U. Kansas

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 59 87.5 459
2022 77 83.5 457 90 87 680 74 91.9 890
2021 76 83.4 447 87 87.7 691 75 87.4 583 72 92.2 907
2020 61 86.8 450 83 88.3 697 70 92.5 915
2019 63 86.2 447 87 87.8 696 55 90.9 589 74 92.1 913
2018 59 86.6 428 81 88.6 698 73 92.2 910
2017 61 86 425 80 88.6 684 53 91 575 78 91.5 897
2016 59 86.6 430 76 89.3 697 78 91.5 895
2015 49 88.8 426 75 89.4 693 74 87.3 570 74 91.9 897
2014 62 85.7 422 71 89.9 688 76 91.6 887
2013 67 88.2 555 76 87.4 588 74 91.8 884
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 317 269 237 310 304 318 310 302 351 293
  Science and engineering 212 188 166 203 213 207 211 201 228 186
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . . . . . 3 . .
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 2 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 50 41 30 45 40 48 50 42 45 47
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 5 . 5 2 4 3 4 4 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 2 2 1 4 1 2 3 . 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 9 7 3 9 7 2 2 5 4 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 2 1 2 2 1 3 6 4 4 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 9 6 8 8 8 4 7 5 4 7
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 5 6 3 3 1 7 5 3 5 8
      Molecular biology 2 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 2 2 1 3 3 4 3 4 9
      Pharmacology and toxicology 5 3 3 2 5 10 5 3 10 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 6 3 . 3 4 8 11 6 4 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 3 2 6 2 3 2 3 2 3
    Computer and information sciences 4 3 1 4 4 7 3 3 7 5
      Computer science 3 2 1 4 4 6 3 2 6 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 .
    Engineering 36 26 36 43 40 25 28 27 28 27
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 3 5 6 3 3 2 2 6 5
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 4 2 8 7 10 3 4 5 4 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 9 9 11 14 12 5 7 10 3 6
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 4 2 6 7 7 6 4 4 4
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 5 4 4 3 1 1 4 . 4 2
      Engineering, other . . 1 2 1 1 . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 2 2 3 5 3 1 8 5
      Geological sciences 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 7 5
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 .
    Health sciences 13 17 7 27 31 24 27 29 23 26
      Nursing science 3 1 . 3 5 4 3 7 9 6
      Pharmaceutical sciences 3 4 2 6 7 7 6 4 4 7
      Public health 2 3 . 2 2 2 1 3 . .
      Health sciences, other 5 9 5 16 17 11 17 15 10 13
    Mathematics and statistics 6 11 7 5 11 8 4 10 5 3
      Applied mathematics 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1
      Mathematics . 1 1 1 2 1 . 2 3 1
      Statistics 2 1 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 7 4 3 6 4 3 6 . 1
    Physical sciences 20 28 27 30 26 32 23 23 23 15
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 2 2 3 3 1 . . . .
      Chemistry 9 21 18 23 16 24 19 18 17 15
      Physics 10 5 7 4 7 7 4 5 6 .
    Psychology 33 30 33 24 23 32 30 25 41 24
      Clinical psychology 6 4 8 7 9 7 9 7 13 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 11 13 11 10 7 14 11 10 14 9
      Research and experimental psychology 14 10 11 5 6 7 6 5 12 8
      Psychology, other 2 3 3 2 1 4 4 3 2 3
    Social sciences 43 29 23 23 35 26 43 38 48 34
      Anthropology . . . 1 2 3 5 1 4 4
      Economics 5 10 . 10 11 6 9 8 10 9
      Political science and government 5 5 4 1 6 4 7 3 10 5
      Public policy analysis 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 4 3 3 4 1 4 8 2 1
      Social sciences, other 26 10 16 7 12 12 17 17 21 15
  Non-science and engineering 105 81 71 107 91 111 99 101 123 107
    Business 10 2 3 8 3 7 8 9 2 14
      Business 10 2 3 8 3 7 8 9 2 14
    Education 36 31 27 39 35 46 28 35 45 35
      Education leadership and administration 3 4 2 3 1 6 3 3 3 2
      Education research 28 20 22 32 26 33 16 19 33 28
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 6 2 4 8 7 9 12 9 5
      Education, other 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 26 26 27 37 33 39 38 38 53 36
      Letters 14 7 7 11 12 11 11 5 7 16
      Foreign languages and literature 3 . 4 2 5 7 5 3 13 8
      History 4 5 5 10 6 4 9 12 15 4
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 4 3 2 1 4 2 3 8 1
      Music and performing arts 1 2 4 6 5 6 5 7 6 3
      Humanities and arts, other 3 8 4 6 4 7 6 8 4 4
    Other non-science and engineering 33 22 14 23 20 19 25 19 23 22
      Communication 17 10 1 9 5 9 10 7 8 10
      Public administration and social services 6 3 5 9 6 4 7 7 10 8
      Non-science and engineering, other 10 9 8 5 9 6 8 5 5 4

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 1,758 1,721 1,713 1,762 1,801 1,789 2,002 2,036 2,055 2,077
    Male 830 826 812 858 923 923 1,015 1,041 1,083 1,087
    Female 928 895 901 904 878 866 987 995 972 990
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,103 1,163 1,176 1,161 1,172 1,133 1,292 1,298 1,313 1,389
    Hispanic or Latino 91 99 93 72 63 40 47 38 35 43
    Not Hispanic or Latino 991 1,034 1,053 1,062 1,071 1,056 1,194 1,216 1,240 1,297
      American Indian or Alaska Native 11 16 21 20 18 18 18 17 15 16
      Asian 71 74 64 52 56 41 50 60 58 41
      Black or African American 55 54 49 46 53 49 61 45 44 48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      White 804 836 873 903 899 897 1,010 1,029 1,069 1,148
      More than one race 50 52 44 41 45 51 55 64 53 43
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21 30 30 27 38 37 51 44 38 49
  Temporary visa holders 655 558 537 601 629 656 710 738 742 688
  Science and engineering 1,559 1,520 1,516 1,545 1,585 1,578 1,778 1,803 1,843 1,845
    Science 1,267 1,223 1,234 1,259 1,263 1,258 1,432 1,445 1,466 1,494
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 370 355 346 368 353 343 334 343 332 336
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 69 69 62
      Computer and information sciences 128 68 73 53 48 57 57 63 65 61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 59 63 62 65 63 59 71 74 65 86
      Mathematics and statistics 57 58 68 68 74 71 68 71 71 67
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 65 72 62 66 65 65 44 44 43 44
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 9 10
      Physical sciences 160 143 153 160 162 151 163 170 166 146
      Psychology 191 194 188 201 210 215 226 233 251 242
      Social sciences 237 270 282 278 288 297 380 367 395 440
    Engineering 292 297 282 286 322 320 346 358 377 351
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 34 37 30 38 38 37 41 42 39 36
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 40 33 41 45 46 42 44 47 51 48
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 9 16 9 9 6 41 38 37 35
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 86 86 59 64 91 99 97 100 93 93
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 56 55 57 56 56 61 62 69 87 66
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 35 44 51 41 43 33 36 43 48 47
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 35 33 28 33 39 42 25 19 22 26
    Health 199 201 197 217 216 211 224 233 212 232
      Clinical medicine 38 33 33 36 36 37 38 41 19 31
      Other health 161 168 164 181 180 174 186 192 193 201

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 426 439 388 380 339 360 456 441 473 446
    Male 189 198 179 179 175 206 242 231 243 212
    Female 237 241 209 201 164 154 214 210 230 234
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 394 393 342 350 308 316 387 374 423 406
    Hispanic or Latino 36 23 20 19 11 9 6 11 13 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 351 365 315 323 291 298 373 357 399 377
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 5 4 1 3 6 7 5 6
      Asian 37 33 30 22 16 22 15 19 18 28
      Black or African American 32 27 22 21 20 19 18 19 21 14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
      White 265 286 250 261 239 235 324 300 340 316
      More than one race 13 13 8 15 14 19 9 12 15 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 5 7 8 6 9 8 6 11 17
  Temporary visa holders 32 46 46 30 31 44 69 67 50 40
  Science and engineering 352 375 329 313 285 295 383 364 384 354
    Science 283 300 269 252 211 199 290 271 300 280
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 72 68 59 35 33 44 46 41 49 37
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 7 8 12
      Computer and information sciences 31 32 19 26 32 26 32 29 34 30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 9 11 18 14 19 25 29 29 16
      Mathematics and statistics 70 90 96 98 76 56 36 11 5 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 75 62 47 41 24 15 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 9 6 3 6 1 3 2 5 6
      Psychology 5 9 13 8 10 11 5 7 16 13
      Social sciences 17 21 18 23 16 27 117 145 154 161
    Engineering 69 75 60 61 74 96 93 93 84 74
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 7 3 1 6 5 4 5 8 7
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 7 6 3 5 4 2 3 2 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 6 6 4 2 5 3 5 4 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 30 33 25 33 42 47 49 37 37 35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 7 7 10 8 21 21 25 15 14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 10 10 10 7 10 11 15 15 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 5 3 0 4 4 3 3 3 6
    Health 74 64 59 67 54 65 73 77 89 92
      Clinical medicine 35 29 26 28 27 30 34 35 39 40
      Other health 39 35 33 39 27 35 39 42 50 52

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 434 408 330 329 313 296 312 317 365 449 0
  Science and engineering 400 365 296 285 270 243 268 270 305 392 0
    Science 308 277 232 225 198 178 204 209 243 305 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 120 106 91 95 78 67 78 77 86 89 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 26 22 17 16 11 7 7 12 9 8 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21 19 13 8 10 11 15 14 7 24 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 5 5 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 21 11 14 17 14 4 4 6 5 6 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0
      Psychology 27 29 19 27 23 19 12 11 29 44 0
      Physical sciences 59 56 51 42 38 43 51 50 52 49 0
      Social sciences 33 31 26 19 24 25 34 34 48 76 0
    Engineering 92 88 64 60 72 65 64 61 62 87 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 15 14 8 12 8 8 7 11 13 11 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11 5 5 4 8 7 8 11 10 19 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 3 3 0 0 0 13 7 9 14 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 20 15 9 9 16 11 5 4 4 14 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 26 32 25 24 23 23 25 24 21 22 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 11 10 9 10 2 3 2 5 6 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 11 8 4 2 7 14 3 2 0 1 0
    Health 34 43 34 44 43 53 44 47 60 57 0
      Clinical medicine 3 6 6 8 6 4 3 3 4 4 0
      Other health 31 37 28 36 37 49 41 44 56 53 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 1,758 1,721 1,713 1,762 1,801 1,789 2,002 2,036 2,055 2,077
  Fellowships 113 127 106 80 98 170 174 177 179 160
    Federal 52 52 36 20 30 63 38 68 70 98
    Institutional 3 17 19 7 5 16 47 41 44 25
    Nonfederal 58 58 51 53 63 91 89 68 65 37
  Research assistantships 682 622 555 585 557 515 550 581 577 622
    Federal 365 322 280 277 249 227 233 235 281 345
    Institutional 231 215 191 224 213 217 254 257 221 186
    Nonfederal 86 85 84 84 95 71 63 89 75 91
  Teaching assistantships 559 552 649 700 672 669 704 722 676 657
    Federal 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 1
    Institutional 545 548 644 693 662 665 702 717 670 651
    Nonfederal 11 0 4 7 8 4 2 3 3 5
  Other types of support 404 420 403 397 474 435 574 556 623 638
    Federal 14 30 13 32 32 6 41 12 11 5
    Institutional 29 40 45 44 87 66 78 52 48 38
    Nonfederal 26 23 22 33 29 14 54 67 73 63
    Personal resources 335 327 323 288 326 349 401 425 491 532

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 101 95 106 105 99 112 127 154 149 158
    Science 87 85 94 94 85 99 110 132 127 133
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 57 46 53 57 63 63 73 85 85 89
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 7 8 7 2 6 5 4 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
      Physical sciences 7 9 13 13 10 20 22 23 25 25
      Psychology 12 21 19 13 6 6 3 5 5 10
      Social sciences 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 0
    Engineering 14 10 12 11 14 13 17 22 22 25
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 4 3 4 4 5 11 12 12 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 3 7 5 7 5 0 0 0 1
    Health 57 69 66 71 75 76 63 95 116 110
      Clinical medicine 28 33 30 27 29 30 25 40 41 29
      Other health 29 36 36 44 46 46 38 55 75 81

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 94 100 98 95 87 86 96 140 158 171
  Science and engineering 66 57 62 59 50 52 69 86 85 97
    Science 59 52 58 56 46 45 59 72 75 82
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 37 29 32 35 33 30 46 50 54 58
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
      Psychology 10 12 11 5 1 2 1 3 4 7
      Physical sciences 5 7 10 11 9 11 9 17 15 15
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 5 4 3 4 7 10 14 10 15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 1 0 0 2 3 6 9 6 9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Health 28 43 36 36 37 34 27 54 73 74
      Clinical medicine 16 19 17 13 13 8 7 20 22 14
      Other health 12 24 19 23 24 26 20 34 51 60

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 405,267 385,637 368,811 352,643 339,046 300,319 297,933 311,383 301,534 298,498
    Science 296,690 283,437 272,655 261,773 252,013 233,284 224,655 237,774 231,554 249,254
      Computer and information sciences 4,418 3,652 4,416 4,004 4,073 4,214 3,608 1,710 1,093 862
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13,717 11,923 10,485 10,594 11,329 12,792 15,059 18,357 17,947 21,072
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,174 842 605 317 385 443 412 1,007 949 806
        Geological and earth sciences 12,543 11,081 8,718 9,211 10,123 11,400 14,366 16,983 16,755 20,059
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 549 299 225 283 197 142 243 175
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 613 767 596 666 84 225 0 32
      Life sciences 237,780 230,059 226,786 212,241 202,119 187,893 179,404 192,916 187,458 198,933
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 735 858 927 1,406 1,411 1,714 2,106 3,124
        Biological and biomedical sciences 46,127 46,912 62,277 62,491 58,052 61,354 61,766 72,257 72,547 79,048
        Health sciences 172,748 168,897 154,245 142,295 135,493 120,687 113,298 104,659 96,355 99,083
        Natural resources and conservation 3,357 1,779 8,906 5,670 6,981 977 234 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 15,548 12,471 623 927 666 3,469 2,695 14,286 16,450 17,678
      Mathematics and statistics 682 543 672 999 1,166 1,425 1,593 1,652 823 815
      Physical sciences 16,123 15,492 7,502 8,686 8,845 12,224 11,159 15,690 17,069 18,227
        Astronomy and astrophysics 746 748 560 396 1,373 756 721 766 863 438
        Chemistry 11,717 11,480 4,499 5,932 4,670 6,746 6,451 11,562 12,461 13,444
        Materials science 0 0 333 68 209 52 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,660 3,264 2,108 2,269 2,578 3,714 3,343 3,350 3,745 4,345
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 2 21 15 956 644 12 0 0
      Psychology 11,416 11,469 16,106 17,811 15,843 7,040 6,523 1,677 1,438 1,283
      Social sciences 2,768 1,918 6,450 7,043 7,991 5,894 5,222 3,574 3,236 3,732
        Anthropology 894 258 176 260 277 230 13 0 0 0
        Economics 292 384 367 288 1,109 1,384 962 417 673 1,116
        Political science and government 403 290 250 407 606 1,709 2,275 303 148 207
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 699 748 277 597 1,119 732 850 1,247 1,219 793
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 480 238 5,380 5,491 4,880 1,839 1,122 1,607 1,196 1,616
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,786 8,381 238 395 647 1,802 2,087 2,198 2,490 4,330
    Engineering 22,075 21,363 19,830 20,869 17,481 17,856 17,001 19,992 19,632 17,796
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,269 1,379 896 1,057 748 1,071 1,074 1,570 2,418 1,406
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 19 5,398 4,556 2,023 1,829 1,574 2,790 2,835 3,781
      Chemical engineering 7,420 8,407 3,005 3,861 4,719 4,708 5,686 7,153 6,276 5,438
      Civil engineering 6,504 5,459 3,125 3,696 3,180 2,568 2,672 3,333 4,154 3,426
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,308 3,566 4,759 5,193 5,176 5,009 3,848 4,695 3,356 2,728
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,232 1,919 782 707 310 168 176 199 264 614
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 18 4 0 24 21 87 102 152
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 342 614 1,847 1,795 1,325 2,479 1,950 165 227 251
    Non-S&E 86,502 80,837 76,326 70,001 69,552 49,179 56,277 53,617 50,348 31,448
      Business management and business administration 1,210 1,015 311 148 19 72 62 634 462 109
      Communication and communications technologies 1,567 866 35 25 74 104 36 86 104 88
      Education 64,951 62,676 60,801 54,547 56,728 38,418 40,171 37,643 34,903 24,199
      Humanities 2,104 2,513 1,426 586 803 341 1,007 1,309 1,456 1,238
      Law 18 18 119 4 1 102 271 166 50 54
      Social work 15,433 12,905 12,160 10,195 9,123 7,382 13,499 13,603 13,055 5,502
      Visual and performing arts 342 112 26 280 636 891 328 169 176 218
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 877 732 1,448 4,216 2,168 1,869 903 7 142 40

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 405,267 200,117 29,376 120,620 29,384 12,073 13,697
    Science 296,690 151,082 5,032 92,109 27,429 7,762 13,276
      Computer and information sciences 4,418 2,910 0 1,163 167 95 83
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13,717 6,530 740 6,000 47 359 41
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 1,174 782 46 319 0 27 0
        Geological and earth sciences 12,543 5,748 694 5,681 47 332 41
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 237,780 118,264 3,643 69,676 26,965 6,474 12,758
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 46,127 31,227 403 10,968 134 888 2,507
        Health sciences 172,748 84,531 2,989 49,392 26,826 5,487 3,523
        Natural resources and conservation 3,357 2,506 251 469 5 99 27
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 15,548 0 0 8,847 0 0 6,701
      Mathematics and statistics 682 621 0 44 0 16 1
      Physical sciences 16,123 12,742 339 2,689 237 62 54
        Astronomy and astrophysics 746 726 0 20 0 0 0
        Chemistry 11,717 9,108 283 1,991 237 47 51
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,660 2,908 56 678 0 15 3
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11,416 8,105 249 2,248 0 575 239
      Social sciences 2,768 1,888 61 626 1 181 11
        Anthropology 894 568 0 277 0 48 1
        Economics 292 56 61 106 1 68 0
        Political science and government 403 313 0 90 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 699 599 0 61 0 29 10
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 480 352 0 92 0 36 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,786 22 0 9,663 12 0 89
    Engineering 22,075 13,244 1,013 4,523 1,938 1,117 240
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,269 1,386 92 731 59 0 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 7,420 3,342 112 2,115 1,540 183 128
      Civil engineering 6,504 3,436 765 1,170 212 898 23
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,308 3,307 0 1 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,232 1,773 44 220 127 36 32
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 342 0 0 286 0 0 56
    Non-S&E 86,502 35,791 23,331 23,988 17 3,194 181
      Business management and business administration 1,210 276 0 908 0 0 26
      Communication and communications technologies 1,567 1,092 0 422 0 28 25
      Education 64,951 20,894 22,409 19,337 17 2,247 47
      Humanities 2,104 984 0 852 0 194 74
      Law 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Social work 15,433 11,867 922 2,020 0 624 0
      Visual and performing arts 342 137 0 194 0 6 5
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 877 541 0 237 0 95 4

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 200,117 187,249 185,007 169,694 155,147 148,178 140,002 155,835 165,442 174,021
  DOD 7,049 7,043 7,246 6,412 5,877 6,466 6,958 6,928 6,541 5,317
  DOE 4,572 4,326 4,046 3,816 2,961 4,203 4,760 4,848 4,305 5,837
  HHS 131,767 129,732 124,882 113,725 101,731 91,813 88,324 98,287 97,741 106,954
  NASA 2,955 2,395 1,838 2,364 2,711 4,069 3,426 3,245 2,995 3,082
  NSF 25,253 19,377 18,369 18,954 18,804 21,370 19,904 19,008 22,267 25,198
  USDA 648 377 849 686 560 667 1,373 51 1,462 1,629
  Other 27,873 23,999 27,777 23,737 22,503 19,590 15,257 23,468 30,131 26,004

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 5,267 943 4,324 .
2018 5,187 871 4,316 .
2017 4,727 806 3,921 .
2016 4,952 807 4,145 .

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 928 1,132 1,183 894 845
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 17
    Biological and biomedical sciences 257 417 474 291 292
    Computer and information sciences 13 13 10 11 16
    Engineering 113 107 79 86 77
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 63 65 34 69 42
    Health sciences 308 326 326 320 305
    Mathematics and statistics 8 10 11 16 2
    Natural resources and conservation 22 24 21 16 .
    Physical sciences 89 114 161 72 80
    Psychology 24 23 45 5 6
    Social sciences 27 31 21 5 6
    Other 2 2 2 2 2

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 Planned to start in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . 1,286 5,992 103,470 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 50,847 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 1,286 5,079 0 . 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 913 0 . 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 52,623 . 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: 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 2,577 4,124 4,318 5,099 7,539
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,023 1,749 1,886 3,952 4,433
    Computer and information sciences 632 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 481 1,117 0 338
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 705
    Health sciences 0 0 0 1,147 2,063
    Mathematics and statistics 372 398 865 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 550 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 1,000 450 0 0
    Social sciences 0 496 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

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