U. Louisiana, Lafayette

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 208 55.3 459 209 67.3 631 125 86.7 925
2023 194 58.3 459 229 66.7 679 130 86 911 61 90.1 602
2022 213 54 457 226 67.2 680 132 85.6 900
2021 220 51.4 447 223 68.2 691 135 85.4 908 80 86.6 583
2020 226 50.4 450 219 69 698 134 85.6 916
2019 216 52.3 447 212 70 697 143 84.6 914 77 87.2 589
2018 225 48.1 428 216 69.6 700 146 84.2 911
2017 222 48.4 425 229 67 684 153 83.2 898 85 85.5 575
2016 224 48.5 430 220 68.8 697 159 82.5 896
2015 233 46 426 217 69.1 693 160 82.4 898 89 84.7 570
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 58 66 49 42 40 45 41 44 43 36
  Science and engineering 44 42 37 31 29 31 25 34 32 19
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . 1 1 . 1 .
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 1 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 6 6 10 3 6 8 7 7 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 . . 1 . 1 . 3 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . 2 . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 2 4 6 . 6 4 4 3 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 2 . 1 . . . . . 1
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . 2 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . 1 1 1 . . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 1 1 1 . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . 1 1 . . . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 11 8 10 5 4 5 3 6 5 6
      Computer science 10 6 10 5 4 5 3 6 3 6
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 2 . . . . . . 2 .
    Engineering 16 15 11 11 11 10 6 10 8 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 6 1 1 3 3 2 3 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 . 1 2 . 1 . . 2 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 6 8 4 1 3 4 3 5 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research 4 1 1 4 7 2 . 3 . .
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Engineering, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 . 1 . . . 2 1 .
      Geological sciences 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . . . . . 2 1 .
    Health sciences 1 2 4 3 5 3 2 3 4 4
      Health sciences, other 1 2 4 3 5 3 2 3 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 4 6 5 1 5 4 4 3 5 .
      Applied mathematics 1 2 2 . 3 . 2 1 5 .
      Mathematics . . . . . 2 2 . . .
      Statistics 2 3 1 . 2 . . 1 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 2 1 . 2 . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Psychology . . . . . . 1 1 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . 1 1 1 .
    Social sciences 1 3 1 . 1 2 . 2 . .
      Social sciences, other 1 3 1 . 1 2 . 2 . .
  Non-science and engineering 14 24 12 11 11 14 16 10 11 17
    Education 1 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Education research . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
      Education, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 13 21 12 11 11 14 16 9 11 17
      Letters 11 20 10 10 10 12 12 9 11 11
      Foreign languages and literature 1 1 1 . 1 2 2 . . 6
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 349 311 306 326 333 324 342 276 315 299
    Hispanic or Latino 21 23 19 19 15 11 12 0 9 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 322 285 282 294 293 283 291 264 293 282
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Asian 37 28 39 40 36 28 29 8 10 8
      Black or African American 65 46 43 39 23 16 24 25 26 28
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      White 204 203 187 202 225 233 236 216 247 238
      More than one race 15 7 12 11 8 5 1 15 6 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 3 5 13 25 30 39 12 13 7
  Temporary visa holders 287 253 237 178 162 190 172 175 250 255
  Science and engineering 546 493 485 440 422 434 431 370 481 473
    Science 401 385 361 304 293 302 301 239 290 313
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 63 67 77 66 67 73 71 64 64 64
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 152 147 117 81 82 88 94 38 89 111
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 49 41 46 43 37 35 31 47 55 54
      Mathematics and statistics 61 55 52 50 48 42 41 34 31 32
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 12 8 6 8 9 11 8 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 12 14 9 6 10 10 12 16 12
      Psychology 26 32 28 25 25 32 29 22 28 31
      Social sciences 24 19 19 24 20 13 14 14 7 9
    Engineering 145 108 124 136 129 132 130 131 191 160
      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 0 79 76
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 16 15 13 15 17 19 20 23 24
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 72 48 53 59 60 56 59 47 5 5
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 59 44 56 64 54 59 52 64 37 28
    Health 90 71 58 64 73 80 83 81 84 81
      Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 89 71 58 64 73 80 83 81 84 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

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 109 92 85 86 69 103 99 82 86 109
    Hispanic or Latino 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 0 3 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 100 87 77 77 57 88 87 77 69 105
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Asian 6 8 6 8 3 4 5 5 4 6
      Black or African American 23 18 9 9 5 12 5 7 6 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      White 67 56 59 58 48 71 73 62 56 90
      More than one race 4 5 3 2 1 1 4 3 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 0 3 4 7 8 6 5 14 2
  Temporary visa holders 8 11 11 20 9 7 13 18 13 27
  Science and engineering 110 96 89 99 71 101 104 89 90 127
    Science 81 65 59 69 48 74 78 67 67 94
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 8 5 10 5 6 4 8 4 10
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 62 40 29 31 17 27 26 5 22 33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 4 9 11 9 20 28 36 28 34
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
      Psychology 5 7 8 12 13 12 13 10 11 15
      Social sciences 4 4 5 3 2 8 5 6 2 1
    Engineering 29 31 30 30 23 27 26 22 23 33
      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 0 8 9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10 8 10 9 8 9 6 6 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 11 13 12 12 9 13 12 6 10 12
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 10 8 9 6 5 8 10 3 6
    Health 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 11 9 9
      Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 6 7 7 7 7 9 8 11 9 9

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 82 64 110 86 55 53 65 16 25 26
  Science and engineering 80 64 110 85 55 52 64 16 25 26
    Science 52 45 70 40 24 30 38 9 12 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 13 20 15 10 11 13 5 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 16 29 14 8 12 19 2 9 17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 13 15 5 4 5 2 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0
      Psychology 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 28 19 40 45 31 22 26 7 13 5
      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 0 4 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 4 5 2 2 0 1 3 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16 10 17 22 16 10 12 2 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 5 18 21 13 12 13 2 4 1
    Health 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 636 564 543 504 495 514 514 451 565 554
  Fellowships 0 0 10 12 11 13 18 24 31 31
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3
    Institutional 0 0 10 12 11 13 13 4 27 25
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 3 3
  Research assistantships 122 112 148 81 5 20 72 79 89 95
    Federal 82 64 110 79 1 10 42 4 24 23
    Institutional 34 30 24 2 4 5 20 74 51 61
    Nonfederal 6 18 14 0 0 5 10 1 14 11
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 185 150
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 185 150
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
  Other types of support 514 452 385 411 479 481 424 133 260 278
    Federal 0 0 0 7 54 43 20 2 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 3 26 6 21 8 14 51 40
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 3 5 6 9 4 0 2
    Personal resources 514 452 382 375 414 411 387 113 209 236

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 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 44 50 44 46 44 40 32 11 12 8
    Science 31 37 30 40 39 36 32 10 8 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 25 19 12 12 12 14 6 5 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 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 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 0 0 0 8 3 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 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 3 5 6 12 11 7 5 3 2 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 13 13 14 6 5 4 0 1 4 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 3 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 2 11 0 0 5 2 0 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 2 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 29 36 34 35 33 29 20 7 6 3
  Science and engineering 29 36 26 35 33 24 19 7 4 3
    Science 19 26 16 30 29 21 19 7 4 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 16 9 11 11 12 12 5 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 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 3 5 6 11 10 6 4 2 2 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 10 10 5 4 3 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 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 3 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 0 8 0 0 5 1 0 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 254,883 225,924 205,201 181,400 164,070 144,187 124,713 100,956 80,099 77,300
    Science 162,125 145,685 132,319 118,454 110,347 103,204 89,624 69,211 51,192 44,359
      Computer and information sciences 29,012 27,922 25,361 16,823 11,111 11,650 15,078 17,710 8,987 8,219
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,512 4,887 4,439 6,277 5,426 3,957 3,290 4,333 2,254 2,146
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Geological and earth sciences 3,553 2,970 2,697 5,186 4,367 2,215 1,869 2,569 707 344
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 990 892 811 1,091 1,059 260 187 90 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 969 1,025 931 0 0 1,482 1,234 1,674 1,547 1,800
      Life sciences 111,687 98,792 89,731 80,528 87,621 73,146 62,543 40,408 30,582 27,078
        Agricultural sciences 1,621 1,433 1,301 240 262 1,647 34 9 6 49
        Biological and biomedical sciences 86,182 73,783 67,016 60,760 68,528 16,539 62,238 20,954 29,698 25,272
        Health sciences 21,618 21,586 19,606 18,818 18,497 51,140 0 19,103 745 640
        Natural resources and conservation 2,266 1,990 1,808 704 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 6 334 3,820 271 342 133 1,117
      Mathematics and statistics 3,164 3,236 2,939 3,119 2,117 3,226 1,603 1,537 1,582 1,733
      Physical sciences 4,981 4,358 3,957 6,453 3,546 1,369 3,011 3,232 2,861 1,565
        Astronomy and astrophysics 83 75 68 103 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,763 1,461 1,327 1,029 1,256 162 853 630 591 510
        Materials science 20 0 0 1,879 1,007 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,192 2,012 1,826 3,442 1,283 460 2,146 2,490 2,190 904
        Physical sciences nec 923 810 736 0 0 747 12 112 80 151
      Psychology 99 95 86 151 327 5,326 117 76 194 243
      Social sciences 5,984 4,916 4,463 3,919 97 406 1,792 1,128 2,668 1,409
        Anthropology 251 226 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 2,995 2,316 2,102 325 97 0 0 0 0 409
        Political science and government 2,675 2,319 2,106 3,594 0 0 213 468 472 156
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 21 18 16 0 0 0 7 10 289 7
        Social sciences nec 42 37 34 0 0 406 1,572 650 1,907 837
      Sciences nec 1,686 1,479 1,343 1,184 102 4,124 2,190 787 2,064 1,966
    Engineering 42,556 35,532 32,259 30,295 27,878 28,397 13,188 9,569 7,792 10,891
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 10,348 8,262 7,505 7,945 8,182 4,974 3,674 3,668 2,300 2,572
      Civil engineering 8,498 6,293 5,716 4,788 3,758 4,395 1,884 2,384 1,220 1,145
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,535 4,010 3,643 2,759 3,925 2,806 976 643 414 627
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 17 9 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,666 10,991 9,967 9,519 8,238 6,712 5,936 2,406 1,513 4,668
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 4,630 5,205 4,728 3,446 2,277 1,277 481 230 301 0
      Engineering nec 879 771 700 1,808 1,489 8,233 237 238 2,044 1,879
    Non-S&E 50,202 44,707 40,623 32,651 25,845 12,586 21,901 22,176 21,115 22,050
      Business management and business administration 15,590 13,885 12,600 9,662 6,428 1,131 5,287 4,100 3,432 3,348
      Communication and communications technologies 1,552 1,362 1,238 1,180 1,468 1,841 769 713 2,577 2,092
      Education 16,494 14,497 13,193 7,713 8,750 6,350 10,472 11,697 8,328 9,113
      Humanities 11,169 10,219 9,282 8,951 6,185 2,474 2,967 2,639 2,629 3,713
      Law 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 70 269
      Social work 298 261 237 0 1 0 0 0 77 732
      Visual and performing arts 3,006 2,640 2,398 4,370 1,492 790 1,235 954 481 1,029
      Non-S&E nec 2,093 1,843 1,675 773 1,521 0 1,171 2,073 3,521 1,754

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 254,883 94,237 13,114 53,475 93,705 352 0
    Science 162,125 57,197 8,944 20,428 75,502 54 0
      Computer and information sciences 29,012 15,498 3,086 4,352 6,076 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,512 2,253 100 1,602 1,534 23 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,553 1,263 100 1,602 588 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 990 990 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 969 0 0 0 946 23 0
      Life sciences 111,687 34,577 2,887 8,076 66,129 18 0
        Agricultural sciences 1,621 0 35 968 618 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 86,182 20,056 1,514 4,861 59,733 18 0
        Health sciences 21,618 14,410 29 1,401 5,778 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 2,266 111 1,309 846 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,164 193 68 2,359 544 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,981 238 281 3,821 641 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 83 83 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,763 78 115 1,370 200 0 0
        Materials science 20 0 20 0 0 0 0
        Physics 2,192 77 146 1,528 441 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 923 0 0 923 0 0 0
      Psychology 99 0 25 63 0 11 0
      Social sciences 5,984 4,438 811 155 578 2 0
        Anthropology 251 251 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 2,995 1,682 667 144 500 2 0
        Political science and government 2,675 2,505 102 11 57 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 21 0 0 0 21 0 0
        Social sciences nec 42 0 42 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 1,686 0 1,686 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 42,556 11,913 3,528 16,616 10,202 297 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 10,348 3,610 349 4,675 1,463 251 0
      Civil engineering 8,498 2,823 1,809 2,179 1,643 44 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 4,535 1,339 74 1,894 1,228 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,666 1,712 417 6,853 4,682 2 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 4,630 2,429 0 1,015 1,186 0 0
      Engineering nec 879 0 879 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 50,202 25,127 642 16,431 8,001 1 0
      Business management and business administration 15,590 8,848 41 3,695 3,006 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,552 0 3 388 1,161 0 0
      Education 16,494 10,551 420 4,462 1,060 1 0
      Humanities 11,169 5,313 14 4,212 1,630 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 298 0 0 0 298 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 3,006 139 21 2,726 120 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,093 276 143 948 726 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 94,237 84,898 77,110 65,436 40,044 34,400 28,874 23,895 16,893 15,799
  DOD 3,175 3,401 3,084 2,436 634 570 441 536 509 734
  DOE 2,919 2,600 2,361 1,758 1,223 1,516 264 614 756 506
  HHS 39,303 36,026 32,725 18,940 18,677 18,429 12,135 7,790 5,674 5,452
  NASA 1,280 1,145 1,041 808 555 312 113 171 206 321
  NSF 9,726 6,541 5,882 4,776 3,670 2,884 2,404 3,833 2,600 2,287
  USDA 2,872 2,508 2,279 3,679 339 494 335 275 187 150
  Other 34,962 32,677 29,738 33,039 14,946 10,195 13,182 10,676 6,961 6,349

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 1,009 118 891 .
2018 985 121 864 .

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 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 170,000 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 65,000 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 90,000 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 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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