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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