U. Houston

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 63 86.6 459 64 90.1 631 132 86 925
2023 60 87.2 459 63 91 679 126 86.4 911 105 82.9 602
2022 58 87.6 457 60 91.4 680 113 87.7 900
2021 47 89.8 447 68 90.4 691 121 86.9 908 103 82.6 583
2020 65 85.9 450 65 90.9 698 120 87.1 916
2019 64 86 447 71 90 697 117 87.4 914 95 84.2 589
2018 55 87.5 428 69 90.4 700 123 86.7 911
2017 65 85.1 425 58 91.7 684 124 86.4 898 97 83.4 575
2016 69 84.3 430 65 90.9 697 122 86.6 896
2015 74 83 426 60 91.6 693 123 86.5 898 91 84.3 570
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 307 316 331 338 292 300 325 300 276 250
  Science and engineering 259 262 269 282 238 244 260 253 223 207
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 31 25 26 34 30 20 29 23 23 22
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 4 8 8 6 5 9 3 2 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 2 4 3 5 1 1 1 3 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . 4 1 1 2 3 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 3 3 . 4 2 2 5 2 2
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . 1 2 . . . 1 2
      Molecular biology 10 3 3 7 1 4 6 3 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 . 3 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 3 3 2 2 2 6 4 . 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 3 3 . 1 4 5 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 6 8 3 9 . 1 1 . 2 .
    Computer and information sciences 17 12 16 14 14 13 17 15 14 13
      Computer science 14 11 11 10 14 10 17 14 13 13
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 1 5 4 . 3 . 1 1 .
    Engineering 78 86 96 77 90 81 80 76 68 52
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 11 12 5 12 12 6 6 1 4
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 17 24 28 16 25 18 17 19 16 12
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 . 9 12 7 14 11 14 15 10
      Electrical and computer engineering 24 16 20 20 21 8 23 13 14 13
      Industrial engineering and operations research 6 3 3 5 6 4 1 4 2 3
      Materials and mining engineering 9 16 13 5 9 14 12 9 5 .
      Mechanical engineering 10 12 9 13 9 8 9 11 12 7
      Engineering, other 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 . 3 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 26 18 20 31 19 18 30 18 23 13
      Geological sciences 21 12 16 30 17 15 26 15 20 10
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 6 4 1 2 3 4 3 3 3
    Health sciences 12 15 18 26 14 11 12 10 9 8
      Pharmaceutical sciences 8 11 14 11 5 5 4 4 4 5
      Public health 1 . . 2 1 . 2 . . .
      Health sciences, other 3 4 4 13 8 6 6 6 5 3
    Mathematics and statistics 14 7 8 18 13 16 14 18 12 12
      Applied mathematics 6 1 4 8 3 7 4 7 5 8
      Mathematics 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 6 7 3
      Statistics . 1 2 1 . . 1 2 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 3 1 8 8 5 5 3 . 1
    Physical sciences 35 36 41 36 34 40 36 44 32 29
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Chemistry 20 20 32 23 19 23 15 25 17 15
      Physics 14 16 9 12 15 17 21 19 15 14
    Psychology 34 43 29 30 11 30 21 35 24 39
      Clinical psychology 12 9 7 15 6 7 12 10 9 16
      Counseling and applied psychology 13 25 15 11 4 13 8 21 6 13
      Research and experimental psychology 8 9 7 4 1 8 1 4 9 9
      Psychology, other 1 . . . . 2 . . . 1
    Social sciences 12 20 14 16 13 15 21 14 17 19
      Economics 7 7 3 9 5 3 8 6 8 10
      Political science and government 2 5 8 4 5 8 8 2 4 7
      Public policy analysis 1 . . . . . . 5 . 1
      Social sciences, other 2 8 3 3 3 4 5 1 5 1
  Non-science and engineering 48 54 62 56 54 56 65 47 53 43
    Business 4 8 8 8 11 20 14 11 11 10
      Business 4 8 8 8 11 20 14 11 11 10
    Education 19 23 19 14 18 13 19 9 11 10
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Education research 17 16 17 11 16 11 17 6 10 10
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 6 2 2 2 1 2 3 . .
      Education, other . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 20 20 29 27 22 17 26 25 27 20
      Letters 12 13 19 16 6 10 17 12 10 11
      Foreign languages and literature 4 3 5 5 8 2 5 5 7 3
      History 2 4 4 5 7 5 4 8 10 6
      Humanities and arts, other 2 . 1 1 1 . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 5 3 6 7 3 6 6 2 4 3
      Communication . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Public administration and social services 5 3 4 6 3 6 6 2 3 3
      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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 882 849 876 954 998 846 808 809 787 774
    Hispanic or Latino 217 216 215 255 221 152 135 135 109 97
    Not Hispanic or Latino 635 603 626 663 742 660 651 653 654 642
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 3 0 2 2 4 4 1 2
      Asian 168 159 164 161 179 146 143 136 119 119
      Black or African American 92 94 90 100 100 63 58 60 65 48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0
      White 353 335 352 380 430 427 428 434 450 450
      More than one race 21 14 16 21 30 20 15 19 18 23
    Unknown ethnicity and race 30 30 35 36 35 34 22 21 24 35
  Temporary visa holders 1,865 1,797 1,815 1,412 1,163 1,239 1,250 1,383 1,395 1,596
  Science and engineering 2,569 2,492 2,533 2,216 2,005 1,907 1,917 2,053 2,037 2,233
    Science 1,401 1,335 1,296 1,286 1,261 1,209 1,150 1,170 1,188 1,188
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 175 142 140 143 141 138 106 116 140 161
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10
      Computer and information sciences 398 389 390 306 242 216 229 249 209 198
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 125 126 119 129 149 167 157 174 187 179
      Mathematics and statistics 132 128 110 116 126 124 104 96 97 106
      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 218 221 202 216 219 222 230 221 236 223
      Psychology 172 170 175 189 207 190 173 156 146 157
      Social sciences 181 159 160 187 177 152 151 158 155 144
    Engineering 1,168 1,157 1,237 930 744 698 767 883 849 1,045
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 30 29 28 21 14 14 22 21 15 5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 94 89 99 91 89 72 56 57 40 47
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 168 171 156 174 171 163 156 174 189 184
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 99 102 102 85 76 67 73 86 74 122
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 177 174 194 179 155 146 162 171 166 208
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 192 247 296 176 91 89 131 178 191 175
      Mechanical engineering 99 107 112 94 91 96 117 150 129 161
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 52 44 36 51 54 51 50 46 43 42
      Other engineering 257 194 214 59 3 0 0 0 2 101
    Health 178 154 158 150 156 178 141 139 145 137
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 178 154 158 150 156 178 141 139 145 137

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 524 576 573 585 496 413 474 463 512 481
    Hispanic or Latino 131 141 148 130 105 73 66 66 70 56
    Not Hispanic or Latino 382 415 400 436 376 327 386 378 423 409
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 1
      Asian 111 126 107 120 95 60 78 86 76 64
      Black or African American 57 65 63 56 43 31 27 34 45 56
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 197 203 213 241 226 224 265 247 289 279
      More than one race 13 17 15 17 10 10 12 8 11 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 20 25 19 15 13 22 19 19 16
  Temporary visa holders 246 266 233 215 216 245 350 284 322 223
  Science and engineering 754 811 789 778 694 643 775 713 801 674
    Science 399 435 444 472 430 352 391 329 412 349
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 36 43 42 48 47 54 26 18 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12
      Computer and information sciences 138 141 120 110 78 52 60 50 55 29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 24
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 40 38 36 44 46 45 69 69 73 73
      Mathematics and statistics 124 123 126 141 135 103 59 58 67 47
      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 18 19 19 27 29 23 27 30 27 26
      Psychology 32 35 36 47 33 30 50 52 64 54
      Social sciences 31 43 64 61 61 52 72 44 69 66
    Engineering 355 376 345 306 264 291 384 384 389 325
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 19 18 18 11 11 13 10 6 5 5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 37 32 26 31 11 10 26 23 22 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 67 55 61 59 56 47 73 93 74 73
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 31 37 55 52 49 48 57 44 41 42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 41 52 41 43 46 47 55 60 66 42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 60 47 50 34 37 72 76 55 69 31
      Mechanical engineering 53 62 59 58 49 48 77 88 95 87
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 8 13 13 4 6 10 15 16 14
      Other engineering 43 65 22 5 1 0 0 0 1 22
    Health 16 31 17 22 18 15 49 34 33 30
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 16 31 17 22 18 15 49 34 33 30

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

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

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 354 350 271 197 245 50 42 50 37 43
  Science and engineering 343 337 264 182 235 41 35 46 34 42
    Science 194 185 158 103 110 25 24 28 26 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 40 32 17 19 16 8 4 11 6 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 16 15 12 15 15 1 4 4 7 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 27 14 12 11 14 1 1 1 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 8 16 12 10 12 1 0 0 0 0
      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 70 78 73 42 42 13 15 12 10 11
      Psychology 29 27 22 3 10 1 0 0 2 1
      Social sciences 4 3 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 149 152 106 79 125 16 11 18 8 16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 30 34 30 16 22 7 4 4 2 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 32 29 25 35 37 6 4 7 2 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 16 12 7 13 3 1 1 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 25 31 22 5 17 0 0 2 0 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22 26 6 10 19 0 0 2 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 8 4 5 16 0 2 2 1 2
      Other engineering 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 11 13 7 15 10 9 7 4 3 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 11 13 7 15 10 9 7 4 3 1

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 2,747 2,646 2,691 2,366 2,161 2,085 2,058 2,192 2,182 2,370
  Fellowships 286 136 277 549 519 427 436 385 602 258
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 286 136 277 549 519 427 436 385 602 258
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 904 837 689 382 464 348 320 330 224 434
    Federal 350 338 263 181 227 50 42 50 36 41
    Institutional 337 305 282 104 108 226 235 248 138 308
    Nonfederal 217 194 144 97 129 72 43 32 50 85
  Teaching assistantships 377 438 402 465 421 511 568 586 418 648
    Federal 1 1 3 16 18 0 0 0 1 1
    Institutional 350 434 395 432 383 511 568 586 417 647
    Nonfederal 26 3 4 17 20 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,180 1,235 1,323 970 757 799 734 891 938 1,030
    Federal 3 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 517 653 731 589 443 452 265 266 311 416
    Nonfederal 9 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 651 567 583 381 312 347 469 625 627 613

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 201 194 158 172 217 180 199 222 235 242
    Science 143 127 104 120 132 118 132 147 166 179
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 42 36 28 34 51 48 59 43 50 50
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 6 4 6 3 0 6 7 8 14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 8 10 11 11 5 5 6 10 9
      Mathematics and statistics 11 8 8 5 4 7 9 12 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 61 47 41 35 43 45 40 51 63 66
      Psychology 7 20 10 21 11 6 5 21 15 29
      Social sciences 3 2 3 8 9 7 8 7 11 7
    Engineering 58 67 54 52 85 62 67 75 69 63
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 10 8 9 18 10 10 10 5 10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 29 27 21 12 31 32 26 29 27 24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 9 13 12 8 10 8 13 12 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 11 9 15 17 8 9 13 14 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 9 3 4 10 2 9 8 10 11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Other engineering 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0
    Health 11 11 15 16 18 17 21 15 28 22
      Clinical medicine 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 6
      Other health 8 10 14 13 18 17 21 15 24 16

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 59 85 57 77 82 49 61 63 66 59
  Science and engineering 57 82 55 72 79 44 53 58 55 49
    Science 45 61 37 54 54 31 38 39 41 34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 14 9 17 22 17 21 13 10 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 3 2 4 3 0 4 3 4 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 4 2 4 3 0 1 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 5 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 20 25 17 16 17 9 7 7 20 9
      Psychology 3 10 5 12 7 3 3 9 4 8
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12 21 18 18 25 13 15 19 14 15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 4 5 5 9 4 3 7 4 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 7 4 1 7 4 3 2 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 4 7 7 2 3 5 6 3 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 5 2 5 4 1 2 3 3 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Health 2 3 2 5 3 5 8 5 11 10
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other health 2 3 2 5 3 5 8 5 11 9

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 238,996 231,942 240,126 202,536 200,428 195,398 177,484 169,431 162,049 150,628
    Science 125,767 128,922 144,627 121,288 119,372 117,103 108,496 95,298 90,446 78,418
      Computer and information sciences 8,204 9,325 6,539 4,352 5,599 4,819 7,068 5,442 5,964 5,682
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12,484 12,509 10,320 9,292 9,437 10,516 8,002 6,124 5,365 5,656
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,718 7,620 10,015 4,960 1,992 1,664 1,489 221 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 4,718 4,063 18 3,501 6,790 8,490 6,375 5,878 5,365 5,656
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 267 434 0 331 435 238 110 22 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 781 392 287 500 220 124 28 3 0 0
      Life sciences 49,222 46,297 40,187 34,322 34,394 39,727 33,476 31,631 28,866 24,341
        Agricultural sciences 541 307 232 209 40 22 8 99 25 34
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,843 14,160 8,119 14,588 12,625 12,863 10,112 11,012 12,399 10,502
        Health sciences 33,457 31,615 31,836 19,265 21,435 20,004 22,924 19,533 15,318 12,649
        Natural resources and conservation 160 180 0 244 255 131 12 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 221 35 0 16 39 6,707 420 987 1,124 1,156
      Mathematics and statistics 4,977 7,605 5,858 3,497 3,596 3,083 3,387 2,316 2,535 2,344
      Physical sciences 25,788 27,682 60,462 52,230 50,164 43,378 32,572 30,672 29,938 25,141
        Astronomy and astrophysics 284 293 0 85 118 36 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 12,144 15,585 50,262 43,502 40,835 34,730 25,126 21,216 21,419 16,915
        Materials science 1,102 536 0 322 200 64 226 1,823 0 0
        Physics 10,476 8,983 9,044 7,385 8,637 7,839 5,168 6,366 8,147 6,852
        Physical sciences nec 1,782 2,285 1,156 936 374 709 2,052 1,267 372 1,374
      Psychology 18,903 19,682 17,383 13,601 13,999 12,218 14,948 13,951 13,923 11,221
      Social sciences 5,303 4,721 3,842 2,404 1,536 2,714 7,860 5,162 3,846 3,951
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
        Economics 876 313 367 376 173 46 3,682 426 59 97
        Political science and government 1,927 2,653 2,480 1,598 473 960 508 416 1,712 908
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 976 714 325 113 195 376 2,923 2,123 2,075 2,464
        Social sciences nec 1,524 1,041 670 317 695 1,332 747 2,180 0 482
      Sciences nec 886 1,101 36 1,590 647 648 1,183 0 9 82
    Engineering 74,661 67,684 64,026 56,555 55,210 51,806 50,047 54,497 51,635 47,555
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,192 1,387 0 2,016 2,244 2,443 1,253 1,400 823 944
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12,048 13,035 11,622 11,156 11,839 9,693 9,980 11,707 7,819 5,705
      Chemical engineering 18,689 14,593 14,041 12,136 12,273 11,307 8,853 9,174 10,510 7,879
      Civil engineering 10,827 9,358 9,167 8,173 6,515 6,788 6,579 6,905 6,218 8,007
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 14,444 12,308 11,191 8,927 8,165 7,465 6,703 6,159 9,771 6,932
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 809 621 551 405 722 385 71 223 354 0
      Mechanical engineering 7,082 7,815 7,554 5,890 6,834 5,169 6,063 5,236 5,149 5,884
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,471 1,669 904 1,714 603 1,231 6,218 11,125 8,856 7,515
      Engineering nec 7,099 6,898 8,996 6,138 6,015 7,325 4,327 2,568 2,135 4,689
    Non-S&E 38,568 35,336 31,473 24,693 25,846 26,489 18,941 19,636 19,968 24,655
      Business management and business administration 2,605 2,080 2,147 1,459 1,644 2,199 2,398 1,891 1,410 1,968
      Communication and communications technologies 838 724 667 172 37 199 51 19 213 0
      Education 8,447 8,475 9,258 5,093 3,404 4,430 3,451 5,699 7,339 6,350
      Humanities 3,065 3,313 1,733 1,546 1,371 1,252 465 1,158 282 2,406
      Law 1,252 1,466 1,106 943 409 379 194 504 615 423
      Social work 8,250 7,271 6,172 3,885 6,006 5,374 1,372 129 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 104 621 52 109 19 107 719 261 269 0
      Non-S&E nec 14,007 11,386 10,338 11,486 12,956 12,549 10,291 9,975 9,840 13,508

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 238,996 103,963 26,168 86,413 10,060 7,401 4,991
    Science 125,767 65,765 14,103 38,903 2,156 3,472 1,368
      Computer and information sciences 8,204 3,737 911 3,170 72 0 314
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12,484 5,161 2,841 3,597 722 45 118
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,718 720 2,602 3,141 137 0 118
        Geological and earth sciences 4,718 3,597 133 358 585 45 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 267 264 0 3 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 781 580 106 95 0 0 0
      Life sciences 49,222 28,066 4,035 14,465 726 1,416 514
        Agricultural sciences 541 408 12 117 0 0 4
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,843 9,824 960 3,321 77 462 199
        Health sciences 33,457 17,551 3,063 10,930 649 953 311
        Natural resources and conservation 160 158 0 1 0 1 0
        Life sciences nec 221 125 0 96 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4,977 2,994 259 1,689 0 19 16
      Physical sciences 25,788 11,092 3,675 8,870 600 1,424 127
        Astronomy and astrophysics 284 254 0 30 0 0 0
        Chemistry 12,144 5,265 1,234 4,201 0 1,381 63
        Materials science 1,102 502 0 3 592 5 0
        Physics 10,476 4,509 2,436 3,458 8 38 27
        Physical sciences nec 1,782 562 5 1,178 0 0 37
      Psychology 18,903 11,618 1,779 4,992 32 400 82
      Social sciences 5,303 2,415 602 2,013 4 104 165
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 876 293 40 480 0 63 0
        Political science and government 1,927 232 537 963 0 30 165
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 976 631 24 315 0 6 0
        Social sciences nec 1,524 1,259 1 255 4 5 0
      Sciences nec 886 682 1 107 0 64 32
    Engineering 74,661 32,379 5,967 26,984 4,777 2,269 2,285
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,192 1,468 0 724 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12,048 8,618 171 2,766 261 206 26
      Chemical engineering 18,689 6,409 2,018 6,693 1,163 1,680 726
      Civil engineering 10,827 4,604 2,069 3,996 69 61 28
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 14,444 6,382 183 4,939 2,601 150 189
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 809 258 44 423 36 0 48
      Mechanical engineering 7,082 3,008 410 3,092 43 57 472
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,471 717 579 78 36 0 61
      Engineering nec 7,099 915 493 4,273 568 115 735
    Non-S&E 38,568 5,819 6,098 20,526 3,127 1,660 1,338
      Business management and business administration 2,605 44 35 2,193 0 4 329
      Communication and communications technologies 838 92 27 719 0 0 0
      Education 8,447 3,028 596 3,871 0 905 47
      Humanities 3,065 260 123 1,667 32 226 757
      Law 1,252 0 614 638 0 0 0
      Social work 8,250 2,043 67 2,560 3,095 448 37
      Visual and performing arts 104 0 36 68 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 14,007 352 4,600 8,810 0 77 168

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 103,963 99,450 84,295 77,489 71,779 68,523 63,801 60,033 62,703 58,458
  DOD 8,082 8,886 5,695 5,634 4,371 4,397 4,811 3,591 4,319 3,675
  DOE 8,938 8,303 7,435 8,249 6,376 6,562 7,192 5,451 4,335 6,507
  HHS 51,024 47,430 41,043 37,957 33,269 29,947 25,624 24,510 25,710 23,310
  NASA 3,762 3,862 3,277 2,935 3,765 3,666 3,781 3,947 3,987 4,302
  NSF 21,506 22,004 19,494 14,994 16,703 17,758 14,680 14,112 16,557 14,958
  USDA 988 386 295 83 143 90 43 196 0 0
  Other 9,663 8,579 7,056 7,637 7,152 6,103 7,670 8,226 7,795 5,706

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 2,511 319 2,192 .
2018 2,292 313 1,979 .

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 0 6,787 190,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 22,000 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 10,000 0 6,787 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 115,000
    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 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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