U. Louisiana at Lafayette

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 194 58.3 459 229 66.7 679 61 90.1 602 130 86 914
2022 213 54 457 226 67.2 680 132 85.6 900
2021 220 51.4 447 223 68.2 691 80 86.6 583 135 85.4 908
2020 226 50.4 450 219 69 698 134 85.6 916
2019 216 52.3 447 212 70 697 77 87.2 589 143 84.6 914
2018 225 48.1 428 216 69.6 700 146 84.2 911
2017 222 48.4 425 229 67 684 85 85.5 575 153 83.2 898
2016 224 48.5 430 220 68.8 697 159 82.5 896
2015 233 46 426 217 69.1 693 89 84.7 570 160 82.4 898
2014 229 46.4 422 221 68.3 688 167 81.5 889
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 66 49 42 40 45 41 44 43 36 39
  Science and engineering 42 37 31 29 31 25 34 32 19 21
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . 1 1 . 1 . .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 1 1 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6 6 10 3 6 8 7 7 3 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 . . 1 . 1 . 3 . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 2 . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 4 6 . 6 4 4 3 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 2 . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Molecular biology . . . . . . 2 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 1 1 . . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 1 . . . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . 1 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 1 . . . . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 8 10 5 4 5 3 6 5 6 6
      Computer science 6 10 5 4 5 3 6 3 6 6
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 . . . . . . 2 . .
    Engineering 15 11 11 11 10 6 10 8 6 4
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 1 1 3 3 2 3 1 . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . 1 2 . 1 . . 2 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 6 8 4 1 3 4 3 5 5 2
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 1 4 7 2 . 3 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Mechanical engineering . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . 1 . . . 2 1 . .
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . . 2 1 . .
    Health sciences 2 4 3 5 3 2 3 4 4 1
      Health sciences, other 2 4 3 5 3 2 3 4 4 1
    Mathematics and statistics 6 5 1 5 4 4 3 5 . 5
      Applied mathematics 2 2 . 3 . 2 1 5 . 3
      Mathematics . . . . 2 2 . . . 1
      Statistics 3 1 . 2 . . 1 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 2 1 . 2 . 1 . . 1
    Physical sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Psychology . . . . . 1 1 1 . 1
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . 1 1 1 . 1
    Social sciences 3 1 . 1 2 . 2 . . .
      Social sciences, other 3 1 . 1 2 . 2 . . .
  Non-science and engineering 24 12 11 11 14 16 10 11 17 18
    Education 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Education research 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1
    Humanities and arts 21 12 11 11 14 16 9 11 17 17
      Letters 20 10 10 10 12 12 9 11 11 12
      Foreign languages and literature 1 1 . 1 2 2 . . 6 5
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 1 . . 2 . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 . . . . . . . . .

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 319 307 287 272 292 290 258 334 338 345
    Female 245 236 217 223 222 224 193 231 216 154
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 311 306 326 333 324 342 276 315 299 219
    Hispanic or Latino 23 19 19 15 11 12 0 9 10 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 285 282 294 293 283 291 264 293 282 206
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
      Asian 28 39 40 36 28 29 8 10 8 12
      Black or African American 46 43 39 23 16 24 25 26 28 25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      White 203 187 202 225 233 236 216 247 238 165
      More than one race 7 12 11 8 5 1 15 6 8 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 5 13 25 30 39 12 13 7 8
  Temporary visa holders 253 237 178 162 190 172 175 250 255 280
  Science and engineering 493 485 440 422 434 431 370 481 473 484
    Science 385 361 304 293 302 301 239 290 313 340
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 67 77 66 67 73 71 64 64 64 69
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 147 117 81 82 88 94 38 89 111 155
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 41 46 43 37 35 31 47 55 54 39
      Mathematics and statistics 55 52 50 48 42 41 34 31 32 34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 8 6 8 9 11 8 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 14 9 6 10 10 12 16 12 6
      Psychology 32 28 25 25 32 29 22 28 31 28
      Social sciences 19 19 24 20 13 14 14 7 9 9
    Engineering 108 124 136 129 132 130 131 191 160 144
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 76 56
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 16
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 15 13 15 17 19 20 23 24 30
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 48 53 59 60 56 59 47 5 5 2
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 44 56 64 54 59 52 64 37 28 28
    Health 71 58 64 73 80 83 81 84 81 15
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 71 58 64 73 80 83 81 84 81 15

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

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

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 58 52 56 41 57 69 56 66 92 75
    Female 45 44 50 37 53 43 44 33 44 49
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 92 85 86 69 103 99 82 86 109 100
    Hispanic or Latino 5 5 5 5 7 6 0 3 2 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 87 77 77 57 88 87 77 69 105 96
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 8 6 8 3 4 5 5 4 6 6
      Black or African American 18 9 9 5 12 5 7 6 7 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      White 56 59 58 48 71 73 62 56 90 78
      More than one race 5 3 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 3 4 7 8 6 5 14 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 11 11 20 9 7 13 18 13 27 24
  Science and engineering 96 89 99 71 101 104 89 90 127 113
    Science 65 59 69 48 74 78 67 67 94 91
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 5 10 5 6 4 8 4 10 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 40 29 31 17 27 26 5 22 33 26
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 9 11 9 20 28 36 28 34 30
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1
      Psychology 7 8 12 13 12 13 10 11 15 25
      Social sciences 4 5 3 2 8 5 6 2 1 1
    Engineering 31 30 30 23 27 26 22 23 33 22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 10 9 8 9 6 6 2 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 13 12 12 9 13 12 6 10 12 6
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 8 9 6 5 8 10 3 6 1
    Health 7 7 7 7 9 8 11 9 9 11
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 7 7 7 7 9 8 11 9 9 11

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 64 110 86 55 53 65 16 25 26 29 0
  Science and engineering 64 110 85 55 52 64 16 25 26 29 0
    Science 45 70 40 24 30 38 9 12 21 21 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 20 15 10 11 13 5 2 1 4 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 16 29 14 8 12 19 2 9 17 15 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 13 15 5 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
      Psychology 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 19 40 45 31 22 26 7 13 5 8 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 5 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 17 22 16 10 12 2 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 5 18 21 13 12 13 2 4 1 1 0
    Health 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 564 543 504 495 514 514 451 565 554 499
  Fellowships 0 10 12 11 13 18 24 31 31 30
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 1
    Institutional 0 10 12 11 13 13 4 27 25 28
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 3 3 1
  Research assistantships 112 148 81 5 20 72 79 89 95 103
    Federal 64 110 79 1 10 42 4 24 23 28
    Institutional 30 24 2 4 5 20 74 51 61 67
    Nonfederal 18 14 0 0 5 10 1 14 11 8
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 185 150 150
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 185 150 150
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
  Other types of support 452 385 411 479 481 424 133 260 278 216
    Federal 0 0 7 54 43 20 2 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 3 26 6 21 8 14 51 40 20
    Nonfederal 0 0 3 5 6 9 4 0 2 0
    Personal resources 452 382 375 414 411 387 113 209 236 196

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 50 44 45 43 39 32 11 12 8 10
    Science 37 30 40 39 36 32 10 8 8 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 19 12 12 12 14 6 5 5 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 4 7 7 7 9 0 0 0 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 8 3 1 1 0 0
      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 5 6 12 11 7 5 3 2 2 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 13 14 5 4 3 0 1 4 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      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 2 11 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 36 34 35 33 29 20 7 6 3 5
  Science and engineering 36 26 35 33 24 19 7 4 3 5
    Science 26 16 30 29 21 19 7 4 3 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16 9 11 11 12 12 5 1 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
      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 5 6 11 10 6 4 2 2 1 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 10 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 8 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 225,924 205,201 181,400 164,070 144,187 124,713 100,956 80,099 77,300 67,580
    Science 145,685 132,319 118,454 110,347 103,204 89,624 69,211 51,192 44,359 53,533
      Computer and information sciences 27,922 25,361 16,823 11,111 11,650 15,078 17,710 8,987 8,219 11,301
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,887 4,439 6,277 5,426 3,957 3,290 4,333 2,254 2,146 1,801
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,970 2,697 5,186 4,367 2,215 1,869 2,569 707 344 645
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 892 811 1,091 1,059 260 187 90 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,025 931 0 0 1,482 1,234 1,674 1,547 1,800 1,156
      Life sciences 98,792 89,731 80,528 87,621 73,146 62,543 40,408 30,582 27,078 33,607
        Agricultural sciences 1,433 1,301 240 262 1,647 34 9 6 49 55
        Biological and biomedical sciences 73,783 67,016 60,760 68,528 16,539 62,238 20,954 29,698 25,272 32,519
        Health sciences 21,586 19,606 18,818 18,497 51,140 0 19,103 745 640 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,990 1,808 704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 6 334 3,820 271 342 133 1,117 1,033
      Mathematics and statistics 3,236 2,939 3,119 2,117 3,226 1,603 1,537 1,582 1,733 1,419
      Physical sciences 4,358 3,957 6,453 3,546 1,369 3,011 3,232 2,861 1,565 970
        Astronomy and astrophysics 75 68 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,461 1,327 1,029 1,256 162 853 630 591 510 390
        Materials science 0 0 1,879 1,007 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,012 1,826 3,442 1,283 460 2,146 2,490 2,190 904 580
        Physical sciences nec 810 736 0 0 747 12 112 80 151 0
      Psychology 95 86 151 327 5,326 117 76 194 243 243
      Social sciences 4,916 4,463 3,919 97 406 1,792 1,128 2,668 1,409 1,568
        Anthropology 226 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 2,316 2,102 325 97 0 0 0 0 409 0
        Political science and government 2,319 2,106 3,594 0 0 213 468 472 156 146
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 18 16 0 0 0 7 10 289 7 271
        Social sciences nec 37 34 0 0 406 1,572 650 1,907 837 1,151
      Sciences nec 1,479 1,343 1,184 102 4,124 2,190 787 2,064 1,966 2,624
    Engineering 35,532 32,259 30,295 27,878 28,397 13,188 9,569 7,792 10,891 5,535
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,262 7,505 7,945 8,182 4,974 3,674 3,668 2,300 2,572 1,858
      Civil engineering 6,293 5,716 4,788 3,758 4,395 1,884 2,384 1,220 1,145 1,483
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,010 3,643 2,759 3,925 2,806 976 643 414 627 310
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,991 9,967 9,519 8,238 6,712 5,936 2,406 1,513 4,668 1,275
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,205 4,728 3,446 2,277 1,277 481 230 301 0 332
      Engineering nec 771 700 1,808 1,489 8,233 237 238 2,044 1,879 277
    Non-S&E 44,707 40,623 32,651 25,845 12,586 21,901 22,176 21,115 22,050 8,512
      Business management and business administration 13,885 12,600 9,662 6,428 1,131 5,287 4,100 3,432 3,348 1,738
      Communication and communications technologies 1,362 1,238 1,180 1,468 1,841 769 713 2,577 2,092 217
      Education 14,497 13,193 7,713 8,750 6,350 10,472 11,697 8,328 9,113 4,544
      Humanities 10,219 9,282 8,951 6,185 2,474 2,967 2,639 2,629 3,713 1,526
      Law 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 70 269 0
      Social work 261 237 0 1 0 0 0 77 732 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,640 2,398 4,370 1,492 790 1,235 954 481 1,029 487
      Non-S&E nec 1,843 1,675 773 1,521 0 1,171 2,073 3,521 1,754 0

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 225,924 84,898 11,605 46,907 82,197 317 0
    Science 145,685 51,529 8,549 18,796 66,755 56 0
      Computer and information sciences 27,922 13,962 3,409 4,695 5,856 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,887 2,029 88 1,405 1,345 20 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,970 1,137 0 1,142 691 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 892 892 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1,025 0 88 263 654 20 0
      Life sciences 98,792 31,151 2,533 7,084 58,008 16 0
        Agricultural sciences 1,433 11 31 849 542 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 73,783 18,058 1,153 3,913 50,643 16 0
        Health sciences 21,586 12,982 201 1,580 6,823 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,990 100 1,148 742 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,236 174 77 2,069 916 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,358 215 229 3,352 562 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 75 75 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,461 70 189 1,202 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,012 70 40 1,340 562 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 810 0 0 810 0 0 0
      Psychology 95 0 22 55 0 18 0
      Social sciences 4,916 3,998 712 136 68 2 0
        Anthropology 226 226 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 2,316 1,515 673 126 0 2 0
        Political science and government 2,319 2,257 2 10 50 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 18 0 0 0 18 0 0
        Social sciences nec 37 0 37 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1,479 0 1,479 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 35,532 10,734 2,418 13,697 8,422 261 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 8,262 2,352 306 4,101 1,283 220 0
      Civil engineering 6,293 2,543 885 1,911 915 39 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,010 1,207 65 1,661 1,077 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,991 1,543 205 5,134 4,107 2 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,205 3,089 186 890 1,040 0 0
      Engineering nec 771 0 771 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 44,707 22,635 638 14,414 7,020 0 0
      Business management and business administration 13,885 7,971 36 3,241 2,637 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,362 0 3 340 1,019 0 0
      Education 14,497 9,503 368 3,695 931 0 0
      Humanities 10,219 4,787 88 3,915 1,429 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 261 0 0 0 261 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 2,640 125 18 2,391 106 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,843 249 125 832 637 0 0

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 84,898 77,110 65,436 40,044 34,400 28,874 23,895 16,893 15,799 10,666
  DOD 3,401 3,084 2,436 634 570 441 536 509 734 375
  DOE 2,600 2,361 1,758 1,223 1,516 264 614 756 506 337
  HHS 36,026 32,725 18,940 18,677 18,429 12,135 7,790 5,674 5,452 4,574
  NASA 1,145 1,041 808 555 312 113 171 206 321 309
  NSF 6,541 5,882 4,776 3,670 2,884 2,404 3,833 2,600 2,287 2,168
  USDA 2,508 2,279 3,679 339 494 335 275 187 150 128
  Other 32,677 29,738 33,039 14,946 10,195 13,182 10,676 6,961 6,349 2,775

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 1,009 118 891 .
2018 985 121 864 .
2017 876 75 801 .

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 1,084 825 823 754 695
    Agricultural sciences 50 57 57 51 44
    Biological and biomedical sciences 513 537 538 511 495
    Computer and information sciences 85 60 60 47 42
    Engineering 126 49 49 49 40
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 41 6 6 5 5
    Health sciences 30 18 18 18 13
    Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 96 48 48 4 3
    Physical sciences 33 11 11 33 19
    Psychology 13 2 2 4 3
    Social sciences 51 15 14 13 13
    Other 43 16 16 16 15

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 325,000 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 170,000 . . . .
    Engineering 65,000 . . . .
    Health sciences 90,000 . . . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 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 2,841 10,079 3,758 3,850 2,835
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 500 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,538 4,787 1,837 1,674 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 1,126 0 0 385
    Engineering 303 352 626 865 1,800
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 1,236 1,295 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 364 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 650
    Social sciences 0 2,213 0 448 0
    Other 0 365 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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