U. Illinois, Chicago

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 54 88.5 459 48 92.6 631 66 93 925
2023 57 87.9 459 49 93 679 67 92.8 911 70 88.6 602
2022 55 88.3 457 47 93.3 680 67 92.7 900
2021 54 88.2 447 45 93.7 691 63 93.2 908 64 89.3 583
2020 57 87.6 450 52 92.8 698 64 93.2 916
2019 54 88.2 447 50 93 697 69 92.6 914 56 90.7 589
2018 55 87.5 428 43 94 700 69 92.6 911
2017 57 86.9 425 38 94.6 684 63 93.2 898 55 90.7 575
2016 53 88 430 42 94.2 697 68 92.6 896
2015 65 85.1 426 38 94.7 693 64 93 898 55 90.6 570
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 339 330 340 309 322 326 325 325 327 290
  Science and engineering 292 256 275 253 266 272 266 244 248 236
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 1 . 1 1 1 . . 1 1
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 53 57 51 59 48 59 53 56 59 57
      Biochemistry and biophysics 10 3 7 7 5 3 10 3 6 8
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 6 9 1 7 4 5 3 7 4 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 3 6 5 8 7 5 6 4 3 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 4 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 8 6 7 9 6 15 9 13 7 6
      Genetics and genomics 2 . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 7 7 8 7 3 2 5 1 4 2
      Molecular biology . 6 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 11
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 9 7 7 11 12 6 7 5 8
      Pharmacology and toxicology 4 . 3 2 1 4 5 2 6 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 7 4 4 4 3 4 8 11 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 7 5 3
    Computer and information sciences 23 18 22 11 15 14 15 17 11 13
      Computer science 20 13 15 10 15 14 14 16 11 13
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 5 7 1 . . 1 1 . .
    Engineering 68 66 62 58 71 61 50 37 54 52
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 19 9 11 8 16 11 20 9 10 11
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 6 12 6 6 4 6 3 6 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 10 7 6 9 12 12 3 12 13 9
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 12 13 10 13 15 8 3 7 13
      Industrial engineering and operations research 4 7 4 7 5 4 3 2 6 1
      Materials and mining engineering 5 4 4 2 3 3 5 . 4 1
      Mechanical engineering 13 17 10 16 14 11 5 8 6 11
      Engineering, other 4 4 1 . 2 1 . . 2 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 1 . 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
      Geological sciences 5 . . 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Health sciences 37 24 30 31 45 26 46 37 25 26
      Nursing science 11 11 9 9 11 7 14 11 8 4
      Pharmaceutical sciences 8 4 7 5 12 4 7 7 4 3
      Public health 14 2 4 10 13 14 13 11 11 11
      Health sciences, other 4 7 10 7 9 1 12 8 2 8
    Mathematics and statistics 19 15 23 14 18 23 18 17 14 9
      Applied mathematics 1 2 1 1 . 3 . 1 5 .
      Mathematics 4 2 4 2 4 7 6 3 1 6
      Statistics 7 2 5 3 3 1 2 4 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 9 13 8 11 12 10 9 6 1
    Physical sciences 38 24 34 41 18 36 34 20 32 28
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Chemistry 32 19 25 27 14 28 25 16 19 21
      Physics 5 5 9 14 3 8 9 4 13 7
    Psychology 12 17 13 10 10 15 12 19 17 13
      Clinical psychology 8 6 4 3 5 4 6 5 4 3
      Counseling and applied psychology . 3 3 1 3 2 2 6 3 .
      Research and experimental psychology 3 5 5 5 2 8 4 6 5 6
      Psychology, other 1 3 1 1 . 1 . 2 5 4
    Social sciences 36 33 40 26 39 36 36 38 34 36
      Anthropology 3 2 4 . 1 4 1 2 3 3
      Economics 9 6 9 9 15 7 8 7 6 10
      Political science and government 1 2 4 1 4 1 3 2 . 5
      Public policy analysis 1 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 3 2
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 9 4 4 5 6 9 6 6 3 4
      Social sciences, other 13 18 18 10 13 13 17 20 19 12
  Non-science and engineering 47 74 65 56 56 54 59 81 79 54
    Business 7 8 4 10 5 5 6 7 5 5
      Business 7 8 4 10 5 5 6 7 5 5
    Education 12 29 31 18 32 21 21 33 32 13
      Education leadership and administration . 1 1 1 2 . . 1 1 1
      Education research 11 21 26 13 25 18 18 22 17 11
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 5 4 3 4 3 3 7 7 1
      Education, other . 2 . 1 1 . . 3 7 .
    Humanities and arts 20 28 21 21 15 20 16 25 30 29
      Letters 6 10 9 5 2 5 10 9 14 11
      Foreign languages and literature 2 6 3 5 4 2 3 1 2 7
      History 5 3 3 4 3 4 1 6 2 4
      Philosophy and religious studies 3 5 3 3 5 5 2 4 3 2
      Humanities and arts, other 4 4 3 4 1 4 . 5 9 5
    Other non-science and engineering 8 9 9 7 4 8 16 16 12 7
      Communication . 3 2 2 1 3 6 3 4 2
      Public administration and social services 8 6 5 5 2 5 8 12 8 5
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 2 . 1 . 2 1 . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,630   1,541   1,616   1,650   1,270   1,196   1,507   1,561   1,313   1,596
    Hispanic or Latino   329   300   256   259   186   172   215   204   166   183
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,292   1,230   1,338   1,365   1,070   1,012   1,277   1,340   1,125   1,379
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   3   3   2   3   4   4   1   0
      Asian   284   252   270   270   193   185   223   226   185   195
      Black or African American   217   170   180   170   108   92   141   139   116   145
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   2   1   2   1   1   3
      White   727   747   822   853   710   679   855   918   786   989
      More than one race   61   57   62   68   55   52   52   52   36   47
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   11   22   26   14   12   15   17   22   34
  Temporary visa holders   1,549   1,558   1,554   1,413   1,243   1,492   1,679   1,730   1,784   1,701
  Science and engineering   2,203   2,207   2,182   2,084   2,059   2,177   2,359   2,444   2,567   2,564
    Science   1,617   1,554   1,576   1,486   1,391   1,432   1,547   1,534   1,542   1,561
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   359   347   312   233   357   260   269   279   239   310
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18
      Computer and information sciences   520   444   531   487   349   435   534   508   436   304
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   16   12   16   17   17   17   14   14   18
      Mathematics and statistics   145   151   137   166   146   138   124   116   125   133
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   251   265   244   232   221   227   212   220   210   195
      Psychology   106   97   97   93   96   90   95   101   104   137
      Social sciences   220   234   243   259   205   265   296   296   392   427
    Engineering   586   653   606   598   668   745   812   910   1,025   1,003
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   103   94   99   110   92   111   92   109   129   121
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   50   51   44   51   67   66   69   82   72   62
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   80   116   107   97   94   92   99   100   89   73
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   170   171   130   135   179   198   217   227   266   341
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   58   70   68   53   52   74   109   141   158   143
      Mechanical engineering   106   127   129   122   149   175   197   229   276   229
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   14   21   19   18   18   14   15   17   16
      Other engineering   7   10   8   11   17   11   15   7   18   18
    Health   976   892   988   979   454   511   827   847   530   733
      Clinical medicine   332   310   423   445   195   290   316   346   189   416
      Other health   644   582   565   534   259   221   511   501   341   317

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   749   731   734   721   601   594   701   721   712   1,222
    Hispanic or Latino   129   108   120   122   92   84   92   90   78   118
    Not Hispanic or Latino   608   615   605   591   496   491   594   619   622   1,056
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   1   1   2   2   3   3   3
      Asian   128   116   108   104   83   82   94   112   109   188
      Black or African American   95   100   98   91   72   76   88   90   84   147
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1   3
      White   363   376   379   375   324   315   392   390   405   690
      More than one race   21   23   19   20   16   15   18   22   20   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   8   9   8   13   19   15   12   12   48
  Temporary visa holders   218   220   262   175   172   122   136   147   161   150
  Science and engineering   591   537   593   507   528   427   445   464   488   559
    Science   408   379   404   322   347   255   252   246   275   321
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   52   44   29   13   60   22   20   18   15   30
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11
      Computer and information sciences   133   141   164   111   98   75   71   73   91   36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   3   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   31   20   42   27   30   14   13   14   11   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   25   21   21   16   21   9   10   9   6   9
      Psychology   50   40   42   48   46   36   36   27   30   94
      Social sciences   115   110   103   106   90   98   102   105   122   125
    Engineering   183   158   189   185   181   172   193   218   213   238
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   15   20   10   17   6   8   11   15   16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   4   8   9   8   7   10   4   6   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   47   31   47   48   46   58   50   48   35   30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   37   29   31   29   27   29   30   41   40   45
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   12   23   19   21   8   15   9   3   11
      Mechanical engineering   30   29   35   33   23   25   22   34   27   35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   4   6   7   5   2   5   3   1   5
      Other engineering   40   34   19   30   34   37   53   68   86   91
    Health   376   414   403   389   245   289   392   404   385   813
      Clinical medicine   257   279   308   295   194   259   280   267   208   297
      Other health   119   135   95   94   51   30   112   137   177   516

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   440   437   366   360   330   336   313   309   180   227
  Science and engineering   380   376   316   308   291   284   253   237   149   190
    Science   244   245   208   183   181   183   167   155   108   142
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   77   85   76   47   65   66   57   46   26   44
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   46   35   39   38   35   28   33   32   28   32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   3   2   2   3   2   2   3   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   10   10   10   8   7   10   8   6   9   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   98   92   68   72   58   57   49   49   18   29
      Psychology   5   13   9   8   7   14   7   11   8   12
      Social sciences   6   7   4   8   6   6   11   8   12   8
    Engineering   136   131   108   125   110   101   86   82   41   48
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   28   22   26   28   20   19   15   12   6   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   11   11   8   5   9   11   10   4   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   10   8   13   7   11   10   12   7   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   40   25   31   39   27   22   20   12   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   6   6   5   4   4   3   6   2   3
      Mechanical engineering   37   38   30   38   32   28   23   20   7   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   7   4   2   2   3   3   2   2   3   3
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   60   61   50   52   39   52   60   72   31   37
      Clinical medicine   11   16   27   23   22   27   29   32   17   21
      Other health   49   45   23   29   17   25   31   40   14   16

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

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

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   3,179   3,099   3,170   3,063   2,513   2,688   3,186   3,291   3,097   3,297
  Fellowships   119   103   110   109   96   102   88   77   52   48
    Federal   29   26   23   37   29   33   27   27   0   0
    Institutional   81   70   82   67   65   67   55   45   52   48
    Nonfederal   9   7   5   5   2   2   6   5   0   0
  Research assistantships   748   733   639   584   580   563   535   562   385   438
    Federal   408   405   337   318   293   299   280   275   168   207
    Institutional   289   289   257   223   231   225   220   249   217   231
    Nonfederal   51   39   45   43   56   39   35   38   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   745   768   795   803   756   848   931   886   941   960
    Federal   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   744   766   795   800   750   848   931   885   941   960
    Nonfederal   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0
  Other types of support   1,567   1,495   1,626   1,567   1,081   1,175   1,632   1,766   1,719   1,851
    Federal   3   6   6   5   2   4   6   7   12   20
    Institutional   492   518   488   469   402   356   398   378   462   485
    Nonfederal   8   6   6   5   8   4   9   6   0   0
    Personal resources   1,064   965   1,126   1,088   669   811   1,219   1,375   1,245   1,346

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   154   130   121   129   119   127   68   118   140   121
    Science   124   108   100   110   99   110   61   93   117   106
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   78   69   65   67   65   82   53   65   87   80
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   0   1   2   1   1   0   1   4   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   0   5   2   0   0   1   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   24   27   22   25   27   20   6   12   18   21
      Psychology   5   2   3   3   3   2   2   3   1   1
      Social sciences   10   7   7   6   1   4   0   4   1   0
    Engineering   30   22   21   19   20   17   7   25   23   15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   4   5   6   9   6   3   5   7   6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   6   3   2   1   1   0   5   4   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   3   6   2   2   0   1   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   2   3   2   3   2   1   6   3   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   8   7   3   5   6   3   8   9   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   160   122   112   118   101   95   49   86   89   93
      Clinical medicine   100   65   74   74   59   53   28   54   56   58
      Other health   60   57   38   44   42   42   21   32   33   35

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   230   181   165   168   151   167   89   142   132   128
  Science and engineering   108   93   85   82   81   93   54   83   84   74
    Science   90   77   69   66   66   84   48   67   76   68
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   66   55   50   42   45   64   42   49   58   56
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   19   20   16   17   19   15   4   7   12   11
      Psychology   2   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   3   0   0
    Engineering   18   16   16   16   15   9   6   16   8   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   4   5   5   7   5   3   5   3   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   4   2   2   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   2   3   6   2   2   0   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5   2   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   6   6   3   4   2   2   4   3   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   122   88   80   86   70   74   35   59   48   54
      Clinical medicine   69   48   52   52   44   42   22   38   36   39
      Other health   53   40   28   34   26   32   13   21   12   15

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   532,181   492,936   440,573   429,585   412,147   382,949   361,690   372,619   337,296   354,560
    Science   458,451   424,031   383,107   376,229   364,565   337,183   318,175   328,722   294,755   323,052
      Computer and information sciences   13,828   12,543   12,880   12,103   12,999   10,522   11,653   12,708   12,101   10,225
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,297   1,331   948   943   1,021   701   653   650   346   2,193
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,297   1,331   948   943   1,021   701   653   650   346   894
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,299
      Life sciences   377,159   347,162   325,514   324,053   314,296   289,366   269,169   277,145   243,697   258,065
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   101,769   89,704   77,134   77,533   81,071   74,126   71,150   70,453   56,968   57,638
        Health sciences   274,575   256,515   241,065   237,347   222,385   207,754   193,010   201,986   183,831   184,251
        Natural resources and conservation   815   943   7,315   9,173   10,840   7,486   5,009   4,706   2,898   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16,176
      Mathematics and statistics   5,818   5,823   4,213   4,021   4,109   4,386   4,197   4,526   5,276   4,408
      Physical sciences   29,158   28,674   21,497   17,718   15,752   14,456   12,602   13,332   13,920   11,360
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   15,457   13,743   10,467   9,326   7,868   8,664   7,653   8,130   8,402   6,296
        Materials science   37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   13,663   14,931   11,030   8,392   7,884   5,792   4,949   5,202   5,518   5,064
        Physical sciences nec   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,776   4,041   3,620   2,928   3,621   4,352   5,607   4,469   4,010   10,645
      Social sciences   12,321   11,499   8,851   8,351   7,905   6,741   6,787   8,762   9,249   14,077
        Anthropology   814   273   176   252   152   164   41   168   181   0
        Economics   1,183   976   858   679   582   684   395   700   563   464
        Political science and government   179   624   195   53   202   232   47   40   100   360
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   323   345   224   340   307   302   229   206   320   467
        Social sciences nec   9,822   9,281   7,398   7,027   6,662   5,359   6,075   7,648   8,085   12,786
      Sciences nec   13,094   12,958   5,584   6,112   4,862   6,659   7,507   7,130   6,156   12,079
    Engineering   45,603   46,820   39,656   35,675   31,496   28,226   25,079   23,478   19,610   21,567
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15,953   17,086   15,275   14,699   12,534   10,735   9,537   8,126   8,748   8,208
      Chemical engineering   4,304   3,859   2,508   1,872   1,754   1,456   1,361   1,269   1,033   1,170
      Civil engineering   4,141   4,101   3,980   4,078   3,922   3,971   3,543   3,518   2,395   2,714
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   7,661   7,528   4,772   4,292   4,262   3,429   3,244   3,281   2,632   2,621
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   13,365   13,758   12,789   10,457   8,580   8,345   7,325   7,235   4,792   6,831
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   119   264   269   268   376   262   46   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   60   224   63   9   68   28   23   49   10   23
    Non-S&E   28,127   22,085   17,810   17,681   16,086   17,540   18,436   20,419   22,931   9,941
      Business management and business administration   1,532   714   1,273   377   845   344   697   1,294   1,349   1,204
      Communication and communications technologies   235   357   147   207   274   272   275   231   199   168
      Education   4,688   4,476   4,801   5,669   5,777   6,891   7,031   8,666   10,459   3,416
      Humanities   9,781   8,933   5,726   5,307   4,347   5,045   5,460   5,005   4,924   1,285
      Law   22   6   0   7   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   6,837   3,783   2,394   2,448   1,684   1,607   2,101   2,196   2,450   3,785
      Visual and performing arts   433   638   423   389   195   383   260   389   290   78
      Non-S&E nec   4,599   3,178   3,046   3,277   2,961   2,998   2,612   2,638   3,260   5

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   532,181   299,986   11,638   170,549   10,246   31,787   7,975
    Science   458,451   261,693   6,898   148,245   7,983   26,361   7,271
      Computer and information sciences   13,828   7,184   2,215   2,671   1,279   8   471
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,297   1,723   0   565   0   9   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,297   1,723   0   565   0   9   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   377,159   220,711   4,001   117,007   6,583   22,872   5,985
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   101,769   57,216   0   36,942   2,717   4,172   722
        Health sciences   274,575   163,447   4,001   79,298   3,866   18,700   5,263
        Natural resources and conservation   815   48   0   767   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5,818   3,429   0   1,880   0   504   5
      Physical sciences   29,158   22,937   0   5,455   8   579   179
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   15,457   10,452   0   4,255   8   569   173
        Materials science   37   0   0   37   0   0   0
        Physics   13,663   12,485   0   1,162   0   10   6
        Physical sciences nec   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,776   1,994   0   2,058   1   643   80
      Social sciences   12,321   3,176   682   6,990   0   1,384   89
        Anthropology   814   0   0   813   0   0   1
        Economics   1,183   194   0   720   0   268   1
        Political science and government   179   0   0   157   0   0   22
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   323   0   0   323   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   9,822   2,982   682   4,977   0   1,116   65
      Sciences nec   13,094   539   0   11,619   112   362   462
    Engineering   45,603   29,813   54   12,017   1,963   1,287   469
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15,953   9,727   0   5,867   1   263   95
      Chemical engineering   4,304   2,538   0   814   612   326   14
      Civil engineering   4,141   2,784   54   894   288   66   55
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   7,661   5,042   0   1,608   897   94   20
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   13,365   9,722   0   2,655   165   538   285
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   119   0   0   119   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   60   0   0   60   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   28,127   8,480   4,686   10,287   300   4,139   235
      Business management and business administration   1,532   61   0   1,455   0   11   5
      Communication and communications technologies   235   0   0   235   0   0   0
      Education   4,688   2,013   92   1,362   300   859   62
      Humanities   9,781   2,887   428   3,328   0   3,031   107
      Law   22   0   0   8   0   14   0
      Social work   6,837   572   4,166   1,843   0   219   37
      Visual and performing arts   433   41   0   392   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   4,599   2,906   0   1,664   0   5   24

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   299,986   274,424   251,328   237,949   223,030   208,603   196,840   198,049   187,990   196,010
  DOD   15,101   17,074   12,378   11,082   10,406   8,076   6,842   7,132   6,642   8,464
  DOE   16,142   12,844   10,314   8,289   7,080   6,348   4,771   4,373   4,294   4,616
  HHS   226,878   205,543   192,025   185,421   170,807   162,454   151,423   151,343   141,112   146,527
  NASA   636   448   500   655   1,284   856   985   906   407   376
  NSF   30,088   27,352   23,792   21,630   21,625   19,341   20,831   22,153   20,348   17,414
  USDA   90   79   121   209   374   411   535   873   752   377
  Other   11,051   11,084   12,198   10,663   11,454   11,117   11,453   11,269   14,435   18,236

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   5,678   1,288   4,390   .
2018   5,574   1,205   4,369   .

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   1,010   1,028   1,062   1,110   1,041
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   314   329   341   277   290
    Computer and information sciences   10   15   16   18   15
    Engineering   107   102   93   96   82
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7   7   7   6   9
    Health sciences   403   401   425   448   415
    Mathematics and statistics   3   3   3   4   4
    Natural resources and conservation   0   1   1   1   1
    Physical sciences   86   86   91   91   83
    Psychology   10   10   12   12   10
    Social sciences   17   16   18   25   21
    Other   53   60   56   133   111

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   0   12,708   0   7,937   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   12,708   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   7,937   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   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   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   4,389   29,637   11,381   16,217   2,734
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   18,406   2,500   1,254   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   346   1,796   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   348   10,523   4,324   14,963   1,709
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   4,041   362   1,112   0   489
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   335   0   0
    Other   0   0   1,314   0   535

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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