U. Idaho

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 190 59.2 459 218 65.9 631 163 82.6 925
2023 179 61.5 459 222 67.7 679 163 82.4 911 133 78.3 602
2022 182 60.7 457 209 69.7 680 165 81.9 900
2021 169 62.7 447 203 71 691 166 82 908 143 75.8 583
2020 202 55.7 450 194 72.6 698 156 83.2 916
2019 223 50.7 447 195 72.4 697 152 83.6 914 135 77.4 589
2018 217 49.9 428 190 73.2 700 152 83.6 911
2017 205 52.4 425 200 71.2 684 147 83.9 898 126 78.4 575
2016 181 58.5 430 222 68.6 697 147 83.8 896
2015 172 60.2 426 224 68.1 693 146 84 898 130 77.6 570
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 69 75 74 79 53 40 47 53 69 80
  Science and engineering 63 63 67 73 50 29 45 48 58 69
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 13 11 14 17 10 7 10 12 11 20
      Agricultural sciences 5 1 6 5 4 3 1 2 3 4
      Natural resources and conservation 8 10 8 12 6 4 9 10 8 16
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 13 11 13 7 7 9 12 17 14
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 2 1 1 . . 1 . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 . 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 4 1 2 . 1 3 3 5 8
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 3 1 . 1 . . 1 3 .
      Molecular biology . . . 1 . 1 . 1 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 2 2 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 5 . . 1 1 1 . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 3
    Computer and information sciences 8 9 8 10 2 3 1 3 2 3
      Computer science 8 9 7 7 2 3 1 3 2 3
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 1 3 . . . . . .
    Engineering 14 16 23 16 12 4 11 3 11 15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 1 . 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 1 2 3 2 . 1 . 1 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 1 7 2 4 . 2 1 2 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 4 5 5 3 1 1 . 1 4
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 4 2 . . 1 1 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 3
      Engineering, other 3 5 4 2 . . 2 . 3 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 2 2 5 7 2 5 6 4 5
      Geological sciences . 2 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . 1 3 5 1 2 2 3 3
    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 2 1 . 1 2 . . 2 2 1
      Applied mathematics . . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics 1 . . . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 . 1 1 . . 1 1 1
    Physical sciences 6 5 4 6 7 4 4 3 7 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Chemistry 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 6 6
      Physics 3 2 1 4 6 . 2 1 1 3
    Psychology 4 1 2 3 . . 1 1 2 .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 1 2 1 . . 1 . . .
      Psychology, other 3 . . 2 . . . 1 2 .
    Social sciences 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 5 1 1
      Economics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Political science and government . 1 . . . . 3 . . .
      Social sciences, other 2 1 2 1 2 1 . 4 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 6 12 7 6 3 11 2 5 11 11
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 6 11 5 5 1 11 2 5 9 10
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 1 1 . 2 . 2 1 .
      Education research 2 3 . 2 1 5 1 1 1 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 4 3 . . . . . 5 3
      Education, other 2 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
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   413   406   429   436   426   396   379   405   409   398
    Hispanic or Latino   30   33   42   42   37   24   24   29   22   20
    Not Hispanic or Latino   376   370   384   392   384   363   347   373   382   369
      American Indian or Alaska Native   13   11   8   8   9   7   6   8   8   4
      Asian   18   12   16   13   16   11   6   6   9   10
      Black or African American   7   11   3   3   3   3   3   4   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   1   0   0
      White   321   323   335   342   333   329   318   340   352   337
      More than one race   17   13   21   26   22   12   13   14   10   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   3   3   2   5   9   8   3   5   9
  Temporary visa holders   199   193   204   185   179   229   236   185   144   125
  Science and engineering   603   599   633   621   605   625   615   590   553   523
    Science   511   503   519   486   447   456   441   426   419   408
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   50   55   56   41   36   59   62   62   206   188
      Biological and biomedical sciences   90   77   77   74   71   70   66   57   40   45
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   62   53   56   55   58   70   61   39   29   20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   15
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   17   23   22   14   14   16   14   15   20
      Mathematics and statistics   25   23   26   23   23   23   25   22   24   24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   156   170   178   170   146   129   110   143   0   0
      Physical sciences   40   43   37   36   34   42   43   42   42   39
      Psychology   24   25   31   30   30   19   24   18   11   11
      Social sciences   45   40   35   35   35   30   34   29   38   46
    Engineering   92   96   114   135   158   169   174   164   134   115
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   13   10   12   11   13   9   11   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   7   9   9   13   15   17   13   9   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   30   30   28   41   41   36   48   56   45   42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   12   25   25   28   40   41   34   31   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   15   19   25   27   36   41   38   23   21   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   1   2   5   10   10   10   13   7   5
      Other engineering   13   14   15   16   19   14   11   14   21   15
    Health   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   9   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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   473   460   471   439   400   358   341   329   356   396
    Hispanic or Latino   42   37   26   31   24   22   23   17   17   21
    Not Hispanic or Latino   422   406   425   387   356   311   294   286   318   351
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   4   4   8   8   8   8   5   4   1
      Asian   12   12   14   13   10   8   6   7   8   8
      Black or African American   13   8   11   10   10   7   7   5   6   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
      White   377   370   380   344   316   281   266   259   289   331
      More than one race   16   12   15   12   12   7   7   9   11   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   17   20   21   20   25   24   26   21   24
  Temporary visa holders   37   34   23   33   42   36   33   36   39   55
  Science and engineering   510   494   494   472   442   394   374   365   395   451
    Science   384   372   354   321   272   228   240   212   219   246
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   18   11   14   14   20   18   23   24   145   157
      Biological and biomedical sciences   15   13   10   17   8   4   11   7   5   5
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   19   26   16   20   24   22   30   17   16   15
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   6   3   2   4   3   2   3   5   4
      Mathematics and statistics   8   10   9   15   19   22   13   10   14   14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   281   269   257   217   163   128   142   121   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   5   7   4   9   7   2   5   2   4
      Psychology   25   22   21   19   14   13   8   12   10   14
      Social sciences   5   10   17   13   11   11   9   13   21   27
    Engineering   126   122   140   151   170   166   134   153   176   205
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   6   4   6   5   4   4   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   6   7   7   4   5   5   4   5   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   8   7   15   26   31   21   24   32   26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   35   42   40   52   48   47   54   50   64
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21   23   26   34   31   25   22   31   28   24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   3   3   7   6   4   5   8   14
      Other engineering   45   44   51   46   45   47   31   34   53   71
    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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   105   150   151   148   119   145   100   137   114   181
  Science and engineering   105   150   151   148   119   145   100   137   114   181
    Science   88   122   124   113   84   97   69   96   91   144
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   12   22   27   18   11   11   7   12   64   90
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   29   30   29   25   27   13   18   12   20
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   9   8   3   2   1   2   2   1   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   7   6   7   2   4   5   4   3   5
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   0   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   29   43   47   43   34   42   32   47   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   6   5   7   7   10   8   8   6   14
      Psychology   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   5   5   1   6   2   1   1   3   5   9
    Engineering   17   28   27   35   35   48   31   41   23   37
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   3   1   1   3   5   2   2   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   1   3   4   5   4   4   2   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   6   9   8   11   7   10   9   13   6   18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   3   2   0   6   3   3   2   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   5   5   5   7   11   5   6   7   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   4   4   4   6   3   2
      Other engineering   1   6   9   12   10   7   4   7   3   2
    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, 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   612   599   633   621   605   625   615   590   553   523
  Fellowships   2   2   2   3   3   1   0   0   0   12
    Federal   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   11
    Institutional   2   2   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  Research assistantships   198   288   278   269   246   292   259   297   291   259
    Federal   103   149   147   147   115   143   99   134   112   167
    Institutional   85   124   131   122   131   149   159   162   179   62
    Nonfederal   10   15   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   30
  Teaching assistantships   131   176   177   176   167   161   191   152   149   144
    Federal   1   0   3   0   3   1   0   3   2   0
    Institutional   129   175   174   176   164   160   191   149   147   144
    Nonfederal   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   281   133   176   173   189   171   165   141   113   108
    Federal   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
    Institutional   2   5   4   5   7   3   4   1   0   4
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   278   127   171   168   182   168   160   140   113   101

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   100   97   85   75   70   69   49   63   67   51
    Science   90   86   77   70   65   61   45   59   58   46
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   11   10   11   15   9   11   9   8   25   24
      Biological and biomedical sciences   28   32   24   26   27   25   20   24   17   12
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   3   3   2   3   3   0   0   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   0   1   3   0   0   3   2   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   19   19   14   15   14   13   10   17   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   9   8   3   5   4   3   5   8   7
      Psychology   1   1   2   1   1   1   2   0   1   0
      Social sciences   17   12   15   7   3   3   1   2   3   2
    Engineering   10   11   8   5   5   8   4   4   9   5
      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   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   3   4   5   3   4   3   2   2   1
      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   3   4   1   0   1   1   0   1   1   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   3   1   0   1   3   1   1   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3
    Health   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   44   38   33   32   22   40   24   30   37   27
  Science and engineering   44   38   33   32   22   40   24   30   37   27
    Science   40   33   31   29   20   36   24   28   34   25
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   6   5   7   3   8   2   1   16   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   10   14   13   10   8   14   17   17   10   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   2   2   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   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   14   9   9   10   5   7   2   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   4   1   0   0   1   2   1   4   3
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   4   0   2   2   2   3   1   2   2   1
    Engineering   4   5   2   3   2   4   0   2   3   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   2   1   3   1   2   0   1   1   0
      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   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   2   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   140,413   135,901   115,603   105,895   112,810   113,107   111,590   109,537   102,457   97,493
    Science   118,122   115,464   98,478   89,692   92,149   89,854   88,388   88,581   85,487   82,484
      Computer and information sciences   6,411   5,340   3,673   2,184   1,595   1,238   1,493   1,967   2,646   2,415
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,531   5,351   5,991   4,803   4,933   5,923   5,244   5,241   4,765   5,219
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   241   231   177   115   137   234   179   128   154   237
        Geological and earth sciences   6,261   5,060   5,711   4,612   4,725   5,689   5,061   5,108   4,610   4,704
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   29   60   103   76   71   0   4   5   1   278
      Life sciences   91,415   93,469   78,351   73,435   73,933   71,656   68,744   67,050   64,623   63,040
        Agricultural sciences   50,346   52,219   39,305   34,593   41,232   43,426   46,634   44,710   42,421   40,350
        Biological and biomedical sciences   23,784   25,376   24,647   25,070   22,764   19,378   17,385   18,303   18,461   17,357
        Health sciences   912   438   280   97   121   169   88   50   1,028   5,110
        Natural resources and conservation   16,320   15,422   14,111   13,612   9,725   8,567   4,621   3,976   2,632   0
        Life sciences nec   53   14   8   63   91   116   16   11   81   223
      Mathematics and statistics   1,115   812   128   194   205   213   599   755   1,029   329
      Physical sciences   3,372   3,021   2,177   1,646   1,539   2,030   1,871   3,007   3,238   2,470
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,099   900   1,045   609   630   630   670   840   536   357
        Chemistry   1,198   985   719   683   613   1,068   881   1,336   2,063   1,602
        Materials science   113   111   17   108   48   5   102   232   217   0
        Physics   962   1,025   396   246   245   326   210   561   410   484
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   3   1   8   38   12   27
      Psychology   337   364   125   189   320   135   110   56   54   155
      Social sciences   4,450   3,845   5,960   4,453   5,076   2,108   1,848   2,127   1,977   3,049
        Anthropology   57   82   94   81   196   90   17   14   13   0
        Economics   823   737   3,525   2,503   2,346   213   171   207   53   1,579
        Political science and government   369   323   145   5   0   0   150   116   190   568
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,707   1,125   955   882   802   299   140   500   112   89
        Social sciences nec   1,494   1,578   1,241   982   1,732   1,506   1,370   1,290   1,609   813
      Sciences nec   4,491   3,262   2,073   2,788   4,548   6,551   8,479   8,378   7,155   5,807
    Engineering   14,091   13,229   13,720   12,944   17,035   17,497   17,190   16,894   13,867   12,975
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,314   1,580   1,463   1,161   1,031   1,304   1,709   1,048   1,001   1,401
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,015   1,281   1,129   1,046   1,473   779   758   311   233   293
      Chemical engineering   653   749   775   654   725   375   162   265   412   218
      Civil engineering   1,855   1,418   2,104   1,993   3,114   3,385   3,365   4,449   4,340   4,719
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,203   980   1,006   1,067   1,644   2,452   2,906   2,471   907   680
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   196   71   11   9   8   1   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,751   1,691   1,031   480   610   598   706   539   391   279
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   354   255   328   637   727   612   364   600   436   723
      Engineering nec   5,750   5,204   5,873   5,897   7,703   7,991   7,220   7,211   6,147   4,662
    Non-S&E   8,200   7,208   3,405   3,259   3,626   5,756   6,012   4,062   3,103   2,034
      Business management and business administration   626   884   19   32   28   908   1,094   720   106   26
      Communication and communications technologies   141   131   1   0   88   131   119   37   13   6
      Education   2,549   1,976   1,759   2,006   1,939   3,076   3,353   1,836   1,434   1,683
      Humanities   856   460   328   44   83   123   231   192   225   121
      Law   590   572   0   33   65   32   21   11   31   3
      Social work   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   498   473   15   14   40   51   62   82   53   5
      Non-S&E nec   2,940   2,712   1,275   1,130   1,383   1,435   1,132   1,184   1,241   190

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   140,413   61,960   49,917   21,808   1,666   1,179   3,883
    Science   118,122   53,722   41,239   17,837   1,522   743   3,059
      Computer and information sciences   6,411   3,588   946   1,178   461   0   238
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,531   3,660   1,940   822   17   86   6
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   241   103   0   53   0   85   0
        Geological and earth sciences   6,261   3,538   1,940   759   17   1   6
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   29   19   0   10   0   0   0
      Life sciences   91,415   42,687   30,413   14,325   975   573   2,442
        Agricultural sciences   50,346   19,628   21,672   6,542   599   353   1,552
        Biological and biomedical sciences   23,784   15,460   4,301   3,837   0   66   120
        Health sciences   912   384   448   76   0   1   3
        Natural resources and conservation   16,320   7,180   3,992   3,865   376   140   767
        Life sciences nec   53   35   0   5   0   13   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,115   218   783   106   0   2   6
      Physical sciences   3,372   1,535   908   678   46   35   170
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,099   989   0   110   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,198   213   475   279   37   35   159
        Materials science   113   94   0   10   9   0   0
        Physics   962   239   433   279   0   0   11
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   337   0   281   53   0   0   3
      Social sciences   4,450   2,034   1,622   548   23   47   176
        Anthropology   57   0   16   2   0   0   39
        Economics   823   670   58   89   0   6   0
        Political science and government   369   19   252   4   0   0   94
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,707   1,099   363   183   0   41   21
        Social sciences nec   1,494   246   933   270   23   0   22
      Sciences nec   4,491   0   4,346   127   0   0   18
    Engineering   14,091   6,475   4,404   2,449   144   90   529
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,314   1,178   0   136   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,015   532   388   92   0   0   3
      Chemical engineering   653   249   177   214   13   0   0
      Civil engineering   1,855   1,091   274   382   0   0   108
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,203   396   214   109   131   0   353
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   196   85   0   111   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,751   924   236   587   0   0   4
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   354   180   22   68   0   83   1
      Engineering nec   5,750   1,840   3,093   750   0   7   60
    Non-S&E   8,200   1,763   4,274   1,522   0   346   295
      Business management and business administration   626   0   300   281   0   0   45
      Communication and communications technologies   141   0   141   0   0   0   0
      Education   2,549   1,478   476   450   0   142   3
      Humanities   856   0   607   71   0   133   45
      Law   590   0   529   9   0   0   52
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   498   0   490   0   0   0   8
      Non-S&E nec   2,940   285   1,731   711   0   71   142

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   61,960   61,531   56,160   51,021   51,450   51,529   51,172   50,935   51,295   50,559
  DOD   495   589   945   1,073   1,915   2,795   2,677   2,702   3,523   4,210
  DOE   4,815   4,777   5,004   5,409   5,330   5,065   3,926   4,129   3,838   3,940
  HHS   9,451   9,337   10,548   8,987   8,897   9,409   9,134   8,935   8,316   6,918
  NASA   3,549   3,494   3,258   2,339   2,700   3,043   3,556   2,743   2,493   2,339
  NSF   15,209   17,921   13,493   14,048   14,093   12,885   14,202   12,501   11,802   11,775
  USDA   22,296   20,068   17,483   14,711   14,375   13,853   12,904   14,037   15,858   16,201
  Other   6,145   5,345   5,429   4,454   4,140   4,479   4,773   5,888   5,465   5,176

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   2,447   387   2,060   .
2018   2,584   366   2,218   .

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
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   8,000   0   0   7,800   7,820
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   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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