Federal 1 3 16 18 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Institutional 434 395 432 383 511 568 586 417 647 701
    Nonfederal 3 4 17 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,235 1,323 970 757 799 734 891 938 1,030 984
    Federal 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 653 731 589 443 452 265 266 311 416 242
    Nonfederal 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 567 583 381 312 347 469 625 627 613 742

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 191 158 170 216 180 199 222 235 242 243
    Science 124 104 118 131 118 132 147 166 179 181
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 35 28 34 51 48 59 43 50 50 42
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 4 6 3 0 6 7 8 14 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 10 11 11 5 5 6 10 9 16
      Mathematics and statistics 8 8 5 4 7 9 12 4 2 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 46 41 34 42 45 40 51 63 66 76
      Psychology 19 10 20 11 6 5 21 15 29 15
      Social sciences 2 3 8 9 7 8 7 11 7 5
    Engineering 67 54 52 85 62 67 75 69 63 62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 8 9 18 10 10 10 5 10 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 27 21 12 31 32 26 29 27 24 20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 9 13 12 8 10 8 13 12 5 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11 9 15 17 8 9 13 14 13 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mechanical engineering 9 3 4 10 2 9 8 10 11 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0
    Health 11 15 15 17 17 21 15 28 22 15
      Clinical medicine 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
      Other health 10 14 12 17 17 21 15 24 16 14

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 85 57 77 82 49 61 63 66 59 54
  Science and engineering 82 55 72 79 44 53 58 55 49 51
    Science 61 37 54 54 31 38 39 41 34 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 9 17 22 17 21 13 10 13 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 4 3 0 4 3 4 3 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 2 4 3 0 1 2 1 0 3
      Mathematics and statistics 5 2 1 2 2 2 5 2 0 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 17 16 17 9 7 7 20 9 10
      Psychology 10 5 12 7 3 3 9 4 8 7
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 21 18 18 25 13 15 19 14 15 12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 5 5 9 4 3 7 4 6 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 4 1 7 4 3 2 4 3 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 7 7 2 3 5 6 3 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 2 5 4 1 2 3 3 4 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 2 5 3 5 8 5 11 10 3
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Other health 3 2 5 3 5 8 5 11 9 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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 231,942 240,126 202,536 200,428 195,398 177,484 169,431 162,049 150,628 140,597
    Science 128,922 144,627 121,288 119,372 117,103 108,496 95,298 90,446 78,418 69,072
      Computer and information sciences 9,325 6,539 4,352 5,599 4,819 7,068 5,442 5,964 5,682 5,019
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12,509 10,320 9,292 9,437 10,516 8,002 6,124 5,365 5,656 8,039
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 7,620 10,015 4,960 1,992 1,664 1,489 221 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,063 18 3,501 6,790 8,490 6,375 5,878 5,365 5,656 8,039
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 434 0 331 435 238 110 22 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 392 287 500 220 124 28 3 0 0 0
      Life sciences 46,297 40,187 34,322 34,394 39,727 33,476 31,631 28,866 24,341 22,667
        Agricultural sciences 307 232 209 40 22 8 99 25 34 25
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,160 8,119 14,588 12,625 12,863 10,112 11,012 12,399 10,502 8,898
        Health sciences 31,615 31,836 19,265 21,435 20,004 22,924 19,533 15,318 12,649 12,357
        Natural resources and conservation 180 0 244 255 131 12 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 35 0 16 39 6,707 420 987 1,124 1,156 1,387
      Mathematics and statistics 7,605 5,858 3,497 3,596 3,083 3,387 2,316 2,535 2,344 2,338
      Physical sciences 27,682 60,462 52,230 50,164 43,378 32,572 30,672 29,938 25,141 16,840
        Astronomy and astrophysics 293 0 85 118 36 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 15,585 50,262 43,502 40,835 34,730 25,126 21,216 21,419 16,915 7,621
        Materials science 536 0 322 200 64 226 1,823 0 0 0
        Physics 8,983 9,044 7,385 8,637 7,839 5,168 6,366 8,147 6,852 7,666
        Physical sciences nec 2,285 1,156 936 374 709 2,052 1,267 372 1,374 1,553
      Psychology 19,682 17,383 13,601 13,999 12,218 14,948 13,951 13,923 11,221 11,625
      Social sciences 4,721 3,842 2,404 1,536 2,714 7,860 5,162 3,846 3,951 2,133
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
        Economics 313 367 376 173 46 3,682 426 59 97 120
        Political science and government 2,653 2,480 1,598 473 960 508 416 1,712 908 639
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 714 325 113 195 376 2,923 2,123 2,075 2,464 1,360
        Social sciences nec 1,041 670 317 695 1,332 747 2,180 0 482 14
      Sciences nec 1,101 36 1,590 647 648 1,183 0 9 82 411
    Engineering 67,684 64,026 56,555 55,210 51,806 50,047 54,497 51,635 47,555 53,091
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,387 0 2,016 2,244 2,443 1,253 1,400 823 944 1,198
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13,035 11,622 11,156 11,839 9,693 9,980 11,707 7,819 5,705 8,426
      Chemical engineering 14,593 14,041 12,136 12,273 11,307 8,853 9,174 10,510 7,879 8,016
      Civil engineering 9,358 9,167 8,173 6,515 6,788 6,579 6,905 6,218 8,007 8,003
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12,308 11,191 8,927 8,165 7,465 6,703 6,159 9,771 6,932 6,754
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 621 551 405 722 385 71 223 354 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,815 7,554 5,890 6,834 5,169 6,063 5,236 5,149 5,884 7,611
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,669 904 1,714 603 1,231 6,218 11,125 8,856 7,515 7,358
      Engineering nec 6,898 8,996 6,138 6,015 7,325 4,327 2,568 2,135 4,689 5,725
    Non-S&E 35,336 31,473 24,693 25,846 26,489 18,941 19,636 19,968 24,655 18,434
      Business management and business administration 2,080 2,147 1,459 1,644 2,199 2,398 1,891 1,410 1,968 3,673
      Communication and communications technologies 724 667 172 37 199 51 19 213 0 0
      Education 8,475 9,258 5,093 3,404 4,430 3,451 5,699 7,339 6,350 4,432
      Humanities 3,313 1,733 1,546 1,371 1,252 465 1,158 282 2,406 1,742
      Law 1,466 1,106 943 409 379 194 504 615 423 337
      Social work 7,271 6,172 3,885 6,006 5,374 1,372 129 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 621 52 109 19 107 719 261 269 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 11,386 10,338 11,486 12,956 12,549 10,291 9,975 9,840 13,508 8,250

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: 2023
(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 231,942 99,450 28,641 84,315 8,565 6,492 4,479
    Science 128,922 62,281 16,145 43,117 2,205 3,605 1,569
      Computer and information sciences 9,325 5,957 778 2,248 95 0 247
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12,509 5,045 3,368 3,051 643 38 364
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 7,620 949 3,317 2,964 142 0 248
        Geological and earth sciences 4,063 3,270 51 87 501 38 116
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 434 434 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 392 392 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 46,297 23,235 5,666 14,412 1,074 1,331 579
        Agricultural sciences 307 47 50 210 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,160 8,773 1,838 2,287 326 696 240
        Health sciences 31,615 14,202 3,778 11,915 748 633 339
        Natural resources and conservation 180 178 0 0 0 2 0
        Life sciences nec 35 35 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7,605 4,265 239 2,957 0 131 13
      Physical sciences 27,682 9,287 3,484 13,148 289 1,294 180
        Astronomy and astrophysics 293 293 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 15,585 4,355 769 9,053 126 1,277 5
        Materials science 536 531 0 0 5 0 0
        Physics 8,983 3,424 2,218 3,071 158 17 95
        Physical sciences nec 2,285 684 497 1,024 0 0 80
      Psychology 19,682 12,202 1,786 4,775 87 798 34
      Social sciences 4,721 1,235 824 2,505 17 12 128
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 313 83 0 213 17 0 0
        Political science and government 2,653 222 776 1,566 0 1 88
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 714 523 48 143 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 1,041 407 0 583 0 11 40
      Sciences nec 1,101 1,055 0 21 0 1 24
    Engineering 67,684 31,432 5,290 23,265 4,627 1,247 1,823
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,387 1,387 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13,035 9,037 745 2,766 172 253 62
      Chemical engineering 14,593 6,198 800 5,673 996 514 412
      Civil engineering 9,358 3,503 1,576 3,814 114 203 148
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12,308 6,387 422 2,876 2,222 221 180
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 621 282 54 245 0 0 40
      Mechanical engineering 7,815 3,750 425 3,136 45 3 456
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,669 507 597 153 383 0 29
      Engineering nec 6,898 381 671 4,602 695 53 496
    Non-S&E 35,336 5,737 7,206 17,933 1,733 1,640 1,087
      Business management and business administration 2,080 0 45 1,800 0 0 235
      Communication and communications technologies 724 102 210 412 0 0 0
      Education 8,475 2,853 1,060 3,507 1 656 398
      Humanities 3,313 100 721 1,630 0 487 375
      Law 1,466 34 973 459 0 0 0
      Social work 7,271 2,421 57 2,622 1,732 439 0
      Visual and performing arts 621 0 71 547 0 0 3
      Non-S&E nec 11,386 227 4,069 6,956 0 58 76

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 99,450 84,295 77,489 71,779 68,523 63,801 60,033 62,703 58,458 58,954
  DOD 8,886 5,695 5,634 4,371 4,397 4,811 3,591 4,319 3,675 3,916
  DOE 8,303 7,435 8,249 6,376 6,562 7,192 5,451 4,335 6,507 9,226
  HHS 47,430 41,043 37,957 33,269 29,947 25,624 24,510 25,710 23,310 21,406
  NASA 3,862 3,277 2,935 3,765 3,666 3,781 3,947 3,987 4,302 3,939
  NSF 22,004 19,494 14,994 16,703 17,758 14,680 14,112 16,557 14,958 13,972
  USDA 386 295 83 143 90 43 196 0 0 42
  Other 8,579 7,056 7,637 7,152 6,103 7,670 8,226 7,795 5,706 6,453

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 2,511 319 2,192 .
2018 2,292 313 1,979 .
2017 2,395 363 2,032 .

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 702 703 716 663 688
    Agricultural sciences 1 1 1 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 130 137 134 102 111
    Computer and information sciences 26 19 15 11 12
    Engineering 224 232 204 227 200
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 41 27 27 37 41
    Health sciences 90 91 100 105 68
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 4 19 12
    Natural resources and conservation 7 7 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 154 160 198 107 203
    Psychology 21 24 29 22 25
    Social sciences 5 3 4 5 9
    Other 0 0 0 28 7

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 22,000 10,000 . 6,787 190,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences 22,000 0 . 0 0
    Engineering 0 10,000 . 6,787 0
    Health sciences 0 0 . 0 115,000
    Other 0 0 . 0 75,000

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 2,500 9,085 6,979 19,473 8,471
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,500 765 0 2,373 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 8,320 4,164 13,905 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 2,495 0
    Health sciences 0 0 2,815 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 700 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 8,471

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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