U. Kansas

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 64 86.4 459 92 85.7 631 63 93.4 925
2023 59 87.5 459 92 86.7 679 72 92.3 911 78 87.3 602
2022 77 83.5 457 90 87 680 74 92 900
2021 76 83.4 447 87 87.7 691 72 92.2 908 75 87.4 583
2020 61 86.8 450 83 88.4 698 70 92.5 916
2019 63 86.2 447 87 87.8 697 74 92.1 914 55 90.9 589
2018 59 86.6 428 81 88.7 700 73 92.2 911
2017 61 86 425 80 88.6 684 78 91.5 898 53 91 575
2016 59 86.6 430 76 89.3 697 78 91.5 896
2015 49 88.8 426 75 89.4 693 74 91.9 898 74 87.3 570
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 298 317 269 237 310 304 318 310 302 351
  Science and engineering 198 212 188 166 203 213 207 211 201 228
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . . . . . . 3 .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . . 2 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 53 50 41 30 45 40 48 50 42 45
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 3 5 . 5 2 4 3 4 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 5 2 2 1 4 1 2 3 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 5 9 7 3 9 7 2 2 5 4
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 6 4 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 9 9 6 8 8 8 4 7 5 4
      Genetics and genomics 1 . 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 6 5 6 3 3 1 7 5 3 5
      Molecular biology 7 2 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 3 2 2 1 3 3 4 3 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology 7 5 3 3 2 5 10 5 3 10
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 6 3 . 3 4 8 11 6 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 6 1 3 2 6 2 3 2 3 2
    Computer and information sciences 7 4 3 1 4 4 7 3 3 7
      Computer science 7 3 2 1 4 4 6 3 2 6
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 1
    Engineering 26 36 26 36 43 40 25 28 27 28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 7 3 5 6 3 3 2 2 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 4 2 8 7 10 3 4 5 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 9 9 11 14 12 5 7 10 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 5 4 2 6 7 7 6 4 4
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 4 4 3 1 1 4 . 4
      Engineering, other . . . 1 2 1 1 . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 6 3 2 2 3 5 3 1 8
      Geological sciences 3 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 7
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 1 . . 1 1 . . 1
    Health sciences 11 13 17 7 27 31 24 27 29 23
      Nursing science 1 3 1 . 3 5 4 3 7 9
      Pharmaceutical sciences 3 3 4 2 6 7 7 6 4 4
      Public health 1 2 3 . 2 2 2 1 3 .
      Health sciences, other 6 5 9 5 16 17 11 17 15 10
    Mathematics and statistics 6 6 11 7 5 11 8 4 10 5
      Applied mathematics 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2
      Mathematics 1 . 1 1 1 2 1 . 2 3
      Statistics 1 2 1 1 . . 1 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 3 7 4 3 6 4 3 6 .
    Physical sciences 27 20 28 27 30 26 32 23 23 23
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 . . .
      Chemistry 23 9 21 18 23 16 24 19 18 17
      Physics 1 10 5 7 4 7 7 4 5 6
    Psychology 31 33 30 33 24 23 32 30 25 41
      Clinical psychology 10 6 4 8 7 9 7 9 7 13
      Counseling and applied psychology 12 11 13 11 10 7 14 11 10 14
      Research and experimental psychology 8 14 10 11 5 6 7 6 5 12
      Psychology, other 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 4 3 2
    Social sciences 34 43 29 23 23 35 26 43 38 48
      Anthropology 3 . . . 1 2 3 5 1 4
      Economics 6 5 10 . 10 11 6 9 8 10
      Political science and government 5 5 5 4 1 6 4 7 3 10
      Public policy analysis 2 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 6 4 3 3 4 1 4 8 2
      Social sciences, other 12 26 10 16 7 12 12 17 17 21
  Non-science and engineering 100 105 81 71 107 91 111 99 101 123
    Business 8 10 2 3 8 3 7 8 9 2
      Business 8 10 2 3 8 3 7 8 9 2
    Education 34 36 31 27 39 35 46 28 35 45
      Education leadership and administration 4 3 4 2 3 1 6 3 3 3
      Education research 23 28 20 22 32 26 33 16 19 33
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 4 6 2 4 8 7 9 12 9
      Education, other . 1 1 1 . . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 42 26 26 27 37 33 39 38 38 53
      Letters 9 14 7 7 11 12 11 11 5 7
      Foreign languages and literature 5 3 . 4 2 5 7 5 3 13
      History 6 4 5 5 10 6 4 9 12 15
      Philosophy and religious studies 6 1 4 3 2 1 4 2 3 8
      Music and performing arts 6 1 2 4 6 5 6 5 7 6
      Humanities and arts, other 10 3 8 4 6 4 7 6 8 4
    Other non-science and engineering 16 33 22 14 23 20 19 25 19 23
      Communication 6 17 10 1 9 5 9 10 7 8
      Public administration and social services 4 6 3 5 9 6 4 7 7 10
      Non-science and engineering, other 6 10 9 8 5 9 6 8 5 5

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   1,075   1,094   1,103   1,163   1,176   1,161   1,172   1,133   1,292   1,298
    Hispanic or Latino   100   105   91   99   93   72   63   40   47   38
    Not Hispanic or Latino   955   973   991   1,034   1,053   1,062   1,071   1,056   1,194   1,216
      American Indian or Alaska Native   10   10   11   16   21   20   18   18   18   17
      Asian   72   74   71   74   64   52   56   41   50   60
      Black or African American   50   49   55   54   49   46   53   49   61   45
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   1
      White   764   787   804   836   873   903   899   897   1,010   1,029
      More than one race   58   53   50   52   44   41   45   51   55   64
    Unknown ethnicity and race   20   16   21   30   30   27   38   37   51   44
  Temporary visa holders   748   753   655   558   537   601   629   656   710   738
  Science and engineering   1,608   1,638   1,559   1,520   1,516   1,545   1,585   1,578   1,778   1,803
    Science   1,300   1,330   1,267   1,223   1,234   1,259   1,263   1,258   1,432   1,445
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   396   389   370   355   346   368   353   343   334   343
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   76   69
      Computer and information sciences   146   175   128   68   73   53   48   57   57   63
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   54   63   59   63   62   65   63   59   71   74
      Mathematics and statistics   67   61   57   58   68   68   74   71   68   71
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   83   83   65   72   62   66   65   65   44   44
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   174   166   160   143   153   160   162   151   163   170
      Psychology   199   193   191   194   188   201   210   215   226   233
      Social sciences   181   200   237   270   282   278   288   297   380   367
    Engineering   308   308   292   297   282   286   322   320   346   358
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   37   39   34   37   30   38   38   37   41   42
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   47   38   40   33   41   45   46   42   44   47
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   14   6   9   16   9   9   6   41   38
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   82   88   86   86   59   64   91   99   97   100
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   59   61   56   55   57   56   56   61   62   69
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   35   33   35   44   51   41   43   33   36   43
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   42   35   35   33   28   33   39   42   25   19
    Health   215   209   199   201   197   217   216   211   224   233
      Clinical medicine   45   45   38   33   33   36   36   37   38   41
      Other health   170   164   161   168   164   181   180   174   186   192

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   406   392   394   393   342   350   308   316   387   374
    Hispanic or Latino   32   34   36   23   20   19   11   9   6   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   370   352   351   365   315   323   291   298   373   357
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   5   4   5   5   4   1   3   6   7
      Asian   42   23   37   33   30   22   16   22   15   19
      Black or African American   23   29   32   27   22   21   20   19   18   19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0
      White   284   272   265   286   250   261   239   235   324   300
      More than one race   18   22   13   13   8   15   14   19   9   12
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   6   7   5   7   8   6   9   8   6
  Temporary visa holders   59   38   32   46   46   30   31   44   69   67
  Science and engineering   377   351   352   375   329   313   285   295   383   364
    Science   298   293   283   300   269   252   211   199   290   271
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   79   88   72   68   59   35   33   44   46   41
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   7
      Computer and information sciences   43   26   31   32   19   26   32   26   32   29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   13   9   9   11   18   14   19   25   29
      Mathematics and statistics   67   64   70   90   96   98   76   56   36   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   66   77   75   62   47   41   24   15   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   4   4   9   6   3   6   1   3   2
      Psychology   13   7   5   9   13   8   10   11   5   7
      Social sciences   17   14   17   21   18   23   16   27   117   145
    Engineering   79   58   69   75   60   61   74   96   93   93
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   2   8   7   3   1   6   5   4   5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   2   1   7   6   3   5   4   2   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   1   7   6   6   4   2   5   3   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   33   29   30   33   25   33   42   47   49   37
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   13   14   7   7   10   8   21   21   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   7   7   10   10   10   7   10   11   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   8   4   2   5   3   0   4   4   3   3
    Health   88   79   74   64   59   67   54   65   73   77
      Clinical medicine   45   40   35   29   26   28   27   30   34   35
      Other health   43   39   39   35   33   39   27   35   39   42

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   383   421   434   408   330   329   313   296   312   317
  Science and engineering   346   377   400   365   296   285   270   243   268   270
    Science   256   285   308   277   232   225   198   178   204   209
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   113   117   120   106   91   95   78   67   78   77
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
      Computer and information sciences   21   23   26   22   17   16   11   7   7   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   10   19   21   19   13   8   10   11   15   14
      Mathematics and statistics   6   3   1   3   1   1   0   2   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   21   21   11   14   17   14   4   4   6
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   57   53   59   56   51   42   38   43   51   50
      Psychology   27   27   27   29   19   27   23   19   12   11
      Social sciences   14   22   33   31   26   19   24   25   34   34
    Engineering   90   92   92   88   64   60   72   65   64   61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6   14   15   14   8   12   8   8   7   11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   12   11   5   5   4   8   7   8   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   4   1   3   3   0   0   0   13   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   17   20   15   9   9   16   11   5   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   28   26   26   32   25   24   23   23   25   24
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   7   8   11   10   9   10   2   3   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   16   12   11   8   4   2   7   14   3   2
    Health   37   44   34   43   34   44   43   53   44   47
      Clinical medicine   8   6   3   6   6   8   6   4   3   3
      Other health   29   38   31   37   28   36   37   49   41   44

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   1,823   1,847   1,758   1,721   1,713   1,762   1,801   1,789   2,002   2,036
  Fellowships   126   121   113   127   106   80   98   170   174   177
    Federal   65   61   52   52   36   20   30   63   38   68
    Institutional   0   1   3   17   19   7   5   16   47   41
    Nonfederal   61   59   58   58   51   53   63   91   89   68
  Research assistantships   641   665   682   622   555   585   557   515   550   581
    Federal   312   338   365   322   280   277   249   227   233   235
    Institutional   237   241   231   215   191   224   213   217   254   257
    Nonfederal   92   86   86   85   84   84   95   71   63   89
  Teaching assistantships   658   655   559   552   649   700   672   669   704   722
    Federal   0   5   3   4   1   0   2   0   0   2
    Institutional   650   642   545   548   644   693   662   665   702   717
    Nonfederal   8   8   11   0   4   7   8   4   2   3
  Other types of support   398   406   404   420   403   397   474   435   574   556
    Federal   6   17   14   30   13   32   32   6   41   12
    Institutional   20   35   29   40   45   44   87   66   78   52
    Nonfederal   31   36   26   23   22   33   29   14   54   67
    Personal resources   341   318   335   327   323   288   326   349   401   425

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   124   120   99   95   107   103   99   112   127   154
    Science   101   96   85   85   95   92   85   99   110   132
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   65   65   55   46   54   55   63   63   73   85
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   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, and ocean sciences   7   6   5   7   8   7   2   6   5   4
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   3   3   1   1   2   1   1   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   8   7   9   13   13   10   20   22   23
      Psychology   10   11   12   21   19   13   6   6   3   5
      Social sciences   2   1   1   1   0   2   3   3   3   3
    Engineering   23   24   14   10   12   11   14   13   17   22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   6   7   4   3   4   4   5   11   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   8   2   1   0   1   2   2   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   1   2   2   1   1   0   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   4   4   3   7   5   7   5   0   0
    Health   79   53   59   67   63   71   75   76   63   95
      Clinical medicine   51   35   30   31   27   27   29   30   25   40
      Other health   28   18   29   36   36   44   46   46   38   55

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   103   95   94   100   98   95   87   86   96   140
  Science and engineering   70   74   66   57   62   59   50   52   69   86
    Science   62   63   59   52   58   56   46   45   59   72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   37   41   37   29   32   35   33   30   46   50
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   2   1   3   4   4   1   1   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   13   7   5   7   10   11   9   11   9   17
      Psychology   7   9   10   12   11   5   1   2   1   3
      Social sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   1   1   0
    Engineering   8   11   7   5   4   3   4   7   10   14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   2   1   0   0   2   3   6   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   6   2   1   0   0   2   2   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   2   1   3   3   0   1   0   0
    Health   33   21   28   43   36   36   37   34   27   54
      Clinical medicine   22   16   16   19   17   13   13   8   7   20
      Other health   11   5   12   24   19   23   24   26   20   34

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   546,110   466,222   405,267   385,637   368,811   352,643   339,046   300,319   297,933   311,383
    Science   390,022   326,175   296,690   283,437   272,655   261,773   252,013   233,284   224,655   237,774
      Computer and information sciences   8,404   6,179   4,418   3,652   4,416   4,004   4,073   4,214   3,608   1,710
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,962   15,975   13,717   11,923   10,485   10,594   11,329   12,792   15,059   18,357
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   711   950   1,174   842   605   317   385   443   412   1,007
        Geological and earth sciences   18,251   15,025   12,543   11,081   8,718   9,211   10,123   11,400   14,366   16,983
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   549   299   225   283   197   142
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   613   767   596   666   84   225
      Life sciences   314,879   258,443   237,780   230,059   226,786   212,241   202,119   187,893   179,404   192,916
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   735   858   927   1,406   1,411   1,714
        Biological and biomedical sciences   54,778   46,438   46,127   46,912   62,277   62,491   58,052   61,354   61,766   72,257
        Health sciences   248,135   195,349   172,748   168,897   154,245   142,295   135,493   120,687   113,298   104,659
        Natural resources and conservation   2,529   3,261   3,357   1,779   8,906   5,670   6,981   977   234   0
        Life sciences nec   9,437   13,395   15,548   12,471   623   927   666   3,469   2,695   14,286
      Mathematics and statistics   826   751   682   543   672   999   1,166   1,425   1,593   1,652
      Physical sciences   17,567   19,261   16,123   15,492   7,502   8,686   8,845   12,224   11,159   15,690
        Astronomy and astrophysics   737   683   746   748   560   396   1,373   756   721   766
        Chemistry   10,925   13,643   11,717   11,480   4,499   5,932   4,670   6,746   6,451   11,562
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   333   68   209   52   0   0
        Physics   5,905   4,935   3,660   3,264   2,108   2,269   2,578   3,714   3,343   3,350
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   2   21   15   956   644   12
      Psychology   12,803   11,333   11,416   11,469   16,106   17,811   15,843   7,040   6,523   1,677
      Social sciences   3,671   2,220   2,768   1,918   6,450   7,043   7,991   5,894   5,222   3,574
        Anthropology   748   865   894   258   176   260   277   230   13   0
        Economics   752   436   292   384   367   288   1,109   1,384   962   417
        Political science and government   183   218   403   290   250   407   606   1,709   2,275   303
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   903   226   699   748   277   597   1,119   732   850   1,247
        Social sciences nec   1,085   475   480   238   5,380   5,491   4,880   1,839   1,122   1,607
      Sciences nec   12,910   12,013   9,786   8,381   238   395   647   1,802   2,087   2,198
    Engineering   33,322   25,610   22,075   21,363   19,830   20,869   17,481   17,856   17,001   19,992
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,386   2,517   2,269   1,379   896   1,057   748   1,071   1,074   1,570
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   19   5,398   4,556   2,023   1,829   1,574   2,790
      Chemical engineering   9,488   8,878   7,420   8,407   3,005   3,861   4,719   4,708   5,686   7,153
      Civil engineering   11,724   9,349   6,504   5,459   3,125   3,696   3,180   2,568   2,672   3,333
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,310   2,231   3,308   3,566   4,759   5,193   5,176   5,009   3,848   4,695
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,451   2,128   2,232   1,919   782   707   310   168   176   199
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   18   4   0   24   21   87
      Engineering nec   963   507   342   614   1,847   1,795   1,325   2,479   1,950   165
    Non-S&E   122,766   114,437   86,502   80,837   76,326   70,001   69,552   49,179   56,277   53,617
      Business management and business administration   1,532   1,594   1,210   1,015   311   148   19   72   62   634
      Communication and communications technologies   1,599   1,085   1,567   866   35   25   74   104   36   86
      Education   97,531   89,662   64,951   62,676   60,801   54,547   56,728   38,418   40,171   37,643
      Humanities   2,865   1,771   2,104   2,513   1,426   586   803   341   1,007   1,309
      Law   30   34   18   18   119   4   1   102   271   166
      Social work   17,026   18,065   15,433   12,905   12,160   10,195   9,123   7,382   13,499   13,603
      Visual and performing arts   921   847   342   112   26   280   636   891   328   169
      Non-S&E nec   1,262   1,379   877   732   1,448   4,216   2,168   1,869   903   7

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   546,110   245,710   45,633   180,481   43,745   15,663   14,878
    Science   390,022   176,463   9,621   137,912   41,313   12,046   12,667
      Computer and information sciences   8,404   6,299   0   1,280   150   477   198
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18,962   6,941   1,523   9,384   310   627   177
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   711   408   46   156   0   52   49
        Geological and earth sciences   18,251   6,533   1,477   9,228   310   575   128
        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   314,879   140,766   6,077   109,163   39,148   9,856   9,869
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   54,778   36,820   362   14,149   549   1,377   1,521
        Health sciences   248,135   103,293   5,173   84,553   38,497   8,299   8,320
        Natural resources and conservation   2,529   653   542   1,024   102   180   28
        Life sciences nec   9,437   0   0   9,437   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   826   642   0   128   0   55   1
      Physical sciences   17,567   12,211   241   3,446   1,431   121   117
        Astronomy and astrophysics   737   723   0   14   0   0   0
        Chemistry   10,925   7,218   241   1,857   1,431   120   58
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,905   4,270   0   1,575   0   1   59
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   12,803   7,597   980   2,757   207   674   588
      Social sciences   3,671   1,670   800   867   67   228   39
        Anthropology   748   342   62   274   0   48   22
        Economics   752   470   0   80   67   135   0
        Political science and government   183   100   0   41   0   34   8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   903   40   674   180   0   0   9
        Social sciences nec   1,085   718   64   292   0   11   0
      Sciences nec   12,910   337   0   10,887   0   8   1,678
    Engineering   33,322   20,360   1,668   6,384   2,422   801   1,687
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,386   2,622   0   763   0   1   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   9,488   4,281   335   1,565   2,031   59   1,217
      Civil engineering   11,724   6,388   1,277   2,789   200   741   329
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,310   5,233   0   77   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,451   1,836   56   351   191   0   17
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   963   0   0   839   0   0   124
    Non-S&E   122,766   48,887   34,344   36,185   10   2,816   524
      Business management and business administration   1,532   254   0   1,234   0   0   44
      Communication and communications technologies   1,599   993   2   436   10   13   145
      Education   97,531   31,827   32,808   30,784   0   2,027   85
      Humanities   2,865   1,890   0   703   0   150   122
      Law   30   0   0   23   0   7   0
      Social work   17,026   13,066   1,534   2,091   0   329   6
      Visual and performing arts   921   296   0   526   0   11   88
      Non-S&E nec   1,262   561   0   388   0   279   34

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   245,710   211,111   200,117   187,249   185,007   169,694   155,147   148,178   140,002   155,835
  DOD   14,968   8,006   7,049   7,043   7,246   6,412   5,877   6,466   6,958   6,928
  DOE   5,754   6,051   4,572   4,326   4,046   3,816   2,961   4,203   4,760   4,848
  HHS   150,431   134,942   131,767   129,732   124,882   113,725   101,731   91,813   88,324   98,287
  NASA   2,341   2,357   2,955   2,395   1,838   2,364   2,711   4,069   3,426   3,245
  NSF   31,478   28,554   25,253   19,377   18,369   18,954   18,804   21,370   19,904   19,008
  USDA   1,081   819   648   377   849   686   560   667   1,373   51
  Other   39,657   30,382   27,873   23,999   27,777   23,737   22,503   19,590   15,257   23,468

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   5,267   943   4,324   .
2018   5,187   871   4,316   .

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   956   928   1,132   1,183   894
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   271   257   417   474   291
    Computer and information sciences   13   13   13   10   11
    Engineering   114   113   107   79   86
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   63   63   65   34   69
    Health sciences   308   308   326   326   320
    Mathematics and statistics   8   8   10   11   16
    Natural resources and conservation   22   22   24   21   16
    Physical sciences   91   89   114   161   72
    Psychology   34   24   23   45   5
    Social sciences   29   27   31   21   5
    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: 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   1,000   3,621   1,286   5,992   103,470
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   3,621   0   0   50,847
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   1,286   5,079   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   913   0
    Physical sciences   1,000   0   0   0   52,623
    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   1,173   7,422   4,124   4,318   5,099
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   1,173   3,616   1,749   1,886   3,952
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   422   481   1,117   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   1,981   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   307   0   0   1,147
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   398   865   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   548   1,000   450   0
    Social sciences   0   548   496   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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