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
2022 182 60.7 457 209 69.7 680 165 81.7 890
2021 169 62.7 447 203 71 691 143 75.8 583 166 82 907
2020 202 55.7 450 194 72.6 697 156 83.2 915
2019 223 50.7 447 195 72.4 696 135 77.4 589 152 83.6 913
2018 217 49.9 428 190 73.2 698 152 83.6 910
2017 205 52.4 425 200 71.2 684 126 78.4 575 147 83.9 897
2016 181 58.5 430 222 68.6 697 147 83.8 895
2015 172 60.2 426 224 68.1 693 130 77.6 570 146 84 897
2014 162 62.1 422 222 68.2 688 150 83.4 887
2013 217 61.4 555 123 79.4 588 149 83.4 884
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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 633 621 605 625 615 590 553 523 495 528
    Male 337 325 344 395 391 360 326 314 300 325
    Female 296 296 261 230 224 230 227 209 195 203
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 429 436 426 396 379 405 409 398 392 385
    Hispanic or Latino 42 42 37 24 24 29 22 20 16 18
    Not Hispanic or Latino 384 392 384 363 347 373 382 369 371 362
      American Indian or Alaska Native 8 8 9 7 6 8 8 4 3 2
      Asian 16 13 16 11 6 6 9 10 5 6
      Black or African American 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
      White 335 342 333 329 318 340 352 337 336 346
      More than one race 21 26 22 12 13 14 10 14 22 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 5 9 8 3 5 9 5 5
  Temporary visa holders 204 185 179 229 236 185 144 125 103 143
  Science and engineering 633 621 605 625 615 590 553 523 495 528
    Science 519 486 447 456 441 426 419 408 381 398
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 56 41 36 59 62 62 206 188 166 156
      Biological and biomedical sciences 77 74 71 70 66 57 40 45 39 35
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 56 55 58 70 61 39 29 20 16 27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 11 7
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 23 22 14 14 16 14 15 20 18 17
      Mathematics and statistics 26 23 23 23 25 22 24 24 26 28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 178 170 146 129 110 143 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
      Physical sciences 37 36 34 42 43 42 42 39 38 45
      Psychology 31 30 30 19 24 18 11 11 15 17
      Social sciences 35 35 35 30 34 29 38 46 52 59
    Engineering 114 135 158 169 174 164 134 115 114 130
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 12 11 13 9 11 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 9 13 15 17 13 9 9 9 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 28 41 41 36 48 56 45 42 41 49
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 25 25 28 40 41 34 31 25 27 27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 25 27 36 41 38 23 21 19 18 23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 5 10 10 10 13 7 5 4 6
      Other engineering 15 16 19 14 11 14 21 15 15 18
    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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 494 472 442 394 374 365 395 451 486 508
    Male 298 284 290 278 249 247 271 305 327 351
    Female 196 188 152 116 125 118 124 146 159 157
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 471 439 400 358 341 329 356 396 436 452
    Hispanic or Latino 26 31 24 22 23 17 17 21 24 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 425 387 356 311 294 286 318 351 391 414
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 8 8 8 8 5 4 1 9 6
      Asian 14 13 10 8 6 7 8 8 9 9
      Black or African American 11 10 10 7 7 5 6 4 7 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
      White 380 344 316 281 266 259 289 331 355 378
      More than one race 15 12 12 7 7 9 11 6 10 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 20 21 20 25 24 26 21 24 21 18
  Temporary visa holders 23 33 42 36 33 36 39 55 50 56
  Science and engineering 494 472 442 394 374 365 395 451 486 508
    Science 354 321 272 228 240 212 219 246 257 279
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 14 14 20 18 23 24 145 157 143 160
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 17 8 4 11 7 5 5 6 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 16 20 24 22 30 17 16 15 16 26
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 8 9
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 2 4 3 2 3 5 4 11 7
      Mathematics and statistics 9 15 19 22 13 10 14 14 16 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 257 217 163 128 142 121 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
      Physical sciences 7 4 9 7 2 5 2 4 7 3
      Psychology 21 19 14 13 8 12 10 14 14 9
      Social sciences 17 13 11 11 9 13 21 27 36 32
    Engineering 140 151 170 166 134 153 176 205 229 229
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 6 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 7 4 5 5 4 5 6 4 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 15 26 31 21 24 32 26 38 39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 42 40 52 48 47 54 50 64 76 84
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26 34 31 25 22 31 28 24 26 33
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 3 7 6 4 5 8 14 12 13
      Other engineering 51 46 45 47 31 34 53 71 73 53
    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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 151 148 119 145 100 137 114 181 150 184 0
  Science and engineering 151 148 119 145 100 137 114 181 150 184 0
    Science 124 113 84 97 69 96 91 144 120 137 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 27 18 11 11 7 12 64 90 75 80 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 30 29 25 27 13 18 12 20 17 13 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 7 2 4 5 4 3 5 3 5 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 47 43 34 42 32 47 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 5 7 7 10 8 8 6 14 9 14 0
      Social sciences 1 6 2 1 1 3 5 9 11 12 0
    Engineering 27 35 35 48 31 41 23 37 30 47 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 3 4 5 4 4 2 5 3 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 11 7 10 9 13 6 18 16 25 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 0 6 3 3 2 4 1 4 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 7 11 5 6 7 6 6 8 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 4 4 4 6 3 2 2 0 0
      Other engineering 9 12 10 7 4 7 3 2 2 8 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 633 621 605 625 615 590 553 523 495 528
  Fellowships 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 12 12 18
    Federal 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 11 16
    Institutional 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
  Research assistantships 278 269 246 292 259 297 291 259 238 265
    Federal 147 147 115 143 99 134 112 167 134 167
    Institutional 131 122 131 149 159 162 179 62 63 62
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 41 36
  Teaching assistantships 177 176 167 161 191 152 149 144 150 142
    Federal 3 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 1
    Institutional 174 176 164 160 191 149 147 144 150 140
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Other types of support 176 173 189 171 165 141 113 108 95 103
    Federal 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
    Institutional 4 5 7 3 4 1 0 4 3 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
    Personal resources 171 168 182 168 160 140 113 101 85 99

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 135 107 69 67 49 63 67 51 56 51
    Science 122 101 64 59 45 59 58 46 48 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 17 22 9 11 9 8 25 24 24 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 35 37 26 24 20 24 17 12 10 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 23 19 14 13 10 17 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 4 5 4 3 5 8 7 9 9
      Psychology 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 25 11 3 3 1 2 3 2 4 3
    Engineering 13 6 5 8 4 4 9 5 8 12
      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 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 6 3 4 3 2 2 1 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 6
    Health 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 2 0 1 1 1 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 33 32 22 40 24 30 37 27 43 35
  Science and engineering 33 32 22 40 24 30 37 27 43 35
    Science 31 29 20 36 24 28 34 25 36 29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 7 3 8 2 1 16 12 16 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 10 8 14 17 17 10 8 8 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 10 5 7 2 5 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 3 7 8
      Social sciences 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 4 1
    Engineering 2 3 2 4 0 2 3 2 7 6
      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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 115,603 105,895 112,810 113,107 111,590 109,537 102,457 97,493 95,594 95,891
    Science 98,478 89,692 92,149 89,854 88,388 88,581 85,487 82,484 77,984 78,234
      Computer and information sciences 3,673 2,184 1,595 1,238 1,493 1,967 2,646 2,415 2,451 2,452
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,991 4,803 4,933 5,923 5,244 5,241 4,765 5,219 5,683 6,449
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 177 115 137 234 179 128 154 237 333 397
        Geological and earth sciences 5,711 4,612 4,725 5,689 5,061 5,108 4,610 4,704 4,733 4,853
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 103 76 71 0 4 5 1 278 617 1,199
      Life sciences 78,351 73,435 73,933 71,656 68,744 67,050 64,623 63,040 59,772 59,613
        Agricultural sciences 39,305 34,593 41,232 43,426 46,634 44,710 42,421 40,350 36,961 35,662
        Biological and biomedical sciences 24,647 25,070 22,764 19,378 17,385 18,303 18,461 17,357 18,268 18,707
        Health sciences 280 97 121 169 88 50 1,028 5,110 4,288 4,945
        Natural resources and conservation 14,111 13,612 9,725 8,567 4,621 3,976 2,632 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 8 63 91 116 16 11 81 223 255 299
      Mathematics and statistics 128 194 205 213 599 755 1,029 329 204 274
      Physical sciences 2,177 1,646 1,539 2,030 1,871 3,007 3,238 2,470 2,438 2,446
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1,045 609 630 630 670 840 536 357 11 0
        Chemistry 719 683 613 1,068 881 1,336 2,063 1,602 1,549 1,593
        Materials science 17 108 48 5 102 232 217 0 0 0
        Physics 396 246 245 326 210 561 410 484 793 746
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 3 1 8 38 12 27 85 107
      Psychology 125 189 320 135 110 56 54 155 153 292
      Social sciences 5,960 4,453 5,076 2,108 1,848 2,127 1,977 3,049 2,352 2,587
        Anthropology 94 81 196 90 17 14 13 0 0 0
        Economics 3,525 2,503 2,346 213 171 207 53 1,579 1,675 1,753
        Political science and government 145 5 0 0 150 116 190 568 61 52
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 955 882 802 299 140 500 112 89 123 138
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,241 982 1,732 1,506 1,370 1,290 1,609 813 493 644
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,073 2,788 4,548 6,551 8,479 8,378 7,155 5,807 4,931 4,121
    Engineering 13,720 12,944 17,035 17,497 17,190 16,894 13,867 12,975 14,528 15,707
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,463 1,161 1,031 1,304 1,709 1,048 1,001 1,401 2,074 1,998
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,129 1,046 1,473 779 758 311 233 293 217 2
      Chemical engineering 775 654 725 375 162 265 412 218 250 503
      Civil engineering 2,104 1,993 3,114 3,385 3,365 4,449 4,340 4,719 5,462 5,771
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,006 1,067 1,644 2,452 2,906 2,471 907 680 846 615
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 11 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,031 480 610 598 706 539 391 279 442 637
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 328 637 727 612 364 600 436 723 883 686
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 5,873 5,897 7,703 7,991 7,220 7,211 6,147 4,662 4,354 5,495
    Non-S&E 3,405 3,259 3,626 5,756 6,012 4,062 3,103 2,034 3,082 1,950
      Business management and business administration 19 32 28 908 1,094 720 106 26 11 33
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 88 131 119 37 13 6 18 52
      Education 1,759 2,006 1,939 3,076 3,353 1,836 1,434 1,683 2,318 715
      Humanities 328 44 83 123 231 192 225 121 15 21
      Law 0 33 65 32 21 11 31 3 35 12
      Social work 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 15 14 40 51 62 82 53 5 20 29
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,275 1,130 1,383 1,435 1,132 1,184 1,241 190 665 1,088

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: 2022
(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 115,603 56,160 35,703 17,659 1,923 766 3,392
    Science 98,478 47,518 31,498 14,412 1,598 420 3,032
      Computer and information sciences 3,673 2,750 69 441 206 0 207
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,991 3,065 1,827 753 271 63 12
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 177 97 0 25 0 55 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,711 2,899 1,827 694 271 8 12
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 103 69 0 34 0 0 0
      Life sciences 78,351 36,580 26,463 11,539 1,080 304 2,385
        Agricultural sciences 39,305 12,267 19,143 5,409 769 198 1,519
        Biological and biomedical sciences 24,647 18,297 3,366 2,708 1 75 200
        Health sciences 280 65 170 45 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 14,111 5,951 3,784 3,375 310 25 666
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 8 0 0 2 0 6 0
      Mathematics and statistics 128 65 0 38 0 2 23
      Physical sciences 2,177 1,224 214 517 6 41 175
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1,045 939 0 106 0 0 0
        Chemistry 719 112 209 189 0 41 168
        Materials science 17 10 1 0 6 0 0
        Physics 396 163 4 222 0 0 7
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 125 59 0 29 27 6 4
      Social sciences 5,960 3,775 1,231 730 8 4 212
        Anthropology 94 0 51 4 0 4 35
        Economics 3,525 2,100 1,160 233 0 0 32
        Political science and government 145 135 0 1 0 0 9
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 955 699 0 174 0 0 82
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,241 841 20 318 8 0 54
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,073 0 1,694 365 0 0 14
    Engineering 13,720 7,063 3,385 2,516 311 275 170
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,463 1,190 0 273 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1,129 291 305 81 198 250 4
      Chemical engineering 775 588 19 141 0 0 27
      Civil engineering 2,104 1,398 160 540 6 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,006 716 0 183 107 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 11 10 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,031 725 0 303 0 0 3
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 328 232 40 42 0 14 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 5,873 1,913 2,861 952 0 11 136
    Non-S&E 3,405 1,579 820 731 14 71 190
      Business management and business administration 19 0 0 0 0 0 19
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Education 1,759 1,507 18 204 0 0 30
      Humanities 328 0 0 247 0 71 10
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 8 0 0 8 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 15 0 0 9 0 0 6
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,275 72 802 262 14 0 125

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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 56,160 51,021 51,450 51,529 51,172 50,935 51,295 50,559 50,638 53,986
  DOD 945 1,073 1,915 2,795 2,677 2,702 3,523 4,210 4,761 4,491
  DOE 5,004 5,409 5,330 5,065 3,926 4,129 3,838 3,940 4,613 6,107
  HHS 10,548 8,987 8,897 9,409 9,134 8,935 8,316 6,918 6,172 7,364
  NASA 3,258 2,339 2,700 3,043 3,556 2,743 2,493 2,339 3,145 2,964
  NSF 13,493 14,048 14,093 12,885 14,202 12,501 11,802 11,775 11,079 10,300
  USDA 17,483 14,711 14,375 13,853 12,904 14,037 15,858 16,201 14,720 15,513
  Other 5,429 4,454 4,140 4,479 4,773 5,888 5,465 5,176 6,148 7,247

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 2,447 387 2,060 .
2018 2,584 366 2,218 .
2017 2,490 291 2,199 .
2016 2,289 324 1,965 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 483 482 528 484 495
    Agricultural sciences 191 191 213 188 209
    Biological and biomedical sciences 135 135 143 147 149
    Computer and information sciences 4 4 4 3 7
    Engineering 54 54 40 55 35
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12 12 7 10 15
    Health sciences 16 16 28 16 2
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 32 32 44 22 .
    Physical sciences 33 33 39 28 68
    Psychology 0 0 3 1 0
    Social sciences 4 4 8 14 9
    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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 43,900 7,800 32,900 12,820 71,500
    Agricultural sciences 40,900 7,800 16,700 5,000 4,500
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 8,400 0 26,000
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 13,000
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 13,000
    Natural resources and conservation 3,000 0 7,800 7,820 2,000
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 13,000

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 7,506 5,047 8,897 5,487 6,398
    Agricultural sciences 4,809 948 693 2,535 1,409
    Biological and biomedical sciences 300 1,700 5,387 1,471 600
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 265 0 0
    Engineering 780 655 934 1,480 971
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 399 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 992
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 265 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 724 329 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 318 400 1,354 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 331
    Social sciences 574 0 0 0 2,096
    Other 0 616 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

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