U. Idaho

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 179 61.5 459 222 67.7 679 133 78.3 602 163 82.4 914
2022 182 60.7 457 209 69.7 680 165 81.9 900
2021 169 62.7 447 203 71 691 143 75.8 583 166 82 908
2020 202 55.7 450 194 72.6 698 156 83.2 916
2019 223 50.7 447 195 72.4 697 135 77.4 589 152 83.6 914
2018 217 49.9 428 190 73.2 700 152 83.6 911
2017 205 52.4 425 200 71.2 684 126 78.4 575 147 83.9 898
2016 181 58.5 430 222 68.6 697 147 83.8 896
2015 172 60.2 426 224 68.1 693 130 77.6 570 146 84 898
2014 162 62.1 422 222 68.2 688 150 83.4 889
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 75 74 79 53 40 47 53 69 80 87
  Science and engineering 63 67 73 50 29 45 48 58 69 72
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 11 14 17 10 7 10 12 11 20 18
      Agricultural sciences 1 6 5 4 3 1 2 3 4 8
      Natural resources and conservation 10 8 12 6 4 9 10 8 16 10
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 11 13 7 7 9 12 17 14 15
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 1 1 . . 1 . . . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 5
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 1 2 . 1 3 3 5 8 3
      Genetics and genomics . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 1 . 1 . . 1 3 . 1
      Molecular biology . . 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 . 1 . 1 2 2 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 3 2
    Computer and information sciences 9 8 10 2 3 1 3 2 3 3
      Computer science 9 7 7 2 3 1 3 2 3 3
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 3 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 16 23 16 12 4 11 3 11 15 18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . 1 1 1 1 . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 2 3 2 . 1 . 1 3 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 7 2 4 . 2 1 2 2 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 5 5 3 1 1 . 1 4 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 4 2 . . 1 1 1 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 2
      Engineering, other 5 4 2 . . 2 . 3 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 5 7 2 5 6 4 5 6
      Geological sciences 2 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 2 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 3 5 1 2 2 3 3 2
    Health sciences 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .
      Public health . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Health sciences, other 3 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 . 1 2 . . 2 2 1 2
      Applied mathematics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Mathematics . . . 1 . . 1 1 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 1 1 . . 1 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 5 4 6 7 4 4 3 7 9 7
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . . 1 . . . . 2
      Chemistry 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 6 6 1
      Physics 2 1 4 6 . 2 1 1 3 4
    Psychology 1 2 3 . . 1 1 2 . 2
      Research and experimental psychology 1 2 1 . . 1 . . . 1
      Psychology, other . . 2 . . . 1 2 . 1
    Social sciences 2 2 1 2 1 3 5 1 1 1
      Economics . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Political science and government 1 . . . . 3 . . . 1
      Social sciences, other 1 2 1 2 1 . 4 1 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 12 7 6 3 11 2 5 11 11 15
    Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Education 11 5 5 1 11 2 5 9 10 14
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 1 . 2 . 2 1 . 5
      Education research 3 . 2 1 5 1 1 1 5 6
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 3 . . . . . 5 3 3
      Education, other 3 1 2 . 4 1 2 2 2 .
    Humanities and arts . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      History . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1
      Public administration and social services 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 1 1 . . . . 1 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 334 337 325 344 395 391 360 326 314 300
    Female 265 296 296 261 230 224 230 227 209 195
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 406 429 436 426 396 379 405 409 398 392
    Hispanic or Latino 33 42 42 37 24 24 29 22 20 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 370 384 392 384 363 347 373 382 369 371
      American Indian or Alaska Native 11 8 8 9 7 6 8 8 4 3
      Asian 12 16 13 16 11 6 6 9 10 5
      Black or African American 11 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
      White 323 335 342 333 329 318 340 352 337 336
      More than one race 13 21 26 22 12 13 14 10 14 22
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 3 2 5 9 8 3 5 9 5
  Temporary visa holders 193 204 185 179 229 236 185 144 125 103
  Science and engineering 599 633 621 605 625 615 590 553 523 495
    Science 503 519 486 447 456 441 426 419 408 381
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 55 56 41 36 59 62 62 206 188 166
      Biological and biomedical sciences 77 77 74 71 70 66 57 40 45 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 53 56 55 58 70 61 39 29 20 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 23 22 14 14 16 14 15 20 18
      Mathematics and statistics 23 26 23 23 23 25 22 24 24 26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 170 178 170 146 129 110 143 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 43 37 36 34 42 43 42 42 39 38
      Psychology 25 31 30 30 19 24 18 11 11 15
      Social sciences 40 35 35 35 30 34 29 38 46 52
    Engineering 96 114 135 158 169 174 164 134 115 114
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13 10 12 11 13 9 11 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 9 9 13 15 17 13 9 9 9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 30 28 41 41 36 48 56 45 42 41
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 25 25 28 40 41 34 31 25 27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 19 25 27 36 41 38 23 21 19 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 2 5 10 10 10 13 7 5 4
      Other engineering 14 15 16 19 14 11 14 21 15 15
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 280 298 284 290 278 249 247 271 305 327
    Female 214 196 188 152 116 125 118 124 146 159
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 460 471 439 400 358 341 329 356 396 436
    Hispanic or Latino 37 26 31 24 22 23 17 17 21 24
    Not Hispanic or Latino 406 425 387 356 311 294 286 318 351 391
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 8 8 8 8 5 4 1 9
      Asian 12 14 13 10 8 6 7 8 8 9
      Black or African American 8 11 10 10 7 7 5 6 4 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
      White 370 380 344 316 281 266 259 289 331 355
      More than one race 12 15 12 12 7 7 9 11 6 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17 20 21 20 25 24 26 21 24 21
  Temporary visa holders 34 23 33 42 36 33 36 39 55 50
  Science and engineering 494 494 472 442 394 374 365 395 451 486
    Science 372 354 321 272 228 240 212 219 246 257
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11 14 14 20 18 23 24 145 157 143
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 10 17 8 4 11 7 5 5 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 26 16 20 24 22 30 17 16 15 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 8
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 2 4 3 2 3 5 4 11
      Mathematics and statistics 10 9 15 19 22 13 10 14 14 16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 269 257 217 163 128 142 121 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 7 4 9 7 2 5 2 4 7
      Psychology 22 21 19 14 13 8 12 10 14 14
      Social sciences 10 17 13 11 11 9 13 21 27 36
    Engineering 122 140 151 170 166 134 153 176 205 229
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 4 6 5 4 4 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 5 6 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 7 15 26 31 21 24 32 26 38
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 35 42 40 52 48 47 54 50 64 76
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 23 26 34 31 25 22 31 28 24 26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 3 3 7 6 4 5 8 14 12
      Other engineering 44 51 46 45 47 31 34 53 71 73
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 150 151 148 119 145 100 137 114 181 150 0
  Science and engineering 150 151 148 119 145 100 137 114 181 150 0
    Science 122 124 113 84 97 69 96 91 144 120 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 22 27 18 11 11 7 12 64 90 75 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 30 29 25 27 13 18 12 20 17 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 8 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 6 7 2 4 5 4 3 5 3 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 43 47 43 34 42 32 47 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 5 7 7 10 8 8 6 14 9 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 5 1 6 2 1 1 3 5 9 11 0
    Engineering 28 27 35 35 48 31 41 23 37 30 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 1 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 3 4 5 4 4 2 5 3 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 9 8 11 7 10 9 13 6 18 16 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 3 2 0 6 3 3 2 4 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 5 7 11 5 6 7 6 6 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 4 4 4 6 3 2 2 0
      Other engineering 6 9 12 10 7 4 7 3 2 2 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 599 633 621 605 625 615 590 553 523 495
  Fellowships 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 12 12
    Federal 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 11
    Institutional 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Research assistantships 288 278 269 246 292 259 297 291 259 238
    Federal 149 147 147 115 143 99 134 112 167 134
    Institutional 124 131 122 131 149 159 162 179 62 63
    Nonfederal 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 41
  Teaching assistantships 176 177 176 167 161 191 152 149 144 150
    Federal 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 0
    Institutional 175 174 176 164 160 191 149 147 144 150
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 133 176 173 189 171 165 141 113 108 95
    Federal 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5
    Institutional 5 4 5 7 3 4 1 0 4 3
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Personal resources 127 171 168 182 168 160 140 113 101 85

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 94 135 107 69 67 49 63 67 51 56
    Science 84 122 101 64 59 45 59 58 46 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10 17 22 9 11 9 8 25 24 24
      Biological and biomedical sciences 33 35 37 26 24 20 24 17 12 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 5 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 20 23 19 14 13 10 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 13 4 5 4 3 5 8 7 9
      Psychology 1 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
      Social sciences 8 25 11 3 3 1 2 3 2 4
    Engineering 10 13 6 5 8 4 4 9 5 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 5 6 3 4 3 2 2 1 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4
    Health 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 38 33 32 22 40 24 30 37 27 43
  Science and engineering 38 33 32 22 40 24 30 37 27 43
    Science 33 31 29 20 36 24 28 34 25 36
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 6 5 7 3 8 2 1 16 12 16
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 13 10 8 14 17 17 10 8 8
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 9 10 5 7 2 5 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 3 7
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 4
    Engineering 5 2 3 2 4 0 2 3 2 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 135,901 115,603 105,895 112,810 113,107 111,590 109,537 102,457 97,493 95,594
    Science 115,464 98,478 89,692 92,149 89,854 88,388 88,581 85,487 82,484 77,984
      Computer and information sciences 5,340 3,673 2,184 1,595 1,238 1,493 1,967 2,646 2,415 2,451
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,351 5,991 4,803 4,933 5,923 5,244 5,241 4,765 5,219 5,683
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 231 177 115 137 234 179 128 154 237 333
        Geological and earth sciences 5,060 5,711 4,612 4,725 5,689 5,061 5,108 4,610 4,704 4,733
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 60 103 76 71 0 4 5 1 278 617
      Life sciences 93,469 78,351 73,435 73,933 71,656 68,744 67,050 64,623 63,040 59,772
        Agricultural sciences 52,219 39,305 34,593 41,232 43,426 46,634 44,710 42,421 40,350 36,961
        Biological and biomedical sciences 25,376 24,647 25,070 22,764 19,378 17,385 18,303 18,461 17,357 18,268
        Health sciences 438 280 97 121 169 88 50 1,028 5,110 4,288
        Natural resources and conservation 15,422 14,111 13,612 9,725 8,567 4,621 3,976 2,632 0 0
        Life sciences nec 14 8 63 91 116 16 11 81 223 255
      Mathematics and statistics 812 128 194 205 213 599 755 1,029 329 204
      Physical sciences 3,021 2,177 1,646 1,539 2,030 1,871 3,007 3,238 2,470 2,438
        Astronomy and astrophysics 900 1,045 609 630 630 670 840 536 357 11
        Chemistry 985 719 683 613 1,068 881 1,336 2,063 1,602 1,549
        Materials science 111 17 108 48 5 102 232 217 0 0
        Physics 1,025 396 246 245 326 210 561 410 484 793
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 3 1 8 38 12 27 85
      Psychology 364 125 189 320 135 110 56 54 155 153
      Social sciences 3,845 5,960 4,453 5,076 2,108 1,848 2,127 1,977 3,049 2,352
        Anthropology 82 94 81 196 90 17 14 13 0 0
        Economics 737 3,525 2,503 2,346 213 171 207 53 1,579 1,675
        Political science and government 323 145 5 0 0 150 116 190 568 61
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,125 955 882 802 299 140 500 112 89 123
        Social sciences nec 1,578 1,241 982 1,732 1,506 1,370 1,290 1,609 813 493
      Sciences nec 3,262 2,073 2,788 4,548 6,551 8,479 8,378 7,155 5,807 4,931
    Engineering 13,229 13,720 12,944 17,035 17,497 17,190 16,894 13,867 12,975 14,528
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,580 1,463 1,161 1,031 1,304 1,709 1,048 1,001 1,401 2,074
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,281 1,129 1,046 1,473 779 758 311 233 293 217
      Chemical engineering 749 775 654 725 375 162 265 412 218 250
      Civil engineering 1,418 2,104 1,993 3,114 3,385 3,365 4,449 4,340 4,719 5,462
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 980 1,006 1,067 1,644 2,452 2,906 2,471 907 680 846
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 71 11 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,691 1,031 480 610 598 706 539 391 279 442
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 255 328 637 727 612 364 600 436 723 883
      Engineering nec 5,204 5,873 5,897 7,703 7,991 7,220 7,211 6,147 4,662 4,354
    Non-S&E 7,208 3,405 3,259 3,626 5,756 6,012 4,062 3,103 2,034 3,082
      Business management and business administration 884 19 32 28 908 1,094 720 106 26 11
      Communication and communications technologies 131 1 0 88 131 119 37 13 6 18
      Education 1,976 1,759 2,006 1,939 3,076 3,353 1,836 1,434 1,683 2,318
      Humanities 460 328 44 83 123 231 192 225 121 15
      Law 572 0 33 65 32 21 11 31 3 35
      Social work 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 473 15 14 40 51 62 82 53 5 20
      Non-S&E nec 2,712 1,275 1,130 1,383 1,435 1,132 1,184 1,241 190 665

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 135,901 61,531 47,894 20,377 1,846 852 3,401
    Science 115,464 53,899 39,489 16,830 1,649 577 3,020
      Computer and information sciences 5,340 3,376 534 867 338 0 225
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,351 2,410 2,134 627 98 68 14
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 231 130 0 40 0 61 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,060 2,239 2,134 568 98 7 14
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 60 41 0 19 0 0 0
      Life sciences 93,469 44,964 30,581 13,805 1,203 460 2,456
        Agricultural sciences 52,219 21,761 22,055 5,680 741 306 1,676
        Biological and biomedical sciences 25,376 17,049 4,024 4,077 0 86 140
        Health sciences 438 12 334 87 0 3 2
        Natural resources and conservation 15,422 6,137 4,168 3,957 462 60 638
        Life sciences nec 14 5 0 4 0 5 0
      Mathematics and statistics 812 46 711 18 0 10 27
      Physical sciences 3,021 1,265 972 575 0 33 176
        Astronomy and astrophysics 900 823 0 77 0 0 0
        Chemistry 985 152 448 186 0 33 166
        Materials science 111 92 0 19 0 0 0
        Physics 1,025 198 524 293 0 0 10
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 364 50 292 15 0 5 2
      Social sciences 3,845 1,788 1,306 637 10 1 103
        Anthropology 82 0 46 8 0 0 28
        Economics 737 604 10 123 0 0 0
        Political science and government 323 100 209 0 0 0 14
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,125 699 278 116 0 0 32
        Social sciences nec 1,578 385 763 390 10 1 29
      Sciences nec 3,262 0 2,959 286 0 0 17
    Engineering 13,229 6,244 4,370 2,140 197 63 215
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,580 1,423 0 157 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,281 493 591 93 98 0 6
      Chemical engineering 749 295 211 201 0 0 42
      Civil engineering 1,418 896 167 354 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 980 424 174 208 98 0 76
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 71 24 0 47 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,691 1,126 195 367 0 0 3
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 255 185 0 18 0 52 0
      Engineering nec 5,204 1,378 3,032 695 0 11 88
    Non-S&E 7,208 1,388 4,035 1,407 0 212 166
      Business management and business administration 884 0 659 195 0 0 30
      Communication and communications technologies 131 0 129 2 0 0 0
      Education 1,976 1,159 459 286 0 45 27
      Humanities 460 0 257 59 0 131 13
      Law 572 0 419 137 0 0 16
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 473 0 458 0 0 0 15
      Non-S&E nec 2,712 229 1,654 728 0 36 65

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 61,531 56,160 51,021 51,450 51,529 51,172 50,935 51,295 50,559 50,638
  DOD 589 945 1,073 1,915 2,795 2,677 2,702 3,523 4,210 4,761
  DOE 4,777 5,004 5,409 5,330 5,065 3,926 4,129 3,838 3,940 4,613
  HHS 9,337 10,548 8,987 8,897 9,409 9,134 8,935 8,316 6,918 6,172
  NASA 3,494 3,258 2,339 2,700 3,043 3,556 2,743 2,493 2,339 3,145
  NSF 17,921 13,493 14,048 14,093 12,885 14,202 12,501 11,802 11,775 11,079
  USDA 20,068 17,483 14,711 14,375 13,853 12,904 14,037 15,858 16,201 14,720
  Other 5,345 5,429 4,454 4,140 4,479 4,773 5,888 5,465 5,176 6,148

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 2,447 387 2,060 .
2018 2,584 366 2,218 .
2017 2,490 291 2,199 .

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 519 483 482 528 484
    Agricultural sciences 218 191 191 213 188
    Biological and biomedical sciences 76 135 135 143 147
    Computer and information sciences 5 4 4 4 3
    Engineering 63 54 54 40 55
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 16 12 12 7 10
    Health sciences 9 16 16 28 16
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 0 1
    Natural resources and conservation 55 32 32 44 22
    Physical sciences 41 33 33 39 28
    Psychology 7 0 0 3 1
    Social sciences 21 4 4 8 14
    Other 7 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 20,000 31,529 7,800 32,900 12,820
    Agricultural sciences 12,000 31,529 7,800 16,700 5,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 8,400 0
    Natural resources and conservation 8,000 0 0 7,800 7,820

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 20,396 13,438 5,047 8,897 5,487
    Agricultural sciences 16,734 9,309 948 693 2,535
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1,700 5,387 1,471
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 265 0
    Engineering 0 1,299 655 934 1,480
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 399 0 0
    Health sciences 0 300 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 265 0
    Natural resources and conservation 1,640 0 329 0 0
    Physical sciences 318 0 400 1,354 0
    Psychology 0 299 0 0 0
    Social sciences 1,705 2,232 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 616 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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