U. Illinois, Chicago

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 57 87.9 459 49 93 679 70 88.6 602 67 92.8 914
2022 55 88.3 457 47 93.3 680 67 92.7 900
2021 54 88.2 447 45 93.7 691 64 89.3 583 63 93.2 908
2020 57 87.6 450 52 92.8 698 64 93.2 916
2019 54 88.2 447 50 93 697 56 90.7 589 69 92.6 914
2018 55 87.5 428 43 94 700 69 92.6 911
2017 57 86.9 425 38 94.6 684 55 90.7 575 63 93.2 898
2016 53 88 430 42 94.2 697 68 92.6 896
2015 65 85.1 426 38 94.7 693 55 90.6 570 64 93 898
2014 60 86.1 422 41 94.2 688 64 93 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 330 340 309 322 326 325 325 327 290 299
  Science and engineering 256 275 253 266 272 266 244 248 236 245
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . 1 1 1 . . 1 1 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 57 51 59 48 59 53 56 59 57 59
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 7 7 5 3 10 3 6 8 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 9 1 7 4 5 3 7 4 2 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 5 8 7 5 6 4 3 2 5
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 4 3 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 7 9 6 15 9 13 7 6 9
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . 1 . 2
      Microbiology and immunology 7 8 7 3 2 5 1 4 2 6
      Molecular biology 6 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 11 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 9 7 7 11 12 6 7 5 8 12
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 3 2 1 4 5 2 6 5 6
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 7 4 4 4 3 4 8 11 7 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 4 3 3 3 2 7 5 3 4
    Computer and information sciences 18 22 11 15 14 15 17 11 13 11
      Computer science 13 15 10 15 14 14 16 11 13 10
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 7 1 . . 1 1 . . 1
    Engineering 66 62 58 71 61 50 37 54 52 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9 11 8 16 11 20 9 10 11 14
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 12 6 6 4 6 3 6 3 7
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 6 9 12 12 3 12 13 9 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 12 13 10 13 15 8 3 7 13 12
      Industrial engineering and operations research 7 4 7 5 4 3 2 6 1 2
      Materials and mining engineering 4 4 2 3 3 5 . 4 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 17 10 16 14 11 5 8 6 11 10
      Engineering, other 4 1 . 2 1 . . 2 3 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 2
      Geological sciences . . 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . . . . . 1
    Health sciences 24 30 31 45 26 46 37 25 26 37
      Nursing science 11 9 9 11 7 14 11 8 4 11
      Pharmaceutical sciences 4 7 5 12 4 7 7 4 3 5
      Public health 2 4 10 13 14 13 11 11 11 13
      Health sciences, other 7 10 7 9 1 12 8 2 8 8
    Mathematics and statistics 15 23 14 18 23 18 17 14 9 21
      Applied mathematics 2 1 1 . 3 . 1 5 . 2
      Mathematics 2 4 2 4 7 6 3 1 6 13
      Statistics 2 5 3 3 1 2 4 2 2 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 9 13 8 11 12 10 9 6 1 4
    Physical sciences 24 34 41 18 36 34 20 32 28 31
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Chemistry 19 25 27 14 28 25 16 19 21 20
      Physics 5 9 14 3 8 9 4 13 7 11
    Psychology 17 13 10 10 15 12 19 17 13 16
      Clinical psychology 6 4 3 5 4 6 5 4 3 10
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 3 1 3 2 2 6 3 . .
      Research and experimental psychology 5 5 5 2 8 4 6 5 6 4
      Psychology, other 3 1 1 . 1 . 2 5 4 2
    Social sciences 33 40 26 39 36 36 38 34 36 18
      Anthropology 2 4 . 1 4 1 2 3 3 1
      Economics 6 9 9 15 7 8 7 6 10 5
      Political science and government 2 4 1 4 1 3 2 . 5 1
      Public policy analysis 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 3 2 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 4 5 6 9 6 6 3 4 3
      Social sciences, other 18 18 10 13 13 17 20 19 12 8
  Non-science and engineering 74 65 56 56 54 59 81 79 54 54
    Business 8 4 10 5 5 6 7 5 5 6
      Business 8 4 10 5 5 6 7 5 5 6
    Education 29 31 18 32 21 21 33 32 13 19
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 1 2 . . 1 1 1 1
      Education research 21 26 13 25 18 18 22 17 11 15
      Teacher education and teaching fields 5 4 3 4 3 3 7 7 1 2
      Education, other 2 . 1 1 . . 3 7 . 1
    Humanities and arts 28 21 21 15 20 16 25 30 29 24
      Letters 10 9 5 2 5 10 9 14 11 10
      Foreign languages and literature 6 3 5 4 2 3 1 2 7 4
      History 3 3 4 3 4 1 6 2 4 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 5 3 3 5 5 2 4 3 2 .
      Humanities and arts, other 4 3 4 1 4 . 5 9 5 4
    Other non-science and engineering 9 9 7 4 8 16 16 12 7 5
      Communication 3 2 2 1 3 6 3 4 2 .
      Public administration and social services 6 5 5 2 5 8 12 8 5 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 1,479 1,485 1,467 1,330 1,464 1,649 1,700 1,748 1,733 1,631
    Female 1,620 1,685 1,596 1,183 1,224 1,537 1,591 1,349 1,564 1,524
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,541 1,616 1,650 1,270 1,196 1,507 1,561 1,313 1,596 1,620
    Hispanic or Latino 300 256 259 186 172 215 204 166 183 190
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,230 1,338 1,365 1,070 1,012 1,277 1,340 1,125 1,379 1,394
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 1 0 3
      Asian 252 270 270 193 185 223 226 185 195 202
      Black or African American 170 180 170 108 92 141 139 116 145 143
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 5
      White 747 822 853 710 679 855 918 786 989 996
      More than one race 57 62 68 55 52 52 52 36 47 45
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 22 26 14 12 15 17 22 34 36
  Temporary visa holders 1,558 1,554 1,413 1,243 1,492 1,679 1,730 1,784 1,701 1,535
  Science and engineering 2,207 2,182 2,084 2,059 2,177 2,359 2,444 2,567 2,564 2,412
    Science 1,554 1,576 1,486 1,391 1,432 1,547 1,534 1,542 1,561 1,649
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 347 312 233 357 260 269 279 239 310 304
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15
      Computer and information sciences 444 531 487 349 435 534 508 436 304 410
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 16 12 16 17 17 17 14 14 18 21
      Mathematics and statistics 151 137 166 146 138 124 116 125 133 119
      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 265 244 232 221 227 212 220 210 195 203
      Psychology 97 97 93 96 90 95 101 104 137 138
      Social sciences 234 243 259 205 265 296 296 392 427 422
    Engineering 653 606 598 668 745 812 910 1,025 1,003 763
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 94 99 110 92 111 92 109 129 121 106
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 51 44 51 67 66 69 82 72 62 47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 116 107 97 94 92 99 100 89 73 58
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 171 130 135 179 198 217 227 266 341 286
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 70 68 53 52 74 109 141 158 143 82
      Mechanical engineering 127 129 122 149 175 197 229 276 229 149
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 14 21 19 18 18 14 15 17 16 17
      Other engineering 10 8 11 17 11 15 7 18 18 18
    Health 892 988 979 454 511 827 847 530 733 743
      Clinical medicine 310 423 445 195 290 316 346 189 416 419
      Other health 582 565 534 259 221 511 501 341 317 324

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 407 463 388 356 337 369 394 400 573 561
    Female 544 533 508 417 379 468 474 473 799 808
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 731 734 721 601 594 701 721 712 1,222 1,199
    Hispanic or Latino 108 120 122 92 84 92 90 78 118 93
    Not Hispanic or Latino 615 605 591 496 491 594 619 622 1,056 1,062
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
      Asian 116 108 104 83 82 94 112 109 188 161
      Black or African American 100 98 91 72 76 88 90 84 147 139
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 3
      White 376 379 375 324 315 392 390 405 690 734
      More than one race 23 19 20 16 15 18 22 20 25 23
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 9 8 13 19 15 12 12 48 44
  Temporary visa holders 220 262 175 172 122 136 147 161 150 170
  Science and engineering 537 593 507 528 427 445 464 488 559 609
    Science 379 404 322 347 255 252 246 275 321 416
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 29 13 60 22 20 18 15 30 28
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 19
      Computer and information sciences 141 164 111 98 75 71 73 91 36 49
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 20 42 27 30 14 13 14 11 16 19
      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 21 21 16 21 9 10 9 6 9 10
      Psychology 40 42 48 46 36 36 27 30 94 102
      Social sciences 110 103 106 90 98 102 105 122 125 188
    Engineering 158 189 185 181 172 193 218 213 238 193
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 15 20 10 17 6 8 11 15 16 14
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 8 9 8 7 10 4 6 5 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 31 47 48 46 58 50 48 35 30 28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 29 31 29 27 29 30 41 40 45 33
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 23 19 21 8 15 9 3 11 5
      Mechanical engineering 29 35 33 23 25 22 34 27 35 19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 6 7 5 2 5 3 1 5 2
      Other engineering 34 19 30 34 37 53 68 86 91 86
    Health 414 403 389 245 289 392 404 385 813 760
      Clinical medicine 279 308 295 194 259 280 267 208 297 299
      Other health 135 95 94 51 30 112 137 177 516 461

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 437 366 360 330 336 313 309 180 227 208 0
  Science and engineering 376 316 308 291 284 253 237 149 190 172 0
    Science 245 208 183 181 183 167 155 108 142 130 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 85 76 47 65 66 57 46 26 44 39 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Computer and information sciences 35 39 38 35 28 33 32 28 32 39 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 10 10 8 7 10 8 6 9 9 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 92 68 72 58 57 49 49 18 29 13 0
      Psychology 13 9 8 7 14 7 11 8 12 14 0
      Social sciences 7 4 8 6 6 11 8 12 8 13 0
    Engineering 131 108 125 110 101 86 82 41 48 42 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 26 28 20 19 15 12 6 10 7 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 11 8 5 9 11 10 4 7 5 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10 8 13 7 11 10 12 7 7 6 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 40 25 31 39 27 22 20 12 9 12 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 6 5 4 4 3 6 2 3 2 0
      Mechanical engineering 38 30 38 32 28 23 20 7 9 6 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 61 50 52 39 52 60 72 31 37 36 0
      Clinical medicine 16 27 23 22 27 29 32 17 21 16 0
      Other health 45 23 29 17 25 31 40 14 16 20 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 3,099 3,170 3,063 2,513 2,688 3,186 3,291 3,097 3,297 3,155
  Fellowships 103 110 109 96 102 88 77 52 48 57
    Federal 26 23 37 29 33 27 27 0 0 0
    Institutional 70 82 67 65 67 55 45 52 48 57
    Nonfederal 7 5 5 2 2 6 5 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 733 639 584 580 563 535 562 385 438 424
    Federal 405 337 318 293 299 280 275 168 207 187
    Institutional 289 257 223 231 225 220 249 217 231 237
    Nonfederal 39 45 43 56 39 35 38 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 768 795 803 756 848 931 886 941 960 980
    Federal 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 766 795 800 750 848 931 885 941 960 979
    Nonfederal 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,495 1,626 1,567 1,081 1,175 1,632 1,766 1,719 1,851 1,694
    Federal 6 6 5 2 4 6 7 12 20 20
    Institutional 518 488 469 402 356 398 378 462 485 521
    Nonfederal 6 6 5 8 4 9 6 0 0 0
    Personal resources 965 1,126 1,088 669 811 1,219 1,375 1,245 1,346 1,153

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 111 98 96 98 107 68 118 140 121 136
    Science 92 80 79 82 91 61 93 117 106 125
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 59 57 52 55 69 53 65 87 80 92
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 3 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 27 19 21 24 18 6 12 18 21 23
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 4
      Social sciences 3 2 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 1
    Engineering 19 18 17 16 16 7 25 23 15 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 4 6 8 5 3 5 7 6 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 2 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 1 2 2 1 6 3 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 7 3 3 6 3 8 9 6 4
      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 85 81 79 77 80 49 86 89 93 102
      Clinical medicine 47 53 50 44 43 28 54 56 58 64
      Other health 38 28 29 33 37 21 32 33 35 38

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 181 165 168 151 167 89 142 132 128 139
  Science and engineering 93 85 82 81 93 54 83 84 74 83
    Science 77 69 66 66 84 48 67 76 68 75
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 50 42 45 64 42 49 58 56 60
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 20 16 17 19 15 4 7 12 11 11
      Psychology 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2
      Social sciences 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
    Engineering 16 16 16 15 9 6 16 8 6 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 5 5 7 5 3 5 3 3 5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 3 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 6 3 4 2 2 4 3 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 88 80 86 70 74 35 59 48 54 56
      Clinical medicine 48 52 52 44 42 22 38 36 39 39
      Other health 40 28 34 26 32 13 21 12 15 17

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 492,936 440,573 429,585 412,147 382,949 361,690 372,619 337,296 354,560 347,888
    Science 424,031 383,107 376,229 364,565 337,183 318,175 328,722 294,755 323,052 318,483
      Computer and information sciences 12,543 12,880 12,103 12,999 10,522 11,653 12,708 12,101 10,225 10,533
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,331 948 943 1,021 701 653 650 346 2,193 2,903
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,331 948 943 1,021 701 653 650 346 894 1,639
        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 1,299 1,264
      Life sciences 347,162 325,514 324,053 314,296 289,366 269,169 277,145 243,697 258,065 250,528
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 89,704 77,134 77,533 81,071 74,126 71,150 70,453 56,968 57,638 60,009
        Health sciences 256,515 241,065 237,347 222,385 207,754 193,010 201,986 183,831 184,251 175,814
        Natural resources and conservation 943 7,315 9,173 10,840 7,486 5,009 4,706 2,898 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,176 14,705
      Mathematics and statistics 5,823 4,213 4,021 4,109 4,386 4,197 4,526 5,276 4,408 3,100
      Physical sciences 28,674 21,497 17,718 15,752 14,456 12,602 13,332 13,920 11,360 12,665
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 13,743 10,467 9,326 7,868 8,664 7,653 8,130 8,402 6,296 7,276
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,931 11,030 8,392 7,884 5,792 4,949 5,202 5,518 5,064 5,389
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,041 3,620 2,928 3,621 4,352 5,607 4,469 4,010 10,645 13,303
      Social sciences 11,499 8,851 8,351 7,905 6,741 6,787 8,762 9,249 14,077 12,959
        Anthropology 273 176 252 152 164 41 168 181 0 0
        Economics 976 858 679 582 684 395 700 563 464 366
        Political science and government 624 195 53 202 232 47 40 100 360 426
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 345 224 340 307 302 229 206 320 467 366
        Social sciences nec 9,281 7,398 7,027 6,662 5,359 6,075 7,648 8,085 12,786 11,801
      Sciences nec 12,958 5,584 6,112 4,862 6,659 7,507 7,130 6,156 12,079 12,492
    Engineering 46,820 39,656 35,675 31,496 28,226 25,079 23,478 19,610 21,567 21,161
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 17,086 15,275 14,699 12,534 10,735 9,537 8,126 8,748 8,208 8,324
      Chemical engineering 3,859 2,508 1,872 1,754 1,456 1,361 1,269 1,033 1,170 827
      Civil engineering 4,101 3,980 4,078 3,922 3,971 3,543 3,518 2,395 2,714 2,725
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,528 4,772 4,292 4,262 3,429 3,244 3,281 2,632 2,621 3,390
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,758 12,789 10,457 8,580 8,345 7,325 7,235 4,792 6,831 5,878
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 264 269 268 376 262 46 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 224 63 9 68 28 23 49 10 23 17
    Non-S&E 22,085 17,810 17,681 16,086 17,540 18,436 20,419 22,931 9,941 8,244
      Business management and business administration 714 1,273 377 845 344 697 1,294 1,349 1,204 1,676
      Communication and communications technologies 357 147 207 274 272 275 231 199 168 232
      Education 4,476 4,801 5,669 5,777 6,891 7,031 8,666 10,459 3,416 2,732
      Humanities 8,933 5,726 5,307 4,347 5,045 5,460 5,005 4,924 1,285 1,047
      Law 6 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 3,783 2,394 2,448 1,684 1,607 2,101 2,196 2,450 3,785 2,462
      Visual and performing arts 638 423 389 195 383 260 389 290 78 92
      Non-S&E nec 3,178 3,046 3,277 2,961 2,998 2,612 2,638 3,260 5 3

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 492,936 274,424 9,293 158,846 9,469 30,905 9,999
    Science 424,031 237,003 6,638 137,320 8,022 26,220 8,828
      Computer and information sciences 12,543 5,756 1,957 2,865 1,387 230 348
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,331 731 0 595 0 5 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,331 731 0 595 0 5 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 347,162 202,299 3,865 105,994 6,498 21,296 7,210
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 89,704 50,162 0 34,354 2,078 2,145 965
        Health sciences 256,515 152,005 3,865 70,829 4,420 19,151 6,245
        Natural resources and conservation 943 132 0 811 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,823 3,130 0 2,441 0 250 2
      Physical sciences 28,674 20,200 14 7,365 0 967 128
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 13,743 7,331 14 5,383 0 887 128
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 14,931 12,869 0 1,982 0 80 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,041 1,182 0 2,195 0 598 66
      Social sciences 11,499 2,747 802 6,482 122 1,212 134
        Anthropology 273 0 0 273 0 0 0
        Economics 976 0 0 721 0 252 3
        Political science and government 624 357 0 242 0 0 25
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 345 0 0 345 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 9,281 2,390 802 4,901 122 960 106
      Sciences nec 12,958 958 0 9,383 15 1,662 940
    Engineering 46,820 29,282 65 14,366 1,201 1,015 891
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 17,086 9,893 0 6,884 4 212 93
      Chemical engineering 3,859 2,202 0 1,026 556 62 13
      Civil engineering 4,101 2,810 65 790 262 7 167
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,528 4,948 0 1,936 84 125 435
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,758 9,429 0 3,242 295 609 183
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 264 0 0 264 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 224 0 0 224 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 22,085 8,139 2,590 7,160 246 3,670 280
      Business management and business administration 714 93 0 614 0 0 7
      Communication and communications technologies 357 0 0 357 0 0 0
      Education 4,476 2,558 0 1,308 246 264 100
      Humanities 8,933 2,234 469 2,999 0 3,134 97
      Law 6 0 0 1 0 0 5
      Social work 3,783 920 2,121 442 0 271 29
      Visual and performing arts 638 6 0 632 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,178 2,328 0 807 0 1 42

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 274,424 251,328 237,949 223,030 208,603 196,840 198,049 187,990 196,010 203,733
  DOD 17,074 12,378 11,082 10,406 8,076 6,842 7,132 6,642 8,464 7,250
  DOE 12,844 10,314 8,289 7,080 6,348 4,771 4,373 4,294 4,616 4,665
  HHS 205,543 192,025 185,421 170,807 162,454 151,423 151,343 141,112 146,527 153,073
  NASA 448 500 655 1,284 856 985 906 407 376 834
  NSF 27,352 23,792 21,630 21,625 19,341 20,831 22,153 20,348 17,414 17,375
  USDA 79 121 209 374 411 535 873 752 377 515
  Other 11,084 12,198 10,663 11,454 11,117 11,453 11,269 14,435 18,236 20,021

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 5,678 1,288 4,390 .
2018 5,574 1,205 4,369 .
2017 5,785 1,191 4,594 .

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 . 12,708 . 7,937 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 12,708 . 0 . 0
    Engineering . . . 7,937 . 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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